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Products Liability-Proximate Cause, Intervening Cause, And Duty, David A. Fischer Jul 1987

Products Liability-Proximate Cause, Intervening Cause, And Duty, David A. Fischer

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The primary emphasis of this article will be on the application of proximate cause in strict liability cases involving physical harm to person or property. This includes breach of implied warranty cases causing physical harm as well as strict tort liability cases. For purposes of the matters discussed in this article, the two theories are essentially the same. The major difference between the theories is that warranty law may recognize some contract defenses that do not apply in strict tort cases. The article will also discuss negligence cases for purposes of comparison and contrast with the strict liability cases. This …

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Can Programmers Reuse Software?, Scott N. Woodfield, David W. Embley, Del T. Scott Jul 1987

Can Programmers Reuse Software?, Scott N. Woodfield, David W. Embley, Del T. Scott

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An experiment asked programmers untrained in reuse to evaluate component reusability. They did poorly. Are reusability's promises hollow? Or are there some answers?

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Commentary On Law: Wallowing In Intention, Gene R. Nichol Jul 1987

Commentary On Law: Wallowing In Intention, Gene R. Nichol

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Superconductivity At 155 K, David D. Allred, S. R. Ovshinsky, R. T. Young, G. Demaggio, G. A. Van Der Leeden Jun 1987

Superconductivity At 155 K, David D. Allred, S. R. Ovshinsky, R. T. Young, G. Demaggio, G. A. Van Der Leeden

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Transition to a superconducting zero-resistance state at 155 K is observed for the first time in bulk material. A new five-element compound has been synthesized with nominal composition Y1Ba2Cu3F2Oy. Fluorine plays a critical role in achieving this effect. X-ray diffraction and electron microprobe analysis indicate that the samples are multiphasic. Evidence is presented that the samples contain superconducting phases with onset temperatures considerably above 155 K. Magnetic measurements suggest a flux-trapping effect below 260 K, and diamagnetic deviations from Curie-Weiss behavior in the range from 250 K≤T≤100 K indicate that Meissner effect in a small superconducting volume fraction.

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An Ecumenical Horizon For "Canon Within A Canon"?, Patrick R. Keifert Jun 1987

An Ecumenical Horizon For "Canon Within A Canon"?, Patrick R. Keifert

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The Parish As A Confessing Community, Gary M. Simpson Jun 1987

The Parish As A Confessing Community, Gary M. Simpson

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Search For Isotope Effect In Superconducting Y-Ba-Cu-O, L C. Bourne, M F. Crommie, A Zettl, Hans Conrad Zur Loye, S W. Keller, K L. Leary, Angelica M. Stacy, K J. Chang, Marvin L. Cohen, Donald E. Morris Jun 1987

Search For Isotope Effect In Superconducting Y-Ba-Cu-O, L C. Bourne, M F. Crommie, A Zettl, Hans Conrad Zur Loye, S W. Keller, K L. Leary, Angelica M. Stacy, K J. Chang, Marvin L. Cohen, Donald E. Morris

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An isotope effect has been searched for in the high-Tc, superconductor YBa2Cu307 —b through substitution of 180 for 16O. No shift in the superconducting transition temperature T, is observed by electrical resistivity or magnetic susceptibility measurements. We discuss the implications of this result for mechanisms of superconductivity in the high-T, oxides.

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Aurealcaulis Crossii Gen. Et Sp. Nov., An Arborescent, Osmundaceous Trunk From The Fort Union Formation (Paleocene), Wyoming, William D. Tidwell, Lee R. Parker Jun 1987

Aurealcaulis Crossii Gen. Et Sp. Nov., An Arborescent, Osmundaceous Trunk From The Fort Union Formation (Paleocene), Wyoming, William D. Tidwell, Lee R. Parker

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Aurealcaulis crossii gen. et sp. nov., is based on permineralized trunks of an osmundaceous tree fern from the Paleocene Fort Union Formation from near Bitter Creek Station of southwestern Wyoming. This new species is characterized by centripetal (exarch) development of its xylem strands which form part of the leaf traces. Most of the leaf traces depart the stele as two segments that fuse into a single C-shaped petiole vascular strand outside of the outer cortex. Stipular expansions of the petiole bases of this species lack sclerenchyma, and roots arise from the lateral edges of leaf traces in the inner cortex. …

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Length-Independent Voltage Fluctuations In Small Devices, A. Benoit, C. P. Umbach, R. B. Laibowitz, Richard A. Webb Jun 1987

Length-Independent Voltage Fluctuations In Small Devices, A. Benoit, C. P. Umbach, R. B. Laibowitz, Richard A. Webb

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Conductance fluctuations in one-dimensional lines of length L shorter than the phase-coherence length Lφ are not universal but diverge as L-2. Using the Onsager relations and voltage additivity, we show that the voltage fluctuations are independent of the distance between voltage probes. The antisymmetric (Hall-type) contribution to the voltage fluctuations is constant for all values of L. Measurements of the voltage fluctuations and correlation function between different regions in Au and Sb lines confirm these results.

