Before the ghetto: Black detroit in the nineteenth century : , (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1973. Pp. xii + 254; plates. $10[middle dot]00)

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Small Polarons in Transition Metal Oxides

The formation of polarons is a pervasive phenomenon in transition metal oxide compounds, with a strong impact on the physical properties and functionalities of the hosting materials. In its original formulation the polaron problem considers a single charge carrier in a polar crystal interacting with its surrounding lattice. Depending on the spatial extension of the polaron quasiparticle, originating from the coupling between the excess charge and the phonon field, one speaks of small or large polarons. This chapter discusses the modeling of small polarons in real materials, with a particular focus on the archetypal polaron material TiO2. After an introductory part, surveying the fundamental theoretical and experimental aspects of the physics of polarons, the chapter examines how to model small polarons using first principles schemes in order to predict, understand and interpret a variety of polaron properties in bulk phases and surfaces. Following the spirit of this handbook, different types of computational procedures and prescriptions are presented with specific instructions on the setup required to model polaron effects.Comment: 36 pages, 12 figure

The Grizzly, November 15, 1985

Alcohol Policy Revisited: Campus Pub? • Landis Becomes UC\u27s First Full-Time Minister • Wellness Sponsors Adopt-A-Smoker Contest • Letters: Kane Downs Kegs; Security Remains Controversial • Reverant Reflections • In Search of Success: Linda Troutman Lands Job at Prudential • Berry Receives Fulbright Scholarship • Protheatre • Bears Take ECAC for Third Time • McCloskey Breaks TD Pass Record Another One • Cross Country: To Sum it Up • Women\u27s Field Hockey Falters in First Round • Amazons Too Tough • Lindbergh Tragedy: We Love You Pelle! • College Degree Becoming More Valuablehttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1152/thumbnail.jp

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The Grizzly, September 20, 1985

Forum Season Opens with Summit Diplomacy • The Fields Are Coming • Zeta Chi Escapes Suspension • Lack of Water • The Water Warden is Watching You • Intramural Squeeze • What\u27s Your Opinion? • Japanese Now Available • Prof Profile: Perreten Leads the List • Dominic O\u27Brien Joins the Education Team • Album Review: Squeeze Producing the Same Old Sound • Jamison Appointed to Library Director • Football Team Stretches for New Goals • Women\u27s Field Hockey Climbing the Ladder! • Volleyball Team Has Promise • The Harriers are Off • Bears Win Ugly • More Talk About South Africa • New Forum Force • Whiteley: A Model of Desire and Determination •New Security Column • Grant Me Thishttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1144/thumbnail.jp

Black students in U.S. higher education: Toward improved access, adjustment, and achievement

This paper seeks to broaden our knowledge and understanding of black student experiences in U.S. higher education over the past 20 years. Toward this end, I analyze black student enrollment/earned degree trends in the state of Michigan during the 1965–80 period; examine the institutional experiences of black students who enrolled as freshmen at the University of Michigan between 1975 and 1983; and assess the correlates of access, adjustment, and achievement of 700 black college students who attended six predominantly white public institutions in 1981. The analyses out across four different levels of U.S. higher education (national, state, institutional, and individual) and shed considerable light not only on black student experiences but also those of other minority and white students as well. Based on the result of the multidimensional analyses, I set forth an agenda for action to improve the status of blacks in higher education.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/43873/1/11256_2005_Article_BF01112008.pd

SUPPORT Tools for Evidence-informed Policymaking in health 6: Using research evidence to address how an option will be implemented

This article is part of a series written for people responsible for making decisions about health policies and programmes and for those who support these decision makers

Health Disparities Between Appalachian and Non-Appalachian Counties in Virginia USA

The examination of health disparities among people within Appalachian counties compared to people living in other counties is needed to find ways to strategically target improvements in community health in the United States of America (USA). Methods: A telephone survey of a random sample of adults living in households within communities of all counties of the state of Virginia (VA) in the USA was conducted. Findings: Health status was poorer among those in communities within Appalachian counties in VA and health insurance did not make a difference. Health perception was significantly worse in residents within communities in Appalachian counties compared to non-Appalachian community residents (30.5 vs. 17.4% rated their health status as poor/fair), and was worse even among those with no chronic diseases. Within communities in Appalachian counties, black residents report significantly better health perception than do white residents. Conclusion: Residents living in communities in Appalachian counties in VA are not receiving adequate health care, even among those with health insurance. More research with a larger ethnic minority sample is needed to investigate the racial/ethnic disparities in self-reported health and health care utilization within communities

Influence of surface atomic structure demonstrated on oxygen incorporation mechanism at a model perovskite oxide

Perovskite oxide surfaces catalyze oxygen exchange reactions that are crucial for fuel cells, electrolyzers, and thermochemical fuel synthesis. Here, by bridging the gap between surface analysis with atomic resolution and oxygen exchange kinetics measurements, we demonstrate how the exact surface atomic structure can determine the reactivity for oxygen exchange reactions on a model perovskite oxide. Two precisely controlled surface reconstructions with (4 × 1) and (2 × 5) symmetry on 0.5 wt.% Nb-doped SrTiO3(110) were subjected to isotopically labeled oxygen exchange at 450 °C. The oxygen incorporation rate is three times higher on the (4 × 1) surface phase compared to the (2 × 5). Common models of surface reactivity based on the availability of oxygen vacancies or on the ease of electron transfer cannot account for this difference. We propose a structure-driven oxygen exchange mechanism, relying on the flexibility of the surface coordination polyhedra that transform upon dissociation of oxygen molecules.Austrian Science Fund (SFB “ Functional Oxide Surfaces and Interfaces ” - FOXSI, Project F 45)European Research Council Advanced Grant (“OxideSurfaces” (Project ERC-2011-ADG_20110209))National Science Foundation (U.S.). Division of Materials Research (CAREER Award Grant No. 1055583