Abstract:
A teaching system provides explanatory materials, examples, and problems on an interactive basis and adapts to the student. The system can generate random questions for presentation to the student as multi-step examples or practice problems. The student's answers during each step of a multi-step practice problem can be evaluated to identify weaknesses. Identified weaknesses can be remedied by presenting additional explanations, providing additional practice problems, and revisiting the weaknesses by inserting practice problems of the identified type into the student's subsequent lessons. The system can also adapt adjusting the speed or number of steps presented according to the student's performance. The system can further provide detailed analysis or diagnosis of the student's performance that can be communicated to teachers and/or parents for use in other teaching environments. The teaching system when embodied in a web site further provides communication among students, teachers, and parents.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an optical fiber (20) having a centermost laterally-elongated core (30) having a short dimension (a), a long dimension (b) and a first refractive index (n1), a moat (40) surrounding the central laterally-elongated core, the moat (40) having a second refractive index (n2), an outer dimension (c) and an outer dimension (d), and a cladding (50) surrounding the moat (40), the cladding (50) having a third refractive index (n3), wherein n1>n3>n2, a ratio of b/a is between 1.5 and 5.0, and a ratio of d/a is between 2.0 and 7.0. The fiber supports a single (one and only one) polarization within a Single Polarization Band (SPB). The fiber (20) may be coupled to optical components in apparatus where single polarization properties are desired.
Abstract translation:公开了一种光纤(20),其具有具有短尺寸(a),长尺寸(b)和第一折射率(n <1> 1)的中心横向细长芯部(30), 围绕中央横向细长的芯的护城河(40),护城河(40)具有第二折射率(n 2/2),外部尺寸(c)和外部尺寸(d),以及 围绕护城河(40)的包层(50),包层(50)具有第三折射率(n 3/3),其中n 1 3> n 3 < / SUB >> n 2,b / a的比例在1.5和5.0之间,d / a的比率在2.0和7.0之间。 光纤支持在单极化带(SPB)内的单一(仅一个)极化。 纤维(20)可以耦合到需要单极化性质的设备中的光学部件。
Abstract:
An ionomer and a process for forming the ionomer such that the ionomer has (1) low equivalent weight; below 950, preferably between 625 and 850, and most preferably between about 700 and about 800; and (2) high conductivity, (greater than 0.15 S/cm). In an alternative embodiment, the ionomer has (1) low equivalent weight; below 950, preferably between 625 and 850, and most preferably between about 700 and about 800; and (2) acceptably low hydration, (less than about 75 weight percent). These ionomers are adapted to be processed into thin films that have acceptable physical stability. They are thus extremely well-suited for low humidity or high temperature fuel cell applications.
Abstract:
A process for removing unreacted ammonia from an effluent of a catalyst bed used in a hydrocarbon ammoxidation reaction is provided. The process includes a step of providing a fluidized bed reactor. The reactor includes the catalyst bed for reacting ammonia and hydrocarbons therein. The reactor also includes a dilute phase of the catalyst bed disposed above the catalyst bed. The reactor further includes a set of internals disposed at least partially within the dilute phase of the catalyst bed. The reactor additionally includes an inlet of a first-stage cyclone separator disposed above the set of internals. The process also includes a step of removing the unreacted ammonia from the effluent of the catalyst bed by passing the effluent through the set of internals. The ammonia and hydrocarbons present in the effluent contact the dilute phase of the catalyst bed and react therein.
