Crystal structure analysis of intermetallic compounds

Study concerns crystal structures and lattice parameters for a number of new intermetallic compounds. Crystal structure data have been collected on equiatomic compounds, formed between an element of the Sc, Ti, V, or Cr group and an element of the Co or Ni group. The data, obtained by conventional methods, are presented in an easily usable tabular form

Study of high resolution wind measuring systems. phase i survey, july through september 1964

High resolution wind measuring systems using probes, tracers, and sound technique

Study of high resolution wind measuring systems. phase ii- analysis

Comparative analysis of high resolution wind measuring system

Titanium alloy stress corrosion cracking in presence of dinitrogen tetroxide

Study resulting in a satisfactory stress corrosion cracking test with extremely consistent results produced six new analytical methods. Methods detect and determine differences in the minor constituent composition of different types of dinitrogen tetroxide

The resurrection initiative: Storing ancestral genotypes to capture evolution in action

In rare circumstances, scientists have been able to revive dormant propagules from ancestral populations and rear them with their descendants to make inferences about evolutionary responses to environmental change. Although this is a powerful approach to directly assess microevolution, it has previously depended entirely upon fortuitous conditions to preserve ancestral material. We propose a coordinated effort to collect, preserve, and archive genetic materials today for future studies of evolutionary change - a "resurrection paradigm." The availability of ancestral material that is systematically collected and intentionally stored using best practices will greatly expand our ability to illuminate microevolutionary patterns and processes and to predict ongoing responses of species to global change. In the workshop "Project Baseline," evolutionary biologists and seed storage experts met to discuss establishing a coordinated effort to implement the resurrection paradigm. © 2008 American Institute of Biological Sciences

An investigation of the relationship between result variables and contract transitions in the department of energy\u27s national laboratories and production sites

Contract reform and improvement initiatives were mandated by Congress after the Inspector General\u27s (IG) assertion that the DOE was guilty of waste, fraud, and abuse. As part of this contract reform process, the Department of Energy (DOE) undergoes contract transitions each year. This study examines these transitions in more detail to determine which factors are critical to successful contract change. In general, employees and contract management personnel have viewed contract transitions as costly, time consuming, and disruptive. It is widely felt that, in its contract transition process, the DOE creates morale and motivation problems within the research and production community of its national laboratories and production sites. In the present study, actual data has been analyzed to determine if a set of result variables related to people, processes, and performance are changed due to contract transitions. This study also evaluates the Department of Energy\u27s contract reform process as a whole to determine its impact on a set of result variables that are important to the DOE\u27s specific goals and objectives. To this end, the following research questions are addressed: 1) What result variables were affected during the contract transition event in which contractors changed within a Department of Energy laboratory or production site? 2) What was the impact on the result variables after the contract transition occurred? 3) What was the impact on the result variables for the DOE Offices of Environmental Management, National Nuclear Security Administration, and the Office of Science due to the contract transition? 4) What was the impact on the result variables for national laboratories versus production sites due to the contract transition? 5) What was the impact on the result variables for contract transitions that were considered to be successful versus those that were considered to be unsuccessful? The result variables chosen for this study relate to people, processes, and performance, as they represent what the DOE considers to be important in measuring success. These variables have been compared both before and after the implementation of contract change to measure their organizational impact. The study considered all forty of the Department of Energy\u27s national laboratories and production sites. The result variables were examined for labs and production sites that experienced at least one contract transition over the last 15 years. When looking at the entire collection of data for all DOE offices, including the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the Office of Science (OS), and the Environmental Management (EM) Office, the total recordable case rate (a measure of safety performance), the nonconformance tracking system (a measure of compliance to regulatory requirements), and the comprehensive budget were statistically significant, with a significance level of 5%. The R&D 100 awards (a measure of research and development) and the notices of violations (a measure of compliance to regulatory requirements) were statistically significant with a significance level of 10%. The other result variables (patents, award fee, attrition, and occurrence reports) were not statistically changed after contract transition in any Department of Energy office

Imprints, Vol. 3

Imprints, Vol. 3 Laura Lundgren, Stephen F Austin State UniversitySandra L. Standley, Stephen F Austin State UniversityMelissa Miller, Stephen F Austin State UniversityCurtis Simmons, Stephen F Austin State UniversityVaughn Hamilton, Stephen F Austin State UniversitySteve Geissen, Stephen F Austin State UniversityEdward Shelton, Stephen F Austin State UniversityJames L. Choron, Stephen F Austin State UniversityAnderson Kelley, Stephen F Austin State UniversityAndrew J. Urbanus, Stephen F Austin State UniversityGordon Garrett Conner, Stephen F Austin State UniversityJames Chionsini Jr., Stephen F Austin State UniversityPaul M. Thomason, Stephen F Austin State UniversityCarol McBrayerJessica Anton, Stephen F Austin State University Download Download Full Text (5.7 MB) Description Imprints is the official publication for Sigma Tau Delta, the honorary English fraternity. The editors welcome creative works submitted by contributors and also publish winners of the annual T. E. Ferguson Writing Contest. Especially welcom are poems, fiction pieces and essays of no more than 5,000 words in length. At this time, we would like to express our gratitude to David Whitescarver, Sigma Tau Delta faculty advisor, for his unrelenting optimism and valuable help in the preparation of this journal