Electric field investigations and a model of electrical spraying of liquids

The equation E = [2 V] [over] [N 1n(4d/N] has been used for determining the electric field at the liquid tip in electrical spraying of liquids. Data were taken at the instant of spraying in an attempt to experimentally verify this equation. The results indicate that the value given by the equation needs to be increased by about 20% in the normal range of operation. A model for the spraying mechanism of the liquid is also proposed --Abstract, page ii

Groundwater study of the Moora townsite

A groundwater study of the townsite of Moora. It aimed to accelerate the implementation of effective salinity management options. The study consisted of drilling investation and installation of a piezometer network, a pumping test, groundwater flow modelling and a flood risk analysis

Stochastic analysis and probabilistic downscaling of soil moisture

2018 Summer.Includes bibliographical references.Many applications require fine-resolution soil-moisture maps that exhibit realistic statistical properties (e.g., spatial variance and correlation). Existing downscaling models can estimate soil-moisture based on its dependence on topography, vegetation, and soil characteristics. However, observed soil-moisture patterns also contain stochastic variations around such estimates. The objectives of this research are to perform a geostatistical analysis of the stochastic variations in soil moisture and to develop downscaling models that reproduce the observed statistical features while including the dependence on topography, vegetation, and soil properties. Extensive soil-moisture observations from two catchments are used for the geostatistical analysis and model development, and two other catchments are used for model evaluation. The Equilibrium Moisture from Topography, Vegetation, and Soil (EMT+VS) model is used to downscale soil moisture, and the difference between the point measurements and the EMT+VS estimates are considered to be the stochastic variations. The stochastic variations contain a temporally stable pattern along with temporally unstable patterns. All of these patterns include spatially correlated and uncorrelated variations. Moreover, the spatial variance of the stochastic patterns increases with the mean moisture content. The EMT+VS model can reproduce the observed statistical features if it is generalized to include stochastic deviations from equilibrium soil moisture, variations in porosity, and measurement errors. It can also reproduce most observed properties if stochastic variations are inserted directly in its soil moisture outputs. These analyses and downscaling models provide insight into the nature of stochastic variations in soil moisture and can be further tested by application to other catchments and larger regions

Groundwater study of the Wongan Hills townsite

A groundwater study was carried out in the townsite of Wongan Hills, Western Australia. It aimed to accelerate the implementation of effective salinity management options. The study consisted of a drilling investigation, installation of a piezometer network, a pumping test, groundwater flow modelling and a flood risk analysis

Fat-Pad Specific Effects of Lipectomy on Appetitive and Consummatory Ingestive Behaviors in Siberian Hamsters (Phodopus sungorus)

The aim of this experiment was to test whether LIPX-induced decreases in body fat affect appetitive (foraging effort and food hoarding) or consummatory (food intake) ingestive behaviors and whether the effects of LIPX on these behaviors is in turn affected by changes in energy expenditure produced by varying the amount of work required to obtain food. This was accomplished by housing male Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus) in a foraging/hoarding apparatus where food pellets (75 mg) could be earned by completing various wheel running requirements. Requiring a foraging effort (10 revolutions/pellet) abolished the normal compensation of WAT mass by the non-excised WAT pads that typically follows IWATx or EWATx. After foraging, food hoarding was increased more than food intake when hamsters were required to forage for food (10 revolutions/pellet). The magnitude of the LIPX-induced lipid deficit (IWATx \u3e EWATx) did not correspond to a proportional change in either appetitive or consummatory ingestive behaviors

The construction and evaluation of an arithmetic inventory test for grade two in three Maine communities.

Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston Universit

The Tension Between Traditional Consent and Affirmative Consent: A Kantian Solution

In this paper I analyze the issues present in the standard form of consent in contrast to the new form of affirmative consent being implemented across college campuses. I then offer a Kantian solution to the rape myths and beliefs present in our current rape culture. This view of sexual morality can then help the new affirmative consent laws function as they aim to

Comparison of two protocols for maxillary protraction: tooth anchored versus bone anchored protraction facemask

Early orthopedic interventions have been advocated for patients presented with Class III malocclusion. However, many conventional treatment modalities have negative dental changes that accompany the positive skeletal changes. There is a lack of literature on comparing a new hybrid hyrax bone anchored maxillary protraction to conventional tooth anchored maxillary protraction. The objective of this retrospective study is to quantify and compare differences in craniofacial morphology, if any, between patients treated with tooth anchored versus bone anchored maxillary protraction. A total of 40 patients (16 males, 24 females) with Class III malocclusion who had received early orthopedic treatment with tooth anchored maxillary expansion and protraction or with bone anchored hybrid hyrax maxillary expansion and protraction were selected for the study. Lateral cephalograms were taken at the start of phase I treatment (mean age 9.8+/-1.6 for tooth anchored and 9.6+/-1.2 for bone anchored) and at the end of maxillary protraction. A custom cephalometric analysis based on variables described by Bjork and Pancherz, Mcnamara, Tweed, Jaraback, and Steiner was used. Data were analyzed using a one-way analysis of variance with p\u3c0.05. Significant differences between the two groups were found in 8 out of 37 cephalometric variables after maxillary protraction (p\u3c.05). Subjects in the tooth anchored group had more proclination of maxillary incisors, an increased overjet correction and molar relationship correction, an increased downward movement of A point, a decreased vertical position of the maxillary incisor, a increased opening of the articulare angle (S-Ar-GoI), an increase in mandibular plane (SNL-ML and FH-ML). These results show that there is similar forward movement of A point and the same amount of forward movement of the maxillary molars between the two maxillary protraction modalities. Based on the sum total of these results, the hybrid hyrax bone anchored maxillary protraction may be a better treatment alternative for Class III patients with a hyperdivergent growth pattern

Lived Experience of Reintegration Among Involuntarily Separated Operation Enduring Freedom (Oef) And Operation Iraqi Freedom (Oif) Era Veterans

The present study is the first known attempt to explore what reintegration is like for those who separated from the military against their will. The primary purposes of this study were to (a) assist counseling psychologists, other mental health care providers and administrators who work with involuntarily separated veterans in better understanding the unique difficulties and psychological stressors associated with leaving the military community against one’s will; and (b) highlight potential barriers to accessing mental healthcare among involuntarily separated veterans. Finally, the secondary objective was to identify whether interpersonal theory of suicide (Joiner 2005)-related constructs were present among this sample of involuntarily separated (IS) veterans. Using an interpretative phenomenological approach (Smith et al., 2009), this study contributed to the scope of research on the experiences of transitioning between military and civilian life while expanding the topic in a way that captured the importance of choice in transitioning from military to civilian life, giving voice to both convergent and divergent accounts of participants’ lived experiences. Themes included (a) Military/Civilian Cultural Differences are Dramatic, (b) Who Am I Now? Life After Involuntary Separation, (c) Disappointment and Disenchantment, (d) Psychological Concerns as a Result of Involuntary Separation, (e) Recommendations for Mental Healthcare Providers, and (f) Interpersonal Theory of Suicide. Recommendations from this study included calls to begin tracking volition of separation, recognizing IS veterans as a unique subgroup, reducing IS-related barriers to treatment, recognizing IS-related mental health concerns during transition. Interpersonal theory of suicide related (Joiner, 2005) constructs were found among IS veteran participants of this study. Recommendations were made for counseling psychologists, mental healthcare administrators, and researchers