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Mustang Daily, October 14, 2008 Oct 2008

Mustang Daily, October 14, 2008

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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


Executive Committee - Agenda, 10/14/2008, Academic Senate Oct 2008

Executive Committee - Agenda, 10/14/2008, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.


Mustang Daily, October 13, 2008 Oct 2008

Mustang Daily, October 13, 2008

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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


Mustang Daily, October 10, 2008 Oct 2008

Mustang Daily, October 10, 2008

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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


The Importance Of Physiological Limits In Determining Biogeographical Range Shifts Due To Global Climate Change: The Heat-Shock Response, Lars Tomanek Oct 2008

The Importance Of Physiological Limits In Determining Biogeographical Range Shifts Due To Global Climate Change: The Heat-Shock Response, Lars Tomanek

Biological Sciences

Physiological processes that set an organism’s thermal limits are in part determining recent shifts in biogeographic distribution ranges due to global climate change. Several characteristics of the heat-shock response (HSR), such as the onset, maximal, and upper limit of heat-shock protein (Hsp) synthesis, contribute to setting the acute upper thermal limits of most organisms. Aquatic animals from stable, moderately variable, or highly variable thermal environments differ in their HSR. Some animals living in extremely stable thermal environments lack the response altogether. In contrast, rocky intertidal animals that experience highly variable thermal conditions start synthesizing Hsps, that is, the onset of …


Academic Senate - Meeting Minutes, 10/7/2008, Academic Senate Oct 2008

Academic Senate - Meeting Minutes, 10/7/2008, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

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Academic Senate - Agenda, 10/7/2008, Academic Senate Oct 2008

Academic Senate - Agenda, 10/7/2008, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.


Mustang Daily, October 2, 2008 Oct 2008

Mustang Daily, October 2, 2008

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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


Traversing Swanton Road, 1st Ed., James A. West Oct 2008

Traversing Swanton Road, 1st Ed., James A. West

Academic, Government & Associated Organizational Research Resources

Situated at the northwest end of Santa Cruz County and occupying circa 30 square miles of sharply contrasted terrain, the Scott Creek Watershed concentrates within its geomorphological boundaries, at least 10-12% of California's flora, both native and introduced. Paradoxically, the use/abuse that the watershed has sustained over the past 140+ years, has not necessarily diminished the biodiversity and perhaps parallels the naturally disruptive but biologically energizing processes (fire, flooding, landslides and erosion), which have also been historically documented for the area for +60 years. This is an early edition of an extensive document by James A. West. Please visit the …


Robert E. Kennedy Library Annual Publication Fall 2008, Robert E. Kennedy Library Oct 2008

Robert E. Kennedy Library Annual Publication Fall 2008, Robert E. Kennedy Library

Robert E. Kennedy Library

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Animal Science Stock Report: Fall 2008, Animal Science Department, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Oct 2008

Animal Science Stock Report: Fall 2008, Animal Science Department, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Stock Report

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Engineering Advantage, Fall 2008, College Of Engineering Oct 2008

Engineering Advantage, Fall 2008, College Of Engineering

Engineering Advantage

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Review Of Removing Barriers: Women In Academic Science, Technology Engineering And Mathematics (Bystydzienski And Bird, Eds.), And Women, Gender, And Technology (Fox, Johnson And Rosser, Eds.), And Science And Social Inequality: Feminist And Postcolonial Issues (Harding, Ed), Mary A. Armstrong Oct 2008

Review Of Removing Barriers: Women In Academic Science, Technology Engineering And Mathematics (Bystydzienski And Bird, Eds.), And Women, Gender, And Technology (Fox, Johnson And Rosser, Eds.), And Science And Social Inequality: Feminist And Postcolonial Issues (Harding, Ed), Mary A. Armstrong

English

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Volume Effects On Yield Strength Of Equine Cortical Bone, R. F. Bigley, J. C. Gibeling, S. M. Stover, S. J. Hazelwood, D. P. Fyhrie, R. B. Martin Oct 2008

Volume Effects On Yield Strength Of Equine Cortical Bone, R. F. Bigley, J. C. Gibeling, S. M. Stover, S. J. Hazelwood, D. P. Fyhrie, R. B. Martin

Biomedical Engineering

Volume effects are a fundamental determinant of structural failure. A material exhibits a volume effect if its failure properties are dependent on the specimen volume. Many brittle ceramics exhibit volume effects due to loading a structure in the presence of “critical” flaws. The number of flaws, their locations, and the effect of stress field within the stressed volume play a role in determining the structure’s failure properties. Since real materials are imperfect, structures composed of large volumes of material have higher probabilities of containing a flaw than do small volumes. Consequently, large material volumes tend to fail at lower stresses …


Investigating Sense Of Community And Academic Success In First Year College Students In The Department Of Natural Resources Management, Kenneth Michael Hackman Oct 2008

Investigating Sense Of Community And Academic Success In First Year College Students In The Department Of Natural Resources Management, Kenneth Michael Hackman

