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The Impact Of Activity-Based Costing On Project Bidding., John Edward Mansuy Jan 1996

The Impact Of Activity-Based Costing On Project Bidding., John Edward Mansuy

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Applying activity-based costing to project bidding will assist companies make better bid selections, use overtime or subcontracting more effectively, and minimize under/over allocation of overhead costs. Two models, the Overhead Allocation Model and the Bidding Strategies Model, were constructed to explore the implications of activity-based costing on bidding strategies. The Overhead Allocation Model simulates the two step overhead allocation method of activity-based costing. The model, based on user input, assigns cost accounts to overhead cost pools, allocates cost pools to activities using resource cost drivers, calculates a unit cost for each activity cost driver and allocates activities to projects using …

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Pesticide Safety: A Guide For Gardeners And Homeowners, Greg Dahl Jan 1996

Pesticide Safety: A Guide For Gardeners And Homeowners, Greg Dahl

H Series – Horticulture

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Gardening In North Dakota, Ronald C. Smith Jan 1996

Gardening In North Dakota, Ronald C. Smith

H Series – Horticulture

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Three-Staged Turbocharger Modeling With Passive Control System., Prabhakar K. Metlapalli Jan 1996

Three-Staged Turbocharger Modeling With Passive Control System., Prabhakar K. Metlapalli

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High altitude operation of internal combustion engines requires multiple stages of turbo-compression to maintain sea level density at the engine intake to maintain rated power. Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation has selected a set of automotive turbo-compressor components for the Rotax engine chosen for high altitude performance of the Theseus aircraft. Prior to construction and testing, Aurora predicted the system performance by power and RPM matching, using factory component performance data in the form of a spreadsheet. They concluded that their system could be controlled by a single wastegate control over the entire design altitude range of the Theseus aircraft. The …

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Guidelines For Safely Laundering Pesticide-Contaminated Clothing, Ann W. Braaten Jan 1996

Guidelines For Safely Laundering Pesticide-Contaminated Clothing, Ann W. Braaten

HE Series – Home Economics (depreciated)

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A Survey Of Physical Fitness Knowledge Among Preservice And Inservice Physical Educators., Michael Gene Miller Jan 1996

A Survey Of Physical Fitness Knowledge Among Preservice And Inservice Physical Educators., Michael Gene Miller

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The purpose of this study was to determine the physical fitness knowledge of physical educators. Eight groups participated in this study. There were 14 block one students, 17 block three students, 12 block five students, 11 block seven students, 10 basic instruction physical education graduate students. There were 23 inservice physical educators (11 elementary physical educators and 12 secondary physical educators) and 11 exercise physiology master students. A forty question multiple choice test covering the domains of body composition, flexibility, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and cardiovascular conditioning were administered to the groups of participants. Total scores for the test revealed …

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Effects Of Readers Theatre On Oral Reading Ability And Reading Attitudes Of Second-Grade Title I Students., Sandra K. Millin Jan 1996

Effects Of Readers Theatre On Oral Reading Ability And Reading Attitudes Of Second-Grade Title I Students., Sandra K. Millin

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This study investigated the effects of readers theatre on the oral reading ability, oral reading comprehension, and attitudes toward reading of second grade Title 1 reading students. A total of 27 students involved in the study comprised five Title 1 reading classes in two neighboring public school districts in southwestern Pennsylvania. The two school districts served a similar low-to-middle class area population, predominately Caucasian. A total of 14 students participated in readers theatre instruction while 13 students formed a control group. Students received Title 1 reading instruction in a separate classroom 5 days a week for a 40 minute period …

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Tearing The Goat's Flesh: Homosexuality, Abjection, And The Production Of A Late Twentieth-Century Black Masculinity, Robert Reid-Pharr Jan 1996

Tearing The Goat's Flesh: Homosexuality, Abjection, And The Production Of A Late Twentieth-Century Black Masculinity, Robert Reid-Pharr

Publications and Research

A negative image of the homosexual must be promoted to preserve the heterosexual society, an idea that extends to the construction of African-American masculinity. African Americans represent the lack of boundaries in a chaotic culture. The resulting presumption that blacks are subhuman and irrational comes from the history of slavery and the presumed separateness of the race. Homosexuals also have been cut from their history by society and therefore must rediscover their roots to reject society's negative images.

