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Coins In The New Testament, Nanci Debloois Jul 1996

Coins In The New Testament, Nanci Debloois

BYU Studies

The coins found at Masada—Ptolemaic, Seleucid, Herodian, Roman, Jewish, Tyrian, Nabatean, etc.—testify not only of the changing fortunes of Judea, but also of the variety of coins circulating in that and neighboring countries during this time. Such diversity generates some difficulty in identifying the coins mentioned in the New Testament.

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The Reliability Of Josephus: Can He Be Trusted?, Eric D. Huntsman Jul 1996

The Reliability Of Josephus: Can He Be Trusted?, Eric D. Huntsman

BYU Studies

The author Joseph ben Matthias ha-Cohen, like most members of the Judean upper class, lived in several worlds at once. Born in A.D. 37 to an aristocratic family of priestly lineage, Josephus was ostensibly connected with the Hasmonean family that had ruled Judea between 165 B.C. and 38 B.C. His native language was Aramaic, although the was well versed in Hebrew, which by his time was largely a liturgical language. He was an observant Jew whose religious interests led him to affiliate with the three major schools of Judaism—the Sadducees, Essenes, and the Pharisees.

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Privatizing Public Lands, B. Gardner Delworth Jul 1996

Privatizing Public Lands, B. Gardner Delworth

Faculty Publications

The federal government owns and controls more than 4 7 percent of the land in the Western United States'. The Interior department has jurisdiction over approximately 450 million acres, most of it used primarily for livestock grazing and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The federal forests, managed by the Forest Service in the Department of Agriculture, contain about 325 million acres and include some of the prime timbergrowing lands in the world. Vast acreage's are also found in the national parks and Indian reservations. Most of federal land is used by recreationists of many types and is …

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Suicide At Masada And In The World Of The New Testament, Daniel K. Judd Jul 1996

Suicide At Masada And In The World Of The New Testament, Daniel K. Judd

BYU Studies

One of the most problematic issues surrounding the story of Masada is the reported mass suicide of 960 men, women, and children. Assuming that the suicides actually occurred, were they expressions of courage, selfish acts of cowardice, or blind obedience to authoritarian rule? Were the inhabitants of Masada faithful and devout Jews defending their homeland and families, or were they terrorists using political and religious justifications for their selfish deeds? Because the writings of the Jewish historian Josephus are the only primary sources of information concerning the events at Masada, definite answers to these questions are impossible to ascertain. Thus, …

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Introduction, John W. Welch, John E. Hall Jul 1996

Introduction, John W. Welch, John E. Hall

BYU Studies

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Front Matter, Journal Of East Asian Libraries Jun 1996

Front Matter, Journal Of East Asian Libraries

Journal of East Asian Libraries

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Cooperative Analytics Cataloging: Issues On Chinese Collectanea (Ts'ung Shu), Wen-Ling Liu Jun 1996

Cooperative Analytics Cataloging: Issues On Chinese Collectanea (Ts'ung Shu), Wen-Ling Liu

Journal of East Asian Libraries

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Publications, Raymond Lum Jun 1996

Publications, Raymond Lum

Journal of East Asian Libraries

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Genealogical Research On Chinese Names: An Annotated Bibliography, Sheau-Yueh J. Chao Jun 1996

Genealogical Research On Chinese Names: An Annotated Bibliography, Sheau-Yueh J. Chao

Journal of East Asian Libraries

No abstract provided.

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A Final Visit To The Land Of My Birth Baselland, Switzerland June 1994, Ernest Albert Thurkauf Jun 1996

A Final Visit To The Land Of My Birth Baselland, Switzerland June 1994, Ernest Albert Thurkauf

Swiss American Historical Society Review

Mother was exiled 30 years in America -- so I spent 30 days in Liestal, one for every year she was isolated and banished! My mind was constantly on such thoughts as I daily walked the streets of Liestal. Tired as I was, I never reached the point of exhaustion such as she did - - especially when she walked behind the harrows with a four-horse team [One Small Lifetime, page 79.] My 30 days for her 30 years was poor compensation for a devoted mother who almost died to bring me into the world! [One Small Lifetime, bottom of …

