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The Philosophical Biographer: Doubt And Dialectic In Johnson's "Lives Of The Poets", David Wheeler

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The Impact Of The Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act On Caribbean Nations Exports And Development: A Comment, W. Charles Sawyer, Richard L. Sprinkle

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Academic Freedom, Hate Speech, And The Idea Of A University, Rodney A. Smolla

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Academic Freedom And The First Amendment In The Supreme Court Of The United States: An Unhurried Historical Review, William W. Van Alstyne

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Universal Scaling Of Nonlocal And Local Resistance Fluctuations In Small Wires, H. Haucke, S. Washburn, A. D. Benoit, C. P. Umbach, Richard A. Webb

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Resistance fluctuations in small metal samples result from coherent transport of the carriers. The wave functions of the carriers extend into regions which are not accessible classically. We have directly measured the length dependence of the nonlocal magnetoresistance fluctuations in Sb and Au wires by studying regions of our samples separated from the classical current path by a distance L which varied from 3L_cphi down to 0.2L_cphi (where L_cphi is the phase coherence length for the carriers in the metal). These fluctuations decay exponentially with L/L_cphi. Measurements along the classical current paths scale more slowly …

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Messianic Exegesis And The Call Of Nathanael (John 1:45-51), Craig R. Koester

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Consistency And Generalization In Incrementally Trained Connectionist Networks, Tony R. Martinez

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This paper discusses aspects of consistency and generalization in connectionist networks which learn through incremental training by examples or rules. Differences between training set learning and incremental rule or example learning are presented. Generalization, the ability to output reasonable mappings when presented with novel input patterns, is discussed in light of the above learning methods. In particular, the contrast between humming distance generalization and generalizing by high order combinations of critical variables is overviewed. Examples of detailed rules for an incremental learning model are presented for both consistency and generalization constraints.

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Interactive Morphometrics From Three-Dimensional Surface Images, William A. Barrett, Shawn C. Becker

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Techniques have been developed for extracting three-dimensional (3D) measurements directly and interactively from 3D representations of surface anatomy. In order to obtain 3D measurements the anatomical surface is interrogated directly through the use of morphometric tools. Morphometric tools include points, 3D graphical "probes", and logical sectioning functions which interact with the surface through depth buffer compositing operations. Tools are interactively positioned on or through the surface to measure surface dimensions and partial volumes, or to define intersecting functions which allow surface anatomy to be visualized in the context of surrounding anatomy. Visualization is also enhanced because tools reveal much pertaining …

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Economic Performance, Voting, And Political Support: A Unified Approach, Henry W. Chappell Jr.

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A presidential vote function and a presidential approval ratings function are jointly estimated for U.S. post-war observations. The estimation technique treats the two equations as seemingly unrelated regressions with unequal numbers of observations. Cross-equation restrictions implying that voters and poll respondents use identical standards in judging the economic performance of incumbents are imposed and tested. Estimates show that both votes and approval ratings are influenced by GNP growth and inflation. The results suggest that poll respondents are more inflation averse than voters; however, tests of this hypothesis are not conclusive.

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The Confluence Of Bulk Transfer And Fraudulent Disposition Law, Peter A. Alces

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Estimation Of Primary Production Using Five Different Methods In A Spartina Alterniflora Salt Marsh, Richardus F. Kaswadji, James G. Gosselink, R. Eugene Turner

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Photoluminescence Studies In Znxcd1-Xte Single Crystals, David D. Allred, Jesus González-Hernández, Elías López-Cruz, Worth P. Allred

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The crystalline quality of ZnxCd1-xTe single crystals prepared by a modified Bridgman method with 0≤x≤0.05 has been analyzed using photoluminescence. The spectrum of a typical sample is dominated by lines originating from the recombination of free and bound excitons. Lines due to free excitons in their ground and first excited states are observed in both the pure CdTe and the mixed crystals. Excitons bound to Dc vacancies are observed in the pure CdTe crystal but not in the mixed crystal. Weaker and broader features appearing at energies below the exciton emission range were associated with transitions involving free-to-bound and bound-to-bound …

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Central And South America Gps Geodesy- Casa Uno, James N. Kellogg, Timothy H. Dixon

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In January 1988, scientists from over 25 organizations in 13 countries and territories cooperated in the largest Global Positioning System (GPS) campaign in the world to date (Table 1). 43 GPS receivers collected approximately 590 station-days of data in America, Samoa, Australia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Sweden, United States, West Germany, and Venezuela. The experiment was entitled CASA UNO, an acronym for Central and South America -- and uno is the Spanish word for one, designating first epoch measurements. The CASA UNO experiment was the first civilian effort implementing a global GPS satellite tracking network. …

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Public Organizational Existence: A Critique Of Individualism In Democratic Administration, Charles R. Davis

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The Extended Tracking Network And Indications Of Baseline Precision And Accuracy In The North Andes, Jeffrey T. Freymueller, James N. Kellogg

