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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791914103321

Titolo

Advanced materials for applied science and technology : selected, peer reviewed papers from the 8th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Science and Technology (IBCAST 2011), January 10-13 2011, Islamabad, Pakistan / / edited by Arshad Munir and Zaffar M. Khan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Durnten-Zurich : , : Trans Tech, , [2011]

©2011

ISBN

3-03813-639-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (175 p.)

Collana

Advanced materials research, , 1022-6680 ; ; volume 326

Altri autori (Persone)

MunirArshad

KhanZaffar M

Disciplina

620.11

Soggetti

Composite materials

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 indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Advanced Materials for Applied Science and Technology; Preface and Committees; Table of Contents; 1. Composites; Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of Honeycomb Sandwich Panel for Continuum Properties Evaluation and Core Height Influence on the Dynamic Behavior; Influence of Y and Nb Addition on Crystallization Behavior and Mechanical Properties of Zr-Ni-Al-Cu-M Bulk Amorphous Alloys; A Device to Measure the Shrinkage and Heat Transfers during the Curing Cycle of Thermoset Composites; Development of Parametric Model and Warping Analysis of Composite Beam with Multiple Rigid Regions

Numerical Modeling and Simulation of Delamination Crack Growth in CF/Epoxy Composite Laminates under Cyclic Loading Using Cohesive Zone ModelDevelopment of Resin Infusion Process for Ultralight Large Composite Structures; Comparison of the Polymer/Composite Based on Polyurethane with Different -OH Backbone; 2. Nano Composite; Enhanced Dielectric Response in Polyurethane Based All-Organic Nanocomposite; Aging Response to Microstructure and Properties of Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys; Synthesis and Characterization of Processable Polyimide Titania Nanohybrids

Glass Transition Related Relaxation Dynamic in Polystyrene NanoparticlesMicrowave Augmented Fabrication and Evaluation of



CNT-Reinforced Nanohydroxyapatite; Horizontal Patterns of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes by Simple Filtration Method; 3. Ceramics and Oxides; Microstructure and Microwave Dielectric Properties of BaTi4O9 Ceramics Derived from a Sol-Gel Precursor; Solgel Self-Combustion Synthesis and Characterization of La0.8Sr0.2Mn0.8Fe0.2O3; 4. Thin Films and Surface Engineering

Molecular Beam Epitaxy of Cu-Doped BaSi2 Films on Si(111) Substrate and Evaluation & Qualification of Depth Profiles of Cu Atoms for the Formation of Efficient Solar CellsWear Behaviour of HVOF Sprayed WC-Cobalt Coatings; Effect of Deposition Mechanism and Microstructure of Nano-Ceria Oxide Addition on Ni-P Coating by Pulse Electrodeposition; Co-Ferrite (CoFe2O4): A Material with High Magnetostriction Produced by Sol-Gel Method; Keywords Index; Authors Index

Sommario/riassunto

These 19 peer-reviewed papers cover emerging topics in Advanced Materials (e.g.: polymer composites, nanocomposites, ceramics, thin-film coatings and shape-memory alloys) and thus offer an unique insight into current progress. Review from Book News Inc.: Selected papers from a January 2011 conference held in Pakistan highlight the latest work in advanced materials areas such as polymer composites, thin film coatings, and shape memory alloys. Papers are grouped in sections on composites, nanocomposites, ceramics and oxides, and thin films and surface engineering. Some specific topics addressed



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910973461103321

Autore

Nye Valerie

Titolo

True Stories of Censorship Battles in America's Libraries

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, IL, : ALA Editions, 2012

ISBN

9780838993620

0838993621

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (202 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BarcoKathy

Disciplina

025.2/13

025.213

20

Soggetti

Intellectual freedom -- United States

Librarians -- Professional ethics -- United States

Libraries -- United States -- Case studies

Libraries Censorship

Libraries - Censorship - United States

Intellectual freedom - Professional ethics - United States

Librarians - United States

Libraries - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; PART I: Sometimes We're Our Own Worst Enemy; CHAPTER 1: Where There Once Was None; CHAPTER 2: Well-Intentioned Censorship Is Still Censorship; CHAPTER 3: If I Don't Buy It, They Won't Come; CHAPTER 4: Mixed-Up Ethics; PART II: How Dare You Recommend This Book to a Child; CHAPTER 5: Clue-less in Portland; CHAPTER 6: Vixens, Banditos, and Finding Common Ground; CHAPTER 7: Long Live the King (Novels)!; CHAPTER 8: Parent Concern about Classroom Usage Spills Over into School Library; CHAPTER 9: The Princess Librarian

CHAPTER 10: The Complexity and Challenges of Censorship in Public Schools PART III: Not Only Boy Scouts Should Be Prepared; CHAPTER 11: I Owe It All to Madonna; CHAPTER 12: The Battle to Include; CHAPTER 13: Pornography and Erotica in the Academic Library; CHAPTER 14:



Reasonable Accommodation; PART IV: When the Tribe Has Spoken; CHAPTER 15: Cultural Sensitivity or Censorship?; CHAPTER 16: Developing the Public Library's Genealogy Euchee/Yuchi Collection; PART V: Conversation + Confrontation + Controversy = Combustion; CHAPTER 17: 32 Pages, 26 Sentences, 603 Words, and 500,000 Later

CHAPTER 18: Respect of Fear CHAPTER 19: Sweet Movie; CHAPTER 20: Censorship Avoided; CHAPTER 21: I Read It in the Paper; CHAPTER 22: Uncle Bobby's Wedding; CHAPTER 23: A Community Divided; CHAPTER 24: The Author Visit That Should Have Been; CHAPTER 25: One of Those Not So Hideous Stories of a Book Challenge; PART VI: Crime and Punishment; CHAPTER 26: A Serial Killer Visits the Library; CHAPTER 27: Books, Bars, and Behavior; PART VII: Perhaps It Is Possible to Judge a Book by Its Cover; CHAPTER 28: The Ghost of Halloween Past; CHAPTER 29: The Neophyte in the New Age

CHAPTER 30: Gay Books Display Brings Out High School Faculty Prejudice CHAPTER 31: Censorship Looms Over the Rainbow; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Those facing censorship challenges can find support and inspiration in this book, which compiles dozens of stories from library front lines.