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Gr 20 Workshop, Warsaw, July 2013, Ian M. Anderson, Charles G. Torre

Presentations

These are the Maple worksheets used at the Differential Geometry in Maple Workshop, which was held at the 20th International Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation, in Warsaw, July 2013.

There are 6 worksheets which can be downloaded from the list of files below.

Interlibrary Loaned (The Leaving Girl), Anjelica Leigh Whitehorne

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

This year, Abbie Price will begin the seventh grade in another new school. She has been in a new school every year since kindergarten, which Abbie minds only because it compromises her education, NOT because it makes it impossible to make friends. But though the Prices will be moving again at the end of this year, Dad promises that it will be their last move. Which means that Abbie must learn how to make friends, because she won't be the leaving girl anymore--she'll be the staying girl. | 296 pages

Soldier On, Ryan Anthony Famulari

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

" Soldier On" is a feature-length screenplay about a teenage boy named Kyle, a high school quarterback struggling with his sexuality. Not too long after moving to a new high school in the small town of Burden, Florida, Kyle quickly becomes involved with a gay student, Scott and the high school rebel, Mara. The conflict between these two friendships reflects Kyle's inner turmoil. The heterosexual lie he lives versus the homosexual life he hides. It is through the friction of his relationships and the consequences of his actions that Kyle is forced to make the decision that will change the …

Measurement Of Emissions From A Passenger Truck Fueled With Biodiesel From Different Feedstocks, Natchanok Pala-En, Melanie L. Sattler, Brian Dennis, Victoria Chen, Rachel L. Muncrief

Civil Engineering Faculty Publications - Archive

Biodiesel has generated increased interest recently as an alternative to petroleum-derived diesel. Due to its high oxygen content, biodiesel typically burns more completely than petroleum diesel, and thus has lower emissions of hydrocarbons (HC), carbon monoxide (CO), and particulate matter (PM). However, biodiesel may increase or decrease nitrogen oxide (NOx) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, depending on biodiesel feedstock, engine type, and test cycle. The purpose of this study was to compare emissions from 20% blends of biodiesel made from 4 feedstocks (soybean oil, canola oil, waste cooking oil, and animal fat) with emissions from ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD). …

Analytics For Library Web Sites And Blogs: Who's Reading Us?, Bradley Gulliford

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

No abstract provided.

Statistical Model For Estimating Carbon Dioxide Emissions From A Light-Duty Gasoline Vehicle, Benjamin Nmai Afotey, Melanie L. Sattler, Stephen P. Mattingly, Victoria Chen

Civil Engineering Faculty Publications - Archive

No abstract provided.

Endophytic Colonization Of Vicia Faba And Phaseolus Vulgaris (Fabaceae) By Fungal Pathogens And Their Effects On The Life-History Parameters Of Liriomyza Huidobrensis (Diptera: Agromyzidae), K. S. Akutse, N. K. Maniania, K. K.M. Fiaboe, J. Van Den Berg, S. Ekesi

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Ten fungal isolates belonging to the genera Beauveria (3), Hypocrea (1), Gibberella (1), Metarhizium (2), Trichoderma (1) and Fusarium (2) were evaluated in the laboratory to determine whether they could become endophytic in two pea leafminer (Liriomyza huidobrensis) host plants (Vicia faba and Phaseolus vulgaris), and to assess their possible negative effects on leafminers. Beauveria (ICIPE279), Hypocrea, Gibberella, Fusarium and Trichoderma isolates colonized roots, stems and leaves of both host plant species. Beauveria isolates G1LU3 and S4SU1 colonized roots, stems, and leaves of P. vulgaris but only the root and stem of V. faba. Isolates of Metarhizium failed to colonize …

Volatile Organic Compound Emissions From Surface Coating Facilities: Characterization Of Facilities, Estimation Of Emission Rates, And Dispersion Modeling Of Off-Site Impacts, Annabrabha Athappan, Sulak Sumitsawan, Roja Haritha Gangupomu, Ketwalee Kositkanawuth, Parthen Parikh, Benjamin Nmai Afotey, Neelesh Sule, Sahithi Raj Kalidindi, Melanie L. Sattler, Yvette Pearson Weatherton

Civil Engineering Faculty Publications - Archive

Surface coating facilities are major sources of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in urban areas. These VOCs can contribute to ground-level ozone formation, and many are hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), including xylene, ethylbenzene, and toluene. This project was conducted in order to provide information for updating the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), USA, permit by rule for Surface Coating Facilities. Project objectives were: 1) To develop a database of information regarding surface coating facilities in Texas; 2) To estimate maximum emission rates for various VOC species from surface coating facilities in Texas; 3) To conduct dispersion modeling to estimate off-site …