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Some Aspects Of The Isogroup Of The Self-Dual Yang-Mills System, C. J. Papachristou, B. Kent Harrison Jun 1987

Some Aspects Of The Isogroup Of The Self-Dual Yang-Mills System, C. J. Papachristou, B. Kent Harrison

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A generalized isovector formalism is used to derive the isovectors and isogroup of the self-dual Yang-Mills (SDYM) equation in the so-called J formulation. In particular, the infinitesimal "hidden symmetry'' transformation, a linear system, and a well-known Backlund transformation of the SDYM equation are derived in the process. Thus symmetry and integrability aspects of the SDYM system appear in natural relationship to each other within the framework of the isovector approach.

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Effect Of Phosphate On The Kinetics And Specificity Of Glycation Of Protein, Nancy G. Watkins, Carolyn I. Neglia-Fisher, Daniel G. Dyer, Suzanne R. Thorpe, John W. Baynes May 1987

Effect Of Phosphate On The Kinetics And Specificity Of Glycation Of Protein, Nancy G. Watkins, Carolyn I. Neglia-Fisher, Daniel G. Dyer, Suzanne R. Thorpe, John W. Baynes

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The glycation (nonenzymatic glycosylation) of several proteins was studied in various buffiner os rder to assess the effects of buffering ions on the kinetics and specificity of glycation of protein. Incubation of RNase with glucose in phosphate buffer resulted in inactivation of the enzyme because of preferential modification of lysine residues ino r near the activsei te. In contrast, in the cationic buffers, 3-(N-morpholino)propanesulfonic acid and 3-(N-tris(hydroxymethyl)rnethylamino)- 2-hydroxypropanesulfonica cid, the kineticso f glycation of RNase were decreased 2- to 3-fold, there was a decrease in glycation of active site versus peripheral lysines, and the enzyme was resistant to inactivation by …

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Hard-Sphere Theory For Correlation Of Tracer Diffusion Of Gases And Liquids In Alkanes, Michael A. Matthews, Aydin Akgerman May 1987

Hard-Sphere Theory For Correlation Of Tracer Diffusion Of Gases And Liquids In Alkanes, Michael A. Matthews, Aydin Akgerman

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Free Energy For Harmonically Bound Fermions In A Magnetic Field, Lipo Wang, R. F. O'Connell Mar 1987

Free Energy For Harmonically Bound Fermions In A Magnetic Field, Lipo Wang, R. F. O'Connell

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An analytic expression is obtained for the free energy of fermions bound in an anisotropic harmonic potential in the presence of an arbitrary magnetic field, at a finite temperature. The specific heat and the magnetic moment are readily calculated. The results consist of two parts, a steady part and an oscillatory one. The latter is similar to the well known de Haas-van Alphen oscillation, but persists in the absence of a magnetic field. Application of the results to the nuclear shell model and surface effects of solids are briefly discussed. © 1987, IOP Publishing Ltd.

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The Sharpness Of Some Cluster Set Results, D. Rung, Samih Obaid Jan 1987

The Sharpness Of Some Cluster Set Results, D. Rung, Samih Obaid

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We show that a recent cluster set theorem of Rung is sharp in a certain sense. This is accomplished through the construction of an interpolating sequence whose limit set is closed, totally disconnected and porous. The results also generalize some of Dolzenko's cluster set theorems.

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Great Gains Or Weight Work, L Kravitz, C J. Cisar Jan 1987

Great Gains Or Weight Work, L Kravitz, C J. Cisar

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Forest Insect Hazard Rating, Ray R. Hicks Jr., Jack E. Coster, G.N. Mason Jan 1987

Forest Insect Hazard Rating, Ray R. Hicks Jr., Jack E. Coster, G.N. Mason

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Spoil Banks: Effects On A Coastal Marsh Water-Level Regime, Erick M. Swenson, R. Eugene Turner Jan 1987

Spoil Banks: Effects On A Coastal Marsh Water-Level Regime, Erick M. Swenson, R. Eugene Turner

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Above- and below-ground water-level fluctuations were measured in the marshes south of New Orleans, Louisiana, between November 1982 and December 1983. The purpose of the program was to defme the basic marsh water-level regime and to investigate how canal spoil banks may influence the water-level regime. Two study areas were used: (1) a control area, defined as a section of marsh with unrestricted hydrologic connection to an adjacent bayou; and, (2) a partially-impounded area, defined as an area with limited hydrologic connection to an adjacent bayou due to the presence of dredged canal spoil banks. Data sources included marsh water …

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Impairment Of Collateral Under Section 3-606 Of The Uniform Commercial Code, Carolyn Edwards Jan 1987

Impairment Of Collateral Under Section 3-606 Of The Uniform Commercial Code, Carolyn Edwards

