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Stress - strain isotherms and thermoelastic properties of crosslinked amorphous polyoxyethylene in compression
(Elsevier, 1975-05)
Stress-strain isotherms at a number of temperatures in the range 45-85[deg]C have been determined for a compressed, amorphous polyoxyethylene network swollen with a constant amount of non-volatile diluent. The observed ...
Curing reaction and product properties of polysulfones terminated with active functional groups
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1991-11-20)
The curing processes of maleimide-terminated polyether sulfone oligomers ( M n from 1100 to 3000) and ethynyl-terminated polysulfone prepolymers ( M n from 2600 to 12000) were investigated by means of DSC. The ...
Cost-Effectiveness of Referring Patients to Centers of Excellence for Mitral Valve Surgery
(2015-05)
BACKGROUND
The 2014 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Valvular Heart Disease Guidelines state that mitral valve diseases should be repaired at a Center of Excellence (CoE). We evaluate the ...
A visual programming system for defining behavior in simulation models of manufacturing systems
(Baltzer Science Publishers, Baarn/Kluwer Academic Publishers; J.C. Baltzer AG, Science Publishers ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1994-12)
A visual programming system is described that allows the modeler full flexibility in defining the behavior of a manufacturing system simulation model. Decision-making behavior of objects in the simulation can be viewed by ...
Climate Change as a Cultural and Behavioral Issue: Addressing Barriers and Implementing Solutions
(2010-07)
At the core, environmental issues like climate change are not primarily technological or economic, but behavioral and cultural. While technological and economic activity may be the direct cause of environmentally destructive ...
Response to editorial by Bryan and Rafferty
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2006)
No abstract.
Organizational structure as a determinant of performance: Evidence from mutual funds
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2012-06)
This article develops and tests a model of how organizational structure influences organizational performance. Organizational structure, conceptualized as the decision‐making structure among a group of individuals, is shown ...
Corporate elites and corporate strategy: how demographic preferences and structural position shape the scope of the firm
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2004-06)
This study combines elements of the upper echelons and agency perspectives to resolve some of the ambiguity surrounding how corporate elites affect corporate strategy. We propose and test the notion that while differences ...