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2012, Camp Research Forum Book Of Abstracts, American Camp Association Dec 2012

2012, Camp Research Forum Book Of Abstracts, American Camp Association

ACA National Camp Research Forum Abstracts

No abstract provided.


Writing A Time Travel Novel, Kailen Nourse Dec 2012

Writing A Time Travel Novel, Kailen Nourse

Honors Projects

The fictional story of Henry and Isaac his apprentice, two time travelers sent by a time traveling guild to report on historical events. Isaac is about to go through his final exam to join the guild. However, he is having doubts about the guild and its practices. His doubts increase on his latest mission to investigate the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire when he becomes emotionally attached to one of the workers. Ultimately, Henry and Isaac will have to make a choice about whether or not to safe the girl.


The Magna Carta Of 1215 Ad (Historical Analytical Study), Rabie Haider Taher Al-Moussawi Dec 2012

The Magna Carta Of 1215 Ad (Historical Analytical Study), Rabie Haider Taher Al-Moussawi

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

This is research aims to study on Magna Carta documents in June 1215. the first topic study Historical Background and roots Baronit Demand from King John about reform and little text towards and the second topic study about Article Magna Carta and its analysis. Third topic study to attitude Monarch and Church from document


Newsletter, Word For The Herd, December 10-14, 2012, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Division Of Student Affairs Dec 2012

Newsletter, Word For The Herd, December 10-14, 2012, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Division Of Student Affairs

Student Life Engagement

Newsletter with information on what's happening the week of December 10-14, 2012, at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg.


Gender Relations Of Space: Impact On Women’S Leadership In Nigeria [Pilot Study], Oluremi Alapo Dec 2012

Gender Relations Of Space: Impact On Women’S Leadership In Nigeria [Pilot Study], Oluremi Alapo

Publications and Research

This qualitative phenomenological research study examines women in Nigeria and how they continue to face enormous set-backs regarding development and leadership capabilities. The socio and economic roles that many women occupy in Nigerian society affects leadership roles, especially in the context of sexual division of labor and in decision-making. The national and family culture present prevents women to fully adapt to innovative 21st century leadership. Culture is socialized in a person through the shared values of social groups that in turn play key roles in a person’s cognitive, emotional, and social functioning. The national and family culture is one in …


Recovery Of Metallic Materials From Printed Wiring Boards By Green Pyrolysis Process, Alex Luyima, Lifeng Zhang, Jaan Kers, Viktor Laurmaa Dec 2012

Recovery Of Metallic Materials From Printed Wiring Boards By Green Pyrolysis Process, Alex Luyima, Lifeng Zhang, Jaan Kers, Viktor Laurmaa

Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Currently, the main options for the treatment of electronic waste are involved in reuse, remanufacturing, and recycling, as well as incineration and land filling. Recycling of e-waste can be broadly divided into three major steps: (a) disassembly: selectively disassembly, targeting on singling out hazardous or valuable components for special treatment, is an indispensable process in recycling of e-waste; (b) upgrading: using mechanical processing and/or metallurgical processing to up-grade desirable materials content, i. e. preparing materials for refining process; (c) refining: in the last step, recovered materials are retreated or purified by using chemical (metallurgical) processing so as to be acceptable …


Caffeination And Loop: Approaches To Literary And Science Fiction, Griffin O'Hara Dec 2012

Caffeination And Loop: Approaches To Literary And Science Fiction, Griffin O'Hara

Undergraduate University Honors Capstones

Griffin O'Hara's critical introduction to two of his original stories discusses the author’s merger of two genres, popular science fiction and literary fiction. Previous experiments with this combination appear in the novels of David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest and Samuel Delany’s Dhalgren. O’Hara’s analysis of Foster’s and Delany’s influences on his stories delineates the strengths of both science fiction and literary fiction and explains how the merger results in expanded communication between author and reader. The two original stories resulting from his experimentation and illustrating these ideas are “Caffeination” and “Loop.” “Caffeination” is a work of fiction that follows the …


Thin Films Of Carbon Nanotubes And Nanotube/Polymer Composites, Anthony D. Willey Dec 2012

Thin Films Of Carbon Nanotubes And Nanotube/Polymer Composites, Anthony D. Willey

Theses and Dissertations

A method is described for ultrasonically spraying thin films of carbon nanotubes that have been suspended in organic solvents. Nanotubes were sonicated in N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone or N-Cyclohexyl-2-pyrrolidone and then sprayed onto a heated substrate using an ultrasonic spray nozzle. The solvent quickly evaporated, leaving a thin film of randomly oriented nanotubes. Film thickness was controlled by the spray time and ranged between 200-500 nm, with RMS roughness of about 40 nm. Also described is a method for creating thin (300 nm) conductive freestanding nanotube/polymer composite films by infiltrating sprayed nanotube films with polyimide.