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International Discovery: Mining The Depths Of The Hague Evidence Convention, Michael P. Waxman Jan 1987

International Discovery: Mining The Depths Of The Hague Evidence Convention, Michael P. Waxman

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Eyewitness Identifications And Expert Testimony, Paul C. Giannelli Jan 1987

Eyewitness Identifications And Expert Testimony, Paul C. Giannelli

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Privacy, Emotional Distress, And The Limits Of Libel Law Reform, Jonathan L. Entin Jan 1987

Privacy, Emotional Distress, And The Limits Of Libel Law Reform, Jonathan L. Entin

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Securing Justice: A Response To William Bradford Reynolds, Michael A. Middleton Jan 1987

Securing Justice: A Response To William Bradford Reynolds, Michael A. Middleton

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I doubt that William Bradford Reynolds would disagree that the self evident truths the Framers of the Declaration of Independence spoke about are as applicable today in the 1980's as they were over 200 years ago. I also doubt that Mr. Reynolds would disagree that despite the fact that black people were not considered human beings when the Constitution was framed, the fourteenth amendment to that great document was intended to bring them within the ambit of its protections. On these two basic propositions, I suspect, Mr. Reynolds and I would agree. Beyond that however, Mr. Reynolds advances a fundamentally …

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Illegal Traffic In Women: A Civil Rico Proposal, Lan Cao Jan 1987

Illegal Traffic In Women: A Civil Rico Proposal, Lan Cao

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Liquid Crystals From Poly(4,4'-Methoxybiphenylyl Methacrylate)., R. Duran, D. Guillon, Ph Gramain, A. Skoulios Jan 1987

Liquid Crystals From Poly(4,4'-Methoxybiphenylyl Methacrylate)., R. Duran, D. Guillon, Ph Gramain, A. Skoulios

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Side-chain liquid crystalline poly(4,4'-biphenylyl methacrylate) was studied by x-ray diffraction. Three smectic phases were described using a ribbon-like structural model for the polymer chain. In the smectic S//P phase, ribbons lie flat on their sides to form layers with a spacing equal to the thickness of the ribbons. In the smectic S//A phase, the ribbons stand upright giving layers with a thickness corresponding to the length of one extended monomeric unit. In the ordered smectic S//O phase, the layer thickness also corresponds to one extended repeat unit, and the pendant groups are arranged according to a two-dimensional oblique lattice. The …

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Core-Excitoninduced Desorption From Mgo, Richard L. Kurtz, Roger Stockbauer, Ralf Nyholm, S. Anders Flodström, Friedmar Senf Jan 1987

Core-Excitoninduced Desorption From Mgo, Richard L. Kurtz, Roger Stockbauer, Ralf Nyholm, S. Anders Flodström, Friedmar Senf

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Core-exciton-induced desorption of O and H from MgO(100) and MgO(111) has been observed using photon excitation energies spanning the O K edge. Electron-yield data from partially oxidized Mg implies that these states are localized in the near-surface region. O and H desorption results from the decay of different O core-exciton states as well as the states produced by interband transitions. The O excitonic levels are interpreted in terms of their related atomic origin. © 1987 The American Physical Society.

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Maximal Subsemigroups Of Lie Groups That Are Total, Jimmie D. Lawson Jan 1987

Maximal Subsemigroups Of Lie Groups That Are Total, Jimmie D. Lawson

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The major problem with which this paper is concerned is determining criteria that allow one to decide whether the subsemigroup generated by a subset B of a group G is all of G. Motivations for considering this problem arise from at least two sources. The first source concerns the program to develop a Lie theory of semigroups. Given a closed subsemigroup S of Lie group G, one defines the tangent object of S in the Lie algebra L(G) by L(S) = {xeL(G):exp(tx)∊S for all t≧0}. © 1987, Edinburgh Mathematical Society. All rights reserved.

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Some Results In Discontinuous Fields And Wave Propogation, R. Estrada, R. P. Kanwal Jan 1987

Some Results In Discontinuous Fields And Wave Propogation, R. Estrada, R. P. Kanwal

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We present various applications of recently developed techniques which are an interplay between the differential geometry and the theory of distributions. We apply them to the microlocal theory, derive the general order transport equations for the strength of wave fronts, obtain the values of the jumps of the general Nth-order derivatives of the harmonic functions across the potential layers, and present the explicit formulas for an arbitrary order derivative of functions of the radial distance r. © 1987.

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New Patterns In Atomic Spectra, A. R.P. Rau Jan 1987

New Patterns In Atomic Spectra, A. R.P. Rau

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Disclosure Of Confidential Sources In International Reporting, Lisa A. Kloppenberg Jan 1987

Disclosure Of Confidential Sources In International Reporting, Lisa A. Kloppenberg

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The Hybridization Of The Content-Neutral Standards For The Free Speech Clause, David Day Jan 1987

The Hybridization Of The Content-Neutral Standards For The Free Speech Clause, David Day

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