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Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre, Volume 5-2, Summer 1998

Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre: Newsletters and Publications

CCWHC Involvement with Botulism
The Value of a Complete Necropsy in Controversial Situations
Yersiniosis in Snowshoe Hares - Newfoundland
Mass mortality of young harp seals
Salmonellosis in passerine birds
Canine Parvovirus Type 2 Infection in a Wild Wolf
Presumptive Atoxoplasmosis in Common Grackles
Evidence of Leptospira infection in raccoons from Middlesex and Kent counties, Ontario
Toxicity Events
Canine Distemper Virus in Skunks
Assessment of Risk related to Translocation of Elk into Saskatchewan
Vancouver Island Marmots
Anomalous Black bear
Osprey vs. Muskrat (A Fatal Tie?)
Canine Distemper in Coyotes and a Wolf in Alberta

The Probe, Issue 190 – July 1998

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

Research, Cooperation Pays Off for Fish Farmers -- Peter Butchko, District Supervisor, USDA-APHIS-WS, Mississippi and NADCA Vice-President, East
Thoughts... Robert H. Giles, Jr., President, NADCA
Book Review : The Wildlife Damage Inspection Handbook, by Stephen Vantassel with Tom Olander; Reviewed by Rex E. Marsh
British Fox Hunting Ban Fails Passage
Recent Coyote Research From Texas: Diets of Coyotes (Canis latrans) in the Edwards Plateau and Trans-Pecos regions of Texas, by J. Harris Glass, S.K. Canon, and D. Rollins
Long-time NADCA Member Robert H. Schmidt Featured in Associated Press Article on Nuisance Animal Control Industry
Research Continues in New Zealand and …

Center For Sustainable Agricultural Systems Newsletter, July/August 1998

Center for Sustainable Agricultural Systems: Newsletter (1993–2000)

Contents:

Centers Propose Education on Conservation Buffers: The Rural/Urban Interface

Highlights of Upcoming Book: Under The Blade (Part 2)

Using Ecological Footprints to Define Sustainability

Integrated Farm Update: Accumulation of Residual Nitrate Beneath Corral Areas

CSAS Fall Seminar Series Schedule: Small Farming Systems for the Midwest

NOVA University: Regional Education Focus

Fuzzy Logic Applied To System Control To Enhance Commercial Appliance Performance, Glenn Moffett

Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this research is to determine the usefulness of fuzzy logic and fuzzy control when applied to a commercial appliance. Fuzzy logic is a structured, model-free estimator that approximates a function through linguistic input/output associations. Fuzzy rule-based systems apply these methods to solve many types of "real-world" problems, especially where a system is difficult to model, is controlled by a human operator or expert, or where ambiguity or vagueness is common.

This dissertation presents fuzzy sets, fuzzy systems, and fuzzy control, with an example conveying the use of fuzzy control of a consumer product and an overview of …

About Our Contributors, Philippe L. Gross, S. I. Shapiro

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

No abstract provided.

Evolution Of Mixed-State Regions In Type-Ii Superconductors, Chaocheng Huang, Tom Svobodny

Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Publications

A mean-field model for dynamics of superconducting vortices is studied. The model, consisting of an elliptic equation coupled with a hyperbolic equation with discontinuous initial data, is formulated as a system of nonlocal integrodifferential equations. We show that there exists a unique classical solution in C^1+α(Ω₀) for all t > Ω, where Ω₀ is the initial vortex region that is assumed to be in C^1+α. Consequently, for any time t, the vortex region Ω_t is of C^1+α, and the vorticity is in C^α(Ω_t).

Scis Networking - Summer-Fall 1998, Nova Southeastern University

CCIS Networking / SCIS Networking magazines

No abstract provided.

Programs And Courses 1998-2000, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Programs and Courses Catalogs

This catalog is published for students and other persons who want to know more about the University of Northern Iowa. Its purpose is to communicate as objectively and completely as possible what the university is and what it does. The catalog is presented in sections to give a general view of the university as well as the detailed information required for informed decision making.

