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Enhancing emission control performance through doped ceria catalysts: insights into NOx storage, release, and reduction mechanisms
No full textOral History Interview with Nancy Lieberman, November 8, 2012
No full textInterview with Nancy Lieberman, a sports broadcast journalist. The interview includes biographical information about her life growing up in New York, her time on the first women's Olympic basketball team, and her career as a coach, author, and journalist on ESPN
Promoting Adult Learning Through Civil Discourse in the Public Library
No full textThis chapter investigates the adult learning through civil discourse within public library settings. Crucial to the success of a working democracy, the author traces the history of libraries as locations for the development of an engaged and knowledgeable citizenry.This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Kranich, Nancy. "Promoting Adult Learning Through Civil Discourse in the Public Library." New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, no. 127, Fall 2010: 15-24, which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ace.377/pdf.Peer reviewe
Can the First Amendment Coexist with Civility? Response to ‘What Is the Role of Law in Promoting Civility? What Are Its Limits?'
No full textRancorous rhetoric has taken over the public square, causing many citizens to retreat from democratic work. Although self-governance and human dignity benefit when citizens express their views, it takes more than diverse voices to make democracy strong. It takes civility--reasoned public discourse where respect, restraint, responsibility, and empathy coexist with free expression so that fellow citizens can hear each other. And it also takes safe spaces—public forums like those in libraries, where communities come together at the intersection of law and civility and strike their own balance between the boundaries and norms of civil discourse.Originally published in Insights on Law & Society
Nancy Guthrie
No full textNancy Guthrie, author, Nashville, TN, examines two conversations Jesus had, one with his Father, the other with Paul, and how God feels our pain with us
Nanocatalysts from Ionic Liquid Precursors for the Direct Conversion of CO2 to Hydrocarbons
No full textThe direct conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into lower olefins (C2-C4) is a highly desirable process as a sustainable production route. Lower olefins, i.e., ethylene, propylene and butenes (C2-C4), are key building blocks in the current chemical industry. The reaction proceeds via two main consecutive reactions: Reverse Water Gas Shift (RWGS) to produce CO followed by the further conversion of CO to hydrocarbons via the Fischer−Tropsch reaction2. This process is achieved by a multifunctional iron-based catalyst supported on zeolites providing three types of active sites (Fe3O4, Fe5C2 and acid sites), which cooperatively catalyse a tandem reaction1.To date, attempts at synthesising a suitable catalyst for the direct hydrogenation reaction follow a conventional precipitation procedure, whereby Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (IONs) are produced and then embedded within a zeolite structure by granule mixing. This method provides no control over the size and shape of the IONs formed; a characteristic of imperative importance due to its significant effect on the hydrocarbon product distribution obtained. In our novel approach, ionic liquids are utilised for the synthesis of the IONs resulting in better control over size and morphology of the nanostructured material, and as a consequence, better conversion and selectivity towards the olefins. <br/
Catalyst Surface modification by Ion-beam sputtering
No full textnterface science is at the forefront in the development of new materials for advanced technological applications. In this study, Ion irradiation is proven to be an effective and innovative method for the controlled surface modification of several solid catalytic materials which microstructure can be tailored to significantly enhance their catalytic activity, stability and resistance to ageing. The feasibility of this method is thoroughly investigated here on Pt/Ce0.7Zr0.3O2 and Pd/Ce0.5Zr0.5O2 catalysts, which are extensively applied in the reduction of the impact of the emissions from mobile sources. Different techniques have been applied to relate the properties of the materials with their reactivity and modelling of low energy ion sputtering was introduced to describe the erosion phenomena on the catalytic surface with different type of ion, doses and current density
Deliberative Dialogue: Changing the CD Discourse
No full textThis article provides a brief overview of deliberative dialogue and its useful role in professional development for school librarians.Chapter in Growing Schools: Librarians as Professional Developers (Libraries Unlimited, 2012, pp. 299-302), edited by Debbie Abilock, Kristin Fontichiaro, and Violet H. Harada
Libraries and Strong Democracy: Moving from an Informed to a Participatory 21st Century Citizenry
No full textDespite almost universal access to schools, libraries, and information, Americans appear no better informed about the issues and choices before them than in earlier days. Citizens are disconnected from one another and new technologies leave many behind in the digital age--some unable to participate fully in community life. If libraries are to continue to meet the personal and civic information needs of their communities, they need to reexamine their core beliefs and strengthen their capacity to move beyond the bounds of informing citizens to engaging them more actively in public life. Today’s libraries are well equipped to serve as active agents of democracy if they take intentional, strategic action to ensure the civic health and information vitality of their communities and their democracy. They have the potential to become the cornerstones of a strong democracy where citizens can come together to make tough choices about issues of common concern.The published version of this article appears in Indiana Libraries, and is available at this location: http://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/IndianaLibraries/article/view/422
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