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Fabbri, Renaud.
Frithjof Schuon: The Shining Realm of the Pure Intellect.
Degree: MA, Religion, 2007, Miami University
► This thesis provides an intellectual biography of the Perennialist philosopher and Sufi…
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▼ This thesis provides an intellectual biography of the Perennialist philosopher and Sufi Shaykh Frithjof Schuon (1907-1998). I have argued that Schuon’s message is best understood as an autonomous path of knowledge (jnana-marga), ritually based on Islam but centered on the Religio Perennis. I have also compared and contrasted it to certain metaphysical doctrines and contemplative disciplines of the Hindu monastic traditions (Advaita Vedanta, Vishishtadvaita Vedanta, Samkhya-yoga, Kashmiri Shaivism, etc…) and certain Gnostic schools of Sufism (wahdat al-wujud, Shadhili ritual practice, etc…), to none of which can it be reduced in the last instance.
Advisors/Committee Members: Wilson, Elizabeth.
Subjects: Religion, Philosophy of
Keywords: Frithjof Schuon; Sufism; Vedanta; Perennialism; Metaphysics; Islam; Hinduism
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Fabby, Carol.
Reforming the introductory laboratory to impact scientific reasoning abilities.
Degree: MS, Arts and Sciences: Physics, 2012, University of Cincinnati
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▼ Research indicates that students enter college with wide variations in scientific reasoning abilities, and it also suggests that students with formal reasoning patterns are more proficient learners. Unfortunately, these abilities are not impacted in the typical college course. In an effort to better target the development of scientific reasoning abilities of students in our introductory physics lab courses, we have revised the structure of the lab activities while maintaining the same topics and equipment we have been using for years in a more traditional lab setting. The changes enable students to become more involved in the actual design of the experiments and place more emphasis on student use of evidence-based reasoning. The challenges in implementing these curricular adjustments have been evaluated to understand the impact the changes have had on student development of scientific reasoning abilities.
Advisors/Committee Members: Koenig, Kathleen.
Subjects: Physics
Keywords: introductory physics labs; scientific reasoning abilities; evidence-based reasoning; college physics labs
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Faber, Jennifer A.
HOLOCAUST MEMORY AND MUSEUMS IN THE UNITED STATES: PROBLEMS OF REPRESENTATION.
Degree: MA, History, 2005, Miami University
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▼ Despite the fact that the Holocaust took place in a distant location and involved but a few Americans, numerous communities and local governments have chosen to memorialize the event within the United States. This paper will address issues of representation of the Holocaust, specifically in museums, and will contemplate possible alternatives for museum exhibitions. Museums provide a unique opportunity to investigate Holocaust memory. Museum visitors not only learn through their experiences in exhibitions, but they also walk away with some sense of themselves and the world around them. Suggestions for alternatives or alterations to the narrative style of Holocaust museums, such as an atmosphere that encourages and demands visitors to ask questions of themselves and the knowledge that is presented to them, will also be considered. Such questioning by both museum visitors and historians is essential in effectively representing and attempting to understand the Holocaust.
Advisors/Committee Members: Winkler, Allan.
Subjects: History, United States
Keywords: Holocaust; Museums; Holocaust memory
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Faber, Lindsey.
Development of Questionnaires to Assess Vegetable Intake Concordance between Mother/Infant Pairs: Case Study Findings.
Degree: MS, Allied Health Sciences: Nutrition, 2011, University of Cincinnati
► Purpose: Develop a set of questionnaires that focus on obtaining data regarding…
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▼ Purpose: Develop a set of questionnaires that focus on obtaining data regarding vegetable intake frequency, vegetable preference of six target vegetables (carrots, sweet potatoes, winter squash, peas, broccoli and spinach) and determinants of food intake in a subset of postpartum women and their infants. Background: Over two-thirds of adults in the United States are clinically overweight. The number of adults who are overweight and obese was on the rise and has remained steady since 2004. The number of children who are overweight and obese continues to rise. While the causes of obesity are largely varied, three main areas that contribute to obesity are nutrition, physical activity and genetics. Habits and preferences that contribute to obesity are formed early in life, possibly during pregnancy. Nutrition status during pregnancy and lactation can have life-long effects. Methods: Three mother/infant pairs, a subset from a larger study, completed a set of questionnaires related to vegetable intake frequency, vegetable preference, infant feeding patterns and food determinants, during a nine month nutrition education session. Results: Results showed that the mothers’ consumption may be based more on familiarity than preference and that the infants’ consumption is related to availability. All three infants were reported as accepting the target vegetables the first time they were exposed, which is significantly fewer exposures than is expected based on literature reviews. Discussion: The questionnaires provided insight into the most frequently consumed and most preferred vegetables of the mothers and infants. The results, though limited by sample size, showed that breastfeeding might impact an infants’ acceptance of vegetables. The mothers’ results, which showed that vegetable acceptance and preference does not necessarily lead to consumption, were not in line with previous research.
Advisors/Committee Members: Falciglia, Graciela.
Subjects: Nutrition
Keywords: obesity; vegetable acceptance; breastfeeding
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Fadel, Haind Mosbah Noraden MD.
Correlation Between AC/A Ratio and Ciliary Muscle Morphology in School-Age Children.
