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Preparation And Hydrogen Absorption/Desorption Of Nanoporous Palladium Thin Films, Wen-Chung Li, Thomas John Balk Dec 2009

Preparation And Hydrogen Absorption/Desorption Of Nanoporous Palladium Thin Films, Wen-Chung Li, Thomas John Balk

Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications

Nanoporous Pd (np-Pd) was prepared by co-sputtering Pd-Ni alloy films onto Si substrates, followed by chemical dealloying with sulfuric acid. X-ray diffractometry and chemical analysis were used to track the extent of dealloying. The np-Pd structure was changed from particle-like to sponge-like by diluting the sulfuric acid etchant. Using suitable precursor alloy composition and dealloying conditions, np-Pd films were prepared with uniform and open sponge-like structures, with interconnected ligaments and no cracks, yielding a large amount of surface area for reactions with hydrogen. Np-Pd films exhibited shorter response time for hydrogen absorption/desorption than dense Pd films, showing promise for hydrogen …


Regime Neoditatorial E Sistema De Saúde Do Distrito Federal, México, N Cortés Dec 2009

Regime Neoditatorial E Sistema De Saúde Do Distrito Federal, México, N Cortés

Portuguese

Objetivos: Identificar as determinações políticas do Sistema de Saúde da Cidade do México entre 2000-2006; assim como descrever as diferenças sobre a política sanitária existente entre o Governo Capitalino de centro-esquerda e o Governo Federal.


Os Efeitos Das Transformações Do Sistema Público De Saúde Sobre A Equidade No México, 1995-2002, N Linares, O López Dec 2009

Os Efeitos Das Transformações Do Sistema Público De Saúde Sobre A Equidade No México, 1995-2002, N Linares, O López

Portuguese

Objetivos: Identificar os possíveis efeitos das intervenções de reforma' sobre a equidade em saúde nas entidades federativas de México entre 1995 e 2002, assim como analisar as características das desigualdades e inequalidades em saúde.'


Broadway In Missoula Presents 'Jesus Christ Superstar', University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations Dec 2009

Broadway In Missoula Presents 'Jesus Christ Superstar', University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.


Broadway Hot 'Annie' Comes To Missoula, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations Dec 2009

Broadway Hot 'Annie' Comes To Missoula, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.


Speaking Volumes: Transforming Hate' Opens Jan. 7 At Mmac, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations Dec 2009

Speaking Volumes: Transforming Hate' Opens Jan. 7 At Mmac, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.


Cultural-Historical Activity Perspectives On The Effects Of Participation In Teacher-Mediated, Computer-Mediated Reading Instruction, Rita M. Menendez Dec 2009

Cultural-Historical Activity Perspectives On The Effects Of Participation In Teacher-Mediated, Computer-Mediated Reading Instruction, Rita M. Menendez

Open Access Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of participation in Read 180, a teacher-mediated, computer-mediated reading instruction program, on the reading proficiency of 4th and 5th grade English Language Learners. The students who participated in the Read 180 program scored below the 25th percentile on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). Cultural-historical activity theory guided the research. Research questions for the study were answered with quantitative and qualitative methods. The questions asked were: 1. What are the effects of participation in Read 180, a teacher-mediated computer-mediated-integrated learning system that provides reading instruction, on the growth in reading …


The Deep-Pocket Effect Of Internal Capital Markets, Xavier Boutin, Giacinta Cestone, Chiara Fumagalli, Giovanni Pica, Nicolas Serrano-Velarde Dec 2009

The Deep-Pocket Effect Of Internal Capital Markets, Xavier Boutin, Giacinta Cestone, Chiara Fumagalli, Giovanni Pica, Nicolas Serrano-Velarde

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

We provide evidence suggesting that incumbents' access to group deep pockets has a negative impact on entry in product markets. Relying on a unique French data set on business groups, our paper presents three major findings. First, the amount of cash holdings owned by incumbent-affiliated groups is negatively related to entry in a market. Second, the impact on entry of group deep pockets is more important in markets where access to external funding is likely to be more difficult. Third, the “entry deterring effect" of group deep pockets is more pronounced when groups have more active internal capital markets. Our …


Simulating A Sequential Coalition Formation Process For The Climate Change Problem: First Come, But Second Served?, Michael Finus, Bianca Rundshagen, Johan Eyckmans Dec 2009

Simulating A Sequential Coalition Formation Process For The Climate Change Problem: First Come, But Second Served?, Michael Finus, Bianca Rundshagen, Johan Eyckmans

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

We analyze stability of self-enforcing climate agreements based on a data set generated by the CLIMNEG world simulation model (CWSM), version 1.2. We consider two new aspects which appear important in actual treaty-making. First, we consider a sequential coalition formation process where players can make proposals which are either accepted or countered by other proposals. Second, we analyze whether a moderator, like an international organization, even without enforcement power, can improve upon globally suboptimal outcomes through coordinating actions by making recommendations that must be Pareto-improving to all parties. We discuss the conceptual difficulties of implementing our algorithm.


