A study of the pilot plant recovery of former solvents from wire baking ovens

Magnet wire is used in the manufacture of electric motors, generators, transformers, magnetic coils and many other types of electrical equipment. This insulated copper wire is made by passing bare copper wire from a supply spool through a bath of varnish into a baking oven and to a pickup spool. The bare copper wire is continuously coated with varnish. In the baking oven the solvent. is evaporated leaving a tough insulating film of formex resin on the copper wire

Code Generation: An Introduction to Typed EBNF

Errors and inconsistencies between code components can be very costly in a software project. E orts to reduce these costs can include the use of tools that limit human interac- tion with code by generating it from a description. This paper introduces two new works to address these issues: (1) an input speci cation called Typed EBNF (TEBNF), and (2) a prototype tool that demonstrates how TEBNF can be used to generate code. The tool generates code for a console application as described by a TEBNF grammar. An application built from the generated code will be able to receive input data, parse it, process it, and output it as needed

A COMPARISON OF VISUAL AND AUDITORY SEQUENCING IN GOOD AND POOR READERS IN GRADES TWO AND SIX.

Dept. of Psychology. Paper copy at Leddy Library: Theses & Major Papers - Basement, West Bldg. / Call Number: Thesis1974 .Y84. Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 36-02, Section: B, page: 0960. Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Windsor (Canada), 1974

Calibration of the spin-scan ozone imager aboard the dynamics Explorer 1 satellite

The calibration technique, which contains the calibrated backscattered radiance values necessary for performing the calibrations, is presented. The calibration constants for September to October 1981 to determine total columnar ozone from the Spin-Scan Ozone Imager (SOI), which is a part of the auroral imaging instrumentation aboard the Dynamics Explorer 1 Satellite, are provided. The precision of the SOI-derived total columnar ozone is estimated to be better than 2.4 percent. Linear regression analysis was used to calculate correlation coefficients between total columnar ozone obtained from Dobson ground stations and SOI which indicate that the SOI total columnar ozone determination is equally accurate for clear or cloudy weather conditions

Signal calibration for an electrical impedance mammography system

Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) technology has been applied clinically since the 1980s. Numerous papers have addressed a variety of systematic error sources and indicated different calibration methods. The Sussex Mk4 Electrical Impedance Mammography (EIM) system has been developed for the investigation of early stage breast lesions. Investigations have shown that the system performance is subjected to a number of systematic errors: frequencies-dependant noise level due to both internal and external sources; stray capacitance within both PCB tracks and cable connections; and artefacts generated by patient movement during scanning etc. This paper reports upon several traditional and novel calibration methods utilized to reduce some of these errors in the acquired signals before image reconstruction. Techniques used include frequency spectrum analysis, filtering, phase calibration and other means of noise reduction. Results of both before and after calibration are presented and analyzed. The conclusion is reached that the signal quality of the Sussex Mk4 EIM system is such that the system is, post-calibrated, capable of producing images for the diagnosis of breast cancer

Fluid handling structure for use in absorbent articles

Fibers having intra-fiber capillary channels are used in conjunction with topsheet materials in absorbent articles such as diapers, bandages and, especially, sanitary napkins. In-use, the capillary channel fibers draw fluid away from the topsheet to provide a clean, dry appearance

It’s Not What You Think: Gender Bias in Information about Fortune 1000 CEOs on Wikipedia

Increasingly, information generated by open collaboration communities is being trusted and used by individuals to make decisions and carry out work tasks. Little is known about the quality of this information or the bias it may contain. In this study we address the question: How is gender bias embedded in information about organizational leaders in an open collaboration community? To answer this question, we use the bias framework developed by Miranda and colleagues (2016) to study bias stemming from structural constraints and content restrictions in the open collaboration community Wikipedia. Comparison of Wikipedia profiles of Fortune 1000 CEOs reveals that selection, source, and influence bias stemming from structural constraints on Wikipedia advantage women and disadvantage men. This finding suggests that information developed by open collaboration communities may contain unexpected forms of bias

Psychotherapy for Psychological Injury: A Biopsychosocial and Forensic Perspective

Abstract This article reviews the predominant psychological approaches to therapy and other treatments in the field of psychological injury. Mostly, they concern cognitive behavior therapy and its variants. However, because of the simultaneous physical injuries or physiological effects that accompany these types of injury, practitioners should adopt an integrated biopsychosocial approach in treatment (Sperry, L., Treatment of chronic medical conditions: Cognitive-behavioral therapy strategies and integrative treatment protocols. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2006; Treatment of chronic medical conditions: Cognitive-behavioral therapy strategies and integrative treatment protocols. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2009). The paper presents a componential model of therapy that integrates the cognitive-behavioral, biopsychosocial, and forensic approaches. More research needs to be undertaken that takes into account the difficulties of conducting therapy with individuals who are expressing psychological injury. This will help in the quest to formulate evidence-based but flexible practice guidelines. The paper concludes with a model that may serve to scaffold the numerous psychotherapies that are available into a more coherent framework. Keywords Psychotherapy . Psychological injury . Biopsychosocial . Forensic evidence-based The goal of the present article is to provide an educative frame about psychotherapy for students and young professionals entering the field of psychological injury and law. The article emphasizes the utility of understanding treatment through understanding the person. It underscores the componential approach to psychotherapy, in which the major aspects of a person's functioning in context are considered from the perspective of the underlying psychological operations and mechanisms needed for successful psychological adaptation, how that adaptation can emerge disturbed, and how therapy can help when this happens. Also, it considers therapy from the point of view of major schools of thought, especially the cognitive behavioral one. The biopsychosocial approach, which is consistent with the cognitive behavioral one, appears to be quite applicable to cases of psychological injury, especially when forensic considerations are added to it. In the present componential approach, there are ten major components of the person to consider in psychotherapy. These ten components are represented by the following headings, which are explained in depth below: Psychoeducational, instructional; Physiological; Behavioral; Action tendencies, inhibitory control; Cognitive; Affective, emotional, intrapersonal; Social, relational, interpersonal; Self esteem, motivational; Coping, problem solving; and Broader cognitive constructions. There are also therapeutic areas involving the family and other extra-person aspects. There are five major ways that different psychotherapies can be organized. First, a school approach lists the predominant ones in an area of practice. Second, psychotherapies can be organized according to their role in helping individuals with particular disorders, for example, what works for depression. Third, they can be presented within the integrated, eclectic approach. Fourth, they can be placed within an overarching model, such as the biopsychosocial model. Fifth, a componential approach to psychotherapy could be used, where the schools are considered in terms of how they can help clients in each of the major domains of behavior, affect