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Illinois State University Report, August 21, 1997, Illinois State University

Illinois State University Report (1966-2012)

Illinois State University bi-weekly employee newsletter.

Toy Model For Breaking Super Gauge Theories At The Effective Lagrangian Level, Joseph Schechter, Francesco Sannino

Physics - All Scholarship

We propose a toy model to illustrate how the effective Lagrangian for super QCD might go over to the one for ordinary QCD by a mechanism whereby the gluinos and squarks in the fundamental theory decouple below a given supersymmetry breaking scale m. The implementation of this approach involves a suitable choice of possible supersymmetry breaking terms. An amusing feature of the model is the emergence of the ordinary QCD degrees of freedom which were hidden in the auxiliary fields of the supersymmetric effective Lagrangian.

Washington University Record, August 21, 1997

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

Emissions From Smoldering Combustion Of Biomass Measured By Open-Path Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Robert J. Yokelson, Ronald A. Susott, Darold E. Ward, James J. Reardon, David W. T. Griffith

Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Publications

Biomass samples from a diverse range of ecosystems were burned in the Intermountain Fire Sciences Laboratory open combustion facility. Midinfrared spectra of the nascent emissions were acquired at several heights above the fires with a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR) coupled to an open multipass cell. In this report, the results from smoldering combustion during 24 fires are presented including production of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, methane, ethene, ethyne, propene, formaldehyde, 2-hydroxyethanal, methanol, phenol, acetic acid, formic acid, ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, and carbonyl sulfide. These were the dominant products observed, and many have significant influence on atmospheric chemistry at the …

Oval Intersections In Tilings On Surfaces, Dennis A. Schmidt

Mathematical Sciences Technical Reports (MSTR)

A tiling is a covering by polygons, without gaps or overlapping, of a compact, orientable surface. We are particularly interested in tilings by triangles that generate a large symmetry group of the surface. An oval of the tiling is a simple, closed curve that is a union of edges of the tiling. We investigate the number of points of intersection of two ovals. We have found that the number of intersections is bounded when the subgroup of orientation preserving symmetries is abelian. However, there is no upper bound on the number of intersections in the non-abelian case.

Human-Computer Partnership In Decision-Support Systems: Some Design Guidelines, Jens G. Pohl

Collaborative Agent Design (CAD) Research Center

The design of useful human-computer collaborative decision-support systems requires some understanding of the behavioral and organizational characteristics of human problem solving practices. This paper identifies the principal areas in which computer-based decision making assistance is particularly attractive and critically examines several human problem solving traits that may not be appropriate for direct emulation in the computer-assisted environment. In particular, the author examines the manner in which emotions and hierarchical leadership structures could unnecessarily inhibit the realization of the full potential of a human-computer partnership. Finally, a number of guiding principles are proposed for the design of computer-based decision-support systems.

Forming B1-XCX Semiconductor Layers By Chemical Vapor Deposition, Peter A. Dowben

Peter Dowben Publications

Active semiconductor devices including heterojunction diodes and thin film transistors are formed by PECVD deposition of a boron carbide thin film on an N-type substrate. The boron to carbon ratio of the deposited material is controlled so that the film has a suitable band gap energy. Boron carbides such as B_4.7C, B_7.2C and B₁₉C have suitable band gap energies between 0.8 and 1.7 eV. The stoichiometry of the film can be selected by varying the partial pressure of precursor gases, such as nido pentaborane and methane. The precursor gas or gases are energized. e.g., …

Invariant Subspaces And Hyper-Reflexivity For Free Semigroup Algebras, Kenneth R. Davidson, David R. Pitts

Department of Mathematics: Faculty Publications

In this paper, we obtain a complete description of the invariant subspace structure of an interesting new class of algebras which we call free semigroup algebras. This enables us to prove that they are reflexive, and moreover to obtain a quantitative measure of the distance to these algebras in terms of the invariant subspaces. Such algebras are called hyper-reflexive. This property is very strong, but it has been established in only a very few cases. Moreover the prototypes of this class of algebras are the natural candidate for a non-commutative analytic Toeplitz algebra on n variables. The case we make …

Counting Ovals On A Symmetric Riemann Surface, Sean A. Broughton

Mathematical Sciences Technical Reports (MSTR)

Let S be a compact Riemann surface without boundary. A symmetry of S is an anti-conformal, involutary automorphism. Its fixed point set is a disjoint union of circles, each of which is called an oval. A method is presented for counting the ovals of a symmetry when S admits a large group G of automorphisms. The method involves only calculations in G, based on the geometric description of S/G, and the knowledge of the action of the symmetry on G.

On Campus, August 18, 1997, Coastal Carolina University

On Campus Newsletter

A Newsletter for Faculty and Staff of Coastal Carolina University. Volume 6, Number 14

Vcu Voice (1997-08-18)

VCU Voice, 1988-1998

VCU Today, the University’s first official administrative organ, began as a somewhat irregular monthly publication but moved to a bi-weekly newspaper format in the 1980s. The newspaper changed its name to VCU Voice in 1988 and ten years later it appeared under the title UniverCity News. As it neared the end of its run as a physical newspaper, the publication became simply VCU News. These four publications were essentially the same periodical published under different titles by the Office of University Relations. VCU News appeared online for the first time in 2002.

