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An Investigation Of Plume Rise From Titan Iv Rocket Launches, Joseph D. Brands

Theses and Dissertations

Space launches at Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS) and Vandenberg Air Force Base (vAFB) produce exhaust ground clouds from the solid rocket boosters and liquid hypergolic fuels containing several toxic substances. In order to estimate the health effects that would be imposed upon the public by scheduled launches, range safety officials rely on the Rocket Exhaust Effluent Diffusion Model to predict ground level concentrations of these substances. A drawback to the REEDM is its underprediction of the initial ground clouds stabilization height. This underprediction causes an overprediction of the ground level toxic substance concentrations. This thesis focused on increasing the …

Interest Rate Policies In Ecowas Countries: A Comparative Analysis., Benji C. Onyido

Bullion

This paper reviews the experiences of developing countries in the management of interest rates, with emphasis on ECOWAS countries. While the Anglophone countries have adopted independent interest rate policies overtime, the Francophone members of the West African Monetary Union (WAMU) have shared similar experiences-a common currency (the CFA franc),a central bank (BCEAO) and common monetary policies. The paper is divided into four parts, in part I, it examines the roles of, and factors affecting interest rates. The part II highlights the characteristics of interest rates in developing countries and requirements for a successful interest rate reform. Part III reviews the …

Government Fiscal Policy In 1996/1997: Implications For Economic Development And Survival Of Banks., Sarah Omotunde Alade

Bullion

The paper highlights the implications of fiscal policies in the economy and the survival of banks. It provide a broad overview of the impact of the fiscal policies adopted in 1996 and 1997 and its implications for development. The current fiscal policies are predicated on the 1995 budget, the discussion of the effect of fiscal policies on the economy will start from 1995 when the present fiscal policy stance of government began. The structure of the paper is as follows. The introduction, followed by the conceptual role of fiscal policy in an economy, while section III looks at the fiscal …

Wright State University Libraries Access Newsletter December 1997, Wright State University Libraries

Access Newsletter

A four page newsletter created by Wright State University Libraries that addresses the current affairs of the Libraries.

The Relationship Between Subtalar And Knee Joint Function As A Possible Mechanism For Running Injuries, Nikolaos Stergiou, Barry T. Bates

Journal Articles

The purposes of the study were: (1) to evaluate the effects of different surfaces on the relationship between subtalar and knee joint function, and (2) to examine/explore alternative approaches to the evaluation of these relationships. Five subjects ran under four different surface conditions of various hardness, while both rear and sagittal view kinematic data were collected (200 Hz). Critical parameters describing the knee angle and rearfoot motion were examined in conjunction with a curve analysis technique which incorporated slope differences and curve correlations. A repeated measure ANOVA design (surface × subject) was used along with single subject procedures. The results …

Born In Relation To Law And Ethics, V. Kongmebhol

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Update - December 1997, Loma Linda University Center For Christian Bioethics

Update

In this issue:

-- "Spirituality and Ethics in Patient Care"
-- Mind Manipulation: A Christian Ethical Analysis
-- Hobergs, Silk Hose, and Hypnosis

The Telecommunications Act Of 1996: Codifying The Digital Divide, Allen S. Hammond Iv

Federal Communications Law Journal

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 purports to ensure every American eventual access to advanced telecommunications networks and services, and more immediate access to basic telephone networks and services. This access is essential because it determines the ease with which Americans can acquire an education, obtain employment, control financial affairs, access emergency assistance, and participate in the political process. The interpretation and implementation of the 1996 Act is critical because there is an imminent danger that a large portion of society— in inner cities, near suburbs, and small towns— not be connected to the "national electronic nervous system." To ensure that …

Using Market-Based Spectrum Policy To Promote The Public Interest, Gregory L. Rosston, Jeffrey S. Steinberg

