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R.I.T. News & Events - January 8, 1998, University News Services, Rochester Institute Of Technology

University Publications

No abstract provided.

January 7, 1998 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

National Model: Nuisance Wildlife Control Operators' Regulations, Draft - Version 3.0

Other Publications in Wildlife Management

Some people who want to become involved in nuisance wildlife control activities may not have the appropriate education or training for such endeavors. Therefore there is a need to establish a training program that will include most of the situations that control operators may encounter. This national certification model is submitted as a guide to help ensure that such training will be reasonably standardized and embrace most of the nuisance and urban problems commonly encountered.

Note: This draft document was developed by a committee of NADCA members, chaired by Clarence "Ki" Faulkner, over the past year. It is distributed as …

Hotline Press Newspaper- January 1998 Vol 14 No 17, Hotline Press Newspaper

Hotline Press Newspaper 1998

No abstract provided.

01/06/1998 - Ibhe Approves Budget Increase For Eastern.Pdf, University Marketing And Communications

1998

No abstract provided.

Curriculum Minutes 01/06/1998, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Board Of Trustees Minutes, January 6, 1998, Eastern Washington University

Board of Trustees Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Elms 1998, Buffalo State College

Elms, Student Yearbooks

Buffalo State's annual yearbook "The Elms".

Please refer to our copyright statement for more information.

Note: Please bear in mind that the college has always been a part of the surrounding society, sharing in the attitudes and practices of the day. Thus these historical records may on occasion contain material that today would be considered offensive or inappropriate.

Missouri S&T Magazine, Spring 1998, Miner Alumni Association

Missouri S&T Magazine

No abstract provided.

Distributed Embedded Simulation And Training Research: Correlating Live Aimpoints And Virtual Targets, Michael Dolezal, Gary A. Green

Institute for Simulation and Training

No abstract provided.

Stand Density Effects On Biomass Allocation Patterns And Subsequent Soil Nitrogen Demand, Christopher Dicus, Thomas J. Dean

Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences

Growth and yield data from a loblolly pine plantation in southeastern Louisiana were obtained yearly from 1993 to 1996 on numbered trees within two stands initially planted on a 1.22- by 1.22-meter spacing, and two stands planted on a 2.44- by 2.44-meter spacing. Using allometric equations derived from a 1994 on-site destructive harvest, cited nitrogen concentrations of various tree tissues, and accounting for foliar nitrogen retranslocation, stand growth and soil nitrogen demands were determined. Results showed that production of all aboveground tissues increased as stand density index (SDI) increased. Annual soil nitrogen demand increased with SDI primarily as a result …

Restoration Of Mixed Conifer Communities Using Prescribed Fire In Bryce Canyon National Park, Michael J. Jenkins, Christopher Dicus, Joel E. Godfrey

Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences

A fire history conducted in the mixed conifer community types of Bryce Canyon National Park found the mean fire-return interval has lengthened from 7.5 to 45 years since 1900. Dendroecology, species, diameter, and age-class analysis showed a change in stand composition in favor of white fir (Abies concolor) and Douglas-fir (Psuedotsuga menziesii) and a 200% increase in fuel accumulation. Recommendations for prescribed burning and mechanical reduction of fuels were incorporated into the Bryce Canyon management plan.

Biological And Management Implications Of Fire-Pathogen Interactions In The Giant Sequoia Ecosystem, Douglas D. Piirto, John R. Parmeter Jr., Fields W. Cobb Jr., Kevin L. Piper, Amy C. Workinger, William J. Otrosina

Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences

An overriding management goal for national parks is the maintenance or, where necessary, the restoration of natural ecological processes. In Sequoia-Kings Canyon and Yosemite National Parks, there is concern about the effects of fire suppression on the giant sequoia-mixed conifer forest ecosystem. The National Park Service is currently using prescribed fire management and prescribed burning as tools to reintroduce fire as a natural process. However, there are questions about the positive and negative effects of reintroducing fire in the giant sequoia-mixed conifer ecosystem. Reintroducing fire in the Sierra Nevada forests needs critical evaluation with respect to the pathogens that affect …

Cal Poly Catalog 1998-1999, Academic Affairs, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Annual Report For The Town Of Benton, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 1997., Benton Town Representatives

Benton, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Course Catalog 1999, Laguardia Community College

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Faculty Publications And Creative Works 1998, Office Of The Vice President For Research

Office of the Vice President for Research

One of the ways in which we recognize our faculty at the University of New Mexico is through Faculty Publications & Creative Works. An annual publication, it highlights our faculty's scholarly and creative activities and achievements and serves as a compendium of UNM faculty efforts during the 1998 calendar year. Faculty Publications & Creative Works strives to illustrate the depth and breadth of research activities performed throughout our University's laboratories, studios and classrooms. We believe that the communication of individual research is a significant method of sharing concepts and thoughts and ultimately inspiring the birth of new ideas. In support …

On The Future Of Total Theory: Science, Antiscience, And Human Candor, Joseph Vining

Books

Since we will be talking about science and antiscience, let me begin by recalling the work of Erasmus Darwin, grandfather of Charles Darwin.

Erasmus was a naturalist like his grandson. He was distinguished in his time and is well known still in his own right. But he wrote scientific works in verse, even what might be called poems. One of them was The Botanic Garden, and the best known and most effective part of it was entitled The Loves of the Plants. It was full of imagery from the classics and from biology, full of metaphor and play. Our noticing …

Stability Implications Of Bendixson’S Criterion, C. Connell Mccluskey, James S. Muldowney

Mathematics Faculty Publications

This note presents a proof that the omega limit set of a solution to a planar system satisfying the Bendixson criterion is either empty or is a single equilibrium. The proof involves elementary techniques which should be accessible to senior undergraduates and graduate students.

