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Ocena Składu Gazów Odlotowych Z Procesów Spopielania Odpadów Niebezpiecznych Pod Kątem Trudności Oczyszczania I Toksyczności, Robert Oleniacz

Robert Oleniacz

Tightening of the European Union law in the field of the air emission limit values from waste incineration causes necessity for existing and new incineration plants to conform to the standards. It will often involve modernization of the flue gas cleaning system. Proposed in the paper the methodology of evaluation of the combustion gases composition in point of view cleaning difficulty should be useful to this end. Average toxicity factors for hazardous waste incineration flue gases were defined as well. Among other things they can be used in comparative analysis of the air pollutant concentration in the raw gas (before …

Thin Polyimide Films Prepared By Ionic Self-Assembly, Mark Anderson, Richey Davis, C. Douglas Taylor, Michiaiah Parker, Spencer Clark, Daniela Marciu, Michael Miller

Mark R. Anderson

Layer-by-layer electrostatic deposition of polyelectrolytes was used to modify a gold substrate with polydiallyl dimethylammonium chloride and an Ultem-type poly(amic acid) salt. Following deposition, heat treatment converted the poly(amic acid) salt into a polyimide. A decrease in the thin film thickness and a substantial increase in the interfacial contact angle accompanied thermal treatment. Results from cyclic voltammetry measurements also show that the imidized surface had a decreased dielectric constant relative to an unmodified or a poly(amic acid)-modified interface. Each of these results is consistent with formation of the polyimide. Infrared spectra of the thin films formed by the electrostatic deposition …

Accuracy And Limitations Of Localized Green’S Function Methods For Materials Science Applications, Duane D. Johnson, Andrei V. Smirnov

Duane D. Johnson

We compare screened real-space and reciprocal-space implementations of Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker electronic-structure method for their applicability to largescale problems requiring various levels of accuracy. We show that real-space calculations in metals can become impractical to describe energies. We suggest a combined r- and k-space scheme as the most efficient and flexible strategy for accurate energy calculations. Our hybrid code is suitable for (parallel) large-scale calculations involving complex, multicomponent systems. We also discuss how details of numerical procedures can affect accuracy of such calculations.

Active Information Retrieval, Tommi Jaakkola, Hava Siegelmann

Hava Siegelmann

In classical large information retrieval systems, the system responds to a user initiated query with a list of results ranked by relevance. The users may further refine their query as needed. This process may result in a lengthy correspondence without conclusion. We propose an alternative active learning approach, where the system responds to the initial user’s query by successively probing the user for distinctions at multiple levels of abstraction. The system’s initiated queries are optimized for speedy recovery and the user is permitted to respond with multiple selections or may reject the query. The information is in each case unambiguously …

An Investigation Of The Rank Transformation In Multple Regression, Todd C. Headrick, Ourania Rotou

Todd Christopher Headrick

Real world data often fail to meet the underlying assumptions of normal statistical theory. The rank transformation (RT) procedure is recommended and used in the context of multiple regression analysis when the assumption of normality is violated. There is no general supporting theory of the RT. In view of this, the current study examined the Type I error and power properties of the RT in terms of multiple regression. The investigation included both additive and nonadditive models. Results indicated that there were severely inflated Type I error rates associated with the RT procedure under both normal and nonnormal distributions (e.g., …

Institutsdagen At The Royal Institute Of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, May 3, 2000, Otto Vogl, Ann Christine Albertsson

Otto Vogl

No abstract provided.

Metaxpath, Curtis Dyreson, Michael H. Böhen, Christian S. Jensen

Curtis Dyreson

This paper presents the METAXPath data model and query language. METAXPath extends XPath with support for XML metadata. XPath is a specification language for locations in an XML document it serves as the basis for XML query languages like XSLT and the XML Query Algebra.

The METAXPath data model is a nested XPath tree. Each level of metadata induces a new level of nesting. The data model separates metadata and data into different data spaces, supports meta-metadata and enables sharing of metadata common to a group of nodes without duplication. The METAXPath query language has a level shift operator to …

Uwit: Underwater Image Toolbox And Mosaicking In Matlab, R. Eustice, O. Pizarro, C. Roman, H. Singh

Christopher N. Roman

No abstract provided.

