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Micronesia: Steps In The Right Direction, Aydin Nazmi

Food Science and Nutrition

As I watch the hazy orange sun sink into the still blue sea overlooking Chuuk lagoon, I marked the end of another seemingly ordinary day in the Federated States of Micronesia. But this October day was special—it marked the beginning of a promising new era in Chuuk’s fight against HIV and AIDS. For the past few months, several proceedings had set into motion a cascade of events that would ultimately (hopefully) benefit and educate the people of Chuuk state.

Nonstandard Analysis In Topology: Nonstandard And Standard Compactifications, S. Salbany, Todor D. Todorov

Mathematics

Let (X, T) be a topological space, and ^∗X a non–standard extension of X. There is a natural “standard” topology ^ST on ^∗X generated by ^∗G,where G ∈ T . The topological space (^∗X,^ST) will be used to study, in a systematic way, compactifications of (X, T).

Heterosexuals' Use Of 'Fag' And 'Queer' To Deride One Another: A Contributor To Heterosexism And Stigma, Shawn Meghan Burn

Psychology and Child Development

This paper is on heterosexuals’ use of words such as "fag" and "queer" to refer to one another in an insulting manner. This behavior perpetuates heterosexism and the stigmatization of gays. Two hundred and fifty-seven university students (73% Euro-American) served as participants. Males exhibited more anti-gay prejudice and anti-gay behavior than females. Heterosexual males frequently used words such as "fag" and "queer" to put one another down. Anti-homosexual prejudice was predictive of anti-gay behavior. However, approximately half of those who engaged in the behavior were not strongly anti-homosexual. For these individuals, the behavior may win approval from their social group. …

Country Of Birth And Prevalence Of Gallbladder Disease In Mexican Americans, Marilyn Tseng, Robert Millikan, Kurt R. Maurer, Meena Khare, James E. Everhart, Robert S. Sandler

Kinesiology and Public Health

OBJECTIVES: This research sought to describe the association between country of birth and gallbladder disease (GBD) in Mexican Americans, identify subgroups at especially high risk, and identify risk factors that may mediate a birthplace-GBD association. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. METHODS: Our study population included 4157 Mexican Americans aged 20-74 who participated in the 1988-94 third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. GBD was diagnosed by ultrasound. Information on country of birth, education, income, and selected GBD risk factors was obtained from interviews. Prevalence odds ratios (POR) for GBD in Mexico- vs. US-born Mexican Americans were estimated by unconditional logistic regression, along with …

Eating Frequency And Risk Of Colorectal Cancer, Marilyn Tseng, Deborah D. Ingram, Rebecca Darden, Regina G. Ziegler, Matthew P. Longnecker

Kinesiology and Public Health

Case-control studies have found elevated risk of colorectal cancer with higher eating frequency. The present analyses, the first to examine this association using prospectively collected information, utilized nationally representative data from the Epidemiologic Follow-Up Study of the First National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHEFS). The study population included 9,978 subjects followed from 1982–84 to 1992. Colorectal cancer cases (n = 141) were identified by self-report, hospital records, and death certificates. Interviews conducted in 1982–84 provided information on meal and snack frequencies and covariates of interest. Relative risk (RR) of colorectal cancer and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated using …

2000 Revisions To The 1962 Master Plan: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Facilities Planning And Capital Projects, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Publications

2000 revisions to the 1962 Master Plan of the Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo campus. Includes campus core map and farm map (2 maps total). Master Plan Enrollment = 15,000 FTE.

