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Oral History Interview with Jack Wright
No full textThe National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jack Wright. Wright was born in Ralls County, Missouri on 21 May 1922. After graduating from high school he enrolled at Southwest Texas College in San Marcos. In November 1941he entered into the V-7 Navy College Training Program. Upon being called into active duty, he went to Columbia University in New York. After four months he was graduated as a commissioned officer. During 1943, after attending several gunnery schools he was assigned to the USS Milwaukee (CL-5) as a gunnery officer. He tells of the ship being part of a large convoy which went to Murmansk, Russia. Upon its arrival, the ship was loaned to the Soviet Navy. Wright trained the Russian crew for thirty days before being sent to Scotland. In Scotland he was assigned the job of preparing a US coastal steamer for Operation Overlord. After the invasion, the ship was anchored off Omaha Beach where it served as a headquarters ship. He returned to the United States aboard the HMS Queen Mary in late 1944. In January 1945, he went aboard the USS Antietam (CV-36). The ship was on its way to Wake Island at the time of the Japanese surrender. In December 1945 he was ordered back to the United States and released from active duty
Soils of western Wright Valley, Antarctica
No full textWestern Wright Valley, from Wright Upper Glacier to the western end of the Dais, can be divided into three broad geomorphic regions: the elevated Labyrinth, the narrow Dais which is connected to the Labyrinth, and the North and South forks which are bifurcated by the Dais. Soil associations of Typic Haplorthels/Haploturbels with ice-cemented permafrost at 70 cm. They are developed in situ in strongly weathered drift with very low surface boulder frequency and occur on the upper erosion surface of the Labyrinth and on the Dais. Typic Anhyorthels also occur at lower elevation on sinuous and patchy Wright Upper III drift within the forks. Salic Aquorthels exist only in the South Fork marginal to Don Juan Pond, whereas Salic Haplorthels occur in low areas of both South and North forks where any water table is> 50 cm. Most soils within the study area have an alkaline pH dominated by Na+ and Cl- ions. The low salt accumulation within Haplorthels/Haploturbels may be due to limited depth of soil development and possibly leaching
Oral History Interview with Jack Wright
No full textThe National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jack Wright. Wright was born in Ralls County, Missouri on 21 May 1922. After graduating from high school he enrolled at Southwest Texas College in San Marcos. In November 1941he entered into the V-7 Navy College Training Program. Upon being called into active duty, he went to Columbia University in New York. After four months he was graduated as a commissioned officer. During 1943, after attending several gunnery schools he was assigned to the USS Milwaukee (CL-5) as a gunnery officer. He tells of the ship being part of a large convoy which went to Murmansk, Russia. Upon its arrival, the ship was loaned to the Soviet Navy. Wright trained the Russian crew for thirty days before being sent to Scotland. In Scotland he was assigned the job of preparing a US coastal steamer for Operation Overlord. After the invasion, the ship was anchored off Omaha Beach where it served as a headquarters ship. He returned to the United States aboard the HMS Queen Mary in late 1944. In January 1945, he went aboard the USS Antietam (CV-36). The ship was on its way to Wake Island at the time of the Japanese surrender. In December 1945 he was ordered back to the United States and released from active duty
The geochemistry of soluble salts in the Wright and Taylor Valleys, South Victoria Land, Antarctica
No full textSamples of salt deposits, snow, meltwater and soils were collected in the Wright and Taylor Valleys, South Victoria Land, during the summer field season of 1973-74. The primary aim of the work carried out was to demonstrate the application of chemical techniques to geological problems in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica.
