1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910701817203321

Autore

Oshida Yoshiki

Titolo

Grain boundary oxidation and an analysis of the effects of pre-oxidation on subsequent fatigue life [[electronic resource] /] / Yoshiki Oshida and H.W. Liu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Syracuse, N.Y. : , : Syracuse University

[Cleveland, Ohio] : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Lewis Research Center, , [1986]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (i, 36 pages) : illustrations

Collana

NASA contractor report ; ; 175051

Altri autori (Persone)

LiuH. W <1926-> (Hao Wen)

Soggetti

Fatigue life

Grain boundaries

Heat resistant alloys

Oxidation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on June 22, 2012).

"February 1986."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 20-21).



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910695537203321

Autore

Stocks Brian J.

Titolo

BOREAS TGB-5 fire history of Manitoba 1980 to 1991 in raster format / / Brian J. Stocks, Richard Zepp, David Knapp

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Greenbelt, Maryland : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center, , November 2000

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (12 pages)

Collana

Technical report series on the Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (BOREAS) ; ; volume 231

NASA/TM ; ; 2000-209891, vol. 231

Soggetti

Atmospheric composition

Biogeochemistry

Ecosystems

Fires

Manitoba

Raster scanning

Thematic mappers (LANDSAT)

Trace contaminants

Manitoba

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"November 2000."

"Performing organization: Goddard Space Flight Center" Report documentation page.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (page 10).



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910821271703321

Autore

Ghadar Fariborz

Titolo

Becoming American : why immigration is good for our nation's future / / Fariborz Ghadar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4422-2895-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 p.)

Disciplina

325.73

Soggetti

Immigrants - Government policy - United States

United States Emigration and immigration Government policy

United States Emigration and immigration Economic aspects

United States Emigration and immigration Social aspects

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

Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Beyond the Numbers; Chapter 2. Debunking the Myths; Chapter 3. How Did I Get Here?; Chapter 4. What It Takes to Uproot Yourself; Chapter 5. How Did She Get Here: Margaret Ghadar; Chapter 6. Why Do They Come?; Chapter 7. How Did He Get Here: Zbigniew Brzezinski; Chapter 8. Hard Work Makes for a Successful Career; Chapter 9. How Did He Get Here: Salomon Garay; Chapter 10. Paying It Forward to the U.S. Economy; Chapter 11. How Did He Get Here: Yoon-shik Park; Chapter 12. The Bimodal Nature of Immigrants; Chapter 13. The Lure of Clusters

Chapter 14. A Day in the LifeChapter 15. Prejudice Exists, But So What?; Chapter 16. Sticking to Your Own May Work, But It's Not Easy; Chapter 17. Assimilation Is Critical; Chapter 18. Next Generation, and the Next, and the Next; Chapter 19. How Did She Get Here: Otessa Ghadar; Chapter 20. Old Country Is Old; Chapter 21. How Did He Get Here: Michel Amsalem; Chapter 22. Can You Go Home Again?; Chapter 23. Lessons for the Next Generation; Chapter 24. Blueprints for Policymakers; Chapter 25. Would I Do It Again?; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

For policy makers, business leaders, and American citizens,



immigration reform is one of the defining issues of this era. In turns both personal and analytical, remaining factual and well-argued throughout, Fariborz Ghadar's Becoming American makes the case for common sense immigration policies and practices that will not only help strengthen America's fledgling economy and role as world leader, but will also help millions of prospective immigrants and their families start making more out of their lives today, and for generatio