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An Euler-Type Formula For Ζ(2k +1), Tian-Xiao He, Michael J. Dancs Dec 2005

An Euler-Type Formula For Ζ(2k +1), Tian-Xiao He, Michael J. Dancs

Tian-Xiao He

In this short paper, we give several new formulas for ζ(n) when n is an odd positive integer. The method is based on a recent proof, due to H. Tsumura, of Euler’s classical result for even n. Our results illuminate the similarities between the even and odd cases, and may give some insight into why the odd case is much more difficult.


Quantum Trajectory Studies Of Many-Atom And Finite Transit-Time Effects In A Cavity Qed Microlaser Or Micromaser, Christopher Fang-Yen Dec 2005

Quantum Trajectory Studies Of Many-Atom And Finite Transit-Time Effects In A Cavity Qed Microlaser Or Micromaser, Christopher Fang-Yen

Christopher Fang-Yen

No abstract provided.


Catalyzing Mass Production Of Solar Photovoltaic Cells Using University Driven Green Purchasing, Joshua M. Pearce Dec 2005

Catalyzing Mass Production Of Solar Photovoltaic Cells Using University Driven Green Purchasing, Joshua M. Pearce

Joshua M. Pearce

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the use of the purchase power of the higher education system to catalyze the economy of scale necessary to ensure market competitiveness for solar photovoltaic electricity. Design/methodology/approach – The approach used here was to first determine the demand necessary to construct “Solar City factories”, factories that possess equipment and processes sized, dedicated and optimized to produce only solar photovoltaic systems. Inexpensive solar cells from these factories could produce solar electricity at rates comparable to conventional fossil‐fuel derived electricity. Then it was determined if sufficient demand could be guaranteed by green …


Formation And Maintenance Of Shear Zones, Caleb Holyoke, Jan Tullis Dec 2005

Formation And Maintenance Of Shear Zones, Caleb Holyoke, Jan Tullis

Caleb Holyoke

No abstract provided.


Mechanisms Of Weak Phase Interconnection And The Effects Of Phase Strength Contrast On Fabric Development, Caleb Holyoke, Jan Tullis Dec 2005

Mechanisms Of Weak Phase Interconnection And The Effects Of Phase Strength Contrast On Fabric Development, Caleb Holyoke, Jan Tullis

Caleb Holyoke

No abstract provided.


The Interaction Between Reaction And Deformation: An Experimental Study Using A Biotite + Plagioclase + Quartz Gneiss, Caleb Holyoke, Jan Tullis Dec 2005

The Interaction Between Reaction And Deformation: An Experimental Study Using A Biotite + Plagioclase + Quartz Gneiss, Caleb Holyoke, Jan Tullis

Caleb Holyoke

No abstract provided.


Preparation Of Conducting Polyaniline/Nylon 6 Blend Fiber By Wet Sppinning Technique, A Mirmohseni, D Salari, Reza Nabavi Dec 2005

Preparation Of Conducting Polyaniline/Nylon 6 Blend Fiber By Wet Sppinning Technique, A Mirmohseni, D Salari, Reza Nabavi

Seyed Reza nabavi

No abstract provided.


Exp-Function Method For Nonlinear Wave Equations, Ji-Huan He, Xu-Hong Wu Dec 2005

Exp-Function Method For Nonlinear Wave Equations, Ji-Huan He, Xu-Hong Wu

Ji-Huan He

In this paper, a new method, called Exp-function method, is proposed to seek solitary solutions, periodic solutions and compacton-like solutions of nonlinear differential equations. The modified KdV equation and Dodd–Bullough–Mikhailov equation are chosen to illustrate the effectiveness and convenience of the suggested method.


Survey Of Computer Supported Business Collaboration In Support Of Business Processes, Carl K. Chang, Jia Zhang, Kai H. Chang Dec 2005

Survey Of Computer Supported Business Collaboration In Support Of Business Processes, Carl K. Chang, Jia Zhang, Kai H. Chang

Jia Zhang

No abstract provided.