Socialization Of Prospective Physical Education Teachers: The Story Of New Blood, Camille P. O'Bryant, Mary O'Sullivan, Jeanne Raudensky

Kinesiology and Public Health

There has been much criticism of how teachers are prepared to teach and physical education has not been immune from this criticism. Despite numerous efforts to improve the content and focus of teacher education programmes there is still a paucity of programme evaluation research on the efficacy of these teacher education programmes (Metzler & Tjeerdsma, 1998). This paper reports on part of a yearlong investigation on the efficacy of a graduate physical education teacher education programme to prepare teachers. The focus of this aspect of the study was to identify what attracted graduate students to pursue a teaching career and …

A Case Study Comparing The Price Of Fresh Produce Sold At Farmers’ Markets And Chain Supermarkets, James J. Ahern, Marianne Mcgarry Wolf

Agribusiness

This exploratory research found that produce purchased at San Luis Obispo County, California farmers’ markets to be an apparent better value than supermarket produce. Prices for most commodities were either the same or lower and the product quality was better at times than the same product offered at the paired supermarket. Fourteen commodities were examined at six farmers’ markets locations, over half of those in the county, conducted across all four seasons in 1999.

Estimating The Off-Farm Labor Supply In Canada, Wayne Howard, Michael Swidinsky

Agribusiness

Off-farm labor supply in Canada is modeled using separate off-farm labor participation and off-farm labor supply equations, which allows variables to affect participation and labor supply differently. The data used in this study are from Statistics Canada’s Agriculture-Population Linkage Database, which links the Population Census for 1986 to a 20% sample from the Census of Agriculture. Results indicate that age, education and wages have large, significant and opposite effects on participation and supply, and that government efforts to stabilize and supplement farm incomes through rural employment programs may have less effect on labor allocation decisions than do the underlying demographic …

Technology In Engineering Education: What Do The Faculty Know (And Want) Anyway?, John C. Chen, Michael Ellis, Jason Lockhart, Sameer Hamoush, Catherine E. Brawner

Mechanical Engineering

We have conducted a survey of engineering faculty at the eight SUCCEED coalition universities to identify the training needs and present levels of experience with various technologies. The results of that survey are presented in this paper.

The most surprising finding from the survey is that, despite the wide differences in the Coalition’s colleges of engineering (in size, student demographics, and research-teaching emphasis, for example), the survey results are similar for all campuses. This is important in that it implies that the survey results may be widely applicable to other universities, even given the disparate state of technology integration and …

Cal Poly Program Flyers: 2000-2005, Robert Field

Research Scholars in Residence

No abstract provided.

Biologically-Controlled Mineralization Of Magnetic Iron Minerals By Magnetotactic Bacteria, D. A. Bazylinski, R. B. Frankel

Physics

No abstract provided.

Alternative Empirical Distributions Based On Weigted Linear Combinations Of Order Statistics, Theodore P. Hill, James Mann

Research Scholars in Residence

A class of empirical distributions is introduced which are based on various weighted linear combinations of order statistics, and which have convergence properties the classical empirical distribution does not, or which stochastically or convexly dominate the classical empirical distribution

The Naked And The Nude: Images From The Sculpture Series, Sky Bergman

Art and Design

No abstract provided.

Temporal And Spatial Variations In Macrofouling Of Silicone Fouling-Release Coatings, Christina Darkangelo Wood, Kathryn Truby, Judith Stein, Deborah Wiebe, Eric Holm, Dean Wendt, Celia Smith, Christopher Kavanagh, Jean Montemarano, Geoff Swain, Anne Meyer

Biological Sciences

Nontoxic, low surface free energy silicone coatings having reduced biofouling adhesion strength have been developed as an alternative to antifouling paints. Silicone coatings permit macrofouling to adhere; however, fouling can be removed easily by water pressure or light scrubbing. One of the current methods used to evaluate the performance of non-toxic silicone fouling-release coatings relies heavily on fouling coverage. The organismal community structure as well as total coverage can affect the ease of fouling removal from these coatings. This paper explores fouling coverage and organismal adhesion over time. Long-term fouling coverage data were collected at four sites (in Massachusetts, Hawaii …

Actuators For Sluice Gates — Alternatives To Commercially Available Products, Charles M. Burt

BioResource and Agricultural Engineering

Gate actuators provide a method of raising and lowering canal gates using electric motors instead of human power. ITRC has investigated four alternatives to commercially available actuators designed specifically for the operation of canal gates.

