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Ceramic layers of buffers for high Tc superconductors starting from aqueous sol-gel precursors
No full textMeeting Children’s Author Julia Donaldson
No full textA report from a meet and greet with Julia Donaldson, a best-selling children's author. The event was organized by Ibis grafika publishing house and held in bookshop "Bookara" in Zagreb, 20 May 2018
Ergonomically optimized path-planning for industrial human-robot collaboration
No full textThe author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by Flanders Make Ergo EyeHand, EU SO-PHIA (871237), and by the Vlaamse Regering under the program "Onderzoeksprogramma Artificiele Intelligentie (AI) Vlaanderen.
University Breakfast Reading Soiree Meet & Greet with Author Kenn Bivins
No full textAuthor will read from his new book, discuss his life as a writer, and answer questions from guests
Orientation of growth of superconducting Bi-containing phases in composites with Ag-whiskers
No full textCharacterisation of epitaxial CeO2 thin films
No full textY1Ba2Cu3O7- superconducting thin films are desirable for the development of high temperature superconducting wires, cables, electronic devices and others. It has been shown, using vacuum techniques, that high critical currents can be reached in such thin films if they exhibit a high degree of in-plane orientation, and provided a buffer layer is used. In this work it is shown that one of the most interesting buffer layers, CeO2, can be grown as an oriented thin film using a sol-gel technique. The advantage of this sol-gel method compared to vacuum techniques is its low investment cost and possibility of incorporation in a continuous system.
The phase composition, crystallographic microstructure, orientation and surface morphology of the gels and films were characterised by XRD, XPS, SEM, AFM and TGA-DTA. The orientation of the CeO2 thin film has been measured via pole figures. The results show that highly oriented CeO2 layers can be obtained by epitaxial growth on textured Ni-tapes from sol-gel precursors
César Moro's Transnational Surrealism
No full textabstract: Known primarily as a surrealist poet, César Moro also created numerous paintings and collages in a surrealist mode. Born in Peru, Moro made the obligatory sojourn to Paris in 1925 to immerse himself in European avant-garde activities. In 1928 he met André Breton and began to experiment with surrealist technique as a means to push both his painting and his poetry in new directions. Moro was one of the first Latin American artists to take up collage as an autonomous art form, creating images that combine text with photographs from advertisements, scientific journals, and newspapers in bizarrely incongruous ways.
When he returned to Peru, Moro organized the first exhibition of surrealist art in Latin America at the Academía Alcedo in Lima, Peru in 1935. Given the dominance of Indigenism in the visual arts in Peru, this was a bold move on Moro’s part. While the exhibition baffled the public, it introduced new possibilities to young artists working in Peru and challenged the ascendancy of Indigenism. In 1938 Moro left Peru for Mexico where he would remain for the next decade. There he renewed his contact with Breton and the two joined forces, together with the painter Wolfgang Paalen, to organize the Exposición Internacional del Surrealismo at the Galería de Arte Mexicano in 1940.
This essay will trace César Moro’s extensive engagement with surrealism, from his early participation in Breton’s surrealist group in Paris, to the exhibition he organized in Peru, and finally to Mexico. By examining closely Moro’s surrealist collages and paintings, I hope to reveal the depth of his involvement with the movement, as an artist, poet, and organizer on a transnational scale
UMUC 111 Virtual Meet & Greet Wins WOW Award - DE Oracle
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UMUC 111 Virtual Meet & Greet Wins WOW Award
Deborah Schroeder
Senior Instructional Support Specialist
Center for Support of Instruction
Published: January-February 2010
Category: » University-showcase » Awards
UMUC 111 Virtual Meet & Greet was named a recipient of
a 2009 WCET Outstanding Work (WOW) Award in October for
its efforts in improving interactions among online students and
faculty in Computer Information Systems and Technology
(CITE) programs.
WOW awards are given to organizational members of the
Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications
(WCET) through an annual competition that recognizes
innovation and best practices in implementing educational
technology in higher education.
UMUC 111 is the brainchild of Dr. S. K. Bhaskar, Assistant
Dean of CITE, and Kimberly Chung, Director of Strategic
Enrollment Initiatives. Dr. Bhaskar sought to create a virtual community where he could proactively
reach out to all current CITE students. He wanted a space where students could develop relationships
with their peers, learn about program offerings, and get advice on course selections from program
advisors. Ms. Chung was instrumental in planning, setting up, and organizing the virtual space where
the interactions and information sharing could occur.
The UMUC 111 development team hoped that when they offered the first Virtual Meet & Greet in Fall
2008, they would get about 20 to 30 CITE students to enroll. Much to their surprise, over 100 students
signed up. One of the conference activities asked students who had been in the program to share some
advice that would help new students succeed at UMUC. One student shared, “My advice to new
students is to give it your all, do not slack off, and enjoy the amount of resources you have at your
fingertips with UMUC. I am currently serving in the Army and UMUC has been my home school since
1997. The standards are high, and the awards are many. You need to stay on top of the postings, do
your homework, take responsibility for your actions, and learn, but do not be discouraged from any
setbacks made. All can be overcome!”
A survey of the students who participated in the UMUC 111 Virtual Meet and Greet indicated that they
found the session of value and were pleased to have been able to participate. Below are a few
comments that students anonymously provided:
“I would recommend this class as a supplement to take for anyone taking their first Web Tyco
class. Thanks for all the great info; I look forward to learning more in the future.”
"Thanks so much for creating this session. It helped me see the distinctions among the various
majors. Particularly the emphasis on Java in CMSC and all the TechKNOW modules."
"I found UMUC 111 very interesting and was able to come away with a better understanding of
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the courses and the direction that they take. I would have like to have seen a chat on
Graduate programs for those of us going on that path after obtaining our degrees to answer
questions in that arena. Thank you once again for this experience in the two plus years I have
attended UMUC online this is the first one of these sessions that I was aware of and
completely enjoyed it."
"UMUC 111 was very helpful after a prolonged absence from taking on-line courses. I will be
taking 2 courses this coming spring semester, and taking UMUC 111 was instrumental in
getting the 'rust off' so to speak and to prepare me for the rigors on the on-line curriculum.
Thanks to the instructor and other students for their feedback, it really helped. I'll see
everyone in the spring!"
UMUC 111 will be offered each fall and spring, with the hope that student participation will continue to
increase. Congratulations to Dr. Bhaskar and Ms. Chung on their accomplishments with UMUC 111!
About the Author(s)
Deb Schroeder has been with UMUC for over 22 years. She spent four years in Undergraduate Admissions prior to moving to
the Graduate School. While working in General Management Programs, Deb became fascinated with technology and pursued
an education in computer science. Upon completing her degree in Management Information Systems, Deb became a Distance
Education Coordinator in 1999. Deb now resides in the Center for Support of Instruction (CSI) as a Senior Instructional
Support Specialist and Site Manager for the DE Oracle.
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"The Reason why", MSS.1915
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Nonvacuum-based deposition techniques for superconducting ceramic coatings
No full textThe widespread use of vacuum-based techniques for the deposition of ceramic coatings with specific electric, magnetic, optical, and mechanical properties is well established in the research environment, and some of them have been implemented in a variety of industrial processes. However, obtaining uninterrupted deposition at high speed, increasing flexibility in composition and in film thickness, and attaining independence of geometric constraints are areas in which many vacuum techniques will need sustained development in order to answer industrial demands. The development of the next generation of deposition methods, which could alleviate some of these shortcomings and which are based on deposition under atmospheric environment and from aqueous precursor materials, is a real challenge for the community of solid-state chemists and delineates the subject of this overview
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