Federal Communications Law Journal

With the increasing demand for spectrum to accommodate emerging technologies, and the discovery that higher frequencies are usable, the FCC has replaced its reliance on administrative mechanisms for allocating spectrum with a more flexible, market-based approach. The FCC can best accomplish its mission of promoting the public interest by continuing to rely on competitive market forces and by establishing a clear and consistent paradigm for approaching allocation, assignment, usage, and other policies. Such a paradigm envisions an FCC that would actively monitor spectrum to remedy situations in which it is not used to its full value; establish mechanisms to reduce …

International Jurisdiction In Cyberspace: Which States May Regulate The Internet?, Stephan Wilske, Teresa Schiller

Federal Communications Law Journal

The Internet now reaches 60 million users in 160 countries, with the number increasing each year. Although cyberspace has been viewed as a self-regulating entity controlled by no government, this myth is being destroyed as the global Internet community expands. With this expansion comes a question: Who has the authority to regulate cyberspace? Given that decisions about the Internet reach far beyond national borders, the answer to this question is unknown, but certainly has broad implications. Traditional laws of international jurisdiction, including jurisdiction to prescribe, jurisdiction to adjudicate, and jurisdiction to enforce, offer some clear answers. However, further development of …

Section 254 Of The Telecommunications Act Of 1996: A Hidden Tax?, Nichole L. Millard

Federal Communications Law Journal

Congress has the sole power to levy and collect taxes. The Supreme Court has ruled that Congress may delegate this authority to administrative agencies so long as the will of Congress is clearly defined in the legislation. However, section 254 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 operates as an unconstitutional delegation of Congress' authority to tax. This legislation provides the FCC with unfettered discretion in defining the boundaries of universal service and the authority to mandate that all consumers of telecommunications services subsidize the cost for low-income and rural consumers, as well as schools, libraries, and health care providers.

Lessons From Yellow Medicine County: Work And Custodial Service At The County Poor Farm, 1889-1935, Ralph Woehle

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Poor farms, which spread to the Midwestern United States in the nineteenth century, were intended to provide work for their residents. Existing literature indicates that the need for work and the ability of residents to work was limited on Midwestern poor farms and that it decreased with time. In the historical case study of a rural Minnesota poor farm presented here, data support contentions of the literature. Between 1889 and 1935, the Yellow Medicine County Poor Farm expanded and modernized the house, while allowing an originally modern farming operation to stagnate. Residents who accounted for most of the occupancy were …

As I Recall... December 1997, Lee County Medical Society

As I Recall Column

"As I Recall…" Column written by Dr. Roger D. Scott for the December 1997 Lee County Medical Society Bulletin newsletter. The entire Bulletin is included, but "As I Recall…" is on page 1 and 2.

Alumnus, Siu Alumni Association

SIU Alumni Magazine

No abstract provided.

Faculty Research: Epidemics In America: The Good, The Bad, And The Immigrant, Patricia J. Fanning

Bridgewater Review

No abstract provided.

Universal Service In The Schools: One Step Too Far?, Christine M. Mason

Federal Communications Law Journal

Universal service is extended to include new recipients, such as schools, as a result of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The FCC should proceed cautiously, and maintain its commitment to the traditional goal of universal service— Americans with basic telephone services— carrying out this new mandate.

All Wired Up: An Analysis Of The Fcc's Order To Internally Connect Schools, Roxana E. Cook

Federal Communications Law Journal

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 extends universal service support to schools and libraries. Pursuant to this legislation, the FCC has provided all eligible schools with discounts of between twenty and ninety percent on telecommunications services, Internet access, and internal connections— to a 2.25 billion dollar annual cap. Critics have denounced the subsidy for internal connections as unsupported by the Act's language and outside the FCC's authority. However, based on a plain reading of the statute, on case law, and on legislative history, it is clear that the FCC properly exercised discretion in allocating the potential fund.