Ursinus Magazine, Summer 1998, Wendy Greenberg, Dave Sherman, Sarah Fielding, Joseph F. Pirro, Sally Widman, Joanna Doyle, Meghan J. Hoerner, Melissa Otto

Ursinus Magazine, 1995–Present

The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art calendar • Faculty news • Senior class remembers a classmate • Transitions: A legend steps aside • The International Learning Center: Accessing the world • Ursinus in the news • Student report: Making houses into homes • Employment high among '97 graduates • Summer Fellows named • Odyssey translator visits • Ursinus wins service award • Events on campus: Fall highlights • When 1948 met 1998: An intergenerational commencement • Four receive honorary degrees • Global warming: The world is our campus • A sojourn in Senegal • Pat Gross practices what …

Next-To-Leading Order Qcd Corrections For The B⁰B⁰ Mixing With An Extended Higgs Sector, Jorg Org Urban, Frank Krauss, Ulrich D. Jentschura, Gerhard Soff

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

We present a calculation of the B⁰B⁰ mixing including next-to-leading order (NLO) QCD corrections within the Two-Higgs Doublet Model (2HDM). The QCD corrections at NLO are contained in the factor denoted by η₂ which modifies the result obtained at the lowest order of perturbation theory. In the Standard Model case, we confirm the results for η₂ obtained by Buras, Jamin and Weisz [Nucl. Phys, B 347 (1990) 491]. The factor η₂ is gauge and renormalization prescription invariant and it does not depend on the infrared behaviour of the theory, which constitutes an important test …

An Easy, In Expensive Means To Quantify Plumage Coloration, Geoffrey E. Hill

Journal of Field Ornithology

No abstract provided.

The Voice, Summer 1998: Volume 43, Issue 4, Dordt College

The Voice Archive

Hasanov Embraces Christianity in His Academic Work; Hofland's Creative Dramatics Students Learn as They Serve; From the President; Kelderman Leaves College With a Deeper Sense of Purpose; Senior Directs Puppet Show for Area Children; Dordt Team Captures Honors at Regional Model Arab League; Physics Student Honored; Math-Computer Science Holds Competition; Dordt's Organ Program Recognized by Leading Organ Journal; Ag Students are Packers, Feeders, and Farmers for a Day; Koldenhoven Theater Scholarship; Petersen Selected as Pew Younger Scholar; Covenant Hall Nears Completion; Matheis Has Become an Expert on Academic Hoods; Youth Ministry Emphasis Now Available to Theology Majors; Students Find Renewed …

Utb/Tsc This Week 1998-07, University Of Texas At Brownsville And Texas Southmost College. Office Of News And Information

UTB/TSC Archives - This Week Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Utb/Tsc Summer Schedule 1998, University Of Texas At Brownsville, Texas Southmost College

UTB/TSC Archives - Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

A Probabilistic Approach To Some Of Euler's Number Theoretic Identities, Don Rawlings

Mathematics

Probabilistic proofs and interpretations are given for the q-binomial theorem, q-binomial series, two of Euler's fundamental partition identities, and for q-analogs of product expansions for the Riemann zeta and Euler phi functions. The underlying processes involve Bernoulli trials with variable probabilities. Also presented are several variations on the classical derangement problem inherent in the distributions considered.

Perturbation Results For Projecting A Point Onto A Linear Manifold, Jiu Ding

Faculty Publications

Some new results will be presented on the perturbation analysis for the orthogonal projection of a point onto a linear manifold. The obtained perturbation upper bound is with respect to the distance from the perturbed solution to the unperturbed manifold.

Power Sector Reforms In India: A Framework For Rationalisation Of Tariffs, C Gopalkrishnan, D G Kodwani

IIMB Management Review

Liberalisation has seen many economies, especially in Asia, opening their hitherto sheltered domestic markets to global competition and providing greater opportunities to trade and foreign investment. The spinoffs of liberalisation bring in new implications, opportunities and challenges for the governments as well as the organisations involved. Round Table features some of the issues discussed in the conference on 'Managing Economic Liberalisation in South Asia : Directions for the 21st Century' held in Chennai, India, from August 10 -13. Selvarajah examines the realignment of economies towards globalisation as a development of regionalism. The shift in economic forces away from multilateral arrangements …

1997-1998 Profile, Morehead State University. Institutional Research & Analysis.

