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Transient Lift-off Test Results for an Experimental Hybrid Bearing in Air
(2011-02-22)
A hybrid bearing designed for use in a next generation turbo-pump is evaluated
for the performance of initial lift-off, referred to as start-transient. The radial test rig
features a high-speed spindle motor capable of ...
Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Agricultural Sector in Northern Namibia
(2011-02-22)
In agrarian societies, HIV/AIDS extends far beyond the realm of healthcare into agricultural production and food security as well. Namibia is a developing country with a large portion of its population involved in agriculture; ...
Space-time forecasting and evaluation of wind speed with statistical tests for comparing accuracy of spatial predictions
(2010-10-12)
High-quality short-term forecasts of wind speed are vital to making wind power a
more reliable energy source. Gneiting et al. (2006) have introduced a model for the average
wind speed two hours ahead based on both spatial ...
Incidental Noticing and EFL Students’ Subsequent Second Language Learning in Synchronous Text-based Discussion: An Investigation of Both NES-NNES and NNES-NNES Dyads
(2010-10-12)
This dissertation investigated Taiwanese English as Foreign Language (EFL)
learners' incidental noticing and their subsequent language learning in relation to learner
proficiency level and dyadic type in a text-based ...
The Influence of the Built Environment on Poor Hispanic Youth
(2011-02-22)
Many studies have examined the relationship between youth physical activity
and their built environment. However, most of them used subjective measurement tools
to measure built environment because of their low cost and ...
The Effect of Environmental Contaminants on Mating Dynamics and Population Viability in a Sex-Role-Reversed Pipefish
(2010-07-14)
Understanding how anthropogenic activity impacts the health and viability of wildlife
populations is one of the most important tasks of environmental biology. A key concern
related to bi-products of human activity is the ...
A Concurrency and Time Centered Framework for Certification of Autonomous Space Systems
(2010-07-14)
Future space missions, such as Mars Science Laboratory, suggest the engineering of some of the most complex man-rated autonomous software systems. The present process-oriented certification methodologies are becoming ...
Expert Secondary Inclusive Classroom Management
(2011-02-22)
The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of the management practices of expert secondary general education teachers in inclusive classrooms. Specifically, expert teachers of classrooms who included students ...
The Ritual of the Runway: Studying Social Order and Gender Identity in "Project Runway"
(2011-02-22)
Project Runway premiered on Bravo TV on December 1st, 2004, and is now in its
sixth season, which aired on Lifetime. On Project Runway, designer contestants live
together in apartments in downtown New York for the duration ...
Using Self-Assembled Block Copolymer Macrostructures for Creating a Model System for Cell Mimicry
(2011-02-22)
The objective of this research is to investigate three classes of block copolymers, the vesicle structures they form, their response to stimuli in solution and their capabilities for use in biomimicry. The self-assembled ...