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Equilibrium and Transport Properties of Systems Containing Graphene Sheets (-Oil Nanocomposites and Membranes) from Molecular Dynamics Simulations
(2014-12-12)
Graphene sheets belong to an interesting class of materials. Their exceptional properties, including high thermal and electrical conductivity, mechanical strength etc., could play an important role in multiple applications, ...
Sexual signaling in conflicts and their resolutions in odonates
(2014-12)
Nature abounds with conflicts and searching for the best solution to conflicts is of interest to all animals. Among various means to resolve conflicts, signaling may be superior because it can potentially settle conflicts ...
Beyond Public Assistance: Factors Affecting Completion of Community College Students in the Career Transitions Program
(2014-12-12)
The purpose of this study was to identify the characteristics of students who successfully completed “Career Transitions,” a program to help adult learners obtain certification, degrees, and employment. The population for ...
A Focus On The Learning That Occurs Within A Formal School Administrator Mentoring Program
(2014-05-09)
The focus of this study was on examining the role of mentoring relationships established in formal mentoring programs in building strong leaders for schools, and investigated the types of learning that occur within a formal ...
Rheological and Flow Characteristics of Drag Reducing Surfactant Solutions in Straight Pipes and Annular Ducts
(2014)
Surfactants are well-known as effective drag reducers and viscosifying agents. The macroscopic properties of surfactants are dictated by the surfactant type and the condition of the solvent in which the surfactant is ...
Long offset seismic data analysis for resources plays
(2014-07-31)
Wide-azimuth, long-offset seismic surveys are becoming increasingly common in unconventional exploration plays, where three the key objectives are to estimate the direction of maximum horizontal stress, to predict the ...
A beer a minute in Texas football: Heavy drinking and the heroizing of the antihero in Friday Night Lights
(International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 2014-06-01)
This article applies a qualitative framing analysis to the first three seasons of the television series Friday Night Lights, focusing particularly on its incorporation of heavy drinking into narrative representations of ...
Dance Master, Dance Mistress: Transformative Dance Pedagogy
(2014-12-12)
This study is a qualitative exploration utilizing content analysis and analytic induction in an interdisciplinary exploration of educational principles and dance pedagogy. Data consists of educational theory, dance pedagogy, ...
ENHANCING ALCOHOL PRODUCTION IN CLOSTRIDIUM CARBOXIDIVORANS STRAIN P7T AND THE ROLE OF TANDEM ADH GENES
(2014)
Clostridium carboxidivorans P7 is one of three microbial catalysts capable of fermenting synthesis gas (mainly CO, CO2 and H2) to produce the liquid biofuels ethanol and butanol. Gasification of feedstocks to produce ...
Inter-species cross-seeding : stability and assembly of rat-human amylin aggregates
(2014-09-24)
Diseases such as type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's share as a common feature the accumulation of mis-folded disease-specific protein aggregates into fibrillar structures, or plaques. These fibrils may either be ...