X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy [[electronic resource] /] / Johanna M. Wagner, editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910779094703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011
• ISBN: 1-61728-240-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (290 p.)
• Collana: Chemical engineering methods and technology
• Altri autori (Persone): WagnerJohanna M
• Disciplina: 543/.62
• Soggetti: X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY""; ""X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY""; ""LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE ""; ""Chapter 1: X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY: STUDIES FROM INDUSTRIAL & BIOACTIVE GLASS TO BIOMATERIALS""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""1. X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY: CONCEPT AND PRINCIPLES""; ""2. RELATING GLASS TO XPS ""; ""3. SILICATE GLASS CORROSION ""; ""4. APPLICATION OF XPS TO GLASS CORROSION""; ""5. XPS ROLE IN GLASS FABRICATION ""; ""6. EVOLUTION OF BIOACTIVE GLASSES ""; ""7. GLASS BASED BIOMATERIALS: GLASS IONOMER CEMENTS ""; ""REFERENCES """"Chapter 2: XPS FOR INVESTIGATING CULTURAL HERITAGE MATERIALS""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""2. PIGMENTS IDENTIFICATION AND ALTERATION IN PAINT LAYERS""; ""2.1. The Case of Copper Resinate ""; ""2.2. The Case of Smalt""; ""3. STONE ""; ""3.1. The Case of Michealgelo's David ""; ""4. GLASS ""; ""5. SURFACE MODIFICATIONS INDUCED BY CLEANING AND PROTECTIVE TREATMENTS ""; ""6. BRONZE ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""Chapter 3: X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY APPLIED TO ATOMIC STRUCTURE ANALYSIS OF SILICATE GLASSES THIN LAYERS ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""EXPERIMENTAL """"SILICA STRUCTURE ""; ""STRUCTURE OF SILICA FILMS PRODUCED BY CATHODE SPRAY DEPOSITION OF SILICON IN OXYGEN MEDIUM""; ""STRUCTURE OF SOL-GEL SILICA FILMS""; ""STRUCTURE OF LEAD-SILICATE GLASSES ""; ""THE SECONDARY-ELECTRON EMISSION ; COEFFICIENTS OF LEAD SILICATE GLASSES ""; ""CONCLUSION ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""Chapter 4: INFLUENCE OF NO2 ON ATMOSPHERIC CORROSION OF ZINC EXPOSED IN A CLIMATE CHAMBER ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE ""; ""ZINC SAMPLES WITHOUT EXPOSURE ""; ""EXPOSITION AT 35°C ""; ""EXPOSITION AT 25°C ""; ""INFLUENCE OF ION SPUTTERING ON THE S2P PHOTOELECTRON PEAK FOR ZINC-SULFUR CORROSION PRODUCTS """"CONCLUSION ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""Chapter 5: X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY AS A TOOL IN THE STUDY OF NANOSTRUCTURED TITANIUM AND COMMERCIAL PET SURFACES IN BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""1. XPS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY ""; ""2. CASE STUDY 1 TITANIUM OXIDATION STATES ON TITANIUM THIN FILMS AND BULK SURFACES ""; ""2.1. Experimental Design ""; ""2.2. Elemental Analysis ""; ""2.3. Titanium Oxidation States ""; ""2.4. Carbon Contamination ""; ""2.5. Conclusions ""; ""3. CASE STUDY 2 BACTERIAL MODIFICATION OF POLY(ETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE) POLYMER SURFACES""""3.1. Experimental Design ""; ""3.2. Elemental Analysis ""; ""3.3. High-Resolution Spectra ""; ""3.4. Bacterial Modifications ""; ""3.5. Carbon Contamination ""; ""3.6. Conclusions ""; ""4. SUMMARY ""; ""5. REFERENCES ""; ""Chapter 6: XPS AS A POWERFUL TOOL TO INVESTIGATE THE SURFACE PROPERTIES OF SIMPLE, DOPED AND MIXED METAL OXIDES ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ""; ""GENERAL REMARKS ""; ""1. Metal oxides: a general overview ""; ""1.1. General remarks on metal oxides ""; ""1.2 Importance of surface in metal oxides ""
• Sommario/riassunto: X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is a quantitative spectroscopic technique that measures the elemental composition, empirical formula, chemical state and electronic state of the elements that exist within a material. XPS spectra are obtained by irradiating a material with a beam of X-rays while simultaneously measuring the kinetic energy (KE) and number of electrons that escape from the top 1 to 10 nm of the material being analyzed. This book reviews research in the field of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy including: XPS studies from industrial and bioactive glass to biomaterials and

Intercultural dialogue in practice [[electronic resource] ] : managing value judgment through foreign language education / / Stephanie Ann Houghton

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910779376403321
• Autore: Houghton Stephanie <1969->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bristol ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, c2012
• ISBN: 1-282-13432-9; 9786613806901; 1-84769-726-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Collana: Languages for intercultural communication and education ; ; 22
• Classificazione: ES 861
• Disciplina: 303.48/2
• Soggetti: Intercultural communication; Intercultural communication - Study and teaching; Language and languages - Study and teaching
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Exploring the roots of value judgment -- pt. 2. Managing value judgment in foreign language education.
• Sommario/riassunto: The term intercultural dialogue has become a buzzword at policy level, but there is a pressing need to synchronise the terminology of policymakers with that of academics. An overarching aim of this book is to explore the wide-ranging terminology relevant to intercultural dialogue in order to promote clearer consideration of the underlying issues. More specifically, this book reports the findings of a research project conducted in Japan that brought teaching practice to bear upon some of the main conflicting theoretical perspectives on how value judgment should be managed in foreign language education. At the heart of this issue lies the management of prejudice, which is a key dynamic in intercultural dialogue that brings many other factors into play.