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The CASA UNO Global Positioning System (GPS) experiment (January-February 1988) included an extended tracking network which covered three continents in addition to the network of scientific interest in Central and South America. The repeatability of long baselines (400-1000 km) in South America is improved by up to a factor of two in the horizontal vector baseline components by using tracking stations in the Pacific and Europe to supplement stations in North America. In every case but one, the differences between the mean solutions obtained using different tracking networks was equal to or smaller than day-to-day rms repeatabilities for the same …

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First Gps Baseline Results From The North Andes, James N. Kellogg, Jeffrey T. Freymueller, Timothy H. Dixon, Ruth E. Neilan, Clemente Ropain U., Sergio Camargo M., Benjamin Fernandez Ch., James L. Stowell, Anibal Salazar, Jaime Mora V., Luis Espin, Vernon Perdue, Leonard Leos

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The CASA UNO GPS (Global Positioning System) experiment (January-February 1988) has provided the first epoch baseline measurements for the study of plate motions and crustal deformation in and around the North Andes. Two dimensional horizontal baseline repeatabilities are as good as 5 parts in 10⁸ for short baselines (100-1000km), and better than3 parts in 10⁸ for long baselines (>1000km). Vertical repeatabilities are typically 4 -6 cm, with a weak dependence on baseline length. The expected rate of plate convergence across the Colombia Trench is 6-8 cm/yr, which should be detectable by the repeat experiment planned for 1991. …

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Dante And The Franciscan Movement, Ilona Klein

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Consider what might happen if, instead of nuclear bombs and pollution, twentieth-century technology had provided us with time machines; affordable, handy appliances to be bought readily and kept in living rooms, perhaps next to the sofa. In order to travel through time, one would only need to sit back comfortably and turn the electronic control panel's time knob in the proper direction; then, push a button when the indicator reaches the year one wants to visit. . .

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Landscape Development And Coastal Wetland Losses In The Northern Gulf Of Mexico, R. Eugene Turner

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The causes of the extensive (0.86%/yr; 288,414 ha/yr) and well documented dramatic and accelerating rate of coastal wetland loss in the northern Gulf of Mexico were investigated by an interdisciplinary university research team to discern the role of outer continental shelf development. The landscape changes and potential causal agents are emphasized herein. Natural driving factors include sea level rise and geological com- paction, which appear to remain constant this century, and sediment supply from the Mississippi River which has declined by 50%,since the 1950s. Man-made influences include hydrologic changes from river diversions, flood protection levees, an extensive canal and spoil …

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Wizard: A Program To Measure Cosmic-Ray Antiprotons And Positrons, And Search For Primordial Antimatter, R. L. Golden, S. P. Ahlen, J. J. Beatty, H. J. Crawford, P. J. Lindstrom, J. F. Ormes, R. E. Streitmatter, C. R. Bower, R. M. Heinz, S. Mufson, T. G. Guzik, J. P. Wefel, S. A. Stephens, J. H. Adams, K. E. Krombel, A. J. Tylka, M. Simon, K. D. Mathis, P. Picozza, G. Barbiellini, G. Basini, F. Bongiorno, M. Ricci, A. Codino, C. De Marzo, B. Managelli, P. Galeotti, P. Spillantini, M. Bocciolini

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In this paper the WiZard experiment to be performed at the U.S. Space Station Freedom is presented. The apparatus will operate at the Astromag facility as a magnetic spectrometer dedicated to the search of primordial antimatter in the cosmic radiation. Several additional questions in the field of astrophysics and cosmology like solar flares, the galactic anisotropy, spectra of heavier nuclei (from carbon to iron), gamma-ray astronomy and others will also be investigated with such an apparatus and are discussed as well. The configuration of the apparatus, its integration and the description of each detector is covered in detail. Ground and …

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American Influence In Greece, 1917-1929, By Louis P. Cassimatis, Gerasimos Augustinos

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A review of American Influence in Greece, 1917-1929, by Louis P. Cassimatis

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Authority And Political Culture In Shicism, Ed. Said Amir Arjomand, Shahrough Akhavi

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'The Savior Of The World' (John 4:42), Craig R. Koester

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Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman in John 4 draws on themes of Roman imperialism and Samaria’s colonial history. The Samaritan townspeople call Jesus “the Savior of the world” (4:42), a title used for Roman emperors from Julius Caesar to Hadrian. They go out to meet Jesus and welcome him to their town, a practice used to welcome emperors and other dignitaries. Using a title of empire-wide significance emphasizes that Jesus now transcends older national divisions. The Samaritan woman speaks as an individual and representative of her people. Her personal history with five husbands parallels her national history of colonization …

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The Fourth Gospel In A Three-Year Lectionary, Craig R. Koester

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The Gospel of John does not march in step with the other gospels. Perhaps this is why the framers of the three-year lectionary now used by many Christian churches found it so difficult to domesticate John. The readings from Matthew, Mark, and Luke proceed in measured pace, one gospel per year, while the Fourth Gospel appears sporadically throughout the lectionary, claiming a premier role on festival days, dominating the Easter season, and making occasional guest appearances. Yet since there is no “Year of John,” those who preach from the lectionary face the formidable task of capturing this “maverick” gospel without …

