why the emperor's new clothes are not made in colombia: a case study in latin american and east asian manufactured exports. world bank research publication

the study attempts to answer four central questions: why did colombia's clothing exports, which had never exceeded $1 million until 1970, climb suddenly to over $50 million in 1974; why, after 1974, did the country's exports of clothing to the united states and europe begin steadily to decline; (3) why is it that colombia has been so much..

distillery design drawings and specifications. final report

enclosed in this report are plans, designs, and operations of the distillery built under the department of energy small grants program the goal at the start of this project was to build an energy efficient on-the-farm alcohol plant for under $25,000.00. the goal has been accomplished. however with this type of project there is always room..

manufacture and study of very high purity p-type silicom nuclear detectors. these (magister)

the purpose of this study is the realization of p-type silicon detectors of very high resistivity. the well-known process of li ion drifting compensates for the acceptor impurities in the p-type si of low resistivity used for the manufacturing of si(li) detector becomes useless. previous si(li) detectors present a problem of utilization a..

crystal reduction in ta-23 glass-to-metal seals

ta-23 glass is used in the fabrication of headers for lithium ambient-temperature batteries. the glass was observed to crystallize during processing at the sealing temperature originally specified thermal expansion characteristics of the crystal phase suggested potential problems from residual stresses in the glass seal. two methods are p..

characterization of surface modified carbon fibers and their epoxy composites by small angle x-ray scattering

this paper correlated the interlaminar shear strength of 7 different carbon fiber/epoxy composites with structural characteristics determined by small angle x-ray scattering (saxs) measurements. the carbon fibers were all of the same type but had different surface treatments. the saxs patterns of the fibers and of the composites showed a ..

interfacial and breakdown characteristics of mos (metal-oxide-semiconductor) devices with rapidly grown ultrathin sio2 gate insulators, reprint: interfacial and breakdown characteristics of mos (metal-oxide-semiconductor) devices with rapidly grown ultra

metal-oxide-semiconductor devices fabricated with tungsten/n+ polysilicon composite gate electrodes and ultrathin silicon dioxide gate insulators grown by rapid thermal growth process in a reactive oxygen ambient were characterized by various electrical measurements the as-fabricated devices with unannealed subhundred-angstrom rapidly gro..

electrochemical adjustment of thin film ti-pd resistors

thin multilayered films consisting of tantalum nitride (ta sub 2 n), titanium, palladium, and gold are used at sandia to fabricate hybrid microcircuits. from these stock multilayered composites, various circuits can be selectively etched and patterned to provide conductors and two levels of resistor patterns. the tantalum nitride is used ..

laser materials: radiation damage. january 1970-april 1987 (citations from the ntis database). rept. for jan 70-apr 87

this bibliography contains citations concerning laser beam damage to laser materials, including optical glass, mirrors, optical coatings, dielectrics, semiconductors, and alkali metal halides. the damage mechanisms are explored for various types of laser materials comparisons are made between variations in fabrication and preparation of t..

waste minimization issues and options. volume 2. report to congress

the report is a supplement to waste minimization - issues and options volume i. it contains a description of data bases used in the study and contains 22 exploratory studies of various industrial processes and practices known to generate or influence the generation of hazardous wastes and their source reduction practices. the ust of the a..

method of making a thermionic field emitter cathode. patent application

the face of a cathode surface is machined to provide a spiral surface finish with microscopic sharp symmetrical protrusions. the cathode gives enhanced emission due to field emission generated at the sharp symmetrical protrusions and due to the increased surface area