This report describes the development of a test method and predictive model to estimate the residual bending strength of fire-retardant-treated plywood roof sheathing from measurement of screw-withdrawal force. The preferred test methodology is described in detail. Models were developed to predict loss in mean and lower prediction bounds for plywood bending strength as a function of a screw-wit...

The purpose of this study was to determine if aversive effects of alcohol withdrawal could be detected in mice using the place conditioning procedure and whether the GABA(A) receptor antagonist, pentylenetetrazol (PTZ), would increase the aversive effects of alcohol withdrawal and increase the probability of detecting conditioned place aversion. Subjects were alcohol-naïve mice from a specific ...

BACKGROUND: Inhalants are among the most common and dangerous forms of substance use, but very little research on inhalant use disorders exist. Unlike other substances, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th edition (DSM-IV) indicates that inhalants do not have an associated withdrawal syndrome among persons who meet criteria for inhalant dependence. METHODS: Using data from the National E...

Abstract—Condition surveillance of rotating machinery in a plant is very important for guaranteeing production efficiency and plant safety. In a large plant, because there are an enormous number of rotating machines, condition surveillance for all rotating machines is time consuming and labor intensive and the accuracy of condition judgment is not ensured. These difficulties may cause serious m...

At high risk for early withdrawal: using a cumulative risk model to increase retention in the first year of the TEDDY study Suzanne Bennett Johnson*, Kristian F. Lynch, Hye-Seung Lee, Laura Smith, Judith Baxter, Barbro Lernmark, Roswith Roth, Tuula Simell, and the TEDDY Study Group Department of Medical Humanities and Social Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, 1115 West Call...

A study investigating the validity of Mobley's (1977) model of the intermediate linkages in the turnover decision process among employees working in two diverse settings yielded a pattern of results generally consistent with the model. However, except for commitment to the organization, regression analyses failed to double cross-validate either within or between samples.

I MOIRE PATrERNS AND TWO· DIMENSIONAL ALIASING IN LINE SCANNER DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS C. D. McGillem T. E. Riemer I The basic mechanism underlying the generation of Moire patterns in line scanner data acquisition systems is examined. A general expression 1s developed in terms of typical system parameters for the reproduced image of such systems and the interaction of the image spectrum; the r...

So far, only a few studies have been carried out in central European forests to estimate individual tree stem volume of pine trees from high resolution remote sensing data. In this article information derived from airborne laser scanner and multispectral line scanner data were tested to predict the stem volume of 178 pines (Pinus sylvestris) in a study site in the south-west of Germany. First, ...