A Short Summary Of Seabed And Some Data Highlights, H. Singh, R. Eustice, C. Roman, O. Pizarro, N. Mcphee

Christopher N. Roman

No abstract provided.

Automated, Web-Based, Second-Chance Homework, Randall W. Hall, Leslie G. Butler, Saundra Y. Mcguire, Sean P. Mcglynn, Gary L. Lyon, Ron L. Reese, Patrick A. Limbach

Randall W. Hall

Aging And The Public Health Impact Of Dementia, Ron Brookmeyer, Claudia Kawas

Ron Brookmeyer

No abstract provided.

Precision Measurement Of The Spin-Dependent Asymmetry In The Threshold Region Of 3He (E,E'), F. Xiong, D. Dutta, W. Xu, B. Anderson, L. Auberbach, T. Averett, W. Bertozzi, T. Black, J. Calarco, L. Cardman, G. D. Cates, Z. W. Chai, J. P. Chen, S. Choi, E. Chudakov, S. Churchwell, G. S. Corrado, C. Crawford, D. Dale, A. Deur, P. Djawotho, B. W. Filippone, J. M. Finn, H. Gao, R. Gilman, A. V. Glamazdin, C. Glashausser, W. Glockle, J. Golak, J. Gomez, V. G. Gorbenko, J. O. Hansen, F. W. Hersman, D. W. Higinbotham, R. Holmes, C. R. Howell, E. Hughes, B. Humensky, S. Incerti, C. W. De Jager, J. S. Jensen, X. Jiang, C. E. Jones, M. Jones, R. Kahl, H. Kamada, A. Kievsky, I. Kominis, W. Korsch, K. Kramer, G. Kumbartzki, M. Kuss, Enkeleida K. Lakuriqi, M. Liang, N. Liyanage, J. Lerose, S. Malov, D. J. Margaziotis, J. W. Martin, K. Mccormick, R. D. Mckeown, K. Mcilhany, Z. E. Meziani, R. Michaels, G. W. Miller, E. Pace, T. Pavlin, G. G. Petratos, R. I. Pomatsalyuk, D. Pripstein, D. Prout, R. D. Ransome, Y. Roblin, M. Rvachev, A. Saha, G. Salme, M. Schnee, T. Shin, K. Slifer, P. A. Souder, S. Strauch, R. Suleiman, M. Sutter, B. Tipton, L. Todor, M. Viviani, B. Vlahovic, J. Watson, C. F. Williamson, H. Witala, B. Wojtsekhowski, J. Yeh, P. Zolnierczuk

Enkeleida K. Lakuriqi

We present the first precision measurement of the spin-dependent asymmetry in the threshold region of 3He (e,e') at Q2 values of 0.1 and 0.2(GeV/c)2. The agreement between the data and nonrelativistic Faddeev calculations which include both final-state interactions and meson-exchange current effects is very good at Q2=0.1(GeV/c)2, while a small discrepancy at Q2=0.2(GeV/c)2 is observed.

Finiteness Notions In Fuzzy Sets, Lawrence Stout

Lawrence N. Stout

Finite sets are one of the most fundamental mathematical structures. In the absence of the axiom of choice there are many different inequivalent definitions of finite even in classical logic. When we allow incomplete existence as in fuzzy sets the situation gets even more complicated. This paper gives nine distinct definitions of finite in a fuzzy context together with examples showing how the properties of the underlying lattice of truth values impact the meanings of finite.

Oral History Interview With William Mcgee, Philip L. Frana

Philip L Frana

William McGee is a retired senior programmer at the IBM Santa Teresa Laboratory. McGee received the AB degree in physics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1949, and the MA degree in physics from Columbia University in 1951. From 1951 to 1959, McGee managed the numerical analysis unit at the General Electric Hanford Atomic Products Operation in Richland, Washington. Between 1959 and 1964 he led systems programming and research at Ramo Wooldridge Corporation in Canoga Park, California. McGee joined ...

