Greek community needs assessment: Reducing the negative impact of alcohol and drugs

Participants representing Clemson\u27s Greek community have designed a research project that aims to define the problems associated with alcohol and drug misuse in the Greek community at Clemson University and to implement action steps based on sound evidence to mitigate the negative consequences associated with that misuse. The team is made up of Greek student leaders who are passionate about making a difference in their community and ultimately creating a plan to reduce alcohol and drug abuse among members. The team has conducted IRB and National PanHellenic approved focus groups and is in the process of coding the data. This poster reflects a preliminary analysis of that data

Teaching Communication Ethics as Central to the Discipline

Communication ethics as a field of study within the communication discipline has made significant contributions in a variety of areas, including teaching. This paper offers an historical overview of communication ethics, with special attention to four major approaches to pedagogy – ethics in human communication, moral psychology and intuition, a communication ethics framework, and a critical communication ethics pedagogy. For the department seeking to incorporate communication ethics through stand-alone courses or throughout curricula, the authors suggest ways for communication administrators to address questions of desired competencies for communication graduates, and to articulate related learning outcomes. Future recommendations for the field and administrators are offered. The authors conclude that while communication ethics pedagogy has made significant contributions to the discipline, its potential will only be fully realized when faculty and administrators together construct the right balance of offerings for their departments

Outline of hyperfree energy, equilibrium background and heat inertia opening new frontiers of thermal analysis

Namísto klasického nekrologu budou popsány rozsáhlé vědecké výsledky Pavla Holby s důrazem na jeho podíl na zavedení a odvození hypervolné energie a související definice nových termínů phtochabilita a plutabilita a dále na charakterizaci rovnovážného pozadí procesů a důsledků pro interpretaci kinetických dat. Neméně důležité jsou jeho poznatky k určení a důsledků inerciálního tepla jako často pomíjeného vlivu v kinetice DTA známého již od roku 1701, kdy je objeven Newtonův zákon chlazení. Vyzvednuty jsou jeho pokusy k vylepšení vztahu mezi termodynamikou a kinetikou.Instead a classical obituary the rich scientific results of Pavel Holba are survived emphasizing his contribution to the underpinning and determination of hyperfree energy and associated definition of novel terms of phtochability and plutability as well as the characterization of equilibrium background of processes and its impact on the kinetic data evaluation. Not less important are his findings on the resolution and impact of heat inertia as an often forgotten effect influential in DTA kinetics which is known since the 1701 Newton cooling law. His attempts to improve the interrelation between thermodynamics and kinetics are underlined

Selective recovery of lithium from seawater using a novel MnO2 type adsorbent III - benchmark evaluation

The granulation method of λ-MnO2 adsorbent employing chitin-based binder, which has efficient selectivity towards lithium ion, has been developed. The granules of ca. 1 – 2 mm with high resistance to the column operation for seawater (pH = 8.1) can be achieved. The laboratory scale column separation with the granulated adsorbent shows that lithium ions from seawater can be selectively recovered against the majority of co-existing cations. In addition, the elution of Mn from the adsorbent can be prevented. The benchmark column separation plant with seawater intake 200 L/h has been built and the whole process was verified and evaluated. The composition analysis of dried precipitated salts showed ca. 35 % efficiency of lithium recovery in the benchmark plant. In order to enhance the lithium recovery efficiency the following recovery steps are expected when routine techniques are applied