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Reactive Counterion Surfactant Catalysis Of Hydroxamic Acid Hydrolysis With Perfluorooctanoic Acid, Mohamed El-Sayed Ayoub

Masters Theses

A micellar effect upon the rate of hydrolysis of hydroxamic acids in aqueous perfluorooctanoic acid has been demonstrated for hydroxamic acids with chain lengths of six , eight, and ten carbons. In this system the counterion, hydrogenion, is a catalyst. Typical rate constant-surfactant concentration profiles for micellar catalysis were obtained. The results for these hydrolyses are consistent with the pseudo-phase model for micellar effects.

In addition the Arrhenius activation energies were determined for the reaction of octanohydroxamic acid at surfactant concentrations above and below the critical micelle concentration of the surfactant. The activation energy is lower for reaction in the …

Further Studies On Purification Of A Mannitol Binding Protein: Use Of Ph Gradients For Elution From Cation Exchange Resin, Kristyne Ann Baumgarten

Masters Theses

Studies on the purification of a mannitol binding protein (MBP) from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO were performed. Utilizing the alkaline isoelectric point (pi 8.3) of MBP, pH gradients were used to elute MBP from carboxymethylcellulose cation exchange resins. Purification of MBP was monitored by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylam ide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). Only one protein band was seen on SDS-PAGE from MBP fractions elutedat pH 7-8 and 8 .2. Although pH gradients appear to give good purification from cation exchange resins, these procedures lead to loss of MBP activity.

Hydrodynamic Character Of The Dundee Limestone In The Central Michigan Basin, Ann Carol Little

Masters Theses

The Middle Devonian Dundee Limestone underlies most of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. A potentiometric surface constructed of the formation, utilizing pressure data was compared to local and regional structure, permeability trends, specific gravity of the brines, oil accumulations, and surficial topography.

The data were distributed mainly in the central basin area, with information becoming more sparse around the basin margins. This created difficulties in the determination of the extent of control imparted by each of the factors, in flow direction. Surficial topography, on a regional scale, is likely the most influential of the controls, with the Dundee Limestone brines …

Stratigraphic And Sedimentologic Analysis Of The Middle Devonian Filer Sandstone, John Charles Rodwan

Masters Theses

The Filer Sandstone, a multistory assemblage o£ lenticular sand bodies, is a member of the Middle Devonian Amherstburg Formation of the Detroit River Group in the subsurface of the western and central portion of the Michigan Basin. It is distinguished from the reworked eolian and nearshore marine sand facies of the underlying Sylvania Sandstone by recognition of its barrier island facies relationships and stratigraphic position within enclosing carbonates unique to the Amherstburg Formation. Lithologically, the Filer ranges from a fine-grained, carbonate-cemented, supermature quartzarenite at its upper shoreface facies, to a texturally-inverted sandy carbonate at its lagoonal facies. Facies distribution was …

Generalized Connectivity In Graphs, Ortrud R. Oellermann

Dissertations

The connectivity of a graph G is the minimum number of vertices in G whose deletion produces a disconnected or trivial graph, while the edge-connectivity of G is the minimum number of edges having this property. In this dissertation several generalizations and variations of these two parameters are introduced and studied.

Chapter I is an overview to the history of connectivity and provides a background for the chapters that follow. In Chapter II major n-connected subgraphs are introduced. Through this concept, the connectivities (of subgraphs) that are most representative in a given graph are studied.

Chapter III is devoted to …

Experiment Module For Microprocessor Based Data Acquisition And Speech Processing, Namazi Bin Azhari

Masters Theses

This project involves microprocessor applications to the acquisition of physical data. The experiment module developed here will help the physics teacher and the scientist demonstrate the uses and advantages of digital techniques to students. Specific examples of data acquisition and processing are illustrated using speech and repetitive waveforms. The project centers on a module that is programmed to perform a number of types of data recordings and processings.

