Clay Loading and Dispersion Effects on the Rheological Properties of Unsaturated Polyester Nanocomposites Tony Nguyen (Mentor: Abbas A. Zaman‚ College of Engineering) ABSTRACT The objective of this work is to characterize the influence of clay loading and dispersion effects on the rheological properties of unsaturated polyester composites. Toughened unsaturated polyester (UPE) composites were synthesized by the blending of delaminated clay with unsaturated polyester. Rheological behavior is
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anymore but they are brought together by trade or diplomatic relations. Globalization represents a change in human organization; there are both positive and negative effects of globalization. As our world with new technologies begin to march forward‚ many countries are being left behind. For example‚ economic reforms have transformed India into the second fastest growing largest economy. According to India: Rich vs. Poor‚ they mentioned India’s economic growth rate in the year 2007 to 2008 is
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Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy Julian West‚ the main character of Looking Backward‚ was born into a rich family in the late nineteenth century. The gap between the rich and poor was very huge and seemed impossible to fix. Like the other people of his high class‚ Julian thought that he was greater than the poor people‚ and he saw their constant strikes with anger and contempt. He was engaged to Edith Bartlett‚ who was a beautiful and graceful Boston lady. They planned to get married when the
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Bending Loading in Bottom Chord Splice Joints of Metal-Plate-Connected Wood Trusses by Philip J. O’Regan Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE in Biological Systems Engineering APPROVED: Frank E. Woeste‚ Chairman Joseph R. Loferski Audrey G. Zink John V. Perumpral May‚ 1997 Blacksburg‚ Virginia Keywords: wood truss‚ combined loading‚ truss plate
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The novel Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy is a social commentary on the problems of late 1800’s society. Bellamy compares the negative afflictions of his time to an imagined utopia of the future year 2000 in order to open the eyes of the reader. By doing this‚ he hopes to create a social awareness for the poor cultural and economic values so that future generations can change for the better. One of the conditions that afflicted America in 1887 was in regards to labor. When asked what he thought
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Understanding by Design by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe Backward Design Why “backward” is best Deliberate and focused instructional design requires us as teachers and curriculum writers to make an important shift in our thinking about the nature of our job. The shift involves thinking a great deal‚ first‚ about the specific learnings sought‚ and the evidence of such learnings‚ before thinking about what we‚ as the teacher‚ will do or provide in teaching and learning activities. Though
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volume too low to pick up. Other sounds are played above these messages to mask their identity. Another more famous form of audio subliminal messaging is known as “backmasking”. It often involves music that‚ when played backward‚ sends a different message than when played forward. This form of subliminal message was responsible for a wave of hysteria beginning in the 1970s as the media claimed that numerous songs hid satanic messages behind their lyrics. On the other hand‚ there are visual subliminal
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Zack Ray Ms. Paulson TAG 9 28 May 2013 Failing Forward Failing forward is a very important thing to know how to do for personal growth and leadership. Every great leader and successful person has learned how to fail forward. To Fail forward there are fifteen steps. I believe that these steps are fairly accurate‚ but I’m not really an expert on leadership myself I say these steps are accurate because for each step he gave specific examples of how certain people used one of these steps and
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The definition of freedom depends entirely on how the phrase “freedom from…” ends. Perhaps a most straightforward understanding of freedom is the laissez-faire emphasis on limiting the power of government to interfere in economic and social matters. In this state of absolute freedom‚ however‚ inequalities exist between people‚ so that freedom from a controlling government does not imply individuals’ freedom of contract‚ movement‚ legal protection‚ equal rights through citizenship‚ or political voice
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Backward chaining is a procedure in which the last part of the chain is taught first; in this case putting the pillow on the bed and brushing her teeth. Once the last response in the chain is consistently occurring‚ the next to last piece is taught‚ and the client performs last two parts of the chain occur together (Miltenberger‚ 2012). This training progresses backwards through all steps until the client has learned all the components
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