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Microscopic Void Analysis in Resin Transfer Molded Composites
(2003)
Composites are being increasingly used in various applications because of their light weight and high performance. One of the common disadvantages of composite materials is the formation of defects during manufacturing ...
Post-Cure Compression as a Void Reduction Technique for Thermosetting Composites
(2005)
Composite materials often suffer from process-induced defects such as voids that lower their overall performance and thus limit their wider application. Void formation mechanisms and detrimental effects of voids on mechanical ...
Self-Directed IEP: Bridging Values of Diverse Cultures and Secondary Education
(Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2005-04-01)
This article describes the relationships among the Self-Directed IEP, cultural values, self-determination, and transition. Educators must move toward understanding collectivist values to provide appropriate opportunities ...
From Ethnic to Interethnic: The Case for Identity Adaptation and Transformation
(Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 2006-09-01)
The academic literature for the past several decades suggests an increased tendency to conceive “ethnic identity” as an a priori and morally inviolable human condition exclusively attributed to a social group identified ...
On the Choice of Shear Correction Factor in Sandwich Structures
(Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials, 2002-01-01)
The first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT) is a relatively simple tool that has been found to yield accurate results in the non-local problems of sandwich structures, such as buckling and free vibration. However, a ...
Interviewer as Instrument: Accounting for Human Factors in Evaluation Research
(Evaluation Review, 2006-04-01)
This methodological study examines an original data collection model designed to incorporate human factors and enhance data richness in qualitative and evaluation research. Evidence supporting this model is drawn from ...
Partner With Parents
(Intervention in School and Clinic, 2005-09-01)
A Computer-Aided Method to Expedite the Evaluation of Prognosis for Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
(Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment, 2006-08-01)
This study presented a fully-automated computer-aided method (scheme) to detect metaphase chromosomes depicted on microscopic digital images, count the total number of chromosomes in each metaphase cell, compute the DNA ...
Control Systems’ Effect on Attributional Processes and Sales Outcomes: A Cybernetic Information-Processing Perspective
(Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 2005-10-01)
Built upon a cybernetic information-processing framework, this article advances and empirically tests a conceptual model proposing the relationships between sales controls (outcome, activity, capability), salespeople’s ...
Migrant Remittances and Skipped Generation Households: Investigating the Exchange Motive Using Evidence from Nang Rong, Thailand
(Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, 2009-06-01)
Using data from the Nang Rong projects social survey (N=6,801 households) and qualitative data from semi-structured interviews, I examine the relationship between migrant remittances and the skipped generation household ...