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Interaction Between Metal Fission Products And Triso Coating Materials: A Study Of Chemical Bonding And Interdiffusion: 3rd Quarter Report, 2004, Clemens Heske

Fuels Campaign (TRP)

The goal of this project, which started in May 2004, is to elucidate the chemical bonding and interface formation of metal fission products with the coating materials used in state-of-the-art TRISO fuel particles. Particular emphasis is placed on an analysis of intermediate chemical phases at the interface, the intermixing/diffusion behavior, and the electronic interface structure as a function of material choice (metal and coating materials), temperature, and external stress.

In detail, this project is devoted to studying the interface formation of Pd, Ag, and Cs with SiC and pyrolytic carbon. Using the TRISO coating materials and single crystal references as …

Interaction Between Metal Fission Products And Triso Coating Materials: A Study Of Chemical Bonding And Interdiffusion: 4th Quarter Report, 2004, Clemens Heske

Fuels Campaign (TRP)

The goal of this project, which started in May 2004, is to elucidate the chemical bonding and interface formation of metal fission products with the coating materials used in state-of-the-art TRISO fuel particles. Particular emphasis is placed on an analysis of intermediate chemical phases at the interface, the intermixing/diffusion behavior, and the electronic interface structure as a function of material choice (metal and coating materials), temperature, and external stress. In detail, this project is devoted to studying the interface formation of Pd, Ag, and Cs with SiC and pyrolytic carbon. In order to study the properties of the relevant interfaces, …

Dissolution, Reactor, And Environmental Behavior Of Zro2-Mgo Inert Fuel Matrix, Kenneth Czerwinski

Fuels Campaign (TRP)

This project will examine inert fuels containing ZrO₂ and MgO as the inert matrix, with the relative amount of MgO varied from 30% to 70% in ZrO₂. Reactor physics calculations will be used to examine suitable quantities of burnable poisons from the candidate elements Gd, Er, or Hf with reactor grade Pu providing the fissile component, with up to 10 % of ²³⁹Pu. Ceramics will be synthesized and characterized based on the reactor physics results. The solubility the fuel ceramics, in reactor conditions, reprocessing conditions, and repository conditions, will be investigated in a manner to provide …

Us Vs. Them: Dualism And The Frontier In History., Jonathan Joseph Wlasiuk

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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Influence Of Varying Intensities Of Natural Area On-Site Interpretation On Attitudes And Knowledge, Michael Hughes

Theses

Using interpretation as a means of influencing attitudes and knowledge is a core component of natural area management practice. However, this aspect of on-site interpretation is rarely assessed when evaluating natural area management success. This thesis examined the immediate influence of different intensities of on-site interpretation on attitudes and knowledge of visitors to natural areas. Measuring the immediate (short term) influence of a site experience enables clearer links to be made between survey responses and interpretation used at a specific site, something long term surveys are less able to achieve. Two sites from Western Australia (the Tree Top Walk and …

Mig! 6 O'Clock High!: A History Of The Design Bureau And An Analysis Of Its Aircrafts Combat History, Ethan J. Johnson

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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Ignition Of Crown Fuels Above A Spreading Surface Fire, Miguel Gomes Da Cruz

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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Optical Wave Propagation Through Non-Kolmogorov Atmospheric Turbulence, Paul Anthony Liptack

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

The effect of atmospheric turbulence on an optical wave can seriously degrade the reliability of an optical communication link. One atmospheric effect is scintillation, which is caused by index of refraction fluctuations. Several observations of atmospheric turbulence statistics suggest a modest change in the power law behavior of Kolmogorov' s power spectral density model. The corresponding index of refraction fluctuations are assumed to have spatial power spectra that obey power laws that deviate somewhat from the classical - 11/3 power law. The purpose of this study is to develop analytical models for scintillation and other wave propagation statistics based on …

Is The Implicit Association Test A Valid And Valuable Measure Of Implicit Consumer Social Cognition?, Frederic F. Brunel, Brian C. Tietje, Anthony G. Greenwald

Marketing

This article discusses the need for more satisfactory implicit measures in consumer psychology and assesses the theoretical foundations, validity, and value of the Implicit Association Test (IAT) as a measure of implicit consumer social cognition. Study 1 demonstrates the IAT’s sensitivity to explicit individual differences in brand attitudes, ownership, and usage frequency, and shows their correlations with IAT-based measures of implicit brand attitudes and brand relationship strength. In Study 2, the contrast between explicit and implicit measures of attitude toward the ad for sportswear advertisements portraying African American (Black) and European American (White) athlete–spokespersons revealed different patterns of responses to …

The Barry Bonds Baseball Case - An Empirical Approach - Is Fleeting Possession Five Tenths Of The Ball?, Peter Adomeit

Faculty Scholarship

Mr. Barry Bonds hit his record seventy-third home run on October 7, 2001. Mr. Alex Popov was smart enough to be in the standing room only area at San Francisco's Pacific Bell Park behind the right field bleachers known as the Arcade, where Mr. Bonds had hit many of his home runs. Mr. Popov was lucky enough to be located almost precisely where the ball was hit, needing only to take one step back. He also had brought a softball glove to the park, as well as a small earbud radio on which he could listen to the play-by-play of …

