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Letter To Ed Edmonds Regarding Seaall Chapter Visit, September 8, 1992, Martha Brown

Correspondence

A letter from Martha Brown to Ed Edmonds concerning Jim Hambleton's visit to the SEAALL Chapter.

Field Calibration Of A Transient Model For Broiler Misting, Richard S. Gates, Douglas G. Overhults, Robert W. Bottcher, Shu Hui Zhang

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Faculty Publications

A transient model to predict temperature within a tunnel ventilated broiler house during misting is developed. The model is calibrated with field data to obtain steady-state constants; transient predictions are compared to measured temperatures during cyclic misting for two different size birds. Measured temperatures during cyclic misting are shown to swing between steady-state asymptotes predicted from the model. Transient response of the model was faster than measured temperature data, in part due to temperature sensor dynamic response. The model predicts the length-wise temperature profile within the building during misting, and can be used to investigate alternate misting strategies and designs. …

Analysis Of Traffic Accident Data In Kentucky (1987-1991), Kenneth R. Agent, Jerry G. Pigman

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

This report includes an analysis of traffic accident data in Kentucky tor the years of 1987-1991. A primary objective of this study was to determine average accident statistics for Kentucky highways. Average and critical number and rates of accidents were calculated for various types of highways in rural and urban areas. These data can be used in Kentucky's procedure to identify locations that have abnormal rates or numbers of accidents.

Another objective of this study was to provide data which can be used in the preparation of the problem identification portion of Kentucky's Annual Highway Safety Plan. County and city …

1992 Safety Belt Usage Survey And Evaluation Of Effectiveness In Kentucky, Kenneth R. Agent

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

The objective of the survey was to establish 1992 safety belt and child safety seat usage rates in Kentucky. Data were collected at 100 sites and combined based on vehicle miles travelled for a given type of highway, rural or urban location, and county population category. Also included in this report is an analysis of accident records evaluating the effectiveness of safety belts.

Statewide usage rates were 41 percent for drivers and front-seat passengers (over 19 years of age) and 62 percent for children under four years of age (front and rear seats). Driver usage rates increased in 1992 compared …

The Effects Of Sex And Sexual Orientation On Attractiveness Judgments: An Evolutionary Interpretation, William R. Jankowiak, Elizabeth M. Hill, James M. Donovan

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

If attractiveness judgments reflect biologically important reproductive criteria, men should base judgments of potential partners on objective physical criteria more than do women; homosexuals and heterosexuals of the same sex should perceive attractiveness in the same terms, regardless of the sex-object choice. To test this theory, photographs of men and women (20 each) were presented to members of four subject groups, solicited on an opportunistic basis. Subjects were asked to rank the sets of photographs separately on the dimensions of physical attractiveness and general social attractiveness. We found some sex differences across sexual orientation. There was less variation among men …

Biomonitoring Study Of A Constructed Wetland Site Treating Acid Mine Drainage, Barbara A. Ramey, Howard G. Halverson, Linda A. Taylor

KWRRI Research Reports

Acid mine drainage (AMD) from an underground coal mine in the Jones Branch watershed in McCreary County, KY, substantially reduced water quality in Jones Branch. Downstream from the mine seeps, the pH was routinely below 4.5 and concentrations of most heavy metals, especially iron, were elevated. A cattail wetland (1,022 m²) was constructed on Jones Branch in 1989 to obviate the effects of the AMD. Monthly chemical monitoring was performed on the water from above, from below, and from the 26 cells within the wetland. Based on chemical monitoring, the wetland initially improved water quality, increasing the pH …

Development Of A Decision Support System For Drought Characterization And Management: Application To Lexington, Kentucky, Lindell E. Ormsbee, Ashu Jain

KWRRI Research Reports

This report presents the results of an investigation into the potential use of expert system technology as an effective tool for drought forecasting and management. Historical data derived from the Kentucky River Basin was used to test the resulting decision support system. This study has demonstrated that expert system technology can serve as an effective platform for use in assisting the decision maker in both characterizing the nature of an existing drought and in selecting and implementing the required management policy.

