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Auditing Estimates And Other Soft Accounting Information, Michael J. Ramos, Linda C. Delahanty Jan 1998

Auditing Estimates And Other Soft Accounting Information, Michael J. Ramos, Linda C. Delahanty

Guides, Handbooks and Manuals

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Review Of 'Artificial Legal Intelligence', Stephen M. Mcjohn Jan 1998

Review Of 'Artificial Legal Intelligence', Stephen M. Mcjohn

Suffolk University Law School Faculty Works

Artificial Legal Intelligence, by Pamela Gray, presents a thought-provoking approach to both computational models of legal reasoning and the use of evolutionary thinking about the law. Drawing on a prodigious amount of research, the book looks beyond the rather technical approach common in the field and attempts to place artificial legal intelligence within the broad structure of legal history. This paper first summarizes the book's vision of a computerized artificial legal intelligence, a vision of developments in both technology and legal history. The paper discusses how this fits with trends in both artificial intelligence and legal theory. The paper further …

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Higher Order Isotropic Velocity Grids In Lattice Methods, Pavol Pavlo, George Vahala, Linda L. Vahala Jan 1998

Higher Order Isotropic Velocity Grids In Lattice Methods, Pavol Pavlo, George Vahala, Linda L. Vahala

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

Kinetic lattice methods are a very attractive representation of nonlinear macroscopic systems because of their inherent parallelizability on multiple processors and their avoidance of the nonlinear convective terms. By uncoupling the velocity lattice from the spatial grid, one can employ higher order (non-space-filling) isotropic lattices-lattices which greatly enhance the stable parameter regions, particularly in thermal problems. In particular, the superiority of the octagonal lattice over previous models used in 2D (hexagonal or square) and 3D (projected face-centered hypercube) is shown.

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Hi-O-Hi 1998, Oberlin College Jan 1998

Hi-O-Hi 1998, Oberlin College

Hi-O-Hi Yearbooks

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Undergraduate Catalog - The School Year 1996-1998, Prairie View A&M University Jan 1998

Undergraduate Catalog - The School Year 1996-1998, Prairie View A&M University

Undergraduate Catalog

No abstract provided.

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The Value Of Attending College, Especially Uta, George C. Wright Jan 1998

The Value Of Attending College, Especially Uta, George C. Wright

President Emeritus George C. Wright Speeches

No abstract provided.

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Commencement Program 1998, Whitworth University Jan 1998

Commencement Program 1998, Whitworth University

Commencement Programs

Commencement exercises of Whitworth College in May 1998.

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On Circulant Weighing Matrices, K. T. Arasu, Jennifer Seberry Jan 1998

On Circulant Weighing Matrices, K. T. Arasu, Jennifer Seberry

Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Publications

Algebraic techniques are employed to obtain necessary conditions for the existence of certain circulant weighing matrices. As an application we rule out the existence of many circulant weighing matrices. We study orders n = 82 +8+1, for 10 ~ 8 ~ 25. These orders correspond to the number of points in a projective plane of order 8.

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An Exploratory Study Of Attachment Styles And Their Relationship To Emotional Intelligence In A Young Adult Population, Steven Kenneth Diehl Jan 1998

An Exploratory Study Of Attachment Styles And Their Relationship To Emotional Intelligence In A Young Adult Population, Steven Kenneth Diehl

Open Access Master's Theses

Since its inception, adult attachment theory has been used to identify individual differences within a wide range of interpersonal and intra-personal phenomena. Reviews of the literature suggest that securely attached adults are better able to cope with stressors and life demands both within themselves and in the context of significant social relationships than are adults exhibiting insecure styles of attachment. Research in the area of emotional intelligence suggests that people differ in their ability to utilize affective information to effectively cope with environmental demands and stressors. The present study examines the relationship between styles of attachment and individual differences in …

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Assessing Predictors Of Smoking Cessation: An Application Of Signal Detection Methodology, Sonya V. Benisovich Jan 1998

Assessing Predictors Of Smoking Cessation: An Application Of Signal Detection Methodology, Sonya V. Benisovich