Western News, July 31,1986, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Board OKs tuition remission plan, University at a 'standstill' with $97.5 million budget, Belson named University ombudsman, Gabier; Loew among list of retirees

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting July 18, 1986, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Correspondence
• President's Remarks
• Gift Report
• Grant Report
• Personnel Report
• Recommendations re Fall Semester 1986 Tuition Schedule
• Recommendation re General Fund Budget for 1986/87
• Recommendation re Borrowing Resolution (Term-Loan Agreement)
• Recommendation re Computing Facilities Bond Offering
• Recommendation re Appointment of Bond Underwriting Firm
• Recommendation re Tuition Remission
• Recommendation re Authorization to Confer Degrees
• Recommendation re Honorary Degrees
• Board Committee Reports
• Report on Intercollegiate Athletics
• Minority Purchasing Report
• Miller Auditorium
• Public Comments
• Adjournment

Western News, July 17, 1986, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Groundwater program provides model for DMB report, Board approves faculty promotions, Clark to retire after 38 years of service, Sellin wins $2,000 research award

Interactive Children's Literature: Movingfrom Print To Electronic Literacy, Dennis M. Adams

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

New computer software allows children to take ownership of a story they are reading. Students change the plot, participate in the action, choose a role as a major or minor character -- or simply step aside and change the direction of the action. The combination of print, computers, visual imagery and personalized action is a strong motivation for learning about all four. Motivation is one thing, effective instruction is another. To be effective as an instructional tool, computer controlled literature must pay careful attention to both technology and instructional theory. One thing is certain, the potential is there for powerful …

Reading Horizons Vol. 26, No. 4

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete issue of Reading Horizons volume 26, issue 4.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting June 20, 1986, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Correspondence
• President's Remarks
• Gift Report
• Grant Report
• Academic Personnel Report
• Non-Academic Personnel Report
• Recommendation re Revised 1985/86 General Fund Operating Budget
• Resolution re Continuation of 1985/86 Budget into 1986/87
• Recommendation re Revinvestment of Unitrust and Pooled Income Funds Account
• Recommendation re Liquor License
• Recommendation re Revised Policy on Naming of Buildings
• Recommendation re Architect Selection for College of Business Building
• Board Committee Reports
• Report on Tour Group Visit to Russia
• Affirmative Action Report
• Public Comments
• Adjournment

Western News, June 19, 1986, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Tuition discount to be recommended, MLK Program kicks off year, Orientation sessions under way, Buckner selected for summer institute, Scholarship available to China, Forum on crime and disabled set

A Commitment To Excellence: Faculty Recognition Dinner 1986, Western Michigan University

Faculty Recognition

A Commitment to Excellence

Faculty Recognition Dinner

June 7, 1986

Honored Guests:

• Donald E. Boven
• Russell W. Brown
• Walter J. Brunhumer
• Zane Cannon
• Bernadine P. Carlson
• Bill M. Chambers
• John A. Copps
• Gurdino G. Dadlani
• Betty J. Deshler
• Robert L. Culp
• Ruth M. Davis
• Edsel Erickson
• John M. Fisher
• Jack D. Jones
• Ruth Kaarlela
• Adli S. Kana'an
• Janet Kanzler
• Dorothy J. McGinnis
• Margie Jeanne Miner
• William F. Morrison
• Paul T. Mountjoy
• Robert C. Nagler
• John E. Sandberg
• George B. Seafort
• Barbara J. Stephenson
• Robert B. Trader
• James P. Zietlow

The Westerner Vol. 6 No. 6, Western Michigan University

The Westerner (1980-1997)

• Women no longer funneled away from pursuing engineering careers • Student applications increase • Seven more Medallion Scholarships established and awarded • Business building site selected • Tour group from Western reflects on Russia trip, radiation leak • Honorary degrees, seivice awards presented during commencement exercises • New center will promote region's horticultural industries • Administrative reorganization will strengthen 'critical areas' • Welborn Hall groundbreaking ceremonies draw large crowd • Projects should improve science and mathematics teaching • Funds received to pay for Libyan students' educations • Dolphins pick Offerdahl in second round of NFL draft • Moving to …