Abatement And Allocation In The Pilot Phase Of The Eu Ets, Corrado Di Maria, Barry Anderson, Frank Convery Dec 2009

Abatement And Allocation In The Pilot Phase Of The Eu Ets, Corrado Di Maria, Barry Anderson, Frank Convery

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

We use historical industrial emissions data to assess the level of abatement and overallocation that took place across European countries during the pilot phase (2005-2007)of the European Union Emission Trading Scheme. Using a dynamic panel data model, we estimate the counterfactual (business-as-usual) emissions scenario for EU member states. Comparing this baseline to allocated and verified emissions, we conclude that both overallocation and abatement occurred, along with under-allocation and emissions inflation. Over the three trading years of the pilot phase we find over-allocation of approximately 376 million EUAs (6%) and total abatement at the member state level of 107 Mt CO2 …


Long Term Changes In Voting Power And Control Structure Following The Unification Of Dual Class Shares, Yishay Yafeh, Beni Lauterbach Dec 2009

Long Term Changes In Voting Power And Control Structure Following The Unification Of Dual Class Shares, Yishay Yafeh, Beni Lauterbach

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

We follow the evolution of ownership structure in a sample of 80 Israeli companies that unified their dual-class shares in the 1990s, and compare it with a control sample of firms that maintained their dual share structure at least until 2000. Our main findings are as follows. First, controlling shareholders offset the dilution of voting rights they incurred upon unification by: 1) increasing their holdings prior to the unification (ex-ante preparation), and 2) by buying shares afterwards; by the end of the sample period their voting power was only marginally lower than in the control sample. This suggests that marginal …


12-22-2009 Swosu Juniors Achieve High Scores On The Caap, Southwestern Oklahoma State University Dec 2009

12-22-2009 Swosu Juniors Achieve High Scores On The Caap, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2009

Southwestern Oklahoma State University recently sponsored a standardized university examination as a component of institutional assessment for SWOSU students on the Weatherford campus, and several students won cash prizes ranging from $13 to $550.


Brief For The Respondants, Holder V. Humanitarian Law Project, Nos. 08-1498, 09-89 (U.S. Dec. 22, 2009), Neal K. Katyal Dec 2009

Brief For The Respondants, Holder V. Humanitarian Law Project, Nos. 08-1498, 09-89 (U.S. Dec. 22, 2009), Neal K. Katyal

U.S. Supreme Court Briefs

No abstract provided.


A Super-Earth Orbiting The Nearby Sun-Like Star Hd 1461, Eugenio J. Rivera, R. Paul Butler, Steve Vogt, Gregory Laughlin, Gregory W. Henry, Stefano Meschiari Dec 2009

A Super-Earth Orbiting The Nearby Sun-Like Star Hd 1461, Eugenio J. Rivera, R. Paul Butler, Steve Vogt, Gregory Laughlin, Gregory W. Henry, Stefano Meschiari

Information Systems and Engineering Management Research Publications

We present precision radial velocity (RV) data that reveal a Super-Earth mass planet and two probable additional planets orbiting the bright nearby G0V star HD 1461. Our 12.8 years of Keck High Resolution Echelle Spectrometer precision RVs indicate the presence of a 7.4 M⊕ planet on a 5.77 day orbit. The data also suggest, but cannot yet confirm, the presence of outer planets on low-eccentricity orbits with periods of 446.1 and 5017 days, and projected masses (Msin i) of 27.9 and 87.1 M⊕, respectively. Test integrations of systems consistent with the RV data suggest that the configuration is dynamically stable. …


Health-Enhancing Activities And The Environment: How Competition For Resources Makes The Environmental Policy Beneficial, Xavier Pautrel Dec 2009

Health-Enhancing Activities And The Environment: How Competition For Resources Makes The Environmental Policy Beneficial, Xavier Pautrel

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

In a two-period overlapping generations model, this paper demonstrates that the relationship between the environmental taxation and the economic activity (level- and growth-output) becomes inverted-U shaped, when the detrimental impact of pollution on health and the private decision of each working-age agent to improve her health are taken into account. Especially, a tighter environmental tax is more likely to promote (rather than to harm) output-level and –growth when health is very sensitive to pollution, the weight of health in preferences is high, the polluting capacity of the production technology is high and the rate of natural purification of pollutants is …


12/22/2009 - Newly Named Vice President Eager To Become A Part Of The Eiu Family, University Marketing And Communications Dec 2009

12/22/2009 - Newly Named Vice President Eager To Become A Part Of The Eiu Family, University Marketing And Communications

2009

No abstract provided.


