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An Integrated Learning And Information Environment For Product Innov@Tion, Wilfried J. Elspass

e-Technologies in Engineering Education: Learning Outcomes Providing Future Possibilities

No abstract provided.

Technology, Learning And Scholarship In The Early 21st Century, Randy J. Hinrichs

e-Technologies in Engineering Education: Learning Outcomes Providing Future Possibilities

No abstract provided.

The Future Of Learning Objects, H. Wayne Hodgins

e-Technologies in Engineering Education: Learning Outcomes Providing Future Possibilities

No abstract provided.

The Intersection Of Learning Architecture And Instructional Design In E-Learning, Diana L. Wilkinson

e-Technologies in Engineering Education: Learning Outcomes Providing Future Possibilities

No abstract provided.

Measuring The Performance Of Online Distributed Team Innovation (Learning) Services, Larry Leifer, Jack Culpepper, Wendy Ju, David Cannon, Ozgur Eirs, Tao Ling, David Bell, Eric Bier, Ken Pier

e-Technologies in Engineering Education: Learning Outcomes Providing Future Possibilities

No abstract provided.

Improving Engineering Student Learning In A Web-Based Learning Space Due To Virtual Reality Techniques And Advanced Interactivity, Fanny Klett

e-Technologies in Engineering Education: Learning Outcomes Providing Future Possibilities

No abstract provided.

Computer-Enhanced Course Material For Introductory Engineering Courses, James H. Mcclellan

e-Technologies in Engineering Education: Learning Outcomes Providing Future Possibilities

No abstract provided.

Flight Physician - August, 2002, Civil Aviation Medical Association

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A sixteen page newsletter of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. The newsletter provided news about civil aviation medicine and information related to the organization.

44th Rocky Mountain Conference On Analytical Chemistry

Rocky Mountain Conference on Magnetic Resonance

Final program, abstracts, and information about the 44th annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Conference on Analytical Chemistry, co-endorsed by the Colorado Section of the American Chemical Society and the Society for Applied Spectroscopy. Held in Denver, Colorado, July 28 - August 1, 2002.

Survey Of Hydrogen Sulfide Concentrations In Vicinity Of Beef Cattle Feedlots, Richard K. Koelsch, Bryan L. Woodbury, David E. Stenberg, Daniel N. Miller, Dennis D. Schulte

Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Presentations and White Papers

A field survey of Total Reduced Sulfur (TRS) concentrations in the vicinity of beef cattle feedlots was conducted to compare field observations against current regulatory thresholds. In addition, environmental factors that may contribute to increased TRS emissions were evaluated. It was observed that TRS levels in the vicinity of beef cattle feedlots are not likely to exceed current regulatory thresholds used by mid-western states. It was further noted that concentration of TRS varies with air temperature and time of day. However, wet feedlot surface conditions and wind speed had almost no impact upon observed concentrations.

Development Of An Efficient Ti:Sapphire Laser Transmitter For Atmospheric Ozone Lidar Measurements, Khaled A. Elsayed

Electrical & Computer Engineering Theses & Dissertations

The impetus of this work was to develop an all solid-state Ti:sapphire laser transmitter to replace the current dye lasers that could provide a potentially compact, robust, and highly reliable laser transmitter for differential absorption lidar measurements of atmospheric ozone. Two compact, high-energy pulsed, and injection-seeded Ti:sapphire lasers operating at a pulse repetition frequency of 30 Hz and wavelengths of 867 nm and 900 nm, with M² of 1.3, have been experimentally demonstrated and compared to model results. The Ti:sapphire lasers have shown the required output beam quality at maximum output pulse energy, 115 mJ at 867 nm and …

Flight Physician - June, 2002, Civil Aviation Medical Association

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A sixteen page newsletter of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. The newsletter provided news about civil aviation medicine and information related to the organization.

Acuta Enews June 2002, Vol 31, No. 6

ACUTA Newsletters

In This Issue

Oregon University System Wins Qwest Rate Case Dave Barta, Univ. of Oregon

ACUTA Looks Strategically at the Future Maureen Trimm, Stanford Univ.

Board Report................. John Bradley, Rensselaer Potytechnic lnstitute

Unintended Consequences of High-Efficiency Lighting..................... Steve Stroh

DC Update............................ Whitney Johnson, Retired, Northern Michigan Univ.