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The Use Of Imaging Techniques To Study The Hydrodynamics Of Particle Motion In A Fluidized Bed Coating Device In The Region Of The Liquid Spray., Bram A. Saadevandi Jan 1996

The Use Of Imaging Techniques To Study The Hydrodynamics Of Particle Motion In A Fluidized Bed Coating Device In The Region Of The Liquid Spray., Bram A. Saadevandi

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The objective of this project was to investigate the hydrodynamics of fluidized particles (glass beads, d{dollar}\\sb{lcub}\\rm p{rcub}{dollar} = 1.086 mm, {dollar}\\rho\\sb{lcub}\\rm p{rcub}{dollar} = 2501 kg/m{dollar}\\sp3{dollar}) passing through the liquid spray in a semi-circular spouted fluidized bed and, for the first time, to address the question of how the liquid spray affects the particle velocities and voidage profiles in the spray region of such beds. Computer-based video image processing techniques were utilized in order to measure the axial and radial particle velocities and voidage profiles in the draft tube. Two different particle flow conditions, dilute and relatively concentrated, were used in …

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Consensus In West Virginia Music Education: A Comparison Of Teacher Ideals And State Curriculum., Penelope Saeler Jan 1996

Consensus In West Virginia Music Education: A Comparison Of Teacher Ideals And State Curriculum., Penelope Saeler

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The present study investigated the ideal music curriculum as discovered in the opinions of general music teachers in West Virginia and compared that ideal curriculum to existing curriculum contained in a representative number of curriculum guides in West Virginia. The study was divided into three parts: (a) part one examined the ideals of teachers through the Delphi technique, (b) part two was an investigation of a representative number of K-8 curriculum guides through a content analysis procedure, and (c) part three determined the amount of agreement between existing curriculum and teacher ideals about curriculum. A two-round Delphi questionnaire was administered …

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Trade And Development: Special Application To Malaysia, 1960-1990., Thamir M. Salih Jan 1996

Trade And Development: Special Application To Malaysia, 1960-1990., Thamir M. Salih

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Malaysia is a developing country located in South East Asia. Malaysia has a rich natural-resource base and is a trade-oriented society. Between 1960 and 1990, Malaysia's GDP increased more than seven fold and per capita income also increased considerably. The relative importance of sectoral shares of output and employment shifted from the primary (agricultural) sector towards the secondary and tertiary sectors. The objective of this study is to investigate the factors that have contributed to the rapid development of the Malaysian economy and, thus, determine how the Malaysian economy has been transformed from a low level equilibrium to a high …

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Evaluation Of Mineral Project Using Simulation And Expert System: "A Case For A Gold Mine Evaluation"., Saied Sarkarat Jan 1996

Evaluation Of Mineral Project Using Simulation And Expert System: "A Case For A Gold Mine Evaluation"., Saied Sarkarat

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Discounted cash flow analysis (DCF) is the most common evaluation method used to evaluate capital investment. However, this method is static in nature and does not recognize the existence of managerial flexibility. An evaluation method that recognizes managerial flexibility is desired and may be obtained by the development of an investment and operational simulation coupled with an expert system. An investment simulation was developed using a gold mine as an example with stochastic output price and a combination of conventional cash flow analysis and an expert system. Actual gold prices from 1973 to 1984 were used as the historical data …

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Validation Of The Slide Board As An Exercise Modality., Randal Paul Schober Jan 1996

Validation Of The Slide Board As An Exercise Modality., Randal Paul Schober

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The purpose of this study was to monitor physiological responses of children in grades 4 and 5 during incremental tests on slide board and bicycle exercise and to determine whether children enjoy the slide board as a fitness activity. Twenty healthy subjects (10M, 10F; 10.1 {dollar}\\pm{dollar}.72 yrs) completed maximum continuous tests in 3 minute stages on the slide board, beginning at 40 slides/min, increasing by 10 slides/min each stage; and on the bicycle beginning at 25 watts, increasing by 25 watts each stage. Heart rate (HR), blood pressure, VO{dollar}\\sb2{dollar}, and rating of perceived exertion (CERT) were measured at each stage. …

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Investigations In Number Theoretic Functions., Temba Shonhiwa Jan 1996

