1,902 research outputs found
National bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver to present on local dining at Virginia Tech
No full textAuthor Barbara Kingsolver will visit campus Tuesday, Sept. 14 to present her recent bestseller and this year's Virginia Tech Common Book about eating local food: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle.</p
Draft notes on the Seminole Trail (U.S. 29) in Virginia.
No full textNotes on the attempt by the author to find documentation for the origin and validity of the designation of Route 29 in Virginia as the "Seminole Trail"
An approach to pavement management in Virginia.
No full textThe report summarizes the objectives and benefits of formal pavement management systems and outlines an approach believed by the author to be practical for Virginia. The management of Virginia interstate pavements and a proposed random-sampling plan for the primary and secondary systems are discussed. Five recommendations directed at initiating a pavement management system are offered. Perhaps the most important of these deals with the immediate establishment of a pilot management system for the interstate network. Projected costs of pavement management range from 200,000 for development of a system, depending upon the level of commitment, and approximately $90,000 in annual operating costs
A study of optimal siting of hazardous materials response teams in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
No full textThe report describes a method for determining the optimal placement of response teams in Virginia. The three sites in Virginia that provided the most coverage of the state within a two-hour response period were analyzed as was the optimal placement of teams at four sites. The author concluded that four response teams, located throughout the state, could provide emergency response to every location in Virginia
Wild mammals of Virginia,
No full text"A contribution of the Virginia Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit: the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries, the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, the Wildlife Management Institute, and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, cooperating."Bibliography: p. 207-213.Mode of access: Internet
Toward a rational appraisal of highway cost allocation : a position paper.
No full textIn addressing the issue of cost allocation, the author asked if there was a reasonable case for an analysis of highway cost allocation in Virginia, and, if so, what could be learned from the literature about an appropriate methodology
Performance of the first structure built with high performance concrete in Virginia.
No full text50203This study evaluated the preparation and placement operations, concrete properties, cost-effectiveness, and performance over 5 years of the first bridge containing high performance concrete built by the Virginia Department of Transportation. High performance concrete was used in the prestressed beams and cast-in-place substructure and deck concrete. The concrete in the beams contained silica fume, and that in the cast-in-place substructure and deck contained slag. A high compressive strength was specified for the prestressed beams, normal strengths were specified for the cast-in-place substructure and deck concretes, and low permeability was specified for all the concrete. Steam-cured specimens for the beams had high early strengths, but moist-cured specimens developed higher long-term strengths. The permeability was much lower than specified. Concretes were easily placed, and the strengths were higher than specified. The structure was monitored during construction and surveyed after construction and at 5 years. Some cracking occurred in the deck, but the cracks were tight. The author recommends that high-strength concrete be used in beams if economically feasible. Temperature-matched curing should be used to determine the strength of elements where high temperature increases are expected, and pozzolans or slag should be used to reduce permeability
Immune Deficiency Diseases
No full textChapter 14 covers Chediak-Higashi Disease, Chronic Granulomatous Disease, Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis, Familial Mucocutaneous Candidiasis, Griscelli Syndrome Types 1, 2, and 3, Job Syndrome, Mucoepithelial Dysplasia, and Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome. Each condition is discussed in detail, including dermatologic features, associated anomalies, histopathology, basic defect, treatment, mode of inheritance, prenatal diagnosis, and differential diagnosis.</p
Other Disorders
No full textChapter 9 covers Congenital Erosive and Vesicular Dermatosis, Erythermalgia, Michelin Tire Baby, and Stiff Skin. Each condition is discussed in detail, including dermatologic features, associated anomalies, histopathology, basic defect, treatment, mode of inheritance, prenatal diagnosis, and differential diagnosis.</p
Disorders of Subcutaneous Tissue
No full textChapter 6 covers Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis, Familial Multiple Lipomatosis, Familial Symmetric Lipomatosis, Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva, Lipogranulomatosis, Partial Lipodystrophy, and Berardinelli-Seip Syndrome. Each condition is discussed in detail, including dermatologic features, associated anomalies, histopathology, basic defect, treatment, mode of inheritance, prenatal diagnosis, and differential diagnosis.</p
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