The dependence of the hydrogen sorption capacity of single-walled carbon nanotubes on the concentration of catalyst

The adsorption of hydrogen on single-walled carbon nanotubes was measured using micro-gravimetric nitrogen and hydrogen adsorption isotherms at 77 K for gas pressures of up to 1 bar (nitrogen) and 12 bar (hydrogen). Results show that surface area and hydrogen uptake depend on the concentration of the iron catalyst used for making the nanotubes. Langmuir fits to the hydrogen uptake curves clearly show two adsorption energies for each sample which we attribute to the groove site for the higher adsorption energy and to the convex tube surface for the lower energy. We also present calculations of the binding energy of hydrogen on these same sites on SWCNTs and confirm that the groove site has a significantly higher (radius-dependent) binding energy than the surface site, consistent with the experimental values. This suggests that the use of the Langmuir model is appropriate to the adsorption of H2 on activated carbons for the temperature and pressure range investigated and could be used as a rapid way of estimating the average tube radius in the sample

The Phenomenon of Student Revolt, By Milo Ross

The Phenomenon of Student Revolt was a speech given by Dr. Milo Ross, president of George Fox University to the class of 1969. It touches on many of the main challenges effecting colleges of the time. Please remember that this is a historical document. Some phrases and ideas may be offensive to the modern audience.https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/archives_presidents/1003/thumbnail.jp

2019-2020 Gingerbread Holiday Concert

17th Annual Gingerbread Holiday Concert presented by Lynn University and Friends of the Conservatory of Music.https://spiral.lynn.edu/conservatory_philharmonia/1148/thumbnail.jp

2021-2022 Gingerbread Holiday Concert

18th annual Gingerbread holiday concert presented by Lynn University Friends of the Conservatory of Musichttps://spiral.lynn.edu/conservatory_philharmonia/1157/thumbnail.jp

Teacher Merit Pay In A Rural Western North Carolina County: A Quantitative Analysis Of The Effects Of Student Characteristics On A Teacher’s Likelihood Of Receiving A Monetary Bonus In Math Or Reading In Grades Three - Eight

This quantitative work is an exploratory study examining the North Carolina bonus pay structure enacted in 2016-2017 for math and reading teachers in grades three through eight. The study used student data from a rural western North Carolina county from the 2017-2018 academic year. It analyzed the validity of the EVAAS tool used in North Carolina to identify the top 25% of teachers in the affected grade levels and subject areas. The study examined student characteristics to find correlations between teachers receiving the merit-based bonus and the composition of students in her classroom. The study identified that white, mixed-race and Asian students have a greater likelihood of sitting in a teacher’s classroom that received the reading bonus. Students with disabilities had a negative correlation to a teacher’s likelihood of receiving the reading bonus in grades three - five. In math, the study found a negative correlation between teachers receiving the bonus and students with disabilities and students identified as gifted learners. There was a positive correlation between math teacher bonuses and mixed-race, Hispanic and African-American students. The study might be used to help inform student classroom assignment practices in North Carolina

Community Resilience Research: UK Case Studies, Lessons and Recommendations report to the Cabinet Office and Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.

This report presents four case studies carried out for the Community Resilience project funded by DSTL and supported by the Civil Contingency Secretariat (CCS), Cabinet Office. The work for this project was carried out between September and December 2011. The aim of the Community Resilience project was to develop a better understanding of the role of community resilience in emergency response and recovery situations in order to inform Cabinet Office / Civil Contingencies Secretariat policy on community resilience and to inform the development of future work

IS Staffing During a Recession: Comparing Student and IS Recruiter Perceptions

The current economic situation in the United States has associated ramifications for IS employment. This study identifies IS recruiters’ perceptions vis-à-vis IT budget cuts and layoffs at their organizations. Additionally, it identifies IS student perceptions vis-à-vis employment opportunities and academic preparation. Similar surveys were completed by 232 IS recruiters and 182 IS students. Consistent with prior research, findings indicate that IS budgets are expected to decrease less than overall organizational budgets. Although IS students were optimistic about internship and employment opportunities; IS recruiters expressed more caution, suggesting no changes or decreases in employment opportunities. IS recruiters and students provided suggestions for curricular redesign due to the recession. The results of this study are discussed in terms of advising students and improving IS programs

