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Analysis And Prediction Of Constriction Resistance For Contact Between Rough Engineering Surfaces, A. F. Black, V. Singhal, S V. Garimella

CTRC Research Publications

The constriction resistance of a semi-infinite cylinder terminating in the frustum of a cone in a gaseous environment is analyzed numerically. The variation of constriction resistance with the ratio of contact radius to cylinder radius, the cone angle, and the gas-to-substrate thermal conductivity ratio is investigated. Nonlinear curve fitting is used to develop a comprehensive predictive correlation for the constriction resistance as a function of these parameters. The parameters are investigated over a wide range of values covering the range expected in practical applications. The correlation could be used in conjunction with an appropriate surface deformation model to predict the …

A Two-Temperature Model For The Analysis Of Passive Thermal Control Systems, S. Krishnan, J. Y. Murthy, S V. Garimella

CTRC Research Publications

Passive control of steady and unsteady thermal loads using effective thermal conductivity enhancers, such as metal foams, internal fins and metal filler particles, is being explored for a variety of electronics applications. The interstices are filled with air, phase change materials, or other fluids. Local thermal equilibrium between the solid filler and the matrix is not ensured in such systems since their thermal diffusivities are frequently very different. The use of a single volume-averaged energy equation for both the phases cannot be justified in such situations. A two-medium approach is used in the present work to account for the local …

Staged Evaporation System For Refrigerant Blends With Large Temperature Glide, Denis Clodic, Wissam Rached

International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of Fouling On The Performance Of Filter-Evaporator Combinations, Li Yang, James E. Braun, Eckhard A/ Groll

International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference

No abstract provided.

Test Results Of A Screw Type Expander/Compressor And The Implication Of Phase Separators On The Refrigeration Process, Henrik A. Ohman

International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference

No abstract provided.

Possible Use Of P20 Antigen In Serodiagnosis Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Shinchieh Yang

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Crohn's disease (CD) is an idiopathic, chronic, relapsing inflammatory disorder, which is most commonly involved terminal ileum and colon. The incidence and prevalence of CD has dramatically increased during the last 50 years; however, the etiology and mechanism of this disorder remain unveiled. Besides genetic susceptibility, recent integrated researches investigated the role of environmental triggers such as microflora, measles viruses and mycobacteria in the pathogenesis of CD. The association between M. avium subsp paratuberculosis (MAP) and CD has been heightened because of clinical resemblance to Johne's disease (JD), a granulomatous enteritis in ruminants caused by MAP. Isolation of MAP from …

Book Review: Nitrate And Man: Toxic, Harmless Or Beneficial? By J. L'Hirondel And J.-L. L'Hirondel, J. L. Hatfield

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

The concluding paragraph of the book notes that “The history of nitrate is that of a world-scale scientific error that has lasted for more than 50 years. The time has now come to rectify this regrettable and costly misunderstanding.” The senior author of this book was a pediatrician who devoted a portion of his life to the study of methaemoglobinaemia in infants and the relationship to nitrate concentrations in water supplies. This book is not a biased casual overview of the nitrate problems and the levels in drinking water but an extremely thorough and thought-provoking analysis of our current understanding …

Biology Of A New Virus Isolated From Lupinus Nootkatensis Plants In Alaska, N. L. Robertson

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

A new virus named Nootka lupine vein-clearing virus (NLVCV) was isolated from Lupinus nootkatensis plants that were confined to a relatively small area in the Talkeetna mountains of south-central Alaska. Annual surveys (2000–03) consistently found leaf symptoms of pronounced vein clearing and mosaic on 3- to 4-week-old plants in late June. Spherical particles ≈ 30 nm in diameter were isolated from these leaves. Virions contained a single-stranded RNA of ≈ 4·0–4·2 kb and one species of capsid protein estimated to be ≈ 40 kDa. The double-stranded RNA profile from naturally infected leaves consisted of three major bands ≈ 4·2, 1·9 …

Evaluation Of Rubidium Chloride And Cesium Chloride Incorporated In A Meridic Diet To Mark Diatraea Grandiosella (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) For Dispersal Studies, Jawwad A. Qureshi, Lawrent L. Buschman, Sonny B. Ramaswamy, James E. Throne, Paul M. Whaley

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Southwestern corn borers, Diatraea grandiosella Dyar, were reared on a control meridic diet and diets that incorporated rubidium chloride (RbCl) or cesium chloride (CsCl) at the rate of 1000 µg/g (1 g/liter of wet diet) to evaluate the effects on biology of D. grandiosella and to determine whether the resulting adults are marked with the rubidium (Rb) and cesium (Cs) physiological markers. The effects of RbCl and CsCl on survival, diet consumption, larval and pupal weight, developmental time, adult deformity, adult longevity, fecundity, and adult dry weight were generally minor and seldom reached statistically significant proportions. Males and females …

Getting Involved : Motivational Programs And Strategies To Influence Adolescent Art Students' And Their Teachers' Involvement In Art Museums, Katherine Patten

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Production And Direction Of 'Proof' By David Auburn, Rebecca Bourgeois

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Preface To The Justice In Mediation Symposium, Lela Love

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

On March 12, 2004, the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law held a symposium on Justice in Mediation. The papers below represent the first group of articles emanating from that event. More articles will follow in the next issue of the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution.

