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Soil And Vegetation Development In An Abandoned Sheep Corral On Degraded Subalpine Rangeland, James O. Klemmedson, Arthur R. Tiedemann Oct 1994

Soil And Vegetation Development In An Abandoned Sheep Corral On Degraded Subalpine Rangeland, James O. Klemmedson, Arthur R. Tiedemann

Great Basin Naturalist

Vegetation and soils inside and outside an abandoned sheep corral on degraded subalpine range of the Wasatch Plateau were studied to determine the influence of approximately 37 years' use of the corral on soil and plant development. Vegetal and surface cover were estimated. Herbage, litter, and soils were sampled inside and outside the corral and analyzed for Corg, N, P, and S. Soil pH, bulk density, and CO3–C also were measured. Storage (mass/unit area) of Corg, N, P, and S was determined for each component. Yield and vegetal composition were significantly affected inside the …

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Seed Production In Gentiana Newberryi (Gentianaceae), Myra E. Barnes, Richard W. Rust Oct 1994

Seed Production In Gentiana Newberryi (Gentianaceae), Myra E. Barnes, Richard W. Rust

Great Basin Naturalist

Experimental manipulations and observations in one population of Gentiana newberryi Gray flowers over 2 years showed significant variation in seed production relative to pollinator and soil water availability. When pollinators were rare, there was a significant relationship between number of bees present and number of mature seeds produced, and supplemental hand cross-pollination (xenogamy) did improve seed set in Gentiana newberryi Gray. When pollinators were abundant, supplemental hand cross-pollination did not increase seed set. Self-fertilized seeds (autogamy) germinated at the same rate as cross-pollinated seeds. Seed production in unvisited flowers is probably limited anatomically and is not influenced by the type …

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Full Issue, Vol. 54 No. 4 Oct 1994

Full Issue, Vol. 54 No. 4

Great Basin Naturalist

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Status And Distribution Of The Laridae In Wyoming Through 1986, Scott L. Findholt Oct 1994

Status And Distribution Of The Laridae In Wyoming Through 1986, Scott L. Findholt

Great Basin Naturalist

To date, 17 species of Laridae have been reported in Wyoming. Six of these species have know breeding populations in the state: the Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis), California Gull (Larus californicus), Herring Gull (Larus argentatus), Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia), Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri), and Black Tern (Chlidonias niger). Of these species, the California Gull is the most abundant and widespread. In 1984 approximately 7300 nests existed in Wyoming at six breeding locations consisting of 10 different colonies. In contrast, only small breeding populations have been discovered for the …

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End Matter, Vol. 54 No. 4 Oct 1994

End Matter, Vol. 54 No. 4

Great Basin Naturalist

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Characterization Of The Near-Interface Region Of Chemical Vapor Deposited Diamond Films On Silicon By Backscatter Kikuchi Diffraction, Brent L. Adams, K. Kunze, S. Geier, R. Hessmer, M. Schreck, B. Rauschembach, B. Stritzker Oct 1994

Characterization Of The Near-Interface Region Of Chemical Vapor Deposited Diamond Films On Silicon By Backscatter Kikuchi Diffraction, Brent L. Adams, K. Kunze, S. Geier, R. Hessmer, M. Schreck, B. Rauschembach, B. Stritzker

Faculty Publications

The lattice orientations near the interface of chemical vapor deposited diamond films on Si(001) have been studied by orientation imaging microscopy. This technique is based on the automated analysis of electron backscatter Kikuchi diffraction patterns. The electron beam has been scanned in discrete steps over the reverse side of the diamond film after having removed the substrate. The obtained data have allowed us to determine the texture and to visualize quantitatively the orientational arrangement of and among individual diamond crystallites in the near-interface region. A comparison with the orientation of the substrate has proved the existence of epitaxially nucleated grains. …

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From The Chairperson, Ken Klein Oct 1994

From The Chairperson, Ken Klein

Journal of East Asian Libraries

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Globalization Or Modernity?, Victor Roudmetof Oct 1994

