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Faculty Senate Minutes, Feb. 1, 1999, Eastern Kentucky University, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Computer Assistance For "Discovering'' Formulas In System Engineering And Operator Theory, J. W. Helton, Mark Stankus

Mathematics

The objective of this paper is two-fold. First we present a methodology for using a combination of computer assistance and human intervention to discover highly algebraic theorems in operator, matrix, and linear systems engineering theory. Since the methodology allows limited human intervention, it is slightly less rigid than an algorithm. We call it a strategy. The second objective is to illustrate the methodology by deriving four theorems. The presentation of the methodology is carried out in three steps. The first step is introducing an abstraction of the methodology which we call an idealized strategy. This abstraction facilitates a high level …

Search For Parity Violation In 93nb Neutron Resonances, E I. Sharapov, J D. Bowman, Bret E. Crawford, P P J. Delheij, C M. Frankle, K Fukuda, M Iinuma, J N. Knudsen, J Lokitz, L Y. Lowie, A Masaike, Y Matsuda, Y Matsuda, G E. Mitchell, S I. Penttila, H Postma, N R. Roberson, S J. Seestrom, H M. Shimizu, Sharon L. Stephenson, Y-F Yen, V W. Yuan

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications

A new search has been performed for parity violation in the compound nuclear states of ⁹⁴Nb by measuring the helicity dependence of the neutron total cross section. Transmission measurements on a thick niobium target were performed by the time-of-flight method at the Manuel Lujan Neutron Scattering Center with a longitudinally polarized neutron beam in the energy range 32 to 1000 eV. A total of 18 p-wave resonances in ⁹³Nb were studied with none exhibiting a statistically significant parity-violating longitudinal asymmetry. An upper limit of 1.0×10^-7 eV (95% confidence level) was obtained for the weak spreading widthΓ_{w …}

Ua11/1 On Campus, Vol. 9, No. 1, Wku University Relations

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. Regular features are:

• College News
• Sponsored Programs
• Hot off the Press
• Personnel File
• Coming Up - Calendar of Events

This issue includes articles:

• Gordon Ford Gift Largest for Business College
• Kentucky Emergency Medical Service Academy
• Gerontology Program Receives Support - Active Services Corporation
• Fall Commencement: 1,100 Degrees; Honors Kentucky Historian Dr. Thomas Clark
• Weather: What to Do
• Coffee's Brewing at the Faculty House
• Gifts to College Heights Foundation
• Mary Ellen Miller Returns to University Board
• Happy Birthday PBS!
• Bivin Forensic Society Takes Act on the Road, …

Single-Change Circular Covering Designs, John P. Mcsorley

Articles and Preprints

A single-change circular covering design (scccd) based on the set [v] = {1, . . . ,v} with block size k is an ordered collection of b blocks, B = {B₁, . . . ,B_b}, each B_i ⊂ [v], which obey: (1) each block differs from the previous block by a single element, as does the last from the first, and, (2) every pair of [v] is covered by some Bi. The object is to minimize b for a fixed v and k. …

Long-Term Memory Motion-Compensated Prediction, Thomas Wiegand, Xiaozheng Zhang, Bernd Girod

Electrical Engineering

Long-term memory motion-compensated prediction extends the spatial displacement vector utilized in block-based hybrid video coding by a variable time delay permitting the use of more frames than the previously decoded one for motion compensated prediction. The long-term memory covers several seconds of decoded frames at the encoder and decoder. The use of multiple frames for motion compensation in most cases provides significantly improved prediction gain. The variable time delay has to be transmitted as side information requiring an additional bit rate which may be prohibitive when the size of the long-term memory becomes too large. Therefore, we control the bit …

Exposure To Atmospheric Radon, Daniel J. Steck, R. William Field, Charles F. Lynch

Physics Faculty Publications

We measured radon (²²²Rn) concentrations in Iowa and Minnesota and found that unusually high annual average radon concentrations occur outdoors in portions of central North America. In some areas, outdoor concentrations exceed the national average indoor radon concentration. The general spatial patterns of outdoor radon and indoor radon are similar to the spatial distribution of radon progeny in the soil. Outdoor radon exposure in this region can be a substantial fraction of an individual's total radon exposure and is highly variable across the population. Estimated lifetime effective dose equivalents for the women participants in a radon-related lung cancer …

Land Development And Biotechnology At The Claremont Colleges, Paul Faulstich

Pitzer Faculty Publications and Research

Founded on the Oxford model of a cluster of institutions, the Claremont Colleges has periodically established a new school. In the Spring of 1997, the Board of Fellows of the Claremont University Center charged with policy-making for the consortium-voted to establish a seventh college; the Keck Graduate Institute of applied life sciences. or bioengineering. Despite other landholdings, including a golf course and a non-operational gravel quarry, the Board of Fellows voted to site the New Venture on a portion-approximately eleven acres--of the Bernard Biological Field Station. (Pitzer's vote was cast against building on the Field Station.)