Investigations In Number Theoretic Functions., Temba Shonhiwa

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Gould (The Fibonacci Quarterly 2, (1964), 241-60) proved the general inversion theorem;{dollar}{dollar}f(n,k)=\\sum\\limits\\sbsp{lcub}j=k{rcub}{lcub}n{rcub} g(n,j)R(j,k)\\ {lcub}\\rm if\\ and\\ only\\ if{rcub}\\ g(n,k)=\\sum\\limits\\sbsp{lcub}j=k{rcub}{lcub}n{rcub}\\ f(n,j)A(j,k){dollar}{dollar}for any ordered sequence pair (f(n,k),g(n,k)), where R(n,k) is the number of compositions of {dollar}n\\ge 1{dollar} into k relatively prime parts and {dollar}A(n,k){dollar} is its inverse. In chapter one we obtain a variety of such ordered inversion pairs (f(n,k),g(n,k)) and give necessary and sufficient conditions for the congruence f(n,k) {dollar}\\equiv{dollar} g(n,k) (mod k) to hold, in particular criteria for {dollar}k\\ge 2{dollar} to be a prime when the congruence holds for all {dollar}n\\ge 1.{dollar} For example the pair{dollar}{dollar}(f(n,k),g(n,k))=(\\bigl({lcub}n\\atop k{rcub}\\bigr)\\left({lcub}{lcub}2n-k{rcub}\\atop n{rcub}\\right),\\ \\sum\\limits\\sbsp{lcub}i=k{rcub}{lcub}n{rcub}\\left\\lbrack{lcub}i\\over k{rcub}\\right\\rbrack\\bigl{lcub}n\\atop …

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Development Of Cost-Based Multi-Defect-Type Control Chart Using Fuzzy Set Theory., Mustafa Saadeddin Shraim Jan 1996

Development Of Cost-Based Multi-Defect-Type Control Chart Using Fuzzy Set Theory., Mustafa Saadeddin Shraim

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Traditional attribute control charts for nonconformities or defects, such as c or u charts, assume that all defect types are binary in nature. However, some defect types have varying degree of seriousness within them. As a result, the plotted value on the control chart may not capture the true quality status of the product in question. Moreover, in many situations, large products may have multiple types of defects. These defects may be different from one another in terms of their severity. The classification process in attribute inspection tasks for the traditional control charts does not consider the variability within some …

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Analysis Of Regulatory Regions Within The First Intron Of The Estrogen-Inducible Chicken Very Low Density Apolipoprotein Ii Gene., Franklin David Shuler Jan 1996

Analysis Of Regulatory Regions Within The First Intron Of The Estrogen-Inducible Chicken Very Low Density Apolipoprotein Ii Gene., Franklin David Shuler

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

During periods of egg laying in the chicken, when circulating levels of estrogen are increased, the liver-specific estrogen-dependent very low density apolipoprotein II (apoVLDL II) gene is expressed. Transcription is accompanied by estrogen-dependent, liver-specific changes in the chromatin conformation within and surrounding the gene. One of the regions that changes in conformation is in the promoter where the estrogen receptor along with multiple liver-specific and ubiquitous transcription factors interact in a cooperative manner to assemble a functional transcriptional initiation complex. However, the apoVLDL II gene is expressed at higher levels when the first intron is added to the promoter. Since …

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Expressive Endeavors Utilizing Advanced And Emerging Technical Means., Paul Louis Siciliano Jan 1996

Expressive Endeavors Utilizing Advanced And Emerging Technical Means., Paul Louis Siciliano

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Throughout most of known human existence the processes, materials and tools of production were available to individuals involved in both utilitarian and expressive work. Since the Renaissance, however, the exponential growth and sophistication of technology has made it impossible for the majority of artists to gain access to many potential tools for expression. Despite the complexity of myriad technical means, some individuals have been successful in utilizing advanced technologies for expressive purposes. The purpose of this study was to examine the methods these individuals employed to access and apply sophisticated technologies for expressive production. A qualitative research methodology consisting of …

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The Role Of The President At Small Religious Colleges., Mark Alan Smith Jan 1996

The Role Of The President At Small Religious Colleges., Mark Alan Smith

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The purpose of this study was to compare the perceptions of small religious college presidents and board chairpersons with regard to twenty one selected presidential roles. Presidents and board chairpersons from one hundred and fifty (150) small religious colleges and universities were randomly selected to respond to the Presidential Roles Survey. Usable survey instruments were returned by 91 of the 150 presidents (61%), and 75 of the 150 board chairpersons (50%). These responses came from 100 of the 150 institutions (66%) that were surveyed. This study showed that presidents and board chairpersons of small religious colleges were a very educated …

