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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"MAPP"”.
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Study of temperature dependence of hydrogen retention in lithium coatings on stainless steel with the Materials Analysis Particle Probe (MAPP)
… The Materials Analysis Particle Probe (MAPP) is an in-vacuo characterization facility, designed to analyze samples exposed to tokamak plasmas. MAPP was engineered to be attached to tokamak machines and expose a set of samples to a little as a single shot, the samples can then be …
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Implementing MAPP (Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships) in the New River Valley, Virginia: A Planning Approach to Improve the Community's Health and Quality of Life through Mobilized Partnerships and Strategic Action
… for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP), a comprehensive, multi-component, strategic planning model and tool, in the New River Valley (NRV), Virginia to mobilize the NRV community to improve its own health status and the quality of life of its residents. The current mixed methods …
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An approach of using polymer natural fiber composite for vibration and flammability control
… the effects of maleic anhydride polypropylene (MAPP) on the material characterization behaviour, mechanical properties, vibration damping properties and flammability properties of kenaf fiber and coir fiber reinforced polypropylene were investigated. Different fractions of composites with …
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In situ and post mortem surface chemistry measurements of boronization in the national spherical torus experiment upgrade
… The Materials Analysis and Particle Probe (MAPP) is an in situ materials characterization facility installed on NSTX-U and used during the 2015-2016 experimental campaign. MAPP is designed as a PFC diagnostic and can expose and analyze samples on a shot-to-shot basis, without exposing …
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Performance of Hemp-Fibre Reinforced Polypropylene Composite Materials
… and a maleic anhydride modified polypropylene (MAPP) coupling agent were compounded in a twin-screw extruder, and injection moulded into composite tensile test specimens. A range of composites with different fibre and MAPP contents were produced and tested. Tensile tests revealed that the …
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Quality of Life and the Health Care System in New River Valley, Virginia: Residents' Perceptions and Experiences
… for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP), to qualitatively uncover the perceptions of the quality of life and local health care system of 28 residents in New River Valley (NRV), Virginia. The current study represents the initial qualitative study utilizing MAPP in Virginia. …
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The effectiveness of parent-teacher conferences in strengthening family-school partnerships.
… in school and want to help them succeed (Mapp, 2003). When school personnel initiate practices inviting parents to the school, creating a welcoming environment for them, honoring their contributions, and connecting them to the school community, practices cultivate and sustain respectful, …
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Assessing the Efficacy of Pre-Service Trainings for Treatment Foster Parents
… Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting (MAPP, n = 81) and Pressley Ridge's Treatment Foster Care pre-service training (PR-TFC, n = 71) on treatment foster parents' parenting attitudes, readiness to provide treatment foster care, and attitudes toward providing treatment foster care. …
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Plasma Facing Components conditioning techniques and their correlation with plasma performance in the National Spherical Torus eXperiment Upgrade (NSTX-U)
… the Materials Analysis Particle Probe (MAPP) was commissioned in NSTX-U and was used as the main characterization tool. MAPP can expose a set of four samples to the plasmas NSTX-U and interrogated their surface using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) in-situ. Several ATJ graphite …
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The characterization of mechanical behaviour on kenaf fibre / polypropylene composites
… stress was at 40 wt.% KF (5 wt.% NaOH, 5 wt.% MAPP) with the value 21.38 MPa. Flexural test was carried out on untreated and treated KF which is pure PP, 10 wt.% KF, and 20 wt.% KF by weight to PP. The result of flexural stress showed treated specimen lead better flexural at 20 wt.% PP/KF (5 …
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Investigation of the characteristics of kenaf fibre reinforced polypropylene composites
… of fibre content, coupling agent content (MAPP), different types of moulding processes and addition of filler materials (kenaf core) were observed through mechanical, thermal and microscopic testing.
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The Improvement of Interfacial Bonding, Weathering and Recycling of Wood Fibre Reinforced Polypropylene Composites
… and 1, 2, 3 and 4 wt% maleated polypropylene (MAPP) as a coupling agent. A fibre content of 50 wt% with 3 wt% MAPP was found to be optimum. Alkali treatment of fibre was carried out to improve the interfacial bonding. After treatment, fibre surface charge was found to increase, but single fibre …
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A probabilistic architecture for algorithm portfolios
… architecture for probabilistic portfolios (MAPP) includes novel solutions to three issues central to portfolio operation: first, it estimates solver performance distributions from limited data by constructing a generative model; second, it integrates domain-specific information by predicting …
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Characterisation of environmentally friendly fibres for composites
… percentages of maleic anhydride Polypropylene (MAPP). It was discovered that the IFSS increased when the MAPP content increased. The IFSS was found to be low even with 10% MAPP and this was revealed to be caused by the anisotropic nature of the fibre. Furthermore, it was found that assuming …
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The processing and characterisation of recycled glass fibre composites
… The addition of maleic anhydride grafted PP (MAPP) to injection moulded GF/PP composites correlated with an increase of the ultimate mechanical properties (tensile strength, strain at break) but too high MAPP contents resulted in a reduction of the ultimate mechanical composite properties and …
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Multi-scale effects on deformation mechanisms of polymer nanocomposites : experimental characterisation and numerical study
… clay. Maleic anhydride (MA) grafted PP (MAPP), commonly used as a compatibiliser, has been proven to facilitate a good clay dispersion within the PP matrix through its functionalised MA groups. But despite the great attention from the manufacturers and researchers in recent …
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Parental involvement: a study of parents' and teachers' experiences and perceptions in an urban charter elementary school
… 1988; Epstein, 1985; Lawrence-Lightfoot, 2003; Mapp, 1997) have identified many factors that may create barriers to family involvement. These factors include cultural, racial, and economic differences between the staff and families, parents' apprehension when confronting experts, work schedules, …
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Improving the performance of polypropylene matrix composite materials using engineered hemp fibre mats
… with the maleic anhydride polypropylene (MAPP) coupling agent and the stearic acid vapour treatment compared to composites with alkali only. The improvement with SA treatment was apparent only in composites without the MAPP coupling agent. The combination of SA and MAPP did not provide …
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Exploring the Sequence of Establishing Derived Relational Responding in Children with Global Developmental Delay
… Milestones Assessment and Placement Program, VB-MAPP; the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test, K-BIT; and the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, PPVT) following which they were exposed to relational responding testing and training in the following sequence: co-ordination, distinction, comparison, …
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Effects of Wool Fibres on Mechanical and Flammability Characteristics of Wool-Polypropylene Composites
… such as maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (MAPP) and polymer viscosity, on the mechanical properties of the extruded composites. The contribution of the selected factors towards the composites mechanical performance has been identified by the parametric study. Wool characteristics of the …
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