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What Determines the Formal Versus Relational Nature of Local Government Contracting?
(Urban Affairs Review, 2012-05-01)
Meeyoung Lamothe is currently an assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma. Her research interests include local alternative service delivery arrangements, social service contracting, and nonprofit management. Her ...
Atom chip setup for cold Rydberg atom experiments
(2012)
The design, construction and characterization of an atom chip apparatus for cold Rydberg atom experiments with 87Rb is presented. The apparatus is designed to investigate interactions between Rydberg atoms and the nearby ...
Selected Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composers' Changing Views on Composing for Wind Band
(2012)
The purpose of this document is to identify factors influencing selected Pulitzer Prize-winning composers in choosing to compose or not for wind band. By interviewing Steven Stucky, Paul Moravec, David Lang, and John ...
The Worlds of Monticello Mountain: How Space Reflected Power and Politics on an Eighteenth Century Chesapeake Plantation Undergraduate
(2012-10-01)
This distinguished article reminds us that written texts are not the only historical evidence available to us. The author makes creative use of visual and archaeological sources in conjunction with cutting-edge theories ...
An Investigation of the Relationship Between Instructor and Institutional Characteristics and the Concert Report in Music in General Studies Courses in the United States
(2012)
The purpose of this study was to investigate relationships between institutional and instructor characteristics and the assignment of the concert report within American college music in general studies courses. Four ...
The Atmospheric Imaging Radar for High Resolution Observations of Severe Weather
(2012)
Mobile weather radars often utilize rapid scan strategies when collecting obser- vations of severe weather. Various techniques have been used to improve volume update times, including the use of agile and multi-beam radars. ...
Effects of Blood Flow Restricted Low-Intensity Concentric or Eccentric Training on Muscle Size and Strength
(PLos One, 2012-12-31)
We investigated the acute and chronic effects of low-intensity concentric or eccentric resistance training with blood flow restriction (BFR) on muscle size and strength. Ten young men performed 30% of concentric one ...
Optimizing Thermal Conductivity in Functionalized Macromolecules
(2012)
The quest for high thermal conductivity materials has lead to nano-composites incorporating macromolecular materials with excellent thermal conductivity, such as carbon nano-tubes and graphene nano-ribbons, in a matrix ...
A Community of Congruence Among Secondary Social Studies Teachers: A Case Study
(2012)
The purpose of this case study was to explore the community of one purposely selected department of secondary social studies teachers. I aimed to provide insight into the nature of one community of congruence amid the many ...
Aging and Wisdom: Culture Matters
(Psychological Science, 2012-10-01)
People from different cultures vary in the ways they approach social conflicts, with Japanese being more motivated to maintain interpersonal harmony and avoid conflicts than Americans are. Such cultural differences have ...