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The U.S. consumption boom and trade deficit

Consumption (Economics) ; Balance of trade

Oil shocks and price stability

Petroleum industry and trade ; Prices

Why do Chinese households save so much?

Saving and investment - China ; China

Married to the Military: How to Protect Your Property Interests after the Marriage Mission Fails.

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Instrumented Prototypes

Full scale prototyping can be expensive and time consuming. Virtual prototypes reduce costs and time but often cannot be relied on for full scale production. Instrumented SFF prototypes update virtual prototypes, reducing cycle times and costs for full scale production. Both single and multi-layer access, two different methods for embedding sensors, are investigated at the University of Texas at Austin. Sensors are first embedded in a simulated SLS process to determine if embedding off the shelf sensors is feasible. Foil strain gages are then embedded into cantilever beams using multi-layer techniques. Both foil strain gages and bead type thermocouples are also embedded using single layer techniques. The results of the single layer tests will be used to construct a proof-of-concept prototype for single layer embedding.Mechanical Engineerin

Where Does the Buck Stop? A Framework Analysis of Systematic Barriers and Supports to Effective Literacy Instructional Practices

Many claim that elementary school teachers fail to teach children to adequately read, but few ask teachers why this problem persists. This study illuminates the voices of the teachers as they shared their perceptions of which factors supported or hindered their best practices in literacy instruction. Forty-four elementary school teachers across the United States responded to an open-ended questionnaire detailing the people, structures, political, and fiscal supports and barriers to what they perceived as a comprehensive approach to literacy instruction. Using diagnostic and prognostic frames to structure teachers\u27 responses, findings from this study provide direct implications for administration at the school, district, and state levels as to where teachers perceive financial and personnel concentration should be to provide the best results in literacy instruction