Undergraduate Concentrations Information Session
The undergraduate concentrations available in the College of Engineering, including Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Energy and Sustainability, Technology Innovation, Machine Learning, and Nanotechnology.
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A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard
This standard covers corporate accounting and reporting principles, tracking emissions over time, calculating emissions, and reporting GHG emissions.
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A Corporate Accounting And Reporting Standard
Principles and guidelines for preparing GHG emissions inventories, focusing on organizational boundaries, operational boundaries, tracking emissions over time, calculating emissions, and reporting GHG emissions. It emphasizes relevance, completeness, consistency, transparency, and accuracy in accoun
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A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard
This training curriculum covers principles of GHG accounting, organizational boundaries, setting operational boundaries, tracking emissions over time, calculating emissions, and reporting GHG emissions. It emphasizes the importance of determining which company operations and emissions sources to inc
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Urban Mining and CDW Circular Economy Cost-Benefit Analysis
This case study focuses on comparing the cost and greenhouse gas emissions savings of local processing and reuse of Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) materials versus sending them to landfills. By developing a prototype cost and GHG savings calculator, the aim is to showcase the potential of e
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Detector Building
Teams will construct a durable Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP) probe to measure voltage and NaCl concentrations in water samples. Participants will complete a written test on the event's principles and theories. The competition involves building the device using microcontrollers, sensors, and di
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Tradeoffs Between Water Savings and GHG Emissions in Irrigated Agriculture
This study examines the tradeoffs between water savings, economic impact, and greenhouse gas emissions resulting from technological changes in the irrigation industry. Key objectives include estimating water savings for different crops, quantifying GHG emissions from new irrigation technologies, and
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Impact of Burning Firewood vs. Compressed Logs on PM2.5 Concentrations
Study comparing the effects of burning firewood and compressed logs on PM2.5 concentrations. Results show that compressed logs produce significantly lower particulate matter pollution. Recommendations include using compressed wood for reduced smoke emission. Various brands and types of compressed lo
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Understanding Postmortem Redistribution in Forensic Toxicology
Postmortem Redistribution (PMR) refers to the variation in drug concentrations obtained from postmortem samples, which may not accurately reflect the levels at the time of death due to redistribution mechanisms. In forensic toxicology, assessing drug severity relies on blood concentrations, with cha
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Spectrophotometric Determination of Cr and Mn in Steel Samples
This experiment aims to determine the concentrations of manganese and chromium in steel samples by converting Cr3+ and Mn2+ ions to light-absorbing forms, followed by spectrophotometric measurements at specific wavelengths. Steel samples are oxidized, dissolved, and further oxidized to form dichroma
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Understanding Phenytoin Therapy - Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Serum Concentrations
Phenytoin, a medication with high protein binding and hepatic metabolism, exhibits saturated pharmacokinetics with a narrow therapeutic range of 10-20 µg/mL for total serum concentrations. Adverse effects vary with serum levels: minor CNS depression at >15 µg/mL, nystagmus at >20 µg/mL, and ataxi
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Understanding Digoxin Pharmacology and Clinical Use
Digoxin, a cardiac glycoside, is utilized in managing congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation due to its inotropic and chronotropic effects on the heart. It functions by inhibiting Na,K-ATPase, leading to increased intracellular calcium concentrations and augmented myocardial contractility.
