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Spartan Daily, May 2, 2007, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications May 2007

Spartan Daily, May 2, 2007, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 128, Issue 51


Information Outlook, May 2007, Special Libraries Association May 2007

Information Outlook, May 2007, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2007

Volume 11, Issue 5


Spartan Daily, April 26, 2007, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications Apr 2007

Spartan Daily, April 26, 2007, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 128, Issue 48


Spartan Daily, April 25, 2007, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications Apr 2007

Spartan Daily, April 25, 2007, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 128, Issue 47


Spartan Daily, March 8, 2007, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications Mar 2007

Spartan Daily, March 8, 2007, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 128, Issue 25


Information Outlook, March 2007, Special Libraries Association Mar 2007

Information Outlook, March 2007, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2007

Volume 11, Issue 3


The Fourth National Security Summit: Approaches To Passenger Screening, Mti S-08-01, Mti Mar 2007

The Fourth National Security Summit: Approaches To Passenger Screening, Mti S-08-01, Mti

Mineta Transportation Institute

The Fourth National Security Summit: Approaches to Passenger Screening is the transcript of a symposium held on March 14, 2007. It was sponsored by the Mineta Transportation Institute and the American Public Transportation Association. For this symposium, numerous experts on security and terrorism, public policy makers, transit executives, and members of law enforcement were invited to participate in an open forum. Topics of discussion included: how public transportation is vulnerable to terrorist attack, and how public transportation has become a target for terrorist both in the United States and abroad; what techniques in screening can be considered the most realistic, …


Spartan Daily, February 20, 2007, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications Feb 2007

Spartan Daily, February 20, 2007, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 128, Issue 15


Information Outlook, February 2007, Special Libraries Association Feb 2007

Information Outlook, February 2007, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2007

Volume 11, Issue 2


Spartan Daily, February 1, 2007, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications Feb 2007

Spartan Daily, February 1, 2007, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 128, Issue 5


Spartan Daily, January 25, 2007, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications Jan 2007

Spartan Daily, January 25, 2007, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 128, Issue 2


Model-Based Compartmental Analysis Indicates A Reduced Mobilization Of Hepatic Vitamin A During Inflammation In Rats, Sin Gieng, Michael Green, Joanne Green, Francisco Rosales Jan 2007

Model-Based Compartmental Analysis Indicates A Reduced Mobilization Of Hepatic Vitamin A During Inflammation In Rats, Sin Gieng, Michael Green, Joanne Green, Francisco Rosales

Faculty Publications

Vitamin A (VA) kinetics was studied in rats with marginal VA stores before, during, and after inflammation. Rats received orally [11,12-3H(N)]retinol ([3H]VA; day 0), and inflammation was induced on day 21 with lipopolysacchride (LPS) for 3 days (n = 5) or recombinant human interleukin-6 (rhIL-6) for 7 days (n = 5). Both the fraction of [3H]VA and retinol concentrations in plasma were reduced significantly by LPS or rhIL-6. Compartmental analysis using the Windows version of Simulation, Analysis, and Modeling software was applied to group mean data, and non-steady-state models were developed. After absorption, VA kinetics was described by a three-compartment …


The Scientist, Spring 2007, San Jose State University, College Of Science Jan 2007

The Scientist, Spring 2007, San Jose State University, College Of Science

The Scientist (College of Science)

No abstract provided.


An Ozone-Modified Refractive Index For Vertically Propagating Planetary Waves, Terrence R. Nathan, Eugene C. Cordero Jan 2007

An Ozone-Modified Refractive Index For Vertically Propagating Planetary Waves, Terrence R. Nathan, Eugene C. Cordero

Faculty Publications, Meteorology and Climate Science

[1] An ozone-modified refractive index (OMRI) is derived for vertically propagating planetary waves using a mechanistic model that couples quasigeostrophic potential vorticity and ozone volume mixing ratio. The OMRI clarifies how wave-induced heating due to ozone photochemistry, ozone transport, and Newtonian cooling (NC) combine to affect wave propagation, attenuation, and drag on the zonal mean flow. In the photochemically controlled upper stratosphere, the wave-induced ozone heating (OH) always augments the NC, whereas in the dynamically controlled lower stratosphere, the wave-induced OH may augment or reduce the NC depending on the detailed nature of the wave vertical structure and zonal mean …


Engineering At San Jose State University, Winter 2007, San Jose State University, Charles W. Davidson College Of Engineering Jan 2007

Engineering At San Jose State University, Winter 2007, San Jose State University, Charles W. Davidson College Of Engineering

Engineering at San Jose State University

No abstract provided.


