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The Classic, Fall 1999, Public Relations

The Classic, 1990-1999

Fall enrollment sets records; Presidential search progresses; Admissions staff members promoted; New coaches take reins; Minnick named director of career development; Faculty and staff active; New professors bring international experience: Dr. Stephen Appiah-Padi, Dr. José Villalobos, Dr. Bala Musa, Dr. Robert Scott, Dr. David Arnett, Jeff Boersema, Dr. Steven Isaac, Dr. Randall Jensen, Dr. Michael Kensak, Dr. Ann Lundberg, Joanna Trapp, Dr. Scott Monsma, Jeff Van Der Werff; Classes, professors move into renovated science wing; Web to offer audio broadcasts of games; Tricks of the trade; Dream maker; Beekhuizen in harmony with international musicians; Neerhof finds FaME in pursuit of …

Peter Forrest, God Without The Supernatural: A Defense Of Scientific Theism, Simon J. Evnine

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

No abstract provided.

Fact Book 1999, Planning, Research, And Policy Analysis

Fact Book (1988-2019)

Fact book 1999 for Illinois State University

Bacterial Magnetosomes: Microbiology, Biomineralization And Biotechnological Applications, Dirk Schlϋer, Richard B. Frankel

Physics

Magnetotactic bacteria orient and migrate along geomagnetic field lines. This ability is based on intracellular magnetic structures, the magnetosomes, which comprise nanometer-sized, membrane-bound crystals of the magnetic iron minerals magnetite (Fe₃O₄) or greigite (Fe₃O₄). Magnetosome formation is achieved by a mineralization process with biological control over the accumulation of iron and the deposition of the mineral particle with specific size and orientation within a membrane vesicle at specific locations in the cell. This review focuses on the current knowledge about magnetotactic bacteria and will outline aspects of the physiology and molecular biology …

Learning Opportunities 1999/2000, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Course Catalogs

Students must enroll in a "core" mathematics course each semester, advancing to the highest level possible during their six semesters at IMSA.

Report To Congress On Waivers Granted Under The Elementary And Secondary Education Act, Jacqueline Raphael, Kristen M. Olson, Luke Miller

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

This is the third annual report to Congress on waivers granted by the U.S. Department of Education, mandated under section 14401(e)(4) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Three education laws passed in 1994 — the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, the School-to-Work Opportunities Act, and the reauthorized ESEA — allow the Secretary of Education to grant waivers of certain requirements of federal education programs in cases where a waiver will likely contribute to improved teaching and learning. States and school districts use the waiver authorities to adapt federal programs and use federal funds in ways that address their …

Rsd Studies In Austin, 1998, Sajal S. Pokharel, Donald H. Stedman, Gary A. Bishop

Fuel Efficiency Automobile Test Publications

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Interfacial Mobility On Flexural Strength And Fracture Toughness Of Glass/Epoxy Laminates, T. W. H. Wang, Frank D. Blum, Lokeswarappa R. Dharani

Chemistry Faculty Research & Creative Works

Mechanical testing and surface fractography were used to characterize the fracture of E-glass fiber reinforced epoxy composites as a function of the silane coupling agent used. gamma-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APS) and delta-aminobutyltriethoxysilane (ABS) were used because these have been shown to have different interfacial mobilities at multilayer coverage. The values of the properties studied generally increased from untreated c, as determined from a Mode I translaminar fracture toughness tests, for the untreated composites (10.5 ± 0.4 kJ/m2) was lower than that for the ABS-treated composites (14.3 ± 2.1 kJ/m2) which was lower than that for the APS-treated composites (17.1 ± 2.4 kJ/m2). …

Evaluation Of The Enantiomeric Composition Of Amino Acids In Tobacco, John P. Kullman, Xianghong Chen, Daniel W. Armstrong

Chemistry Faculty Research & Creative Works

Despite the fact that several studies have reported the concentrations of various free amino acids in tobacco, their enantiomeric composition is unknown. Both the absolute and enantiomeric compositions of proline, alanine, asparagine, aspartic acid, valine, methionine, leucine, and phenylalanine were determined for three strains of tobacco leaf, three types of smokeless tobacco, and six different blended filtered and nonfiltered reference cigarettes. Some of the highest levels of D-amino acids ever found in agricultural products were observed. Possible mechanisms for the production of these D-amino acids are considered. The relevance of D-amino acids in tobacco is discussed.

