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A Study Of The Stability Of A Hydraulic Actuator System, Paul Stoelting Oct 1999

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 …

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Computer Multimedia In The Development Of Interactive Courseware: The Cornell University Soil And Water Management Learning Module, Charissa Sullivan Oct 1999

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.

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1999 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes For Fall Semester, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate. Oct 1999

1999 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes For Fall Semester, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes for Fall of 1999, retrieved from the 2002 website.

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A Paradigm For Color Gamut Mapping Of Pictorial Images, Gustav J. Braun Oct 1999

A Paradigm For Color Gamut Mapping Of Pictorial Images, Gustav J. Braun

Theses

In this thesis, a paradigm was generated for color gamut mapping of pictorial images. This involved the development and testing of: 1.) a hue-corrected version of the CIELAB color space, 2.) an image-dependent sigmoidal-lightness-rescaling process, 3.) an image-gamut- based chromatic-compression process, and 4.) a gamut-expansion process. This gamut-mapping paradigm was tested against some gamut-mapping strategies published in the literature. Reproductions generated by gamut mapping in a hue-corrected CIELAB color space more accurately preserved the perceived hue of the original scenes compared to reproductions generated using the CIELAB color space. The results of three gamut-mapping experiments showed that the contrast-preserving nature …

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Consequence Of Human Greed, Bok Won Oct 1999

Consequence Of Human Greed, Bok Won

Theses

None provided.

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Differential Transcription Of The Tcpph Operon Confers Biotype-Specific Control Of The Vibrio Cholerae Toxr Virulence Regulon, Yvette M. Murley, Patricia A. Carroll, Karen Skorupski, Ronald K. Taylor, Stephen B. Calderwood Oct 1999

Differential Transcription Of The Tcpph Operon Confers Biotype-Specific Control Of The Vibrio Cholerae Toxr Virulence Regulon, Yvette M. Murley, Patricia A. Carroll, Karen Skorupski, Ronald K. Taylor, Stephen B. Calderwood

Dartmouth Scholarship

Epidemic strains of Vibrio cholerae O1 are divided into two biotypes, classical and El Tor. In both biotypes, regulation of virulence gene expression depends on a cascade in which ToxR activates expression of ToxT, and ToxT activates expression of cholera toxin and other virulence genes. In the classical biotype, maximal expression of this ToxR regulon in vitro occurs at 30 degrees C at pH 6.5 (ToxR-inducing conditions), whereas in the El Tor biotype, production of these virulence genes only occurs under very limited conditions and not in response to temperature and pH; this difference between biotypes is mediated at the …

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Perspectives Fall 1999, Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc. Oct 1999

Perspectives Fall 1999, Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

Fall 1999 employee newsletter published quarterly for employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida.

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大乘佛教的造經方法與早期佛教文學及藝術的發展關係, Zhengmei Gu Oct 1999

大乘佛教的造經方法與早期佛教文學及藝術的發展關係, Zhengmei Gu

嶺南學報 Lingnan Journal of Chinese Studies (1999-2006)

No abstract provided.

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Intelligent Qos Support For An Adaptive Video Service, Kyungkoo Jun, Ladislau Boloni, David K.Y. Yau, Dan C. Marinescu Oct 1999

Intelligent Qos Support For An Adaptive Video Service, Kyungkoo Jun, Ladislau Boloni, David K.Y. Yau, Dan C. Marinescu

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

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The Witch Camps In Northern Ghana, Ernest Teye-Topey Oct 1999

The Witch Camps In Northern Ghana, Ernest Teye-Topey

Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law

The article examines the systemic human rights violations against elderly women in Northern Ghana, who are accused of witchcraft and subjected to dehumanizing treatment in witch camps. These women face physical abuse, servitude, and social exclusion, perpetuated by cultural beliefs and traditional practices. The article highlights the efforts of human rights organizations and legal bodies to address this issue but emphasizes the need for comprehensive solutions to protect these women and challenge deeply entrenched cultural norms.

