Composite lamination method

A process was developed for preparing relatively thick composite laminate structure wherein thin layers of prepreg tapes are assembled, these thin layers are cut into strips that are partially cured, and stacked into the desired thickness with uncured prepreg disposed between each layer of strips. The formed laminate is finally cured and thereafter machined to the desired final dimensions

Textile and apparel imports : the consumer's choice (1993)

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How collaborative the collaboration? : assessing the collaboration of services for juvenile offenders.

Juvenile delinquency with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders has become an increasing problem within the United States. In part this can be attributed to the excessive number of delinquent youth entering the juvenile justice system with untreated substance abuse and/or mental health disorders-thus requiring juvenile justice to become a default system for substance abuse and mental health intervention and treatment services. In an effort to combat this problem, governmental, mental health, social support agencies, and school systems have formed interagency collaborations to provide more effective treatment services. One such interagency collaboration is the JETS Program, a court diversion program that provides intervention and treatment services for juvenile offenders with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders. This study identifies the relationship between shared meaning and collaboration as well as the relationship between collaboration and goal achievement among the nine agencies involved in the JETS Program during the first year of the program\u27s inception. Utilizing a concurrent nested design and deductive content analysis, both qualitative and quantitative methodologies contributed to studying the phenomena of shared meaning and the impact that shared meaning can have on a juvenile interagency collaboration. In order to accomplish this task, 16 service providers (i.e., individuals who provide, or supervise the direct services to juveniles participating in the JETS Program) participated in semi-structured interviews and service provider surveys that focused on the individual\u27s perceptions of collaboration within the JETS Program partnership. Findings indicate that although the JETS Program partners had shared meaning around the appropriate professionals being involved with the program and the goal of the program, a lack of shared meaning on partner roles, referral processes, and overall program structure contributed to negative program outcomes and a general sense of frustration among the service providers

An empirical study of personality variables related to efficiency of problem solving

During the last few years there has been an increasing interest in problem solving behavior and closely related area such as concept formation, decision making and creative thinking. This can be seen by the large number of papers published within the last few years. Taylor and McNemar in the 1955 Annual Review state that between 1949 and 1953, in the United States only, 125 relevant doctoral dissertations have been written and about 60 papers presented at the A .P.A . meetings besides the books written on the subject by Bruner, Vinacke, Humphrey, Rapaport. Despite the amount of work which has bean done in this area, there are still many unanswered questions

Composition of hog carcasses as influenced by heritable differences in rate and economy of gain

Much emphasis is placed on rate of gain in attempts to improve meat animals. However, little attention is given to composition of the carcass, except as it is indicated by the conformation of the live animals, largely because carcass data can be obtained only for progeny or relatives of the animals chosen for breeding purposes. Rate of gain and composition of carcasses are both determined by the growth rates of the constituent tissues. Hence, if there is more heritable variation in fat deposition, for example, than in growth of bone and muscle, selection for faster total gains would increase the rate of fat deposition more than it would the rate of bone and muscle growth, and fatter carcasses would result

The many dimensions of child poverty: Evidence from the UK Millennium Cohort Study

In this paper we use a multidimensional framework to characterise child poverty in the UK. We examine the interdependencies amongst the different dimensions of multidimensional poverty, and the relationship of multidimensional poverty with income poverty. We also explore the links between multidimensional poverty, income poverty, and children's cognitive and non-cognitive development. Our findings suggest that multidimensional poverty identifies many but not all of the same children classified using standard income poverty measures, although multidimensional poverty is rather more persistent over time than income poverty. Multidimensional poverty also has a detrimental impact on children's development over and above the negative impact of income poverty

Evaluation of selection in developing inbred lines of swine

Agricultural Experiment Stations of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin and U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperatingDigitized 2007 AES.Includes bibliographical references (pages 58-[60])

Performance of Booroola Merino and Finnsheep crossbred lambs and ewes

Booroola Merino (B, n= 18) and Finnsheep (F, n =31) rams were mated to F ewes and C3 ewes (1/2 Columbia, 1/4 Suffolk, 1/4 Hampshire). Progeny of these matings were evaluated for performance traits including ewe reproduction through 3 years of age. Averaged over dam breeds, there was no significant difference between B and F sires for conception rate (CR), litter size (LS) at birth or weaning or for lamb mortality to weaning. The difference among sire breeds was not large or significant for birth weight but F sired lambs were significantly heavier than B sired lambs at 63 and 147 days of age. Relative to F sired lambs, B sired lambs had a higher dressing percentage and less fat at the 12th rib but equal estimated percentage kidney fat. A significantly smaller percentage of B-C3 than F, F-C3 or B-F ewe lambs reached puberty by the end of their first breeding season. Ovulation rate at first mating was higher but embryo survival rate tended to be lower for B sired ewes than for F sired ewes. At 2 years of age, B sired ewes produced about 1 kg more wool than F sired ewes. With the exception of the very poor CR of B-C3 ewes at first parity, the differences between the four ewe genotypes were not large or significant for CR at first, second and third parity. The difference between B and F sired ewes in LS at birth was not significant at first parity but B sired ewes were more prolific at second and third parities. However, differences in lamb mortality reduced, and in some cases removed, the differences in LS by weaning time. Relative use of these breeds in commercial U.S. production schemes is discussed