Office of Institutional Research & Analysis Publication Archive

1997-1998 issue of Profile Magazine.

Lawrence Today, Volume 78, Number 4, Summer 1998, Lawrence University

Alumni Magazines

No abstract provided.

Dynamics Of Rydberg States Of Nitric Oxide Probed By Two-Color Resonant Four-Wave Mixing Spectroscopy, Elizabeth Mccormack, F. Di Teodoro, J. M. Grochocinski, S. T. Pratt

Physics Faculty Research and Scholarship

Two-color resonant four-wave mixing (TC-RFWM) spectroscopy has been used to probe highly excited v = 0 and v = 1 Rydberg states of nitric oxide. Transitions to n = 16-30, v = 0, Rydberg states, and the 8p, 9p, 7f, 8f, 8s, and 9s, v = 1 Rydberg states from the A (2)Sigma(+), v' = 0 and 1 states have been recorded. The decay rate of the 8p and 9p, v = 1 states has been extracted from the observed line profiles by using a recently developed model for the excitation of quasibound resonances in TC-RFWM spectroscopy. Transitions from the …

Magnetic And Magneto-Optic Study Of A Layered Co/Pt - Dysprosium-Iron-Garnet System, J.M. Meldrim, Roger D. Kirby, M.J. Devries, John A. Woollam, David J. Sellmyer

Department of Physics and Astronomy: Faculty Publications

Abstract-We have studied the effects of placing Co/Pt multilayers on dysprosium-iron-garnet doped with bismuth and aluminum. The garnet was deposited by RF-magnetron sputtering and crystallized by rapid thermal annealing. The Co/Pt multilayers were then deposited by DC-magnetron sputtering. The garnet thickness was held constant at lOOO Å while the ColPt multilayer had the form of [3 Å Co/9 Å Pt]_n with n ranging from 1 to 16. Coercivities of the samples ranged from about 300 to 2000 Oe. Kerr rotations were as high as 1.8° and ellipticities up to 2° depending upon the wavelength of light and the number …

Isospectral Sets For Fourth-Order Ordinary Differential Operators, Lester Caudill, Peter A. Perry, Albert W. Schueller

Department of Math & Statistics Faculty Publications

Let L(p)u = D⁴u - (p₁u’)’ + p₂u be a fourth-order differential operator acting on L²[0; 1] with p ≡ (p1; p2) belonging to L²_ℝ[0, 1] x L²_ℝ[0, 1] and boundary conditions u(0) = u''(0) = u(1) = u''(1) = 0. We study the isospectral set of L(p) when L(p) has simple spectrum. In particular we show that for such p …

Graft Copolymerization Of Methacrylic Acid, Acrylic Acid And Methyl Acrylate Onto Styrene–Butadiene Block Copolymer, David D. Jiang, Charles Wilkie

Chemistry Faculty Research and Publications

Methyl acrylate, methacrylic acid, and acrylic acid have been graft copolymerized onto styrene–butadiene block copolymer. All three monomers react through the macroradical interacting with the double bond of butadiene. The site of reaction has been established by infrared spectroscopy. For methyl acrylate every unit of the styrene–butadiene block copolymer is grafted but only a small fraction is grafted when the acids are used. The difference apparently lies in the fact that the reaction with the ester is homogeneous while with the acids the reactions are heterogeneous.