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Increasing Husbands' Involvement In Domestic Labor: Issues For Therapists, Kipling S. Rasmussen, Alan J. Hawkins, Kenneth P. Schwab Jun 1996

Increasing Husbands' Involvement In Domestic Labor: Issues For Therapists, Kipling S. Rasmussen, Alan J. Hawkins, Kenneth P. Schwab

Faculty Publications

As a result of the dramatic increase in women's participation in the work force, more relationship therapists are seeing couples who are dissatisfied with how domestic labor is divided in their homes. Although, this issue may seem therapeutically straightforward, there are many aspects which make its renegotiation surprisingly problematic and complex. This article is an effort to delineate some of these issues such as engaging men in therapy, exploring emotional issues connected with housework, and the mechanism of gatekeeping. Also included is a therapeutic framework for addressing client concerns about domestic responsibilities.

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A Robust System For Natural Spoken Dialogue, Eric K. Ringger, James F. Allen, Bradford W. Miller, Teresa Sikorski Jun 1996

A Robust System For Natural Spoken Dialogue, Eric K. Ringger, James F. Allen, Bradford W. Miller, Teresa Sikorski

Faculty Publications

This paper describes a system that leads us to believe in the feasibility of constructing natural spoken dialogue systems in task-oriented domains. It specifically addresses the issue of robust interpretation of speech in the presence of recognition errors. Robustness is achieved by a combination of statistical error post-correction, syntactically- and semantically-driven robust parsing, and extensive use of the dialogue context. We present an evaluation of the system using time-to-completion and the quality of the final solution that suggests that most native speakers of English can use the system successfully with virtually no training.

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Heterogeneous Radial Basis Function Networks, Tony R. Martinez, D. Randall Wilson Jun 1996

Heterogeneous Radial Basis Function Networks, Tony R. Martinez, D. Randall Wilson

Faculty Publications

Radial Basis Function (RBF) networks typically use a distance function designed for numeric attributes, such as Euclidean or city-block distance. This paper presents a heterogeneous distance function which is appropriate for applications with symbolic attributes, numeric attributes, or both. Empirical results on 30 data sets indicate that the heterogeneous distance metric yields significantly improved generalization accuracy over Euclidean distance in most cases involving symbolic attributes.

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Full Issue Jun 1996

Full Issue

Swiss American Historical Society Review

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A Brief Introduction To Formal Methods, Paul E. Black, Kelly M. Hall, Michael D. Jones, Trent N. Larson, Phillip J. Windley May 1996

A Brief Introduction To Formal Methods, Paul E. Black, Kelly M. Hall, Michael D. Jones, Trent N. Larson, Phillip J. Windley

Faculty Publications

As hardware designs grow in size and complexity, current design methods are proving less adequate. Current methods for specification, design, and test are typically empirical or informal, that is, they are based on experience and argument. Formal methods are solidly based on mathematical logic systems and precise rules of inference. Formal methods offer a discipline which complements current methods so designers can successfully meet the demand for high performance systems. Formal methods covers a broad and diverse set of techniques aimed at improving computer correctness. This paper explains the role of specifications and implementation models in formal methods, and different …

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Simulations Of Electrostatic Modes Of Non-Neutral Plasmas With Small Aspect Ratio In A Penning Trap, Grant W. Mason, Ross L. Spencer, Jonathan A. Bennett May 1996

Simulations Of Electrostatic Modes Of Non-Neutral Plasmas With Small Aspect Ratio In A Penning Trap, Grant W. Mason, Ross L. Spencer, Jonathan A. Bennett

Faculty Publications

The dependence on induced charge, experimental geometry, and temperature of electrostatic modes in very low aspect ratio non-neutral plasmas in a Penning trap is considered. The modes are of interest as non-destructive diagnostics of the shape of the plasmas. These investigations include equilibrium calculations of plasma shapes and profiles at finite temperature and particle-in-cell simulations of axisymmetric modes. The results of the simulations are compared to the zero-temperature theory by Dubin [Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 2076 (1991)] taken to first-order in the aspect ratio and to experimental measurements by Weimer et al. [Phys. Rev. A 49, 3842 (1994)]. In general, …