Degree: MS, Vision Science, 2011, Ohio State University
► Purpose: To examine how the morphology of the ciliary muscle varies as…
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▼ Purpose: To examine how the morphology of the ciliary muscle varies as a function of AC/A ratio and to investigate the difference between the thickness of the ciliary muscle during accommodation and during cycloplegia. Methods: Measurements were performed on the right eye only of thirty children aged 6 to 12 years. Height and weight were measured. Accommodative response was measured by autorefraction through habitual correction. Axial length was measured with the IOLMaster. Temporal ciliary muscle images from anterior segment Vistante OCT at 1mm (CMT1), 2mm (CMT2), and 3mm (CMT3) posterior to the scleral spur at 0D and 4D stimulus levels and under cycloplegia were measured four times each. Accommodative response and pupil size data were simultaneously recorded by the PowerRefractor during ciliary muscle measurements. Result: There were no significant correlations between AC/A ratio and the changes in ciliary muscle thicknesses, CMT1 (P= 0.8), CMT2 (P= 0.8), CMT3 (P=0.9), or CMT MAX (P=0.9). Axial length has an inverse correlation with the changes in ciliary muscle thicknesses at CMT1 (P=0.004), CMT2 (P=0.04), and CMT MAX (P= 0.03), but not with CMT3 (P= 0.07). However, when the extreme changes in CMT measures were removed, there was not a significant correlation with axial length at any location. Age was not significantly correlated with changes in CMT1 (P=0.18), CMT2 (P=0.4), CMT3 (P=0.5), or CMT MAX (P= 0.4). Conclusions: The AC/A ratio did not appear to be significantly correlated with the changes in ciliary muscle thicknesses with accommodation in this study. Increased axial length was correlated with thinning of the ciliary muscle, possibly due to the positive correlation between axial length and ciliary muscle thickness. Further investigation is necessary to determine whether the association truly exists and the potential reason for the relationship.
Advisors/Committee Members: Bailey, Melissa.
Subjects: Ophthalmology; Optics
Keywords: AC/A ration, accommodation, ciliary muscle
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Fadia, Tanvi.
Gender Differences In Muscle Fatigue during isometric contraction.
Degree: MS, Exercise Science, 2005, University of Toledo
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▼ Women are capable of longer endurance time compared with men for contractions performed at low intensities. The purpose of the study was to compare endurance time, EMG characteristics, muscle blood flow (MBF) and recovery time between men (n =10) and women (n =10) at 20%, 50% and 80% MVC using handgrip dynamometer while performing continuous fatigue protocol. The absolute forces for men was significantly greater then women (389.9 ± 10.11 vs. 215.83 ± 5.6, F=53.420, p<0.001, ηp2= 0.748). However, there was no significant difference in the endurance time between men and women at 20% (262.80 ± 100.89 vs. 336 ± 159.03, p= 0.235); 50% (63.80 ± 23.3 vs. 64.4 ± 29.97, p =0.961) and 80% MVC (14.30 ± 7.36 vs. 13.10 ± 7.25, p= 0.718). Normalized IEMG between men and women increased in a similar non-linear fashion over time during all the three intensities, with the magnitude of NIEMG being proportional to the intensity of contraction. MBF increased from the onset of contraction to fatigue in both men and women (19.629-66.313 ± 2.135 ml/min, p<0.05). At exercise times ≥ 60% of total time to exhaustion, MBF was higher (p<0.05) in men compared to women. However when MBF was expressed relative to muscle mass, there was no difference between men and women at any time point examined. Also after reaching exhaustion, the percent decrease in MVC force (N) was significantly greater following the 20% MVC (mean ± SD, 34.97% ± 10.84%) and 50% MVC (mean ± SD, 33.01% ± 7.59%), than the 80% MVC (mean ± SD, 23.55% ± 4.35%). The time course of MVC force recovery was significantly greater following the 20% MVC and 50% MVC, than the 80% MVC. The percent MVC force decrease at 45 min was not observed to be significantly different between the three different contraction intensities (mean ± SD, 20% MVC: 8.53% ± 4.52%; 50% MVC: 6.56% ± 13.80%; 80% MVC: 6.10% ± 8.49%). In conclusion, considerable inter-subject variability resulted in a similar endurance time between genders at low intensity. However, the results of this study indicate that gender difference in muscle fatigue as reported in previous studies may not be related to absolute and relative force or relative muscle blood flow. The difference in absolute muscle blood with men requiring higher blood flow to maintain the same relative force as women may be related to gender differences in muscle fatigue. Also, the related increase in IEMG and decrease in force after the exhaustion is related to the intensity of the effort.
Advisors/Committee Members: Pincivero, Danny.
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Fadorsen, Stephanie Alexandra.
American Art Pottery: Ohio's Influence on Transforming a Local Craft into a World Renowned Fine Art.
Degree: MA, College of the Arts / School of Art, 2012, Kent State University
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▼ Painting and sculpture are typically seen as the only two areas of visual fine art but art pottery shows how artists can make clay vessels into a true art, not just a simple craft. This thesis discusses the rise of art pottery in the United States as it took pottery and ceramics from being viewed as a craft to becoming a respected art form. Artists were able to paint highly detailed landscapes and portraits with clay slip as well as elegantly sculpted pieces with relief or sgraffito, oftentimes combining these elements to create multi-media work. Art pottery is specifically pottery created by artists working for a larger company, excluding studio artists or industrial ware. Ohio was the location of the movement’s initial popularity with its development of underglaze painting. Beginning in East Liverpool in the early nineteenth century the local pottery companies began Ohio’s reign as the pottery capital of the world. The focus shifted to the cities of Zanesville and Cincinnati as they followed East Liverpool’s example and became centers for pottery which led many companies to have the money and resources to create high quality art pottery and show the world its versatility.
Advisors/Committee Members: Salus, Carol.
Subjects: Art History
Keywords: Art Pottery, ceramics, Zanesville, Cincinnati, East Liverpool
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Faehmel, Babette.
CLASS, GENDER, AND DELINQUENCY IN POST WORLD WAR II HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO, 1945-1961.