Rollins College Brevard Campus Class Schedule Spring 1999, Rollins College

Brevard Campus Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Petals On A Wet Black Bough: Textuality, Collaboration, And The New Essay, Michael Spooner, Kathleen Yancey

Library Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

We Love To Read — A Collaborative Endeavor To Build The Foundation For Lifelong Readers, Marjorie S. Hertz, Kathi L. Swanson

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

This article presents a model of a reading motivation project for a group of fourth grade students. The project incorporates strategies shown to promote engagement in literacy: opportunities for choice, reflection and social interaction. It features the use of metacognitive activities where students set weekly goals and reflect upon how they are growing as readers.

"Winning Through To Fame And Glory": African-Americans And Msu, Donald F. Flatt

Morehead State College Histories

A book titled "Winning Through to Fame and Glory": African-Americans and MSU written by Donald F. Flatt on the desegregation of Morehead State University during the 1950s and 1960s.

Announcements: February 1999

Drought Network News (1994–2001)

Contents:

International Symposium on High Altitude and Sensitive Ecological Environmental Geotechnology

5th International Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development

10th Global Warming International Conference & Expo (GW10)

New Book

Rainfall Climatology Of Jammu And Kashmir State, India, Badrul Hasan

Drought Network News (1994–2001)

We have written a number of articles on various aspects of weather characterization and forecast verification under temperate environments of Jammu and Kashmir (India). We have also touched on some of the approaches that might help in solving climatically triggered problems (Hasan and Kanth 1997). Fortunately, we were lucky enough to make significant progress in some (if not all) of the approaches. The present article focuses on an analysis of rainfall/ precipitation in this state of the Indian Union under different agroclimatic zones, with an update on forecast verification analysis of temperate Kashmir (India) during 1997–98.

India is classified into …

Using The Spi To Analyze Spatial And Temporal Patterns Of Drought In Turkey, Ali Umran Komuscu

Drought Network News (1994–2001)

Drought is a natural phenomenon that has significant economic, social, and environmental impacts. Drought differs from other natural hazards in that its onset and end are difficult to determine. It develops slowly, and its impacts may remain for years after termination of the event. No single definition of drought exists that applies to all circumstances, but most definitions of drought are based on an expression of deficiency of precipitation resulting in water shortage for some activity related to use of water (Wilhite and Glantz, 1985; Dracup et al., 1980). Water resources planners usually rely on quantitative indices to decide whether …

Heat Waves And Floods Across Asia: Was El Niño, Then La Niña The Cause?, R. H. Kripalani, Ashwini Kulkarni

Drought Network News (1994–2001)

Unprecedented heat wave conditions occurred during May–June 1998 across Asia. Unusually high temperatures were recorded in western India, Pakistan, eastern China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. Even the United States, western Africa, eastern Canada, and western Australia experienced the blistering heat spell.

Some reports blame people for the global warming. The world is warming because of the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation, resulting in an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The 1998 heat wave prompted the United Nations Environment Programme to issue an urgent warning and a wakeup call to limit the emission of global warming gases. The …

Severe Droughts Becoming Recurrent, More Persistent In Mexico, Israel Velasco

Drought Network News (1994–2001)

During recent years, severe and extreme droughts in Mexico and their consequent water deficits have become more recurrent and persistent, according to historic records and the experiences of those who have lived through these events.

In Mexico, agriculture consumes more than 85% of the available water. When the available water is insufficient to satisfy agricultural requirements, impacts can be acute. In extreme cases, lack of water has caused severe economic, social, and environmental crises, and recovery from these crises has taken much time and money.

The regions that are most affected by drought have some common characteristics: they are the …

From The Director: February 1999, Donald A. Wilhite

Drought Network News (1994–2001)

Many of the readers of Drought Network News are familiar with the “hydro-illogical cycle” cartoon that I use frequently in presentations and publications. This illustration has been translated into many languages and serves as a constant reminder of the crisis management mentality often displayed in responding to drought emergencies and the proverbial “window of opportunity” following a drought when planning for the next event is of high priority. I hear comments routinely from government officials that recognize the need to plan, but they express hesitancy in moving forward now if water supply conditions are normal or above. The concern is …

News From Hope College, Volume 30.4: February, 1999, Hope College

News from Hope College

No abstract provided.

