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Fall 2003 Polyview, Office Of Institutional Planning & Analysis Oct 2003

Fall 2003 Polyview, Office Of Institutional Planning & Analysis

Office of Institutional Research

The PolyView is a short publication containing enrollment, graduation, and student demographic data that is published after fall quarter classes.


@Csc.Calpoly.Edu, Fall 2003, Computer Science And Software Engineering Department Oct 2003

@Csc.Calpoly.Edu, Fall 2003, Computer Science And Software Engineering Department

Computer Science and Software Engineering Department Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Mustang Daily, September 30, 2003 Sep 2003

Mustang Daily, September 30, 2003

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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


Mustang Daily, September 29, 2003 Sep 2003

Mustang Daily, September 29, 2003

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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


Mustang Daily, September 26, 2003 Sep 2003

Mustang Daily, September 26, 2003

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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


Executive Committee - Agenda, 9/23/2003, Academic Senate Sep 2003

Executive Committee - Agenda, 9/23/2003, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.


Shaolin Monks Perform A Showcase Of Martial Artistry, Public Affairs Office Sep 2003

Shaolin Monks Perform A Showcase Of Martial Artistry, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

No abstract provided.


Birth Of Cal Poly Foal To Be Featured On Animal Planet's 'That's My Baby', Public Affairs Office Sep 2003

Birth Of Cal Poly Foal To Be Featured On Animal Planet's 'That's My Baby', Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

No abstract provided.


Chromosome-Wide Control Of Meiotic Crossing Over In C. Elegans, Kenneth J. Hillers, Anne M. Villeneuve Sep 2003

Chromosome-Wide Control Of Meiotic Crossing Over In C. Elegans, Kenneth J. Hillers, Anne M. Villeneuve

Biological Sciences

A central event in sexual reproduction is the reduction in chromosome number that occurs at the meiosis I division. Most eukaryotes rely on crossing over between homologs, and the resulting chiasmata, to direct meiosis I chromosome segregation, yet make very few crossovers per chromosome pair [1] and [2]. This indicates that meiotic recombination must be tightly regulated to ensure that each chromosome pair enjoys the crossover necessary to ensure correct segregation. Here, we investigate control of meiotic crossing over in Caenorhabditis elegans, which averages only one crossover per chromosome pair per meiosis [3] and [4], by constructing genetic maps …


Motion Planning For Multiple Mobile Robots Using Dynamic Networks, Christopher M. Clark, Stephen M. Rock, Jean-Claude Latombe Sep 2003

Motion Planning For Multiple Mobile Robots Using Dynamic Networks, Christopher M. Clark, Stephen M. Rock, Jean-Claude Latombe

Computer Science and Software Engineering

A new motion planning framework is presented that enables multiple mobile robots with limited ranges of sensing and communication to maneuver and achieve goals safely in dynamic environments. To combine the respective advantages of centralized and de-centralized planning, this framework is based on the concept of centralized planning within dynamic robot networks. As the robots move in their environment, localized robot groups form networks, within which world models and robot goals can be shared. Whenever a network is formed, new information then becomes available to all robots in this network. With this new information, each robot uses a fast, centralized …


Characterization Of Six Polymorphic Microsatellites For The Polychaete Tubeworm Hydroides Elegans And Cross-Species Amplification In The Congener Hydroides Hexagonus, J. B. Pettengill, M. G. Hadfield, M. D. Schug, D. E. Wendt Sep 2003

Characterization Of Six Polymorphic Microsatellites For The Polychaete Tubeworm Hydroides Elegans And Cross-Species Amplification In The Congener Hydroides Hexagonus, J. B. Pettengill, M. G. Hadfield, M. D. Schug, D. E. Wendt

Biological Sciences

We isolated and characterized six polymorphic microsatellite loci for the polychaete tubeworm, Hydroides elegans. Two additional loci were not reliably scorable and estimates of heterozygosity were obtained for the other six. In addition, cross-species amplification was successful for two loci using the congener H. hexagonus. Given that few microsatellite loci are available for polychaetes, these markers will be useful in assessing dispersal and gene flow in H. elegans and probably also other polychaetes.


Morro Bay National Monitoring Program: Nonpoint Source Pollution And Treatment Measure Evaluation For The Morro Bay Watershed, Katie Mcneill, John H. Davis, Karen Worcester, Lynn E. Moody, Brian Dietterick, Jonathan Beckett, James P. Daly, Brent Hallock, Becky Judge, Robert K. Smidt, Linda S. Shotwell, Craig Stubler, Peter Meertens Aug 2003

Morro Bay National Monitoring Program: Nonpoint Source Pollution And Treatment Measure Evaluation For The Morro Bay Watershed, Katie Mcneill, John H. Davis, Karen Worcester, Lynn E. Moody, Brian Dietterick, Jonathan Beckett, James P. Daly, Brent Hallock, Becky Judge, Robert K. Smidt, Linda S. Shotwell, Craig Stubler, Peter Meertens

Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences

No abstract provided.


August 27, 2003 Cal Poly Report Digest, Public Affairs Office Aug 2003

August 27, 2003 Cal Poly Report Digest, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.


Summer Mustang, August 21, 2003 Aug 2003

Summer Mustang, August 21, 2003

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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


Summer Mustang, August 14, 2003 Aug 2003

Summer Mustang, August 14, 2003

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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


Summer Mustang, August 7, 2003 Aug 2003

Summer Mustang, August 7, 2003

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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


The Ethic Of Care And The Problem Of Wild Animals, Grace Clement Aug 2003

The Ethic Of Care And The Problem Of Wild Animals, Grace Clement

Between the Species

No abstract provided.