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Understanding Concentration in Solutions
Solutions involve the dissolution of solutes like salt or sugar in solvents such as water, resulting in different concentrations. This concentration can be expressed as moles per liter, known as molarity. By calculating the amount of substance in moles using solution volume and concentration, you ca
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Understanding Dilutions and Concentrations in Lab Experiments
Dilution and concentration are key concepts in laboratory experiments where solutions of different concentrations are adjusted to achieve specific concentrations. The process involves diluting high concentration solutions with suitable diluents or concentrating low concentration solutions by various
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Diluting Solutions in Chemistry
Diluting solutions is a common practice in chemistry to prepare solutions of different concentrations for various experiments and analyses. This involves diluting stock solutions to desired concentrations using the formula M1V1 = M2V2. The process includes preparing calibration curves, determining m
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Understanding PK/PD Approach for Antibiotics: In Vivo Efficacy Indices
Exploring the PK/PD approach for antibiotics involves considering factors such as dose administered, in vitro therapeutic effect, MIC, rates of bacterial killing, and plasma concentrations to predict treatment efficacy. The location of pathogens, binding to plasma proteins, and tissue concentrations
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Understanding PK/PD for Antibiotics: In Vivo Efficacy Indices
This information delves into the PK/PD approach for antibiotics, emphasizing the importance of plasma concentrations in controlling infection site concentrations, details on pathogen locations, binding to plasma proteins, and the significance of tissue concentrations for predicting treatment efficac
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Feasibility of Alternate Wetting and Drying as a GHG Mitigation Option in Rice Fields
This synthesis study explores the site-specific feasibility of alternate wetting and drying (AWD) as a greenhouse gas mitigation option in irrigated rice fields in Southeast Asia. The research analyzes the impact of environmental and soil properties on GHG mitigation, evaluates trade-offs and co-ben
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Academic Planning Training Summit Exec Order 1071 - Units & Concentrations
Explore Executive Order 1071 delegating authority for subprograms in academic planning. Learn about counting units, adding concentrations, and major requirements. Guidance documents and comparisons help understand the core curriculum and exclude elective units. Dive into discipline major units, conc
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Reducing Hydrogen Pickup in CANDU Zr-2.5Nb Pressure Tubes
This study focuses on reducing the hydrogen pickup during the processing of CANDU Zr-2.5Nb pressure tubes. Various stages in the processing are detailed, and the hydrogen concentrations in different reactor sets of pressure tubes made before 1990 are analyzed. The desire is to lower the initial hydr
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Investigation of Potato Slices in Various NaCl Solutions
Experiment conducted by the National Team of Iran at IYNT 2013 involving slicing potatoes into rectangular bars and immersing them in NaCl solutions of different concentrations to observe how the slices behave. The experiment aimed to study biological side contouring, propagation regulation, and the
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Understanding Fermi-Dirac Statistics in Solids
Electrons in solids obey Fermi-Dirac statistics, governed by the Fermi-Dirac distribution function. This function describes the probability of electron occupation in available energy states, with the Fermi level representing a crucial parameter in analyzing semiconductor behavior. At different tempe
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Feasibility of Using Fe0 to Remediate Groundwater Lead Pollution in an Abandoned Tailings Dam
Heavy metal pollution in soil and groundwater from an abandoned tailings dam poses a persistent challenge. This study explores using iron (Fe0) in a Permeable Reactive Barrier (PRB) to remove lead (Pb) via redox reaction. The contaminated area, impacted by lead pollution, underwent experiments to as
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Integrated Assessment of Terrestrial ECV Impact in MPI-ESM
Utilizing CCI fire and soil moisture observations to optimize fire model parameters in MPI-ESM. The study focuses on deriving functional relationships to enhance accuracy in predicting fire CO2 emissions and their impact on atmospheric CO2 concentrations compared to CCI GHG data. JSBACH-SPITFIRE fir
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Study on Coatings Composition and Performance
The study investigated the targeted and measured concentrations of Ti and Zr in magnetron-sputtered coatings, their impact on conversion layer thickness, and the relative atomic concentrations in hydrothermal conversion layers on Al-12Zr and Al-12Ti. Open circuit potential values before and after hy
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Greenhouse Gas Accounting Considerations for Sugarbeet Industry
Explore the importance of greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories for the sugarbeet industry, including benefits, steps to develop inventories, and the significance of tracking GHG emissions. Learn about key gases impacting climate change and the role of GHG Protocol Organization Accounting Standards. Disc
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Climate Change Response in Agriculture: Vietnam's Updated NDC
Vietnam is making strides in responding to climate change in agriculture and rural development through its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). The country is committed to implementing measures for GHG emission reduction and climate change adaptation, aligning with the Paris Agreement.