Degree: MA, Arts and Sciences : History, 2000, University of Cincinnati
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▼ This thesis deals with the rhetoric and practice of juvenile justice as propagated by officials of the Hamilton County Court of Domestic Relations in Cincinnati, Ohio. The main focus of the analysis at hand lies on the fifteen years following the end of the Second World War. However, in many respects the policies of the Court were characterized by continuities. For this reason, I have chosen to begin the story of the Court at its beginning in the early twentieth century. Throughout its existence, the Court reacted to changes in the structure of American families, gender roles, and the sexual behavior of youth. The post World War II era stands out in one specific respect. Until the 1940s, experts considered delinquency, sexual promiscuity and familial conflicts primarily a problem of the lower classes. Postwar experts, by contrast, started to focus on the American family in general. Experts’ outcries over the issue of delinquency reached extreme dimensions because the middle class no longer seemed to be immune. The perceived spread of a crisis of the family into the middle class boosted the Hamilton County Court’s authority. In the early postwar period, the Court lobbied successfully for public support that it had craved for two previous decades. However, after the initial panic calmed down, middle class observers realized that the coercive measures, which the Court had applied to reform lower-class families, had now turned against their own children. Criticism directed against the traditional structure of the Court initiated a nationwide transformation of the juvenile justice system culminating in a series of Supreme Court decisions in the late Sixties. The roots for this transformation lie in the influx of middle class youth into the traditional delinquency population in the period following the Second World War.
Advisors/Committee Members: Durrill, Wayne K.
Keywords: Youth; Sexuality; Adolescence; Status Offenses
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Faehnle, Amanda M.
Between Margin and Center: Negotiations at the Boundary.
Degree: M. Arch., Design, Architecture, Art and Planning : Architecture, 2009, University of Cincinnati
► Storage/Layering/Doubling: The construction of identity is a product of our memories of…
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▼ Storage/Layering/Doubling: The construction of identity is a product of our memories of place. Tropes/Shadows/Phantoms: The historical development of place has been derived from a single perspective. Borders/Surrounds/Penetrations: The border exists between and defines margin and center. Ruptures/Release/Openings: We must challenge this process of hegemonic place-making.
Advisors/Committee Members: Sansalone, Vincent.
Subjects: Architecture
Keywords: border; memory; identity; place-making
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Faeth, Michael T.
CORE AMBITION, PERIPHERAL POWER: THE SPANISH COLONIAL EMPIRE IN PRACTICE.
Degree: MA, History, 2007, University of Akron
► This essay examines the notions of social deviancy within the Spanish Empire…
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▼ This essay examines the notions of social deviancy within the Spanish Empire from a trans-Atlantic perspective. Using this perspective I have found that the construction of social and cultural identities both for Spaniards and Indigenous peoples was unique due to both a merging of different ideologies and the new spatial plane in which these events took place.
Advisors/Committee Members: Levin, Michael.
Keywords: Mexico; Spain; History; Colonization; Deviancy
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Fagan, Troy Matthew.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN TOLERANCES OF POST-VELIGER DREISSENIDS.
Degree: MS, Biological Sciences, 2011, Bowling Green State University
► Dreissena bugensis, a freshwater mussel from the Ponto-Caspian region, was discovered in…
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▼ Dreissena bugensis, a freshwater mussel from the Ponto-Caspian region, was discovered in Lake Erie in 1989. Though similar to Dreissena polymorpha, a previous invader to the Great Lakes, it was initially thought that Dreissena bugensis is regulated to colder, deeper portions of the lake were they were thought to be competitively dominant. However, recent evidence indicates that quagga mussels (Dreissena bugensis) have replaced zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) throughout the shallow warm water of Lake Erie’s western basin. Many studies have looked at the physiological and biochemical differences between the two dreissenid species, but no definitive explanation has been given for the slow but overwhelming displacement of Dreissena polymorpha by Dreissena bugensis. In this study, I look specifically at the hypoxia tolerance of post-veliger dreissenids, and determine if mortality rates vary between species over a range of dissolved oxygen concentrations (0.0 – 2.0 mg/l) in a 12-hour period. From August 2007 to September 2007 over 900 dreissenids were collected and tested in 48 trials. Based on a binary logistic regression analysis there was a direct correlation between dreissenid survivorship and dissolved oxygen concentrations (p<0.001), but there was no difference between D. polymorpha and D. bugensis mortality over the dissolved oxygen levels tested (z=-0.069, p=0.484). For the size class tested, visual identification was not possible and some D. polymorpha may have been present in the D. bugensis trials. In order to determine the effect of misclassifying our dreissenids from Lake Erie, I reanalyzed the data assuming that as many as 10% of the D. bugensis were actually D. polymorpha and found a significant species iii effect (z=-2.40, p=0.016). My hypothesis that D. bugensis are more tolerant of lower dissolved oxygen than D. polymorpha as settling post-veligers was not supported by the data I was able to generate. However, the data is limited because it is possible that some of the assumed D. bugensis were in fact D. polymorpha.
Advisors/Committee Members: Miner, Jeffrey G.
Subjects: Biology; Ecology; Freshwater Ecology
Keywords: Zebra Mussel; Quagga Mussel; Species Replacement; Dissolved Oxygen; Dreissena polymorpha; Dreissena bugensis; Veliger; Druse; Lake Erie
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Fagen, Danielle M.
Perceptions of Collective Efficacy among Abused Women in Rural Appalachia.
Degree: MA, Sociology (Arts and Sciences), 2005, Ohio University
► This qualitative and exploratory study examines perceptions of collective efficacy from the…
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▼ This qualitative and exploratory study examines perceptions of collective efficacy from the perspective of survivors of domestic violence. The research draws upon a purposive sample of 43 abused women from rural Appalachian communities. Data were gathered using semi-structured interviews. The survey taped respondents’ perceptions of community during periods of intimate violence. Findings showed a lack of collective efficacy for rural battered women as well as a web of obstacles that entraps them in cycles of violence.
Advisors/Committee Members: Schwartz, Martin.