Merge Everything It Makes Sense To Merge: The History And Philosophy Of The Merged Reference Collection At The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library In San Jose, California, Paul Kauppila, Sandra E. Belanger, Lisa Rosenblum Jan 2007

Merge Everything It Makes Sense To Merge: The History And Philosophy Of The Merged Reference Collection At The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library In San Jose, California, Paul Kauppila, Sandra E. Belanger, Lisa Rosenblum

Faculty and Staff Publications

The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in San Jose, California is a unique dual-use library serving the students of San Jose State University and the community of San Jose, California. The reference collections of the two libraries are merged and interfiled to promote ease of access for both populations served. Economies of scale were realized through collaborative collection development activities for major reference purchases between the two institutions. This article describes the planning and creation of the King Library's merged reference collection and reviews the literature of collaborative collection development and merged or interfiled collections.


Algorithm Refinement For Fluctuating Hydrodynamics, Alejandro Garcia, S. Williams, J. B. Bell Jan 2007

Algorithm Refinement For Fluctuating Hydrodynamics, Alejandro Garcia, S. Williams, J. B. Bell

Faculty Publications

This paper introduces an adaptive mesh and algorithm refinement method for fluctuating hydrodynamics. This particle-continuum hybrid simulates the dynamics of a compressible fluid with thermal fluctuations. The particle algorithm is direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC), a molecular-level scheme based on the Boltzmann equation. The continuum algorithm is based on the Landau–Lifshitz Navier–Stokes (LLNS) equations, which incorporate thermal fluctuations into macroscopic hydrodynamics by using stochastic fluxes. It uses a recently developed solver for the LLNS equations based on third-order Runge–Kutta. We present numerical tests of systems in and out of equilibrium, including time-dependent systems, and demonstrate dynamic adaptive refinement by the …


Outsourcing In Biopharmaceutical Industry: India's Value Propositions, S. Dhar, Mahesh N. Rajan Jan 2007

Outsourcing In Biopharmaceutical Industry: India's Value Propositions, S. Dhar, Mahesh N. Rajan

Faculty Publications

In this paper we discuss the rationale behind biopharmaceutical outsourcing. We then discuss the benefits, challenges, current trends and market opportunities. From January 2005, India has agreed to comply with the product patent protection in accordance with the obligation under the TRIPS Agreement of the WTO. This has created new opportunities as well as challenges for the Indian biopharmaceutical companies. We analyze the value proposition of India as a suitable destination for outsourcing in biopharmaceutical industry in this new business environment. This research will help managers to understand the benefits of biopharmaceutical outsourcing along with its challenges under the current …


Finding Molecular Complexes Through Multiple Layer Clustering Of Protein Interaction Networks, Bill Andreopoulos, Aijun An, Xiangji Huang, Xiaogang Wang Jan 2007

Finding Molecular Complexes Through Multiple Layer Clustering Of Protein Interaction Networks, Bill Andreopoulos, Aijun An, Xiangji Huang, Xiaogang Wang

Faculty Publications, Computer Science

Clustering protein-protein interaction networks (PINs) helps to identify complexes that guide the cell machinery. Clustering algorithms often create a flat clustering, without considering the layered structure of PINs. We propose the MULIC clustering algorithm that produces layered clusters. We applied MULIC to five PINs. Clusters correlate with known MIPS protein complexes. For example, a cluster of 79 proteins overlaps with a known complex of 88 proteins. Proteins in top cluster layers tend to be more representative of complexes than proteins in bottom layers. Lab work on finding unknown complexes or determining drug effects can be guided by top layer proteins.