Tectonic Synthesis Of The Olympic Mountains Segment Of The Cascadia Wedge, Using 2-D Thermal And Kinetic Modeling Of Isotopic Ages, Geoffrey E. Batt, Mark T. Brandon, Kenneth A. Farley, Mary K. Roden-Tice

Mary K. Roden-Tice

A fully coupled two-dimensional kinematic and thermal model of a steady state accretionary wedge, constrained by an extensive data set of fission track and (U-Th)/He ages for apatite and zircon, is here used to investigate the development of the Olympic Mountains segment of the Cascadia accretionary wedge. The model has two main free parameters: , the maximum rate of erosion for a generic erosion function operating at the top of the wedge, and α, the distribution of sedimentary accretion into the wedge. The best fit values for and α and their confidence limits are determined through an iterative search of …

Developing Haptic And Visual Perceptual Categories For Reaching And Grasping With A Humanoid Robot, Jefferson Coelho, Justus Piater, Roderic Grupen

Roderic Grupen

Properties of the human embodiment sensorimotor apparatus and neurological structure participate directly in the growth and development of cognitive processes against enormous worst case complexity. It is our position that relationships between morphology and perception over time lead to incerasingly comprehensive models that describe the agent's relationship to the world.We are applying insight derived from neuroscience, neurology, and developmental psychology to the design of advanced robot architectures. To investigate developmental processes, we have begun to approximate the human sensorimotor configuration and to engage sensory and motor subsystems in developmental sequences. Many such sequences have been documented in studies of infant …

Poly Millennial 2000 Hilton Waikoloa Villages, Hawaii, December 9-13, 2000, Otto Vogl, William Daly

Otto Vogl

No abstract provided.

Classical Density Functional Theory Of Freezing In Simple Fluids: Numerically Induced False Solutions, M. Valera, F. J. Pinski, Duane D. Johnson

Duane D. Johnson

Density functional theory (DFT) has provided many insights into the freezing of simple fluids. Several analytical and numerical solution have shown that the DFT provides an accurate description of freezing of hard spheres and their mixtures. Compared to other techniques, numerical, grid-based algorithms for solving the DFT equations have more variational freedom and are capable of describing subtle behavior, as that seen in mixtures with multipeaked density profiles. However the grid-based approach is sensitive to the coarseness of the mesh employed. Here we summarize how the granularity of the mesh affects the freezing point within the DFT. For coarse meshes, …

Climatology Of Mid- And Low-Latitude F Region Disturbance Winds Measured By Windii, J. T. Emmert, Bela G. Fejer, C. G. Fesen, G. G. Shepherd, B. H. Solheim

Bela G. Fejer

No abstract provided.

Estimation Of Error In Large Area Underwater Photomosaics Using Vehicle Navigation Data, C. Roman, H. Singh

Christopher N. Roman

Creating geometrically accurate photomosaics of underwater sites using images collected from an AUV or ROV is a difficult task due to dimensional errors which grow as a function of 3D image distortion and the mosaicking process. Although photomosiacs are accurate locally their utility for accurately representing a large survey area is jeopardized by this error growth. Evaluating the error in a mosaic is the first step in creating globally accurate photomosaics of an unstructured environment with bounded error. Using vehicle navigation data and sensor offsets it is possible to estimate the error present in large area photomosaics independent of the …

Packaging Predictable Assembly With Prediction-Enabled Component Technology, Scott A. Hissam, Gabriel A. Moreno, Judith Stafford, Kurt C. Wallnau

Gabriel A. Moreno

Dopamine Adsorption At Surface Modified Carbon-Fiber Electrodes, Bradley Bath, Heidi Martin, R. Mark Wightman, Mark Anderson

Mark R. Anderson

Fast-scan cyclic voltammetry at high repetition rates was used to characterize adsorptive properties of dopamine (DA) at native and modified carbon-fiber microelectrode surfaces. Disk electrodes were fabricated from Thornel P55 fibers, and cylindrical electrodes, from Thornel T650 fibers. Their surfaces were modified by physisorption of 2,6-anthraquinone disulfonic acid (2,6-AQDS) or chemisorption of 4-carboxyphenyl or catechols. Chemisorption was accomplished via electrochemical reduction of diazonium salts. The degree of DA adsorption and its oxidation kinetics were found to vary for the two types of native carbon fiber electrodes and with the different chemical overlayers on the carbon surfaces. 2,6-AQDS measurably increased DA …

Oral History Interview With Donald D. Chamberlin, Philip L. Frana

Philip L Frana

Don Chamberlin is a research staff member at IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, California. In this oral history Chamberlin recounts his early life, his education at Harvey Mudd College and Stanford University, and his work on relational database technology. Chamberlin was a member of the System R research team and, with Ray Boyce, developed the SQL database language. Chamberlin also briefly discusses his more recent research on XML query languages.