Open Access Master's Theses

Cigarette smoking is a leading cause of preventable illness and death in the United States. Yet, when people are able to quit, the negative effects of smoking to their health diminish over time. For this reason, it is important for behavioral scientists to understand the mechanisms which underly smoking cessation. In this study, signal detection analysis was used to determine which baseline characteristics of 602 smokers were best able to discriminate those who had quit smoking from those who had not six and eighteen months later. Variables included in this analysis were chosen based on prior research showing that they …

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Land Use Suitability Analysis: An Assessment For The Rhode Island Central Landfill, R. William B. Macdaniel Jan 1998

Land Use Suitability Analysis: An Assessment For The Rhode Island Central Landfill, R. William B. Macdaniel

Open Access Master's Theses

The purpose of this research project was to develop an alternative methodology for the Land Use Suitability Study for the Rhode Island Central Landfill in Johnston, Rhode Island. The alternative methodology involved developing a means to analyze the Central Landfill property that is more in depth than the initial basic overlay analysis used in the 1996 Central Landfill Land Use Suitability Study. The means to accomplish this began with a comparison of this study with other land use studies, and literature related to land use suitability studies. Particular attention was paid to methods of analysis. The intent was to identify …

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Subspace Processing Of Weak Signals Masked By Underwater Reverberation Due To Active Sonar, Robert Bruce Macleod Jan 1998

Subspace Processing Of Weak Signals Masked By Underwater Reverberation Due To Active Sonar, Robert Bruce Macleod

Open Access Dissertations

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Infrared Diode Laser Spectrometer For The Study Of Jet Cooled Gases, Anthony Bednar, Eric Barnett, Candace Lindsay, Trey Heath, Philip Williams, Mark Draganjac, Scott W. Reeve Jan 1998

Infrared Diode Laser Spectrometer For The Study Of Jet Cooled Gases, Anthony Bednar, Eric Barnett, Candace Lindsay, Trey Heath, Philip Williams, Mark Draganjac, Scott W. Reeve

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

We have constructed a tunable, high resolution, infrared diode laser spectrometer and combined it with a pulsed supersonic jet expansion. A modified version of the Perry multipass cell has been incorporated into the spectrometer to increase the effective absorption path length. Performance capabilities of the spectrometer are evaluated by examining ro-vibrational spectra for the carbon monoxide molecule in the five micron region of the infrared. From these measurements, an instrumental absorption sensitivity is determined. Finally, since one of our immediate goals is the infrared study of jet cooled transition metal carbonyls, we present high resolution data obtained by entraining the …

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Continuous Monitoring Of Star's Main Time Projection Chamber, Wilfred J. Braithwaite, Edwin S. Braithwaite Jan 1998

Continuous Monitoring Of Star's Main Time Projection Chamber, Wilfred J. Braithwaite, Edwin S. Braithwaite

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

STAR refers to the Solenoidal Tracking instrument At RHIC (the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider). For momenta above 500 MeV/c charged kaons are not separated from pions within STAR's Main TPC (Time Projection Chamber) by track density alone and they are poorly separated below 500 MeV/c, even when using information from other sources like the vertex tracker. Within the TPC large numbers of kaons and pions decay into muons (and undetected neutrinos). Earlier work has shown parent pions and kaons whose decays are detected within a TPC may be distinguished uniquely from each other in a two-dimensional plot of muon-emission angle …

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Journal Of The Arkansas Academy Of Science - Volume 52 1998, Academy Editors Jan 1998

Journal Of The Arkansas Academy Of Science - Volume 52 1998, Academy Editors

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

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82nd Annual Meeting, 1998. Program, Academy Editors Jan 1998

82nd Annual Meeting, 1998. Program, Academy Editors

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

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Analysis Of A Mixture Of Several Dihalonicotinic Acids By Gas Chromotography And Gas Chromotography-Mass Spectrometry, Cheryl L. Fossler, Frank L. Setliff, Ali U. Shaikh Jan 1998

Analysis Of A Mixture Of Several Dihalonicotinic Acids By Gas Chromotography And Gas Chromotography-Mass Spectrometry, Cheryl L. Fossler, Frank L. Setliff, Ali U. Shaikh

