Overcoming performance and convergence issues of discrete transform based modeling of crosslinking classical and reversible deactivated radical polymerizations

Population balances of polymer species in terms 'of discrete transforms with respect to counts of groups lead to tractable first order partial differential equations when ali rate constants are independent of chain length and loop formation is negligible [l]. Average molecular weights in the absence ofgelation are long known to be readily found through integration of an initial value problem. The extension to size distribution prediction is also feasible, but its performance is often lower to the one provided by methods based upon real chain length domain [2]. Moreover, the absence ofagood starting procedure and a higher numerical sensitivity hás decisively impaired its application to non-linear reversibly deactivated polymerizations, namely NMRP [3].

A domestic priority [microform] : overcoming family poverty in America : hearing before the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, second session, hearing held in Washington, DC, September 22, 1988.

CIS Microfiche Accession Numbers: CIS 89 H961-13

Aging and mental health [microform] : overcoming barriers to service : hearing before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress, second session ....

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Real leadership and the U.S. Army : overcoming a failure of imagination to conduct adaptive work /

This monograph begins with a case study that provides a means for analyzing the complexity of organizational leadership in the contemporary security environment. As such, it presents a high stakes problem-set that required an operational adaptation by a cavalry squadron conducting combat operations in Baghdad. This problematic reality triggered the struggle to find a creative response to a very deadly problem, while cultural norms served as barriers that prevented the rejection of previously accepted solutions that had proven successful in the past, even though those successful solutions no longer fit in the context of the reality of the present. The case study highlights leaders who were constrained by deeply-held assumptions that inhibited their ability to adapt quickly to a changed environment. The case study then moves on to provide an example of a successful application of adaptive leadership and adaptive work that was performed by the organization after a period of reflection and the willingness to experiment and assume risk. The case study serves as a microcosm of the challenges facing the U.S. Army, and the corresponding leadership framework presented in this monograph can be used as a model for the Army as it attempts to move forward in its effort to make adaptation an institutional imperative. The paper presents a more holistic approach to leadership where the leader transcends that of simply being an authority figure and becomes a real leader who provides a safe and creative learning environment where the organization can tackle and solve adaptive challenges. The paper concludes by recommending that U.S. Army leaders apply Harvard Professor Dean Williams's theory to the challenges confronting the Army's leader development process thereby fostering a culture of adaptive leaders.

A Practical guide on zoning : overcoming barriers to community homes /

Produced under a grant from the Illinois Governor's Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities.

Overcoming barriers to pollution prevention in small businesses : applications in the metal parts fabricating industry /

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Overcoming barriers to inclusion of children with disabilities in the local schools : a blueprint for change :executive summary: /

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Identifying and overcoming barriers to raising funds from individuals for tobacco prevention

Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2016-06