Western News, May 22, 1986, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: New provost expected to be named by November, Site named for business building, Topics sought for pop culture meeting, 17 faculty members granted tenure, Arcadia Road to be closed

On The Dialectics Of Social Theory And Action: A Synthesis Of Six Models Of Community Engagement, Drew Hyman

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Two dominant theoretical perspectives--systems theory and conflict theory--can be seen to underlie major approaches to community intervention. This paper presents a conceptual linkage between models of intervention for planning and organizing as developed by Rothman and elaborated by Stockdale and major sociological theories of society. Two additional models are presented to address issues of management and administration. The six models are integrated into a typology which integrates the conflict and consensus theories of society in relation to the The result is a synthesis of six models for community engagement which is rooted in dialectically opposed theories of society, and which …

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting April 25, 1986, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Correspondence
• President's Remarks
• Administrative Title Changes
• Gift Report
• Grant Report
• Non-Academic Personnel Report
• Recommendation re Student Room and Broad Rates for 1986/87
• Recommendation re Vehicle Registration Rates
• Recommendation re Business Building Site Selection
• Academic Personnel Report
• Recommendation re Departmental Name Change
• Recommendation re Library and Information Science Endowments
• Board Committee Reports
• Public Comments
• Adjournment

Western News, April 17, 1986, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Five more $20,000 Medallion Scholarships established, 1,800 to receive degrees at commencement, Haenicke urges Presidential Scholars 'to make constant use' of 'freedom to profess the truth', First occupational therapy grads to reunite, Projects to help mathematics and science teachers

Final Report Of Blue Ribbon Task Force On The Nature Of The University, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

I. Introduction to the Report, 2

II. Charge to the Task Force, 2

III. Report on Budget Savings, 3

IV. Report on Planning, 4

V. Report on Communications, 7

VI. Report on New Program Initiatives, 10

VII. Report on the Nature of the University, 13

Western News, April 10, 1986, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Boyle; Bullock to receive service awards April 26, Haenicke to address Presidential Scholars, Professors should design ethical standards and be governed by peers; Haenicke says, Foundation honors four as 'Volunteers of the Year', Telecommunications project moving ahead, Counseling conference to celebrate 50th anniversary, Faculty; staff members invited to apply for Administrative Associates Program

Western News, April 3, 1986, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Two students; faculty members honored by MAGB, Center to promote area horticultural growth, College of Education plans research conference, Curriculum expert to be Visiting Scholar, Faculty; staff retirements approved by Board, Evaluation center grants highlight reports

The Westerner Vol. 6 No. 5, Western Michigan University

The Westerner (1980-1997)

• Volunteerism helps make Western one of Michigan's best universities • Thanks for helping • Quiet students may need a little 'verbal encouragement' • Enrollment figures continue their upward climb • Denenfeld to retire next year after serving more than 30 years • Radio and television were instrumental in the Philippine revolution • WMU economist says U.S. trade deficit isn't alarming • Tate center's equipment and personnel ease graduate students' frustrations • Listening: an essential skill for those wanting to get ahead in the business world • Mechanical Engineering to establish new research centers • Private donors have generously supported …

Calculations For The Excitation Of High Spin Natural Parity States In Hypernuclei Via (Π+, K+), Yizhang Ho

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Acid Precipitation On Two Lakes In Southwestern Michigan, Fardin Olyaei

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which acid precipitation contributes acidity and heavy metals to lake environments. Asylum and Bonnie Castle Lakes, both located in the western portion of Kalamazoo County, served as the study sites. Precipitation samples were also taken at a site close to both lakes. Using the Hach Colorimeter, a preliminary study was undertaken to determine concentrations of the major cations (H('+), NH(,4)('+), K('+) and Ca('2+)), and major anions (NO(,3)('-), SO(,4)('2-), and PO(,4)('3-)). The main study dealt with the metal concentrations (Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, and Pb) in rain/snow water, lakewaters, sediment, …