Analysis Of Social Behavior In Individuals With Social Phobia And Nonanxious Participants Using A Psychobiological Model, Kenneth S. Walters, Debra A. Hope

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

This study sought to test hypotheses derived from Trower and Gilbert’s (1989) psychobiological/ethological model of social anxiety. This model purports that social anxiety should be characterized by less social cooperation and dominance and greater submission and escape/avoidance. Individuals with social phobia and nonanxious participants completed a structured social interaction. Behavioral measures related to cooperativeness, dominance, submissiveness, and escape/avoidance were coded by independent observers. Those with social phobia exhibited fewer behaviors of social cooperativeness and dominance than did nonanxious participants. The groups did not differ with regard to submissive and escape/avoidance behaviors. Two dominance behaviors correlated with a self-report measure of …

Folding Under Inequilibrium Conditions As A Possible Reason For Partial Irreversibility Of Heat-Denatured Proteins: Computer Simulation Study, Sergey A. Potekhin, Evgenii L. Kovrigin

Chemistry Faculty Research and Publications

Using computer simulations we have studied possible effects of heating and cooling at different scan rates on unfolding and refolding of macromolecules. We have shown that even the simplest two-state reversible transition can behave irreversibly when an unfavorable combination of cooling rate, relaxation time and activation energy of refolding occurs. On the basis of this finding we suppose that apparent irreversibility of some proteins denatured by heat may result from slow relaxation on cooling rather than thermodynamic instability and/or irreversible alterations of the polypeptide chain. Using this kinetic reversible two-state model, we estimated the effects of the scan rate and …

Marketing Strategy And Game Theory, Nagasimha Balakrishna Kanagal

IIMB Management Review

Management Update establishes the links between Management Strategy and Game Theory and develops the theme with apt illustrations.

Comparison Of Observed And Simulated Grow-Finish Swine Performance Under Summer Conditions, Larry W. Turner, Thomas C. Bridges, Richard D. Coffey, Richard S. Gates, Gary R. Parker, Tami M. Brown-Brandl, Douglas G. Overhults

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Faculty Publications

As a part of a National Pork Producers Council educational program, our research and extension team at the University of Kentucky was linked with an independent commercial swine producer to test the NCPIG model against observed commercial on-farm data. This experience provided improved information for model development as well as increased producer insight into the data input needs and potential benefits of modeling. Detailed production information comparisons between the NCPIG model and producer data are presented for summer time conditions to assess the validity of the NCPIG model for simulation of grow-finish swine performance. Results demonstrated that the NCPIG model …

Quality Of Runoff From Plots Treated With Municipal Sludge And Horse Bedding, Elizabeth L. Busheé, Dwayne R. Edwards, Philip A. Moore Jr.

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Faculty Publications

Land application of horse stall bedding and municipal sludge can increase runoff concentrations of nutrients, organic matter, and bacteria as well as steroidal hormones such as estrogen. Concentrations of materials in runoff from sites treated with animal manure can be reduced by aluminum sulfate, or alum [Al₂(SO₄)₃•14H₂O] treatment. The objectives of this study were to assess plots treated with horse stall bedding or municipal sludge for: (a) runoff quality [concentrations of nitrate nitrogen (NO₃-N), ammonia nitrogen (NH₃-N), orthophosphate-phosphorus (PO₄-P), fecal coliform (FC), chemical oxygen demand (COD) …

Inclusive Chemical Characterization Of Tourmaline: Mossbauer Study Of Fe Valence And Site Occupancy, M D. Dyar, M E. Taylor, Tim Lutz, C A. Francis, C V. Guidotti, M Wise

Earth & Space Sciences Faculty Publications

We report here the results of a series of inclusive chemical characterizations, including all elements except oxygen, for a suite of 54 tourmaline samples. A combination of analytical techniques was used to analyze for major and light elements (electron microprobe), Fe3+ and Fe2+ (Mossbauer spectroscopy), H (U extraction), and B, Li, and F (ion microprobe, or SIMS). The B content of the tourmalines studied ranges from 2.86 to 3.26 B per formula unit (pfu) with 31 anions; excess boron is believed to reside in the Si site. Li ranges from 0.0 to 1.44 Li pfu and F contents are 0.0-0.91 …

Housing Segregation And Housing Integration: The Diverging Paths Of Urban America, Richard H. Sander

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.