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Underwater Bioacoustic Analysis Of Bearded Seal Behavior Off Barrow, Alaska, Amal Romona Ajmi

Marine Biology

Bearded seal vocalizations were collected incidentally during the 1993 bowhead whale census. Analysis of seal locations, calculated by triangulation of the vocalizations, provided information on seal swim velocity, distribution, and movement. Swim speeds fell within previously documented values. Seal positions, when correlated with satellite images, suggested that seal distribution was directly associated with ice topography. Individually tracked seals exhibited different types of movements including: maintenance of position, rapid increase in speed and slower, prolonged directional travel. Swim speeds, distributions, and movements suggest distinct behaviors which may include foraging, territorial or female defense, or display. Movement and behaviors may alter as …

Student Modeling In An Intelligent Tutoring System, Jeremy E. Thompson

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis explores a new approach to modeling the student in an intelligent tutoring system (ITS), by providing a student model which learns new solutions from the student. A prototype of the new approach to ITS is demonstrated in the Euclidean geometry domain. Complete C++, CLIPS, and Tcl/Tk code listings are included in the appendices for reference. Adaptable multiple software agents were targeted for implementation, based on current literature. However, the student model is found to be maintainable without multiple software agents, while still allowing for tracking several possible solution paths when monitoring student solutions. This capability contradicts previous research …

Distribution, Abundance, And Quality Of Forage Within The Summer Range Of The Central Arctic Caribou Herd, Michael D. Smith

Biological Sciences

Distribution, abundance, and quality of summer forage available to caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti) of the Central Arctic Herd were determined in July and August, 1989 -1990. Plant cover, an index of available biomass, was measured at three sites within 50 km of the arctic coast. In general, plant cover increased with distance from the coast. Cover of forbs and evergreen shrubs was higher at inland sites (P < 0.001), whereas cover of willows (Salix spp.) was highest at the coastal site (P < 0.001). Higher plant cover inland is largely attributable to a greater proportion of drier habitats. Differences in forage quality among sites, however, were small and inconsistent. I conclude that by feeding inland during insect-free periods, caribou realize a net energy benefit, because of higher plant biomass, higher proportion of drier habitat, and greater species diversity than coastal areas.

The Murray Ledger And Times, December 16, 1996, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Fortnightly - December 16, 1996

Fortnightly

No abstract provided.

Monitor Newsletter December 16, 1996, Bowling Green State University

Monitor

Official Publication of Bowling Green State University for Faculty and Staff

St. Justin Catholic Deaf Community Sunday Bulletin, December 15, 1996

Saint Justin Catholic Deaf Community Sunday Bulletin

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Pittsburgh, PA

Saint Justin Catholic Deaf Community Sunday Bulletin Finding Aid

Making Savages Of Us All: White Women, Pueblo Indians, And The Controversy Over Indian Dances In The 1920s, Margaret D. Jacobs

Department of History: Faculty Publications

Historians who have covered the dance controversy usually treat it just in passing as one of the events in John Collier's reform career before he became Franklin Roosevelt's Commissioner of Indian Affairs. They have generally characterized the public debate over Indian dances as a struggle over whether religious freedom should be extended to Native Americans. To many Native Americans, the threat to ban Indian dances certainly did impinge on their religious practices. Yet, the controversy itself involved more than a constitutional debate on religious freedom. Many of the non-Indian participants in the controversy were white women who, in an era …

South Dakota State University Graduation Exercises, December 14, 1996, Brookings, South Dakota, South Dakota State University

Commencement Programs

Please be informed that the individuals listed in the program do not constitute an official confirmation of having met the graduation requirements. The 1996 Fall Graduation Exercises will commence with introductions by University President Robert T. Wagner. Serving as honorary marshals are Dr. Mary K. Wagner, Assistant Professor Emerita of Rural Sociology, and Dr. Donald G. Kenefick, Professor Emeritus of Plant Science and Biochemistry. The commencement address, titled "Access To and Community in Higher Education: Obstacles and Opportunities," will be delivered by Dr. Diane E. Kayongo-Male. Dr. Carol J. Peterson, Vice President for Academic Affairs, will acknowledge student and faculty …

The Murray Ledger And Times, December 14, 1996, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Commencement Convocation Exercises - December 1996, Prairie View A&M University

Commencement and Convocation Exercises

No abstract provided.

