Magnetoelectric properties of magnetite thin films

Resistivity, DC Hall effect and transverse magnetoresistance measurements were made on polycrystalline thin films of magnetite (Fe3O4) from 104K to room temperature. The Verwey transition is observed at TV=123K, about 4K higher than reported for bulk magnetite. The ordinary and extraordinary Hall coefficients are negative over the entire temperature range, consistent with negatively charged carriers. The extraordinary Hall coefficient exhibits a rho 1/3 dependence on the resistivity above TV and a rho 2/3 dependence below TV. The magnetoresistance is negative at all temperatures and for all magnetic field strengths. The planar Hall effect signal was below the sensitivity of the present experiment

Do Engineering Students Learn Ethics From an Ethics Course?

The goal of the present research is to develop machine-assisted methods that can assist in the analysis of students’ written compositions in ethics courses. As part of this research, we analyzed Social Impact Assessment (SIA) papers submitted by engineering undergraduates in a course on engineering ethics. The SIA papers required students to identify and discuss a contemporary engineering technology (e.g., autonomous tractor trailers) and to explicitly discuss the ethical issues involved in that technology. Here we describe the ability of three machine tools to discriminate differences in the technical compared to ethical portions of the SIA papers. First, using LIWC (Language Inquiry and Word Count) we quantified differences in analytical thinking, expertise and self-confidence, disclosure, and affect, in the technical and ethical portions of the papers. Next, we applied MEH (Meaning Extraction Helper) to examine differences in critical concepts in the technical and ethical portions of the papers. Finally, we used LDA (Latent Dirichlet Allocation) to examine differences in the topics in the technical and ethical portions of the papers. The results of these three tests demonstrate the ability of machine-based tools to discriminate conceptual, affective, and motivational differences in the texts that students compose that relate to engineering technology and to engineering ethics. We discuss the utility and future directions for this research.Cockrell School of Engineerin

Two modes of nanoleakage expression in single-step adhesives

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Solvent and water retention in dental adhesive films after evaporation

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Solvent and water retention in dental adhesive blends after evaporation

This study examined the extent of organic solvent and water retention in comonomer blends with different hydrophilicity (Hoy's solubility parameter for hydrogen bonding, δh) after solvent evaporation, and the extent of tracer penetration in polymerised films prepared from these resins. For each comonomer blend, adhesive/solvent mixtures were prepared by addition of (1) 50 wt% acetone, (2) 50 wt% ethanol, (3) 30 wt% acetone and 20 wt% water and (4) 30 wt% ethanol and 20 wt% water. The mixtures were placed in glass wells and evaporated for 30-60 s for acetone-based resins, and 60-120 s for ethanol-based resins. The weight of the comonomer mixtures was measured before and after solvent evaporation. Resin films were prepared for transmission electron microscopy (TEM) after immersion in ammonical silver nitrate. The percentages of solvent and water retained in the comonomer mixtures, and between the acetone and ethanol groups were measured gravimetrically and were statistically compared. In comonomer-organic solvent mixtures, the percentage of solvent retained in acetone and ethanol-based mixtures increased significantly with hydrophilicity of the comonomer blends (P<0.05). In resin-organic solvent-water mixtures, significantly more solvent and water were retained in the ethanol-based mixtures (P<0.0001), when compared to acetone-based mixtures after 60 s of air-drying. TEM revealed residual water being trapped as droplets in resin films containing acetone and water. Water-filled channels were seen along the film periphery of all groups and throughout the entire resin films containing ethanol and water. The addition of water to comonomer-ethanol mixtures results in increased retention of both ethanol and water because both solvents can hydrogen bond to the monomers. © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.postprin

Tensile properties of demineralized dentin matrix after 48 months

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The Influence Of Tubule Density And Area Of Solid Dentin On Bond Strength Of Two Adhesive Systems To Dentin

Purpose: To determine the correlation between the tubule density (TD) and the area occupied by solid dentin (ASD) with the bond strength of one conventional and one self-etching adhesive system to dentin. Materials and Methods: The crown of extracted human third molars was transversally sectioned with a diamond saw to expose either superficial, middle, or deep dentin. The three groups of dentin surfaces were randomly divided and bonded with either Clearfil Liner Bond 2V (LB) or Prime &amp; Bond 2.1 (PB) adhesive systems according to manufacturer's directions. Resin composite buildup crowns (10.0 mm high) were incrementally constructed on the bonded surfaces and the teeth stored in water at 37°C. After 24 h of storage, the teeth were vertically, serially sectioned in both x and y directions to obtain several bonded sticks of approximately 0.7 mm2 cross-sectional area. Each stick was tested in tension in a EMIC DL-500 tester at 0.5 mm/min until failure. After testing, the dentin side of the fractured specimen was gently abraded with a 1000-grit SiC paper, etched with 37% phosphoric acid for 15 s and allowed to air dry. SEM micrographs at 1000X and 4000X magnification were taken to permit calculation of the TD (number of tubules/mm2) and ASD (% of total area) at the site of fracture. Correlation between TD and ASD with the bond strength data was performed by linear regression. All statistical analysis was done with a = 0.05. Results: Overall bond strength (MPa) for LB was 26.0 ± 10.2, and 42.6 ± 15.2 for PB. There was a significant direct relationship between bond strength and ASD for both materials (r2 = 0.20, p &lt; 0.05 and r2 = 0.66, p &lt; 0.01, respectively for LB and PB). PB bond strength dropped significantly as the TD increased (r2 = 0.63, p &lt; 0.05), while LB was not sensitive to TD (r2 = 0.05, p &gt; 0.05). Mean bond strength of PB was significantly higher than LB for both superficial and middle dentin (p &lt; 0.05), while there was no significant difference for deep dentin (p &gt; 0.05). Conclusion: Regional variations in TD and ASD may modify bond strength of both conventional and self-etching adhesive systems. 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The effects of feed water temperature and dissolved gases on permeate flow rate and permeate conductivity in a pilot scale Reverse Osmosis desalination unit

Feed water temperature is an important parameter in determining the optimum conditions for an efficient seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) process. Increased feed water temperatures are known to increase the permeate flux rate in commercial SWRO systems. There are several factors which link feed water temperature to the operational efficiency of the fundamental membrane desalination process. In this study we have obtained precise data on these effects using two different types of RO membranes in a small scale pilot unit with feeds of seawater, brackish water and pure water. The mechanisms involved have been examined in this work. Pre-heating the feed water to enhance RO efficiency may lead to greater cavitation within the RO membrane. Vapour cavities formed by cavitation have the potential to hinder permeate flow by blocking sections of the polymer matrix in the skin layer of the membrane. In earlier work, it was identified that the presence of dissolved atmospheric gases in seawater leads to a potential for cavitation within the porous membranes used in high pressure RO processes. It was also established that the almost complete removal of these dissolved gases prevented this cavitation. The effects of de-gassing on the permeate rate in a small scale pilot SWRO system was reported recently. This work has been extended here to include more hydrophobic membranes, which are more likely to produce cavitation. In addition, there is new evidence to support the view that de-gassing the feed water can remove/reduce vapour cavities in the membrane for improved flow, which is maintained even when the feed water is re-gassed