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Empirically Derived Effective Stiffness Expressions For Concrete Walls, Andrew Mock, Anahid A. Behrouzi, Laura Lowes, Dawn Lehman, Daniel Kuchma Jan 2014

Empirically Derived Effective Stiffness Expressions For Concrete Walls, Andrew Mock, Anahid A. Behrouzi, Laura Lowes, Dawn Lehman, Daniel Kuchma

Architectural Engineering

In most cases, analysis to determine component demands for seismic design of concrete buildings employs linear elastic models in which reduced, effective component stiffnesses are used. This document i) reviews the recommendations for defining the effective flexural, shear and axial stiffness of concrete walls that are included in current design codes, standards and guidelines and ii) compares these recommendations with stiffness expressions derived directly from experimental data by the authors and others. Section 2 reviews existing empirically derived and code‐, standard‐, and guideline‐based expressions for the effective stiffness of concrete walls. Section 3 presents the process used by the authors …

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Summary Of Large-Scale C-Shaped Reinforced Concrete Wall Tests, Anahid A. Behrouzi, Andrew Mock, Laura Lowes, Dawn Lehman, Daniel Kuchma Jan 2014

Summary Of Large-Scale C-Shaped Reinforced Concrete Wall Tests, Anahid A. Behrouzi, Andrew Mock, Laura Lowes, Dawn Lehman, Daniel Kuchma

Architectural Engineering

Flexural concrete walls (i.e., walls the yield in flexural prior to failure) are used commonly as the lateral load resisting system for mid‐ and high‐rise buildings on the West Coast. They are relatively stiff under service‐level loading, can take on various configurations to accommodate architectural constraints, and are generally assumed to exhibit ductile response under severe earthquake loading. Despite heavy reliance on concrete walls, relatively little research has been done to investigate the earthquake performance of walls with modern design details. Few data exist characterizing the performance of modern walls under variable levels of earthquake loading or the impact of …

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Nonsurgical Endodontic Treatment Of A Large Cyst-Like Periradicular Lesion, Alper Kuştarcı, Hasan Hüseyin Köşger, Kürşat Er Jan 2014

Nonsurgical Endodontic Treatment Of A Large Cyst-Like Periradicular Lesion, Alper Kuştarcı, Hasan Hüseyin Köşger, Kürşat Er

Journal of Dental Sciences

No abstract provided.

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Status Of Bacterial Colonization In Teeth Associated With Different Types Of Pulpal And Periradicular Disease: A Scanning Electron Microscopy Analysis, Yan-Hua Huang, Si-Jing Xie, Nan-Nan Wang, Jiu-Yu Ge Jan 2014

Status Of Bacterial Colonization In Teeth Associated With Different Types Of Pulpal And Periradicular Disease: A Scanning Electron Microscopy Analysis, Yan-Hua Huang, Si-Jing Xie, Nan-Nan Wang, Jiu-Yu Ge

Journal of Dental Sciences

Abstract Background/purpose The purpose of this study was to use scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to investigate the status of bacterial colonization in differently infected root canals and the damage to radicular dentin. Materials and methods Twenty-five freshly extracted teeth were selected for this study (Group A: 8 teeth with pulpitis; Group B: 10 teeth with periapical lesions; and Group C: 7 teeth with failed root canal treatment). After fixation, the teeth were longitudinally split into two halves. The halves were then dehydrated, sputter-coated with gold, and viewed using SEM, descriptively dividing their lengths into apical, middle, and coronal thirds. Results …

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Effects Of Zoledronic Acid On Osteoblasts In Three-Dimensional Culture, Flora Thibaut, Tanguy Watrin, Fleur Meary, Sylvie Tricot, Virginie Legros, Pascal Pellen-Mussi, Dominique Chauvel-Lebret Jan 2014

Effects Of Zoledronic Acid On Osteoblasts In Three-Dimensional Culture, Flora Thibaut, Tanguy Watrin, Fleur Meary, Sylvie Tricot, Virginie Legros, Pascal Pellen-Mussi, Dominique Chauvel-Lebret

