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110th Session Iowa Academy Of Science Awards Luncheon, April 24, 1998, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Program:

--- Introductions - Richard Lampe, President
--- Recognition of students participating in various statewide activities - Ed Rezabek, Chair, Student Programs Committee
--- Presentation of scholarship winners and 1999 AJAS representatives - Peggy Tilgner, Director, Iowa Junior Academy of Science
--- Presentation of Excellence in Science Teaching Awards - Peg Steffen, Director, ESTA Program

Resources For Undergraduate User Interface Implementation Courses, Charles J. Welty Ms

Faculty Publications

It has been estimated that 48% of the code and 50% of the implementation time required in new applications are directly related to the user interface (Myers and Rosson, 1992). Our research shows that most undergraduate courses that consider graphical user interfaces (GUIs) have no implementation component. Most undergraduate programs (85%) that include GUI implementation are offered at the Doctoral II Carnegie classification or above. Appropriate Web and print references and other materials given in this paper will help faculty at smaller institutions offer such courses.

A Method For The Determination Of Purity Of Pnu-10483 Bulk Drug By Capillary Zone Electrophoresis, Gavin Gibson

Honors Theses

In this investigation, a method was developed for the determination of purity of the drug PNU-10483 using the technique of capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE). CZE was seen as a potential alternative to the formerly used procedure of ion-pair reversed phase highperformance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Nearly five years earlier, a similar study was performed, in which an attempt was made to develop a method that used CZE to determine the purity of bulk drug and the potency of drug tablets. While this development was mostly successful, sporadically unpredictable results reduced the method's overall viability. These outliers were thought to be caused …

The Murray State News, April 24, 1998, The Murray State News

Murray State University Collection

No abstract provided.

Predation On Atlantic Salmon Smolts By Striped Bass After Dam Passage, Bradley F. Blackwell, Francis Juanes

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

We documented predation on smolts of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar by striped bass Morone saxatilis foraging in the tailrace of the Essex Dam on the Merrimack River, Lawrence, Massachusetts, and assessed factors that may affect smolt susceptibility to predation. During 6 d of diurnal angling from 6 to 28 May, we captured 212 striped bass, 41 of which contained prey remains. More than 48% of striped bass that contained prey had consumed smolts. Atlantic salmon smolts composed more than 80% of the total mass of prey remains recovered and included both individuals of stocked-fry and stocked-smolt origin. Based on information …

Elbert Covell College 1998 Reunion, Pacific Alumni Association

Elbert Covell College

No abstract provided.

A Modular Distributed Source Phantom For Whole-Body Counter Calibration., Liqiang Tao

Theses and Dissertations

"Fuzzy" is the radically new whole-body counter phantom concept that is based on how the human whole-body counter (HWBC) "sees" the inhomogeneous radionuclide distribution within the 3D shape of the human body. "Fuzzy" is used in conjunction with locally placed external detectors. "Fuzzy" is placed on a plastic board 1.91 m long and 0.64 m wide that is divided into 75 equal squares (163 cm$\sp2$ each) which are organized in five columns (A-E) and fifteen rows from head to toe (1-15). To comply with the two fold symmetry of the human body, "Fuzzy" is divided by the Golden section (37.5% …

Um Math Department Receives Largest Gift Ever, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

April 24, 1998, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Program Abstracts, 110th Session, Iowa Academy Of Science, April 24-25, 1998, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Presentation abstracts from the annual meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science

Comparative Developmental Toxicity Of Planar Polychlorinated Biphenyl Congeners In Chickens, American Kestrels, And Common Terns, David J. Hoffman, Mark J. Melancon, Patrice N. Klein, John D. Eisemann, James W. Spann

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

The effects of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners, PCB 126 (3,3′, 4,4′, 5-pentaCB) and PCB 77 (3,3′4,4′-tetraCB), were examined in chicken (Gallus gallus), American kestrel (Falco sparverius), and common tern (Sterna hirundo) embryos through hatching, following air cell injections on day 4. PCB 126 caused malformations and edema in chickens starting at 0.3 ppb, in kestrels at 2.3 to 23 ppb, but in terns only at levels affecting hatching success (44 ppb). Extent of edema was most severe in chickens and least in terns. Defects of the beak were common in all species but with …

Cattle Guards Reduce White-Tailed Deer Crossings Through Fence Openings, J. L. Belant, T. W. Seamans, C.P. Dwyer

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

In response to increased white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) encroachment on airports, we evaluated the effectiveness of cattle guards as deer exclusion devices. We conducted three experiments in a 2200 ha fenced facility in northern Ohio with high (91/km²) deer densities during 1994 ± 1995. In each experiment, we monitored deer crossings at two or three cattle guards (4.6[L] x 3[W]x 0.5 or 1.0[D] m) constructed at fence openings for 2 weeks pre- and post-installation. For each experiment, the mean daily number of deer crossings after installation of cattle guards was reduced (P < 0.01) by > 88% compared with …

Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination: Factors Affecting Sex Allocation In A Northern Population Of Snapping Turtles., Lonnie Lee Baumgardt

Theses and Dissertations

Sex in the snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is fated by egg temperature during incubation by a process called temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD). Natural nests of C. serpentina were manipulated to determine if different clutches incubated together under lab and field conditions would result in equivalent sex ratios among clutches. The plasticity in sex ratio among clutches from both treatments suggests that not only does heritability of sex expression operate in the lab for this TSD population, but also under field conditions where nest temperatures and moisture conditions fluctuate throughout the nesting season. This implies this population of C. serpentina may …

Theorizing Black Community, Richard A. Jones

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 3rd Annual National Conference (1998)

“Since the passage of the Civil Rights Act (1965), black leaders (public intellectuals and philosophers) have proposed a wide array of models for the African American community. This paper examines the possibilities for theorizing legitimate, non (so-called) “pathological” African American communities.