Personality and getting out the vote

Due in large part to the overlapping layers of federal, state, and local governments, the United States holds more elections than any other industrialized democracy in the world. Perhaps as a result, the U.S. also consistently has the lowest voter turnout of these countries. The importance of mobilizing supporters has long been recognized in conventional political wisdom, but until recently relatively little research had been done into which methods are actually effective at getting out the vote. The extant research tends to focus on the methods used to reach voters (e.g., doorto- door canvassing, direct mail, telephone calls, etc.) and has dealt with the message of the GOTV appeals only as an afterthought. As such, while good information is available regarding the efficacy of different modalities, the research on the effect of the GOTV message is often inconclusive. Likewise, political research has only recently begun to consider the role of individual differences, especially personality, as a predictor of political behavior. Traditionally, individual differences have been treated as “noise” in the context of political research. There are indications, however, that far from being noise, individual differences in general, and personality in particular, are vital considerations and effective predictors of civic engagement (Mondak, Hibbing, Canache, Seligson, & Anderson, 2010), partisanship (Mondak & Halperin, 2008), and political orientation (Verhulst, Hatemi, & Martin, 2010) among potential voters. The results of this study reveal that response to some types of GOTV messages can be modeled using variation in personality traits as a predictor. This is consistent with some earlier findings suggesting systematic variation in political behavior and affiliation associated with variation in personality traits. Furthermore, this study reveals that different types of appeal content do indeed differ significantly in their perceived effectiveness. The study has implications for how GOTV campaigns can be conducted in order to differentially benefit candidates of differing ideologies

Digital Storytelling: Ordinary Voices, Extraordinary Stories

This dissertation explores the perspectives of women enrolled in a developmental English class at a community college which utilized digital storytelling as a pedagogical tool. Building upon the many years of research of best practices in the field of developmental education, this qualitative narrative inquiry is motivated by three research questions: 1) How do the women use digital storytelling technology to create meaning? 2) What does the experience of the female storytellers reveal about women and the learning experience? 3) How do developmental education research-based best practices intersect with digital storytelling? The goals of the study are to contribute to the existing body of literature on developmental education best practices and women’s learning as well as merge the two with the 21st century technology of digital storytelling. Within the contemporary literature on digital storytelling, themes of identity formation, multiple literacies, and empowerment through emancipation are pervasive. This study offers insight into and advances the understanding of digital storytelling by including the field of developmental education with an exclusive focus on women’s ways of learning

Aluminum Sioux camps

Through painted compositions, the objective of this thesis is to provide an analysis of ethnicity, gender, race and social-domestic practices within a multitude of varying metaphorical signifiers embedded in the content, composition, schemes of color, execution of line and overall subject matter. To be more specific, the thesis exhibit consists of compositions on three painted, wooden structures that hang horizontally on an identified wall space in a gallery in the Cherokee Central School Performing Arts Center. The wooden structures vary in size from 5’x7’ to 6’x9’. The color execution of the compositions are delivered in the mediums of acrylic and enamel with a focus on regional class/cultural practices in the aspect of domestic social living arrangements. Pinpointing this identification within the compositions is the common element of the regional icon of the singlewide mobile home. Additionally, there are underlying icons of “Native ethnicity” present within the images. It is the intent for these icons to exist covertly within the composition; creating an establishment of image unencumbered by preconceived notions and icons that so commonly swirl around Native art. The Works Cited page highlights some of artistic influences that have driven the stylistic establishments of these particular compositions. A few of the influences cited in this thesis include, Fritz Scholder, Roy Lichtenstein, and Alex Katz