The success of any decision making process will of course be dependent upon the quality of the data upon …

Development Of Membrane Film Fiber Optic Based Sensors For The Remote Monitoring Of The Quality Of Surface And Groundwater, Leonidas G. Bachas

KWRRI Research Reports

The objective of this study was the development of chromo- and fluoroionophores and their subsequent use in sensors capable of surface and groundwater monitoring. Several reagents (modified crown ethers and porphyrins) were synthesized based on principles of chemical recognition and used for metal and pH sensing. The modified crown ether reagents include a chromogenic or fluorogenic group. The selectivity of these reagents is controlled by the size of the crown ether ring and the type of the chromogenic or fluorogenic side-arm. In addition, a fluorogenic crown ether was synthesized that incorporates a fluorogenic side-arm and a perfluorinated carbon chain. The …

Design And Performance Of A Bituminous Surface Mixture Containing Bottom Ash Aggregate, David Q. Hunsucker

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

A one-mile experimental bituminous surface overlay was placed in October 1987 on State Route 3 in Lawrence County, Kentucky. The experimental section utilized bottom ash aggregate from the Kentucky Power Company's Big Sandy Power Plant, near Louisa, Kentucky. Bottom ashes are generally angular and have very porous surfaces. Approximately 539 tons of the experimental bituminous surface material, containing 40 percent bottom ash (dry weight), were placed. Reported herein are results of laboratory tests and performance evaluations of the experimental surface mixture.

Performance of the experimental bottom ash surface has been excellent. Skid resistance tests indicate the surface is highly skid …

Untenable Status Of Corporate Governance Listing Standards Under The Securities Exchange Act, Douglas C. Michael

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

United States securities markets operate under a system of supervised self-regulation created by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act). That system includes substantive regulation of the traders and the issuers of securities traded in those markets through the use of listing standards.

These listing standards have a unique status. They are part of a self-regulatory system, but are not classic self-regulation. The markets do not govern the traders of which it consists; rather, it governs outsiders—the issuers. The markets and the Securities and Exchange Commissions have sought to control issuers in ways not clearly related to trading in …

Performance Of A Modified Turned-Down Guardrail End Treatment In Traffic Accidents, Kenneth R. Agent, Jerry G. Pigman

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

The objective of this study was to report the results of the continued monitoring of the performance of the modified turned-down guardrail end treatment (Type 7) in traffic accidents. Data for a total of 67 accidents involving the modified turned-down guardrail end treatment were identified. Performance was classified as proper in 51 of the 61 accidents (84 percent) in which it was determined. In the majority of the accidents in which proper performance occurred, the vehicle either traveled onto the top at the guardrail beyond the breakaway section or broke through the breakaway posts and proceeded behind the guardrail.

The …

Youth Needs And Assessment Survey, Kenneth R. Agent, Jerry G. Pigman

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

The characteristics of traffic accidents involving teenage (16 to 19 years of age) drivers are summarized in this report and compared to all accidents. This was accomplished through an analysis of statewide accident data for a three-year period (1989 through 1991). Counties having the highest overrepresentation of accidents involving teenage drivers were identified. The status of highway safety programs currently in place in school districts in Kentucky is presented. A survey was sent to 182 school districts in Kentucky with a 64 percent response rate obtained. Relevant literature was reviewed, and summary statements are given in the Appendix. This summary …

Planar H2O Masers In Star-Forming Regions, Moshe Elitzur, David J. Hollenbach, Christopher F. Mckee

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications

The planar geometry of shocked material is the key property in enabling the high brightness temperatures of H20 masars in star-forming regions. We solve for the brightness temperature, the beaming angle, and the maser spot size for thin, saturated planar masers under the assumption that the velocity change across the maser due to ordered motions is small compared with the thermal or microturbulent line width. For a given set of physical parameters, the brightness temperature is essentially fully determined by the length of the velocity-coherent region in the shocked plane along the line of sight. The geometry in the transverse …

Letter To Ebba Jo Sexton Concerning Special Libraries Education At Unc-Greensboro, July 15, 1992, Beatrice Kovacs

Newsletter and Public Relations Committee

A letter from Beatrice Kovacs to Ebba Jo Sexton concerning special libraries education at UNC-Greensboro.