Political Persistence, Connections And Economic Growth, Giorgio Bellettini, Carlotta Berti Ceroni, Giovanni Prarolo Dec 2009

Political Persistence, Connections And Economic Growth, Giorgio Bellettini, Carlotta Berti Ceroni, Giovanni Prarolo

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

Using data on a panel of 56 democratic countries in the period 1975-2004, we find evidence of a negative association between political stability and economic growth which is stronger and empirically more robust in countries with high bureaucratic costs. Motivated by these results, which contrast with previous contributions, we develop a model of growth with quality improvements where political connections with long-term politicians can be exploited by low-quality producers to defend their monopoly position and prevent innovation and entry of high-quality competitors. This requires that the incumbent politician remains in office and that the red-tape cost advantage granted by political …


12/22/2009 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries Dec 2009

12/22/2009 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 12/22/2009. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.


A Super-Earth And Two Neptunes Orbiting The Nearby Sun-Like Star 61 Virginis, Steve Vogt, Robert A. Wittenmyer, R. Paul Butler, Simon O'Toole, Gregory W. Henry, Eugenio J. Rivera, Stefano Meschiari, Gregory Laughlin, Chris G. Tinney, Hugh R. A. Jones, Jeremy Bailey, Brad D. Carter, Konstantin Batygin Dec 2009

A Super-Earth And Two Neptunes Orbiting The Nearby Sun-Like Star 61 Virginis, Steve Vogt, Robert A. Wittenmyer, R. Paul Butler, Simon O'Toole, Gregory W. Henry, Eugenio J. Rivera, Stefano Meschiari, Gregory Laughlin, Chris G. Tinney, Hugh R. A. Jones, Jeremy Bailey, Brad D. Carter, Konstantin Batygin

Information Systems and Engineering Management Research Publications

We present precision radial velocity data that reveal a multiple exoplanet system orbiting the bright nearby G5V star 61 Virginis. Our 4.6 years of combined Keck/HIRES and Anglo-Australian Telescope precision radial velocities indicate the hitherto unknown presence of at least three planets orbiting this well-studied star. These planets are all on low-eccentricity orbits with periods of 4.2, 38.0, and 124.0 days, and projected masses (Msin i) of 5.1, 18.2, and 24.0 M⊕, respectively. Test integrations of systems consistent with the radial velocity data suggest that the configuration is dynamically stable. Depending on the effectiveness of tidal dissipation within the inner …


Thomas Smith V. City Of Allentown Dec 2009

Thomas Smith V. City Of Allentown

2009 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania


Richard Deweese V. Natl Rr Passenger Dec 2009

Richard Deweese V. Natl Rr Passenger

2009 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania


In Re: 15375 Memorial Corp Dec 2009

In Re: 15375 Memorial Corp

2009 Decisions

USDC for the District of Delaware


In Re: Plassein Intl Corp Dec 2009

In Re: Plassein Intl Corp

2009 Decisions

USDC for the District of Delaware


Long Piao V. Atty Gen Usa Dec 2009

Long Piao V. Atty Gen Usa

2009 Decisions

Agency


Usa V. Michael Hill Dec 2009

Usa V. Michael Hill

2009 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania


Connection Training Services V. City Of Philadelphia Dec 2009

Connection Training Services V. City Of Philadelphia

2009 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania


In Re: Prof Video Assoc Dec 2009

In Re: Prof Video Assoc

2009 Decisions

USDC for the District of Delaware


James Kania V. John Potter Dec 2009

James Kania V. John Potter

2009 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania


Amvest Corp V. Anderson Equip Co Dec 2009

Amvest Corp V. Anderson Equip Co

2009 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania


Matilda Shehaj V. Atty Gen Usa Dec 2009

Matilda Shehaj V. Atty Gen Usa

2009 Decisions

Agency