Abstract:
A catalyst for ammoxidation of propylene to acrylonitrile, comprising a) a catalytic composition represented by the following general formula: A.sub.a B.sub.b C.sub.c D.sub.d Na.sub.e Fe.sub.f Bi.sub.g Mo.sub.h O.sub.xwherein A represents K, Rb, Cs, Tl, or a mixture thereof, B represents Mn, Mg, Sr, Ca, Ba, or a mixture thereof, C represents P, As, B, Sb, Cr, W, V, or a mixture thereof, and D represents one of the following groups: 1) Ni alone, 2) Co alone, 3) Ni and one selected from Li, Pr, Nd, or a mixture thereof, 4) Co and one selected from Li, Pr, Nd, or a mixture thereof, 5) Ni, Co and one selected from Li, Pr, Nd, or a mixture thereof, and a=0.001.about.2.0, b=0.about.4.5, c=0.01.about.8.0, d=0.01.about.22.0, e=0.01.about.0.7, f=0.01.about.8.0, g=0.01.about.6.0, h=8.about.16, and x=number of oxygen atoms required to satisfy the valence requirement of thether elements present, and b) a silica carrier
Abstract:
A method of printing on a release layer of linerless label material including the step of advancing linerless label material and a thermal transfer ribbon coated with ink through a thermal printer. The ribbon is moved over a heated transfer element of the printer. The heated transfer element is located on an edge or on a corner of an edge of the thermal printer. The ribbon is then heated to cause the ink to reach a molten or fluid state. The ink transfers in its molten or fluid state to the release layer of the linerless label material. Certain wax/resin and resin based thermal transfer ribbons and silicone release coatings have been found to be particularly effective for increasing the ink transfer and anchorage during corner edge and true edge printing on linerless label material.
Abstract:
A laser ultrasound probe, suitable for intravascular use, of the kind having an ultrasonic transducer element comprising an ultrasound receiving surface of piezoelectric polymeric material and an optical fiber with one end directed forwardly from that surface and arranged to receive laser radiation for transmission through the optical fiber and emission from the said one end thereof, wherein the optical fiber is coupled with laser source means adapted to provide alternatively a relatively low average power laser beam, which, when modulated or pulsed and emitted from the one end of the optical fiber and incident on a target, will generate ultrasound at an intensity suitable to be received by the transducer element and converted thereby into electrical monitoring signals, and a relatively high average power laser beam suitable, when incident on the said target, to produce ablation thereof, the transducer element being sufficiently robust to withstand the ultrasound which is then also generated. The relatively low average power laser beam may alternatively be at a first wavelength which, when modulated or pulsed and emitted from the one end of the optical fiber into a medium which is highly absorptive at that wavelength, will cause said medium to generate and propagate ultrasound at an intensity suitable to be reflected by a target contacted by said medium and received by the transducer element and converted thereby into electrical monitoring signals, the relatively high average power laser beam being then at a second wavelength at which the said medium is transmissive and being suitable, when incident on the said target, to produce ablation thereof, the transducing element being sufficiently robust to withstand the ultrasound which is then also generated.
Abstract:
A supplementary catalyst for long term maintaining the activity of the fluidized bed catalysts for ammoxidation of propylene to produce acrylonitrile. Particularly, the present invention provides a supplementary catalyst for compensating for the loss of the fluidized bed catalyst caused by the volatilization of molybdenum and loss of fine particles during operation. By adopting the supplementary catalyst, the life-time of the fluidized bed catalysts for ammoxidation of propylene to produce acrylonitrile in fluidized bed reactors can be increased from 1-1.5 years to 4 or more than 4 years.
Abstract:
A “partial activation” method of magnetostrictive guided wave testing of a structure. A coil-wrapped magnetostrictive strip is acoustically coupled to the surface of the structure. A permanent magnet is placed over a portion of the strip, such that the permanent magnet covers all or most of the width of the strip but only a portion of its length. A pulsed alternating current source activates the magnetostrictive strip, thereby producing magnetostrictive vibrations in the magnetostrictive strip, and thereby resulting in guided waves in the structure. Response signals are received, then the permanent magnet is moved to a next position along the length of the magnetostrictive strip. As the magnet is moved along the strip, the strip is activated and response signals are received, thereby testing a desired portion of the structure under the strip. The response signals are analyzed to determine the presence of anomalies in the structure.