การศึกษาผลการใช้โภชนบำบัดรักษานิ่วชนิดแมกนีเซียมแอมโมเนียม ฟอสเฟส 100% ชนิดปลอดเชื้อในสุนัขเพศเมีย, รสมา ภู่สุนทรธรรม, ไพวิภา กมลรัตน์, เดชฤทธิ์ นิลอุบล, ธนศักดิ์ บุญเสริม, ดุสิต จรุงวงศ์เสถียร

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

ศึกษาผลการใช้โภชนบำบัดรักษานิ่วชนิดแมกนีเซียม แอมโมเนียม ฟอสเฟต (Struvite) 100% ชนิดปลอดเชื้อในสุนัขพันธุ์ไทยผสม เพศเมีย จำนวน 8 ตัว เป็นระยะเวลา 50 วัน แบ่งสุนัขทดลองเป็น 2 กลุ่ม ๆ ละ 4 ตัว ในกลุ่มควบคุมซึ่งได้รับอาหารควบคุม พบ นิ่วในกระเพาะปัสสาวะของสุนัขจำนวน 3 ตัว อีก 1 ตัวไม่พบก้อนนิ่วหลังสิ้นสุดการทดลอง 1 ในกลุ่มทดลองซึ่งได้รับโภชนบำบัดอย่างต่อเนื่องเป็นเวลา 50 วันไม่พบก้อนนิ่วในกระเพาะ ปัสสาวะของสุนัข 3 ตัวหลังสิ้นสุดการทดลอง สุนัขอีก 1 ตัวมีก้อนนิ่วที่มีขนาดและน้ำหนักลดลง ผลการทดลองแสดงให้เห็นว่าการใช้โภชนบำบัดอย่างต่อเนื่องเป็นเวลา 50 วัน สามารถสลายหรือลดขนาดของนิ่ว แมกนีเซียม แอมโมเนียม ฟอสเฟต (Struvite) 100% ชนิดปลอดเชื้อได้ในสุนัข

ผลของการใช้ซีโอไลท์และยากำจัดกลิ่นต่อคุณลักษณะของการใช้ผลผลิตการลดก๊าชแอมโมเนียและการเปลี่ยนแปลค่าทางโลหิตวิทยาในไก่กระทง, จักรกริศน์ เนื่องจำนงค์, กฤษ อังคนาพร, สมชาย ผลดีนานา

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

ไก่กระทงคละเพศอายุ 1 วัน จำนวน 84 ตัว แบ่งออกเป็น 3 กลุ่ม กลุ่มละ 28 ตัว แต่ละกลุ่มมี 4 กลุ่ม ไก่กลุ่มที่ 1 เป็นกลุ่มควบคุม ไก่กลุ่มที่ 2 ได้รับซีโอไลท์ 1% ในอาหาร ตั้งแต่อายุ 1-42 วัน และไก่กลุ่มที่ 3 ได้รับการพ่นยากำจัดกลิ่น (deodorizer) ในอัตราส่วน 1:100 บนกองมูลไก่เมื่อไก่อายุได้ 21, 28, 35 และ 38 วัน ในทุกกลุ่ม ทําการวัดระดับความ เข้มข้นของก๊าซแอมโมเนียที่บริเวณเหนือกองมูลไก่ โดยใช้เครื่องมือเครเกอร์ (Drager) ที่อายุ 14, 21, 28, 35 และ 42 วัน และทำการเก็บตัวอย่างเลือดที่อายุ 14 และ 42 วัน เพื่อประเมิน ค่าทางโลหิตวิทยา เมื่อสิ้นสุดการทดลองทำการเปรียบเทียบน้ำหนักไก่ที่เพิ่มขึ้น อัตราตาย อัตราแลกเนื้อ ปริมาณการกินอาหารและค่าเฉลี่ยของการเจริญเติบโตต่อวัน จากผลการทดลอง พบว่า ระดับความเข้มข้นของก๊าซแอมโมเนียในไก่กลุ่มที่ 3 มีค่าต่ำกว่ากลุ่มที่ 1 และ 2 นอกจาก นี้น้ำหนักตัวไก่ที่เพิ่มขึ้น อัตราแลกเนื้อ และค่าเฉลี่ยของการเจริญเติบโตต่อวันในกลุ่มที่ 3 ดีกว่ากลุ่มที่ 2 อย่างมีนัยสำคัญ แต่มีค่าใกล้เคียงกับกลุ่มที่ 1 ส่วนอัตราตายไม่มีความแตกต่าง กันในทุกกลุ่ม เมื่อเปรียบเทียบอัตราส่วนของเม็ดเลือดขาวเฮทเทอโรฟิลต่อลิมโฟซัยท์ (H/L ratio) พบว่าไก่กลุ่มที่ 1 มีค่า H/L ratio สูงขึ้นเมื่อเทียบกับช่วงก่อนการทดลองอย่างมีนัย สำคัญ แต่ไก่กลุ่มที่ 2 และ 3 ไม่พบความแตกต่างในช่วงก่อนและหลังการทดลอง ซึ่งแสดงให้ เห็นว่าไก่กลุ่มที่ …