The Fire In The Eye, Part 1, Florence Sarah Davies

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

Sixteen year-old Dahlia Roberts discovers that she has the ability to wield fire. Through strange dreams and moments of random explosive power, she soon learns that her abilities stem from her mother, who died two years prior--or so she thought. | 113 pages

Howl, Eastin Peter Deverna

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

My thesis presented is entitled Howl. It is a graphic novel script that is 126 pages of un-illustrated comic script and 118 pages of actual typed document script. | 122 pages

The Breath Of Teloria: City Of Exile, Alexandra Scholldorf

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

The Breath of Teloria: City of Exile is a young adult novel. An epic poem, which describes the lore of the novel's world, is intertwined with chapters. | 318 pages

When Meat Is Given A Second Chance, Ali Ann Simpson

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

When Meat is Given a Second Chance, is a speculative fiction collection consisting of 11 short stories. These stories are populated with characters who have the chance to try again through new technology, fantastic creatures or plain old magic--that is, if they can manage to face the darkness that lies within themselves. The speculative elements of these pieces serve as catalysts for characters who are already struggling to maintain their lives, their relationships, and their sanity. | 176 pages

Opportunistic Survey Data Of Mew Gull (Larus Canus) And Other Detections In An Urban Environment, Downtown Fairbanks, Interior Alaska In Mid-June 2013, Falk Huettmann

Faculty

This dataset presents a Mew Gull (Larus canus, Taxonomic Serial Number TSN 176832) survey data set for urban areas and stripmall parking lots (app. 300mx600m), super markets, fast food restaurants, gravel pits, small ponds and the riverside (Chena) in Fairbanks, interior Alaska located app. 120 miles south of the arctic circle. We did geo-referenced 80 point surveys and detections. Data were geo-referenced with a GPS in decimal degrees (latitude and longitude, geographic datum of WGS84) collected 22th of June in 2013 on a Saturday (regular shopping and business times in the U.S.) between 9.30 AM and 5 PM by driving …

Measuring Performance Of Teacher Certification Program By Output Target And Intended Impact Achievement, Kalvin Edo Wahyudi, Supranoto Supranoto, Suji Suji

BISNIS & BIROKRASI: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi dan Organisasi

This research aims to evaluate teacher certification program performance in Jember. The focus of attention is measurement of the output of target achievement and the intended impact one. Output target achievement was measured by descriptive analysis. Intended impact achievement refers to the impact of teacher certification program to the education quality. Impact measurement contains 3 steps analysis (comparative, associative, time series). Data were gathered by documentary collecting model in 52 schools (SMPN and SMAN) in Jember. The disproportionate stratified area random technique was used to choose representative samples. The result of descriptive analysis showed that the output target achievement has …

An Empirical Study Of Tax As An Instrument Of Democratization, Edi Slamet Irianto

BISNIS & BIROKRASI: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi dan Organisasi

This article proposes two focuses on the discussion on fiscal decentralization carried out by the government and the important role that taxation in bringing about the process of economic democratization. Taxation is one of the most crucial factors in the strengthening of the role of the government especially the role of tax in budgetary issues. The two issues are strategic for a mutual relationship between the state and its citizen, the state in its legal authority to collect tax from its citizens and on the other hand the citizens to pay taxes as part of its submission to the existing …

Grid-Based Habitat Plot Data For The Public Nesting Sea Turtle Beach Of Pacuare, Caribean Sea, Costa Rica July Of 2013, Falk Huettmann

Faculty

This GRID habitat survey was done at a globally relevant public sea turtle nesting beach: Pacuare (Playa Vigilada). It is situated at the Caribean Sea in Costa Rica ((latitude10.20123 longitude 83.25925; geographic datum WGS84). We did our grid-based habitat survey on 18th of July in 2013. The individual GRID points are geo-referenced by latitude and longitude (decimal degrees, +- 10 meters acuracy) and were visited only once (no 3 repeats because it consists of sand and private property) and no species information was taken (sand beach habitat). From 25 regular GRID points 15 were inaccessable because the nearby jungle and …

Gene Expression-Based Biomarkers For Anopheles Gambiae Age Grading, Mei Hui Wang, Osvaldo Marinotti, Daibin Zhong, Anthony A. James, Edward Walker, Tom Guda, Eliningaya J. Kweka, John Githure, Guiyun Yan