Journal of Dental Sciences

Abstract Background/purpose Bisphosphonates (BPs) are synthetic drugs with antitumor and bone antiresorptive activities. The use of BPs is suspected to favor the emergence of osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ), a putative side effect whose pathogenesis remains unclear. Thus, we aimed to get insights about the impact of BPs on osteoblasts functions, using a three-dimensional (3D) culture model, which is suggested to be more similar to the in vivo tissues than monolayers. Materials and methods Effects of low (0.1 μM) and high (10 μM) concentrations of zoledronic acid were investigated on osteoblasts (hFOB 1.19), cultured as multicellular spheroids (MCS). Proliferation, apoptosis, …

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Micro (Wind) Generation: 'Urban Resource Potential & Impact On Distribution Network Power Quality', Keith Sunderland Jan 2014

Micro (Wind) Generation: 'Urban Resource Potential & Impact On Distribution Network Power Quality', Keith Sunderland

Doctoral

Of the forms of renewable energy available, wind energy is at the forefront of the European (and Irish) green initiative with wind farms supplying a significant proportion of electrical energy demand. This type of distributed generation (DG) represents a ‘paradigm shift’ towards increased decentralisation of energy supply. However, because of the distance of most DG from urban areas where demand is greatest, there is a loss of efficiency. The solution, placing wind energy systems in urban areas, faces significant challenges. The complexities associated with the urban terrain include planning, surface heterogeneity that reduces the available wind resource and technology obstacles …

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Keys To Understanding And Addressing Consumer Perceptions And Concerns About Processed Foods, Y. Meneses, K. J. Cannon, R. A. Flores Jan 2014

Keys To Understanding And Addressing Consumer Perceptions And Concerns About Processed Foods, Y. Meneses, K. J. Cannon, R. A. Flores

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

Some processed food products have been targeted lately as “evils” that are preventing us from maintaining healthy lives. From the perspective of the food industry community, it seems as if this is one of those issues that should fade away with time, since the benefits of food processing are very obvious to us. We have never been so wrong! The challenges in front of us are big, and we need to do a better job of communicating with consumers about the benefits food processing offers, including increasing the availability of high-quality foods year round. We also need to promote the …

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Janet K. Poley Biography & Curriculum Vita, Janet K. Poley Jan 2014

Janet K. Poley Biography & Curriculum Vita, Janet K. Poley

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

Janet Poley just retired as CEO and President of the American Distance Education Consortium (ADEC) an ancillary of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a 501(c)3 incorporated in Nebraska. She has developed collaborative distance education initiatives and conducts research and education programs related to technology access and applications with state and land-grant university members and international affiliates. She was a pioneer in the use of video, satellite and digital technologies to create access to higher education of all types. She has worked in more than 40 countries to develop agricultural education and communication programs and maintains a large network of associations …

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Profiling The Youth Leader: Personality And Emotional Intelligence Trends And Their Relationship To Leadership Skills, L. J. Mcelravy, Lindsay J. Hastings Jan 2014

Profiling The Youth Leader: Personality And Emotional Intelligence Trends And Their Relationship To Leadership Skills, L. J. Mcelravy, Lindsay J. Hastings

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

The transfer of leadership to younger generations is an important factor in agricultural communities and is likely one reason developing leaders is a central mission of many youth organizations, including 4-H and FFA. In adults, researchers have extensively explored the relationship between personality traits and leadership (Judge, Bono, Ilies, & Gerhardt, 2002), but a clear profile of youth leaders has not been developed. This profile could help in planning for and developing the next generation of community leaders. In this study, we explored the relationship between traits, including the Big-Five model of personality and emotional intelligence, and self-perceived leadership skills …

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Teaching Introductory Life Science Courses In Colleges Of Agriculture: Faculty Experiences, Mark Balschweid, Neil A. Knobloch, Bryan J. Hains Jan 2014

Teaching Introductory Life Science Courses In Colleges Of Agriculture: Faculty Experiences, Mark Balschweid, Neil A. Knobloch, Bryan J. Hains

