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The impact of incentives on the use of toll roads by trucks
(2010-07-14)
States are increasingly using toll roads as a means of financing transportation capital
needs as well as expanding transportation system capacity. Whether toll roads can attract
trucks partially determines the performance ...
Heterogeneous Surface-Based Freezing of Atmospheric Aerosols Containing Ash, Soot, and Soil
(2010-07-14)
Nucleation of ice crystals in the atmosphere often occurs through heterogeneous
freezing processes facilitated by an atmospheric aerosol that acts as the ice nuclei (IN).
Depending on ambient conditions and aerosol ...
TAILORING THE PLATEAU BURNING RATES OF COMPOSITE PROPELLANTS BY THE USE OF NANOSCALE ADDITIVES
(2010-07-14)
Composite propellants are composed of a solid oxidizer that is mixed into a
hydrocarbon binder that when polymerized results in a solid mass capable of selfsustained
combustion after ignition. Plateau propellants exhibit ...
MANUFACTURING OF A GAS FOIL BEARINGS FOR PALMED-SIZED TURBOMACHINERY
(2010-07-14)
Compliant Air Foil Bearings are used in a wide variety of applications. The
versatility, ease of manufacture, and low cost of foil bearings are a few of the reasons
foil bearing have been so thoroughly researched.
Miniaturization ...
The 'Noble Lie' and Tensions in Moral Sensibility that Form the Platonic Grid; Making Modern Day 'Dogs of War'
(2010-07-14)
This inquiry explores the possibility of applying principles from Plato?s education
system in the Republic to modern military leadership development programs. Both are
concerned with producing a ?guard-dog? that will serve ...
Inclusion of Blended Lipid Solutions as Functional Ingredients to Alter the Fatty Acid Profile of Beef Patties
(2010-10-12)
We hypothesized that beef patties formulated with the addition of a beef fat, plant oil and rosemary extract (antioxidant) blend would increase unsaturated fatty acid content and maintain desirable sensory attributes as ...
Modeling the Capacity of Left-Turn and Through Movement Considering Left-Turn Blockage and Spillback at Signalized Intersection with Short Left-Turn Bay
(2010-10-12)
This research presents more realistic models for left-turn and through volume capacity by taking into account the probabilistic nature of the left-turn bay blockages and spillbacks at a signalized intersection under the ...
Factors Involved in Search Dog Training
(2010-07-14)
Events of significant impact as recent as hurricane Ike yielded a consistent disturbing truth: we lack sufficient numbers of competent search dog [Canis familiaris] teams. This study was conceived to provide information ...
Viscoelastic{Viscoplastic Damage Model for Asphalt Concrete
(2010-10-12)
This thesis presents a continuum model for asphalt concrete incorporating non-
linear viscoelasticity, viscoplasticity, mechanically-induced damage and moisture-
induced damage. The Schapery single-integral viscoelastic ...
Archetypal Creativity and Healing: An Empirical Study of Floral Design (Ikebana)
(2010-10-12)
The theory of embodied cognition focuses on mechanisms of meaning beyond
the traditional in western metaphysics dichotomy of body and mind. These mechanisms
are considered to be the emerging aspects of meaning related to ...