Miami University

About: Miami University is a education organization based out in Oxford, Ohio, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Poison control. The organization has 9949 authors who have published 19598 publications receiving 568410 citations. The organization is also known as: Miami of Ohio & Miami-Ohio.

Exciting new directions in the intersection of functionalized sol–gel materials with electrochemistry

Abstract: The implications of organically-modified silica-based materials in electrochemical science is reviewed along with some selected recent trends in the field of functionalized and sol–gel silica electrochemistry. These recent trends include the electro-assisted generation of organosilica films on solid electrode surfaces, the preparation and applications of sol–gel derived composite (carbon, gold, nanotubes) electrodes, the electrochemical characterisation of mass transfer reactions in porous functionalized silicas, solid-state electrochemistry and gas sensors involving sol–gel materials, imprinted functionalized silica, and the electrochemical characterisation and applications of ordered mesoporous organosilicas.

Service loyalty: implications for service providers

Abstract: Service industries have been, and will continue to be, largely responsible for much of the domestic and international economic growth in the USA. Service loyalty, which can be obtained by building relationships and providing excellent customer service, is often the key factor that builds competitive advantage for service providers. The main goal article is to provide a conceptual framework for service loyalty, but one that is not based on empirical support. Contends that this framework can assist service providers in determining the type of loyalty conditions that are likely to exist for specific service industries. Offers in addition some guidelines with which to devise appropriate marketing strategies for each service loyalty condition.

Scaling and uncertainty analysis in ecology : methods and applications

Abstract: Dedication. Preface J. Wu et al. List of Contributors.- Part I. Concepts and Methods. 1. Concepts of scale and scaling J. Wu, H. Li. 2. Perspectives and methods of scaling J. Wu, H. Li. 3. Uncertainty analysis in ecological studies: An overview H. Li, J. Wu. 4. Multilevel statistical models and ecological scaling R.A. Berk , J. De Leeuw. 5. Downscaling abundance from the distribution of species: Occupancy theory and applications F. He, W. Reed. 6. Scaling terrestrial biogeochemical processes: Contrasting intact and model experimental systems M.A. Bradford, J.F. Reynolds. 7. A framework and methods for simplifying complex landscapes to reduce uncertainty in predictions D.P.C. Peters et al. 8. Building up with a top-down approach: The role of remote sensing in deciphering functional and structural diversity C.A. Wessman, C.A. Bateson.- Part II. Case studies. 9. Carbon fluxes across regions: Observational constraints at multiple scales B.E. Law et al. 10. Landscape and regional scale studies of nitrogen gas fluxes P.M. Groffman et al. 11. Multiscale relationships of landscape characteristics and nitrogen concentrations in streams K.B. Jones et al. 12. Uncertainty in scaling nutrient export coefficients J.D. Wickham et al. 13. Causes and consequences of land use change in the North Carolina Piedmont: The scope of uncertainty D.L. Urban et al. 14. Assessing the influence of spatial scale on the relationship between avian nesting success and forest fragmentation P. Lloyd et al. 15. Scaling issues in mapping riparian zones with remote sensing data: Quantifying errors andsources of uncertainty T.P. Hollenhorst et al. 16. Scale issues in lake-watershed interaction: Assessing shoreline development, impacts on water clarity C.A. Johnston, B.A. Shmagin. 17. Scaling and uncertainty in region-wide water quality decision-making O.L. Loucks et al.- Part III. Synthesis. 18. Scaling with known uncertainty: A Synthesis J. Wu et al.- Index.

More Special Functions

Abstract: This chapter surveys a number of sets of special functions of importance in physics. Where appropriate, the survey includes generating functions, Rodrigues formulas, the relevant differential equation, orthogonality conditions, and applications. The discussion covers Hermite functions (with applications to the quantum harmonic oscillator and to molecular vibrations), Laguerre functions (with application to the hydrogen atom), Chebyshev polynomials (with application to numerical analysis), hypergeometric and confluent hypergeometric functions, the dilogarithm (with application to electronic structure computations), and elliptic integrals.

Patterns of alliance development and the rupture-repair hypothesis: Are productive relationships U-shaped or V-shaped?

Abstract: The authors attempted to replicate and extend D M Kivlighan and P Shaughnessy's (2000) findings of (a) 3 distinctive patterns of alliance development across sessions and (b) a differential association of one of these, a U-shaped quadratic growth pattern, with positive treatment outcome In data drawn from a clinical trial of brief psychotherapies for depression (N = 79 clients), the authors distinguished 4 patterns of alliance development These matched 2 of Kivlighan and Shaughnessy's patterns, but not the U-shaped pattern, and none was differentially associated with outcome However, further examination of the data identified a subset of clients (n = 17) who experienced rupture-repair sequences-brief V-shaped deflections rather than U-shaped profiles These clients tended to make greater gains in treatment than did the other clients