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An Accurate Navier-Stokes Solver With An Application To Unsteady Flows., Jason Richard Smith Jan 1996

An Accurate Navier-Stokes Solver With An Application To Unsteady Flows., Jason Richard Smith

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is becoming an increasingly important tool for engineering analysis. In CFD simulations obtaining grid independent solutions without excessive cost is desirable. Hence, there is a need to evaluate higher order accurate discretization schemes (both spatial and temporal). Moreover, many journals require at least second-order accuracy for publication. Also, there is a need to maximize the efficiency of Navier-Stokes solvers. Efficiency is both a function of how the flow field is calculated and how effectively the discretized equations are solved. All of these issues are important in the emerging field of Large Eddy Simulation (LES) where very …

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A Comparative Study Of The Strategies To Maintain Enrollments At Japanese And American Private Institutions Of Higher Education As A Response To Decline In The Population Of Traditional-Age Students., Gregory Alan Snoddy Jan 1996

A Comparative Study Of The Strategies To Maintain Enrollments At Japanese And American Private Institutions Of Higher Education As A Response To Decline In The Population Of Traditional-Age Students., Gregory Alan Snoddy

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Japanese higher education institutions obtain 90% of their enrollments from the traditional age student population, yet this population will decrease by 26% between the years 1992 and 2000. With approximately 75% of all Japanese students attending private higher education institutions, there exist the possibility for an adverse impact on the private sector. U.S. institutions have addressed decreasing traditional age student populations by diversifying enrollments to include substantial numbers of non-traditional and part-time participants. The purpose of this study was to investigate the types of strategies being considered or used by Japanese private higher education institutions to maintain enrollments, and to …

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Assessment Of Adolescent Quality Of Life: Development And Preliminary Validation Of A Self-Report Measure., Leslie E. Spieth Jan 1996

Assessment Of Adolescent Quality Of Life: Development And Preliminary Validation Of A Self-Report Measure., Leslie E. Spieth

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Assessing the impact of chronic illness on child and adolescent functioning has become increasingly important as mortality rates associated with chronic illness have decreased and survival rates have increased. With improvements in prognosis, greater emphasis has been placed on the assessment of acute and residual dysfunction caused by chronic illnesses and their treatment. The multiple dimensions of functioning and well-being are commonly referred to as "quality of life" (QOL). The assessment of patient QOL provides an important outcome measure that complements the physiological outcome measures which are typically obtained. Patient reports of QOL are particularly important as the dysfunction caused …

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A Study Of The Relationship Between Faculty Qualifications And Program Attributes And Student Outcomes In Schools Of Nursing In West Virginia From 1985 To 1994., Barbara Bales Stevens Jan 1996

A Study Of The Relationship Between Faculty Qualifications And Program Attributes And Student Outcomes In Schools Of Nursing In West Virginia From 1985 To 1994., Barbara Bales Stevens

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The problem investigated was the low pass rate on the licensing exam for graduates of schools of nursing in West Virginia. The population studied was all West Virginia nursing programs that graduated students who were eligible to take the registered nurse licensing examination between the years of 1985 to 1994. The research method was a descriptive correlational design using data collected from the annual reports submitted to the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Nurses by each nursing program. Sixteen hypotheses were tested to determine the relationship between faculty qualifications and program attributes and the student outcomes of NCLEX-RN …

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Function Of An Autonomous Replication Sequence (Ars) In Coxiella Burnettii., Michelle Lynn Suhan Jan 1996

Function Of An Autonomous Replication Sequence (Ars) In Coxiella Burnettii., Michelle Lynn Suhan

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A 5.8-kb EcoRI chromosomal fragment from Coxiella burnetii functions to initiate plasmid replication in Escherichia coli from a 403-bp minimal autonomous replication sequence (ars) (Chen, 1989). The minimal ars contains motifs found in bacterial origins, including two DnaA boxes, three AT-rich 21-mers, a transcriptional promoter leading rightwards, and potential IHF and FIS binding sites. Database comparisons of deduced amino acid sequences revealed that open reading frames adjacent to ars shared identity to genes often located near bacterial chromosomal origins. These were rpmH, rnpA, 9K, and 60K, in E. coli and Pseudomonas putida. To provide direct evidence for origin function in …

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An Analysis Of The International, Domestic And Personal Determinants Of The Presidential Use Of Force., Barry Norris Sweet Jan 1996

