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Mustang Daily, February 11, 2009 Feb 2009

Mustang Daily, February 11, 2009

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.


Mustang Daily, February 10, 2009 Feb 2009

Mustang Daily, February 10, 2009

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.


Mustang Daily, February 9, 2009 Feb 2009

Mustang Daily, February 9, 2009

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.


Overland Flow And Rainfall Simulation Studies On Ornamental Vegetation, Compost, And Jute Netting, Brent G. Hallock, Candace Kimmelshue, Steve Rein, Michael Curto, Misty Scharff Feb 2009

Overland Flow And Rainfall Simulation Studies On Ornamental Vegetation, Compost, And Jute Netting, Brent G. Hallock, Candace Kimmelshue, Steve Rein, Michael Curto, Misty Scharff

Earth and Soil Sciences

The literature is replete with studies quantifying erosion control effectiveness from raindrop impact on various vegetation types and erosion control products. However, there is little published overland flow research documenting the effectiveness of ornamental vegetation and erosion control products in filtering sediment and nutrients from stormwater runoff. The California Department of Transportation and the Office of Water Programs, California State University, Sacramento, has conducted two studies at the Erosion Control Research Facility at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo addressing the use of ornamental vegetation as an erosion control treatment. The first study addressed how well ornamental vegetation, jute …


Mustang Daily, February 5, 2009 Feb 2009

Mustang Daily, February 5, 2009

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.


Mustang Daily, February 4, 2009 Feb 2009

Mustang Daily, February 4, 2009

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.


Mustang Daily, February 3, 2009 Feb 2009

Mustang Daily, February 3, 2009

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.


Xerxes Redesign, Tyson Tate Feb 2009

Xerxes Redesign, Tyson Tate

Art and Design

This paper examines the process of redesigning Xerxes, a web-based federated article database search tool that allows patrons of Robert E. Kennedy Library to search several related article databases at one time. It provides an overview of the user-research I conducted, which includes a student survey and a library staff meeting from which feedback was gathered from library staff with a stake in the redesigned Xerxes. It also discusses the procedures I used to arrive at the completed design and includes a full printing of all redesigned Xerxes pages with explanations as to their function. This paper concludes with a …


National Beef Market Basket Survey- 2006: External Fat Thickness Measurements And Separable Component Determinations For Beef From Us Retail Establishments, C. L. Mason, K. L. Nicholson, J. C. Brooks, R. J. Delmore, W. R. Henning, D. D. Johnson, C. L. Lorenzen, R. J. Maddock, R. K. Miller, J. B. Morgan, B. E. Wasser, B. L. Gwartney, K. B. Harris, D. B. Griffin, D. S. Hale, J. W. Savell Feb 2009

National Beef Market Basket Survey- 2006: External Fat Thickness Measurements And Separable Component Determinations For Beef From Us Retail Establishments, C. L. Mason, K. L. Nicholson, J. C. Brooks, R. J. Delmore, W. R. Henning, D. D. Johnson, C. L. Lorenzen, R. J. Maddock, R. K. Miller, J. B. Morgan, B. E. Wasser, B. L. Gwartney, K. B. Harris, D. B. Griffin, D. S. Hale, J. W. Savell

Animal Science

A market basket survey for beef retail cut composition at the retail level (four stores each from two chains in each city) was conducted in 11 US cities from January to March 2006. Beef cuts (n = 17,495) were measured for external fat thickness with cuts from the chuck (0.05 cm), round (0.05 cm), and miscellaneous (0.04 cm) having less (P < 0.05) fat than cuts from the loin (0.11 cm) and rib (0.11 cm). Beef cuts (n = 1327) were separated physically into separable components with round cuts having more (P < 0.05) separable lean (96.63%) than chuck cuts (86.81%) and miscellaneous cuts (86.18%), which had more (P < 0.05) separable lean than loin cuts (84.53%) with rib cuts (69.34%) having the lowest (P < 0.05) separable lean. Chemical fat from the separable lean differed (P < 0.05) between each cut category: round cuts (3.71%), miscellaneous cuts (4.99%), loin cuts (5.60%), chuck cuts (6.90%), and rib cuts (8.61%). Ground beef samples (n = 235), with declared lean/fat percentages ranging from 73/27 to 96/4, had overall chemical fat values of 13.41% and moisture values of 67.42%. This survey documents the current beef retail cut and ground beef composition, which is helpful to those who need this information for various dietary and marketing purposes.


