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Study Of The Effects Of Neutral Gas Heating In A Radio Frequency Inductively Coupled Plasma / Kanesh Kumar Jayapalan, Jayapalan Kanesh Kumar

Student Works (2010-2019)

A 13.56 MHz, planar coil, inductively coupled plasma reactor was experimentally and theoretically characterized; with emphasis on the effects of neutral gas heating on the distribution of the H mode magnetic fields of the source coil and the E-H mode transition characteristics of the discharge. The radially resolved electron density, ne, electron temperature, Te and electron energy distribution function (EEDF) were measured using a Langmuir probe at different axial distances above the dielectric plate for 0.03, 0.07 and 0.2 mbar argon pressures. The range of ne and Te obtained were (0.065 ± 0.004)-(4.0 ± 0.6) × 1017 m-3 and (1.38 …

Feasibility Study Of Ground Palm Oil Fuel Ash As Partial Cement Replacement Material In Oil Palm Shell Lightweight Concrete / Mohammad Momeen Ul Islam, Ul Islam Mohammad Momeen

Student Works (2010-2019)

The fresh concrete properties and mechanical properties of oil palm shell concrete (OPSC) containing palm oil fuel ash (POFA) as partial cement replacement have been evaluated. The effects of POFA replacement levels of 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% & 25% under different curing regimes, namely air curing, full water curing and initial water curing were investigated. For the evaluation of fresh concrete properties various test like slump, vebe second, compaction factor and wet density test were performed. The highest 28-day compressive strength of 42 MPa was obtained for the OPSC containing 10% of POFA under continuous water curing condition. The …

Cfd Study Of Formation And Rise Characteristics Of A Single Bubble In Bubble Column / Md.Tariqul Islam, Islam Md. Tariqul

Student Works (2010-2019)

The volume of fluid with the continuum surface force (VOF-CSF) method has been used in the current numerical work to investigate the bubble formation and the bubble shape in a bubble column. The shape of the bubble has been tracked by using the piecewise linear interface calculation (PLIC). The effect of orifice sizes ranging from 0.5 mm to 1.5 mm on the bubble formation stages (i.e., expansion, elongation and pinch off), bubble contact angle, departure diameter, time and shape of bubble was investigated under a constant inlet velocity (0.2 m/s) boundary condition. It was found that a leading bubble required …

Management Of Children Who Come Into Conflict With The Law During Pre-Trial Stage In Malaysia. Do The Current Practice And Procedures Accord To International Standards? / Fon Thiam Seong, Thiam Seong Fon

Student Works (2010-2019)

Malaysia as a State Party to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and other international instruments are bound by the provisions enshrined in those treaties. Despite all this commitments and obligations, children still experience arbitrary arrest, torture and illtreatment while undergoing police investigation. Still too often, they are deprived of proper treatment that should have been given to them under those treaties. Past literature would show that the rights afforded to children in conflict of the law especially during the pre-trial stage are reduced significantly or in other words not given proper consideration by the enforcement authorities in …

Feasibility Study On Implementation Of Marine Renewable Energy In Malaysia By Considering The Project Costs And Urban Public Acceptance / Lim Xin Le, Xin Le Lim

Student Works (2010-2019)

Energy demand due to increasing global population and the need for low carbon energy have led to the rising importance of renewable energy. Apart from the three most used renewable energy sources in Malaysia – solar energy, hydroelectric and biomass –marine renewable energy may be another potential player in the renewable energy market. Marine renewable energy, which comprises of tidal energy, wave energy, ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) and salinity gradient, can be harnessed in Malaysia as the country is surrounded by abundant water resources. The development of marine renewable energy, however, is currently still in its infancy and may …

Corrosion Of Carbon Steel In Different Biodiesel Blends / Mohd Adam Mohd Noor, Mohd Noor Mohd Adam

Student Works (2010-2019)

Biodiesel is currently in regular use as an alternative fuel over conventional petroleum diesel. However, corrosion of automotive materials is one of the concerns related to biodiesel compatibility issues. The present study aims to investigate the effects of Tertbutylamine and Benzotriazole additive addition on the corrosion behavior of low carbon steel S45C material in different biodiesel blends. Static immersion tests in biodiesel conducted for 1440 hours on solution B0, B20, B50 and B100 without the presence of corrosion inhibitors. Similar testing was carried out with the addition of additive Tertbutylamine and Benzotriazole on solution B20 and B100. At the end …