Master's Theses

This study explored the relationship between sense of community, factors that influence sense of community, and the effect of academic success of first year students in the Natural Resources Management Department at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo. An adapted version of the sense of community index was used to collect data from first year students (n=90) in the Natural Resources Management Department. Linear regression was used to determine which variables had a significant influence on sense of community and academic success. The results of the study indicated that there was not evidence that grade point average (GPA) had …


Mustang Daily, September 30, 2008 Sep 2008

Mustang Daily, September 30, 2008

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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


A Pressure Sensing System Using Fiber Optic Sensors And Artificial Neural Networks, Xiaomin Jin, Xiao-Hua Yu, Saied Zarger, Roshan H. Patel, Sam Wards Sep 2008

A Pressure Sensing System Using Fiber Optic Sensors And Artificial Neural Networks, Xiaomin Jin, Xiao-Hua Yu, Saied Zarger, Roshan H. Patel, Sam Wards

Electrical Engineering

No abstract provided.


Executive Committee - Meeting Minutes, 9/23/2008, Academic Senate Sep 2008

Executive Committee - Meeting Minutes, 9/23/2008, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

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Executive Committee - Agenda, 9/23/2008, Academic Senate Sep 2008

Executive Committee - Agenda, 9/23/2008, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.


Sept. 17, 2008 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office Sep 2008

Sept. 17, 2008 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.


Fall Conference 2008: Making Excellence Inclusive, Center For Teaching & Learning, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Sep 2008

Fall Conference 2008: Making Excellence Inclusive, Center For Teaching & Learning, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology

No abstract provided.


Survey Of Hardware Platforms For An Energy Efficient Implementation Of Matching Pursuits Algorithm For Shallow Water Networks, Bridget Benson, Ali Irturk, Junguk Cho, Ryan Kastner Sep 2008

Survey Of Hardware Platforms For An Energy Efficient Implementation Of Matching Pursuits Algorithm For Shallow Water Networks, Bridget Benson, Ali Irturk, Junguk Cho, Ryan Kastner

Electrical Engineering

Coral reefs worldwide are in serious decline. Underwater wireless sensor networks may be the answer to providing the persistent monitoring presence needed to obtain the data necessary to better understand how to protect these ecosystems for the future. Many advances have been made in underwater acoustic communication devices for underwater wireless sensor networks, but a major challenge that still remains is obtaining an energy efficient modem design. To begin to address this challenge, we implement the Matching Pursuits algorithm for channel estimation, an energy consuming portion of an existing underwater acoustic modem designed for shallow water networks, on a variety …


Recruitment Of Coastal Fishes And Oceanographic Variability In Central California, J. R. Wilson, B. R. Broitman, J. E. Caselle, D. E. Wendt Sep 2008

Recruitment Of Coastal Fishes And Oceanographic Variability In Central California, J. R. Wilson, B. R. Broitman, J. E. Caselle, D. E. Wendt

Biological Sciences

Recruitment of pelagic larval fishes to the nearshore environment is dependent on a suite of biological and physical processes operating at many spatial and temporal scales. Nearshore circulation processes associated with coastal upwelling are widely upheld as major determinants of year class strength for many rockfishes (Sebastes spp.), but the mechanism by which these processes drive recruitment is largely unknown. We used Standard Monitoring Units for the Recruitment of Fishes (SMURFs) to monitor recruitment of two rockfish complexes (Sebastes spp.) and cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus) from March to September of 2004 and 2005 at 3 sites along …


Spatial Variability Of Waste Temperatures In Msw Landfills, James L. Hanson, Nazli Yesiller, Nicolas K. Oettle Sep 2008

Spatial Variability Of Waste Temperatures In Msw Landfills, James L. Hanson, Nazli Yesiller, Nicolas K. Oettle

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Spatial variability of waste temperatures in MSW landfills was determined over different physical and temporal scales. Data have been obtained at four landfills located in different climatic regions in North America: Alaska, British Columbia, Michigan, and New Mexico. Temperatures were measured using 100 to over 250 sensors at each site. Data were obtained for 5 to 10 year periods at the sites. Temperatures were measured in wastes with a broad range of ages: newly-placed and old (up to 40-year old). The characteristic shape of waste temperature vs. depth relationships consists of a convex temperature profile with maximum temperatures observed at …


Agricultural R&D Policy: A Tragedy Of The International Commons, Jennifer S. James, Philip G. Pardey, Julian M. Alston Sep 2008

Agricultural R&D Policy: A Tragedy Of The International Commons, Jennifer S. James, Philip G. Pardey, Julian M. Alston

Agribusiness

Over the past 50 years public agricultural research has contributed enormously to humanity, enabling the supply of food to grow faster than demand in spite of a rapidly growing population, income growth, and shrinking natural resources. Nonetheless, in many countries we see waning public support for agricultural R&D, especially in Africa, a diversion of research resources from farm productivity towards other agendas, and early warning signs of a slowdown in agricultural productivity. The world has continued to collectively underinvest in agricultural R&D because of domestic and international market failures associated with appropriability problems. Governments have failed to effectively address these …