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Six 2,5- and 5,6- dihalonicotinic acids in a mixture were converted to their corresponding methyl esters and then analyzed by gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Four methods of conversion were compared for their GC sensitivity, efficiency and analysis time. In Method #1, using HC1 and methanol as the reagents, the displacement of the halogens by chlorine (from HC1) at 2- and 6-positions was a common occurrence, rendering the method inefficient. In Method #2 (BF3/methanol), the displacement of halogens by methoxide was evident. Method #3 (dicyclohexylcarbodiimide/methanol) produced a mixture of derivatives with a poor yield. Method #4 (diazomethane) gave a …

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Description Of The Sections And Subsections Of The Interior Highlands Of Arkansas And Oklahoma, Thomas L. Foti, George A. Bukenhofer Jan 1998

Description Of The Sections And Subsections Of The Interior Highlands Of Arkansas And Oklahoma, Thomas L. Foti, George A. Bukenhofer

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Sections and subsections of the Interior Highlands of Arkansas and Oklahoma are redefined, mapped and briefly summarized. The map was produced to support the Ozark- Ouachita Highlands Assessment (OOHA), being conducted by the USDA Forest Service. It revises the USDA Forest Service map "Ecological units of the eastern United States, first approximation" by Keys et al. (1995) and the earlier maps of the natural divisions of Arkansas (Foti, 1974; Foti, 1976; Pell, 1983) to reflect new knowledge and to achieve consistency with units recognized in Missouri. Four sections (natural divisions) are defined as opposed to the three of the previous …

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Effects Of Agricultural Practices On Nutrient Concentrations And Loads In Two Small Watersheds, Northwestern Arkansas, Robin G. Roggio, Kenneth F. Steele, P. F. Vendrell, M. A. Nelson Jan 1998

Effects Of Agricultural Practices On Nutrient Concentrations And Loads In Two Small Watersheds, Northwestern Arkansas, Robin G. Roggio, Kenneth F. Steele, P. F. Vendrell, M. A. Nelson

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

The water quality of two small, adjacent watersheds was monitored to determine the effect of land use on nutrient loads and flow-weighted mean concentrations. Poultry litter and liquid swine waste are surface applied as fertilizer to pastures that are used for hay production and beef cattle grazing. The study area is located in northwestern Arkansas, east central Washington County. Cannon Creek, the less influenced watershed (628 hectares), contains 11% pasture; whereas, Shumate Creek, the more influenced watershed (589 hectares), contains 22% pasture and receives approximately four times more land applied animal waste as fertilizer. The remaining land cover in both …

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Using Labview To Synchronize An Infrared Diode Laser Spectrometer With A Pulsed Supersonic Jet Expansion, Philip Williams, Anthony Bednar, Eric Barnett, Scott W. Reeve Jan 1998

Using Labview To Synchronize An Infrared Diode Laser Spectrometer With A Pulsed Supersonic Jet Expansion, Philip Williams, Anthony Bednar, Eric Barnett, Scott W. Reeve

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

We describe software developed with LabVIEW to provide operational control for an in-house infrared diode laser spectrometer that has been combined with a pulsed supersonic jet expansion sample source. Data were collected with this instrument using a modified version of the rapid-scanning method. A prerequisite in employing the rapid-scan detection scheme is that the modulation used to scan the laser be synchronized in time with the electrical signal used to trigger the pulsed gas valve. Software performance was evaluated by examining a series of rotation vibration (ro-vibrational) spectra for the carbon monoxide molecule in the five micron region of the …

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Preparation Of Methyl 5-Chloro-6-Fluoronicotinate By Fluoride-Chloride Exchange, Frank L. Setliff, Leslie B. Coop Jan 1998

Preparation Of Methyl 5-Chloro-6-Fluoronicotinate By Fluoride-Chloride Exchange, Frank L. Setliff, Leslie B. Coop

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

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Remember Who You Are, Kendra Bayer Jan 1998

Remember Who You Are, Kendra Bayer

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

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1998-1999 Course Catalog, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of The Registrar Jan 1998

1998-1999 Course Catalog, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of The Registrar

University of Montana Course Catalogs, 1895-2024

An annual catalog of courses and course descriptions offered at the University of Montana.