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

Insignificant numbers of college students declaring STEM majors creates concern for the future of the U.S. economy within the global marketplace. This study highlights the educational development and teaching strategies employed by STEM faculty in teaching first-year students in contextualized life science courses, such as animal, plant, and food sciences. Teaching strategies employed by faculty were reported as largely influenced by the “way they were taught.” Faculty members shared they used ‘lecture’ and ‘laboratory’ interchangeably as both educational environment and instructional practice. This study provides evidence for engaging university teaching faculty in a systematic process of professional development in teaching …

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Towards Proactive And Flexible Agent-Based Generation Of Policy Packages For Active Transportation, Araz Taeihagh, Rene Bañares-Alcántara Jan 2014

Towards Proactive And Flexible Agent-Based Generation Of Policy Packages For Active Transportation, Araz Taeihagh, Rene Bañares-Alcántara

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

One of the approaches gaining ground in policy design is the implementation of combinations of policy measures as policy packages with the aim of increasing efficiency and effectiveness of the designed policies. In this paper, we describe the recent advancements in the developments of a virtual environment for the exploration and analysis of policy packages. The virtual environment uses an agent-based modelling approach for the generation of different configurations of policy measures in the policy packages. The benefit of using the approach is the proactive and flexible generation of policy packages as the agents can react to the changes that …

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Social Innovation In Development: A Call To Break Down Silos, John A. Donaldson, Victoria Gerrard, Sanushka Mudaliar Jan 2014

Social Innovation In Development: A Call To Break Down Silos, John A. Donaldson, Victoria Gerrard, Sanushka Mudaliar

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

What distinguishes “social innovation” from other efforts to address social problems? And why should the answer matter to anyone genuinely interested in social change? The authors offer an in-depth discussion of the possibilities and pitfalls of pursuing social innovation in the context of international development.

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Styles, Strategies & Tasks: Are They Related?, Urarat Parnrod, Pornapit Darasawang, Wareesiri Singhasiri Jan 2014

Styles, Strategies & Tasks: Are They Related?, Urarat Parnrod, Pornapit Darasawang, Wareesiri Singhasiri

PASAA

This qualitative study aims at investigating the relationship among cognitive styles, learning strategies and task. In order to determine the dominant cognitive styles of the subjects, questionnaires designed by Kolb (2005) were distributed to 778 engineering students. From the data analysis, it was found that two cognitive styles - 'diverger' and 'assimilator' are the dominant styles. This paper, therefore, focuses on two cases - one is a diverger and the other is an assimilator. The data show how engineering students from different dominant styles dealt with different subtasks, namely, note-taking, writing a story, and oral presentation under a 'Story Telling …

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Investigating The Impact Of Personality Factors On The Perceived Communication Mobility Of Non-Native English Speaking Thai Professionals In International Companies, Olga A. Marina, Krich Rajprasit Jan 2014

Investigating The Impact Of Personality Factors On The Perceived Communication Mobility Of Non-Native English Speaking Thai Professionals In International Companies, Olga A. Marina, Krich Rajprasit

PASAA

Communication mobility has been suggested as an element of the complex construct of professional communicative competence, with a shared core of English in the oral mode, for professional international communication. This study aims (1) to investigate the possible correlation between the perceived level of communication mobility, and the influence of the personality factors of non-native English speaking Thai professionals in international companies, and (2) to identify the conditions in which this desirable quality may be developed. The researchers are interested in gauging the level of communication mobility, as well as looking for the possible relationships between its development and the …

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A Study Of English Acknowledgements Written By Efl Thai Learners, Kandaporn Jaroenkitboworn Jan 2014

A Study Of English Acknowledgements Written By Efl Thai Learners, Kandaporn Jaroenkitboworn

PASAA

This research investigates English acknowledgements in dissertations written by Thai PhD students, particularly the generic structure and linguistic patterns of gratitude expressions used in the acknowledgements. Following the line of the move analysis in acknowledgements of Hyland (2004), this article analyzed 70 acknowledgements accompanying PhD dissertations in the area of English language study. The study result shows that the generic structure comprises 3 moves: thanking, announcing, and signing-off. The first move is obligatory whereas the other two are optional. Various gratitude expressions are used in response to different assistance forms. Also, the study result reveals the aspects of politeness, social …