Hydrophobic, Organically-Modified Silica Gels Enhance The Structure Of Encapsulated Apomyoglobin, Daryl K. Eggers, V. A. Rocha Jan 2007

Hydrophobic, Organically-Modified Silica Gels Enhance The Structure Of Encapsulated Apomyoglobin, Daryl K. Eggers, V. A. Rocha

Faculty Publications, Chemistry

Insertion of hydrophobic groups in a silica matrix, by addition of propyl- or trifluoropropyltrimethoxysilane, leads to a surprising increase in the helical content of apomyoglobin following encapsulation by the sol–gel technique


The Star Pile In Abell 545, R. Salinas, T. Richtler, M. J. West, Aaron J. Romanowsky, Y. Schuberth Jan 2007

The Star Pile In Abell 545, R. Salinas, T. Richtler, M. J. West, Aaron J. Romanowsky, Y. Schuberth

Faculty Publications

Context.Struble (1988, ApJ, 330, L25) found what appeared to be a cD halo without cD galaxy in the center of the galaxy cluster Abell 545. This remarkable feature has been passed almost unnoticed for nearly twenty years. Aims.Our goal is to review Struble's claim by providing a first (preliminary) photometric and spectroscopic analysis of this "star pile". Methods.Based on archival VLT-images and long-slit spectra obtained with Gemini-GMOS, we describe the photometric structure and measure the redshift of the star pile and of the central galaxy. Results.The star pile is indeed associated with Abell 545. Its velocity is higher by about …


Boosted Classification Trees And Class Probability/Quantile Estimation, David Mease, A. Wyner, A. Buja Jan 2007

Boosted Classification Trees And Class Probability/Quantile Estimation, David Mease, A. Wyner, A. Buja

Faculty Publications

The standard by which binary classifiers are usually judged, misclassification error, assumes equal costs of misclassifying the two classes or, equivalently, classifying at the 1/2 quantile of the conditional class probability function P[y = 1jx]. Boosted classification trees are known to perform quite well for such problems. In this article we consider the use of standard, off-the-shelf boosting for two more general problems: 1) classification with unequal costs or, equivalently, classification at quantiles other than 1/2, and 2) estimation of the conditional class probability function P[y = 1jx]. We first examine whether the latter problem, estimation of P[y = 1jx], …


Numerical Methods For The Stochastic Landau-Lifshitz Navier-Stokes Equations, Alejandro Garcia, J. B. Bell, S. Williams Jan 2007

Numerical Methods For The Stochastic Landau-Lifshitz Navier-Stokes Equations, Alejandro Garcia, J. B. Bell, S. Williams

Faculty Publications

The Landau-Lifshitz Navier-Stokes (LLNS) equations incorporate thermal fluctuations into macroscopic hydrodynamics by using stochastic fluxes. This paper examines explicit Eulerian discretizations of the full LLNS equations. Several computational fluid dynamics approaches are considered (including MacCormack’s two-step Lax-Wendroff scheme and the piecewise parabolic method) and are found to give good results for the variance of momentum fluctuations. However, neither of these schemes accurately reproduces the fluctuations in energy or density. We introduce a conservative centered scheme with a third-order Runge-Kutta temporal integrator that does accurately produce fluctuations in density, energy, and momentum. A variety of numerical tests, including the random walk …


The Pn.S Elliptical Galaxy Survey: Data Reduction, Planetary Nebula Catalog, And Basic Dynamics For Ngc 3379, N. G. Douglas, N. R. Napolitano, Aaron J. Romanowsky, L. Coccato, K. Kuijken, M. R. Merrifield, M. Arnaboldi, O. Gerhard, K. C. Freeman, H. R. Merrett, E. Noordermeer, M. Capaccioli Jan 2007

The Pn.S Elliptical Galaxy Survey: Data Reduction, Planetary Nebula Catalog, And Basic Dynamics For Ngc 3379, N. G. Douglas, N. R. Napolitano, Aaron J. Romanowsky, L. Coccato, K. Kuijken, M. R. Merrifield, M. Arnaboldi, O. Gerhard, K. C. Freeman, H. R. Merrett, E. Noordermeer, M. Capaccioli