An Analysis Of The International, Domestic And Personal Determinants Of The Presidential Use Of Force., Barry Norris Sweet

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This dissertation examines the determinants of the presidential use of military force. More specifically, this dissertation is an effort to determine how international and domestic political factors interact with presidential personality types when the use of military force is a foreign policy option. An attempt is made to bridge the gap between theories of international relations and foreign policy decision-making by using all three levels of analysis. Previous research has failed to take into account the effect of individual presidential characteristics on the decision to use force. Furthermore, the previous research involving the use of force has either examined the …

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Selenium Requirement For Oligodendrocyte Differentiation., Jin Gu Jan 1996

Selenium Requirement For Oligodendrocyte Differentiation., Jin Gu

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Selenium is a nutritionally essential trace element for mammals, and several studies have suggested that selenium may have an important function in the central nervous system. We hypothesized that selenium may play an important role in the differentiation of myelin producing cells, i.e., oligodendrocytes in developing brain. We employed an in vitro model system of glial cell cultures prepared from newborn rat brains to test this hypothesis. In mixed glial cell cultures, selenium deficiency inhibited developmental upregulation of myelin-specific genes, i.e., proteolipid protein (PLP), basic protein (BP) and myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG) as assessed by Northern blot analysis. The effect of …

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Sovereignty As A Bar To Enforcement Of Executive Order 11246 In Federal Contracts With Native American Tribes, Vicki Limas Jan 1996

Sovereignty As A Bar To Enforcement Of Executive Order 11246 In Federal Contracts With Native American Tribes, Vicki Limas

Articles, Chapters in Books and Other Contributions to Scholarly Works

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Pretextual Traffic Stops: United States V. Whren And The Death Of Terry V. Ohio, Janet K. Levit Jan 1996

Pretextual Traffic Stops: United States V. Whren And The Death Of Terry V. Ohio, Janet K. Levit

Articles, Chapters in Books and Other Contributions to Scholarly Works

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Sex Chromosomes And Micronuclei In Human Lymphocytes., John Christopher Hando Jan 1996

Sex Chromosomes And Micronuclei In Human Lymphocytes., John Christopher Hando

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The objectives of this study were to determine in humans the relationship between sex chromosome loss and increased micronucleus frequencies with age, the establishment of sex chromosome loss frequencies unbiased by cellular survival factors, the involvement of kinetochore proteins in sex chromosome loss and the effect of smoking. Additionally, this study was to establish the involvement of the active and inactive X chromosomes in micronucleus formation. Blood samples were obtained from 38 adult females, 8 newborn females, 35 adult males, 18 newborn males, 2 females with stable X;9 translocations and 7 Turner syndrome individuals. Lymphocytes were separated, cultured and blocked …

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An Analysis Of Decision Styles As A Predictor Variable For Levels Of Creativity And/Or Orientations Toward Risk-Taking Of Knowledge Workers., Beth Ann Hill Jan 1996

An Analysis Of Decision Styles As A Predictor Variable For Levels Of Creativity And/Or Orientations Toward Risk-Taking Of Knowledge Workers., Beth Ann Hill

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The problem of this study was to determine if decision styles of knowledge workers could predict a level of creativity and/or an orientation toward risk of knowledge workers. A biographical survey and two self-scoring instruments were administered to each subject. The first instrument, Decision Style Inventory (DSI) by Alan Rowe and Richard Mason classified the subjects according to four basic decision styles: directive, analytical, conceptual and behavioral. The second instrument, The Creatrix Inventory (C&RT) by Richard Byrd measured the subject's level of creativity and orientation toward risk. There were two primary hypothesis: Hypothesis One examined the statistical strength of the …

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Study Of The Effect Of Pulsating Combustion On The Calcination Reaction., Robert Edwin James Jan 1996

Study Of The Effect Of Pulsating Combustion On The Calcination Reaction., Robert Edwin James

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Limestone calcination is an important process for the power generation industry. Calcination is the precursor to the sulfation process which is used for flue gas cleanup. This research studies the effects of a pulse combustion exhaust stream on the calcination of limestone. Results are presented for different types of limestone, injected at different exhaust stream conditions and locations in the exhaust stream. Certain conditions show promising results in the form of larger calcination percentages and larger surface areas. Results of pulsating cases were compared to results found using a steady combustor. A computer code modeling the pulse combustor was used …

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