Globalization Or Modernity?, Victor Roudmetof

Comparative Civilizations Review

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Please Don't Kick The Piano, James M. Thorne Oct 1994

Please Don't Kick The Piano, James M. Thorne

BYU Studies

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Turner And Frontier Values: Optimistic Postindustrial Enclaves In China And Silicon Valley, Jan English-Lueck Oct 1994

Turner And Frontier Values: Optimistic Postindustrial Enclaves In China And Silicon Valley, Jan English-Lueck

Comparative Civilizations Review

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Jews In Lds Thought, Arnold H. Green Oct 1994

Jews In Lds Thought, Arnold H. Green

BYU Studies

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Mathematical Parables, J. W. Cannon Oct 1994

Mathematical Parables, J. W. Cannon

BYU Studies

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Full Issue Sep 1994

Full Issue

Brigham Young University Prelaw Review

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Domestic Abuse Laws, William R. Strong Sep 1994

Domestic Abuse Laws, William R. Strong

Brigham Young University Prelaw Review

This paper discusses legal issues regarding domestic violence in the United States. First, it includes a brief legal history of domestic violence and its legal emphasis in the past. It also notes problems today. Second, it documents positive changes which have taken place in both laws and enforcement. Finally, it discusses possible solutions for further protection.

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Nesting And Summer Habitat Use By Translocated Sage Grouse (Centrocercus Urophasianus) In Central Idaho, David D. Musil, Kerry P. Reese, John W. Connelly Aug 1994

Nesting And Summer Habitat Use By Translocated Sage Grouse (Centrocercus Urophasianus) In Central Idaho, David D. Musil, Kerry P. Reese, John W. Connelly

Great Basin Naturalist

We translocated 196 Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus into Sawtooth Valley, Idaho, during March–April 1986–87 to augment a small resident population. Forty-four grouse equipped with radio transmitters were monitored through spring and summer. Nest sites (n = 6) had greater (P = .032) horizontal cover than did independent random plots (n = 7). During summer, grouse used sites (n = 50) with taller live and dead shrub heights, greater shrub canopy cover, and more ground litter (P < .009) than were found on dependent random plots (n = 50) 50–300 m from use sites. Distance to edge and mountain sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata vaseyana …

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Observations On Double-Crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax Auritus) At Sportfishing Waters In Southwestern Utah, Michael J. Ottenbacher, Dale K. Hepworth, Louis N. Berg Aug 1994

Observations On Double-Crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax Auritus) At Sportfishing Waters In Southwestern Utah, Michael J. Ottenbacher, Dale K. Hepworth, Louis N. Berg

Great Basin Naturalist

Counts of Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) were made at 13 reservoirs and lakes in southwestern Utah during 1989–91 to determine current abundance of that species. Food habits of cormorants were studied at three of the reservoirs in 1989. Data were also collected on trout abundance during standardized gill-netting to make comparisons between cormorant numbers and trout abundance. Cormorants were observed at all waters studied except one and were generally most numerous during the spring as they migrated through the area. Estimated cormorant abundance ranged from 0 to 34 bird-days per ha and was highest at the larger, lower-elevation …

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Identification Of Purshia Subintegra (Rosaceae), Frank W. Reichenbacher Aug 1994

Identification Of Purshia Subintegra (Rosaceae), Frank W. Reichenbacher

Great Basin Naturalist

Populations of Purshia in central Arizona are intermediate in some characters between Purshia subintegra, an endangered species, and Purshia stansburiana, the common cliffrose. These intermediates may represent forms derived from a history of hybridization and introgression between putative parent species. Morphological data were obtained from 216 pressed speciments of P. subintegra, P. stansburiana, and introgressed forms. Over 50 separate discriminant function analyses (DFA) and principal components analyses (PCA) were run on numerous combinations of raw and log-transformed data. The best variable suite, providing the clearest discrimination between groups, used log-transformed data on 15 morphological characters, but …

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Variance And Replenishment Of Nectar In Wild And Greenhouse Populations Of Mimulus, Robert K. Vickery Jr., Steven D. Sutherland Aug 1994

