Temperature-related words such as cold-blooded and hot-headed can be used to describe criminal behavior. Words associated with coldness describe premeditated behavior and words associated with heat describe impulsive behavior. Building on recent research about the close interplay between physical and interpersonal coldness and warmth, we examined in a lab experiment how ambient temperature with...

The quality of hot mix asphalt is affected by the quality and consistency of input aggregates and the control of the production process. To improve the quality of hot mix asphalt, both the aggregates gradation and the process variables must be considered. Current practice involves taking samples from actual production and analyzing them in the lab. The entire process can take two hours, which, ...

This paper discusses the use of laboratory drag measurements and filter operating data to analyze factors affecting dustcake flow resistance in a hot-gas filter at the Power Systems Development Facility (PSDF). The hot-gas filter is a Siemens-Westinghouse two-tier candle filter system that is collecting coal gasification ash from a KBR Transport Gasifier. Operating experience with this system h...

IntrodUCtIon Ensiling is an ancient method used to preserve the nutritive value of forages by packing and storing forage in airtight conditions. Silage fermentation occurs naturally under anaerobic conditions (the absence of oxygen). Plants contain native lactic acid bacteria (LAB), and when silage is placed under anaerobic conditions, these LAB produce lactic acid, reducing the pH to a level i...

CSEE Research Review – Program Friday, May 1, 2009 Technology Center, South Campus Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) www.csee.umbc.edu/events/research review A celebration of research accomplishments by UMBC CSEE faculty and students in 2008–2009. Free and open to the public (space limited to 125). Ample free parking. Recep...

aphanius ginaonis is exclusive to the geno hot spring, located in the hormozgan province. in this paper some biological aspects of aphanius ginaonis and contents of its digestive tract and its relation with cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) in the geno hot spring was examined. sampling was conducted monthly, samples were fixed in 5% formalin immediately after fishing and transferred to the ichth...