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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 …

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 …

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 …

Inhomogeneous Broadening In Spectral Bands Of Carbonmonoxymyoglobin: The Connection Between Spectral And Functional Heterogeneity, Todd B. Sauke, P. Ormos, A. Ansari, D. Braunstein, B. R. Cowen, H. Fraunfelder, M. K. Hong, I. E. T. Iben, P. J. Steinbach, R. D. Young

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The rebinding kinetics of CO to myoglobin after flash photolysis is nonexponential in time below approximately 180 K; the kinetics is governed by a distribution of enthalpic barriers. This distribution results from inhomogeneities in the protein conformation, referred to as conformational substates. Hole-burning experiments on the Soret and IR CO-stretch bands test the assumption that an inhomogeneous distribution of conformational substates results in inhomogeneously broadened spectra. CO was slowly photolyzed at different wavelengths in the Soret band at 10 K. Both the Soret band and the CO-stretch band A1, centered at 1,945 cm-1, shift during photolysis, demonstrating that different wavelengths …

Reference Service Effectiveness, Jo Bell Whitlatch

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Utility Function And Fiscal Illusion From Grants, Yeung-Nan Shieh, J. P. O'Brien

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A Course In Laboratory And Stockroom Management, John T. Moore

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The Geography Of Home Furnishings Sales In The U.S., Steven H. Bullard

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Sales by U.S. "furniture and home furnishings" stores were nearly $75 billion in 1987, the year of the most recent Census of Retail Trade. The sales total includes $26 billion for "furniture" stores, $16 billion for "homefurnishings" stores, $8 billion for "household appliance" stores, and $24 billion for "radio, television, computer, and music" stores.

The 1987 Census of Retail Trade reports sales for the combined category, furniture and home furnishings, for all U.S. states, counties, and metropolitan areas. In this article, therefore, the term "furniture and home furnishings" refers to combined sales for all of the store types in Table …

Mississippi’S Furniture Industry Provides A Market For Forest Products, Steven H. Bullard

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If you own timberland in Mississippi that has a hardwood component, you definitely should be interested in the furniture industry and the outlook for the use of wood in this market. The furniture industry provides a ready market for high quality hardwoods, as well as for lower quality hardwood timber; the outlook for the use of wood of both types is very favorable - particularly in the production of upholstered and non-upholstered furniture for household use.

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.

Experimental Reintroduction Of Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers, D. Craig Rudolph, Howard Kyle, Richard N. Conner

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The Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) is an endangered species endemic to the pine forests of the southeastern United States (Jackson 1971). Deforestation and habitat alteration have severely affected Red-cockaded Woodpecker populations; current populations are isolated and most are declining (Jackson 1971, Lennartz et al. 1983, Conner and Rudolph 1989, Costa and Escano 1989). The species has been extirpated from significant areas of suitable or potentially suitable habitat.

The Marquette Lawyer, James D. Ghiardi

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Does The Lmra Preempt A State Wrongful Death Action That Charges A Union With Negligent Safety Inspections?, Jay E. Grenig

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Must The Army Negotiate Salaries With A Union Representing Teachers At A School For Army Dependents?, Jay E. Grenig

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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 …

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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Hearsay: Part Iii, Paul C. Giannelli

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Separation Of Powers, The Political Branches, And The Limits Of Judicial Review, Jonathan L. Entin

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A New Chloroplast Protein Is Induced By Growth On Low Co2 In Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii, Catherine B. Mason, Livingston J. Manuel, James V. Moroney

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The biosynthesis of a 36 kilodalton polypeptide of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii was induced by photoautotrophic growth on low CO2. Fractionation studies using the cell-wall-deficient strain of C. reinhardtii, CC-400, showed that this polypeptide was different from the low CO2-induced periplasmic carbonic anhydrase. In addition, the 36 kilodalton polypeptide was found to be localized in intact chloroplasts isolated from low CO2-adapting cultures. This protein may, in part, account for the different inorganic carbon uptake characteristics observed in chloroplasts isolated from high and low CO2-grown C. reinhardtii cells.