Magnetic Susceptibility For The Paleocene-Eocene Boundary: Correlation Among Three Egyptian Sections, Kelli Willson

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

Mechanisms Of Nonlinear Changes Of Transmembrane Potential During Electrical Shocks., Eric Randolph Cheek

All ETDs from UAB

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Marijuana And Intentions To Use Condoms: Applying The Theory Of Planned Behavior., Albert D. Butts

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Evaluating The Applicability Of The Theory Of Reasoned Action As A Model Of Prostate Cancer Information Seeking From Physicians Among African American Men In Alabama., Levi Andre Ross

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

A Time -Lapsed Study Of Memories For The Reception Events Of September 11, 2001., Christopher A. Robinson

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Correlates Of Child Body Mass Index: Insight Into A Growing Public Health Epidemic., Charles D. Sands

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Middle Infrared Optoelectronic Absorption Systems For Monitoring Physiological Glucose Solutions., W Blake Martin

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Physiological Characterization Of The Light Response Of Rod Photoreceptors In The Dystrophic Royal College Of Surgeons Rat., Diana M. Niculescu

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Design And Implementation Of A Low Voltage, High Speed 10-Bit Cmos Current Mode Dac, Vijay Kumar Peddinti

Open Access Master's Theses

The topic of this thesis is to design and implement a low voltage, high speed, 10-bit Digital to Analog Converter in 0.5 μm CMOS technology. Design, architecture, methodology, and performance of the proposed DAC are presented.

CMOS Current Steering DACs are inherently fast and thus represent a good choice if high speed is important. To reduce the linear graded mismatch the positioning of current sources was carefully studied. Different architectures are outlined and segmented architecture has been implemented due to its suitableness for high speed applications. Two sets of DACs with different types of current sources have been fabricated and …

Mononuclear Nitrogen/Sulfur-Ligated Cobalt(Ii) Methoxide Complexes: Structural, Epr, Paramagnetic 1h Nmr, And Electrochemical Investigations, Kyle J. Tubbs, Ewa Szajna, Brian Bennett, Jason A. Halfen, Rex W. Watkins, Atta M. Arif, Lisa M. Berreau

Physics Faculty Research and Publications

The first examples of mononuclear nitrogen/sulfur-ligated Co(II) alkoxide complexes, species of relevance to a reactive intermediate observed for Co(II)-substituted liver alcohol dehydrogenase, have been isolated and characterized by multiple methods including X-ray crystallography, EPR, paramagnetic ¹H NMR, and cyclic voltammetry.

Andrew P. Vance Memorial Writing Competition Winner Rational Irrationality: Why Playing The World Trade Organization As A Scapegoat Reduces The Social Costs Of Armchair Economics, Joseph Siprut

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

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Sympathy And Approbation In Hume And Smith: A Solution To The Other Rational Species Problem, David M. Levy, Sandra J. Peart

Jepson School of Leadership Studies articles, book chapters and other publications

This paper examines a key implication of the different conceptions of sympathy and the approbation associated with sympathy in the writings of David Hume and Adam Smith. For Hume, sympathy is an empathy we feel for those like us and hence we are motivated to obtain the praise or approbation of those with whom we sympathize. In Hume’s construction there is a direct link from sympathy to motivation because sympathy is reflected self-love. By contrast, in Smith’s construction sympathy is an act of imagination which only habit makes motivational. The abstraction by our imagination means we earn the approbation (or …

On The "Bitter Quarrel" Between Economics And Its Enemies, Sandra J. Peart

Jepson School of Leadership Studies articles, book chapters and other publications

Economics has long had its enemies. The question is, why? What, precisely, is it about economics that its critics oppose? William Coleman seeks to tell the story of «anti-economics», «to take its measure» (p. 3), and then finally to defend economics from these attacks. His is a broad, sweeping study that uses a wide lens, panoramically over time, to survey the opposition. The crisis in economics, edited by Edward Fullbrook, provides us instead with a detailed snapshot of a recent sort of anti-economics - the Post-Autistic Economics (PAE) movement that originated among French economics students in 2000. Both serve to …

Ay 2003/2004 Sec Meeting Minutes, 2003-10-08, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

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Ay 2003/2004 Report Of The Faculty Senate Ad Hoc Committee On Non-Reappointment, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

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Ay 2003/2004 Faculty Seante President's Report, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

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Ay 2003/2004 Awards List, Elizabeth Bird

Faculty Senate Archives

No abstract provided.

Overview Of Research Design In Epidemiology, John Concato

Journal of Law and Policy

No abstract provided.

Systematic Review Of Medical Evidence, John P.A. Ioannidis

Journal of Law and Policy

No abstract provided.

Should Compensation Schemes Be Based On The Probability Of Causation Or Expected Years Of Life Lost?, James Robins

Journal of Law and Policy

No abstract provided.