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A performance evaluation of hot mix asphalt thin lift treatments | When applied at the right time, Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Thin Lift Treatments (TLTs) extend the life of flexible pavements. Correct application depends largely upon pavement condition and rate of deterioration. State Highway Agencies (SHAs) utilize an Open Grade Surface Course (OGSC), Dense Grade Aspha... | Asphalt; Cracking; Pavement; Performance; Thermal; Transportation | 2017 | |
| 152 |
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A personal philosophy: its basis and implications | A consciousness of past art history that was based on a superficial understanding of the nature of reality in which painting remained tied to an ideal of scientific representation has led me to make an account about the expansion of man's reality in art. This is a philosophic activity that I have in... | Art; Philosophy | 1970 | |
| 153 |
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A phase 1 double-blind comparison of the safety and tolerance of eight percent arildone (win 30820) to the ninety percent DMSO/ten percent PEG-400 vehicle during and following seven day topical application to immunocompromised patients | Diseases associated with some of the human herpes viruses have been recognized for centuries; these include fever blisters or herpes labialis, herpes genitalis, varicella and zoster. It is only within the past decade or two that the impact of these viruses in medicine has been appreciated. this incr... | 1983-05 | ||
| 154 |
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A phenomenological examination of peace officers' experience in the aftermath of the use of deadly force | This dissertation is a phenomenological study presented in a three-article format. The dissertation is a phenomenological exploration of the lived experiences of peace officers following the use of deadly force. This is a qualitative study with quantitative data integrated for the purposes of provid... | Public health; Occupational psychology; Criminology | 2016 | |
| 155 |
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A Physiological pharmacokinetic model for norethindrone. | Physiological pharmacokinetic models are derived from basic considerations of physiological, anatomical, and pharmacologic principles. These modes can simultaneously predict drug levels in blood, organs, and tissues. The prediction by the model depends on the following factors: dosage, partition ... | Pharmacology; Pharmacokinetics | 1980-03 | |
| 156 |
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A pigeon with two nests: a case of first- and second-generation iranians | Following the Iranian Revolution of 1979, Iranians migrated to the United States in substantial numbers. Ever since this large-scale migration to the United States, first-generation Iranian immigrants have struggled to adapt to every-day life in America while retaining their culture and identities. ... | Culture; First-Generation Iranians; Identity; Immigration; Second-Generation Iranians | 2016 | |
| 157 |
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A plumb pneumatic jig experiment | The purpose of the Experiment is to determine to what extent the Plumb Pneumatic Jig would eliminate the quartz content and increase the zinc content in Zinc Concentrate Pile No.8. | Mining engineering | 1917 | |
| 158 |
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A practical perspective on the benefits of combined traffic assignment and control models | As the nation's traffic system becomes more congested for various periods of the day, more research in the area of intelligent transportation systems is needed. Traditional solutions of adding more highways and widening the existing system are not feasible anymore due to rapidly increasing demand an... | Dynamic traffic assignment; Joint route choice and controls; Static traffic assignmentl Traffic congestion; Travel models; VISSIM simulatio | 2012-05 | |
| 159 |
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A predictive model of mass loss in sensitized 5xxx aluminum alloys | Aluminum magnesium alloys, due to their high strength and overall corrosion resistance, are used more and more in a variety of applications, from automobiles to navy ships. The addition of magnesium greatly increases the strength of aluminum. However, at elevated temperatures beta phase particles (A... | Materials Science; Alloys; Aluminum; Loss; Mass; Predictive; Sensitized | 2016-05 | |
| 160 |
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A preliminary analysis of the ability of a potential orthotic device to reduce and mitigate shoe slip | This research explores the potential for an "intelligent" orthotic shoe sole to negate, or minimize, longitudinal slip by momentarily increasing friction force. The conceptual device takes the form of a rubberized shoe sole containing pockets of air that can be released via valves controlled by a mi... | Engineering; Robotics | 2017 | |
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A preliminary report of the pharmacokinetics and efficancy of cimetidine in maintaining gastric pH greater than six in patients following major thermal injury | Curling reported duodenal ulceration to thermal injury in 1842, and since that time acute ulceration and inflammatory changes in the distal esophagus, stomach, and duodenum have benn a recognized complication of thermal injury. These pathologic changes are potential precursors of hemorrhage and perf... | 1980-03 | ||
| 162 |
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A preliminary report on the incidence of clinical and subclinical spontaneous pregnancy loss | The preliminary purpose of this study was to document the incidence of clinical and subclinical spontaneous abortion in women who have no reproductive capability impairment. The relationship between prior oral contraception use and a subsequent increased incidence of spontaneous subclinical abortion... | 1983-06 | ||
| 163 |
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A preliminary report on the pharmacokinetics of intravenous and intraperitoneal cefoxitin in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis | Peritoneal dialysis is one available mode of therapy in patients with renal failure. The technique of peritoneal dialysis has advantages over alternative modes of therapy, such as hemodialysis, in that it is less expensive and can be performed by the patients themselves. at home after a brief traini... | 1982-06 | ||