Evaluation Of The Efficacy Of Dl-Methionine And Methoonine Hydroxy Analogue In Broiler Diets, S. Kijparkorn, A. Suriyasomboon, C. Nuengjamnong

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Nine hundred and sixty day-old chicks of both sexes were divided into 24 groups of 40 birds each and fed for 42 days. Diets were prepared and fed over two phases (1-21 and 22-42 days of age). They were calculated to be deficient either in methionine and sulfur amino acids (negative control diet) or supplemented with 0.24% DL-Methionine (DL-M) or 0.37% Methionine Hydroxy Analogue (MHA). Weight gain and feed intake were calculated so that an evaluation of the efficacy of the 2 sources of methionine could be made. A significant response (P<0.05) in the average weight gain over negative controls (0.55+0.01 kg/bird) was found for DL-M supplemented diets (0.59± 0.01 kg/bird) in phase I, whereas MHA (0.57±0.01kg/bird) did not show any improvement. The feed conversion ratio of DL-M (1.80±0.03) and MHA (1.82±0.04) was significantly different to the negative control (1.93±0.03). There were no significant differences in all performances during phase II. The overall results showed that broilers fed with 0.24% DL-Methionine or 0.37% Methionine Hydroxy Analogue fortified rations showed the same growth rates. It may be concluded that MHA was 65% as efficient as DL-methionine in broiler chicks during the 1-21 day old period of their lives.

Short Communication: Definitively Diagnosed Cases Of Paratuberculosis In Imported And Locally Produced Brahman Cows In Thailanf, Monoya Ekgatat, Masaharu Kanameda, Surapong Wongkashemjit, Banchon Apiwatanakorn, Tipa Tanticharoenyos, Pipol Sooksaithaichana, Wassana Seangsuwan

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

No abstract provided.

Growth Promoters In Rabbits, Suwanna Kijparkorn, Supattra Srichairat, Somporn Wangsoongnoen

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Fifty-six weanling crossbred rabbits (NZW x Native), aged 28 days, were randomly allotted to 7 groups with 8 animals per treatment and 2 animals per cage. Their diet was calculated to contain 16% crude protein with 3,300 kcal of digestible energy / kg feed. Para grass was fed ad libitum. Oxytetracycline and virginiamycin were added to the feed at levels of 5, 10 and 20 and 10, 20 and 40 mg/kg respectively and the seventh group was used as a control. Weight gain and feed intakes were recorded weekly for 10 weeks. Four rabbits from each group were slaughtered for …

O'Connor V. Consolidated Coin Caterers Corp.: Can An Adea Plaintiff Ever Win, Tara Van Ausdall

Tulsa Law Review

No abstract provided.