New York Moveable Feast: Boundaries To Practice, Christopher Honeyman, Lela Love

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

Following the first flush of enthusiasm, it is becoming apparent that the dispute resolution field, like its predecessor professional fields, is vulnerable to the incentive structures and practice barriers built into both academic and practice careers. Also, what many of us think of as a national (or international) movement may be increasingly affected by local cultures. In collaboration with scholars and practitioners in a variety of cities, the Broad Field Project6 ("Broad Field") has been convening a number of dialogues about related issues, including a small series particularly focused on the local cultures of dispute resolution.

Association For Conflict Resolution Annual Conference 2003 - The World Of Conflict Resolution: A Mosaic Of Possibilities Session On Justice In Mediation

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

On October 15 - 18, 2003, the Association for Conflict Resolution ("ACR") held its Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida. The Conference was entitled The World of Conflict Resolution: A Mosaic of Possibilities. This article tracks Session No. 4.08, entitled Justice in Mediation. The Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution ("the Journal") would like to thank ACR for its permission to reprint an edited transcript of this session. In addition, the Journal would like to extend its deepest appreciation to Sangita Sigdyal, ACR's Chief Operating Officer, for her assistance during this project.

The Promise And Perils Of "Our" Justice: Psychological, Critical And Economic Perspectives On Communities And Prejudices In Mediation, Clark Freshman

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

Looking for justice in mediation often depends on the lens. Critics of mediation often measure mediation against an idealized court system and find mediation lacking. Many proponents of mediation, including many contributors to the Cardozo Symposium on Mediation and Justice, argue mediation promotes justice by promoting different values from alternatives like the courts: it may promote the autonomy of the parties by letting them make choices, it may lead to more creative settlements; it may lead to greater satisfaction; it might be less expensive.

Swimming In The Deep End: Dealing With Justice In Mediation, Jonathan M. Hyman

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

Justice is a troublesome issue for mediators. It is not their role to decide who was right and who was wrong. Mediators have no authority to determine if a resolution is fair or just. That role and that authority are reserved for judges, juries, and arbitrators. But if mediators should not decide what is fair and just, why should they even think about those matters? Even learning only what the parties deem fair or unfair about past actions, or what is just or unjust about pending settlement proposals, without trying to impose any "correct" outcome, would leave the mediator with …

The Merger Of Law And Mediation: Lessons From Equity Jurisprudence And Roscoe Pound, Jacqueline M. Nolan-Haley

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

Almost one hundred years ago, Roscoe Pound' warned about the decline of equity jurisprudence in the American legal system. He called this phenomenon the "decadence of equity."' Though Pound offered several causes for this decline, what we know today as "institutionalization" in the court system was the primary suspect. "The very thing that made equity a system must, in the end, prove fatal to it. In the very act of becoming a system, it becomes legalized, and in becoming merely a competing system of law insures its ultimate downfall." While Pound acknowledged that he saw some good from the "refinements" …

Slbp Is Associated With Histone Mrna On Polyribosomes As A Component Of The Histone Mrnp, Michael L. Whitfield, Handan Kaygun, Judith A. Erkmann, W. H. Davin Townley-Tilson, Zbig Dominski, William F. Marzluff

Dartmouth Scholarship

The stem–loop binding protein (SLBP) binds the 3′ end of histone mRNA and is present both in nucleus, and in the cytoplasm on the polyribosomes. SLBP participates in the processing of the histone pre-mRNA and in translation of the mature message. Histone mRNAs are rapidly degraded when cells are treated with inhibitors of DNA replication and are stabilized by inhibitors of translation, resulting in an increase in histone mRNA levels. Here, we show that SLBP is a component of the histone messenger ribonucleoprotein particle (mRNP). Histone mRNA from polyribosomes is immunoprecipitated with anti-SLBP. Most of the SLBP in cycloheximide-treated cells …

The End Of Legitimacy, Mary Ellen O'Connell

Journal Articles

IRAQ: ONE YEAR LATER

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS by Mary Ellen O'Connell, 261