Combined Chlorination And Nanofiltration To Enhance Removal Efficiencies Of Sulphonamide In Simulated Wastewater / Mohd Redzuan Ramli, Ramli Mohd Redzuan

Student Works (2010-2019)

Rapid advancement in healthcare and manufacturing industries has resulted in the introduction of new potentially harmful chemicals such as endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) from wastewater produced by these industries into the water bodies. Presence of these types of compound at the final stages of the water treatment system may potentially render the disinfection process ineffective due to the formation of dangerous by-products that have higher toxicity compared to their parent compounds. In this study, the effectiveness of a system that combined two methods of treatment, namely chlorination and nanofiltration was compared with the conventional treatment …

Experimental Study Of Engine Performance And Emission Of Palm, Mustard And Calophyllum Biodiesel Blends In A Diesel Engine / Sanjid Ahmed Patwary, Patwary Sanjid Ahmed

Student Works (2010-2019)

Present energy situation of the world is unsustainable due to unequal geographical distribution of natural wealth as well as environmental, geopolitical and economical concerns. Ever increasing drift of energy consumption due to growth of population, transportation and luxurious lifestyle has motivated researchers to carry out research on biofuels as a sustainable alternative fuel for diesel engine. Biodiesel seems as one of the best choices among other alternative fuel sources due to its renewability, cost effectiveness and reduction of pollutants in exhaust gas emission which are promoting biofuels as a suitable substitute of diesel fuel in near future. This research endeavor …

A Hybrid Multi-Criteria Analysis Of Energy Efficient Co2 Iron Making Technologies With Carbon Capture And Storage / Md Abdul Quader, Quader Md Abdul

Student Works (2010-2019)

An increase in CO2 emissions to the atmosphere from the fossil fuel based industries has contributed serious global warming problems. Among several greenhouse gases (GHGs), CO2 is the prime contributor and accounts for approximately 60% of the greenhouse effect due to its immense amount of discharges. The iron and steel industry is known as the largest energy consuming manufacturing sector, contributing 5% of the world’s total energy consumption. Also, this industry is emitting about 6% of the total world anthropogenic CO2. Therefore, investigation, development and deployment of alternative energy-efficient iron-making breakthrough technologies along with CO2 capture technologies are receiving high …

The Irrelevance Of Prisoner Fault For Excessively Delayed Executions, Russell L. Christopher

Washington and Lee Law Review

Are decades-long delays between sentencing and execution immune from Eighth Amendment violation because they are self-inflicted by prisoners, or is such prisoner fault for delays simply irrelevant to whether a state-imposed punishment is cruel and unusual? Typically finding delay to be the state’s responsibility, Justices Breyer and Stevens argue that execution following upwards of forty years of death row incarceration is unconstitutional. Nearly every lower court disagrees, reasoning that prisoners have the choice of pursuing appellate and collateral review (with the delay that entails) or crafting the perfect remedy to any delay by submitting, as Justice Thomas has invited complaining …

The Prior Convictions Exception—A Comment, Matthew Engle

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Tarp, A Just Act, Kerrie Kline

Student Works

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The Public Policy Considerations After The America Invents Act And Association Of Molecular Pathology V. Myriad Genetics, Inc., Samuel J. Berse

Student Works

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In Vitro Fertilization: The Right To Give Life Or Taking The Fundamental Right To Life, Jennie I. Medina

Student Works

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Regionally Based Collective Trademark System In Japan: Geographical Indicators By A Different Name Or A Political Misdirection?, Kenneth L. Port

Cybaris®

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A Short History Of Patent Remedies, James Ryan

Cybaris®

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Just Governance Or Just War?: Native Artists, Cultural Production, And The Challenge Of "Super-Diversity", Rebecca Tsosie

Cybaris®

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Inter Partes Review: A Multi-Method Comparison For Challenging Patent Validity, Joseph W. Dubis

Cybaris®

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Sexual Exploitation In The Digital Age: Non-Consensual Pornography And What Washington Can Do To Stop It, Farah Ali, Brian Conley, Heather Lewis, Charlotte Lunday

Technology Law and Public Policy Clinic

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Exploring Precedent, Mary Whisner

Librarians' Articles

Ms. Whisner looks at the concept of precedent in the case law arena and discusses how to handle cases from parallel and lower courts, including unpublished decisions. She offers tips to help make decisions when using precedent, including consulting secondary sources and key numbers.