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Enlivening Efl Discussion Classrooms With A Problem-Based Learning Approach, Tanisaya Jiriyasin Jan 2014

Enlivening Efl Discussion Classrooms With A Problem-Based Learning Approach, Tanisaya Jiriyasin

PASAA

This is a semester-long experimental study aimed at investigating the effects of a PBL (Problem-based Learning) approach on the English oral language performances of English major students in one of the private universities in Bangkok. For the purpose of the study, a systematic PBL model for English language classrooms was implemented. Furthermore, the subjects' opinions towards learning with the PBL approach were also explored through the use of questionnaires and interviews. The findings showed that the mean scores of the posttest were significantly higher than those of the pretest. Their English oral performances were more fluent and accurate. Moreover, they …

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An Investigation Of The Use Of Listening Strategies And Listening Performance Of Proficiency And Non-Proficiency Language Learners, Chatraporn Piamsai Jan 2014

An Investigation Of The Use Of Listening Strategies And Listening Performance Of Proficiency And Non-Proficiency Language Learners, Chatraporn Piamsai

PASAA

This study was an attempt to investigate how proficient and non-proficient learners used listening strategies to complete a listening task. 65 third-year Chulalongkorn University Commerce and Accountancy students participated in the first stage of the quantitative data collection. 18 students were randomly selected from the group for more indepth data. The instruments included the strategy questionnaire adapted from Oxford's (1990) and listening tasks. Descriptive statistics, the independent t-test and the think-aloud technique were used to analyze the data. The findings showed a significant difference between the two groups' report of their use of the strategies in certain areas. Also, they …

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Idea Sharing: Assessment In A Cooperative Learning Class, Siti Mina Tamah Jan 2014

Idea Sharing: Assessment In A Cooperative Learning Class, Siti Mina Tamah

PASAA

In Indonesia, it is common to see current classroom practices that incorporate the cooperative learning paradigm. In fact, there is a tendency to regard negatively a classroom without the label of 'cooperative learning' in which students are put into small groups. The current instructional practices then often make use of group work to encourage students to learn from one another in which they help and seek assistance from their fellow students besides from their teacher.

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Idea Sharing: Introducing English As An International Language (Eil) To Pre-Service Teachers In A World English Course, Flora Debora Floris Jan 2014

Idea Sharing: Introducing English As An International Language (Eil) To Pre-Service Teachers In A World English Course, Flora Debora Floris

PASAA

Today, English is truly regarded as an international language. It is the lingua franca in various international situations; it is also the most widely-learned and spoken second or foreign language in many countries. In recent years, the number of second and foreign language speakers has far exceeded the number of first language speakers of English. In fact, in 2008, the number of speakers of English reached a third of the world's population (Crystal, 2008).

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Reaching The World’S 500 Largest Cities: A Demographic And Statistical Analysis, Rick Mcedward, D. J. B. Trim Jan 2014

Reaching The World’S 500 Largest Cities: A Demographic And Statistical Analysis, Rick Mcedward, D. J. B. Trim

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

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กิจกรรมสิ่งแวดล้อม Jan 2014

กิจกรรมสิ่งแวดล้อม

Thai Environment

No abstract provided.

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Snapshots From The Margins: Transgressive Cosmopolitanisms In Europe, Feyzi Baban, Kim Rygiel Jan 2014

Snapshots From The Margins: Transgressive Cosmopolitanisms In Europe, Feyzi Baban, Kim Rygiel

Political Science Faculty Publications

Right-wing parties and governments in Europe have recently expressed greater hostility towards cultural pluralism, at times officially denunciating multiculturalism, and calling for the closure of borders and denial of rights to non-European nationals. Within this context, this article argues for rethinking Europe through radically transgressive and transnational understandings of cosmopolitanism as articulated by growing transnational populations within Europe such as immigrants, refugees, and irregular migrants. Transgressive forms of cosmopolitanism disrupt European notions of borders and identities in ways that challenge both liberal multiculturalism and assimilationist positions. This article explores the limits of traditional cosmopolitan thinking while offering a vision of …