THE USE OF FORCE IN IRAQ: ILLEGAL AND ILLEGITIMATE by Anne-Marie Slaughter, 262-63

THE IRAQ WAR AND THE FUTURE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW by Richard Falk, 263-66

THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE UN AFTER IRAQ by Thomas M Franck, 266-69

THE END OF LEGITIMACY by Mary Ellen O'Connell, 269-70

THE PROBLEMS OF LEGITIMACY-SPEAK by James Crawford, 271-73

Developing A Digital Archive With Limited Resources, Greg Sennema

Library Publications

This article describes how a small liberal arts college library created a digital library using existing staff and financial resources. The Hekman Digital Archive (HDA) was created using a digital media archive module of the library’s ILS, and is maintained by one library staff member with the help of numerous student assistants.

Deriving Backwriting From Writing Back, Rebecca Moore Howard

The Writing Center Journal

No abstract provided.

Enhancement Of Linear Prediction Coefficient Quantisation In The 3g Adaptive Multi Rate Speech Coder, John Raymond Mccarthy

Theses

Most speech coding algorithms in use today utilise the source-filter model of human speech production in which speech is modelled as the response of a time varying, linear, all-pole, synthesis filter to an input excitation. In mobile communications, it is the coefficients of this filter and details of the excitation that are transmitted. The filter coefficients are first quantised using a limited number of bits. Due to coefficient sensitivity, direct quantisation of the filter coefficients may lead to an unstable filter during speech synthesis at the receiver and hence an alternative representation is needed. Line Spectral Frequencies (LSFs) have evolved …

Development Of Electrochemical Sensors For Monitoring Glucose, Michael Nesbitt

Theses

The thesis focuses on evaluating calcium alginate as an immobilisation matrix for the oxidase enzyme glucose oxidase for the amperometric determination of glucose. The basic principles of enzymology and enzyme immobilisation is discussed followed by a review of a variety of first, second and third generation type enzyme electrodes. Amperometry as governed by the Cottrell equation and mass transfer models relating to amperometric electrodes are also considered.

Bovine serum albumin (BSA / GOx) enzyme electrode system was employed as a model to evaluate a calcium alginate immobilisation technique for glucose oxidase. The principal methods employed for enzyme immobilisation were:

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A Sip Based Multimedia Messaging Service, Donna Griffin

Theses

The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is the protocol of choice for establishing multimedia sessions in Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) networks as stated by 3GPP. SIP is a protocol that will merge together the cellular and Internet worlds and is also scalable, highly available and extensible. It enables mobile carriers to extend operations, administration, maintenance and provisioning (OAMP) in one application to all applications. In addition, while SIP permits presence. Instant Messaging, File Sharing etc., its ultimate value lies in seamlessly aggregating these applications in more powerful offerings, such as Multimedia Messaging, Push to Talk and Voice over IP.

Multimedia …

Seeing Professional Development Through Teachers' Eyes: A Closer Look At A Site Of The National Writing Project, Troy Hicks, Mary Anna Kruch, Renee Webster, Mitch Nobis

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

No abstract provided.

Multiple Intelligences And Young Adult Literature: An Extended Conversation, Kia Jane Richmond, Johanna Delorey

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

No abstract provided.

Wedding Reading And Writing In The Basic Writing Classroom: The Power Of "Connection", Julie Ann Mix

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

No abstract provided.

"But I Don't Teach Reading": An Annotated Bibliography Focusing On Helping Educators Of All Subjects Teach Reading, Michelle Devereaux, Amanda Otto

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

No abstract provided.

A Toolkit For Xml-Based And Process-Oriented Application Integration, Volker Münch

Theses

Systems integration is hard work; different architectures with different interfaces and an innumerable amount of Legacy applications with non-standard interfaces exist. However the needs to meet changing business requirements and to implement faster and optimised procedures within an enterprise and in cooperation with other external enterprises mean that there is a continuing demand for such integration strategies and products. Integration was often an activity separate from system development and could not be accomplished without re-involving system designers and developers. Such a process is therefore inefficient and costly. This thesis proposes a process-oriented integration strategy that combines the tasks of integration …

An Examination Of The Role Of Local Authorities In Local Sport Provision And The Implications For Their Role In The Local Sports Partnership Initiative, Dara Sugrue

Theses

The broad aim of this study is to analyse the current role of Irish local authorities in relation to the provision of local sport. Particular emphasis is placed on the potential contribution of Irish local authorities to the Local Sports Partnership initiative. The research considers how the local authorities need to evolve if their role within such a partnership arrangement is to be optimised.

A variety of methods were employed to analyse the prevailing and future role of the local authorities in relation to local sports development. These included a questionnaire, semi-structured interviews, analysis of certain local authority documentation and …