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

Information on population age structure of mosquitoes under natural conditions is fundamental to the understanding of vectorial capacity and crucial for assessing the impact of vector control measures on malaria transmission. Transcriptional profiling has been proposed as a method for predicting mosquito age for Aedes and Anopheles mosquitoes, however, whether this new method is adequate for natural conditions is unknown. This study tests the applicability of transcriptional profiling for age-grading of Anopheles gambiae, the most important malaria vector in Africa. The transcript abundance of two An. gambiae genes, AGAP009551 and AGAP011615, was measured during aging under laboratory and field conditions …

Study Of Cultural Landscapes In Texas: An Inquiry For Policy Recommendations, Dorothy Joelle Wright

Landscape Architecture Masters & Design Theses - Archive

The object of this thesis is to understand the status of preservation of Texas cultural landscapes and encourage policy recommendations. To do this, the thesis examines the procedure for nominating cultural landscapes in Texas for the National Register of Historic Places (NR), a program administered by the National Park Service (NPS) through state-level agencies. In Texas, the Texas Historical Society (THC) administers NR programs under supervision of the State Historic Preservation Officer. In the 1950s, the term cultural landscape rarely appeared in print. However, beginning with the work of J.B. Jackson, an independent writer and landscape scholar, cultural landscape studies …

Study Of Cultural Landscapes In Texas: An Inquiry For Policy Recommendations, Dorothy Joelle Wright

Landscape Architecture Masters & Design Theses - Archive

The object of this thesis is to understand the status of preservation of Texas cultural landscapes and encourage policy recommendations. To do this, the thesis examines the procedure for nominating cultural landscapes in Texas for the National Register of Historic Places (NR), a program administered by the National Park Service (NPS) through state-level agencies. In Texas, the Texas Historical Society (THC) administers NR programs under supervision of the State Historic Preservation Officer. In the 1950s, the term cultural landscape rarely appeared in print. However, beginning with the work of J.B. Jackson, an independent writer and landscape scholar, cultural landscape studies …

Effects Of Institutional Pressure And Dynamic Capabilities On Operational Performance Of U.S. Long-Term Healthcare Providers, Hui-Chuan Chen

Information Systems & Operations Management Dissertations - Archive

Long Term Care facilities are a highly regulated industry due to funding sources being subject to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. The demand for nursing homes is increasing significantly with anticipation of the Baby Boomers reaching age 65. Most research studies of the long-term care industry are focused on quality improvement and reduced deficiencies. This study provides a different view of how strategic capabilities (adaptive, absorptive, and innovative) and Baldrige Health Care Criteria affect financial returns, operational efficiency, and quality for long-term care providers. The findings indicate that facilities' capabilities are associated with Baldrige criteria and performance. However, the relationship between …

Uses Of Sacred Spaces In Urban Neighborhoods: A Study Of Cemeteries In Uptown Dallas, Huei-Chung Cheng

Landscape Architecture Masters & Design Theses - Archive

This study examines residents' perceptions regarding potential uses of sacred spaces. It further investigates a cemetery's visual impact on residents in high-density urban environments. Historically, cemeteries have provided open space to urban residents, and have become intertwined with the spaces where humans live and work and they have come to provide historical significance to urban space (Harker and Merolli 2010). As rituals and methods of disposing human remains change, the ways people use cemeteries or burial spaces also change. Specifically as alternative uses for cemetery are emerging, along with changes in attitudes toward commemoration burial sites in contemporary culture (Basmajian …

Crime In Transit Oriented Districts: Learning From Dallas, Texas, Devin D. Guinn

Landscape Architecture Masters & Design Theses - Archive

Recognizing that the components of the built environment may effect crime in urban areas, emerging transit station areas and Transit Oriented Developments (TOD) and districts (TODT) present new challenges for designers and planners. Transit oriented developments, especially within the past decade, are seen as desirable choices for developing metropolitan areas to accommodate the concerns surrounding population growth (Ozdil et. al, 2012), but very little is known about how the spatial environment impacts delinquency around station areas. More specifically, it is not clear how design and planning might address such issues, and influence future TOD and TODT strategic plans. This research …

Urban Morphology, Open Space Planning And Analysis Tools: Fort Worth Since The 1909 Kessler Plan, Dandan Zhu