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Pawn Shop, Dennis Hockman Jan 1998

Pawn Shop, Dennis Hockman

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

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The Community Naturalist In The Schools Program: Infusing Experiential Natural History Into Secondary School Curricula, James F. Berkey Jan 1998

The Community Naturalist In The Schools Program: Infusing Experiential Natural History Into Secondary School Curricula, James F. Berkey

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

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Wilderness And The Internet: A Profile Of Adopters Of The World-Wide-Web As A Wilderness Information Acquisition Tool, Charles D. Burgess Jan 1998

Wilderness And The Internet: A Profile Of Adopters Of The World-Wide-Web As A Wilderness Information Acquisition Tool, Charles D. Burgess

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

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The Interactive Effects Of Different Accounting Controls On Subordinates' Behaviour And Performance, Chong M. Lau Jan 1998

The Interactive Effects Of Different Accounting Controls On Subordinates' Behaviour And Performance, Chong M. Lau

Research outputs pre 2011

Prior research suggests that goal setting and an emphasis en meeting tight budget targets may influence the extent of subordinates' performance and slack creation. This study hypothesizes that other accounting controls may moderate these relationships. Specifically, it hypothesizes that: (i) budgetary performance is increased and (ii) budgetary slack creation is decreased when an emphasis on setting and meeting tight budget targets is complemented with a high extent of cost control. The results support a significant two-way interaction between Emphasis on setting and meeting tight budget targets and Cost control affecting budgetary performance. A significant two-way interaction between Emphasis en setting …

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Salinity Action Plan : Wetland Vegetation Monitoring, 1997/1998, G. Ogden, R. H. Froend Jan 1998

Salinity Action Plan : Wetland Vegetation Monitoring, 1997/1998, G. Ogden, R. H. Froend

Research outputs pre 2011

This report represents the vegetation component of a project designed to provide on-going monitoring of wetland salinity and biological resources in wetlands of the agricultural zone of south-west Western Australia. Maintenance of wetland biological diversity in the agricultural zone is one of the major objectives of the Salinity Action Plan. Due to their low position in the landscape, wetlands are the habitat most affected by salinisation...

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Automated Diesel Engine Condition & Performance Monitoring & The Application Of Neural Networks To Fault Diagnosis, Christopher Lloyd Owen Jan 1998

Automated Diesel Engine Condition & Performance Monitoring & The Application Of Neural Networks To Fault Diagnosis, Christopher Lloyd Owen

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics Theses

The overall aim of this research was to design, configure and validate a system which was capable of on-line performance monitoring and fault diagnosis of a diesel engine. This thesis details the development and evaluation of a comprehensive engine test facility and automated engine performance monitoring package. Results of a diesel engine fault study were used to ascertain commonly occurring faults and their realistic severities are discussed. The research shows how computer simulation and rig testing can be applied to validate the effects of faults on engine performance and quantify fault severities. A substantial amount of engine test work has …

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A Universal Amperometric Membrane-Covered Gas-Sensing Electrodes System: Measurement Of Dissolved Oxygen, Ozone And Chlorine Dioxide., Rener Wang Jan 1998

A Universal Amperometric Membrane-Covered Gas-Sensing Electrodes System: Measurement Of Dissolved Oxygen, Ozone And Chlorine Dioxide., Rener Wang

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

A Universal Amperometric Membrane-Covered Gas-Sensing Electrode System has been designed which can be used with a wide variety of electrochemical sensors. The system is composed of two parts: an electrode detection unit consists of an Intel 8051 microprocessor as the control unit which receives operational commands through the serial port of a personal computer. The assembly language has been written and is embedded in a 32K EPROM and the data collected are temporarily stored in a 32K RAM. A potentiostat with an auto-adjustable 100 nA to 100 {dollar}\\mu{dollar}A range is used to polarize the electrode. A 12 bit D/A convertor …

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