Keywords: Domestic Violence; Collective efficacy; Rural
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Fagen, Shoshana J.
Bracing for Idiopathic Scoliosis: Improving Adherence through Psychological Intervention.
Degree: Psy. D., Antioch New England: Clinical Psychology, 2012, Antioch University
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▼ Poor treatment adherence is increasingly being recognized as a significant problem in pediatric medicine. For the condition Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, poor adherence rates to the most non-surgical intervention, orthotic bracing, have become a well-established fact. This treatment modality has been correlated with multiple psychosocial areas of difficulty, including low self image, suicidal ideation, feelings of isolation, social discomfort, depression, an external locus of control, increasing risk taking behavior, high levels of stress, anger, fear, shame, and eating disorders. Since the orthotic bracing has been linked to both poor adherence and to psychosocial problems, an intervention is created to increase adherence through the use of psychosocial techniques. Cognitive behavioral therapy has been used successfully to increase treatment adherence in both adult and pediatric patients. Thus, a comprehensive program is put forth that aims to increase bracing adherence by means of a cognitive behavioral intervention. Additionally, methods for studying the psychometric properties of this intervention are proposed.
Advisors/Committee Members: Pantesco, Victor.
Subjects: Clinical Psychology; Cognitive Therapy; Health Care; Medicine; Mental Health; Psychology
Keywords: Adherence, Scoliosis, Adolescent, Compliance, Group Treatment
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Fago, Felicia J.
Impact of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Pre-adoption Placement on School-age Functioning of Intercountry-Adopted Children.
Degree: PhD, Social Welfare, 2012, Case Western Reserve University
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▼ Impact of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Pre-adoption Placement on School-age Functioning of Intercountry-Adopted Children Abstract by FELICIA J. FAGO The current study assessed the relationship between prenatal alcohol exposure risk and pre-adoption placement risk on the social-emotional behavior, academic functioning, and adaptive functioning of school-age intercountry-adopted children. Participants included 60 children from six to 13 years of age who were adopted into the United States from foreign countries. This group was divided into high risk of prenatal alcohol exposure (HPAE = 28) and low risk of prenatal alcohol exposure (LPAE = 32) by using the 4-Digit Diagnostic Code. Linear regression, logistic regression models, and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to investigate the separate and cumulative effects of prenatal alcohol exposure risk and pre-adoption placement risk on school-age outcomes. After controlling for potential confounding variables, high risk of prenatal alcohol exposure was found to be the only variable that had a significant effect on overall social-emotional behavior (β = .366, p = .004), academic functioning (β = -.528, p = .000), and adaptive functioning (β = -.385, p = .002). There was no differential effect of HPAE versus LPAE on internalizing social-emotional behavior but participants with HPAE were more likely to exhibit externalizing social-emotional behaviors. Additional research is needed for both the identification of prenatal alcohol exposure in this population, as well as interventions that effectively mitigate the impact of prenatal alcohol exposure on social-emotional, academic, and adaptive behavior functioning.
Advisors/Committee Members: Groza, Victor.
Subjects: Behavioral Sciences; Developmental Psychology; Families and Family Life; Individual and Family Studies; Mental Health; Social Psychology; Social Work; Sociology; Special Education; Teaching; Toxicology
Keywords: Intercountry-adoption; fetal alcohol spectrum disorders; institutionalization; academic performance; social-emotional behavior; adaptive behavior; 4-Digit Diagnostic Code
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Fahd, Faisal.
Risk Assessment Approach for Evaluating Recycled Materials Use in Road Construction: A Pilot Study.
Degree: MS, Civil Engineering, 2008, University of Toledo
► Large quantities of industrial by-products like steel slag, fly ash and bottom…
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▼ Large quantities of industrial by-products like steel slag, fly ash and bottom ashare produced as residues. A fraction of these by-products are being reused in structural fills and roads while the rest is being disposed in landfills. If the use of these by-products in roads as base layers is encouraged then we can save on the environmental contamination that the extraction of natural aggregates causes. Large areas of land are allocated for landfill sites. If the by-products are reused in roads then we can save on the land sites and also save on the costs of extraction (mining, crushing etc) of the natural aggregates. This research calculates the possible human health risks to construction workers working with the by-products in road construction. This thesis also calculates the risk to groundwater due to the placing of these by-products in road base layers. The risk model was created to assess the risk to construction workers and groundwater also incorporates results from a fate and transport model, HYDRUS for assessing the risk to groundwater In risk assessment for construction workers, average daily dose (intake) of each constituent metal of the industrial waste material to a construction worker was calculated. The calculated average daily dose was compared with reference dose and slope factors of that metal to find the carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risk pertaining to the ingestion, dermal contact and inhalation of by-products. The industrial by-products placed in the base layers of the roads can seep through the soil profile and enter the ground water table. The concentrations that ultimately reach the ground water were calculated using HYDRUS. The results from HYDRUS were plugged back in the excel model to assess the risk to ground water. The concentrations of the metals in ground water were multiplied with their slope factors to obtain carcinogenic risk, and the same concentrations in ground water were divided over the reference dose to obtain the noncarcinogenic risk The risk value should be less than 1 in a million to term “no risk” due to carcinogenic effects from that metal to humans and the value for hazard quotient for noncarcinogenic risk should be less than 1. The results from the risk model suggested no carcinogenic risk due to inhalation to construction workers from any of the slag types in road construction. However, some constituent metals in the steel slag appeared to pose a carcinogenic risk due to particulate ingestion. These were chromium and beryllium in all the slag types and cadmium and nickel causing risk only in basic oxygen slag and electric arc furnace slag. When the noncarcinogenic risk was assessed of various types of steel slag for construction workers, there were some hazard quotiont values higher than 1, the target risk value. The high risk values in the results suggest that a probabilistic risk approach should be adopted rather than a conservative and deterministic present approach. Also limitations of data on bioaccessibility, reference dose and slope factors contributed to high risk values in this research.