Landscape Architecture Masters & Design Theses - Archive

This thesis focuses on the relationship between the parks system and city growth patterns in Fort Worth, Texas. It describes the evolution of the city's parks as well as the city's urban morphology since the inception of 1909 Kessler city park plan. Throughout Fort Worth's history, open space planning has played a key role in the city's development policies (City of Fort Worth Planning and Development Department 2004). Kessler's 1909 original park plan for the City of Fort Worth still serves as the basis for major park facilities (City of Fort Worth 2012). Evolution of the parks system in Fort …

Uses Of Sacred Spaces In Urban Neighborhoods: A Study Of Cemeteries In Uptown Dallas, Huei-Chung Cheng

Landscape Architecture Masters & Design Theses - Archive

This study examines residents' perceptions regarding potential uses of sacred spaces. It further investigates a cemetery's visual impact on residents in high-density urban environments. Historically, cemeteries have provided open space to urban residents, and have become intertwined with the spaces where humans live and work and they have come to provide historical significance to urban space (Harker and Merolli 2010). As rituals and methods of disposing human remains change, the ways people use cemeteries or burial spaces also change. Specifically as alternative uses for cemetery are emerging, along with changes in attitudes toward commemoration burial sites in contemporary culture (Basmajian …

Urban Morphology, Open Space Planning And Analysis Tools: Fort Worth Since The 1909 Kessler Plan, Dandan Zhu

Landscape Architecture Masters & Design Theses - Archive

This thesis focuses on the relationship between the parks system and city growth patterns in Fort Worth, Texas. It describes the evolution of the city's parks as well as the city's urban morphology since the inception of 1909 Kessler city park plan. Throughout Fort Worth's history, open space planning has played a key role in the city's development policies (City of Fort Worth Planning and Development Department 2004). Kessler's 1909 original park plan for the City of Fort Worth still serves as the basis for major park facilities (City of Fort Worth 2012). Evolution of the parks system in Fort …

The Good Stuff: Using High-End Educational Technologies To Teach Legal Research, Debbie Ginsberg

Presentations

Presentation from the American Association of Law Libraries 106th Annual Meeting and Conference.

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It's 2013: Do You Know Where Your Ipad Is?, Debbie Ginsberg

Presentations

Presentation from the American Association of Law Libraries 106th Annual Meeting and Conference.

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Rapid Biodiversity Assessment Grid Sampling (Citizen Science) In The White Mountains, Northern Alaska, Usa, June 2013, Falk Huettmann

Faculty

This data set consists of a Rapid Biodiversity Sampling from a non-intrusive citizen science GRID (5*5 geo-referenced sampling + 5 random plots = 30 plots overall). It includes raw count data for 305 bird observations of 14 identified bird species, and plants from the 25+5 survey sampling plots (3m radius), as well as insects from four trapping webs (3m radius, 25 traps each, 3 repeats; mostly spiders were detected). The survey was done between 25th of June and 27th of June in 2013 at the White Mountains (north to the NorthForkBirch and Twelvemile Creeks - near the Steese Hgw 6) …

Dominant Inheritance Of Field-Evolved Resistance To Bt Corn In Busseola Fusca, Pascal Campagne, Marlene Kruger, Rémy Pasquet, Bruno Le Ru, Johnnie Van Den Berg

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

Transgenic crops expressing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins have been adopted worldwide, notably in developing countries. In spite of their success in controlling target pests while allowing a substantial reduction of insecticide use, the sustainable control of these pest populations is threatened by the evolution of resistance. The implementation of the "high dose/refuge" strategy for managing insect resistance in transgenic crops aims at delaying the evolution of resistance to Bt crops in pest populations by promoting survival of susceptible insects. However, a crucial condition for the "high dose/refuge" strategy to be efficient is that the inheritance of resistance should be functionally …

Physical, Behavioral, And Psychological Traits Of Gay Men Identifying As Bears, David A. Moskowitz, Jonathan Turrubiates, Hector Lozano, Christopher Hajek

NYMC Faculty Publications

The Bear community exists as a subculture in reaction to the larger gay community. It rejects the normative idealized male beauty revered by mainstream gay men. While qualitative data document such self-identifiers as masculine-acting gay men who weigh more and have more body hair, there has to date been no quantitative analysis of this group's characteristics. In response, we conducted two large-scale studies of gay men identifying as Bears (n = 469) to survey their self-reported physical, behavioral, and psychological traits. Our studies indicated that Bears were more likely to be hairier, heavier, and shorter than mainstream gay men. They …