Characterization Of Wave Physics Using The Rigorous Helmholtz Decomposition Based On The Surface Integral Equation, Xiaoyan Y.Z. Xiong, Wei E.I. Sha, Li (Lijun) Jun Jiang Dec 2012

Characterization Of Wave Physics Using The Rigorous Helmholtz Decomposition Based On The Surface Integral Equation, Xiaoyan Y.Z. Xiong, Wei E.I. Sha, Li (Lijun) Jun Jiang

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Helmholtz decomposition (HD) is a fundamental tool of vector calculus and plays an important role in electromagnetics. In this work, arbitrary vector field defined on the open or closed surface is decomposed into the sum of an irrotational (curl-free) vector field and a solenoidal (divergence-free) vector field by using the surface integral equation method. Unlike the popular loop-tree decomposition that is only a quasi-HD suitable for the circuit physics in the low frequency regime, the HD developed in this paper is rigorous and can capture both circuit and wave physics from very low frequency to high frequency regimes. The work …


Developing Life Cycle Management Plans For Power Plant Components, Srinath Raghavan, Badrul H. Chowdhury Dec 2012

Developing Life Cycle Management Plans For Power Plant Components, Srinath Raghavan, Badrul H. Chowdhury

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

A process to develop life cycle management (LCM) plans for power plant components is described. an LCM plan is a guide to make operational decision for a piece of equipment over its life cycle. an LCM typically consists of preventive maintenance schedule, condition monitoring and inspection activities, replacement or refurbishment plans and spares management. It is developed on the basis of component failure modes, operating history, maintenance practices, ageing, spares and obsolescence. Once an LCM plan has been formulated it can be compared with other alternative LCM strategies in order to minimize the long-term costs over the plant lifetime. for …


Chicas De Alli: Defining The Latina Stereotype, Chelsea Talbott Dec 2012

Chicas De Alli: Defining The Latina Stereotype, Chelsea Talbott

Honors Projects

This project examines the portrayal of Latina women in U.S. mass media. The project also highlights the stereotypes that are connected with Latina women, as well as how the stereotypes negatively affect these females.


Crow's Nest, December 10, 2012, Crow's Nest Staff Dec 2012

Crow's Nest, December 10, 2012, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The December 10, 2012, issue of the Crow's Nest.


Implementation Of A Microgrid Central Controller In A Laboratory Microgrid Network, Md Rasheduzzaman, Shyam N. Bhaskara, Badrul H. Chowdhury Dec 2012

Implementation Of A Microgrid Central Controller In A Laboratory Microgrid Network, Md Rasheduzzaman, Shyam N. Bhaskara, Badrul H. Chowdhury

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

When distributed generation (DG) units operate in a microgrid environment, there is a need for coordinated operation between the DGs, the utility grid and the loads. a Microgrid Central Controller (MGCC) can keep track of the status from the systemic point of view and command the local micro source controllers (MC) to ensure system stability. in various modes of operation, vis-à-vis grid-connected, islanded and during transition from grid-connected to islanded mode and vice versa, the MGCC can support the MCs by feeding the necessary information to contribute towards stable system operation. This paper discusses the implementation of the MGCC for …


Distribution System Operation With Solid State Controller And Energy Storage Management, F. Meng, D. Shah, B. H. Chowdhury, M. L. Crow Dec 2012

Distribution System Operation With Solid State Controller And Energy Storage Management, F. Meng, D. Shah, B. H. Chowdhury, M. L. Crow

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

A novel distribution system infrastructure is proposed with solid state controller locating at load sites. an energy storage management algorithm is developed to optimize battery charge/discharge operation using forward dynamic programming method. This algorithm is implemented in a system test bed in PSCAD. the simulation results present economic benefits to private customers with reduced energy cost. It also reduces system peak demand which may improve system reliability. © 2012 IEEE.


A Single-Layer Compact Hf-Uhf Dual-Band Rfid Tag Antenna, Zi Long Ma, Li (Lijun) Jun Jiang, Jingtian Xi, Terry Tao Ye Dec 2012

A Single-Layer Compact Hf-Uhf Dual-Band Rfid Tag Antenna, Zi Long Ma, Li (Lijun) Jun Jiang, Jingtian Xi, Terry Tao Ye

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

This letter presents a novel dual-band (HF and UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) tag antenna. Two key challenges are faced: the compact dimension and the impaired bandwidth due to the couplings between two band structures. To enable the implementation of whole design on a credit-card-size single-layer support, a spiral coil along the edges of the card is designed to handle the HF (13.56 MHz) near-field coupling, and the UHF antenna is placed inside the coil instead of outside. Meanwhile, a diagonal symmetric design consisting of two meander lines inside the spiral coil is adopted for UHF band. This structure supports …


A Circular Polarization Hybrid-Integrated Rectangular Ring Antenna For Rfid Reader, Yan Li, Sheng Sun, Lijun Jiang, Terry T. Ye Dec 2012

A Circular Polarization Hybrid-Integrated Rectangular Ring Antenna For Rfid Reader, Yan Li, Sheng Sun, Lijun Jiang, Terry T. Ye

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

In this paper, a compact hybrid-integrated microstrip rectangular ring antenna with circular polarization is proposed for RFID reader. By integrating a cross-slotted patch hybrid with a rectangular ring antenna in the same plane, the proposed antenna has the features of circular polarization, compact size, low cost, light weight and unique flexibility for RFID applications. A prototype operating at 915 MHz is designed and fabricated. The measured results agree well with the simulated results. © 2012 IEEE.