Variance And Replenishment Of Nectar In Wild And Greenhouse Populations Of Mimulus, Robert K. Vickery Jr., Steven D. Sutherland

Great Basin Naturalist

We compared nectar production in wild populations and greenhouse-grown populations of the monkey flower species of section Erythranthe of the genus Mimulus. Nectar was sampled from over 1000 flowers. For each flower the volume of nectar was measured with a calibrated micropipette and the percentage of sugar with a hand refractometer. Percentage of sugar varied little from flower to flower in both field and greenhouse studies, but volume varied markedly from flower to flower in field studies and even more in greenhouse studies. This high variance in nectar volumes appears to be intrinsic. The amount of nectar in greenhouse …

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Coordination Of Branch Orientation And Photosynthetic Physiology In The Joshua Tree (Yucca Brevifolia), Kaylie E. Rasmuson, Jay E. Anderson, Nancy Huntly Aug 1994

Coordination Of Branch Orientation And Photosynthetic Physiology In The Joshua Tree (Yucca Brevifolia), Kaylie E. Rasmuson, Jay E. Anderson, Nancy Huntly

Great Basin Naturalist

Despite the profusion of light in deserts, morphological adaptations to increase light interception are common among desert plants. We studied branch orientation and related physiological parameters in the Mojave Desert Joshua tree, Yucca brevifolia (Agavaceae). Azimuth and inclination were measured on all leaf rosettes of 44 Y. brevifolia trees. Interception of solar radiation was modeled for leaves in hypothetical rosettes facing due south and due north in December, March, and June. Carbon isotope discrimination, nitrogen content, and conductance of water vapor were measured in leaves from north- and south-facing rosettes. Rosette azimuths were nonrandom; rosettes predominantly faced southeast. North-facing rosettes …

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End Matter, Vol. 54 No. 3 Aug 1994

End Matter, Vol. 54 No. 3

Great Basin Naturalist

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Performance Analysis Of Antennas For Hand-Held Transceivers Using Fdtd, Michael A. Jensen, Yahya Rahmat-Samii Aug 1994

Performance Analysis Of Antennas For Hand-Held Transceivers Using Fdtd, Michael A. Jensen, Yahya Rahmat-Samii

Faculty Publications

The design of antennas for hand-held communications devices depends on the implementation of simulation tools that can accurately model general topologies. The paper presents the analysis of small antennas mounted on hand-held transceivers using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. The key features of the FDTD implementation are discussed, with particular emphasis placed upon modeling of the source region. The technique is used to predict the gain patterns and broadband input impedance behavior of monopole, planar inverted F, and loop antenna elements mounted on the handset. Effects of the conducting handset chassis, the plastic casing around the device, and lumped elements …

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The Jewish Lectionary And Book Of Mormon Prophecy, John L. Fowles Jul 1994

The Jewish Lectionary And Book Of Mormon Prophecy, John L. Fowles

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

The reading schedule of the Law and the Prophets in the Jewish synagogue at the time of the Feast of Dedication relates Old Testament prophesies in Ezekiel 37 to the coming forth of the Book of Mormon.

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The Design Of The Liahona And The Purpose Of The Second Spindle, Robert L. Bunker Jul 1994

The Design Of The Liahona And The Purpose Of The Second Spindle, Robert L. Bunker

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

The Liahona was given by the Lord as a communicationsdevice for Lehi to determine the appropriate direction of travel. This device contained two pointers, only one of which was necessary to provide directional information. But the Liahona was more than just a simple compass in function, for it additionally required faith for correct operation. Since a single pointer always "points" in some direction, the additional pointer was necessary to indicate whether or not the first pointer could be relied upon. This proposed purpose for the second pointer conforms to a well-established engineering principle used in modern fault-tolerant computer systems called …

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Faith And Truth, John A. Tvedtnes Jul 1994

Faith And Truth, John A. Tvedtnes

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Alma’s definition of faith as “hope for things which are not seen, which are true” (Alma 32:21) serves as a pattern for the juxtaposition of faith and truth throughout the scriptures. Faith in the atoning power of Jesus is the truth that will save us.

