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Book Review - Lost Landscapes And Failed Economies, Tom Vetter

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

In an intensive and methodical manner, Power casts doubt upon notions of environmental protection choking economic development. He demonstrates the fallacy of such a position and successfully advocates environmental protection as economically sound. The confusion that exists between the environment and the economy is largely the result of misguided convention.

Nesting Status Of The Cooper's Hawk In Iowa: 1988-1996, David. J. Conrads

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

The Cooper's Hawk was once considered a common nesting species in Iowa. Organochlorine pesticides and their residues, along with habitat loss contributed to its decline throughout the Midwest after the 1940's. This species was classified as endangered in Iowa in 1984, but recent trends in nests found indicate that the population of these hawks has increased. Since April 1988, 53 nests have been discovered in Iowa. Due to the apparent population growth, this species was removed from Iowa's endangered species list in 1994.

Runoff Quality Responses To Cattle-Gazing Strategy And Grassed Buffer Zone Length, Dwayne R. Edwards, Brian T. Larsen, Teng T. Lim

KWRRI Research Reports

Grazed pastures represent a source of potential nonpoint pollution. In comparison to other nonpoint sources (e.g., row-cropped lands), relatively little information exists regarding possible magnitudes of pollution from grazed pasture; how that pollution is affected by weather, soil, management and other variables; and how the pollution can be minimized. The objective of this study was to assess how the quality of runoff from simulated grazed pasture is influenced by grazing duration (4-12 weeks), grazing strategy (no grazing, conventional grazing and rotational grazing), and by the use of grassed buffer strips (ranging in length from O to 18.3 m) installed down-slope …

Jury Source Lists: Does Supplementation Really Work , John P. Bueker

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Bulletin: General Catalog Issue 1997-1998, Portland State University

Bulletin & Curriculum Change Documents

No abstract provided.

Unmasking Undue Influence, Ray D. Madoff

Minnesota Law Review, Vols. 1-106:1 (1917-2021)

No abstract provided.

Analysis Of Glasses Present In Quartz And Apatite Phenocrysts From Ordovician K-Bentonites In The Mohawk Valley, Ny, Stefanie Dannenmann

Geology Theses and Dissertations

More than 20 bentonites occur in the Middle Ordovician black shales of the Utica Formation that outcrop along tributaries to the Mohawk River in New York State. Pristine melt inclusions within quartz and apatite phenocrysts are commonly found in at least 40% of the bentonites. Constraints on magmatic processes can be obtained by examining the major-, minor- and trace-element variations among different melt inclusions in quartz and apatite phenocrysts from individual bentonites. The melt inclusions in apatite range in composition from rhyodacitic to rhyolitic, while those in quartz are high-silica rhyolites. Most bentonites within the Middle Ordovician sequence in New …

Pre-Thrust Normal Faults And Post-Tectonic Micas In The Taconic Range Of West-Central Vermont, Nicholas W. Hayman

Geology Theses and Dissertations

New geologic maps show that the Champlain Thrust System traces continuously between Shoreham and Benson, Vermont. The Champlain Thrust System consists of at least three internally imbricated thrust slices in continental shelf facies quartzites and carbonates. From north to south there is a structurally controlled thinning of the Champlain Thrust System, and a climbing in stratigraphic level by the thrusts. Within the Champlain Thrust System are a set of across-strike structures which create offsets in the thrusts and the surrounding lithic map unit boundaries. These structures function as lateral ramps in the thrust system geometry and bound thrust duplexes. Often …

Synthesis Of An Organophosphorus Analog Of Acetylcholine, Darshan Mehta '97

Honors Projects

Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is an important enzyme in our nervous system In normal nerve function, AChE catalyzes the hydrolysis of acetylcholine (ACh) into its respective components, choline and acetate. Recent interest has been focused on AChE because of its potential role in the pathology of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. Studies have revealed that the active site of AChE contains an esteratic and several hydrophobic/anionic subsites. AChE is inhibited by organophosphorus (OP) compounds like sarin and soman. As a result, OP compounds have been used to study the structure of AChE and the mechanism by which it catalyzes the hydrolysis …

Mapping Robotic Movement To A Three-Dimensional Coordinate System, Craig A. Materick '97

Honors Projects

The Illinois Wesleyan Intelligence Network on Knowledge (I.W.I.N.K.) is a project to design and implement an artificial"person'" named Shelley. Robotics, networking, and artificial intelligence will be the main topics ofthe preliminary work. For my research honors project I designed the three-dimensional coordinate system in which the robotic arms move and interact with objects. The anns we have constructed are based on an arrangement of six servos, each of which rotate approximately 185 degrees. The program takes in data about the location of an object in three-dimensional coordinates and moves each of the six motors in the ann to arrive at …

On-Line Gambling: Down To The Wire?, Harley J. Goldstein

Marquette Sports Law Review

No abstract provided.