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Error Correction Via A Post-Processor For Continuous Speech Recognition, Eric K. Ringger, James F. Allen May 1996

Error Correction Via A Post-Processor For Continuous Speech Recognition, Eric K. Ringger, James F. Allen

Faculty Publications

This paper presents a new technique for overcoming several types of speech recognition errors by post-processing the output of a continuous speech recognizer. The post-processor output contains fewer errors, thereby making interpretation by higher-level modules, such as a parser, in a speech understanding system more reliable. The primary advantage to the post-processing approach over existing approaches for overcoming SR errors lies in its abilityto introduce options that are not available in the SR module’s output. This work provides evidence for the claim that a modern continuous speech recognizer can be used successfully in “black-box” fashion for robustly interpreting spontaneous utterances …

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Trypanoplasma Atraria Sp. N. (Kinetoplastida: Bodonidae) In Fishes From The Sevier River Drainage, Utah, J. Stephen Cranney, Richard A. Heckmann Apr 1996

Trypanoplasma Atraria Sp. N. (Kinetoplastida: Bodonidae) In Fishes From The Sevier River Drainage, Utah, J. Stephen Cranney, Richard A. Heckmann

Great Basin Naturalist

A total of 181 fishes belonging to 10 species were captured near Richfield, Utah, and examined for parasites. A new species of hemoflagellate, Trypanoplasma atraria sp. n., was observed in 3 species: Utah chub (Gila atraria [Girard]), redside shiner (Richardsonius balteatus [Richardson]), and speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus [Girard]). Seven other species of fishes examined in the study area were negative for T. atraria sp. n. The salmonid leech, Piscicola salmositica (Meyer), collected in the same area harbored developmental stages of Trypanoplasma, suggesting a possible leech vector for the hemoflagellate. Characteristics of Trypanoplasma atraria sp. n. place …

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Geographical Review Of The Historical And Current Status Of Ospreys (Pandion Haliaetus) In Utah, Clark S. Monson Apr 1996

Geographical Review Of The Historical And Current Status Of Ospreys (Pandion Haliaetus) In Utah, Clark S. Monson

Great Basin Naturalist

Small numbers of Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) are known to have nested historically in Utah. A precise baseline figure is unavailable, but the 19th-century Osprey population in Utah probably consisted of at least 15 breeding pairs scattered in 4 geographic regions. Human persecution is believed to have caused the abandonment of nesting territories along the Wasatch Front and in the western Uinta Mountains by 1900 and 1960, respectively. Osprey populations in the southern plateaus and Green River areas, however, began increasing in the late 1970s. Several recent nesting attempts and numerous summer sightings at nontraditional and abandoned historical sites …

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Effects Of Douglas-Fir Foliage Age Class On Western Spruce Budworm Oviposition Choice And Larval Performance, Kimberly A. Dodds, Karen M. Clancy, Kathryn J. Leyva, David Greenberg, Peter W. Price Apr 1996

Effects Of Douglas-Fir Foliage Age Class On Western Spruce Budworm Oviposition Choice And Larval Performance, Kimberly A. Dodds, Karen M. Clancy, Kathryn J. Leyva, David Greenberg, Peter W. Price

Great Basin Naturalist

The western spruce budworm (Choristoneura occidentalis Freeman) prefers to feed on flushing buds and current-year needles of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.] Franco). Budworm larvae will not typically consume older age classes of needles unless all current-year foliage is depleted. We tested the following null hypotheses: (1) budworm larvae can feed on foliage with a wide range of qualities (i.e., current 1-, 2-, or 3-year-old needles) without measurable effects on fitness; and (2) budworm adults do not show any oviposition preference linked to the age of the foliage they fed on as larvae. We used both laboratory and field …

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Grain-Boundary Structure Effects On Intergranular Stress Corrosion Cracking Of Alloy X-750, Brent L. Adams, Ted Olsen, N. Panayotou, Y. Pan Apr 1996

Grain-Boundary Structure Effects On Intergranular Stress Corrosion Cracking Of Alloy X-750, Brent L. Adams, Ted Olsen, N. Panayotou, Y. Pan