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A preliminary report on the use of methenamine salts and ascorbic acid in the catheterized spinal cord injured patient | Patients with spinal cord injury often have a complex array of medical probelem. Among the most commonly recognized is the flaccid type of neurogenic bladder dysfunction. This bladder dysfunction predisposes these patient to days or weeks of indwelling or intermittent urethral catherization. Due to ... | 1980-05 | ||
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A procedure for evaluating physical education program in the elementary schools | The problem selected is to develop a procedure for evaluating physical education programs in elementary schools. For the purpose of evaluating the program as objectively as possible, a score card has been constructed to use as a measurement. It is realized that there may be many weaknesses in the ... | Physical education for children - Evaluation | 1946-05 | |
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A process for the treatment of oxidized zinc ores | The following experiments were performed by C. W. Frith under the supervision of M. Oliver C. Ralston, mettallurgist of the United States Bureau of Mines, at Salt Lake City, Utah. The operations were carried on in the metallurgical Laboratories of the University of Utah, Professor R. H. Bradford, Di... | Zinc -- Metallurgy | 1917 | |
| 167 |
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A program logic and its application in fully verified software fault isolation | Trusted computing base (TCB) of a computer system comprises components that must be trusted in order to support its security policy. Research communities have identified the well-known minimal TCB principle, namely, the TCB of a system should be as small as possible, so that it can be thoroughly exa... | Software fault isolation; Trusted computing base; TCB; Hoare logic | 2012-08 | |
| 168 |
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A program of testing in the public schools of Tintic School District, Utah | This study is an application of modern methods of educational measurements and statistics in a survey of certain educational conditions relative to pupil-status in Tintic School District. The resulting data are used for comparative purpose, and for the practical problem of reclassifying the pupils ... | Tintic School District (Utah); Educational tests and measurements; Ability grouping in education | 1925 | |
| 169 |
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A Programming Role for Interleukin-2 in the Differentiation of Effector and Memory CD8+ T Cells, Unique From IL-15 and Independent of Stat5 | Environmental signals, including cytokines, received by CD8+ T cells during the primary response to acute infection shape their commitment to effector and memory CD8+ T cell fates, as well as their ability to respond to future pathogen challenges. The common gamma chain (γc) cytokine interleukin-2... | 2012-12 | ||
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A Proposed Alternate Mechanism of Action for Theophylline | The methylxanthines; caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine have several pharmacological actions, of which, their ability to relax bronhcial smooth muscle has great value in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Theophylline is the most effective of the methylxanthines in this reg... | 1981-05 | ||
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A proposed standard method of testing oil-shales for their crude oil yield | Because so little is known regarding the oil-shales of this country and their properties, a great many delays were incurred in obtaining the information contained herein. Much preliminary work had to be done before a satisfactory study of analytical retorting of oil shales could even begin. In the... | Oil-shales | 1920 | |
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A prospective comparison of the incidence of increased serum enzymes in patients receiving either beef lung or pork intestinal mucosal heparin | Hypertransaminasemia, increased serum transaminases, is a recognized side-effect of heparin. The potential clinical significance and mechanism of this side-effect remains to be determined. Hypertransaminasemia associated with heparin has not been reported to produce clinical illness; however, the de... | 1982-05 | ||
| 173 |
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A qualitative study of military veterans' resilience and body esteem following combat-related limb amputation | This dissertation is presented in a three-article format. Article 1, "The impact of disability on body esteem: A review of the literature," is a review that examines the existing literature regarding body esteem in individuals with various disabilities. The purpose of the article was to highlight pr... | amputation; body esteem; combat; military; resilience; veteran | 2016 | |
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A rangeland predictive phenological model for the upper Colorado River Basin and its web delivery | Understanding the spatially and temporally variant phenological responses and cycles can greatly assist the administrative planning, policy making and management in grazing, planting, and ecosystem conservation. The linkages of analysis as a basis for management have received increasing attention in... | Decision support system; Multivariate adaptive regression splines; Phenological modeling; Phenology; Remote sensing; Upper Colorado River Basin | 2013-08 | |
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A reinterpretation of certain aspects of the late quaternary glacial history of little Cottonwood Canyon, Wasatch Mountains, Utah | Holocene and late Pleistocene deposits in the cirques and at the mouths of Little Cottonwood and Bells Canyons are reexamined. Stratigraphy, radiocarbon dating, lichenometry, and relative age dating methods provide evidence for a new age interpretation of glacier and rock glacier deposits. Of the re... | 1977 |