Intermittent Synchronization In A Pair Of Coupled Chaotic Pendula, Gregory L. Baker, James A. Blackburn, H.J.T. Smith

Physics and Computer Science Faculty Publications

Numerical simulations have been carried out for a pair of unidirectionally coupled identical pendula under the action of a common external ac torque. Both the master pendulum and the slave pendulum were in chaotic states. The only form of persistent locking appeared to be a computational artifact; otherwise the synchronization of slave to master was found to be intermittent.

1997-98 Annual Report, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Annual Reports

We are pleased to share with you the 1997-98 annual report of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. In this, we report some highlights of IMSA's 12^th year, including highlights of our residential educational program for IMSA students and our statewide service programs for Illinois teachers, other students, schools and policymakers.

1997-98 Gallimaufry, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Yearbooks

We've heard it all before. The publicized stream of hollow praise, hailing us as the bright “Future of Illinois!” Claims mouthed so often, the words become empty and meaningless. Throughout our stay here, we learn to ignore those comments, because everyone knows that IMSA is more than some stereotypical center for intellectuals, IMSA is a complex mosaic of so many hidden dimensions of such depth and diversity, it becomes more than a school; it becomes an exciting, unique way of life. Excerpt

The Art Of Creating A School. The Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy 1979-1986, Judith Mary Coates

IMSA History

The art of creating the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, (IMSA) covered in the following pages, occurred over a period of seven years. The events took place between the summer of 1979, and 'move-in' day, September 7, 1986, the day the students arrived on the IMSA campus for the first time.

Located in the Fox River Valley community of Aurora, Illinois, the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy has earned international recognition for its unique curriculum and teaching strategies. It has grown into the most renowned three year residential math and science high school in the nation. Each year more than …

Precision Agriculture: A Field Study Of Soil Test Variability And Its Effect On Accuracy Of Fertilizer Recommendations, Kenneth L. Wells, James E. Dollarhide

Soil Science News and Views

Use of precision agriculture techniques in Kentucky during the past several years has generated interest in how to soil sample a field for use in programming computer-driven, on-the-go, variable rate fertilizer spreaders (VRS). The advantage achieved by VRS is related directly to variability of soil test (ST) values within a specific field and the accuracy of how they represent the field. Since variability of ST values commonly exists on a small scale, a very intensive sampling procedure (grids of one acre or less in size) would be required to accurately describe the nature and extent of such variability within a …

A Two Year Evaluation Of Nitrate-N And Triazine Herbicides In Groundwater And Surface Water Of An Intensively Row Cropped Agricultural Watershed In Western Kentucky, Larry Reber, John Potts

Soil Science News and Views

The quality of water in Kentucky's agricultural watersheds has received considerable attention in recent years. The main concerns in corn production areas usually center on water content of nitrate-N from commercial fertilizer and triazines from herbicide applications. Although N can be found naturally in Kentucky soils, it cannot supply all the N that corn needs to produce optimum yields. Therefore, fertilizer N is added to ensure ample nutrition. Triazines, on the other hand, do not occur naturally in the soil but are applied to the soil to effectively control weeds. Most commonly, these herbicides are applied at the time of …

The Construction Of Theory In Mis Research, Mark T. Dishaw

Journal of International Information Management

As a relatively new academic discipline, MIS has gone through processes of initiation, expansion, and consolidation. During the past two decades, MIS researchers have examined the state of their discipline and have found it "wanting" at times in the area of theory building and development. One important criticism of early MIS research was that it lacked strong theory of its own, and that it was often weakly grounded in theory, if at all. This paper examines the process and significance of theory building with an emphasis on some of the most well known MIS research streams. This paper demonstrates that …

Parallel System Utilization In Weak Link Analysis, Roger Nibler

Journal of International Information Management

Parallel subsystems within operational systems can improve system reliability, especially in areas of the system which are or may become weak links. The basic modes of operation of parallel systems include backup, operation under exceptional conditions, and functioning on a compare-for-equal basis to facilitate output quality. A parallel system classification scheme is presented as well as a description of a database which ties parallel subsystems to their corresponding operational systems. The database can assist the manager in identifying and analyzing weak links anywhere in the organization to determine where parallel subsystems can best improve overall system reliability.

Maintaining Computer-Based Information Systems Using Text-Based Intelligent Systems Techniques, Sumali Conlon, Chi Hwang

Journal of International Information Management

In order to incorporate up-to-date quantitative and qualitative information, Computer- Based Information Systems (CBIS) must be able to extract data from unstructured, textual formats such as newspapers and magazines. The process of updating information in a CBIS currently requires large amounts of human effort analyzing and converting data from such sources into formats which information systems can work with. This paper suggests some methods by which the data needs of a CBIS can be handled semi-automatically (Employing both computers and humans) using text-based intelligent systems (TBIS) techniques.

Management Of Information Technology In Swedish Firms: An Empirical Study, Esmail S. Sangari, Melvin R. Mattson, Hooshang M. Beheshti

Journal of International Information Management

This study examines the role and the involvement of management in information technology acquisition, planning, and development. The results indicate that top management plays a major role in setting the overall information technology policies. In addition, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) plays a crucial role in the merger of information strategy and corporate strategy. The result also indicates that user's satisfaction is considered to be the most important r factor for justification of information technology acquisition.

Ripples 1998, Bridgewater College

Ripples/College Yearbooks

Bridgewater College 1998 Yearbook. This volume appears as a service to the Bridgewater College community and Alumni. This is a derivative version of the original work where portions may be redacted according to institutional policy or practicality. Not all images include original captioning.