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Interactive simulation of fire, burn and decomposition
(2009-05-15)
This work presents an approach to effectively integrate into one unified modular
fire simulation framework the major processes related to fire, namely: a burning
process, chemical combustion, heat distribution, decomposition ...
Gentlemen's diplomacy: the foreign policy of Lord Lansdowne, 1845-1927
(2009-05-15)
As British Foreign Secretary from November 1900 to December 1905, Lord
Lansdowne operated on a long-held coherent body of principles on which he based his
foreign policy. Throughout his political life, in fact, he pressed ...
Encapsulated interferon-tau during Theiler's virus-induced demyelinating disease: efficacy of treatment and immune response profile
(2009-05-15)
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common primary demyelinating disease of the
central nervous system in humans. Type I interferons are most frequently used to treat MS.
However, their main mechanism of action remains ...
Modeling of the reburn process with the use of feedlot biomass as a reburn fuel
(2009-05-15)
Coal fired power plants will face many challenges in the near future as new
regulations, such as the Clear Sky Act, are being implemented. These regulations impose
much stricter limits on NOx emissions and plan to impose ...
Scaffolding middle school students' content knowledge and ill-structured problem solving in a problem-based hypermedia learning environment
(2009-05-15)
This study focused on two areas under the overarching theme of the effects of
domain-general and domain-specific scaffolds with different levels of support,
continuous or faded. First, the study investigated the effects ...
NOx reduction with the use of feedlot biomass as a reburn fuel
(2009-05-15)
Coal fired power plants produce NOx at unacceptable levels. In order to control
these emissions without major modifications to the burners, additional fuel called reburn
fuel is fired under rich conditions (10-30 % by heat) ...
The future of the Salton Sea under proposed lower Colorado River basin water management scenarios
(2009-05-15)
The Salton Sea, situated in the Lower Colorado River Basin (LCRB), is under
duress due to, among other things, increased water demands of cities like San Diego,
California and Mexicali, Mexico. This research developed a ...
Radical Catholic resistance to the Mexican Revolution: the Cristero Rebellion and the Sinarquista Movement
(2009-05-15)
The Cristero Rebellion and the Sinarquista Movement were reactionary forces
that opposed the progression of the Mexican Revolution in the first half of the twentieth
century. This thesis compares the two movements, with ...
Design, construction and implementation of spherical tissue equivalent proportional counter
(2009-05-15)
Tissue equivalent proportional counters (TEPC) are used for medical and space activities whenever a combination of high and low LET (lineal energy transfer) radiations are present. With the frequency and duration of space ...
Delayed neutron emission measurements for U-235 and Pu-239
(2009-05-15)
The delayed neutron emission rates of U-235 and Pu-239 samples were measured
accurately from a thermal fission reaction. A Monte Carlo calculation using the Geant4
code was used to demonstrate the neutron energy independence ...