Not What I Planned (A Writing Detour), Mary Whisner

Librarians' Articles

Ms. Whisner reflects on the busy lives of law librarians and why sometimes the demands of reference work may keep law librarians from completing planned writing projects in a timely manner.

Faculty Status And Institutional Effectiveness, Deborah Maranville, Ruth Anne Robbins, Kristen K. Tiscione

Chapters in Books

Legal education has expanded to incorporate practice-oriented topics and courses over the past several decades, and student academic support services have multiplied in response to changing student populations. As a consequence of these changes, law schools are overdue to address the issue of the status of the individuals they hire to fill the multiple and ever expanding needs and interests of students.

Should law schools hire new personnel as teachers, staff, or administrators? If hired as teachers, what titles and governance rights should they be given? Should they be eligible for tenure, presumptively renewable long-term contracts, or short-term contracts? What …

Crytographic Currencies From A Tech-Policy Perspective: Policy Issues And Technical Directions, Emily Mcreynolds, Adam Learner, Will Scott, Franziska Roesner, Tadayoshi Kohno

Tech Policy Lab

We study legal and policy issues surrounding crypto currencies, such as Bitcoin, and how those issues interact with technical design options. With an interdisciplinary team, we consider in depth a variety of issues surrounding law, policy, and crypto currencies—such as the physical location where a crypto currency’s value exists for jurisdictional and other purposes, the regulation of anonymous or pseudonymous currencies, and challenges as virtual currency protocols and laws evolve. We reflect on how different technical directions may interact with the relevant laws and policies, raising key issues for both policy experts and technologists.

Data Protection In Clinical Trials: Adapting Eu Solutions To Us Research, Phillip Defedele

Student Works

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Computational Investigation Of The Influence Of Heating Modes And Moisture Content On Pyrolysis And Ignition Of Live Fuels, Bangalore Lingaraj Yashwanth

Dissertations

The burning of an isolated leaf-like element was computationally investigated in a series of studies, motivated by recent burning experiments performed on live leaves of manzanita (Arctostaphylos glandulosa). In this study, the relative impor- tance of heating modes, effect of fuel moisture content on pyrolysis and combustion of live fuels is explored in stages. A preliminary study was conducted on a simpli- fied one-dimensional configuration, using Gpyro. The heating sources were modeled through convection and/or radiation as boundary conditions. Results showed that the increase in radiative source temperature substantially affects ignition time; how- ever, it has marginal influence on mass …

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act’S Prohibition On Modification Chips: Stifling Creativity Or Necessarily Restricting Infringers?, Lauren R. Roncoroni

Student Works

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Faculty Status And Institutional Effectiveness, Deborah Maranville, Ruth Anne Robbins, Kristen K. Tiscione

Books

Legal education has expanded to incorporate practice-oriented topics and courses over the past several decades, and student academic support services have multiplied in response to changing student populations. As a consequence of these changes, law schools are overdue to address the issue of the status of the individuals they hire to fill the multiple and ever expanding needs and interests of students.

Should law schools hire new personnel as teachers, staff, or administrators? If hired as teachers, what titles and governance rights should they be given? Should they be eligible for tenure, presumptively renewable long-term contracts, or short-term contracts? What …

The Tragedy Of American Supremacy, Dante R. Toppo

CMC Senior Theses

Why has the United States, given its status as the sole remaining superpower following its Cold War victory, been unable to translate its preponderance of power into the outcomes it desires? The system established by the United States over the course of the Cold War does not effectively translate its power into influence in the post-Cold War world. In fact, the way US-Soviet competition shaped global affairs created systemic problems, weak and failing states, terrorism, autocracy and human rights abuse, that cannot be solved by the mechanisms of influence the US relied upon to win the Cold War. However, precisely …

California's Foreign Relations, Christopher Gaarder

CMC Senior Theses

Globalization has significantly increased the number of stakeholders in transnational issues in recent decades. The typical list of the new players in global affairs often includes non-state actors like non-governmental organizations, multinational corporations, and international organizations. Sub-national governments, however, have been given relatively little attention even though they, too, have a significant interest and ability to shape the increasing flow of capital, goods, services, people, and ideas that has so profoundly influenced the global political economy in recent decades. California, arguably the most significant among sub-national governments – its economy would be seventh or eighth in the world at $2.2 …

Danger In The Dmca Safe Harbors: The Need To Narrow What Constitutes Red Flag Knowledge, Hank Fisher

University of Richmond Law Review

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