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Mechanism Design In M&A Auctions, Steven J. Brams, Joshua Mitts Jan 2014

Mechanism Design In M&A Auctions, Steven J. Brams, Joshua Mitts

Faculty Scholarship

The recent controversy over "Don't Ask, Don't Waive" standstills in M&A practice highlights the need to apply mechanism design to change-of-control transactions. In this Article, we propose a novel two-stage auction procedure that induces honest bidding among participants while potentially yielding a higher sale price than an open ascending, a sealed-bid first price, or a Vickrey second-price auction. Our procedure balances deal certainty with value maximization through the Nobel Prize-winning principle of incentive compatibility, making participation in the M&A auction and honest disclosure of reservation prices in the parties' interests rather than relying solely on heavy-handed ex-post enforcement. Moreover, the …

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Health Rights In The Balance: The Case Against Perinatal Shackling Of Women Behind Bars, Brett Dignam, Eli Y. Adashi Jan 2014

Health Rights In The Balance: The Case Against Perinatal Shackling Of Women Behind Bars, Brett Dignam, Eli Y. Adashi

Faculty Scholarship

Rationalized for decades on security grounds, perinatal shackling entails the application of handcuffs, leg irons, and/or waist shackles to the incarcerated woman prior to, during, and after labor and delivery. During labor and delivery proper, perinatal shackling may entail chaining women to the hospital bed by the ankle, wrist, or both. Medically untenable, legally challenged, and ever controversial, perinatal shackling remains the standard of practice in most US states despite sustained two-decades-long efforts by health rights legal advocates, human rights organizations, and medical professionals. Herein we review the current statutory, regulatory, legal, and medical framework undergirding the use of restraints …

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Social Entrepreneurship And Uncorporations, Jesse Finrock, Eric L. Talley Jan 2014

Social Entrepreneurship And Uncorporations, Jesse Finrock, Eric L. Talley

Faculty Scholarship

Larry Ribstein’s pioneering analysis of alternative business forms during the late twentieth century highlighted the contractarian freedom that these forms provided. The rise of the LLC model was of particular interest to Ribstein, who assessed how this model brought greater freedom to those who held duties and obligations within the corporate structure. This Article takes up Ribstein’s mantle by assessing the development the alternative “social enterprise” business forms manifested in benefit corporations (BC) and flexible purpose corporations (FPC). Both forms allow an incorporated entity to articulate and pursue a social benefit alongside the maximization of shareholder returns. Despite its utility, …

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Neoliberal Constitutionalism: Lochnerism For A New Economy, Jedediah S. Purdy Jan 2014

Neoliberal Constitutionalism: Lochnerism For A New Economy, Jedediah S. Purdy

Faculty Scholarship

Neoliberalism has a constitutional face. It figures in judicial and popular interpretations of free speech, due process, equal protection, and federalism, as surely as it does in intellectual property, family law, health policy, and the other areas that our contributors address. In this article, I make the case that there is something special about the constitutional expression of neoliberalism, which arises from three features of constitutional law: its basicness, its breadth, and its integrating tendency.

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The Peculiar Case Of Nevada's Higher Education Governance, Robert E. Lang Jan 2014

The Peculiar Case Of Nevada's Higher Education Governance, Robert E. Lang

Brookings Scholar Lecture Series

No abstract provided.

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Vol. 17, No. 2: Front Matter, Water Law Review Jan 2014

Vol. 17, No. 2: Front Matter, Water Law Review

Water Law Review

No abstract provided.

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The Problem Of Nutrient Pollution: Lessons From Florida's Fragmented Approach, Ryan A. Abrams Jan 2014

The Problem Of Nutrient Pollution: Lessons From Florida's Fragmented Approach, Ryan A. Abrams

Water Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Limitations And Opportunities For Environmental Flow Implementation Under Current Mexican Law And Policy, Virginia E. Cornett Jan 2014

Limitations And Opportunities For Environmental Flow Implementation Under Current Mexican Law And Policy, Virginia E. Cornett

Water Law Review

No abstract provided.

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