Letter To Deborah Jefferies Regarding Appointment To The Scholarship Committee, July 9, 1992, Ed Edmonds

Scholarship Committee

A letter from Ed Edmonds to Deborah Jefferies appointing Jefferies to the Scholarship Committee.

Letter To Martha Rush Regarding Appointment To The Scholarship Committee, July 9, 1992, Ed Edmonds

Scholarship Committee

A letter from Ed Edmonds to Martha Rush appointing Rush to the Scholarship Committee.

Letter To Sally Wiant Regarding Appointment To The Scholarship Committee, July 6, 1992, Ed Edmonds

Scholarship Committee

A letter from Ed Edmonds to Sally Wiant appointing Wiant to the Scholarship Committee.

Letter To Paul Pruitt, Jr. Regarding The Southeastern Law Librarian, July 6, 1992, Jean Holcomb

Scholarship Committee

A letter from Jean Holcomb to Paul Pruitt, Jr. thanking Pruitt for sending a copy of his article and asking him to send a brief summary of his project to the Southeastern Law Librarian.

Letter To Mary Smith Forman Regarding Chairing The Scholarship Committee, July 6, 1992, Ed Edmonds

Scholarship Committee

A letter from Ed Edmonds to Mary Smith Forman thanking Forman for agreeing to chair the Scholarship Committee.

Letter To Doris Hinson Regarding Appointment To The Scholarship Committee, July 6, 1992, Ed Edmonds

Scholarship Committee

A letter from Ed Edmonds to Doris Hinson appointing Hinson to the Scholarship Committee.

Letter To Barbara Murphy Regarding Appointment To The Scholarship Committee, July 6, 1992, Ed Edmonds

Scholarship Committee

A letter from Ed Edmonds to Barbara Murphy appointing Murphy to the Scholarship Committee.

Letter To Diana Osbaldiston Regarding Appointment To The Scholarship Committee, July 6, 1992, Ed Edmonds

Scholarship Committee

A letter from Ed Edmonds to Diana Osbaldiston appointing Osbaldiston to the Scholarship Committee.

Letter To Georgiana Wellford Regarding Appointment To The Scholarship Committee, July 6, 1992, Ed Edmonds

Scholarship Committee

A letter from Ed Edmonds to Georgiana Wellford appointing Wellford to the Scholarship Committee.

Letter To Scholarship Committee Members Regarding Committee Business, July 6, 1992, Jean Holcomb

Scholarship Committee

A letter from Jean Holcomb to Scholarship Committee members reporting on final matters of Committee business for the year.

Letter To Jim Gates Regarding The Southeastern Law Librarian, July 6, 1992, Jean Holcomb

Scholarship Committee

A letter from Jean Holcomb to Jim Gates providing a copy of a SEAALL scholarship winner's report and noting that it may be too long for publication.

Letter To Gail Warren Acknowledging Warren's Agreement To Chair The Publicity And Public Relations Committee, July 6, 1992, Ed Edmonds

Newsletter and Public Relations Committee

A letter from Ed Edmonds to Gail Warren thanking Warren for agreeing to chair the Publicity and Public Relations Committee. Edmonds enclosed materials relating to the committee which were not present with the original documents during digitization.

Southeastern Law Librarian Summer 1992, Seaall

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Seaall Bylaws, July 1992, Seaall

Administrative Materials

No abstract provided.

Letter To Jean M. Holcomb Reporting On Use Of Seaall Scholarship Funds, July 1, 1992, Paul M. Pruitt Jr.

Scholarship Committee

A letter from Paul M. Pruitt, Jr. to Jean M. Holcomb reporting on Pruitt's usage of SEAALL Scholarship funds.

Mechanical Backup Systems For Electronic Environmental Controllers, Richard S. Gates, Douglas G. Overhults, Larry W. Turner

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Faculty Publications

A series of mechanical backup systems for electronic environmental controllers is presented for a typical finishing swine barn and a typical tunnel ventilated broiler house. The systems consist of mechanical thermostats and timers used in parallel with the electronic controller, designed to ensure animal survival in the event of controller or related hardware failure. For swine housing, three distinct mechanical backup functions are identified; for broiler housing, four distinct mechanical backup functions are identified. Schematic diagrams of the mechanical backup functions are provided and their implementation is described.