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    PFCs? (Property and Applications) Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) are a group of manmade organfluorine chemicals, containing a chain of carbon atoms surrounded by C-F bonds often with a charged functional group in the end. The fluoroalkyl chain normally exhibit hydrophilic property, while the typical functional group such as sulfonate salt or acid tends to be hydrophobic. These unique characteristics make the compound oil and water repellent at the same time, which contributes to the widely application

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    Natural fibers represent environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional reinforcing fibers (glass, carbon, kevlar). Because of their hollow and cellular nature, natural fibers perform as acoustic and thermal insulators and exhibit reduced bulk density [33, 34]. Some of the disadvantages and limitations of natural fibers, when used as reinforcement for composites, are related to the lack of proper interfacial adhesion, poor resistance to moisture absorption, limited processing temperature to

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    object-oriented circles. 2. Other type is a DSLs embedded in a host GPLs. Such languages can have the look and feel of being their own language, but they leverage the host GPL’s existing ecosystem and initial semantics. This is usually used by functional programmers. Creating a full-blown language may contain one or more DSLs, which an Embedded Domain Specific Language (eDSL) is one of the popular implementation technique. The idea of eDSL is a domain specific language defined in terms of a more

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    2004). It also has very low toxicity is it is used properly. Acetaminophen is cheap and easily obtainable from any pharmacy. Acetaminophen is created when the amine group of p-aminophenol is acetylated by acetic anhydride. This creates an amide functional group and the

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    Introduction Over 14% of the United States population is classified as illiterate, ranging from total illiteracy to functional illiteracy (United States Department of Education, 2013). Total illiteracy refers to the inability to effectively function in society by failure to use reading, writing, and calculation (United Nations, 2012) whereas functional illiteracy is defined as the ability to read between a fourth-grade and sixth-grade level, to use printed and written information to function in

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    ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND Literacy Connections is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization founded in 1975 as Literacy Volunteers of America-Dutchess County, Inc. We later changed our name to Literacy Connections of the Hudson Valley, Inc. Literacy Connections (LC) is dedicated to developing and offering programs and services to support a literate society. We recruit and train volunteers to provide no-cost student-centered tutoring primarily for adults, and we offer programs and services for children

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    principal element. • Carbon is special because it has 4 bonds. Functional Groups • Organic substances are organized into organic families. • Organic Families – group of organic compounds with common structural features. o Each family has a recognizable physical property and a specific structural arrangement. o Each combination is referred to as a functional group. o Even though many functional groups exist, they essentially consist of only 3 main components.

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    Problem definition: Calculate the usable area in square feet of house. Assume that the house has a maximum of four rooms, and that each room is rectangular. A. Problem Analysis – Following the directions in the assignment, clearly write up your problem analysis in this section. This program will compute the area of a house that has four rectangular rooms. Output is the value of the total area (total_area) of the house and is to be calculated by area/length/width input (A1, A2, A3, A4, L1,

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    cycle time 1 minute. 60 members per hour Over the three-hour peak demand period, the Nautilus area may only process 156 members because it will take 24 minutes for the first member to complete the entire 24-machine cycle. These three areas of the club are the major areas of concern due to customer complaints, and they are where students should concentrate their analysis. The tennis and racquetball areas can service the following number of members per hour: Tennis: 12 members/hour for singles 24

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    TO: Professor Simon FROM: DATE: May 19th, 2014 OBJECT: Equity Contribution for Pilgrim Assurance Building On behalf of David Bailey, there have been individuals looking into the property located at 795 Atlantic Avenue. As an investor, Bailey is interested in making an offer on the property however he is trying to make his offer look more attractive than the competitors. With thorough research, he has found ways that would improve the building and in turn generate a larger yearly

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