Head Nurse's Photos, Papers Portray Daily Life In 1930s Southern Prison, Ben Tucker Dec 2012

Head Nurse's Photos, Papers Portray Daily Life In 1930s Southern Prison, Ben Tucker

University of Mississippi News

No abstract provided.


Database Adds New Dimension To Studying 18th-Century Texts, D.J. Chumbley Dec 2012

Database Adds New Dimension To Studying 18th-Century Texts, D.J. Chumbley

University of Mississippi News

No abstract provided.


You Can Write! Dec 2012

You Can Write!

News Releases

No abstract provided.


Qe: A Successful Star May Be Running Into Diminishing Returns, Charles A.E. Goodhart, Jonathan P. Ashworth Dec 2012

Qe: A Successful Star May Be Running Into Diminishing Returns, Charles A.E. Goodhart, Jonathan P. Ashworth

Documents

This article is published in the Oxford Review of Economic Policy. To view this article in its entirety please see the related resources section above. Recommended Citation: Charles A. E. Goodhart, Jonathan P. Ashworth, QE: a successful start may be running into diminishing returns, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Volume 28, Issue 4, WINTER 2012, Pages 640– 670, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxrep/grs034


Remembering John Pilkington, 'Champion Of Libraries', Staff Report Dec 2012

Remembering John Pilkington, 'Champion Of Libraries', Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

No abstract provided.


Deposition Of Gerald Sandoval 2012, Catholic Church. Archdiocese Of Santa Fe (N.M.) Dec 2012

Deposition Of Gerald Sandoval 2012, Catholic Church. Archdiocese Of Santa Fe (N.M.)

Depositions

No abstract provided.


The Evolution Of Brassiere In The 20th Century, Jolene Khor Dec 2012

The Evolution Of Brassiere In The 20th Century, Jolene Khor

Honors Theses

It is common knowledge that a brassiere, more widely known as a bra, is an important if not a vital part of a modern woman’s wardrobe today. In the 21st century, a brassiere is no more worn for function as it is for fashion. In order to understand the evolution of function to fashion of a brassiere, it is necessary to account for its historical journey from the beginning to where it is today. This thesis paper, titled The Evolution of Brassiere in the 20th Century will explore the history of brassiere in the last 100 years. While …


Doctoral Recital, A. J. Merlino, Karalyn Clark, Chris Dye, Max Feld, Luigi Ng, Bronson Purdy, Erin Vander Wyst, Chris Tusa Dec 2012

Doctoral Recital, A. J. Merlino, Karalyn Clark, Chris Dye, Max Feld, Luigi Ng, Bronson Purdy, Erin Vander Wyst, Chris Tusa

Graduate Student Recitals

List of performers and performances.


The Effects Of Freestream Turbulence On Serpentine Diffuser Distortion Patterns, Jesse Scott Johnson Dec 2012

The Effects Of Freestream Turbulence On Serpentine Diffuser Distortion Patterns, Jesse Scott Johnson

Theses and Dissertations

Serpentine diffusers have become a common feature in modern aircraft as they allow for certain benefits that are impossible with a traditional linear configuration. With the benefits, however, come certain disadvantages, namely flow distortions that reduce engine efficiency and decrease engine surge stability margins. These distortions are now being researched comprehensively to determine solutions for mitigating the adverse effects associated with them. This study investigates how varying the freestream turbulence intensity of the flow entering a serpentine diffuser affects the distortion patterns that are produced by the diffuser. Experiments were performed with a model serpentine diffuser on the Annular Cascade …


The Eastern Echo, December 10, 2012, Eastern Michigan University Dec 2012

The Eastern Echo, December 10, 2012, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.


The Eastern Echo, December 10, 2012, Eastern Michigan University Dec 2012

The Eastern Echo, December 10, 2012, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.


The Eastern Echo, December 10, 2012, Eastern Michigan University Dec 2012

The Eastern Echo, December 10, 2012, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.


Lanthorn, Vol. 47, No. 32, December 10, 2012, Grand Valley State University Dec 2012

Lanthorn, Vol. 47, No. 32, December 10, 2012, Grand Valley State University

Volume 47, July 2, 2012 - June 3, 2013

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present. The Lanthorn, Vol. 47 No. 31 is missing.


What’S In Your Cup: A Critique Of The Fair Trade System And Its Ability To Support Qualitative Socioeconomic And Environmental Transformation, Brittan M. Stockert Dec 2012

What’S In Your Cup: A Critique Of The Fair Trade System And Its Ability To Support Qualitative Socioeconomic And Environmental Transformation, Brittan M. Stockert

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.