Evaluation Of The Transport Properties Of Gasb For Bipolar Applications Through Monte Carlo Simulations, Damayanthi Palaniappan

Electrical & Computer Engineering Theses & Dissertations

GaAs is currently the semiconductor material of choice for high speed, low power applications. Its electronic transport properties are superior to almost all other semiconductors. It is also used in a variety of bipolar applications such as photodetectors and photo-mixers. However, as is well known, the hole mobility and related transport parameters of GaAs are not very good. This is a serious drawback, and poses a potential problem for all applications involving bipolar conductivity. In order to increase the high :frequency limits and high-speed capability of bipolar devices, the choice of an alternative material, therefore, becomes necessary. An important first …

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Fall 1999, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the University of Northern Iowa.

The Effects Of Flow Rate And Sodium Laurel Sulfate Surfactant Concentration On Single- And Two-Phase Heat Transfer Characteristics In A Microchannel, Michael June

Theses

The processing speed of modern microchips and the density of components at the card level has been increasing at a steady rate. With these increases, come an increase in heat generation and a need to dissipate very high heat fluxes. Heat sinks that employ very narrow channels, on the order of 58 - 600um wide have been shown to dissipate heat fluxes as high as 10,000 kW/m2 (Tuckerman, 1984) while maintaining chip temperatures below 130 C. The current study investigates the heat transfer characteristics of single and two-phase flows in a 200 Jim wide channel. Water was used as a …

A Study Of The Stability Of A Hydraulic Actuator System, Paul Stoelting

Theses

One of the least desirable schemes for a linear electro-hydraulic motion control actuator is having a low backup structure stiffness coupled with a high flow gain of the spool valve. It has been demonstrated that this condition causes instability in the form of high frequency oscillations. This thesis examines how actuator parameters can be varied to add stability when a low backup structure stiffness and high flow gain are mandatory design criteria. The stability of the system is examined by developing the system characteristic equation and analyzing its poles in the complex frequency domain. In the complex frequency domain, the …

Computer Multimedia In The Development Of Interactive Courseware: The Cornell University Soil And Water Management Learning Module, Charissa Sullivan

Theses

The thesis project consists of an interactive multimedia computer software program, designed to help teach a course title, college-level semester course in soil and water management (Soil and Water Management, offered at Cornell University, Department of Soil, Crop, and Atmospheric Sciences course number 321, 4 credithours). The software was authored in Macromedia Director 6.5. Original artwork includes computer graphics some of which are sequenced to create animations that illustrate key concepts of the subject material. Text and photographs and/or illustrations also support the subject material.

Miscellaneous Publication 53/99 - Ideas A Diversification Manual For The Pastoral Rangelands, Kaz Price, Lee Verios

Farm Systems and Economics published reports

In 1993 the Pastoral Wool Industry Task Force recognised the diminishing returns to wool production and the need for Rangeland enterprise diversification and other risk management strategies

This manual has been developed to assist pastoralists through the decision making process when considering diversification and contains:

• business and finance planning;
• business structures;
• legislative requirements and also includes;
• current contacts for a range of industries

The manual has been produced in response to a range of questions from pastoralists wishing to investigate and develop alternate enterprises for the semi-arid Rangelands of Western Australia.

Beyond The Formalism Debate: Expert Reasoning, Fuzzy Logic, And Complex Statutes, Edward S. Adams, Daniel A. Farber

Vanderbilt Law Review

Formalists and antiformalists continue to debate the utility of using legislative history and current social values to interpret statutes. Lost in the debate, however, is a clear model of how judges actually make decisions. Rather than focusing on complex problems presented by actual judicial decisions, formalists and antiformalists concentrate on stylized examples of simple statutes.

In this Article, Professors Adams and Farber construct a more functional model of judicial decisionmaking by focusing on complex problems. They use cognitive psychological research on expert reasoning and techniques from an emerging area in the field of artificial intelligence, fuzzy logic, to construct their …

Feedback, Accountability, And The Standards-Based System, Dannelle D. Stevens

Education Faculty Publications and Presentations

The standards-based system provides feedback and accountability, and, more importantly, it challenges educators to re-examine basic assumptions about teaching, learning, and schooling. These assumptions are changing as a result of the standards-based system, and this has positively affected practices in the classroom.