The Evidence Of The Mode Selectivity Of The Infrared Predissociation Reaction Of The Hydrogen Bonds In The Aniline–Water–Pyrrole Cluster Cation, Taisuke Nakanaga, Naveed Piracha, Fumiyuki Ito

Naveed K. Piracha

The infrared spectrum of aniline–water–pyrrole cluster cation has been measured in the 3 μm region. Four strong vibrational bands were observed at 3313, 3515, 3637, and 3721cm−1, and the cluster dissociated into fragments in two reaction paths, AWP+→AW++P and AWP+→AP++W (A: aniline, W: water, P: pyrrole) when it absorbed an infrared photon. The branching ratio (AW+/AP+) has been determined to be 0.20±0.02 for the NH stretching vibration of aniline (3313cm−1, hydrogen-bonded to pyrrole) and 0.14±0.03 for the other three bands. This vibrational mode dependence should be due to the fast energy transfer from the NH to the intermolecular vibration through …

Teaching Analytical Chemistry To The Masses: How We Went From 2 Courses To 7 Courses In 10 Years, Gary Long, Mark Anderson, Brian Tissue, John Morris

Mark R. Anderson

No abstract is currently available.

Interactive Multimedia Over The Internet For Teaching Analytical Chemistry, Mark Anderson

Mark R. Anderson

No abstract is currently available.

Relativistic Effects And Two-Body Currents In 2h(E⃗,E′P)N Using Out-Of-Plane Detection, Z L. Zhou, X Jiang, R Hicks, A Hotta, R Miskimen, Gerald Alvin Peterson, J Shaw

Gerald Alvin Peterson

Measurements of the 2H(e⃗,e′p)n reaction were performed with the out-of-plane magnetic spectrometers (OOPS) at the MIT-Bates Linear Accelerator. The longitudinal-transverse, fLT and fLT′, and the transverse-transverse, fTT, interference responses at a missing momentum of 210MeV/c were simultaneously extracted in the dip region at Q2 = 0.15 (GeV/c)2. In comparison to models of deuteron electrodisintegration, the data clearly reveal strong effects of relativity and final-state interactions and the importance of two-body meson-exchange currents and isobar configurations. We demonstrate that such effects can be disentangled by extracting these responses using the novel out-of-plane technique.

A Differential Equation Model Of North American Cinematic Box-Office Dynamics, David A. Edwards, Ron Buckmire

Ron Buckmire

No abstract provided.

Czynniki Wpływające Na Skład Spalin I Wielkość Emisji Zanieczyszczeń Z Procesów Termicznego Przekształcania Odpadów Niebezpiecznych, Robert Oleniacz

Robert Oleniacz

The work summarizes factors influencing on air emissions from various full-scale hazardous waste incinerators (rotary kiln, multiple hearth furnace, starved-air incinerator, fluidized bed incinerator, liquid injection incinerator). Air pollutant emissions from hazardous waste incineration can be minimized not only by flue-gas cleaning. There are many factors that influence on flue-gas composition and the quantity of air pollutants formed during incineration: the type, the composition and the quantity of waste, the way of waste introducing to the incinerator, excess air ratio, combustion temperature, retention time of exhaust gases etc. Special attention was paid to the loading of waste and incineration conditions …

Odpady Pestycydowe Jako Paliwo Zastępcze W Piecach Obrotowych Do Wypalania Klinkieru Cementowego, Marian Mazur, Robert Oleniacz, Marek Bogacki, Stanisław Słupek

Robert Oleniacz

The clinker burning plant is ideally suited for processing a wide variety of hazardous waste materials. High temperatures existing in cement kilns (ca. 1350-1450 Centigrades in the burning zone) as well as long gas-residence time (ca. 6-10 s) provide potentially excellent conditions for destruction of toxic organic compounds. Non-volatile compounds are retained in the solid phase and built into the clinker. A lot of other (for example acid gases) can also be absorbed by alkaline solid phase. Old pesticide wastes present a big problem in Poland now. They can be use as waste-derived fuels in cement kilns, especially in the …