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National Transportation Priorities And The 1991 Federal Highway Program Proposals, Eugene Mccormick Mar 1990

National Transportation Priorities And The 1991 Federal Highway Program Proposals, Eugene Mccormick

Purdue Road School

No abstract provided.


Preface, Purdue Road School Mar 1990

Preface, Purdue Road School

Purdue Road School

No abstract provided.


If You're Not Managing Your Department, Then Who Is?, Kent O. Lande Mar 1990

If You're Not Managing Your Department, Then Who Is?, Kent O. Lande

Purdue Road School

No abstract provided.


Indiana's Goals On Cost-Effective Delivery Of Transportation Services, Christine Letts Mar 1990

Indiana's Goals On Cost-Effective Delivery Of Transportation Services, Christine Letts

Purdue Road School

No abstract provided.


Front Matter, Purdue Road School Mar 1990

Front Matter, Purdue Road School

Purdue Road School

No abstract provided.


Shape Recovery From Robot Contour Tracking With Force Feedback, Shaheen Ahmad, Chuan N. Lee Mar 1990

Shape Recovery From Robot Contour Tracking With Force Feedback, Shaheen Ahmad, Chuan N. Lee

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technical Reports

In this paper we describe a process for shape recovery from robot contour-tracking operations with force feedback. Shape recovery is an important task for self-teaching robots and for exploratory operations in unknown environments. An algorithm which directs a position controlled robot around an unknown planar contour using the steady state contact force information is described in this paper. The shape recovery from the planar contouring is not a trivial problem. It is experimentally found that there is significant distortion of the original contour if direct kinematics is used to recover the object’s shape, as we are unable to recover the …


Father’S Care – Involvement, Influence, And Affection: Three Keys To Father-Child Relationships, Charles A. Smith Mar 1990

Father’S Care – Involvement, Influence, And Affection: Three Keys To Father-Child Relationships, Charles A. Smith

Historical Documents of the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service Archive

Though they may sometimes find it difficult to express their feelings, most fathers care about their children and families. In a 1980 Gallup poll, six out of ten fathers said their families were “the most important element of my life at this time.” Only 8 percent said their families were unimportant to them. When asked what they found most satisfying about their families, fathers rated “children,” “closeness,” and “being together” as personally important.


Supporting Queries In The O-Raid Object-Oriented Database System, James G. Mullen, Jagannathan Srinivasan, Prasun Dewan, Bharat Bhargava Feb 1990

Supporting Queries In The O-Raid Object-Oriented Database System, James G. Mullen, Jagannathan Srinivasan, Prasun Dewan, Bharat Bhargava

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


The Uniform Soybean Tests: Northern States 1990, J. R. Wilcox Jan 1990

The Uniform Soybean Tests: Northern States 1990, J. R. Wilcox

Uniform Soybean Tests Northern Region

No abstract provided.


1990 Directory Of Indiana State, County, City And Town Officials Responsible For Road And Street Work, Herpicc Jan 1990

1990 Directory Of Indiana State, County, City And Town Officials Responsible For Road And Street Work, Herpicc

Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) Directory

Contact information for agency officials and employees responsible for Indiana’s local road infrastructure.


Administration And Management Of Local Streets And Roads (1990 Update)—Chapter 8 Road Revenues, Herpicc Jan 1990

Administration And Management Of Local Streets And Roads (1990 Update)—Chapter 8 Road Revenues, Herpicc

Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) Publications

Funding highway, road and street work is a never-ending challenge. Local officials must be aware of the numerous sources of funds and the procedures involved in the acquisition and distribution of these dollars to local levels of government. Sources of funds are discussed. Answers to a number of road revenue questions are provided.


New Chemical Alternative Refrigerants, J. L. Adcock, S. B. Mathur, W. A. Van Hook, B. H. Wang Jan 1990

New Chemical Alternative Refrigerants, J. L. Adcock, S. B. Mathur, W. A. Van Hook, B. H. Wang

International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference

No abstract provided.


Thermophysical Properties Of Some Selected Alternative Refrigerants, L. A. Weber Jan 1990

Thermophysical Properties Of Some Selected Alternative Refrigerants, L. A. Weber

International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference

No abstract provided.


Projet De Recherche Agricole Appliquée Au Niger (Contrat Aid 683-0256-C-00-8024-00) Rapport De Mission D'Assistance Technique, E. Stewart Saunders Jan 1990

Projet De Recherche Agricole Appliquée Au Niger (Contrat Aid 683-0256-C-00-8024-00) Rapport De Mission D'Assistance Technique, E. Stewart Saunders

Libraries Faculty and Staff Supplemental Materials

Evaluation et recommendations pour les centres de documentation de l'Institut National de Recherche Agronomique du Niger effectués en 1990.