Salt samples identified by X-ray diffraction patterns were halite, thenardite and mirabilite. Snow, ice and groundwater samples were analysed for Na⁺, Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, K⁺. Cl⁻ and SO₄²⁻. The results show that atmospheric transport from the sea is probably the most important source of supply of salts to the Dry Valley system, with saline groundwater flows as important means of transport of salts to the Dry Valley lakes
Lamprin: a new vertebrate protein comprising the major structural protein of adult lamprey cartilage
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VIBRATIONAL SPECTRA OF AND
No full text L. H. Cross, H. L. Roberts, P. Goggin and L. A. Woodward, Trans. Far, Soc. 56, 945 (1960). D. F. Eggers, H. E. Wright and D. W. Robinson, J. Chem Phys., 35, 1045 (1961).Author Institution: Bell Telephone Laboratories IncorporatedComplete infrared and Raman spectral measurements extend the earlier work of Cross, Roberts, Goggin and Woodward on and of Eggers, Wright and Robinson on All of the active fundamentals for both molecules have been observed, and reassignments in the case of are made on the basis of the selection rules for a molecule. The data and analysis of the spectrum of strongly support the low barrier model previously suggested on the basis of infrared measurements $alone.^{2}
Open access self-archiving: An author study
No full textThis, our second author international, cross-disciplinary study on open access had 1296 respondents. Its focus was on self-archiving. Almost half (49%) of the respondent population have self-archived at least one article during the last three years. Use of institutional repositories for this purpose has doubled and usage has increased by almost 60% for subject-based repositories. Self-archiving activity is greatest amongst those who publish the largest number of papers. There is still a substantial proportion of authors unaware of the possibility of providing open access to their work by self-archiving. Of the authors who have not yet self-archived any articles, 71% remain unaware of the option. With 49% of the author population having self-archived in some way, this means that 36% of the total author population (71% of the remaining 51%), has not yet been appraised of this way of providing open access. Authors have frequently expressed reluctance to self-archive because of the perceived time required and possible technical difficulties in carrying out this activity, yet findings here show that only 20% of authors found some degree of difficulty with the first act of depositing an article in a repository, and that this dropped to 9% for subsequent deposits. Another author worry is about infringing agreed copyright agreements with publishers, yet only 10% of authors currently know of the SHERPA/RoMEO list of publisher permissions policies with respect to self-archiving, where clear guidance as to what a publisher permits is provided. Where it is not known if permission is required, however, authors are not seeking it and are self-archiving without it. Communicating their results to peers remains the primary reason for scholars publishing their work; in other words,
researchers publish to have an impact on their field. The vast majority of authors (81%) would willingly comply with a mandate from their employer or research funder to deposit copies of their articles in an institutional or subject-based repository. A further 13% would comply reluctantly; 5% would not comply with such a mandate
Progress of international hydrogen production network for the thermochemical Cu–Cl cycle
No full textThis paper presents recent advances by an international team which is developing the thermochemical copper–chlorine (Cu–Cl) cycle for hydrogen production. Development of the Cu–Cl cycle has been pursued by several countries within the framework of the Generation IV International Forum (GIF) for hydrogen production with the next generation of nuclear reactors. Due to its lower temperature requirements in comparison with other thermochemical cycles, the Cu–Cl cycle is particularly well matched with Canada's Generation IV reactor, SCWR (Super-Critical Water Reactor), as well as other heat sources such as solar energy or industrial waste heat. In this paper, recent developments of the Cu–Cl cycle are presented, specifically involving unit operation experiments, corrosion resistant materials and system integration.Atomic Energy of Canada LimitedOntario Research Excellence FundNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of CanadaUniversity Network of Excellence in Nuclear Engineering (UNENE)Canada Research Chairs progra
ŻYCIE UKRYTE W SŁOWIE. "BEKSIŃSCY. PORTRET PODWÓJNY" MAGDALENY GRZEBIAŁKOWSKIEJ W ŚWIETLE POSTSTRUKTURALIZMU
No full textLife Hidden in Words. Magdalena Grzebiałkowska\u27s "Beksińscy. Portret podwójny" and Poststructuralism
The article analyzes Magdalena Grzebiałkowska\u27s biographical "Beksińscy. Portret podwójny" which focuses on the lives of Zdzisław Beksiński and Tomasz Beksiński. The author looks at the construction of the biography and its relationship to poststructuralism, which allows for an appreciation of the literary features of the book. He points to how the specificity of the content, language, a mode of narration in Grzebiałkowska\u27s book make it a full-fledged literary work itself. As such the book departs from a typical biographical scheme. Juxtaposing the book with poststructural ideas leads to the reconsideration of the role of the author in the process of shaping of a biographical narrative
Systems, methods and devices for the capture and hydrogenation of carbon dioxide with thermochemical Cu—Cl and Mg—Cl—Na/K—CO2 cycles
No full textSystems, methods, and devices for producing hydrogen and capturing CO2 from emissions combine both H2 production and CO2 capture processes in forms of thermochemical cycles to produce useful products from captured CO2. The thermochemical cycles are copper-chlorine (Cu—Cl) and magnesium-chlorine-sodium/potassium cycles (Mg—Cl—Na/K—CO2). One system comprises a Cu—Cl cycle, a CO2 capture loop, and a hydrogenation cycle. Another system comprises an Mg—Cl—Na/K—CO2 cycle and a hydrogenation cycle. Devices for hydrogen production, CO2 capture, hydrogenation, and process and equipment integration include a two-stage fluidized/packed bed, hybrid two-stage spray-fluidized/packed bed reactor, a two-stage wet-mode absorber, a hybrid two-stage absorber, and a catalyst packed/fluidized bed reactor
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