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Reference Service Effectiveness, Jo Bell Whitlatch

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Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers Vs Rat Snakes: The Effectiveness Of The Resin Barrier, D. Craig Rudolph, Howard Kyle, Richard N. Conner

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Red-cockaded Woodpeckers (Picoides borealis) excavate resin wells in the immediate vicinity of roost and nest cavity entrances. Resin wells are worked regularly, resulting in a copious and persistent resin flow that coats the tree trunk, especially below cavity entrances. Red-cockaded Woodpeckers also scale loose bark from cavity trees and closely adjacent trees. These two behaviors result in smooth, sticky surfaces surrounding cavity entrances. Climbing experiments on cavity, scaled, and control trees using rat snakes (Elaphe obsoleta) demonstrate that these behaviors produce a resinous barrier that is highly effective in preventing predatory snakes from gaining access to active Red-cockaded Woodpecker cavities.

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Emergency In The Constitutional Law Of The United States, William B. Fisch

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In the following report I shall concentrate on the law as pronounced by the United States Supreme Court, which has, within the sphere of judicial competence, the last say on the interpretation of the Constitution. The volume of significant litigation on the subject which stops below the Supreme Court has been relatively light, and the constitutional law declared by the lower courts has played a less significant role than is the case in many other issues. Indeed, as we shall see, the Supreme Court itself has had less to say on the topic than might be hoped for. I shall …

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Is A Union Official Who Has Been Convicted Of Embezzling Union Funds Entitled To Collect His Pension Benefits?, Jay E. Grenig

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Hearsay: Part Ii, Paul C. Giannelli

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Hearsay: Part Iv, Paul C. Giannelli

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Hearsay: Part I, Paul C. Giannelli

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The Philosophical Biographer: Doubt And Dialectic In Johnson's "Lives Of The Poets", David Wheeler

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The Impact Of The Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act On Caribbean Nations Exports And Development: A Comment, W. Charles Sawyer, Richard L. Sprinkle

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Academic Freedom, Hate Speech, And The Idea Of A University, Rodney A. Smolla

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Academic Freedom And The First Amendment In The Supreme Court Of The United States: An Unhurried Historical Review, William W. Van Alstyne

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Universal Scaling Of Nonlocal And Local Resistance Fluctuations In Small Wires, H. Haucke, S. Washburn, A. D. Benoit, C. P. Umbach, Richard A. Webb

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Messianic Exegesis And The Call Of Nathanael (John 1:45-51), Craig R. Koester

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Consistency And Generalization In Incrementally Trained Connectionist Networks, Tony R. Martinez

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Interactive Morphometrics From Three-Dimensional Surface Images, William A. Barrett, Shawn C. Becker

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Economic Performance, Voting, And Political Support: A Unified Approach, Henry W. Chappell Jr.

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The Confluence Of Bulk Transfer And Fraudulent Disposition Law, Peter A. Alces

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Estimation Of Primary Production Using Five Different Methods In A Spartina Alterniflora Salt Marsh, Richardus F. Kaswadji, James G. Gosselink, R. Eugene Turner

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Photoluminescence Studies In Znxcd1-Xte Single Crystals, David D. Allred, Jesus González-Hernández, Elías López-Cruz, Worth P. Allred

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Central And South America Gps Geodesy- Casa Uno, James N. Kellogg, Timothy H. Dixon

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Public Organizational Existence: A Critique Of Individualism In Democratic Administration, Charles R. Davis

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The Extended Tracking Network And Indications Of Baseline Precision And Accuracy In The North Andes, Jeffrey T. Freymueller, James N. Kellogg

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First Gps Baseline Results From The North Andes, James N. Kellogg, Jeffrey T. Freymueller, Timothy H. Dixon, Ruth E. Neilan, Clemente Ropain U., Sergio Camargo M., Benjamin Fernandez Ch., James L. Stowell, Anibal Salazar, Jaime Mora V., Luis Espin, Vernon Perdue, Leonard Leos

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Dante And The Franciscan Movement, Ilona Klein

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Landscape Development And Coastal Wetland Losses In The Northern Gulf Of Mexico, R. Eugene Turner

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American Influence In Greece, 1917-1929, By Louis P. Cassimatis, Gerasimos Augustinos

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Authority And Political Culture In Shicism, Ed. Said Amir Arjomand, Shahrough Akhavi

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'The Savior Of The World' (John 4:42), Craig R. Koester

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The Fourth Gospel In A Three-Year Lectionary, Craig R. Koester

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Reference Service Effectiveness, Jo Bell Whitlatch

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Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers Vs Rat Snakes: The Effectiveness Of The Resin Barrier, D. Craig Rudolph, Howard Kyle, Richard N. Conner

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Emergency In The Constitutional Law Of The United States, William B. Fisch

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Is A Union Official Who Has Been Convicted Of Embezzling Union Funds Entitled To Collect His Pension Benefits?, Jay E. Grenig

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Hearsay: Part Ii, Paul C. Giannelli

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Hearsay: Part Iv, Paul C. Giannelli

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Hearsay: Part I, Paul C. Giannelli

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