Niger Applied Agricultural Research Project. Contract Aid 683-0256-C-00-8024-00. Consultancy Report., E. Stewart Saunders Jan 1990

Niger Applied Agricultural Research Project. Contract Aid 683-0256-C-00-8024-00. Consultancy Report., E. Stewart Saunders

Libraries Faculty and Staff Supplemental Materials

Evaluation and recommendations for the documentation centers of the Institut National de Recherche Agronomique du Niger carried out in 1990.


Simulation Of Free Radical Reactions In Biology And Medicine: A New Two-Compartment Kinetic Model Of Intracellular Lipid Peroxidation, Charles F. Babbs, Melissa Gale Steiner Jan 1990

Simulation Of Free Radical Reactions In Biology And Medicine: A New Two-Compartment Kinetic Model Of Intracellular Lipid Peroxidation, Charles F. Babbs, Melissa Gale Steiner

Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Faculty Publications

To explore mechanisms of free radical reactions leading to intracellular lipid peroxidation in living systems, we developed a computational model of up to 109 simultaneous enzymatic and free radical reactions thought to be involved in the initiation, propagation, and termination of membrane lipid peroxidation. Rate constants for the various reactions were obtained from the published literature. The simulation model included a lipid membrane compartment and an aqueous cytosolic compartment, between which various chemical species were partitioned. Lipid peroxidation was initiated by the iron-catalyzed, superoxide-driven Fenton reaction. A "C"-language computer program implemented numerical solution of the steady-state rate equations for concentrations …


Transistor-Based Measurements Of Electron Injection Currents In P-Type Gaas Doped 1018–1020 Cm-3, M. E. Klausmeier-Brown, M. R. Melloch, Mark S. Lundstrom Jan 1990

Transistor-Based Measurements Of Electron Injection Currents In P-Type Gaas Doped 1018–1020 Cm-3, M. E. Klausmeier-Brown, M. R. Melloch, Mark S. Lundstrom

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

Measurements of electron currents injected into p+‐GaAs are presented for molecular beam epitaxially grown material doped from 2×1018 to 8×1019 cm−3 with Be. The collector current versus base‐emitter voltage characteristics of n‐p+‐n GaAs homojunction bipolar transistors are analyzed, and the results are interpreted in terms of the quantity (n0Dn), where n0 is the equilibrium minority‐carrier concentration and Dn is the minority‐carrier diffusion coefficient. The results are consistent with earlier measurements of (n0Dn) made using metalorganic chemical vapor deposited p+‐n GaAs solar …


High‐Efficiency Al0.22ga0.78as Solar Cells Grown By Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Michael R. Melloch, S. P. Tobin, C. Bajgar, A. Keshavarzi, T. B. Stellwag, G. B. Lush, Mark S. Lundstrom, K. Emery Jan 1990

High‐Efficiency Al0.22ga0.78as Solar Cells Grown By Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Michael R. Melloch, S. P. Tobin, C. Bajgar, A. Keshavarzi, T. B. Stellwag, G. B. Lush, Mark S. Lundstrom, K. Emery

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

The quality of pn junction photodetectors made of Al0.2Ga0.8As has been investigated as a first step in the optimization of tandem solar cells. We have obtained 1 sun AM1.5 efficiencies of 16.1% for 0.25 cm2 Al0.22Ga0.78As solar cellsfabricated from molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) material. This efficiency is 3.2 percentage points higher than the previously best reported efficiency of 12.9% for an Al0.2Ga0.8As solar cell fabricated from MBE material.


Distributed And Non-Steadv State Modelling Of An Air Cooler, H. W. Wang, S. Touber Jan 1990

Distributed And Non-Steadv State Modelling Of An Air Cooler, H. W. Wang, S. Touber

International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference

No abstract provided.


Opening Address, Worldwide Compressor Engineering Conference, Purdue University, 17-19 July, 1990, F. V. Honnold Jan 1990

Opening Address, Worldwide Compressor Engineering Conference, Purdue University, 17-19 July, 1990, F. V. Honnold

International Compressor Engineering Conference

No abstract provided.


Automatic Parallelization Of Database Queries, Myong H. Kang, Henry G. Dietz Jan 1990

Automatic Parallelization Of Database Queries, Myong H. Kang, Henry G. Dietz

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technical Reports

Although automatic parallelization of conventional language programs is now widely accepted, relatively little emphasis has been placed on automatic parallelization of database query programs (sometimes referred to as “multiple queries” ). In this paper, we discuss the unique problems associated with automatic parallelization of database programs. From this discussion, we derive a complete approach to automatic parallelization of database programs. Beside integrating a number of existing techniques, our approach relies heavily on several new concepts, including the concepts of “algorithm-level” analysis and hybrid static/dynamic scheduling.


The R-134a Energy Efficiency Problem: Factor Fiction, N. Behrens, T. W. Dekleva, J. G. Hartley, F. T. Murphy, R. L. Powell Jan 1990

The R-134a Energy Efficiency Problem: Factor Fiction, N. Behrens, T. W. Dekleva, J. G. Hartley, F. T. Murphy, R. L. Powell

International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference

No abstract provided.