Synergistic Applications Of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles And Regional Ocean Modeling System In Coastal Ocean Forecasting, Yi Chao, Zhijin Li, John D. Farrara, Mark A. Moline, Oscar M.E. Schofield, Sharanya J. Majumdar Sep 2008

Synergistic Applications Of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles And Regional Ocean Modeling System In Coastal Ocean Forecasting, Yi Chao, Zhijin Li, John D. Farrara, Mark A. Moline, Oscar M.E. Schofield, Sharanya J. Majumdar

Biological Sciences

The potential for using synergistic combinations of measurements from autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and output from three-dimensional numerical models for studying the central California coastal region is demonstrated. Two case studies are used to illustrate the approach. In the first, propeller-driven AUV observations revealed a subsurface salinity minimum in northern Monterey Bay. A Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) reanalysis of the three-dimensional flow in the region suggested an offshore source for this water and particular propagation pathways from the south and west into the bay. In the second case study, the effectiveness of assimilating observations in improving the ROMS reanalysis …


Introduction To The Limnology And Oceanography Special Issue On Autonomous And Lagrangian Platforms And Sensors (Alps), Mark A. Moline, T. D. Dickey, E. C. Itsweire, M. J. Perry Sep 2008

Introduction To The Limnology And Oceanography Special Issue On Autonomous And Lagrangian Platforms And Sensors (Alps), Mark A. Moline, T. D. Dickey, E. C. Itsweire, M. J. Perry

Biological Sciences

This issue is devoted to recent developments of autonomous and Lagrangian platforms and sensors (ALPS) and their uses for solving a broad range of interdisciplinary aquatic problems. The collective papers treat a variety of problems that generally require measurements spanning a continuum of temporal and spatial scales. ALPS platforms in this issue include surface drifters, profiling and other types of subsurface floats, gliders, unmanned boats, autonomous underwater vehicles, and instrumented animals. ALPS platforms can provide access in difficult environments (e.g., under ice and in high-sea states). They are also important for emerging networked ocean and lake observing systems that require …


Genome Size Is A Strong Predictor Of Cell Size And Stomatal Density In Angiosperms, Jeremy M. Beaulieu, Ilia J. Leitch, Sunil Patil, Arjun Pendharkar, Charles A. Knight Sep 2008

Genome Size Is A Strong Predictor Of Cell Size And Stomatal Density In Angiosperms, Jeremy M. Beaulieu, Ilia J. Leitch, Sunil Patil, Arjun Pendharkar, Charles A. Knight

Biological Sciences

• Across eukaryotes phenotypic correlations with genome size are thought to scale from genome size effects on cell size. However, for plants the genome/cell size link has only been thoroughly documented within ploidy series and small subsets of herbaceous species. • Here, the first large-scale comparative analysis is made of the relationship between genome size and cell size across 101 species of angiosperms of varying growth forms. Guard cell length and epidermal cell area were used as two metrics of cell size and, in addition, stomatal density was measured. • There was a significant positive relationship between genome size and …


The Impact Of Outcrossing On Yields Of ‘Hass’ Avocado, Lauren C. Garner, Vanessa E.T.M. Ashworth, Michael T. Clegg, Carol J. Lovatt Sep 2008

The Impact Of Outcrossing On Yields Of ‘Hass’ Avocado, Lauren C. Garner, Vanessa E.T.M. Ashworth, Michael T. Clegg, Carol J. Lovatt

Horticulture and Crop Science

‘Hass’ avocado (Persea americana Mill.) is characterized by excessive flower and fruit abscission, resulting in extremely low fruit set. Low outcrossing rates might be a factor contributing to low yields. It is hypothesized that self-fertilized flowers and resulting fruit abscise at a much higher rate than fruit that are the product of outcrossing. However, significant relationships between outcrossing rates and yields have only been established in a few avocado studies. The objective of this research was to investigate the importance of outcrossing to yield in a commercial ‘Hass’ orchard containing ‘Bacon’, an effective pollinizer of ‘Hass’. Microsatellite markers were used …


Improved Fine-Scale Transport Model Performance Using Auv And Hsi Feedback In A Tidally Dominated System, L. F. Hibler, A. R. Maxwell, L. M. Miller, N. P. Kohn, D. L. Woodruff, M. J. Montes, J. H. Bowles, Mark A. Moline Aug 2008

Improved Fine-Scale Transport Model Performance Using Auv And Hsi Feedback In A Tidally Dominated System, L. F. Hibler, A. R. Maxwell, L. M. Miller, N. P. Kohn, D. L. Woodruff, M. J. Montes, J. H. Bowles, Mark A. Moline

Biological Sciences

One of the challenges for model prediction and validation is providing them with data of appropriate spatial and temporal resolution. The maturation and increased application of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) in aquatic environments allows systematic data collection on these model-relevant scales. The goal of this study was to apply a fine-scale circulation and transport model (Delft3D) to improve AUV mission planning and use data collected by the AUV to evaluate and improve model performance. A dye release was conducted in a tidally dominated embayment, and a planning phase model based on the best available data was used as a baseline …