Hollow spherical rotors fabricated by electroplating

Equatorial bands are fabricated to provide a locating fit for the hemispheres of hollow spherical rotors which are then jointed by electroplating. Several nonmagnetic materials may be used to form the joint, such as aluminum, copper, iron, gold, plantinum, and zinc

A Green's function approach to the natural vibration of thin spherical shell segments - A numerical method Final report

Green function approach to natural vibration of thin spherical shell segment

Presence of Porcine Endogenous Retrovirus C in Domestic Pigs in Kansas

There is currently a shortage of organs available to perform allotransplants in humans, prompting the exploration of xenotransplantation as an alternative. Xenotransplantation is the transplantation of living tissues between different species, with porcine tissues being a promising option. However, concerns arise regarding cross-species transmission, particularly in relation to Porcine Endogenous Retroviruses (PERVs). PERVs are retroviruses that are integrated into the germ-line cells of pigs and are permanently embedded in the host cell’s DNA, allowing for vertical transmission. Of significant concern is the infectious nature of two PERV subtypes, A and B, to humans, which can potentially recombine with the third subtype, C. This study focuses on determining the presence of PERV-C within the domestic pig population at the Fort Hays State University (FHSU) farm. Out of 67 samples analyzed, 20 have tested positive for PERV-C, indicating a positivity rate of 30%. These findings shed light on the prevalence of PERV-C in domestic pig populations in Kansas and may have implications for xenotransplantation research aiming to mitigate the organ shortage crisis

“I want my PRC”: engagement of undergraduates with and assessment of the peer research consultant program

Purpose This paper describes the benefits found in undergraduate students working to provide research assistance to their peers. The discussion includes how soft skills are built, along with how the position has aided in both educational and building towards their future careers. The paper is submitted for the special issue on “The future of peer-led research services.” Design/methodology/approach The authors provide a viewpoint from both a peer research supervisor and a student currently working as a PRC. The paper covers the requirements and implementations at the beginning of the program along with the changes that have occurred to better streamline the process of hiring and training. The viewpoint of the PRC was a key factor in the process. Findings Soft skills are a key component of the program. The undergraduate PRCs develop confidence, leadership and communication skills through interactions with their peers. The campus community is responding to the peer model because the PRCs are currently taking the same classes or have recently taken them, and the campus is now asking for the peer mentors that assist librarians in teaching introductory classes. Practical implications For libraries considering the development of their own programs, the benefits presented can lend to their proposals on real-world application beyond the college experience, as well as how it benefits the busy schedules of librarians. Social implications The training the PRCs are provided by librarians provides credibility and trust, which encourages their peers to utilize the services. Soft skills are also one of the most requested needs for businesses beyond college. The PRC program is providing these skills, which the peer mentors use both in career readiness and their daily interactions. Originality/value This paper views a program only a few years old on how it managed through a pandemic, as well as how the supervisor adjusted training to reflect a renovation that brought about a changing desk model. With a current undergraduate PRC as the co-author, a unique perspective is brought to the writing by showing what they personally are taking away from working in the program

When Caring Is Work: Home, Health, and the Invisible Workforce: Introduction

This essay introduces the SUNY Buffalo Law School 2012 James McCormick Mitchell Lecture. The Lecture featured distinguished scholars Hendrik Hartog, Jennifer Klein, and Peggie R. Smith, who each contributed an essay to this volume. These three scholars give a richly detailed picture of home caretakers\u27 struggles to gain visibility and support for their important work. Legal rulings and policy choices have made care workers distinctly vulnerable, treating care services as an expression of love rather than contract (as Hartog describes), or as social rehabilitation for marginal citizens rather than as skilled health care provision (as Klein explains), or as informal companionship exempt from labor standards (as Smith criticizes). Our introduction draws on Martha A. Fineman’s theory of the vulnerable subject, which grounds law in the inevitable interdependency resulting from the embodied human condition. That vision centers justice on law’s responsiveness to the vulnerabilities of those bodies, so that intimate caretaking work is not seen as an exceptional or burdensome need of “special” populations. Instead, government support for caretaking is a beneficial and productive instance of law’s normal provision of collective protection essential to individual power and responsible citizenship. That perspective can help challenge the law’s treatment of caretaking work as naturally and necessarily requiring special personal sacrifice, subordination, and hardship on the part of intimate caretakers

Influence of supplemental protein versus energy level on intake, fill, passage, digestibility, and fermentation characteristics of beef steers consuming dormant bluestem range forage

Two trials were conducted to evaluate effects of protein versus energy level in milo/soybean meal supplements on intake and utilization of dormant, bluestem forage. Forage dry matter intake and utilization of dormant bluestem forage appears to increase at higher levels of supplemental protein. Increased supplemental energy may be associated with depressed intake and utilization, particularly when supplements are low in protein

Minority Influence and Degrowth-Oriented Pro-environmental Conflict: When Emotions Betray Our Attachment to the Social Dominant Paradigm

If today the anthropogenic origin of climate change gathers almost total scientific consensus, human pro-environmental action is not changing with sufficient impact to keep global warming within the 1.5° limit. Environmental psychology has traditionally focused on the underlying barriers towards more pro-environmental behaviours. Emotions—like fear or anger—may act as such barriers especially in case of radical change (e.g., degrowth). While minority influence has been extensively applied to understand societal change, it has rarely been applied to understand the emotional responses that may hinder counter-normative pro-environmental messages. However, past literature on emotions shows that, in challenging situations—the likes of radical minority conflict—people will tend to use their emotional reaction to maintain societal status quo. Two studies investigated how participants emotionally react towards a counter-normative pro-environmental minority message (advocating degrowth). A qualitative (thematic analyses) and a quantitative (emotional self-report paradigm) studies showed that participants report emotions that allow them to realign themselves with the cultural backdrop of the social dominant paradigm (growth), thus resisting change. Specifically, although all participants tend to demonstrate higher proportions of control-oriented emotions, men do so more. These effects, as well as questions of cultural and ideological dominance, are discussed considering barriers towards pro-environmentalism