December 13, 1996 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

Volume 34 No. 17: December 13, 1996, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Reporter - December 13th 1996, Rit Reporter Staff

University Publications

Burda; Health; Renovations; Spring Break

The New Hampshire, Vol. 87, No. 26 (Dec. 13, 1996), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire.

Flyer News, Vol. 44, No. 20 (Dec. 13, 1996), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton

Montana Kaimin, December 13, 1996, Associated Students Of The University Of Montana

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Distribution Of R-Banded Chromosome Variants In A Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops Truncatus) Population, Kristine Anne Gunter

Dissertations and Theses

When combined with observational and behavioral data, chromosome variant analysis provides a means of assessing population structure in bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus. In this cytogenetic analysis of thirty-six bottlenose dolphins, a distribution of fluorescent R-band variants was catalogued and used as a way to characterize the genetic structure of a Tursiops population inhabiting the Matagorda Bay, Texas, area. Three different population genetic analytical techniques were evaluated for their usefulness in analyzing cytogenetic data. The chromosome variant data obtained from this study was then compared with cytogenetic data gathered from a resident dolphin population residing near Sarasota, Florida.

The purpose …

Hawks' Eye -- December 12, 1996, Roger Williams University

The Hawk's Eye

No abstract provided.

The Three Hundred And Forty-Second Report Of The Curricular Affairs Committee, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Bills

No abstract provided.

Illinois State University Report, December 12, 1996, Illinois State University

Illinois State University Report (1966-2012)

Illinois State University bi-weekly employee newsletter.

Hollins Columns (1996 Dec 12), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Mysterious letter prompts questions about bathroom
• Outsourcing of physical plant operations: the debate continues
• Student opposes political perspectives
• Students responsible for environmental protection
• Comments on Fosl and Lynch editorials
• Lynch's anti-abortion arguments amount to verbal terrorism
• Civility becoming extinct
• No note on damaged car
• Holiday season returns for RLA
• SHARE needs new volunteers for spring
• Joyce Carol Oates speaks at Hollins
• Rasmussen's charge to Hollins students
• Filmmaker Antonio Zarro visits Hollins
• Top ten things to do in the Roanoke area
• Pizza, anyone?
• Short term offers educational experiences off campus
• Beating the winter blues
• Williamson Road: a beautification …

Aluminum Nitride Films By Reactive Sputtering, Alvin Randolph

Theses

Aluminum nitride thin films (-1000 A) have been deposited on silicon substrate by re active sputtering using Al target in 1 : 1 Ar:N2 environment. The atomic force microscopy examination revealed continuous microcrystalline film structure. The Auger electron spectroscopic analysis shows the presence of oxygen in the films. The annealing at 850 C in nitrogen is found to cause recrystallinization and, by FTIR analysis, further oxidation of the films. The films can be characterized as lossy dielectrics with relative permittivity ~ 10, higher than the bulk value of 8.9. Annealing the films is found to reduce anion vacancies and improve …

Icewhispers, Michael J. Bennett

Published Works

No abstract provided.

The Vine (1996-12-11)

The Vine, 1994-2008

The Vine was a successor to Reflections in Ink, published from 1994 to 2008. It transitioned from a mostly African American student perspective to a multi-cultural one.

Bard Observer, Vol. 7, No. 5 (December 11, 1996), Bard College

Bard Observer - All Issues (1956 - Current)

"A single sentence will suffice for modern man: he fornicated and read the papers."--Albert Camus

The Missouri Miner, December 11, 1996

The Missouri Miner Newspaper

No abstract provided.

December 11th 1996, Hispanic News

Inland Empire Hispanic News

No abstract provided.

Ke Alakai, Vol. 50, No. 15 (1996-12-11), Brigham Young University Hawaii

Ke Alaka'i

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of The Success Of Constructed Wetlands In The Cave Run Lake Watershed, April Diane Haight

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the College of Science and Technology at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science by April Diane Haight on December 10, 1996.