University of Akron

About: University of Akron is a education organization based out in Akron, Ohio, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Polymer & Polymerization. The organization has 17401 authors who have published 29127 publications receiving 702386 citations. The organization is also known as: The University of Akron.

Three-dimensional metal-graphene-nanotube multifunctional hybrid materials.

Abstract: Graphene was grown directly on porous nickel films, followed by the growth of controlled lengths of vertical carbon nanotube (CNT) forests that seamlessly emanate from the graphene surface. The metal–graphene–CNT structure is used to directly fabricate field-emitter devices and double-layer capacitors. The three-dimensional nanostructured hybrid materials, with better interfacial contacts and volume utilization, can stimulate the development of several energy-efficient technologies.

Portable telephone with integrated heads-up display and data terminal functions

Abstract: A portable telephone device with telephone, data terminal and/or heads-up display functions in an integrated package having a size and weight on the order of conventional portable wireless telephones. The device includes a hand-held body structure having a main body portion and a heads-up display body portion. The main body portion may be held in a normal telephone handset position at a side of a user's head to position audio input and output transducers in functional relationship to the user's mouth and adjacent ear. The heads-up display body portion is rotatable from a storage position to an operative position for locating a display in front of the adjacent eye of the user for display of data. The device further comprises, within the hand-held body structure, a processor and associated memory, a keyboard, a transceiver for voice and data communications with a remote telephone and/or data terminal unit, and a battery compartment for housing a battery that supplies power to the device.

A predictive study of emotional labor and turnover

Abstract: The current study examined how the emotional labor strategies of deep acting and surface acting directly influence emotional exhaustion and turnover intentions, and indirectly impact actual turnover among a sample of bank tellers. Turnover data were collected from organizational records 6 months after participants responded to a survey that measured emotional labor strategies, emotional exhaustion, and turnover intentions. Results showed that turnover intentions mediated the relationship between deep acting and actual turnover. Additionally, surface acting had indirect effects on turnover through emotional exhaustion and turnover intentions. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Universality of the dynamic crossover in glass-forming liquids: a "magic" relaxation time.

Abstract: Analysis of experimental data on the structural relaxation time ${\ensuremath{\tau}}_{\ensuremath{\alpha}}$ in various glass formers revealed its universality at the critical temperature ${T}_{c}$ of the mode-coupling theory. In most glass formers studied $\mathrm{ln}{\ensuremath{\tau}}_{\ensuremath{\alpha}}{(T}_{c})=\ensuremath{-}(6.5--7.5).$ Possible reasons for such a universality are discussed.