Inside Winona, Winona State University

Inside Winona

This publication, produced by the WSU Office of University Relations and Development was distributed free to WSU Alumni, enrolled students and their families, and friends of Winona State University.

Invariant Measure For Diffusions With Jumps, Jose-Luis Menaldi, Maurice Robin

Mathematics Faculty Research Publications

Our purpose is to study an ergodic linear equation associated to diffusion processes with jumps in the whole space. This integro-differential equation plays a fundamental role in ergodic control problems of second order Markov processes. The key result is to prove the existence and uniqueness of an invariant density function for a jump diffusion, whose lower order coefficients are only Borel measurable. Based on this invariant probability, existence and uniqueness (up to an additive constant) of solutions to the ergodic linear equation are established.

Intersession On Oxford Campus Offers Credit Opportunity Before Summer, Liza Booth

University of Mississippi News

... Students earn credits between spring, summer sessions

The Loss Of Privacy Is Just A Heartbeat Away: An Exploration Of Government Heartbeat Detection Technology And Its Impact On Fourth Amendment Protections, George M. Dery Iii

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

The Department of Energy has developed the "Enclosed Space Detection System" (ESDS), a search tool that enables officials to identify persons hidden inside vehicles at certain sensitive sites, such as nuclear facilities. ESDS operates by measuring the movements in vehicles generated by the beating of an occupant's heart. This Article considers the Fourth Amendment privacy implications caused by the advent of a technology so advanced that it can probe all the way to one's heart. Specifically, this Article critically examines the Supreme Court's Fourth Amendment precedent concerning the definition of a "search" and the application of the "special needs" doctrine …

Magic "Squares" Indeed, Arthur T. Benjamin, Kan Yasuda '97

All HMC Faculty Publications and Research

No abstract provided in this article.

An Economic Approach To The Law Of Evidence, Richard A. Posner

Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper Series

No abstract provided.

A Quadratic Fredholm Integral Equation And Its Solution For Various Kernels, Merlynd K. Nestell, Mostafa Ghandehari

Mathematics Technical Papers - Archive

Consider the Fredholm integral equation [see pdf for notation], a parameter. The solution of this equation is discussed for separable, difference and distribution kernels. Existence, uniqueness and bifurcation questions are explored for various assumptions on the kernel.

Heating Water Vapor In A Square Cavity Using Molecular And Particle Mechanics, Donald Greenspan

Mathematics Technical Papers - Archive

This paper explores the computer simulation of heating water vapor in a square cavity. Both molecular and particle mechanics are applied. A particular parameter called vel, found on the micro level, is shown to be applicable on the macro level in generating both laminar and turbulent flows.

The Probe, Issue 197 – February 1999

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

A History of the Wildlife Services Program -- Donald W. Hawthorne, Gary L. Nunley, and Vivian Prothro, USDA-APHIS-Wildlife Services, Oklahoma and Texas Message from the President

Abstracts from the 5th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society

Diverse Applications of Sharpshooting to Manage Abundant Deer Populations -- A.J. DeNicola, H.C. Frost, and K.E. Gustad.
Wildlife on Airports: A Fatal Attraction! -- R.A. DolbeerandS.E. Wright
An Empirical Model for Predicting Deer Population Trends in Suburban Chicago, Illinois -- DM. Etter, TJt. VanDeelen,R.E. Warner, andB.M. Hannon
Oral Vaccination Programs Against Canine Rabies in Texas -- M.G. Fearneyhough
Public Health and Safety Significance of …

Long-Term Prairie Falcon Population Changes In Relation To Prey Abundance, Weather, Land Uses, And Habitat Conditions, Karen Steenhof, Michael Kochert, Leslie B. Carpenter, Robert N. Lehman

United States Geological Survey: Staff Publications

We studied a nesting population of Prairie Falcons (Falco mexicanus) in the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (NCA) from 1974-1997 to identify factors that influence abundance and reproduction. Our sampling period included two major droughts and associated crashes in Townsend's ground squirrel (Spermophilus townsendii) populations. The number of Prairie Falcon pairs found on long-term survey segments declined significantly from 1976-1997. Early declines were most severe at the eastern end of the NCA, where fires and agriculture have changed native shrubsteppe habitat. More recent declines occurred in the portion of canyon near the Orchard …

Dislocation Scattering In Gan, David C. Look, J. R. Sizelove

Physics Faculty Publications

A theory of charged-dislocation-line scattering is developed within the framework of the Boltzmann transport equation. A fit of the theory to temperature-dependent Hall-effect data in GaN gives dislocation densities which are in excellent agreement with those measured by transmission electron microscopy. This work shows that threading edge dislocations in GaN indeed are electrically active, in agreement with recent theoretical predictions.