The Development Of A Logistic Regression Model Used To Identify At-Risk Students On The Ohio Grade 3 Reading Achievement Test, John Fraas, Doug Marrah, Harold Wilson, Herb Broda, Jim Rycik Dec 2005

The Development Of A Logistic Regression Model Used To Identify At-Risk Students On The Ohio Grade 3 Reading Achievement Test, John Fraas, Doug Marrah, Harold Wilson, Herb Broda, Jim Rycik

John W. Fraas

No abstract provided.


Policy Challenges From The "White" Senate Inquiry Into Workplace-Related Health Impacts Of Toxic Dusts And Nanoparticles, Thomas A. Faunce, Haydn Walters, Trevor Williams, David Bryant, Martin Jennings, Bill Musk Dec 2005

Policy Challenges From The "White" Senate Inquiry Into Workplace-Related Health Impacts Of Toxic Dusts And Nanoparticles, Thomas A. Faunce, Haydn Walters, Trevor Williams, David Bryant, Martin Jennings, Bill Musk

Thomas A Faunce

On 22 June 2005 the Senate of the Commonwealth of Australia voted to establish an inquiry into workplace harm related to toxic dust and emerging technologies (including nanoparticles). The inquiry became known as the "White" Inquiry after Mr Richard White, a financially uncompensated sufferer of industrial sandblasting-induced lung disease who was instrumental in its establishment. The "White" Inquiry delivered its final report and recommendations on 31 May 2006. This paper examines whether these recommendations and their implementation may provide a unique opportunity not only to modernize relevant monitoring standards and processes, but related compensation systems for disease associated with workplace-related …


Universal Series By Trigonometric System In Weighted Spaces, Sergo Armenak Episkoposian (Yepiskoposyan) Dec 2005

Universal Series By Trigonometric System In Weighted Spaces, Sergo Armenak Episkoposian (Yepiskoposyan)

Sergo Armenak Episkoposian (Yepiskoposyan)

No abstract provided.


Characterization Of Violet Emission From Rb Optical Pumping Cells Used In Laser-Polarized Xenon Nmr Experiments, Indrajit Saha, Panayiotis Nikolaou, Nicholas Whiting, Boyd M. Goodson Dec 2005

Characterization Of Violet Emission From Rb Optical Pumping Cells Used In Laser-Polarized Xenon Nmr Experiments, Indrajit Saha, Panayiotis Nikolaou, Nicholas Whiting, Boyd M. Goodson

Nicholas Whiting

Visible emission from Rb optical pumping cells was characterized under a range of conditions relevant to the production of laserpolarized xenon (including temperature, partial pressures, and D1-resonant 795 nm laser power). Bright 421 nm (6P --> 5S) emission was consistent with energy-pooling processes of the type: Rb*(5P1/2) + Rb*(5P1/2,3/2) --> Rb*(6P1/2,3/2) + Rb(5S1/2), with processes transiting through 5D states likely contributing at higher temperatures/lower N2 partial pressures. Under such conditions a number of Rb lines may be observed, indicating population of Rb states to P9D (~31822 cm^-1). Such energies exceed those required for efficient production of laser-induced plasma.


Crisp Solution Of A General Fuzzy Linear System, S. Abbasbandy, R. Ezzati Dec 2005

Crisp Solution Of A General Fuzzy Linear System, S. Abbasbandy, R. Ezzati

Saeid Abbasbandy

In this paper a method for solving a general fuzzy linear system with crisp solution is considered. We consider the method in special case when the elements of the coefficient matrix and the right hand side are trapezoidal fuzzy numbers. The method in detail is discussed and followed by theorem and illustrated by solving some examples.


Four-By-Four Pfaffians, Prabhakar Rao, N. Mohan Kumar, G. V. Ravindra Dec 2005

Four-By-Four Pfaffians, Prabhakar Rao, N. Mohan Kumar, G. V. Ravindra

Prabhakar Rao

No abstract provided.