Advisors/Committee Members: Apul, Defne.
Subjects: Biomedical research; Civil engineering; Earth; Ecology; Engineering; Environmental engineering; Environmental science; Epidemiology; Occupational safety
Keywords: Risk Assessment; steel slag; risk; risk model; recycled materials; road base layers; hydrus; partition coefficients
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Fahey, Denise M.
Parent volunteer patterns in schools: an ontological exploratory model.
Degree: PhD, Educational Policy and Leadership, 2007, Ohio State University
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▼ While its importance and impact on students and schools has been the focus of much research, as a construct unto itself, parent volunteerism has received very little attention. In fact, there is no clear agreement as to what constitutes parent volunteerism or even an understanding as to what types of jobs are generally considered to be parent volunteer activities. Moving toward a definition, this study presents an ontology of four different subgroups of parents and how they elect to participate in either high risk or low risk volunteer activities for educational organizations. High risk activities include those tasks or jobs in which parent volunteers have access to sensitive student information, or assume responsibility for school-aged children, school-owned equipment, or government property. Low risk activities include those that typically do not place children, the school, or the volunteer in legal jeopardy. Each ontology contains three coefficients representing the relationship between the attributes for personal time availability, socio-economic status, and social and cultural capital and either High Risk volunteer tasks or Low Risk activities. Using Structural Equation Modeling of data taken from the Special Volunteer Supplement of the Current Population Survey of 2005 reveals that parent’s time availability and socio-economic status are not significant predictors of their self-determinations of the activities they performed as volunteers. On the other hand, social and cultural capital is a very strong predictor, especially for minority mothers. Other findings show that parents consider their volunteer activities as being strongly task-oriented, that fathers engage in more activities dealing directly with children, while mothers engage in more social activities such as serving on committees.
Advisors/Committee Members: Loadman, William E.
Subjects: Education, Administration
Keywords: Parent Volunteerism, Ontology, Education
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Fahey, Joseph Francis.
Americanized Delsarte culture as physical and political expression : how American women shaped Francois Delsarte's system of applied aesthetics into a progressive force for social reform, performance, and professionalism.
Degree: PhD, Theatre, 2000, Ohio State University
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▼ Americanized Delsarte Culture applied the tenets of Francois Delsarte's System of Applied Aesthetics to all aspects of American life. No other society appropriated Delsarte's system in this way, and the causes for this uniquely American phenomenon can be traced to the turmoil of a rapidly changing American culture in the late nineteenth century. As Americans struggled to find order in a society that was experiencing profound shifts - including monopolization, incorporation, urbanization, and mass immigration - many sought comfort in totalizing belief systems that could adjust to a world in flux. In its American adaptations Delsartism was both totalizing and completely malleable, adjusting to the uncertainties of late nineteenth century American culture. It was used to defend American civilization and to criticize it, drew on an artistic tradition from antiquity, yet professed its modernism, and became a tool for pragmatic professionalism in physical training, yet did so in the flowery language of sentimentalism. Ironically, the same aspects of Delsartism criticized by most historians -its fluidity and malleability - were keys to its widespread popularity.Another reason for this popularity was its usefulness as a vehicle for women who sought greater expressive possibilities in Victorian culture. Delsartism allowed middle and upper class women to seek greater freedom and control of their own bodies while remaining within the realm of polite society. With a culture in flux and a motivated population of women teachers and advocates, Delsartism had a niche to fill in American culture and a discipleship to spread its Americanized gospel of social reform and liberation through physical awareness. Although Delsartian reformers were limited by the restrictive patriarchy of Victorian society, they found numerous ways to win partial victories for American women, and they laid foundations for the suffrage movement and feminist movement of the twentieth century.By considering three spheres of influence most affected by the Delsartians' efforts — social reform, performance, and professionalism — historians begin to recuperate the largely-ignored efforts of these women, and they are more likely to make sense of a phenomenon that continues to resist most scholars' interpretations of the course of American theatre.
Advisors/Committee Members: Postelwait, Thomas.
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Fahim, Mahdi H.
Advantages of Using the ANSI/ASHRAE 110-1995 Tracer Gas Test Method Versus the ANSI/AIHA Z9.5-1992 Face Velocity Test Method for Chemical Laboratory Hood Certification.
Degree: MS, College of Health Sciences, 2007, University of Toledo Health Science Campus
► A total of 484 tests were performed on chemical laboratory Hoods (chemical…
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▼ A total of 484 tests were performed on chemical laboratory Hoods (chemical hoods), using the ANSI/AIHA Z9.5-1992 (American National Standard Institute / American Industrial Hygiene Association, Laboratory Ventilation Standard) test method (ANSI-1992). Same numbers of the tests were performed on same chemical hoods, using the ANSI/ASHRAE 110-1995 (American National Standards Institute/American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers, Method of Testing Performance of Laboratory Fume Hoods) test method (ASHRAE 110). The three types of chemical hoods available for this study were Constant Air Volume (CAV), Variable Air Volume (VAV), and Low Flow. Overall, CAV hoods had the highest passing rate for the ASHRAE 110 (83%) followed by VAV hoods (82%) and low flow hoods (68%). The X2 test for homogeneity found a statistically significant difference between the test outcomes (pass/fail) of the ASHRAE 110 and the ANSI-1992 methods (X2 = 4.248, P=0.038) for VAV hoods only. Overall, 18% of the CAV and VAV chemical hoods tested in the 80-120 feet per minute (fpm) average face velocities, failed to meet the ASHRAE 110 test criteria. If the ANSI-1992 test method was performed alone, 18% of the chemical hoods would be certified while they were not able to meet the ASHRAE 110 criteria. Logistic regression analysis for VAV and CAV chemical hoods revealed that for VAV chemical hoods, the ASHRAE = Velocity model and for CAV chemical hoods, the multi variable regression model ASHRAE = ANSI + Velocity were appeared to be the best model for the ASHRAE 110 test outcome prediction.
