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IR Spectroscopy of Olivine from Kimberlitic Magma
(2012-04)Olivine, the most common mineral in the upper mantle, represents a major component in most mafic magmas. Olivine crystals derived from mantle xenoliths contain hydroxyl impurities and are thought to represent the major ... -
Irani Pilau
(Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2005) -
Ireland : an Outsourcing Perspective.
(2009-07-23)Companies are choosing Ireland as their prime destination for outsourcing and offshoring due to many favorable factors such as time zone and availability of quality labor. Personnel at offshoring facilities in Ireland were ... -
Iris recognition: a general overview
(2006)This article reviewed the literature regarding iris recognition. The process of iris recognition is discussed in the context of the mathematical principles that underlie this procedure. Possible applications for iris ... -
Irish Assimilation in Fond du Lac County: 1850-1910
(2010-12-10)The vast majority of studies of Irish immigration to the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century have focused on urban centers. However, significant numbers of Irish immigrants in this period also ... -
The Irish of Manitowoc County : maintaining ethnic identity in a rural community
(2008-01-04)Irish American historians have traditionally focused on the urban Irish and their path toward assimilation. The story of the rural Irish of Manitowoc County provides a new interpretation of Irish American history, differing ... -
IRP 21-01: Labor Force Transitions, Income Changes, and Poverty Entries among Older Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
(Center for Financial Security, 2021)Economic downturns, like the one caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, can change retirement plans by prompting early retirement or inducing workers to remain in the labor force longer. These changes in the timing and circumstances ... -
IRP20-01: Criminal Justice Involvement and Well-Being in Old Age
(Center for Financial Security, 2020)This paper uses data from the Criminal Justice Administrative Records Systems linked with survey and administrative data sources from the U.S. Census Bureau to provide the first evidence on the looming retirement crisis ... -
Irrational Beliefs and Support for Pseudoscience: The Role of Need for Cognition
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2017)Science denial, support for pseudoscience, and overall irrationality about the world are prominent social issues. This research examines whether the prevalence of these social issues is affected by the need for cognition ... -
Irregular Warfare: Policy and Practice from 1941-2012
(2012-12-14)Irregular warfare is defined as warfare in which one or more combatants are irregular military rather than regular forces. Irregular forces do not follow the normal pattern of war and think outside the box to defeat their ... -
Irregular, Adaptive Scan Trajectories for Pulsed Laser Micro Polishing
(8th International Conference on MicroManufacturing (ICOMM 2013), 2013-03-25)The objective of this work is to generate irregular, smooth, adaptive laser scan trajectories for pulsed laser micro polishing (PL?P). Traditionally PL?P, like other surface finishing processes has used zigzag scan ... -
Irreversibility fields of Bi-2223 at 30-77 K
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Irrigation and Landscape Change in Colorado's Grand Valley: 1880-1920
(2011)Irrigation shapes people and land in the American West. By people I mean the social relations that develop as a result of competition and cooperation for land and water, and the technical knowledge required to manage these ... -
Irrigation of Rotational Grazed Dairy Pastures
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources, 2012-02)Dairy producer adoption of management intensive rotational grazing systems has grown to represent 25% of Wisconsin’s dairy farms. Management Intensive Rotational Grazing (MIRG) continues to be among the most profitable ... -
Is an unequal equilibrium inevitable?: an exploration of income inequality, economic growth, and financial development
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2018-04)This paper examines whether financial development and economic growth impact income inequality using the 1970 through 2005 Estimated Household Income Inequality index from the University of Texas Inequality Project. Panel ... -
Is college success associated with high school performance?
(2011-04)Traditional predictors of college success include high school GPA and ACT or SAT scores (e.g. House, 1998), However, students have many opportunities to develop academic and personal skills that may improve academic success ... -
Is Ending Training Sessions with a Correct Trial a Strong Predictor of Subsequent Trial Success?
(2009-04)The basic operant conditioning paradigm states that behavior is followed by consequences and when these consequences are reinforcing, the likelihood of the behavior occurring again increases. Animal trainers have been in ...