Faculty Publications

This work was supported by the Department of Energy under Grant No. DE-FG02-88ER 45355. TO was supported by the National Science Foundation during her 1993-94 stay at the Institute for Advanced Studies (Princeton) under grant DMS-9304580. The authors wish to acknowledge helpful discussion with Carol Nichols, John Hack, Gino Palumbo, Karl Aust, and Gary Was. It is well known that the properties and behavior of grain boundaries are strongly affected by local chemistry and atomic structure. This paper focuses on the mesoscale description of grain boundary structure (i.e. the five crystallographic degrees of freedom) and correlations with intergranular stress corrosion …

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Spiritual Perspectives And Interventions In Psychotherapy: A Qualitative Study Of Experienced Amcap Therapists, Ronald B. Chamberlain, P. Scott Richards, Janet S. Scharman Apr 1996

Spiritual Perspectives And Interventions In Psychotherapy: A Qualitative Study Of Experienced Amcap Therapists, Ronald B. Chamberlain, P. Scott Richards, Janet S. Scharman

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

No abstract provided.

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A Broader Comparative Civilizations Approach To The Bible's Nativity Story, Milo Kearney, Sean Kearney Apr 1996

A Broader Comparative Civilizations Approach To The Bible's Nativity Story, Milo Kearney, Sean Kearney

Comparative Civilizations Review

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The Relationship Of Mormonism And Mental Health: A Review Of The Literature (1923- 1995), Daniel K. Judd Apr 1996

The Relationship Of Mormonism And Mental Health: A Review Of The Literature (1923- 1995), Daniel K. Judd

Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy

No abstract provided.

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The Salt Lake Temple Infrastructure: Studying It Out In Their Minds, Paul C. Richards Apr 1996

The Salt Lake Temple Infrastructure: Studying It Out In Their Minds, Paul C. Richards

BYU Studies

To offer their best to the Lord in constructing even the temple's infrastructure, the Saints researched and incorporated such available technologies as elevators and electricity.

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The Noncanonical Sayings Of Jesus, Stephen E. Robinson Apr 1996

The Noncanonical Sayings Of Jesus, Stephen E. Robinson

BYU Studies

Of the hundreds of sayings attributed to the mortal Jesus but not found in the New Testament, relatively few that may be genuine offer fresh insight. None are authenticated with certainty.

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“But Then Face To Face”: Women's Issues, Mormon Culture, And Doctrine In Eight Pregnancy Narratives, Angela Ashurst-Mcgee Apr 1996

“But Then Face To Face”: Women's Issues, Mormon Culture, And Doctrine In Eight Pregnancy Narratives, Angela Ashurst-Mcgee

BYU Studies

For a Mormon woman, pregnancy can augment her agency, build charity, and transcend stereotypes. Sharing her narrative can help her organize and own her experience.

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Cultures In Conflict: A Documentary History Of The Mormon War In Illinois Edited By John E. Hallwas And Roger D. Launius, Glen M. Leonard Apr 1996

Cultures In Conflict: A Documentary History Of The Mormon War In Illinois Edited By John E. Hallwas And Roger D. Launius, Glen M. Leonard

BYU Studies

John E. Hallwas and Roger D. Launius, eds. Cultures in Conflict: A Documentary History of the Mormon War in Illinois. Logan: Utah State University, 1995. x, 369 pp. Illustrations, map, bibliographic note, index. $37.95.

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John W. Verano And Douglas H. Ubelaker. Disease And Demography In The Americas., Matthew Melko Apr 1996

John W. Verano And Douglas H. Ubelaker. Disease And Demography In The Americas., Matthew Melko

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

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Feminism In The Light Of The Gospel Of Jesus Christ, Mary Stovall Richards, B. Kent Harrison Apr 1996

Feminism In The Light Of The Gospel Of Jesus Christ, Mary Stovall Richards, B. Kent Harrison

BYU Studies

In its most basic form, feminism echoes eternal truths of the gospel, which affirms the equal worth of all people, the equal right to and capacity for spirituality, and the evils of abuse.

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