Distribution And Rate Of Methane Oxidation In Sediments Of The Florida Everglades, G. M. King, P. Roslev, H. Skovgaard

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Rates of methane emission from intact cores were measured during anoxic dark and oxic light and dark incubations. Rates of methane oxidation were calculated on the basis of oxic incubations by using the anoxic emissions as an estimate of the maximum potential flux. This technique indicated that methane oxidation consumed up to 91% of the maximum potential flux in peat sediments but that oxidation was negligible in marl sediments. Oxygen microprofiles determined for intact cores were comparable to profiles measured in situ. Thus, the laboratory incubations appeared to provide a reasonable approximation of in situ activities. This was further supported …

Antimicrobial Susceptibilities Of Staphylococcal Species Isolated From Mammary Glands Of Unbred And Primigravid Dairy Heifers, P. Trinidad, S. C. Nickerson, D. G. Luther

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Staphylococcal isolates from teat canal keratin and mammary secretion samples of unbred and primigravid Jersey heifers were tested in vitro for susceptibility to 12 antimicrobial agents. More than 92% of the 311 isolates were susceptible to all antimicrobial agents tested. Staphylococci other than Staphylococcus aureus demonstrated an overall susceptibility of 98.3% to all antibiotics, and Staphylococcus aureus demonstrated a 97% susceptibility. Across all staphylococcal species, susceptibility of isolates from secretion samples was 98.1%, and susceptibility of isolates from teat canal keratin samples was 93.1%. Differences in susceptibilities were observed among herds. © 1990, American Dairy Science Association. All rights reserved.

The Burden Of Responsibility In The Libro De Buen Amor, Lynn Williams

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In three of the early sections of the Libro de buen amor, Juan Ruiz explains to his public how, for various reasons, he is conditioned to love women. In stanzas 71-76 he uses the unimpeachable authority of Aristotle to argue that men and animals are biologically determined to seek 'juntamiento con fenbra plazentera' (st. 71d), and since he is a man like any other, it is natural, perhaps even inevitable, that from time to time he too should feel the attraction of the opposite sex. Paraphrasing St Paul (I Thessalonians 5.21), the Archpriest tells us rather cheekily that one must …

The Lemon Test: Should It Be Retained, Reformulated Or Rejected?, Carl H. Esbeck

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This essay addresses the Supreme Court's three-part establishment clause test originally set down in Lemon v. Kurtzman. Part I concerns the manner in which the Lemon test has substantially evolved. Part II explores what the evolved test has to offer by way of solving the seemingly conflicting duties not to inhibit free speech and political rights, while at the same time refraining from passing laws "respecting an establishment of religion." Finally, Part III addresses some of the proposals to supplant Lemon altogether.

After We're Gone: A Commentary, Michael A. Middleton

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Professor Bell has placed before us a basic question that must be dealt with by all who wish to resolve the difficulties inherent in governing a free society. That question is one with which the framers of our Constitution grappled and that baffles us still. How does a society effectively govern itself and at the same time guarantee equal liberty for all? More specifically, in the racial context presented by The Chronicle of the Space Traders, when may government act for the benefit of society in a manner that is detrimental to some of its citizens because of their race?

“Our Federalism” In Pennzoil Co. V. Texaco, Inc. Or How The Younger Doctrine Keeps Getting Older Not Better, Thomas E. Baker

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Slowdown In The Decline Of Stroke Mortality In The United States, 1978-1986, Richard Cooper, Christopher Sempos, Shih Chao Hsieh, Mary Grace Kovar

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The gradual decline in stroke mortality rates observed in the United States since 1900 accelerated markedly around 1973 for whites and around 1968 for blacks. During the next decade stroke mortality rates decreased by almost 50% so that the United States now experiences one of the lowest stroke mortality rates in the world. Beginning in 1979, however, the annual rate of decline in stroke mortality began to slow considerably. Comparing the period 1979-1986 with the previous decade, a 57% slowing in the absolute rate of decline (as estimated by the slope of the linear portion of the mortality curve) was …

Videomicroscopic Comparison Of Bull Sperm And Leukocyte Chromosome Areas As Related To Gender, J. E. Chandler, V. Tirado, R. W. Adkinson

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Chromosomal areas from metaphase spreads of male bovine leukocytes were digitized and sex chromosomes identified using videomicroscopy. Autosomal areas were ranked in descending order within a cell and assigned to two categories based on alternating rank. X and Y chromosome areas were assigned to respective categories. Areas were divided by 4 to make their sum equivalent to sperm DNA content. Data were analyzed before and after inclusion of sex chromosomal areas. Before X and Y inclusion, rank contributed to difference in chromosomal areas. Rank by category interaction and category effects did not contribute to area variation. After X and Y …