Faculty Senate Degree Candidates, Fall 1999, Vol 26, P 277-379, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Documents

No abstract provided.

Humic Substances As Interferences In The Analysis Of Nitrite In Water, Stephanie Ann Tebault

Chemistry & Biochemistry Theses & Dissertations

Humic substances are of current interest because of their roles in environmental processes involving pollutants. It is also becoming recognized that humic substances may interfere in analysis of environmental samples though the possible adverse effects do not appear to be fully appreciated. The present effort focuses on determining whether humic materials interfere in the analysis of nitrite in water using the Griess reaction. This is a well-known reaction using nitrosation to gjve a diazonium salt followed by coupling with an appropriate reagent to form a dye. This colorimetric method continues to be applied in the laboratory and the field for …

A Pressure Transducer Using Field Emitter Arrays, Mark David Richmond

Electrical & Computer Engineering Theses & Dissertations

A new pressure sensing device using field emission from diamond coated silicon tips has been developed. A high electric field applied between a nano-tip array and a diaphragm configured as electrodes produces electron emission governed by the Fowler - Nordheim equation. The electron emission is very sensitive to the separation between the diaphragm and the tips, which is fixed at an initial spacing and bonded such that a cavity is created between them. Pressure applied to the diaphragm decreases the spacing between the electrodes, thereby increasing the number of electrons emitted.

Silicon has been used as a substrate on which …

Collisional Dynamics Of Bi2 A(0U+). I. Quantum-Resolved Vibrational Energy Transfer For V′=0–4, Robert E. Franklin, Glen P. Perram

Faculty Publications

Vibrational-to-translational energy transfer between the lowest vibrational levels (v′=0–4) of the A(0⁺_u) state of Bi₂ has been investigated using spectrally resolved, laser-induced fluorescence techniques. The small vibrational spacing (ω′e≃132 cm⁻¹) leads to highly nonadiabatic conditions, particularly for the Bi₂(A)–He collision pair. However, the Δv=−1 transition probabilities for collisions with the rare gases range from 0.75% to 1.75% per collision, considerably lower than would be anticipated from standard vibrational energy transfer theory. Multiquantum (Δv′=±2) transfer rates are low, consistent with the low anharmonicity of the A(0⁺_u) state. The rates for …

Western News, Sept. 30, 1999, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Kent County work to focus on aid for grandparent-headed families, Area health care professionals can collaborate on research with faculty; grad students in new OT effort, Student patrols to help keep post-game peace in Kalamazoo neighborhoods, Jamie Jeremy elected to term as head of nationwide alumni executives organization, Ferreira to warm up audience for Leslie Nielsen's 'Clarence Darrow' Friday night, New Southwest Regional Center director takes reins on post in familiar territory, Retirement reception will fete Robert Kotecki.

Cuban Officials Upbeat On Recovery; Defend Limits On Economic Opening, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.

September 30, 1999, James Madison University

The Breeze, 1990-1999

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Kenyon Collegian - September 30, 1999

The Kenyon Collegian

No abstract provided.

Final Technical Report For The Enhancement Of Autonomous Marine Vehicle Testing In The South Florida Testing Facility Range, South Florida Ocean Measurement Center (Sfomc) Partners

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Reports

The purpose of this grant was to carry out the six scientific experiments on the South Florida Testing Facility (SFTF) Range. In addition to the enhancements to the range, work was performed on all six with some being successfully completed while research continues on the long term tasks.

Daily Eastern News: September 30, 1999, Eastern Illinois University

September

No abstract provided.

Wsu Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, September 30 - Oct 1, 1999

Board of Trustees Minutes

Minutes from the Wright State University Board of Trustees Meeting held on September 30 - Oct 1, 1999.

Washington University Record, September 30, 1999

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

The Colby Echo (1999-09-30), Colby College

The Colby Echo

Published by the students of Colby College since 1877, The Colby Echo is the weekly, editorially independent student-run newspaper of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Published monthly, 1877-1886; semi-monthly, 1886-1897; and weekly, during the academic year, 1898-present.