Advisors/Committee Members: Milz, Sheryl.
Keywords: ASHRAE 110; Chemical Hood; ZNSI Z9.5
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Fahrni, Jason K.
Assessment of the Severity, Sources, and Meteorological Transport of Ambient and Wet Deposited Mercury in the Ohio River Valley Airshed.
Degree: MS, Environmental Studies (Arts and Sciences), 2005, Ohio University
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▼ Mercury deposition from the atmosphere to the surface is resulting in fishing and health advisories across the United States. Coal-fired electric power plants are currently considered as the largest U.S. mercury sources. This research project undertakes a comprehensive investigation into the nature of mercury release by quantifying it in all three atmospheric forms. Elemental mercury (Hg0) is a very volatile long-range global constituent; Reactive Gaseous Mercury (RGM) is a local, rapidly depositing species that originates from point-sources and is produced in chemical reactions; Particulate Mercury (Hgp) is source-specific, occurring in low, stable levels. A continuous monitoring effort between July 27, 2004 and March 19, 2005 facilitates an explanation of the mercury problem in Athens, Ohio. In addition, ten months of weekly precipitation sampling data indicate how local deposition compares to modeled predictions. This research is crucial to the people of the Appalachian region, characterized by many coal-fired power plants and largely dependent on recreational and fishing attractions. An answer to the mercury deposition question provides the Ohio River Valley Region with a political voice for potential regulation of mercury and affiliated health implications. All data is collected at the Ohio University Air Quality Center, 7760 North Blackburn Road, Athens, Ohio. The Tekran (Toronto, Ontario) is used for continuous mercury data acquisition, while weekly integrated precipitation samples are accumulated by an Aerochem Metrics collector. Continuous co-pollutant and meteorological data provide indications of mercury origination, chemical reactions controlling the local mercury cycle, and leads to rudimentary mercury point-source identification. Results indicate that atmospheric mercury concentrations occur in levels typical and predicted for this latitude. However, certain plume episodes display a loss of total mercury within the plume. While this indicates that air coming from coal-fired power plants is actually cleaner in mercury than background air, an approximation of mercury reactions and subsequent deposition from plumes is needed. Furthermore, most mercury (99%) affecting Athens is background Hg0, mostly originating abroad, from China and India. Therefore, the effectiveness of large local pollution control investments is currently questionable. Additional study is needed to further explain the dynamic nature of gaseous mercury.
Advisors/Committee Members: Crist, Kevin.
Subjects: Environmental Sciences
Keywords: Elemental Mercury; Reactive Gasseous Mercury; Coal-fired Power Plant; Plume; Meteorology
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Fahy, Mary B.
Beauty and decay.
Degree: MFA, Art, 2005, Ohio State University
► My work is about humanity. It is about loss. It is about…
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▼ My work is about humanity. It is about loss. It is about layers. It is about seeing. It is about experience. It is about innocence. It is about memory. It is about love. It is about creation. It is about fear. It is about mystery. It is about beauty and decay.The pinhole images in "Beauty and Decay," encompass my attempt to understand my existence, past and the world around me. In the process of understanding, the weaving of experiences and memory created enigmatic imagery that invited interpretation and wonderment. By emotionally experiencing the layers, the details evoke a psychological snapshot. There is a sense of dream, time and memory, measures that reflect as an abstraction in these images. The slight blur of the image, subtle movement of the figure, low point of reference, ambiguous objects and the deteriorating organic edge blends with the realistic to form the surreal.
Advisors/Committee Members: Nelson, Ardine.
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FAIDI, WASEEM IBRAHIM.
THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE THERMOELECTRICALLY INDUCED MAGNETIC FIELD IN THERMOELECTRIC METAL MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION.
Degree: PhD, Engineering : Aerospace Engineering, 2002, University of Cincinnati
► The objective of this study is to demonstrate that the thermoelectric coupling…
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▼ The objective of this study is to demonstrate that the thermoelectric coupling inherent in metal materials can be exploited as a viable mean in characterizing material imperfections in a noncontacting way. These include, but not limited to, inclusions, inhomogeneity, and anisotropy. Essentially all existing thermoelectric techniques are based on the well-know Seebeck effect that is used in thermocouples to measure temperature at the junction of two different conductors. These conventional techniques are solely sensitive to intrinsic material variations regardless of the shape and surface quality of the specimen to be inspected. However, they require a very good metallic contact between the specimen and the reference electrode; therefore the detectability of small material variations and imperfections is limited by the presence of the imperfect contact. On the other hand, the new noncontacting thermoelectric method uses the surrounding intact material as the reference electrode; thus provides perfect interface between the region to be tested and the surrounding material. The first part of this work deals with infinitely extended media and develops theoretical models to predict the thermoelectric magnetic field around the material imperfections. The already available results for conical inclusion geometries are extended to present more complicated-geometry inclusions. The effects of the shape and orientation of the inclusion on the signal magnitude were investigated. Furthermore, the presence of the material anisotropy is introduced and modeled. Results are obtained for the case of holes and inclusions in infinitely extended media. Like most other methods used in nondestructive evaluation, the detection sensitivity of the noncontacting thermoelectric method is limited by unwanted background signal that interferes with, and often, conceals the flaw signal to be detected. The second part of this work is devoted to model such background signal in finite-size specimens. Two sources of the thermoelectric background signal are considered, namely, material inhomogeneity and anisotropy. The predictions of the analytical models resemble the experimental results recorded in the literature.
