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Thermal Post-Buckling And Vibration Analysis Of Thermally Buckled Antisymmetrically Laminated Beams Using A 20 Dof Finite Element, Misao Mizuno

Master's Theses - Daytona Beach

The purpose of this study is to use the finite element method to analyze thermal buckling, post-buckling, and vibrations of thermally buckled composite beams including shear deformation. The beam element used has ten degrees of freedom at each node: axial displacement, transverse displacement due to bending and shear, twisting angle, inplane shear rotation and their derivatives with respect to x. Hermitian polynomials and Lagrange's equation were used to derive the equations of motion. The equations of motion were divided into static and dynamic parts. For buckling analysis, the eigenvalue problem was solved for the critical temperature. The scaled first mode …

Harding Bulletin August 1992 (Vol. 68, No. 1), Harding University

Harding Bulletins

Publication distributed to alumni and friends of the university.

News From Hope College, Volume 24.1: August, 1992, Hope College

News from Hope College

No abstract provided.

Factors Influencing Persistence Of Adult Students In High School Completion Programs, Joan E. Garbarino

Dissertations

This research was conducted to contrast adult persisters' and dropouts' perceptions of the importance of institutional, situational, and dispositional barriers to high school completion.

Institutional factors included staff support, curriculum , student services, and logistical considerations. Situational factors were family and friend support, time, employment, and health. Dispositional factors included attitudes toward education, academic preparedness plus expectations, and satisfaction.

Completers who graduated and noncompleters who dropped out before graduation were surveyed. Statistical analysis allowed the researcher to test differences between the perceptions of persisters and dropouts in regard to eleven factors found in the three major barriers. It also revealed …

Parental Factors Related To The Use Of Car Seats For Children, Clara Rustin

MSN Research Projects

Automobile accidents are the leading cause of death and injury in children. Studies have shown that placing children in car seats can prevent injury and save lives. The purpose of this study was to identify parental factors related to the use of car seats for infant, toddler, and preschool children. A descriptive design was selected for this study to identify which parental factors impact on the use of car seats. The research question which guided this study was what are the parental factors related to the use of automobile car seats for infant, toddler, and preschool children. A convenience sample …

Utilization Of Community Service Programs By Elders In Rural Areas, Eddie Moore

MSN Research Projects

The purpose of this descriptive study was to identify existing community service programs and barriers to their use as identified by elders living in rural areas.

Comparison Of Level Of Satisfaction By Hiv-Infected Clients Who Have Received Care From Nurse Practitioners And Physicians In Outpatient Settings, Michael Hoffman

MSN Research Projects

Few studies have been done that examine the acceptance of nurse practitioners as providers of care by persons infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of satisfaction with care as experienced by the HIV-infected client in an outpatient setting who has received care from both nurse practitioners and physicians. The Health Belief Model (HBM) developed by Rosenstock, Hochbaum, and Kegeles in the 1950s, and specifically the concept of self-efficacy, was chosen as the conceptual framework for this study. In this descriptive study the null hypothesis examined was there will be …

Kenyon College Alumni Bulletin - August 1992

Kenyon College Alumni Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Worm Control In Sheep In Western Australia. Crack Down On Worms: An Information Guide For Advisers, Consultants, Livestock Personnel And Farmers, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Animal production and livestock published reports

In Western Australia’s winter rainfall areas, the control of gastro-intestinal sheep worms is based on the strategic timing of drenches.

Sheep are drenched at a time that reduces the contamination of pastures with worm eggs and larvae in late summer and autumn. The timing of the drenches is particularly important for the control ofbrown stomach worms (Ostertagia species) and black scour worms (Trichostrongylus species)

Drenches given in late spring, when pasture is starting to dry off, and again in summer, successfully reduce pasture contamination in mid summer and autumn. A faecal egg count will determine the need and timing of …

Us/Wells Vs. 1.05 User's Manual, Alaa H. Aly, Richard C. Peralta

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications

Presented is a computer program, US/WELLS, that is designed to solve several types of groundwater management problems. The acronym US/WELLS stands for Utah State WELL System. This decision-support tool is usable by persons slightly familiar with groundwater hydraulics. It can be valuable for practical management of groundwater systems that satisfy certain criteria.