Minding The Mental: Intentionality, Consciousness, And Daniel Dennett In Contemporary Philosophy Of Mind, Matthew T. Dusek '97

Honors Projects

The mind. Sanctum sanctorum of subjectivity. Soundstage of the mental. Consciousness' cockpit. Romping-grounds of the intentional. A great deal, it would seem, rides on the notion of mind. It's not just that naughty children never do, or that people when irritated often claim to have half-a-one. Though perhaps telling in other ways, it isn't so important that while we all think we lose ours from time to time, we rarely-if ever-doubt that we had one to begin with. Solipsists are perfectly willing to doubt that anyone else actually possesses one, but no one suspects that everyone but herself has one. …

Ipbln: Illinois Problem-Based Learning Network, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Documents

Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is an educational approach that organizes curriculum and instruction around "ill structured" problems. Students gather and apply knowledge from multiple disciplines in their quest for solutions. Guided by teachers trained as cognitive coaches, students:

• develop critical thinking skills
• use problem solving skills
• practice collaborative skills
• formulate hypotheses
• conduct data searches
• perform experiments
• generate solutions
• determine the best solution

1996-97 Annual Report, Building The Capacity Of Learners & Leaders, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Annual Reports

It is our pleasure to share with you the eleventh annual report of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. As a unique learning enterprise, IMSA builds the capacity of students, teachers and policymakers to improve and transform mathematics and science teaching and learning.

The 1996-97 year was marked with many historic events...events that commemorated our past as well as events that charted our course for the next decade.

Center For Problem-Based Learning, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Documents

Problem-based learning (PBL) is an educational approach that organizes curriculum and instruction around carefully crafted "ill-structured" problems. Students gather and apply knowledge From multiple disciplines in their quest for solutions. Guided by teachers acting as cognitive coaches, they develop critical thinking, problem solving, and collaborative skills as they identify problems, formulate hypotheses, conduct data searches, perform experiments, formulate solutions and determine the best "fit" of solutions to the conditions of the problem. Problem-based learning enables students to embrace complexity, find relevance and joy in learning, and enhance their capacity for creative and responsible real-world problem-solving.

Vegetative Filter Strip Removal Of Metals In Runoff From Poultry Litter-Amended Fescuegrass Plots, Dwayne R. Edwards, P. A. Moore Jr., Tommy C. Daniel, Puneet Srivastava, D. J. Nichols

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Faculty Publications

Runoff from land areas amended with poultry (Gallus gallus domesticus) manure can contain elevated concentrations of metals such as Cu, Fe, and Zn. Vegetative filter strips (VFS) can reduce runoff concentrations of animal manure components, but reported studies have typically focused on nutrients and solids rather than metals. This experiment assessed the impact of VFS length (0 to 12 m) on concentrations and mass losses of Cu, Fe, K, Na, Ni, and Zn in runoff from fescuegrass (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) plots (1.5 m wide × 6 and 12 m long) treated with poultry litter. The runoff was produced from simulated …

Warning! The Manufacturer Of This Product May Have Engaged In Cover-Ups, Lies, And Concealment: Making The Case For Limitless Punitive Awards In Product Liability Lawsuits, Cynthia R. Mabry

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Tale Of Two Cities: Public School Desegration Cases In Charlotte And Boston, Sameera Hasan

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 24-33

Freedom From Unreal Loyalties: On Fidelity In Constitutional Interpretation , Catharine A. Mackinnon

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.

Measuring The Gains Of Trademark Infringement , Dennis S. Corgill

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.

Acer 1996-1997, 67th Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

This annual report for 1996-97 begins with ACER's Role and Structure, presenting ACER's guiding values, commitments, and goals, and discussing the origin and development of ACER, professional services, and organization and staffing. The report's other sections are: Highlights of the Year for ACER (Research and Development; Organizational Developments; Staff Activities); Director's Comment: Politicizing the Standards Debate; Measurement Division; Policy Research Division; International Development Division; ACER Press (Product Development; Publishing; Marketing and Customer Service); Corporate Services Division (The Cunningham Library; Computer Services; Personnel Services; Equal Opportunity Committee); Staff Publications and Professional Activities (Staff Publications; Staff Professional Activities outside ACER); Financial Report …

The Administrative Efficiency Of Hospitals And The Effect Of Electronic Data Interchange: A Critical Evaluation Of The Stochastic Frontier And The Data Envelopment Analysis Models To Efficiency Measurement, Dimitrios N. Tsaprounis

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

The investigation and measurement of administrative efficiency is an issue of great concern for health care policy decision makers and has important implications for the efficiency of the overall health care sector itself as well as for the cost containment efforts and the restructuring of the health care system.

The administrative cost efficiency of the United States health care system has received much attention during the last years, and has been under continuous criticism since it became widely known that the country's administrative costs are higher than those of any other country in the world.

As criticism on administrative inefficiency …

Oil, Gas, And Mineral Law, Richard F. Brown

SMU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Cover And Contents

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

No abstract provided.

An Introduction To Topological Quantum Field Theories, Michael Atiyah

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

No abstract provided.

Critical Point Theory In Mathematics And In Mathematical Physics, Raoul Bott

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

No abstract provided.

On Irreducible Simply-Connected 4-Manifolds, Zoltan Szabo

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

No abstract provided.

Seiberg-Witten \`{A} La Furuta And Genus Bounds For Classes With Divisibility, Jim Bryan

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

No abstract provided.

Casson's Invariant And Seiberg-Witten Gauge Theory, Weimin Chen

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

In this paper, the very first step is taken towards solving the recently proposed conjecture by Kronheimer and Mrowka [KM2] concerning the Casson's invariant of an oriented homology 3-sphere and its Seiberg-Witten Floer homology.

Seiberg-Witten Invariants When Reversing Orientation, Tedi Draghici

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

In this paper, the very first step is taken towards solving the recently proposed conjecture by Kronheimer and Mrowka [KM2] concerning the Casson's invariant of an oriented homology 3-sphere and its Seiberg-Witten Floer homology.