Water Current, Volume 29, No. 6, December 1997

Water Current Newsletter

New Equipment Enhances Water Sciences Laboratory's Research Capabilities
From the Director: USGS/NIWR Cooperation, Joint Programming Increasing; NRI Budget Reductions
27th Water Conference Begins Three-Year Look at "Nebraska Water 2000"
Annual Seminar to Examine Interrelationship of Water, Native Grasslands and Wetlands
Pesticide Container Recycling Hits Six Year Peak
Audubon Launches State Office
Environmental Decision Making Conference
MidAmerica GIS Symposium Comes to Cornhusker Hotel in May
Symposium Proceedings Available from Great Plains Foundation
Water News Briefs
Tips on Water Conservation
Useful Resources
Source Water Protection Conference Coming to Dallas in April
UNL Faculty Bring Home ASAE Educational Blue Ribbons

Justice George Sutherland And Economic Liberty: Constitutional Conservatism And The Problem Of Factions, Samuel R. Olken

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

Most scholars have viewed Justice George Sutherland as a conservative jurist who opposed government regulation because of his adherence to laissez-faire economics and Social Darwinism, or because of his devotion to natural rights. In this Article, Professor Olken analyzes these widely held misperceptions of Justice Sutherland's economic liberty jurisprudence, which was based not on socio-economic theory, but on historical experience and common law. Justice Sutherland, consistent with the judicial conservatism of the Lochner era, wanted to protect individual rights from the whims of political factions and changing democratic majorities. The Lochner era differentiation between government regulations enacted for the public …

Sex Selection Abortion And The Boomerang Effect Of A Woman's Right To Choose: A Paradox Of The Skeptics, Lynne Marie Kohm

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Analysis Of The Harm That Russian And Chinese Organized Crime Groups Can Inflict On American Society, Bryce L. Hoekenga

Masters Theses

Determining which of the two main ethnic organized crime groups emerging in America poses a greater threat to society was the focus of this study. One group is from or is closely linked to Russia and the other group is from or is closely linked to China.

The aspects of each group that were discussed include their origins, their spread to America, how they structured, their membership sizes, the types of crimes they commit, and how law enforcement has responded to each group. The aspects that were compared between the two groups include their levels of sophistication, the seriousness and …

Drug Use Among Female High School Senior Students In Michigan: An Application Of Social Bond Theory, Halime Unal

Masters Theses

Drug use is a serious problem affecting the American adolescents today. The focus of this study was the relationship between the elements of social bond and drug use among female high school senior students. The elements of social bond were peer pressure, commitment to school, and the importance of religious belief. Drugs investigated in this study were cigarette, alcohol and marijuana. This study included the total population of female senior students during the 1994-95 academic year in Michigan who participated in the Michigan Alcohol and'Other Drugs School Survey (MAOD).

In order to test the relationship between the elements of social …

Analysis Of The Skeletal Remains From The Knobloch Site, 20ae633, Allegan County, Michigan, Alexandra D. Bybee

Masters Theses

The skeletal remains of at least thirty individuals were recovered from the Knobloch site, 20AE633, Allegan County, Michigan. The site is from the Late Woodland period, a time which saw a variety of strategies for food procurement, including hunting, gathering, fishing, and agriculture. It is not known to what extent these strategies were practiced. The results of trace element analysis of skeletal samples from the Knobloch site assemblage indicate a diet reliant on hunting and gathering.

The Evolution Of Character Education: From Hellfire And Brimstone To Constructivism, Arati Singh

Special Topics, General

Since colonial times, character education has played a kaleidoscopic role in American schools. Seventeenth and eighteenth century Puritan curriculum was synonymous with an exceedingly rigid and religious moral code. Nineteenth century policy makers adopted a Pan-Protestant, and then a generalized Christian philosophy of character education, as they pursued a common school system. As twentieth century American society grew increasingly pluralistic, the religious basis of character education succumbed to a more secular framework. Predictably, this century has seen character education be demoted to just one of many competing items on the national education agenda. Paradoxically, today's violence-filled headlines evince a more …