Summary of visits to Golden, Colorado to attend the third Rock Mechanics Symposium and to present a paper entitled "Time-dependent deformation and failure of geologic materials", as well as visits to the University of St. Louis, University of Minnesota, and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Bureau of Mines at Denv\er, Colorado April 14 to May 4-1959

1959 ◽  
Author(s):  
H R Hardy
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mechanics ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
Deformation And Failure ◽  
Bureau Of Reclamation ◽  
The Third ◽  
Geologic Materials ◽  
The University ◽  
The U.S

Relationship Between Pozzolanic Activity and Chemical and Physical Characteristics of Selected Canadian Fly Ashes

1985 ◽  
Vol 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. C. Joshi ◽  
V. M. Malhotra
Keyword(s):  
Fly Ash ◽  
National Standard ◽  
Fly Ashes ◽  
Bureau Of Reclamation ◽  
Supplementary Cementing Materials ◽  
University Of Calgary ◽  
Fly Ash Utilization ◽  
The University ◽  
Pozzolanic Properties ◽  
The U.S

Raymond E. Davis and his associates appear to have coined the term “fly ash” in 1937. Following the pioneering studies by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for the Hungry Horse Dam, the use of fly ash for massive hydroelectric structures increased rapidly in the U.S., with ASTM issuing the first standard in 1954. In 1982, Canada issued a National Standard, CAN 3-A23.5-M82, entitled “Supplementary Cementing Materials and Their Use in Concrete Construction.” Because of the increasing interest in fly ash utilization, Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology (CANMET) initiated research in the area of supplementary cementing materials in the early 1970's and has since published several comprehensive reports on the subject [1,2]. At the University of Calgary, we are studying Canadian fly ashes and their use in concrete, through an investigation of the physical, chemical, mineralogical and pozzolanic properties of fly ashes from fourteen sources across the country. We report here preliminary results from this study.

scholarly journals Network Visualization: What and How

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Ritchie ◽  
Jessica Sigman
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
Network Visualization ◽  
Protection Agency ◽  
University Of Maryland ◽  
The Third ◽  
The University ◽  
Data Visualizations ◽  
The U.S

The third in a series of columns around data visualizations by three librarians at the University of Maryland (and one collaborator from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency).

Mobile Phones and Cultural Connections

2011 ◽  
pp. 245-257
Author(s):  
Bernadette Longo
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
The United States ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
Development Organization ◽  
Cultural Connections ◽  
The University ◽  
Social Networking Tools ◽  
The U.S

When people in the United States seek to collaborate with partners in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), even good intentions cannot overcome differing expectations for how people use technologies to facilitate communication – both interpersonal and among social groups. This case study looks at an ongoing collaboration between a faculty member at the University of Minnesota and two NGOs working in the DRC: First Step Initiative, providing microloans to women entrepreneurs, and Pact, an international development organization. In the course of this collaboration, it has become clear that differing expectations for communication channels to support the NGOs have resulted in complications for collaborators both in the U.S. and the DRC. This study explores whether social networking tools and cell phones can be used to establish new channels for communication that meet interpersonal expectations for participants in both the U.S. and the DRC.

scholarly journals Physical fitness women over 60 years of age participating in the activities of the University of the Third Age

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 19-25
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Zdrodowska ◽  
Ida Wiszomirska ◽  
Agnieszka Niemierzycka ◽  
Anna Czajkowska ◽  
Andrzej Magiera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Functional Fitness ◽  
Third Age ◽  
Functional Changes ◽  
Fitness Level ◽  
Fitness Test ◽  
The Third ◽  
Reliable Assessment ◽  
The University ◽  
The U.S

Abstract Introduction: Morphological and functional changes in cells, tissues and organs causing characteristic for old age reduction of the efficiency of all organs, and therefore decrease in the level of physical fitness. To determine its level, to find areas of weakness and select optimal physical activity programs that will improve the quality of life and health of older people it is necessary to multi-dimensional assess the level of physical fitness. The aim of this study is to evaluate the fitness level of students of the University of the Third Age in Warsaw Almamer with Fullerton Functional Fitness Test in relation to American standards. Material and methods: The study was conducted on a 40-person group of students of the University of Third Age Almamer in Warsaw, at the age of 60-70 years. Mobility assessment was based on a comparison of results obtained by the Fullerton Functional Fitness Test with standards developed by the authors test for the U.S. population. Results: In all trials conducted with Fullerton Test women got positive results after normalization to the mean and standard deviation of the U.S. population peers. The greatest variation among the test subjects compared to American standards test result was observed in flexion of the forearm. Conclusions: The tested listeners of UTW characterized a good level of physical fitness Fullerton The test evaluated in relation to American standards. According to the authors, developing standards for the test used in Polish conditions would contribute to a more reliable assessment of people over 60 years old.

scholarly journals Adolescent Homosexual Interest and Increased Suicide Risk

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Curtis Brown
Keyword(s):  
Interest Groups ◽  
Depressed Mood ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Age Group ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
The Third ◽  
Adolescent Health Survey ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Suicide is the third leading cause of death for people in the 15 to 19 year age group. Although qualitative research indicates that gay and lesbian adolescents are atparticularly high risk for suicide, little attention has been given to the impact homosexual interest has on suicide risk. The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the impact homosexual interest has on suicide risk, while controlling for the mediating affects of isolation and depressed mood. The data used in the analysis was obtained from the University of Minnesota Adolescent Health Survey, which included adolescents between 12 years of age to 20 years of age. Two homosexual interest groups (consistent homosexual interest and inconsistent homosexual interest) were used for comparison with heterosexual adolescents. The findings indicate that adolescents with consistent homosexual interest have over three and a half times the odds of being at risk for suicide that heterosexual adolescents have. Adolescents with inconsistent homosexual interest have odds of higher suicide risk that are significantly, though only slightly, more than heterosexual adolescents. After controlling for isolation and depressed mood, adolescents with consistent homosexual interest still have over three times the odds of suicide risk when compared with heterosexual adolescents. The difference between adolescents with inconsistent homosexual interest and heterosexual adolescents becomes non-significant.

scholarly journals Setting a Direction for Discovery

2012 ◽  
pp. 174-193
Author(s):  
Janet Fransen ◽  
Lara Friedman-Shedlov ◽  
Nicole Theis-Mahon ◽  
Stacie Traill ◽  
Deborah Boudewyns
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Research Process ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
Large Scale System ◽  
The Third ◽  
Third Phase ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
The University

While many other academic libraries are currently or have recently faced the challenge of setting a new direction for their discovery platforms, the University of Minnesota is perhaps unique in its phased approach to the process. In the spring of 2011, the University of Minnesota Libraries appointed a Discoverability task force to identify a Web-scale discovery solution, the third phase in the Discoverability research process. Discoverability 3 Task Force members are now synthesizing the work of two previous phases and other relevant internal and external analyses to develop requirements and selection criteria for the solution. Some of these requirements and criteria are standard for any large-scale system implementation. Others were derived from the findings of the previous two phases of the Discoverability project. The authors discuss the Libraries’ phased approach to developing a vision for discovery and selecting a solution that puts the Libraries on a path to fulfilling that vision.

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