Advisors/Committee Members: Nayfeh, Dr. Adnan H.
Subjects: Engineering, Aerospace
Keywords: nandestructive evaluation; thermoelectric coupling; inclusions; metal characterization; magnetic detections
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Faidley, LeAnn Elizabeth.
Characterization and modeling of ferromagnetic shape memory Ni-Mn-Ga in a collinear stress-field configuration.
Degree: PhD, Mechanical Engineering, 2006, Ohio State University
► Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys (FSMAs) in the Nickel-Manganese-Gallium system have been shown…
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▼ Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys (FSMAs) in the Nickel-Manganese-Gallium system have been shown to exhibit large magnetically induced strains of up to 9.5% due to magnetically driven twin variant reorientation. In order for these strains to be reversible, restoring stresses or magnetic fields need to be applied orthogonal to the drive field. This leads to a typical implementation of Ni Mn-Ga in applications involving the use of electromagnets, which tend to be heavy, bulky and narrowband. This dissertation presents the investigation of the behavior of Ni[50]Mn[28.7]Ga[21.3] in a unique configuration in which a magnetic field produced by a solenoid is applied along the axis of a cylindrical rod and the strain is measured collinearly to the field while axial loads are applied. A strain mechanism is proposed where imperfections and inclusions in the sample create internal stresses that provide the restoring forces while also limiting the maximum strain from the sample by limiting the motion of the twin boundaries. This mechanism explains the presence and reduced magnitude of the -0.41% quasi-static strain that has been measured in this sample in the collinear configuration. This dissertation also expands the experimental testing of Ni-Mn-Ga into the dynamic domain most usually found in applications through a set of swept-sine tests. These tests demonstrate a 250% shift of elastic modulus with applied dc bias field that makes these materials extremely promising for variable stiffness applications. Finally, this document presents a model for the strain of Ni-Mn-Ga. A Gibb's Free Energy approach is used to describe an idealized hysteresis kernel that does not account for the inhomogeneities in pinning site strength and internal field. A stochastic homogenization method is then implemented that estimates the inhomogeneities as probability distributions. The implementation and testing of this model is discussed in detail and results showing simulations that fall within 3% of the data are presented demonstrating the power of this method for future design and control of applications for Ni-Mn-Ga in solenoid based transducers.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dapino, Marcelo.
Subjects: Engineering, Mechanical
Keywords: Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys; Ni-Mn-Ga; collinear configuration
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Faigin, Carol Ann.
Filling the Spiritual Void: Spiritual Struggles as a Risk Factor for Addiction.
Degree: MA, Psychology/Clinical, 2008, Bowling Green State University
► Research has provided robust evidence that religious/spiritual variables can serve as protective…
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▼ Research has provided robust evidence that religious/spiritual variables can serve as protective factors against developing addictive behaviors, such as substance-related abuse (see review by Booth and Martin, 1998). However, there is a dearth of empirical data investigating religious/spiritual variables as risk factors in the development of addictive behaviors. One such variable, spiritual struggles, is receiving increased attention and has been linked empirically to various negative psychological and physical outcomes (see review by Ano and Vasconcelles, 2005). Additionally, the majority of addiction research has focused on substance-related abuse and has largely overlooked other behavioral expressions of addiction (e.g., addictions to shopping, sex, gambling, etc.). The current study longitudinally examined spiritual struggles as a predictor in the development of addictive behaviors among a sample of freshmen college students. Findings indicate that spiritual struggles predicted a statistically significant increase in 11 of 15 measures of addictive behavior. Additionally, specific domains of spiritual struggle (e.g., divine, interpersonal, and intrapersonal) were shown to predict change in addictive behavior over time. These results suggest that spiritual struggles may be a risk factor in the development of a wide range of addictive behaviors for first-year college students. Limitations and practical implications are discussed.
Advisors/Committee Members: Pargament, Kenneth.
Subjects: Psychology
Keywords: Religious coping; spiritual struggles; spirituality; addiction; substance use; risk factors
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Faigin, Carol Ann.
Seeking Your Center: Assessing a Computer-Based Psychoeducational Intervention for Spiritual Struggles in College Freshmen.
Degree: PhD, Psychology/Clinical, 2010, Bowling Green State University
► Research has demonstrated that spiritual struggles are related to deleterious effects on…
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▼ Research has demonstrated that spiritual struggles are related to deleterious effects on psychological well-being, and can lead to a wide range of addictive behavior in college students (Bryant & Astin, 2008; Pargament et al., 1998; Exline, Yali & Sanderson, 2000; Johnson, Sheets & Kristeller, 2006; Astin & Astin, 2004; Faigin & Pargament, 2008). Some promising studies have found that small-group interventions can diminish the negative effects of spiritual struggles (Oemig et al., 2008; Tarakeshwar, Pearce, and Sikkema, 2005; Avants et al., 2005; Murray-Swank & Pargament, 2005); while computer-based psychoeducation interventions have proven effective in addressing other psychological or behavioral problems (Braithwaite & Fincham, 2007; Orbach, Lindsay, & Grey, 2007; Low et al., 2006). The current project is the first of its kind to assess the impact of a computer-based psychoeducation intervention for spiritual struggles that can be applied to a large group of people. Findings indicate that a spiritually sensitive intervention does not appear to protect students from the negative effects of spiritual struggles (e.g., psychological distress, addictive behavior, stigma related to spiritual struggles) more than a secular (stress reduction) intervention or no intervention. These results indicate that this one-time, computer-based psychoeducation intervention does not protect freshmen college students from negative outcomes associated with spiritual struggles. However, there is reason to believe that changes in the administration and intervention design could prove effective in future studies. Suggestions for future research are provided; limitations and practical implications are discussed.
Advisors/Committee Members: Pargament, Kenneth.
