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The marriage of reason & squalor
No full textIn his first work of fiction, artist Jake Chapman slashes the romantic novel down to bare bone and constructs his own disfigured version from the slaughtered remains.Chlamydia Love is gifted her very own tropical island by her fiancé, where she develops a grudging adoration for its real owner, the enigmatic bestselling author, Helmut Mandragorass. A battle between her fiancé and Helmut ensues, for ownership of the island and ultimately for the love of Chlamydia.This mercilessly subversive tale is illustrated by Chlamydia's watercolours entitled Visions of Morass, images inspired by the island as she struggles with her feelings of agony and ecstasy.<br/
Jake and Iris Burritt Residence
No full textPhotograph - Jake and Iris Burritt residence, Athabasca, Alberta was built in 191
Pre-Biblical and Old Testament rape law parallels: recurring androcentric themes in historic Biblical text
No full textRape legislation in ancient Near Eastern texts is very slanted in respect to a pervasive androcentric ideology that drives the punitive outcomes. Unfortunately, evidence shows the lives of women in terms of their perceived societal value are affected (often negatively) in regard to their social status; regardless of region or period. Women did not wield much social power in ancient times and the laws demonstrate resolutions for prescribed transgressions that neglected to include any consideration for the viewpoint of women; who were the primary victims of the rape offense. As a result, women suffered and were historically antagonized by the these laws which failed to protect them. This research will illuminate the disparities by examining the laws in various regions of the period and challenge the underlying themes.M.A.L.S.Includes bibliographical referencesby Jake J. Jone
Jake and Iris Burritt Residence - 02
No full textPhotograph - Jake and Iris Burritt residence, Athabasca, Alberta was built in 191
Polymers at surfaces: nanostructures and adhesion studied by atomic force microscopy
No full textUnderstanding and characterising the behaviour of polymers at surfaces is of great
fundamental interest, in addition to being vitally important for many applications.
Composite materials, films and coatings, functional membranes, and nanoelectronics are
only a few examples of applications which rely on polymers functioning at surfaces. The
interactions between polymers and surfaces are extremely influential in governing the
overall bulk properties of materials and products. Despite this, the behaviour of
polymers at surfaces is not fully understood and there are many unexplored areas in this
field of research.
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a technique which can image features with a high
spatial resolution down to a sub-nanometre scale. It can accurately image a variety of
polymer nanostructures on surfaces such as droplets, networks, thin films, and even
single chains. AFM can also be used in a mode of operation called force spectroscopy
which generates information regarding the strength of adhesion between different
materials with a piconewton force resolution. It can be used to measure the magnitude
of interaction forces between single polymer chains and surfaces.
The primary aim of this study was to characterise the behaviour of poly(styrene-cobutadiene)
random copolymers on various surfaces at the nanoscale using AFM
techniques. Poly(styrene-co-butadiene) is heavily utilised within industry, particularly
in the manufacturing of automotive tyres where it is mixed with carbon black to form a
robust composite material. This study is the first work to provide a comprehensive
report on the morphology of poly(styrene-co-butadiene) nanostructures on various
surfaces, under different experimental parameters. Furthermore, it is the first time
where the specific interactions and adhesion between poly(styrene-co-butadiene) and
various surfaces have been examined using AFM force spectroscopy.
A systematic study was carried out which investigated the structural behaviour of
adsorbed poly(styrene-co-butadiene) random copolymers on mica and graphite surfaces
using AFM imaging. A large range of concentrations and molecular weights allowed
investigations and discussions of many phenomena such as thin film formation (and
dewetting), networks, spherical cap nanodroplets, and single chain conformations.
Polymer morphology was generally more consistent on the mica, and varied significantly
on graphite. The contact angles of the nanodroplets on the mica surface were shown to
be size dependent by a specific trend irrespective of molecular weight. A minimum
contact angle was observed for droplets with radii ranging from 100 - 250 nm across
each molecular weight. This was due to influences from line tension, changes in elastic
modulus, and surface heterogeneities. On the graphite, the nanostructures exhibited
distinct ordering at the nanoscale. The features reflected the crystalline symmetry of the
graphite by orientating themselves at intervals of 60° due to π-π stacking interactions.
The ordering was extremely precise at the lowest concentration and became less defined
at higher concentrations, but remained statistically significant.
An AFM force spectroscopy study was implemented in order to investigate the adhesion
and specific interactions between poly(styrene-co-butadiene) and mica, silicon, and
graphite substrates. AFM tips were dip coated into polymer solutions to physically
adhere polymer chains to the surface of the tips at varying molecular weights and surface
coverages. Polymer chains were also adhered to AFM tips using force spectroscopy
techniques. The results showed that capillary forces were increasing polymer/substrate
adhesion on the more hydrophilic substrates. Single chain desorption events did occur,
but had a very low probability. The experimental system was redesigned to reduce
capillary effects and increase desorption events. Thin polymer films were deposited onto
each substrate using dip coating and the AFM tips were left blank. The results revealed
that capillary forces were eliminated using this system and the probability of single chain
desorption events occurring was extremely high. It was demonstrated that the specific
interactions between poly(styrene-co-butadiene) and graphite were the strongest of the
three substrates due to π-π stacking interactions and van der Waals forces
Oregon's urban cores saw steep declines in commuter-adjusted population
No full textby Jake Procino.Converted from HTML.This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
A Cold Civil War? French Historian Pap Ndiaye and American novelist Jake Lamar discuss racial turmoil in the USA and its echoes in France
No full textOn February 1, 2022, the American Library in Paris launched its Black History Month program with a conversation between two well-known figures in France’s international Black community. Pap Ndiaye is a historian of French and Senegalese descent. As a professor at Sciences Po, he popularized the study of race and identity in French academia, most notably with his book La Condition noire. In 2021, he was appointed direc- tor of the National Museum of the History of Immigration in Paris. Jake Lamar is an African American writer who has lived in Paris since 1993. He is the prize-winning author of a memoir, seven novels and a play and teaches creative writing at Sciences Po. What follows are edited excerpts of their exchange
New job ads decrease slightly over the past year, but remain elevated
No full textby Jake Procino.Covers OCLC #1420053169 and OCLC #1405921779.Converted from HTML.This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
JOLTS in Oregon
No full textby Jake Procino.Converted from HTML.This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
Plumbers can find top wages in Oregon
No full textby Jake Procino.Converted from HTML.This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
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