Web Site of the Quarter

Unauthorized Charges Update........................... Jeri Semer, CAE, ACUTA Executive Director

Welcome New Members

Incorporating Web-Based Homework Problems In Engineering Dynamics, Ralph E. Flori, David B. Oglesby, Timothy A. Philpot, Nancy E. Hubing, Richard H. Hall, Vikas Yellamraju

Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

We are involved in a project funded by the Department of Education (FIPSE) which focuses on developing interactive software to improve the teaching and learning of engineering statics, dynamics, and mechanics of materials. This paper presents an overview of this project, discusses its objectives, and focuses on one particular aspect of the project.the use of web-based homework problems as assessment tools to evaluate student learning. The overall project includes creating, for all three engineering mechanics courses, the following web-based learning tools: (a) Animated theory modules, using Macromedia.s Flash development software, which display basic theory and example problems in an engaging, …

Flexible Manufacturing System Utilizing Computer Integrated Control And Modeling, Yahia Mohammed Al-Smadi

Theses

In today's fast-automated production, Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS) play a very important role by processing a variety of different types of workpieces simultaneously. This study provides valuable information about existing FMS workcells and brings to light a unique concept called Programmable Automation.

Another integrated concept of programmable automation that is discussed is the use of two feasibility approaches towards modeling and controlling FMS operations; the most commonly used is programmable logic controllers (PLC), and the other one, which has not yet implemented in many industrial applications is Petri Net controllers (PN). This latter method is a unique powerful technique to …

Development Of A Method To Examine Shear Stress On Cardiomyocytes, Dhawal Desai

Theses

Cardiac hypertrophy is the remodeling or enlargement of the heart exhibited by individuals suffering from heart disease. Cardiac hypertrophy involves two mechanisms, mechanical stresses and humoral changes in the cardiac tissue. One such humoral change involves the Renin Angiotensin System (RAS). The primary fimction of RAS is maintenance of hemodynamics of the body mediated through an effector protein, Angiotensin 11. However, RAS has been shown to play a significant role in the pathophysiology of the heart; contributing to hypertension, cardiac hypertrophy and myocardial infarction. RAS acts through binding of Angiotensin 11 at its receptors. The two forms of Angiotensin 11 …

Design And Evaluation Of Processes For Fuel Fabrication, Georg F. Mauer

Fuels Campaign (TRP)

The objective of this project is the design and evaluation of manufacturing processes for transmuter fuel fabrication. The large-scale deployment of remote fabrication and refabrication processes will be required for all transmutation scenarios. Current program emphasis is on a five-year effort to determine the feasibility of transmutation as a technology to limit the need for repository storage of spent commercial fuel. The evaluation of the fabrication processes will create a decision support data base to document design, operations, and costs. Fabrication processes required for different fuel types differ in terms of equipment types, throughput, and cost. Differential cost Implications of …

Design And Evaluation Of Processes For Fuel Fabrication: Quarterly Progress Report #3, Georg F. Mauer

Fuels Campaign (TRP)

The third quarter of the project covered the following:

• Literature Search: The process of evaluating the pertinent literature continued. Results are summarized.

• Mr. Richard Silva, developed an initial work cell simulation with two robots. Rich will continue to develop detailed 3-D process simulation models as his M.Sc. thesis project. Rich is employed with Bechtel at the Yucca Mountain project.

• The equipment detail and estimates were refined based on the literature survey results for different manufacturing plant design options.

• Concepts and Methods for Vision-Based Hot Cell Supervision and control (Ph.D. Student Jae-Kyu Lee )

Auditory Stimulation And Its Effect On Spatial Temporal Ability, Cynthia G. Edwards

Master's Theses - Daytona Beach

This thesis was designed to detect the type of spatial ability most effected by auditory stimulation, as described in the Mozart effect. Previous research has shown enhancement of performance on the paper-folding and cutting subtest of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale IV with failures to replicate in research using other measures. Seventy-five college students enrolled in introductory psychology classes were exposed to one of three types of auditory stimulation, followed by two measures of spatial ability. The Purdue Visualization of Developments test correlates with tests of spatial orientation and require analytical processing, while the Vandenberg and Kuse Mental Rotation Test is …

Wright State University College Of Engineering And Computer Science Bits And Pcs Newsletter, Volume 18, Number 8, May 2002, College Of Engineering And Computer Science, Wright State University

BITs and PCs Newsletter

An eight page newsletter created by the Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science that addresses the current affairs of the college.

