Application of bag sampling technique for particle size distribution measurements

Bag sampling techniques can be used to temporarily store an aerosol and therefore provide sufficient time to utilize sensitive but slow instrumental techniques for recording detailed particle size distributions. Laboratory based assessment of the method were conducted to examine size dependant deposition loss coefficients for aerosols held in VelostatTM bags conforming to a horizontal cylindrical geometry. Deposition losses of NaCl particles in the range of 10 nm to 160 nm were analysed in relation to the bag size, storage time, and sampling flow rate. Results of this study suggest that the bag sampling method is most useful for moderately short sampling periods of about 5 minutes

University Of Hawaii Library 1941-1961

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The Effectiveness of Loudoun Country Public Schools Teacher Cadet Program

The objectives of this study were to answer the following questions: 1. Determine if students who participate in the Loudoun County Public Schools Teacher Cadet program actually pursue a teaching degree or licensure; 2. Determine the percentage of Teacher Cadet completers who plan to pursue a teaching degree or licensure; 3. Determine if the teacher cadet program prepares students for higher education teaching programs; 4. Determine if the content of the current curriculum prepares students for their respective teaching area of interest

Total Quality Management in Physical Therapy: A Primer for Physical Therapists in Search of Quality

Total quality management (TQM), a management system first successfully utilized in the manufacturing industry, has gained much popularity in the healthcare industry over the past few years. Books, articles, conferences, workshops, and video tapes that teach health care executives how to utilize TQM in their organizations abound. Unfortunately, resources which specifically apply the TQM philosophy and tools to the practice of physical therapy are few. The purpose of this project is to provide a resource that introduces the philosophy, methods, and tools of TQM with applications to the physical therapy setting. Chapter one briefly discusses the general history of TQM in manufacturing and health care and also provides an introductory definition of TQM. Chapter two elaborates on several of the primary principles of TQM and notes potential applications of these principles in physical therapy practice. Chapter three discusses the fundamental differences between the traditional approach to quality management in physical therapy, Quality Assurance (QA), and TQM. Chapter four introduces a practical, step-by-step model called FOCUS-PDCA and discusses how physical therapists can apply this model to the physical therapy setting. Chapter five describes several TQM tools and provides examples which illustrate how these tools can be applied to physical therapy practice. Finally, a list of healthcare-related and non-healthcare-related TQM resources is provided for persons wishing to engage in a more in-depth study of TQM

City of Molalla transportation system plan : Molalla, Oregon

143 pp. Includes maps and figures. Published June 2003. Receved from ODOT January 2, 2007.The City of Molalla, in conjunction with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), initiated a study of the City's transportation system in 1998. This study will guide the management and development of appropriate transportation facilities within Molalla; incorporating the community's vision of future land use by addressing the potential for infill and redevelopment strategies, while also recognizing the potential future need for urban expansion. This report is formatted to provide Molalla with the necessary elements to be adopted as the transportation element of the City's comprehensive plan. In addition, this report provides ODOT and Clackamas County with recommendations that can be incorporated into their respective planning efforts. [From the Plan]"This project is partially fbnded by a grant from the Transportation Growth Management (TGM) Program, a joint program of the Oregon Department of Transportation and the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development.

Using literacy booster lessons to maintain and extend reading recovery success in the primary grades

This manuscript focuses on using small group literacy booster lessons to provide former Reading Recovery students with opportunities to apply effective literacy strategies in instructional-level text. The goals of these group lessons are encouraging students to independently process increasingly difficult texts and providing a smooth transition from individual Reading Recovery lessons to classroom learning

Quarry Sector Subarea technical report

This report analyzes the specific elements which went in to the Quarry Sector project. The report format is structured as follows: topic; background; information; objectives; options; conclusion. There are two primary issues addressed in this report: planning district designations, and transportation with associated public infrastructure. [From the document]193 pp. Bookmarks supplied by UO. Initial pages of two chapters appear to be missing, as noted in the Bookmarks. Maps, tables, figures. Published June 1, 1999. Captured November 11, 2008

Outcrossing Rate and Inbreeding Depression in the Perennial Yellow Bush Lupine, Lupinus arboreus (Fabaceae)

Little is known about the breeding systems of perennial Lupinus species. We provide information about the breeding system of the perennial yellow bush lupine, Lupinus arboreus, specifically determining self-compatibility, outcrossing rate, and level of inbreeding depression. Flowers are self-compatible, but autonomous self-fertilization rarely occurs; thus selfed seed are a product of facilitated selfing. Based on four isozyme loci from 34 maternal progeny arrays of seeds we estimated an outcrossing rate of 0.78. However, when we accounted for differential maturation of selfed seeds, the outcrossing rate at fertilization was lower, ∼0.64. Fitness and inbreeding depression of 11 selfed and outcrossed families were measured at four stages: seed maturation, seedling emergence, seedling survivorship, and growth at 12 wk. Cumulative inbreeding depression across all four life stages averaged 0.59, although variation existed between families for the magnitude of inbreeding depression. Inbreeding depression was not manifest uniformly across all four life stages. Outcrossed flowers produced twice as many seeds as selfed flowers, but the mean performance of selfed and outcrossed progeny was not different for emergence, seedling survivorship, and size at 12 wk. Counter to assumptions about this species, L. arboreus is both self-compatible and outcrosses ∼78% of the time

The Hawaiians: supplement 1983-1987

Supplement includes contents arranged by Author and Record number and Index.Scattered over two centuries of Hawaiian literature is a multitude of little- known and often forgotten publications depicting and analyzing ancient and modern Hawaiians and their culture. This bibliography will introduce and describe some of this body of writings to those seeking information about the Hawaiian people. The bases for inclusion in this compilation are Hawaiian subject matter, English language format, and accessibility. Although the imprints cited were chosen irrespective of academic field or level, the selections reflect the compiler's historical bent and the publisher's discipline. The annotations are descriptive, rather than critical, and are based on a personal examination of each text. Entries are numbered and arranged alpha¬betically by personal or corporate author, or lacking these, by title. Multiple works of an author appear chronologically. Since most of the items are in the Hawaiian Collection, there are no location symbols except for HAM, Hamilton Library collection; HHS, Hawaiian Historical Society Library; and R, Judith Rubano's Culture and Behavior in Hawaii. Hawaiian diacritical markings—the kālele leo or macron, indicating a stressed vowel, and the 'u'ina or hamza, representing a glottal stop—are not used unless they appeared in titles. Newspaper articles are omitted since the Index to the Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-Bulletin contains numerous references from 1929 to the present. The series on Hawaiian culture that Charles Kenn wrote for the University of Hawaii newspaper, Ka Leo O Hawaii, in the early 1930s, however, is cited. Legends are generally excluded because of the extensive listings in the Hawaii Library Association's Hawaiian Legends Index and Amos Leib's Hawaiian Legends in English. Children's books are left out. Articles from Imua I Ke Kumu, Ko Kakou, Laulima, and Mo'olelo, the local high school Foxfire journals, are included