Combinatorial Stochastic Processes , Jim Pitman Dec 2005

Combinatorial Stochastic Processes , Jim Pitman

Jim Pitman

This is a set of lecture notes for a course given at the St. Flour summer school in July 2002. The theme of the course is the study of various combinatorial models of random partitions and random trees, and the asymptotics of these models related to continuous parameter stochastic processes. Following is a list of the main topics treated: models for random combinatorial structures, such as trees, forests, permutations, mappings, and partitions; probabilistic interpretations of various combinatorial notions e.g. Bell polynomials, Stirling numbers, polynomials of binomial type, Lagrange inversion; Kingman's theory of exchangeable random partitions and random discrete distributions; connections …


Water Use Benchmarks For Thermoelectric Power Generation, Stanley Mubako Dec 2005

Water Use Benchmarks For Thermoelectric Power Generation, Stanley Mubako

Stanley Mubako

No abstract provided.


Synthesis And Spectral Studies Of A Novel 20-Membered Unsymmetrical Dinucleating [N8] Macrocycle And Its Bimetallic Complexes, M2lcln(Clo4)2 (N = 2, M = Co, Ni Or Cu; N = 4, M = Cr Or Fe), Mohammad Mansoob Khan Dr, Z. A. Siddiqi Dr Dec 2005

Synthesis And Spectral Studies Of A Novel 20-Membered Unsymmetrical Dinucleating [N8] Macrocycle And Its Bimetallic Complexes, M2lcln(Clo4)2 (N = 2, M = Co, Ni Or Cu; N = 4, M = Cr Or Fe), Mohammad Mansoob Khan Dr, Z. A. Siddiqi Dr

Dr. Mohammad Mansoob Khan

A 20-membered octaaza unsymmetrical Schiff base macrocycle, 6,10,16,20-tetramethyl-7,9,17,19-tetraphenyl [1,5,7,9,11,15,17,19]octaazacycloeicosa-5,10,15,20-tetraene dihydroperchlorate, has been obtained as an...


Controlled Generation Of Hard And Easy Bayesian Networks: Impact On Maximal Clique Size In Tree Clustering, Ole J. Mengshoel, David C. Wilkins, Dan Roth Dec 2005

Controlled Generation Of Hard And Easy Bayesian Networks: Impact On Maximal Clique Size In Tree Clustering, Ole J. Mengshoel, David C. Wilkins, Dan Roth

Ole J Mengshoel

This article presents and analyzes algorithms that systematically generate random Bayesian networks of varying difficulty levels, with respect to inference using tree clustering. The results are relevant to research on efficient Bayesian network inference, such as computing a most probable explanation or belief updating, since they allow controlled experimentation to determine the impact of improvements to inference algorithms. The results are also relevant to research on machine learning of Bayesian networks, since they support controlled generation of a large number of data sets at a given difficulty level. Our generation algorithms, called BPART and MPART, support controlled but random construction …


Exchange Coupling And Contribution Of Induced Orbital Angular Momentum Of Low-Spin Fe^3+ Ions To Magnetic Anisotropy In Cyanide-Bridged Fe2m2 Molecular Magnets: Spin-Polarized Density-Functional Calculations, Stephen Holmes, Kyungwha Park Dec 2005

Exchange Coupling And Contribution Of Induced Orbital Angular Momentum Of Low-Spin Fe^3+ Ions To Magnetic Anisotropy In Cyanide-Bridged Fe2m2 Molecular Magnets: Spin-Polarized Density-Functional Calculations, Stephen Holmes, Kyungwha Park