Temperature Influence And Heat Management Requirements Of Microalgae Cultivation In Photobioreactors, Thomas Hagen Mehlitz Feb 2009

Temperature Influence And Heat Management Requirements Of Microalgae Cultivation In Photobioreactors, Thomas Hagen Mehlitz

Master's Theses

Microalgae are considered one of the most promising feedstocks for biofuel production for the future. The most efficient way to produce vast amounts of algal biomass is the use of closed tubular photobioreactors (PBR). The heat requirement for a given system is a major concern since the best algae growth rates are obtained between 25-30 °C, depending on the specific strain. A procedure to determine temperature influence on algal growth rates was developed for a lab-scale PBR system using the species Chlorella. A maximum growth rate of 1.44 doublings per day at 29 °C (optimal temperature) was determined. In addition, …


Cal Poly Students Celebrate Western Bonanza Junior Livestock Show's 25th Anniversary Feb. 13-15, Public Affairs Office Jan 2009

Cal Poly Students Celebrate Western Bonanza Junior Livestock Show's 25th Anniversary Feb. 13-15, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

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Jan. 28, 2009 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office Jan 2009

Jan. 28, 2009 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.


January 28, 2009 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office Jan 2009

January 28, 2009 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.


Mustang Daily, January 26, 2009 Jan 2009

Mustang Daily, January 26, 2009

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.


Mustang Daily, January 23, 2009 Jan 2009

Mustang Daily, January 23, 2009

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.


Mustang Daily, January 20, 2009 Jan 2009

Mustang Daily, January 20, 2009

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.


Face And Lip Tracking In Unconstrained Imagery For Improved Automatic Speech Recognition, Brandon Crow, Jane Zhang Jan 2009

Face And Lip Tracking In Unconstrained Imagery For Improved Automatic Speech Recognition, Brandon Crow, Jane Zhang

Electrical Engineering

When combined with acoustical speech information, visual speech information (lip movement) significantly improves Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) in acoustically noisy environments. Previous research has demonstrated that visual modality is a viable tool for identifying speech. However, the visual information has yet to become utilized in mainstream ASR systems due to the difficulty in accurately tracking lips in real-world conditions. This paper presents our current progress in tracking face and lips in visually challenging environments. Findings suggest the mean shift algorithm performs poorly for small regions, in this case the lips, but it achieves near 80% accuracy for facial tracking.


Mustang Daily, January 15, 2009 Jan 2009

Mustang Daily, January 15, 2009

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.


Jan. 14, 2009 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office Jan 2009

Jan. 14, 2009 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.


Mustang Daily, January 13, 2009 Jan 2009

Mustang Daily, January 13, 2009

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.


Mustang Daily, January 12, 2009 Jan 2009

Mustang Daily, January 12, 2009

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.


Mustang Daily, January 7, 2009 Jan 2009

Mustang Daily, January 7, 2009

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.


Mustang Daily, January 6, 2009 Jan 2009

Mustang Daily, January 6, 2009

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.


Statistical Mμsings, 2008-2009, Statistics Department Jan 2009

Statistical Mμsings, 2008-2009, Statistics Department

Statistics Department Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Voices, Winter 2009, Computer Science And Software Engineering Department Jan 2009

Voices, Winter 2009, Computer Science And Software Engineering Department

Computer Science and Software Engineering Department Newsletter

No abstract provided.


California Polytechnic State University 2009-2011 Catalog, Academic Affairs, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Jan 2009

California Polytechnic State University 2009-2011 Catalog, Academic Affairs, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.


Alumni In The News Jan 2009

Alumni In The News

Cal Poly Magazine

No abstract provided.


Pigskin And Black Belts: Can Martial Arts Provide Insight For Competitive And Aggressive Sports Like American Football?, P. Brian Greenwood, Jerusha B. Greenwood Jan 2009

Pigskin And Black Belts: Can Martial Arts Provide Insight For Competitive And Aggressive Sports Like American Football?, P. Brian Greenwood, Jerusha B. Greenwood

Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration

Competitive and aggressive sports provide recreational sport contexts for youth and adolescents across the globe. One of the most popular recreational sports worldwide is martial arts, a sport characterized as aggressive yet backed in the traditional form of the sport by a principled philosophy. The researchers engaged in naturalistic inquiry through full participant observation in a traditional martial arts club. The purpose of the research was to closely examine the teaching of traditional martial arts to determine whether lessons could be derived for competitive and aggressive sports like American football. Philosophical and psychological themes emerged from the research, including a …


Annual Report Of Extramural Funding 2008-2009, Grants Development Office Jan 2009

Annual Report Of Extramural Funding 2008-2009, Grants Development Office

Grants Development Office Reports

No abstract provided.


Proposals Submitted In Fiscal Year 2009, Grants Development Office Jan 2009

Proposals Submitted In Fiscal Year 2009, Grants Development Office

Grants Development Office Reports

No abstract provided.