MECHANICS OF ENAMEL ADHERENCE: XIV, (1) ROLE OF COBALT OXIDE IN METAL AND OXIDE PRECIPITATION DURING GROUND-COAT FIRING CYCLE AND (2) DETERMINATION OF TEMPERATURE AND TIME INTERVALS OF PRECIPITATION*

The role of cobalt oxide in metal precipitation is explained on the basis of the influence of cobalt oxide on the reaction 4FeO ↔ Fe + Fe₃O₄. The temperature intervals during the firing cycle at which precipitation takes place and the relative rates of precipitation in ground coats of varying composition have been determined by a method of electrical conductivity at high temperatures.     

Minimizing L max for large-scale,job-shop scheduling problems

The academic literature in 2000 presented a procedure for solving the job-shop-scheduling problem of minimizing L _max. The iterative-adaptive simulation-based procedure is shown here to perform well on large-scale problems. However, there is potential for improvement in closing the gap between best-known solutions and the lower bound. In the present paper, a simulated annealing post-processing procedure is presented and evaluated on large-scale problems. A new neighbourhood structure for local searches in the job-shop scheduling problem is developed. The procedure is also evaluated using benchmark problems and new upper bounds are established.     

Dynamics of a viscous thread on a non-planar substrate

We derive a general reduced model for the flow of a slender thread of viscous fluid on a grooved substrate. Specific choices of the substrate topography allow further analytic progress to be made, and we subsequently focus on a convection–diffusion equation governing the evolution of viscous liquid in a wedge geometry. The model equation that arises also appears in the context of foam drainage, and we take the opportunity to review and compare the results from both applications. After summarising the constant mass results, we introduce a time-dependent fluid influx at one end of the wedge. The analytical results are supported by numerical computations.     

Decoherence of motional states of trapped ions

Abstract

We have studied the decoherence of motional-state superpositions of single trapped ions caused by their coupling to fluctuating fields. We illustrate these studies by showing how Schrödinger-cat state superpositions decohere in the presence of purposely-applied uniform stochastic electric fields and we compare these results to the decoherence caused by ambient fields in the experiments.     

Why are Tailored Messages More Effective? A Multiple Mediation Analysis of a Breast Cancer Screening Intervention

Past research has found that tailoring increases the persuasive effectiveness of a message. However, the observed effect has been small and the explanatory mechanism remains unknown. To address these shortcomings, a tailoring software program was created that personalized breast cancer screening pamphlets according to risk, health belief model constructs, and visual preference. Women aged 40 and older (N = 119) participated in a 2 (Tailored vs. Stock Message) × 2 (Charts/Graphs vs. Illustrated Visuals) × 3 (Nested Replications of the Visuals) experiment. Participants provided with tailored illustrated pamphlets expressed greater breast cancer screening intentions than those provided with other pamphlets. In a test of 10 different mediators, perceived message relevance was found to fully mediate the Tailoring × Visual interaction.