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Report, Social Response To The First A Alert Of The Parkfield Earthquake Prediction Experiment, December 1992, Colleen Fitzpatrick, Paul W. O'Brien

Natural Hazards Center Collection

The report "depicts what alerts are in the context of the Parkfield Earthquake Prediction Experiment and the unfolding of events surrounding the first Parkfield A-level alert. The purpose of researching the alert and the methods used to investigate this phenomenon are then presented. Results from interviews and observations acquired from social research on the alert and the derived findings complete this report."

The Parthenon, December 1, 1992, Marshall University

The Parthenon

No abstract provided.

Energy Storage For Power Systems With Rapidly Changing Loads, Patrick G. Lyons

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technical Reports

In areas with rapidly changing loads of large magnitude, utility companies often experience large deviations in frequency and area control error. Inadvertent tie-line power flow also occurs. The purpose of this research is to examine the effects a large scale energy storage device has on the system response to a rapidly changing load. Two control areas connected by a tie-line are modelled and simulations are performed to determine the response to a step change in load and also to a five-stand rolling mill load. For each type of load, three cases are studied: no energy storage in the system, a …

A Digital Implementation Of A Three-Layered Ann Module, Ottilia Mccoy, Okan K. Ersoy

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technical Reports

An Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Module has been designed having capabilities of onboard supervised backpropagation learning. Several modules are comected through an error detection scheme. The Artificial Neural Network Module is a three-layered network comprising twenty-four digital nodes that can be fully connected. The module allows full user configurable options of connections between nodes in adjacent layers, ,activation or deactivation of any node, learning high precision floating point user specified input initial weights, and user choice of linear or nonlinear activation hnction for the input, hidden, and output nodes. In addition to the Artificial Neural Network Module implementation, a circuit …

Project Modeling For Discrete Event Simulation By Neural Networks And Fuzzy Associative Memories, O. E. Velipasaoglu, O. K. Ersoy, T. Nienhaus

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technical Reports

The simulation method is used to obtain approximate solutions to operations planning problems. Its power comes from the ability to model complex systems effectively. This property makes simulation preferable in practice over programming methods which provide exact solutions but are limited in the range of problems they can be applied. Flexibility of simulation modeling is desirable especially in resource constrained operations planning problems. When internal decision mechanisms like heuristic methods are added to the scope of simulation, performance can be enhanced significantly. As a result of application of neural networks and fuzzy associative memories to operations planning through the context …

Losses In Electric Power Systems, E. Benedict, T. Collins, D. Gotham, S. Hoffman, D. Karipides, S. Pekarek, R. Ramabhadran

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technical Reports

This report concerns losses in power systems. The report was assembled by seven authors in EE 532 class at Purdue University in December, 1992. The work was part of a class project on losses . All aspects of losses are discussed from the transmission system through utilization stages. High efficiency motors and lighting are also considered . The students participating in this project also videotaped presentations on power system losses .

A Theory Of Global Concurrency Control In Multidatabase Systems, Aidong Zhang, Ahmed K. Elmagarmid

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Qualitative And Quantitative Determination Of Pinenes In Gum Turpentine, William D. Scott Iii

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Tennessee Farm Bureau News - December 1992/January 1993, Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation

Tennessee Farm Bureau News

No abstract provided.

Horizons: A Vocational Approach To The National Curriculum, Ka Howgill, A Harris

Plymouth Institute of Education

No abstract provided.

An Integrated Simulation Model Development Environment For Slam Ii Using Object-Oriented Paradigm, Rizvan Erol

Masters Theses

An integrated simulation model development environment was implemented to assist the modeler by automating certain activities of simulation modeling. The system included interactive model definition, experimental design, automatic simulation program generation in SLAM II. Object-oriented paradigm at software development stage was extensively used to conceptualize the structure, and rules of the SLAM II language in order to generate efficient, and modular program code. The present system targeted modeling of various probabilistic inventory control system problems. The remarkable advantages of the system were rapid model development time, and achieving reliable program code without requiring any knowledge in SLAM II. Object-oriented programming …

The Time Has Come: Ending The Antitrust Non-Enforcement Policy In Professional Sports, John J. Scura

Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law

No abstract provided.

Wanted: Tickets - A Reassessment Of Current Ticket Scalping Legislation And The Controversy Surrounding Its Enforcement, Phyllis L. Zankel

Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law

No abstract provided.

Copyright - Compilations Of Facts - The Selection Of Statistics In A Baseball Outcome Predictive Pitching Form Is Within The Subject Matter Of Copyright. Kregos V. Associated Press, 937 F.2d 700 (2d Cir. 1991)., Liliana De Avila

Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law

No abstract provided.