Another Way Of Counting Nᴺ, Arthur T. Benjamin, Fritz Juhnke

All HMC Faculty Publications and Research

An original combinatorial proof of a combinatorial identity is presented.

The Aids Project Newsline, Vol.5, No.2 (August 1992), Jeffrey Levensaler, Amanda Coffin, The Aids Project

AIDS Project Newsline (1991-1996)

No abstract provided.

Using Flexible Transactions To Support Multisystem Telecommunication Applications, Mansoor Ansari, Linda Ness, Marek Rusinkiewicz, Amit P. Sheth

Kno.e.sis Publications

Service order provisioning is an important telecommunication application that automates the process of providing telephone services in response to the customer requests. It is an example of a multi-system application that requires access to multiple, independently developed application systems and their databases. In this paper, we describe the design and implementation of a prototype system1 that supports the execution of the Flexible Transactions and its use to develop the service order provisioning application. We argue that such approach may be used to support the development of multi-system, flow-through processing applications in a systematic and organized manner. Its advantages include fast …

Usf Women's Club Yearbook, 1992–1993, Usf Women's Club

USF Women’s Club Collection

Yearbook of the USF Women's Club. Inside is a list of past presidents, officers, committee chairmen, and members for 1992–1993. The booklet also includes interest groups, calendar of events, and a copy of the constitution and by-laws from the handbook.

The Babbler Volume 72 (1992-1993), Lipscomb University

The Babbler (Student Newspaper)

The 1992-1993 volume of David Lipscomb University's (now Lipscomb University) The Babbler student newspaper, which ran from August 1992–April 1993. It had 25 issues.

Survey Of Recent Developments In New Jersey Law

Seton Hall Law Review

No abstract provided.

Relative Frequency Parameters And Song Recognition In Black-Capped Chickadees, S. A. Shackleton, L. Ratcliffe, D. M. Weary

Condor

No abstract provided.

Utility Of Wing Length, Tail Length And Tail Barring In Determining The Sex Of Barred Owls Collected In Michigan And Minnesota, Thomas W. Carpenter

Condor

No abstract provided.

The L-Word : August 1, 1992, The L-Word

The L-Word

No abstract provided.

Assessment Of The Relationship Between Regular Fitness Activity And Sexual Functioning In Women, Joanne Kolean-Burley

Masters Theses

This study assessed differences between female aerobic exercisers and nonexercisers in sexual functioning and arousability. Fourteen exercisers and 6 nonexercisers between the ages of 19 and 52 participated in the study. All subjects were involved in an ongoing sexual relationship with a duration of at least 3 months. Sexual functioning, satisfaction, and arousability were assessed through two self-report measures, the Sexual Interaction Inventory (LoPiccolo & Steger, 1978) and the Sexual Arousability Inventory (Hoon, Hoon, & Wincze, 1976); sexual arousability also was assessed through two extragenital physiological measures during exposure to erotic stimuli under laboratory conditions.

The results indicated that there …

Transforming Growth Factor-Beta 1 Expression In Developing Ovine Teeth As Visualized By In Situ Hybridization, Søren Jepsen

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Recently we demonstrated that human dentin contained relatively high amounts of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-ß) and proposed that dentin TGF-ß originated from odontoblasts. Because of the suggested role of TGF-ß in mediating cellular interactions in dental cell development by paracrine mechanisms, we studied the expression of TGF-ß message in developing teeth by in situ hybridization. 5 µm serial sections of neonatal sheep mandibular third molars that had been fixed in glutaraldehyde and paraffin-embedded were used for in situ analysis. An [³⁵S]-labeled cRNA probe, complementary to TGF-ß1 mRNA, was constructed from human TGF-ß1 cDNA. Northern analysis of total …

Biomonitoring Study Of A Constructed Wetland Site Treating Acid Mine Drainage, Barbara A. Ramey, Howard G. Halverson, Linda A. Taylor

KWRRI Research Reports

Acid mine drainage (AMD) from an underground coal mine in the Jones Branch watershed in McCreary County, KY, substantially reduced water quality in Jones Branch. Downstream from the mine seeps, the pH was routinely below 4.5 and concentrations of most heavy metals, especially iron, were elevated. A cattail wetland (1,022 m²) was constructed on Jones Branch in 1989 to obviate the effects of the AMD. Monthly chemical monitoring was performed on the water from above, from below, and from the 26 cells within the wetland. Based on chemical monitoring, the wetland initially improved water quality, increasing the pH …

