Experimental work in economics prompted the development of theories of other-regarding behavior. In this paper we reanalyze two classic public goods experiments and focus on the nature individuals’ responses to others’ behavior in order to help distinguish alternative motives of giving, including altruism, warm glow, reciprocity and inequality aversion. Analysis that allows for asymmetric feedb...

2014 Spatially resolved spectroscopic diagnostics such as plasma-induced emission, laser-induced fluorescence and laser optogalvanic spectroscopy are used to characterize the cathode sheath and the negative glow of an abnormal glow dc discharge in nitrogen. These diagnostics provide local information on the excitation and ionization functions, on the concentrations of ions and on the rotational...

In general terms, lighting research has been focused in the development of artificial light with the purpose of saving energy and having more durable lamps. However, the consequences that artificial night lighting could bring to the human being and living organisms have become an important issue recently. Light pollution represents a significant problem to both the environment and human health ...

Highly dispersed colloidal gold (Au) nanoparticles were synthesized at room temperature using glow discharge plasma within only 5 min. The prepared Au colloids were characterized with UV-visible absorption spectra (UV-vis), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) equipped with an energy dispersion X-ray spectrometer (EDX). UV-vis, XPS and EDX results c...

A plasma polymerization process using a continuous glow discharge has been implemented for preparing proton conducting membranes from trifluoromethane sulfonic acid and styrene. The chemical and physical structure of plasma membranes has been investigated using FTIR and SEM. The films are homogeneous with a good adhesion on commercial gas diffusion layer (E-Tek). Their deposition rate can be in...

Submitted for the GEC08 Meeting of The American Physical Society Sorting Category: 2.6 (E) Arguments for increased efficiency of Xe excimer DBDs by pulsed instead of sinusoidal excitation MARK PARAVIA, KLAUS E. TRAMPERT, MICHAEL MEISSER, WOLFGANG HEERING, Light Technology Institute, University Karlsruhe — Xenon excimer dielectric barrier discharges are used as VUV sources or as plane light sour...

Gamma-irradiation (0-7 kGy) of ginseng is permitted in Korea for the purpose of microbial decontamination; with strict labeling, traceability and monitoring requirements. An identification study was conducted to determine the photostimulated-luminescence (PSL) and thermoluminescence (TL) properties of gamma-irradiated fresh and white ginsengs cultivated in different areas. Dosedependent PSL-bas...

In many species, males rely on sexual ornaments to attract females. Females, by contrast, rarely produce ornaments. The glow-worm (Lampyris noctiluca) is an exception where wingless females glow to attract males that fly in search of females. However, little is known about the factors that promote the evolution of female ornaments in a sexual selection context. Here, we investigated if the fema...

Plasma induced flow field modification is studied experimentally using non-equilibrium DC surface discharge in a Mach 3 supersonic flow. An array of small pin electrodes (φ = 3/32”) is used in streamwise plasma discharge configuration. The schlieren imaging shows that an oblique shock can be obtained with a volumetric glow discharge on the cathode with a relatively low current (as low as 50 mA)...

Consumers are frequently presented opportunities to purchase products that are linked to charitable causes, green production, or fair trade practices. In Elfenbein and McManus (forthcoming) we demonstrate that consumers are willing to pay a premium for these items by analyzing a hand-matched data set of identical items sold in charity and non-charity auctions on eBay. This premium may occur bec...