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Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of Houston, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references.

The author's Thesis (B.S.)--Armour institute of technology, 1919, but not published as a thesis. / Reprinted from Chemical & metallurgical engineering, v. 24, nos. 10, 11 and 12, March 9, 16 and 23, 1921. Thesis note is a foot-note on p. 5.

Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of Houston, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1972. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis--University of Michigan. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Carbon dioxide, is a very stable component of ambient air and atmospheric levels have been rising due to emissions from combustion of fossil fuels. There is a need to develop remediation techniques and carbon dioxide serves as a feedstock for conversion to other useful products such as methanol, formaldehyde, formic acid, oxalic acid, formate, methane, saturated and C2-C4 unsaturated hydrocarbons. Carbon dioxide can be converted into these products using different methods such as photochemical, electrochemical, thermochemical and hydrogenation by bacterial depending on the product of interest. Formate is of interest due to having wide industrial applications, which include direct liquid fuel cells (DLFCs) production, an additive in pyrolysis vapors, precursor for biological fuels and histidine synthesis, and a key intermediate in methanogenesis breaking down complex organic compounds. In this work, conversion of carbon dioxide to formate was accomplished photochemically. Titanium dioxide and various metal phthalocyanines under acidic conditions were saturated with carbon dioxide and illuminated using an incandescent light source. Formate was determined by ion chromatography.

No / This report describes the work of Robertson Cooper Ltd and UMIST to identify good practice in stress prevention and then identify organisations within the UK that could be called beacons of excellence in comparison to this model. Part one of this report summarises and draws conclusions from all of the substantive academic studies on stress prevention over the last decade and uses this information, as well as advice gained from a panel of international experts, to develop a comprehensive stress prevention model. Part two of the report uses this model to describe examples of stress prevention practices that Robertson Cooper Ltd has identified within a wide range of UK organisations. Case studies are presented for each aspect of the good practice model. Examples of real documentation and organisational practice are presented. / Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Popular use of the phrase best interests of the child has led many to believe that the meaning and definition of best interests has been thoroughly investigated in the respective sectors working with children. However, research in this area tends to be superficial and generalized and the concept remains inconsistently defined. Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child states the best interests of the child is to be a primary consideration in all actions concerning children. There is no straightforward way for the best interests of the child to be systematically studied, understood, or applied if there is not a commonly held or accepted conception of what is in the child’s best interests or measurable standards for those human service executives working with children. The purpose of the study was to identify Saskatchewan human service executives’ insights with respect to the best interests of the child principle as these inform practice, policy, and research in human services and, secondly, to examine their perceptions of moral purpose, agency, and efficacy in the application of the BIC principle, as delineated by the UN Committee in the Concluding Observations on the Combined Third and Fourth Periodic Report of Canada, (United Nations, 2012). A qualitative approach, comprised of general interviews with 11 Saskatchewan human service executives, was used to collect data for this study. Using Hood (2007) and Thomas’ (2006) Generic Inductive Qualitative Method (GIQM) approach for coding, data were categorized from interviews using an inductive approach to developing categories and sub-categories to answer the research questions. Reduced data were interpreted and synthesized by the researcher using extant public documents and literature to triangulate results. Exploration of human service executives’ perceptions in this study revealed a number of insights. Human service executives’ conceptions of the best interests of the child were described in detail and a description of the contemporary Childscape of Saskatchewan emerged. The data revealed that many conceptions of the BIC principle existed and although similarities appeared within sectors, the similarities were mainly due to the sector-specific policies and legislation informing human service. Furthermore, human service executives provided descriptions that add to existing theory about decision making on behalf of the BIC and moral purpose, moral agency, and moral efficacy. Implications for future research entail the adoption of intentional planning, collaboration, and incorporating children’s voice into the processes surrounding the BIC in Saskatchewan in an effort to ensure the future Childscape of Saskatchewan is better than the realities described at the time of this study.