Faculty Publications

We present results from Planetary Nebula Spectrograph (PN.S) observations of the elliptical galaxy NGC 3379 and a description of the data reduction pipeline. We detected 214 planetary nebulae, of which 191 are ascribed to NGC 3379 and 23 to the companion galaxy NGC 3384. Comparison with data from the literature shows that the PN.S velocities have an internal error of lesssim20 km s-1 and a possible offset of similar magnitude. We present the results of kinematic modeling and show that the PN kinematics is consistent with absorption-line data in the region where they overlap. The resulting combined kinematic data set, …


Factor Market Oligopsony And The Location Decision Of Free Entry Oligopoly, Yeung-Nan Shieh, Chiung - I Wang Jan 2007

Factor Market Oligopsony And The Location Decision Of Free Entry Oligopoly, Yeung-Nan Shieh, Chiung - I Wang

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Operon Prediction With Bayesian Classifiers, Natalia Khuri Jan 2007

Operon Prediction With Bayesian Classifiers, Natalia Khuri

Master's Projects

In this work, we present an approach to predicting transcription units based on Bayesian classifiers. The predictor uses publicly available data to train the classifier, such as genome sequence data from Genbank, expression values from microarray experiments, and a collection of experimentally verified transcription units. We have studied the importance of each of the data source on the performance of the predictor by developing three classifier models and evaluating their outcomes. The predictor was trained and validated on the E. coli genome, but can be extended to other organisms. Using the full Bayesian classifier, we were able to correctly identify …


Cryptanalysis Of Sigaba, Wing Chan Jan 2007

Cryptanalysis Of Sigaba, Wing Chan

Master's Projects

SIGABA is a World War II cipher machine used by the United States. Both the United States Army and the United States Navy used it for tactical communication. In this paper, we consider an attack on SIGABA using the largest practical keyspace for the machine. This attack will highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the machine, as well as provide an insight into the strength of the security provided by the cipher.


Validation And Verification Of Aircraft Control Software For Control Improvement, Thien-Anh Pham Jan 2007

Validation And Verification Of Aircraft Control Software For Control Improvement, Thien-Anh Pham

Master's Projects

Validation and Verification are important processes used to ensure software safety and reliability. The Cooper-Harper Aircraft Handling Qualities Rating is one of the techniques developed and used by NASA researchers to verify and validate control systems for aircrafts. Using the Validation and Verification result of controller software to improve controller's performance will be one of the main objectives of this process. Real user feedback will be used to tune PI controller in order for it to perform better. The Cooper-Harper Aircraft Handling Qualities Rating can be used to justify the performance of the improved system.


Emotional And Domain Concept Enhancements To Alicebot, Alvin Cho Jan 2007

Emotional And Domain Concept Enhancements To Alicebot, Alvin Cho

Master's Projects

Extensive research and development have been done in the area of human simulation and artificial intelligence and their related fields, such as common sense knowledge bases, chatterbots, natural language parsing, semantic analysis, synthetic actors, and cognitive sciences. This paper takes part in that extensive research by focusing on the improvement of human simulation in chatterbots, specifically in Alicebot, a prominent non-emotional pattern-matching chatbot. An emotion and personality model is added to Alicebot so that it can make decisions based on its emotions and personality. Alicebot is also augmented with the ability to determine what it likes or does not like …


A Hierarchical Trusted Third-Party System For Secure Peer-To-Peer Transactions, Khoi Nguyen Jan 2007

A Hierarchical Trusted Third-Party System For Secure Peer-To-Peer Transactions, Khoi Nguyen

Master's Projects

A peer-to-peer (P2P) network is a distributed network of peer computers loosely connected through the Internet. Transactions in a P2P network are often conducted on a no-security basis. Moreover, peer anonymity is often highly desirable, which makes security even more difficult to achieve. In most cases, a peer executes a transaction solely based on the faith that the other peer plays by the rules. Here we propose a hierarchical Trusted Third-Party (TTP) system that facilitates secure transactions between peers in an existing P2P network. This system is designed to provide mutual authentication by using public key cryptography for peers to …