Subjects: Psychology; Religion
Keywords: Religious Coping; Spiritual Struggles; Intervention; Psychoeducation; Computer
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Faigin, David A.
COMPARING LIVE AND VIDEO-TAPED THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE IN CHANGING STIGMATIZING ATTITUDES TOWARDS PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS.
Degree: MA, Psychology/Clinical, 2006, Bowling Green State University
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▼ Social stigma can have a devastating effect on the lives of people coping with serious mental illness. The present study compared the effectiveness of live and video-taped theatrical presentations in reducing stigmatization of people living with serious mental illness. Attitudes related to tolerance and future contact with people with serious mental illness are assessed before, and after exposure to either 1) live performance 2) video-taped performance or 3) no performance in the context of a college course. Results indicate that the students who witnessed a live performance and the students who watched a video of the play generally reported significantly more tolerance towards those with serious mental illness compared to the control group immediately following the presentations, and one month later.
Advisors/Committee Members: Stein, Catherine H.
Keywords: Stigma; Tolerance; Serious mental illness; Theater; Video; Classroom-based Interventions
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Faigin, David Adam.
Community-Based Theater and Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities: An Investigation of Individual and Group Development, Social Activism, and Community Integration.
Degree: PhD, Psychology/Clinical, 2010, Bowling Green State University
► The present study is a qualitative inquiry focused on understanding community-based theater…
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▼ The present study is a qualitative inquiry focused on understanding community-based theater involving people living with psychiatric disabilities through the narratives of the troupe members and directors. The study uses a grounded theory case study design to investigate The Stars of Light theater troupe in Rockford, Illinois. The research specifically explores the developmental processes of the troupe and its members, social activism, and critical characteristics of the theatrical form. The project addresses individual, setting/group, and community levels of analysis using semi-structured interviews, a focus group, and archival/performance data. Emergent themes were analyzed through a hierarchical coding process that ultimately generated 18 theoretical constructs across the three primary domains of interest (developmental processes, social activism, and characteristics of theater). Findings indicate that individual, setting, and organizational characteristics interact with one another in a variety of ways, including 1) troupe flexibility enhances sustainability and personal growth, 2)personal gains from involvement are carried forward into other life settings outside the troupe,and 3) troupe activities impact the wider community in several ways beyond direct audience contact. Results also revealed emergent constructs related to the identity development of consumer participants, setting dynamics and trajectories, and theater as a means of aiding in the recovery process. These constructs are discussed in relation to previous research and theory related to recovery, identity and serious mental illness (SMI), consumer-driven programs, and arts initiatives. Specific recommendations are presented for mental health settings, theater settings, and activist organizations; study limitations and suggestions for future inquiry are also discussed.
Advisors/Committee Members: Stein, Catherine.
Subjects: Mental health
Keywords: psychiatric disabilities; SMI; community-based theater; community integration; grounded theory; qualitative research
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Failla, David Michael II.
Friction Stir Welding and Microstructure Simulation of HSLA-65 and Austenitic Stainless Steel.
Degree: MS, Welding Engineering, 2009, Ohio State University
► Friction stir welding has recently become an attractive process for the joining…
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▼ Friction stir welding has recently become an attractive process for the joining of steels. Interest in using this welding process to join steels has become popular due to advancements in friction stir welding tool development. Wear resistant - high temperature tools have been developed, which allow friction stir welding of high melting temperature materials. One such material the U.S. Navy is interested in joining with friction stir welding is a high-strength low-alloy steel (HSLA-65). The U.S. Navy plans to replace the current ship haul steel, DH-36, with HSLA-65, but conventional arc welding processes result with major distortion. A post-flame straitening process must be used to solve the distortion problem. Friction stir welding of HSLA-65 would result with less distortion, which would avoid subjecting the material to the flame straitening process. The work presented here on friction stir welding of HSLA-65 is a continuation of previous investigation conducted by Norton and Sinfield (1; 2). From these previous two studies, it was suggested that austenitic stainless steel be friction stir welded to observe the high temperature behavior of the stir zone material. During this investigation Type 310 stainless steel was friction stir welded to observe the resulting microstructure. A preheating method was tested during the friction stir welding of Type 310 stainless steel. Heat generation from frictional heating in austenitic stainless steel is difficult due to the low thermal conductivity. This is one of the reasons which contribute the difficulties of friction stir welding Type 310 stainless steel. The preheating method was used with successful results. A visually acceptable weld was produced with minimal weld discontinuities and the discontinuities which were present originated from embedded thermocouples. Friction stir welds were also conducted on HSLA-65 to determine the effects of various weld parameters on the resulting microstructure. A high and low tool rotational speed with other weld variables constant was tested. The resulting microstructures from these two welds were similar, which indicated that tool rotational speed is a robust weld parameter. A high and low travel speed with other weld variables constant was tested. The results indicated that travel speed affects the resulting microstructure much more than variations in tool rotational speed. Hot torsion tests were conducted on Type 310 and 304L stainless steel using the Gleeble torsion unit. The purpose of the hot torsion tests were to simulate the microstructure which results from friction stir welding these material and to collect torque data so estimated shear flow stress data could be calculated. The torsion tests successfully simulated the different regions of a Type 310 friction stir weld and simulated most regions of a Type 304L friction stir weld. Estimated shear flow stress values generated during the testing were calculated for both materials, with shear flow stress in Type 310 being greater than the shear flow stress in Type 304L. The reported results from the friction stir welding of Type 310 and HSLA-65, along with the calculated shear flow stress value from the hot torsion testing are intended to aid in the development of the US Navy’s friction stir welding simulation model for HSLA-65.
Advisors/Committee Members: Lippold, John.
Subjects: Engineering; Materials science
Keywords: friction stir welding; HSLA-65; Type 310 stainless steel; Type 304L stainless steel; Hot torsion Testing
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