The Role Of The Elementary/Middle School Counselor As Perceived By Counselors And Teachers In Hamilton County, Tennessee, Michelle Le Roux

Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine if a consensus exists among elementary and middle school counselors and teachers regarding the ideal and actual role of the counselor.The sample of this study was designed to include all the elementary and middle school counselors and a sample population of teachers in Hamilton County, Tennessee. The sample size included twenty-eight(seventy percent) of the forty counselors and one hundred and fifty-nine(sixteen percent) of the teachers in Hamilton County.This study was essentially a survey of counselors' and teachers'perceptions of the elementary /middle school counselor's role. The survey instrument in this study was a …

The Impact Of A Water-Imposed Interruption Of Growth In The Las Vegas Region, William T. White, Thomas M. Carroll, R. Keith Schwer

Publications (WR)

This study is prompted by the expectation that water supplies for the Las Vegas Valley, both those used currently and those additional quantities available from existing sources, cannot sustain significant further economic growth of the region beyond the year 2006.

There are five parts to this study. Part I uses a regional econometric (REMI) model to project the growth of the Las Vegas region to natural maturity, essentially unconstrained by an overriding water shortage.

Part II is a reinforcing cross-section analysis of metropolitan areas in the United States to learn the most common natural growth patterns and those that have …

Water Current, Volume 24, August 1992

Water Current Newsletter

Future Water Quality Protection, Coordination, Education, Research and Regulatory Activities Needed
NRDs Commemorate 50 Millionth Tree
Report from the Director: Water Research Top Priority
National Water Information Clearinghouse Workshops Issue Executive Report
What Do We Do Till the Well Runs Dry?
Missouri River Basin Tour Focuses on Surface Water Management in South Dakota and North Dakota
1992 Nebraska Water Legislation
Hardy-Superior Spa Water Quality Regulations
Study: Most Farmers Protect Groundwater
Nebraska Water Groups and Associations

Salt Equalizer, Vol. 1992, Issue 3, Society Of American Law Teachers

SALT Equalizer

Contents of this issue:

Arthur S. Leonard, SALT to File Amicus Brief in Military Recruitment Case, at 1.

Sylvia A. Law, President's Column, at 1.

Joyce Saltalamachia, Report of the Board of Governor's Meetings, at 2.

Leslie Espinoza, The LSAT: A Lesson in Political Correctness, at 3.

SALT Committee, Hostile Law School Environments: Defining Institutional Responsibility, at 4.

Angela P. Harris, Blindness Bred by Privilege, at 7.

Zipporah Wiseman & Anne Goldstein, Reimagining Traditional Law School Courses, at 8.

Sylvia A. Law, An Insightful Look at Law School, at 10.

Michael M. …

Construction Of A Lithium Vapor Oven For Electron Capture And Multiple Ionization Experiments, Oliver Woitke

Masters Theses

A Li vapor oven, to be used as a source of Li target atoms in electron capture and multiple ionization experiments, was designed and installed in the beamline of the Van de Graaff accelerator at Western Michigan University. The oven was tested using two different projectile beams, protons and He+. The test results indicate that Li evaporated from the oven in the form of a cloud rather than as a jet spray. For He+ colliding with Li it was found that the projectile single-electron loss yield is about three orders of magnitude larger than the single-electron capture yield, as expected …

Characterization Of Dichroism And Linear Polarization Effects On Colorimetric Properties Of Plastic Transmitting Materials, Richard W. Riffel

Theses

Polarization is not a new phenomenon. However, in some applications polarization can be a contributing factor to colorimetric mismatch between samples When investigating polarization effects, most work has centered on the application of circular polarization on absorption spectroscopy in organic molecules. However, little if any colorimetric research on plastic materials has been done. Given the fact that linear polarization is a naturally occurring phenomenon, the dichroic effect is further highlighted in some end-user applications. The current research defines a technique for characterizing the linear-polarization-induced dichroic effect in a transmitting plastics application. Included in the work is the description of a …

Bluebonnet News, August 1992

Bluebonnet News

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in San Antonio, TX

Bluebonnet News Finding Aid

Good News, August 1992

Good News

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Michigan, IN

Good News Finding Aid