Evaluation Of Anti-Fouling Paints, Charles M. Burt

BioResource and Agricultural Engineering

Algae and other growth on Replogle flumes, often used as flow measurement devices in irrigation canals, can effect the accuracy of measurements in those canals. Research was conducted to find a product that would prevent buildup on the flumes. Hard anti-fouling paint, designed to be applied to concrete rather than fiberglass, wood, steel or iron, was the type of paint used in this study.

An Efficient Cnc Programming Approach Based On Group Technology, Manocher Djassemi

Industrial Technology and Packaging

Many studies and reports support the significant impact of the application of group technology on various aspects of product design and manufacturing. The fact that group technology is the common solution to similar problems is the main source of such impact. In this paper, one of the less frequently utilized features of CNC technology known as parametric part programming is used to implement the common solution feature of group technology in processing a set of similar parts. Using three part families, the advantages of blending the concept of group technology and parametric programming for CNC machining operations are illustrated. The …

Benchmarking Of Flexibility And Needs - 2000, Charles Burt, Andrew Mutziger, Darren Cordova

BioResource and Agricultural Engineering

ITRC interviewed irrigation district personnel from 60 agricultural districts representing approximately 91% of the irrigated acreage within the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation’s (USBR) Mid-Pacific Region.

Data were analyzed to determine the degree of water delivery flexibility provided to farmers and the extent of existing and planned district modernization.

The interview process defined needs for direct technical assistance and training. These needs varied by district and area in California. The Irrigation Training and Research Center (ITRC) concluded that training programs should incorporate some common classes using the Water Delivery Facility and other resources located on campus at …

Behavior Of Gamma Tial Subjected To Impact Damage And Elevated Temperature Fatigue, Trevor S. Harding, J. Wayne Jones

Materials Engineering

Gamma titanium aluminide has received significant attention in recent years as a candidate material for use in aerospace and industrial gas turbine engine applications. In particular, these materials offer significant weight reductions (densities are less than half that of nickel-based superalloys), high specific strength retention at elevated temperature and high specific stiffness which is particularly important in vibrating components such as blades. This combination of weight savings and good mechanical properties has led to the possibility that γ-TiAl may be a suitable replacement for nickel-based alloys, such as Inconel 718, in low pressure turbine blades without significant redesign of the …

December 8, 1999 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

Noncommutative Computer Algebra In The Control Of Singularly Perturbed Dynamical Systems, J. W. Helton, F. Dell Kronewitter, Mark Stankus

Mathematics

Most algebraic calculations which one sees in linear systems theory, for example in IEEE TAC, involve block matrices and so are highly noncommutative. Thus conventional commutative computer algebra packages, as in Mathematica and Maple, do not address them. Here we investigate the usefulness of noncommutative computer algebra in a particular area of control theory-singularly perturbed dynamic systems-where working with the noncommutative polynomials involved is especially tedious. Our conclusion is that they have considerable potential for helping practitioners with such computations. For example, the methods introduced here take the most standard textbook singular perturbation calculation, [KK086], one step further than had …

Mustang Daily, December 3, 1999

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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

Mustang Daily, December 2, 1999

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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

December 1, 1999 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

Mustang Daily, December 1, 1999

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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

French Existentialism And American Popular Culture, 1945–1948, George Cotkin

History

No abstract provided.

Internally Constrained Mixtures Of Elastic Continua, Stephen M. Klisch

Mechanical Engineering

A treatment of internally constrained mixtures of elastic continua at a common temperature is developed. Internal constraints involving the deformation gradient tensors and the common mixture temperature are represented by a constraint manifold, and an internally constrained mixture of elastic continua is associated with each unique equivalence class of unconstrained mixtures. The example of intrinsic incompressibility of each constituent first proposed by Mills is discussed.

Mustang Daily, November 30, 1999

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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

Mustang Daily, November 29, 1999

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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