Stephen Holmes

Electronic structure and intramolecular exchange constants are calculated for three cyanide-bridged molecular magnets, Tp#1;FeIII#1;CN3MII#1;DMF4#4;2#1;OTf2 ·2DMF #1;MII=Mn,Co,Ni #1;abbreviated as Fe2Mn2, Fe2Co2, and Fe2Ni2 that have been recently synthesized, within a generalized-gradient approximation in spin-polarized density-functional theory #1;DFT. Here Tp#1;=C3#1;CH32HN2#4;3BH, OTf =O3SCF3, and DMF=HCON#1;CH32. Due to strong ligand fields present in the Tp#1;FeIII#1;CN3#4; − units, the Fe3+ ions exhibit a low ground-state spin of S=1/2. Our calculations show that the metal ions in the Fe2Mn2 molecule interact antiferromagnetically via cyanide ligands, while those in the Fe2Co2 and Fe2Ni2 molecule interact ferromagnetically. The calculations also suggest that the smallest gaps between the highest …


Environmental Education In Action For The Future, Sandra Wooltorton, Dora Marinova Dec 2005

Environmental Education In Action For The Future, Sandra Wooltorton, Dora Marinova

Sandra Wooltorton

We have known for quite a while that the planet we live on is under ecological stress. The beginning of this century however and 2006 in particular saw renewed concerns about humanity facing environmental challenges, threats and crises related to facts and perspectives on climate change. The economics of it as revealed in the Stern Review (2006) show that there is overwhelming scientific evidence that we must take action right now so that climate change will not increase its effect on the “the basic elements of life for people around the world – access to water, food production, health, and …


The Worsley Energy Challenge To Reduce Energy Consumption: Report On The Project Start-Up, Sandra Wooltorton, Richard Jeffreys Dec 2005

The Worsley Energy Challenge To Reduce Energy Consumption: Report On The Project Start-Up, Sandra Wooltorton, Richard Jeffreys

Sandra Wooltorton

The Worsley Alumina Energy Challenge (WAEC) is an innovative sustainability education project that connects four schools, the South West branch of the Australian Association of Environmental Education (AAEE), two universities and a corporation, Worsley Alumina Pty Ltd (Worsley). As part of its corporate sustainability
responsibility, Worsley is providing renewable energy systems to the schools including photovoltaic, wind and biodiesel equipment. The type and size of the systems are based on each school's physical location, size and local community context. In turn, the schools have committed themselves to attempting to reduce their power consumption by 20% per capita over a five-year …


Regression With Signals And Images As Predictors, Philip T. Reiss Dec 2005

Regression With Signals And Images As Predictors, Philip T. Reiss

Philip T. Reiss

Signal regression and image regression, in which the outcomes are scalars and the predictors are one-dimensional signals or multidimensional images, are of interest in many scientific fields. The principal statistical challenge is how to reduce the dimension of the predictors in what would otherwise be a severely ill-posed problem. A pair of novel methods, functional principal component regression (FPCR) and functional partial least squares (FPLS), combine two existing approaches to the dimension reduction problem: selection of most relevant components, as is done in ordinary principal component regression (PCR) and partial least squares (PLS), and restriction of the coefficient function to …


1,4,10,13-Tetra­Oxa-7,16-Diazo­Niacyclo­Octa­Decane Bis­(Hexa­Fluoro­Phosphate): Pf6− Acting As A Pseudohalide, Daron E. Janzen, Maikel E. Botros, Gregory P. Helton, Donald G. Vanderveer, Gregory J. Grant Dec 2005

1,4,10,13-Tetra­Oxa-7,16-Diazo­Niacyclo­Octa­Decane Bis­(Hexa­Fluoro­Phosphate): Pf6− Acting As A Pseudohalide, Daron E. Janzen, Maikel E. Botros, Gregory P. Helton, Donald G. Vanderveer, Gregory J. Grant

Daron E Janzen, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Progress Towards The Stereoselective Synthesis Of Korupensamine A, Andrew A. Lover Dec 2005

Progress Towards The Stereoselective Synthesis Of Korupensamine A, Andrew A. Lover

Andrew Lover

Progress towards the atroposelective synthesis of bioactive biaryl alkaoids in the michellamine and korupensamine family. (MS Thesis, University of California, Santa Barbara; 2006)