Free Radicals And The Etiology Of Colon Cancer, Charles F. Babbs Jan 1990

Free Radicals And The Etiology Of Colon Cancer, Charles F. Babbs

Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Faculty Publications

This hypothesis paper reviews diverse evidence suggesting that intracolonic production of oxygen radicals may play a role in carcinogenesis. The hypothesis began to evolve when the author made the chance discovery that 1/10,000 dilutions of feces generated detectable quantities of highly reactive hydroxyl radicals (HO). The rate of HO formation, detected using DMSO as a molecular probe, was quite remarkable, corresponding to that which would be produced by over 10,000 rads of gamma irradiation per day, absorbed in the periphery of the fecal mass adjacent to the mucosa. The relatively high concentrations of iron in feces, together with the ability …


Accuracy And Precision Of Computer-Simulated Tissue Temperatures In Individual Human Intracranial Tumours Treated With Interstitial Hyperthermia, J A. Deford, Charles F. Babbs, U H. Patel, N E. Fearnot, J A. Marchosky, C J. Moran Jan 1990

Accuracy And Precision Of Computer-Simulated Tissue Temperatures In Individual Human Intracranial Tumours Treated With Interstitial Hyperthermia, J A. Deford, Charles F. Babbs, U H. Patel, N E. Fearnot, J A. Marchosky, C J. Moran

Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Faculty Publications

Accurate knowledge of tissue temperature is necessary for effective delivery of clinical hyperthermia in the treatment of malignant tumours. This report compares computer-predicted versus measured intratumoral temperatures in 11 human subjects with intracranial tumours, treated with a conceptually simple 'conductive' interstitial hyperthermia system. Interstitial hyperthermia was achieved by the use of parallel arrays of implanted, electrically heated catheters. The tissue was warmed by thermal conduction and blood convection. Simulation of intratumoral temperatures was achieved by solving a modified bioheat transfer equation on a digital computer using a finite difference method. Comparison of intratumoral temperatures from simulations and measured values differed …


Surface Passivation Effects Of As2s3 Glass On Self‐Aligned Algaas/Gaas Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors, H. L. Chuang, M. S. Carpenter, Michael R. Melloch, Mark S. Lundstrom, E. Yablonovitch, T. J. Gmitter Jan 1990

Surface Passivation Effects Of As2s3 Glass On Self‐Aligned Algaas/Gaas Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors, H. L. Chuang, M. S. Carpenter, Michael R. Melloch, Mark S. Lundstrom, E. Yablonovitch, T. J. Gmitter

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

A recently developed As2S3 chemical treatment was used to passivate the perimeters of self‐aligned heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs). The As2S3chemical treatment significantly lowered the base current resulting in a two order of magnitude reduction in the collector current density at which dc current gain was observed (β=1). No degradation with time has been observed in the electrical characteristics of the chemically treated HBTs. This absence of degradation is attributed to the impermeability to oxygen of the As2S3 glass which coats the perimeter of the HBT after chemical treatment.


Orientation-Dependent Perimeter Recombination In Gaas Diodes, T. B. Stellwag, Michael R. Melloch, Mark S. Lundstrom, M. S. Carpenter, R. F. Pierret Jan 1990

Orientation-Dependent Perimeter Recombination In Gaas Diodes, T. B. Stellwag, Michael R. Melloch, Mark S. Lundstrom, M. S. Carpenter, R. F. Pierret

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

Perimeter recombination currents affect the performance of GaAs-based devices such as solar cells, heterojunction bipolar transistors, and injection lasers. We report that the n SEf 2 perimeter recombination current has a strong orientation dependence. More than a factor of five variation in the surface recombination current at mesa-etched edges has been observed. These results suggest that with proper device design, perimeter recombination currents could be substantially reduced.


Heat Transfer And Fluid Flow Considerations In Automatic Valves Of Reciprocating Compressors, A. T. Prata, R. T. S. Ferreira Jan 1990

Heat Transfer And Fluid Flow Considerations In Automatic Valves Of Reciprocating Compressors, A. T. Prata, R. T. S. Ferreira

International Compressor Engineering Conference

No abstract provided.


The Flow Work Compressor, J. F. Weinbrecht Jan 1990

The Flow Work Compressor, J. F. Weinbrecht

International Compressor Engineering Conference

No abstract provided.


Cfc Alternatives: Recent Information Concerning Costs And Efficiency, T. G. Statt Jan 1990

Cfc Alternatives: Recent Information Concerning Costs And Efficiency, T. G. Statt

International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference

No abstract provided.


Organization For Applied Scientific Research Tno, The Netherlands, "Alternative, Environmentally Acceptable Refrigerating Cycles: A Solution For The Cfc Issue?, R. J. M. Van Gerwen Jan 1990

Organization For Applied Scientific Research Tno, The Netherlands, "Alternative, Environmentally Acceptable Refrigerating Cycles: A Solution For The Cfc Issue?, R. J. M. Van Gerwen

International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference

No abstract provided.