Syntactic Representation And Analysis Of The Cognitive Structures Underlying Ritual Acts, Robert G. Hardin

Masters Theses

A formal grammar was proposed by Lawson and McCauley (1980) to model the cognitive structures underlying an informant's representation of religious ritual acts. This study classifies the language generated by that grammar as context-sensitive, presents an LR(1) parser for the language, and specifies a computer program to implement that model. The system functions as an Intelligent assistant using techniques involving rule-based systems, non-monotonic logic, and multiple levels of abstraction. Knowledge is represented in a parse tree, rules stored as patterns, and the inference engine uses a pattern matcher. The consequences of an act change over time and can change previous …

A Model Of Syntax-Directed Transduction Of Unrestricted Grammars Using 2pda With Multisymbol Matching Production Rules, Steven William Cooke

Masters Theses

Syntax-directed transduction of unrestricted grammars is modeled by 2PDA automata with multisymbol matching production rules. Syntax-directed transduction normal form grammars (SDT) are constructed for unrestricted grammars. Transduction of sequences of derivation directives to sequences of derivation steps is defined for SDT grammars. E2PDA, a superset of 2PDA with input, output, and multi-symbol matching production rules, is formalized. The class of languages generated by unrestricted grammars. E2PDA syntax-directed transducers are conducted for SDT grammars.

Facies Development And Porosity Relationships In The Dundee Limestone Of Gladwin County, Michigan, Eric Lee Montgomery

Masters Theses

The Devonian of the Michigan Basin was a time of transgressive seas and extensive carbonate deposition including coral and stromatoporoid buildups. Deposited during the Middle Devonian, the Dundee Limestone represents deposition in subtidal, intertidal, and restricted environments. The Buckeye Oil Field, located in south-central Gladwin County, is a combined stratigraphic and structural carbonate trap which produces from a series of intertonguing patch reefs, fringing sand bodies, and "intertidal island" fenestral zones. The major reef building organisms include stromatoporoids, corals, calcareous algae, brachiopods, and crinoids, with the stromatoporoids providing the major framework. The patch reef facies is composed of massive stromatoporoid …

The Provenance Of The Jacobsville Formation Of The Upper Peninsula Of Michigan Through A Petrographic Study, David Walter Lindsay

Masters Theses

The Upper Keweenawan Jacobsville Formation source areas were mixed source terranes with dominant terrane types changing regionally in relative abundances of sediment contribution. Dominant source terranes were older sediments, including a weathered soil zone, Upper Keweenawan Freda Sandstone and other recycled sandstones; plutonic Precambrian basement rocks;. Middle Keweenawan Portage Lake Volcanics; and the chlorite to staurolite grade metamorphic rocks and iron ranges of Michigan’s upper peninsula.

Depositional environments of the formation's four facies types range from fluvial to deltaic/lacustrine. Sediments were in transport for a short distance, resulting in grain freshness and angularity, moderate sorting and preservation of unstable sediments. …

Petrography, Diagenetic History, And Development Of Porosity In The Richfield Member Of The Lower Middle Devonian Lucas Formation, Northeast Isabella County, Central Michigan Basin, Kevin James Sullivan

Masters Theses

The Richfield Member of the lower Middle Devonian Lucas Formation is represented in the subsurface of northeast Isabella County, Michigan as a 180-foot-thick sequence of Interbedded limestone, dolomite and anhydrite. Richfield lithofacies within the study area reflect deposition in a complex patchwork mosaic of evaporative supratidal, in tertid al, shoal, and subtidal environments.

The present variations in Richfield porosities were caused almost entirely by post-depositlonal diagenetic changes. The carbonate units have undergone pervasive dolomltlzation of mud matrix, leaching of allochems, and extensive anhydrite void -fillin g . The best porosity developments are associated with partial to complete dolomitizatlon of the …