Pluhar's Perfectionism: A Critique Of Her (Un)Egalitarian Ethic, Chris Crittenden Aug 2003

Pluhar's Perfectionism: A Critique Of Her (Un)Egalitarian Ethic, Chris Crittenden

Between the Species

I intend to criticize Evelyn Pluhar’s allegedly egalitarian ethic, presented in her recent work Beyond Prejudice, partly by way of contrasting it with what she calls “perfectionism” and partly by demonstrating that, in fact, her ethic schizophrenically embraces a defective form of perfectionism. My analysis suggests that knotty animal-rights dilemmas are best approached not from a stance of viewing animals and humans as morally equal but rather from a framework more flexible and adaptive to the complexity of real-life scenarios. Such adaptability in a theory need not condone cruelty, and it avoids the unintuitive and absurdly demanding features of a …


Killing With Kindness: An Inquiry Into The Routinized Destruction Of Companion Animals, Lee Anne Fennell Aug 2003

Killing With Kindness: An Inquiry Into The Routinized Destruction Of Companion Animals, Lee Anne Fennell

Between the Species

No abstract provided.


Animal Rights Theory And Utilitarianism: Relative Normative Guidance, Gary L. Francione Aug 2003

Animal Rights Theory And Utilitarianism: Relative Normative Guidance, Gary L. Francione

Between the Species

No abstract provided.


Humans And Animals At The Divide: The Case Of Feral Children, H. Peter Steeves Aug 2003

Humans And Animals At The Divide: The Case Of Feral Children, H. Peter Steeves

Between the Species

No abstract provided.


World Day For Laboratory Animals, Marti Kheel Aug 2003

World Day For Laboratory Animals, Marti Kheel

Between the Species

No abstract provided.


Phenotype Management: A New Approach To Habitat Restoration, Jason V. Watters, Sean C. Lema, Gabrielle A. Nevitt Aug 2003

Phenotype Management: A New Approach To Habitat Restoration, Jason V. Watters, Sean C. Lema, Gabrielle A. Nevitt

Biological Sciences

The goal of habitat restoration is to provide environmental conditions that promote the maintenance and growth of target populations. But rarely is it considered how the allocation of resources influences the diversity of phenotypes in these populations. Here we present a framework for considering how habitat restoration can shape the development and expression of phenotypes. We call this approach phenotype management as it entails restoring the resources in a habitat to manage phenotypic diversity. Phenotype management is achieved by manipulating the spatial and temporal distribution of resources to alter the degree of competition among individuals. Differences in competition, in turn, …


Robbing Peta To Spay Paul: Do Animal Rights Include Reproductive Rights?, David Boonin Aug 2003

Robbing Peta To Spay Paul: Do Animal Rights Include Reproductive Rights?, David Boonin

Between the Species

No abstract provided.


July 30, 2003 Cal Poly Report Digest, Public Affairs Office Jul 2003

July 30, 2003 Cal Poly Report Digest, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.


Interpreting Bids From A Vickrey Auction When There Are Public Good Attributes, Sean P. Hurley, James B. Kliebenstein Jul 2003

Interpreting Bids From A Vickrey Auction When There Are Public Good Attributes, Sean P. Hurley, James B. Kliebenstein

Agribusiness

This paper provides a model that allows for interpreting bids in a Vickrey auction when the good has public good attributes. It also examines information obtained from a Vickrey auction, which collected consumer’s willingness-to-pay for pork products that had embedded environmental attributes, and applies the new interpretation to the bids.


Dairy Cow Ownership And Child Nutritional Status In Kenya, Charles F. Nicholson, Lucy Mwangi, Steven J. Staal, Philip K. Thornton Jul 2003

Dairy Cow Ownership And Child Nutritional Status In Kenya, Charles F. Nicholson, Lucy Mwangi, Steven J. Staal, Philip K. Thornton

Agribusiness

This study examines the hypothesis that dairy cow ownership improves child nutritional status. Using household data from coastal and highland Kenya, three econometric model formulations are estimated. Positive impacts on chronic malnutrition are observed for coastal Kenya. No negative effects on acute or chronic malnutrition are found for either region.


A Tale Of Two Premiums—Examining Bids From A Multiple Round Vickrey Auction With Differing Information Sets, Sean P. Hurley, James B. Kliebenstein Jul 2003

A Tale Of Two Premiums—Examining Bids From A Multiple Round Vickrey Auction With Differing Information Sets, Sean P. Hurley, James B. Kliebenstein

Agribusiness

Two definitions of willingness-to-pay derived from a Vickrey auction with multi-product and multiple rounds with different information sets are examined. These definitions are examined in the context of valuing pork products with embedded environmental attributes and we show how information can have adverse effects on a base product of comparison.


Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Makes Second Award To Cal Poly's Aryan I. Roest Memorial Scholarship, Public Affairs Office Jul 2003

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Makes Second Award To Cal Poly's Aryan I. Roest Memorial Scholarship, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

No abstract provided.


Dairy Policy And Price Volatility, Charles F. Nicholson, Thomas Fiddaman Jul 2003

Dairy Policy And Price Volatility, Charles F. Nicholson, Thomas Fiddaman

Agribusiness

The US dairy industry is shaped by a patchwork of regulations accumulated over a long history of intervention to achieve various, sometimes conflicting, policy goals. Price supports have long been a central feature of dairy markets, but were largely withdrawn beginning in 1988. Since that time, there has been a dramatic increase in the variability of farm milk and milk product prices. The origins and desirability of volatility has been the subject of much debate; unfortunately models in existence to date have shed little light on the question due to their adoption of essentially non-dynamic methods. This article introduces a …