The Recruitment Of High School Minority Students Into Engineering, Math, Science And Technology Futures On Predominantly White Campuses, Franklin Titus Thompson Iii, Tome Sires, Carol Batt

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 3rd Annual National Conference (1998)

“This session is for college administrators who wish to make traditionally elitist program more inclusive. Its is also helpful to community and school district personnel who wish to investigate how to set up a similar program in their community.”

April 23rd 1998, Csusb

Coyote Chronicle (1984-)

No abstract provided.

The Statesman, V. 41, I. 49, State University Of New York At Stony Brook

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 41, i. 49

Illinois State University Report, April 23, 1998, Illinois State University

Illinois State University Report (1966-2012)

Illinois State University bi-weekly employee newsletter.

University Of Montana Events, Monday, April 27, Through Sunday, May 3, 1998, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Vol. 48, No. 10, April 23, 1998, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•$500 For Brian Simpson? Are You Serious? •Student Debate Explores Affirmative Action •What's Next for Career Services? •Larry, Clarence and the Homoerotic Photographer •Save Rick Hills •The Dean Wants to Have a Few Words With You •I'm Really Hungover and I can't think of Anything Witty to Say About Larry's World So... •RIP Legal Lad •But Can He Do the Lambada?

The Pan American (1998-04-23), Mark M. Milam

UTPA Archives - The Pan American Newspaper

46th Year, No. 50

We Are Here To Stay, Mary Lee Vance

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 3rd Annual National Conference (1998)

“The session will include historical facts, national statistics and personal stories that will assist the participants in debunking many of the myths and stereotypes associated with Asian Pacific Americans.”

Recruitment Of High School Minority Students Into Engineering, Math, Science And Technology Futures On Predominantly White Campuses, Franklin Titus Thompson, Tome Sires, Carol Batt

Teacher Education Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

“This session is for college administrators who wish to make traditionally elitist program more inclusive. Its is also helpful to community and school district personnel who wish to investigate how to set up a similar program in their community.”

A Report On The Internship Experience In Educational Leadership At Eastern Camden County Regional School District, Audry Cser

Theses and Dissertations

The current system of record-keeping for the various student activity accounts was assessed and revised in order to establish a more accurate and efficient accounting policy of all monies. Internal audits will be implemented in order to demonstrate a more critical accounting for all student activity accounts. In addition to monthly and year ending reconciliation statements it will be necessary at the end of each fiscal year to provide district auditors with accurate financial documents exhibiting the receipt of student monies for various activity accounts.

Prior to developing a revised accounting system for student activity accounts, current practices, procedures and …

John W. Porter Oral History Interview, 1998 April 23, Laurence Smith

Oral Histories

John Porter was the 17th president of Eastern Michigan University, his term lasting from 1979 to 1989. Major improvements and upgrades were made to the University during Porter’s tenure. In this interview, Porter discusses his upbringing, professional life, and the many structural and educational changes which took place during his time as president. This interview is the first in a series of two. This interview was conducted for the purpose of gathering primary research for Laurence Smith’s book, Eastern Michigan University: A Sesquicentennial Portrait (1999).

Problems In Harmonic Function Theory, Ronald A. Walker

Honors Theses

Harmonic Function Theory is a field of differential mathematics that has both many theoretical constructs and physical connections, as well as its store of classical problems.

One such problem is the Dirichlet Problem. While the proof of the existence of a solution is well-founded on basic theory, and general methods for polynomial solutions have been well studied, much ground is still yet to be overturned. In this paper we focus on the examination, properties and computation methods and limitations, of solutions for rational boundary functions.

Another area that we shall study is the properties and generalizations of the zero sets …

Washington University Record, April 23, 1998

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

An Implementation Of The Vesta Parallel File System Api On The Galley Parallel File System, Matthew P. Carter, David Kotz

Computer Science Technical Reports

To demonstrate the flexibility of the Galley parallel file system and to analyze the efficiency and flexibility of the Vesta parallel file system interface, we implemented Vesta's application-programming interface on top of Galley. We implemented the Vesta interface using Galley's file-access methods, whose design arose from extensive testing and characterization of the I/O requirements of scientific applications for high-performance multiprocessors. We used a parallel CPU, parallel I/O, out-of-core matrix-multiplication application to test the Vesta interface in both its ability to specify data access patterns and in its run-time efficiency. In spite of its powerful ability to specify the distribution of …

April 23, 1998, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Spectrum, Volume 15, Number 23, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: Nine cars vandalized at Taft Commons -- Judge favors East Hall -- O.T program delayed again -- Binge drinking concern at SHU and beyond -- Springfest to start -- Mock date rape trial held by Lambda Sigma Phi -- Registration changes -- Housing selection finishes -- Winners of Alumni Achievement award -- Students find little time to maintain exercise -- Unplanned teenage pregnancies distress many -- SHU students go clubbing in spare time -- International center reaches many -- SHU honored by state for community service -- Runners second in championship -- Lady runners win Tri-state championship