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Anacostia River Tributary Sediment Study 2018
This study focuses on analyzing bottom sediment samples from five major tributaries of the Anacostia River to determine concentrations of contaminants of concern (COCs) and identify possible point sources of pollution. The research aims to establish anthropogenic background concentrations, compare t
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Potential Reduction of GHG Emissions by Working at Home
This analysis explores the impact of increased remote work on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 lockdown. By examining workforce data, commuting patterns, and emission statistics in California, the study aims to quantify the potential decrease in GHG emis
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Exploring Silly Putty: Borax Concentrations and Material Properties
Created by mixing borax with glue, silly putty is a fascinating material with varying properties based on borax concentrations. Through a hands-on experiment, participants make different batches of silly putty to observe how high, medium, and low borax concentrations affect its texture and behavior.
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Radon Concentrations in New-Built Swedish Dwellings: Findings from International Radon Symposium
Large decrease in radon concentrations observed in newly built Swedish dwellings, with data analyzed from 1950 to 2016. Dependencies between building year, foundation type, ventilation, and radon levels were evaluated. Results compared against the Swedish reference level of 200 Bq/m3. Measurements i
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Modeling the Impact of Oil and Gas Emissions on Ozone in New Mexico
Tammy M. Thompson, a Senior Air Quality Scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund, discusses the modeling of ozone from oil and gas production emissions in New Mexico. The analysis focuses on areas with high ozone concentrations and their overlap with oil and gas regions, highlighting the sensitiv
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Climate Future Discussion: Global Warming and Future Projections
The climate discussion presents images and text highlighting rising GHG concentrations, global temperature history, and IPCC projections for the future. It emphasizes the urgent need for action to combat climate change and mitigate its effects in the coming years.
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Influence of GHG and Aerosol Forcings on Pacific Decadal Variability in CESM2
The study investigates how greenhouse gas (GHG) and aerosol forcings impact Pacific decadal variability (PDV) through the analysis of CESM2 full-forcing large ensemble data. It explores the influence on the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) and North Pacific Gyre Oscillation (NPGO) modes, long-term
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Trends in Nitrate Concentrations in Suffolk County Public Water-Supply Wells 1982-2008
This study analyzes trends in nitrate concentrations in public water-supply wells in Suffolk County, New York, from 1982 to 2008. Groundwater is a crucial source of drinking water, with potential impacts on coastal waters. The analysis reveals increasing nitrate trends over both long and short terms
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Hawaii Statewide Greenhouse Gas Emission Rules Overview
The Hawaii Statewide Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission Rules implemented by Act 234 in 2007 aim to limit statewide GHG emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. The rules include setting emission caps for stationary sources, conducting annual evaluations to track progress, and reporting GHG inventories regularl
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Understanding pH and pOH Conversions in Chemistry
Learn how to convert between pH, pOH, [H+], and [OH-] concentrations in chemistry. Discover the steps to recover original H+ and OH- concentrations from pH and pOH values, along with examples and computations. Explore the traditional methods of measuring pH using indicators and pH electrodes.
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Understanding Polyprotic Acids and Salts in Chemistry
Exploring the concept of polyprotic acids, particularly focusing on sulfuric acid as a unique example with its dual dissociation steps. The discussion delves into the equilibrium concentrations of ions in solution, calculating pH values for different acid concentrations, and understanding the signif
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Learning Chemistry Through Epidemic Prevention
Explore the use of bleach in epidemic prevention through engaging learning activities that involve understanding bleach concentrations, chemical reactions, and safety measures. Students will gain knowledge on using bleach effectively, converting concentrations, and investigating chemical properties,
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Renewable Energy Analysis & GHG Emissions Reduction in NY & Solar Rooftop Potential
Explore the analysis of renewable energy projects like UEM.PV Project Beauclaire Mbanya Jr. and New York State Energy Portfolio, alongside Solar Rooftop Potential and GHG Emissions Reduction initiatives. Discover insights on solar energy generation, system size, cost, efficiency, and rooftop space u
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