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The Exodus Of Lehi Revisited, Mark J. Johnson Jul 1994

The Exodus Of Lehi Revisited, Mark J. Johnson

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Two additional parallels to the exodus pattern include death and burial in the desert and the transfiguration of Nephi and Moses.

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Lehi's Theology Of The Fall In Its Preexilic/Exilic Context, Bruce M. Pritchett Jr. Jul 1994

Lehi's Theology Of The Fall In Its Preexilic/Exilic Context, Bruce M. Pritchett Jr.

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Some authors have claimed that Lehi’s teachings on the fall of Adam are so similar to teachings prevalent in nineteenth-century America that they must be the source for 2 Nephi 2. However, this paper demonstrates that the bulk of well-recognized scholarly authority attributes teachings very similar to those in 2 Nephi 2 to preexilic and exilic biblical writers such as Hosea and Ezekiel. Thus, Lehi’s teachings are more consistent with a preexilic/exilic Israelite context than with a nineteenth-century American context.

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The Influence Of Lehi's Admonitions On The Teachings Of His Son Jacob, John A. Tvedtnes Jul 1994

The Influence Of Lehi's Admonitions On The Teachings Of His Son Jacob, John A. Tvedtnes

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Lehi, though unable to convince his older sons to follow the Lord, was very successful with both Nephi and Jacob. The speeches and writings of Jacob clearly show that he remembered the admonitions given to him by his dying father and that he shared Lehi’s teachings—including some of his verbiage—with other members of the family. Jacob’s life and his teachings found in the Book of Mormon stand as a memorial to his father’s faith and parental love.

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Characterization Of The Near-Interface Region Of Chemical Vapor Deposited Diamond Films On Silicon By Backscatter Kikuchi Diffraction, Brent L. Adams, K. Kunze, S. Geier, R. Hessmer, B. Rauschembach, M. Schreck, B. Stritzker Jul 1994

Characterization Of The Near-Interface Region Of Chemical Vapor Deposited Diamond Films On Silicon By Backscatter Kikuchi Diffraction, Brent L. Adams, K. Kunze, S. Geier, R. Hessmer, B. Rauschembach, M. Schreck, B. Stritzker

Faculty Publications

B.L.A. and K.K. gratefully acknowledge support under a Materials Research Group Award by the National Science Foundation No. DMR-9001278. Also the software support by Th. Bollmeier is greatly appreciated. The lattice orientations near the interface of chemical vapor deposited diamond films on Si(001) have been studied by orientation imaging microscopy. This technique is based on the automated analysis of electron backscatter Kikuchi diffraction patterns. The electron beamhas been scanned in discrete steps over the reverse side of the diamond film after having removed the substrate. The obtained data have allowed us to determine the texture and to visualize quantitatively the …

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Inversion Of Light Scattering Measurements For Particle Size And Optical Constants: Theoretical Study, Matthew R. Jones, Bill P. Curry, M. Quinn Brewster, Keng H. Leong Jun 1994

Inversion Of Light Scattering Measurements For Particle Size And Optical Constants: Theoretical Study, Matthew R. Jones, Bill P. Curry, M. Quinn Brewster, Keng H. Leong

Faculty Publications

We invert the Fredholm equation representing the light scattered by a single spherical particle or a distribution of spherical particles to obtain the particle size distribution function and refractive index. We obtain the solution by expanding the distribution function as a linear combination of a set of orthonormal basis functions. The set of orthonormal basis functions is composed of Schmidt-Hilbert eigenfunctions and a set of supplemental basis functions, which have been orthogonalized with respect to the Schmidt-Hilbert eigenfunctions by using the Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization procedure. We use the orthogonality properties of the basis functions and of the eigenvectors of the kernel …

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Committee Activities, Mary-Beth Clark, Hideyuki Morimoto, Doris Seely Jun 1994

Committee Activities, Mary-Beth Clark, Hideyuki Morimoto, Doris Seely

Journal of East Asian Libraries

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