Search For Neutrinoless Τ Decays Involving Π0 Or Η Mesons, G. Bonvicini, Kenneth A. Bloom, Cleo Collaboration

Kenneth Bloom Publications

We have searched for lepton flavor violating decays of the τ lepton using final states with an electron or a muon and one or two π⁰ or η mesons but no neutrinos. The data used in the search were collected with the CLEO II detector at the Cornell Electron Storage Ring (CESR) and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 4.68 fb^-1. No evidence for signals was found, resulting in much improved limits on the branching fractions for the one-meson modes and the first upper limits for the two-meson modes.

Pseudocontinuations And The Backward Shift, Alexandru Aleman, Stefan Richter, William T. Ross

Department of Math & Statistics Technical Report Series

In this paper, we will examine the backward shift operator Lƒ = (ƒ – ƒ(0))/z on certain Banach spaces of analytic functions on the open unit disk D. In particular, for a (closed) subspace M for which LM ⊂ M, we wish to determine the spectrum, the point spectrum, and the approximate point spectrum of L|M. In order to do this, we will use the concept of "pseudocontinuation" of functions across the unit circle ∏.

The Caid Information System, In-Hwan Choi

Theses

None provided.

Commencement Program 1997 August, University Of Texas At Arlington: College Of Science, The University Of Texas At Arlington

Commencement Programs, Photos, and Video

No abstract provided.

Commencement Program 1997 August, University Of Texas At Arlington: College Of Business Administration, The University Of Texas At Arlington

Commencement Programs, Photos, and Video

No abstract provided.

Commencement Program 1997 August, University Of Texas At Arlington: School Of Nursing And The School Of Social Work, The University Of Texas At Arlington

Commencement Programs, Photos, and Video

No abstract provided.

Commencement Program 1997 August, University Of Texas At Arlington: School Of Nursing, The University Of Texas At Arlington

Commencement Programs, Photos, and Video

No abstract provided.

Commencement Program 1997 August, University Of Texas At Arlington: College Of Engineering And The School Of Architecture, The University Of Texas At Arlington

Commencement Programs, Photos, and Video

No abstract provided.

University Of Nebraska At Omaha, August Commencement 1997, University Of Nebraska At Omaha

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

1997-1998, Collin College

Course Catalogs

Contains information on courses and class descriptions as well as campus resources at Collin College.

Eng 1001-033: Composition And Language, Gregg Hecimovich

Fall 1997

No abstract provided.

Eng 4950-001: Literary History, Stephen Swords

Fall 1997

No abstract provided.

Eng 1091-096: Composition And Language, Honors, Gregg Hecimovich

Fall 1997

No abstract provided.

Eng 3010c-003: Literary Masterworks, Gregg Hecimovich

Fall 1997

No abstract provided.

Volume 34, Number 42: August 15, 1997, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

1997 Summer Commencement, Harding University

Commencement Programs

Program for the Commencement on August 15.

Commencement Speaker: F. W. Mattox

Age-Dependent Increase In Ortho-Tyrosine And Methionine Sulfoxide In Human Skin Collagen Is Not Accelerated In Diabetes: Evidence Against A Generalized Increase In Oxidative Stress In Diabetes, Mary C. Wells-Knecht, Timothy J. Lyons, David R. Mccance, Suzanne R. Thorpe, John W. Baynes

Faculty Publications

The glycoxidation products Nepsilon-(carboxymethyl)lysine and pentosidine increase in skin collagen with age and at an accelerated rate in diabetes. Their age-adjusted concentrations in skin collagen are correlated with the severity of diabetic complications. To determine the relative roles of increased glycation and/or oxidation in the accelerated formation of glycoxidation products in diabetes, we measured levels of amino acid oxidation products, distinct from glycoxidative modifications of amino acids, as independent indicators of oxidative stress and damage to collagen in aging and diabetes. We show that ortho-tyrosine and methionine sulfoxide are formed in concert with Nepsilon-(carboxymethyl)lysine and pentosidine during glycoxidation of collagen …

How Not To Prevent Oil Crises: Challenge For An Education President, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes several problematic approaches that are components of lay psychology.

Predicting Electron Affinities With Density Functional Theory: Some Positive Results For Negative Ions, Gregory S. Tschumper, Henry F. Schaefer

Chemistry Faculty Research & Creative Works

The atomic electron affinities of the eight first row (H,Li,...,F) atoms as well as the adiabatic electron affinities of 12 first row diatomic and 15 first row triatomic molecules were determined using six different densities functional or hybrid Hartree-Fock/density functional methods. The 35 species were selected for having relatively well-established experimental electron affinities. Harmonic zero-point vibrational energy corrected electron affinities are also reported for the diatomic and triatomic molecules. Equilibrium geometries and harmonic vibrational frequencies are given for the 27 molecules and their anions as determined with each density functional method. Discussion focuses on comparison of theoretical and experimental electron …