Biodegradable Glass Compositions And Methods For Radiation Therapy, D. E. Day, James E. White

Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

A nonradioactive glass in particulate form adapted for radiation therapy in a mammal comprise a biodegradable rare earth-lithium borate glass material of a specified composition which, upon being subjected to an effective amount of neutron irradiation, will produce a beta or gamma emitting radioisotope, the radioisotope being distributed throughout the glass material, the glass upon being introduced into a body fluid for radiation therapy being adapted to react therewith causing the radioisotope to form an insoluble compound on the surface of the glass material which is retained in the glass material and thereby prevented from escaping from the treatment site. …

Le Bio Wall : Un Tissue Informatique Pour Le Prototypage De Systèmes Bio-Inspirés, Andre Stauffer, Daniel Mange, Gianluca Tempesti, Christof Teuscher

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

Dans cet article, nous décrivons le BioWall, un tissu informatique reconfigurable géant développé dans le but d’y implémenter des machines mettant en oeuvre les principes de notre projet Embryonique. Bien que ses dimensions et ses caractéristiques en font d’abord un objet de démonstration publique, le BioWall constitue également un outil de recherche précieux, du fait que sa faculté de reprogrammation et sa structure cellulaire s’adaptent parfaitement à l’implémentation de toutes sortes de systèmes bioinspirés. Pour illustrer ces capacités, nous décrivons un ensemble d’applications qui reflètent différentes sources d’inspiration biologique allant des systèmes biologiques ontogénétiques aux dispositifs évolutifs phylogénétiques, en passant …

A Novel Membrane Process For Autotrophic Denitrification, Agnieszka Pierkiel

Theses and Dissertations

This research focused on the novel use of hollow fiber membranes for gas delivery in biological dentrification using hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria. Autotrophic denitrification is a biological process that reduces nitrate to nitrogen gas using an inorganic carbon source. Hydrogen gas is an electron donor and nitrate is the electron acceptor in the reaction. The specific research objectives were to:

• develop a mixed acclimated culture of hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria;
• evaluate biodegradation kinetics of the acclimated culture;
• evaluate hydrogen transfer characteristics of hollow fiber membrane modules;

and

• demonstrate technical feasibility of a continuous bioreactor-membrane system for denitrification.

The following kinetic coefficients were obtained: µ …

Cubesat: Performance Evaluation Of A Deployable Thin Film Solar Array, Michael Forbis, Ian Prager, Matthew Veldhuis

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Michael Forbis, Ian Prager, and Matthew Veldhuis titled CubeSat: Performance Evaluation of a Deployable Thin Film Solar Array" from April 23, 2002.

2002 - The Seventh Annual Symposium Of Student Scholars

Symposium of Student Scholars Program Books

The full program book from the Seventh Annual Symposium of Student Scholars, held on April 5, 2002. Includes abstracts from the presentations and posters.

Coalbed Methane In The San Juan Basin Of Colorado And New Mexico, Catherine Cullicott, Carolyn Dunmire, Jerry Brown, Chris Calwell

Coalbed Methane Development in the Intermountain West (April 4-5)

35 pages (includes color illustrations and maps).

Contains 6 pages of endnotes.

Coalbed Methane Development In Wyoming’S Powder River Basin, Diana Hulme

Coalbed Methane Development in the Intermountain West (April 4-5)

21 pages (includes color illustrations and maps).

Contains endnotes.

Waste Or Wasted? Rethinking The Regulation Of Coalbed Methane Byproduct Water In The Rocky Mountains: A Comparative Analysis Of Approaches To Cbm Produced Water Quantity Legal Issues In Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Montana And Wyoming, Thomas F. Darin

Coalbed Methane Development in the Intermountain West (April 4-5)

30 pages.

Contains 13 pages of references.

The Airline Quality Rating 2002, Brent D. Bowen, Dean Headley, Uno Aviation Institute

Faculty Books and Monographs

UNOAI Report 02-2

The Airline Quality Rating (AQR) was developed and first announced in early 1991 as an objective method of comparing airline quality on combined multiple performance criteria. This current report, Airline Quality Rating 2002, reflects monthly Airline Quality Rating scores for 2001. AQR scores for the calendar year 2001 are based on 15 elements that focus on airline performance areas important to air travel consumers.

The Airline Quality Rating 2002 is a summary of month-by-month quality ratings for the 11 largest U.S. airlines operating during 2001. Using the Airline Quality Rating system of weighted averages and monthly performance …

Fisheries Management Report No. 6 - Proceedings Of Marron Farming Open Day 2002, Greg B. Maguire

Fisheries Published Reports

The marron industry is of considerable importance to the Department of Fisheries, being one of the older aquaculture industries in Western Australia, and one that accounts for around half the aquaculture licence holders in the State. While it has not grown as quickly as many hoped in the past, in 2000/01, some 52.2 tonnes of marron were produced, worth $1.18 million at the farm gate.

It is regionally significant, particularly in the south-west, and depending on appropriate site selection, has considerable potential in other areas. Farms are distributed from near Geraldton to around Bremer Bay, with additional interest around Esperance. …