A Needed Change In The Rules Of Baseball, Lewis Kurlantzick

Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law

No abstract provided.

Extrapolation Procedures In Mott Electron Polarimetry, Timothy James Gay, M. A. Khakoo, J. A. Brand, J. E. Furst, W. V. Meyer, W. M.K.P. Wijayaratna, F. B. Dunning

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

In standard Mott electron polarimetry using thin gold film targets, extrapolation procedures must be used to reduce the experimentally measured asymmetries A to the values they would have for scattering from single atoms. These extrapolations involve the dependence of A on either the gold film thickness t or the maximum detected electron energy loss in the target ΔE. Using a concentric cylindrical-electrode Mott polarimeter, we have studied and compared these two types of extrapolations over the electron energy range 20-100 keV. The potential systematic errors which can result from such procedures are analyzed in detail, particularly with regard to the …

The Impact Of Site-Based Management On Perceived Roles Of Superintendents, Board Chairpersons, Principals And Selected Central Office Personnel In Tennessee School Systems, Narvia D. Haywood

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The introduction of site-based management has had an impact on the operation of school systems in Tennessee; however no one seems to know for certain what that impact was. Findings from this study revealed that there is a basic understanding of the impact of site-based management as perceived by superintendents, board chairpersons, principals, personnel, budget, curriculum, and staff development administrators. Findings also revealed that central office staff and principals, for the most part, perceive that the superintendents and board chairpersons were supportive of site-based management programs. One hundred and eighty-one educators, including board chairpersons, responded to a fifty-four item questionnaire. …

A Tale Of Two Courts: The Alaska Supreme Court, The United States Supreme Court, And Retroactivity, Paul E. Mcgreal

Alaska Law Review

No abstract provided.

Alternative Dispute Resolution Strategies In Medical Malpractice, Thomas B. Metzloff

Alaska Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Report On An Arts Administration Internship With The Maryland State Arts Council Baltimore, Md, Summer 1992 : An Internship, Michael L. Callendar

Arts Administration Master's Reports (1984-2016)

The Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) was established in 1967, as an autonomous agency of the state government to distribute line-item appropriations to the major arts institutions in the state. Even though, as stated in its founding legislation, the mission of the newly formed Arts Council was to create a nurturing environment for all the arts throughout the state, it was believed, at the time of its inception, that the only arts that deserved to receive public funding were presented by the five already established major arts organizations (Backus 1992). These included the Baltimore Museum of Art, The Baltimore Symphony, …

Arts Administration Internship Report : The New Museum Of Contemporary Art : A Report, Brian Hannon

Arts Administration Master's Reports (1984-2016)

Stephen Weil writes in his collection of essays, Rethinking the Museum and Other Meditations," .. we must never forget that ideas--and not just things alone--also lie at the heart of the museum enterprise. Reality is neither objects alone nor simply ideas about objects (2). Weil's insight into the matter of museums prompted me to search out a particular type of organization in which to work for this internship. No doubt any number of respected and successful institutions in New York City could have offered me an extraordinary internship in arts administration, but I was drawn to The New Museum of …

A Study Of The W. Edwards Deming Total Quality Management Concept As It Applies To Education In Tennessee, Ronald Wilcox

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine Tennessee superintendents' perceptions of the educational application of the W. Edwards Deming Total Quality Management Model. The Total Quality Management Model was divided into four parts for the purpose of this study based on review of the literature. The parts are eight selected underlying principles, Deming's 14 points, Deming's deadly diseases, and process improvement tools. A survey instrument developed by the investigator was sent to all 139 Tennessee superintendents. A total of 112 of the superintendents responded representing 81% of the population. Fifty-one percent of the respondents are using some of the …

Densities Of Vegetable Oils And Fatty Acids, Hossein Noureddini, B C. Teoh, L Davis Clements

Papers in Biomaterials

Complete data for density as a function of temperature have been measured for a number of vegetable oils (cramhe, rapeseed, corn, soybean, milkweed, coconut, lesquerella), as well as eight fatty acids in the range CS to C,, at temperatures from above their melting points to llQ°C (23Q°F). The specific gravity and density measure mente were performed according to American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard test methods D 368, D 891 and D 1298 for hydrometers and a modified ASTM D 369 and D 891 for pycnometers. Correlation constants, based on the experimental data, are presented for calculating the …

Sediment Delivery On Rill And Interrill Areas, John E. Gilley, D. C. Kincaid, W. J. Elliot, J. M. Laflen

Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications

Equations which relate sediment delivery to a power function of flow rate and slope gradient were calculated in this study. The data used to parameterize the calculations were obtained from sites where crop residues had been removed. and moldboard plowing and disking had occurred. Measurements of sediment delivery resulting from simulated rainfall were obtained from preformed rills and interrill areas. The equations provided reliable sediment delivery estimates for selected soils located throughout the United States. To use the sediment delivery equations, soil-related parameter values must be identified. Multiple regression analyses were performed to relate parameter values used in the equations …

Book Review: Eisenhower And The Management Of Prosperity By John W. Sloan, Ann Mari May

Department of Economics: Faculty Publications

Twenty-five years ago, Dwight Eisenhower was often depicted as a president with no great competence nor interest in economics or domestic policy issues. However, as those interested in presidential studies know, Eisenhower has been posthumously rehabilitated.

The revisionist literature on Eisenhower is now becoming complete, and John Sloan's book Eisenhower and the Management of Prosperity reflects this revisionism by examining economic policy formation in the 1950s. In Sloan's book, we see an Eisenhower who was not only competent in economics, but was also very aware of the political ramifications of economic policy. We also see in Eisenhower's leadership style a …

An Arbitrary Matching Training Supplement To The Avc Discrimination Test, Charles P. Butler

Masters Theses

Kerr, Meyerson and Flora (1977) devised a series of small learning tasks that could be used to assess developmentally disabled individuals on the typical tasks to be performed in a school setting or sheltered workshop and required only very simple equipment. Davine (1990) suggested that there may be transitional skills between AVC levels IV and V not found by Kerr et al. Davine looked at four experimental steps designed to test this notion. The results of this study were inconclusive. Wilson (1991) tested the same notion by devising a series of non identity matching tasks which were generally found to …

Examination Of Community Mental Health Services For Persons With Serious Mental Illness: A Descriptive Study Of 31 Counties In Michigan, Pamela C. Werner

Masters Theses

Thirty-one out of 55 Community Mental Health Boards participated in a survey conducted by the Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Michigan. This study examined a number of variables in the questionnaire using a product-moment correlational analysis.

Results indicated that family and consumer input is modestly correlated with comprehensive service delivery and staff/consumer education and training. Budget and the active number of mentally ill cases had a low correlation with comprehensive service delivery and staff/consumer education and training. Interagency collaboration was modestly correlated with program evaluation, and comprehensive services available to consumers. Weaknesses were noted in the management structure of …

Laser Doppler Velocimetry Research Of The Blowby Gas Characteristics In An Internal Combustion Engine, Mark Kevin Coffill

Masters Theses

The project was designed to measure a reciprocating engine fluid flow (blowby gases past the piston rings) using a laser doppler velocimeter (LDV). Blowby gases were obtained by introducing compressed air into an engine cylinder (piston held at TDC) to simulate engine combustion pressures. Beginning the proposed research included starting an LDV/reciprocating engine laboratory at Western Michigan University and determining the limits of the measurement devices (LDV system in particular).

The limitations which were found in the LDV system only allowed for limited results of in cylinder optical measurements. The results obtained were for cylinder pressures below 0.6 kPa gauge …

Expositeo Attonis Episcopivercellensis In Epistolam Sancti Pauli Ad Romanos: Introduction And Partial Text, Steven R. Cartwright

Masters Theses

Manuscripts of the commentary of Atto of Vercelli on the Epistle of Saint Paul to the Romans were transcribed and collated, and a critical edition of the commentary, from the Prologue to Atto’s comments on chapter two, verse thirteen of the biblical text, was produced, noting textual variants, Scriptural quotations, and Patristic sources. This edition was compared with previous editions of the commentary, and variants were listed. A comparison was made with manuscripts of another commentary on Romans which was paraphrased from Atto’s, and similarities and differences were noted.

Microfilms of two manuscripts were used in the transcription: Vercelli Biblioteca …

Sectionalism And The Representation Debate, 1787-1792, John E. Grenier

Theses and Dissertations

From 1787 until 1792 the issue of the apportionment of representatives in the House of Representatives was the focus of spirited debate in American politics. The central issue at stake was the size and influence of each of the sections in future Congresses. The representation issue was first debated during the Constitutional Convention in 1787. After a temporary settlement of the representation guestion in the Convention, the First Congress re-opened the apportionment debate. The result was a constitutional amendment that would have significantly increased the size of the House of Representatives. After that amendment failed to pass the states, the …