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Female Genital Mutilation: Marked By Tradition, Isabel Coello Oct 1999

Female Genital Mutilation: Marked By Tradition, Isabel Coello

Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law

The article examines the pervasive issue of female genital mutilation (FGM), a practice deeply rooted in cultural and religious traditions, which perpetuates gender-based violence and discrimination. It highlights the failure of many governments to effectively implement international human rights treaties to eradicate FGM, despite its severe physical and psychological consequences. The analysis focuses on legal challenges, recent court cases in Spain and France, and the growing recognition of FGM as grounds for political asylum, emphasizing the need for stronger international and domestic policies to protect women's rights.

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Women, Violence, And Gang Rape In Indonesia, Rudiah Primariantari Oct 1999

Women, Violence, And Gang Rape In Indonesia, Rudiah Primariantari

Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law

The article argues that the gang rapes of Chinese women during the May 1998 Jakarta riots were not spontaneous acts of violence but rather a deliberate strategy of political control and terror. It critiques the Indonesian government's denial and cover-up of these crimes, as well as its efforts to discredit human rights investigations. The analysis highlights how rape was used as a tool to instill fear and maintain power, while the government prioritized protecting its elite interests over justice and accountability.

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Affirmative Action: An International Human Rights Dialogue, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Deborah Jones Merritt Oct 1999

Affirmative Action: An International Human Rights Dialogue, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Deborah Jones Merritt

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Effective Use Of Risk Communication Strategies For Health & Safety Educational Materials, Scott Hutcheson Oct 1999

Effective Use Of Risk Communication Strategies For Health & Safety Educational Materials, Scott Hutcheson

Journal of Extension

Risk communication strategies can help increase the effectiveness with which educators, specialist communicate with audiences about human health and safety. This publication outlines specific techniques and strategies to motivate people to take action, calm people down when they are enraged, and to communicate information that may be difficult to understand. Many programming areas, agriculture and natural resources, community development, consumer and family sciences, and 4-H and youth each deal with risk-related subject areas. The application of strategies like those outlined in this publication can help to increase the effectiveness with which health and safety programs are developed and delivered.

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Making Our Nonpoint Source Pollution Education Programs Effective, Robin Shepard Oct 1999

Making Our Nonpoint Source Pollution Education Programs Effective, Robin Shepard

Journal of Extension

Educational programming is a common part of most watershed protection projects, but education strategies vary greatly from project to project, and from educator to educator. The amount of information and the way it is delivered also varies. Educational programming provides information to landowners in order to encourage environmentally beneficial action, such as the installation of best management practices. Education strategies, especially those that seek to reduce nonpoint source pollution from agriculture, generally rely on a combination to two approaches. The first uses diffuse communication campaign methods to disseminate information, somewhat randomly, over a wide area. The second comprises one-on-one information …

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Community Service Programs In High Schools, Sally A. Raskoff, Richard A. Sundeen Oct 1999

Community Service Programs In High Schools, Sally A. Raskoff, Richard A. Sundeen

Law and Contemporary Problems

Raskoff and Sundeen examine youth socialization and civic participation through community service among high school students, with special focus on California. The look at high school community service programs --their practices, their collaborative relations with community organizations for which the students volunteer, and the perspectives of students regarding their participation in these school-sponsored programs.

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The Effects Of Volunteering On The Volunteer, John Wilson, Marc Musick Oct 1999

The Effects Of Volunteering On The Volunteer, John Wilson, Marc Musick

Law and Contemporary Problems

Wilson and Musick review some of the research on the supposed benefits of volunteering and describe briefly some of the results of their own work in this area. There is little doubt that there are individual benefits to be derived from doing volunteer work that reach far beyond the volunteer act itself and may linger long after the volunteer role is relinquished.

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Current Trends In Corporate Governance: Going From London To Milan Via Toronto, Brian R. Cheffins Oct 1999

Current Trends In Corporate Governance: Going From London To Milan Via Toronto, Brian R. Cheffins

Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law

No abstract provided.

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Reason And Will: A Comment, George C. Christie Oct 1999

Reason And Will: A Comment, George C. Christie

Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law

No abstract provided.

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Enforcing International Law: Implications For An Effective Global Warming Regime, David G. Victor Oct 1999

Enforcing International Law: Implications For An Effective Global Warming Regime, David G. Victor

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.

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Vol 44 #2, Heidi Nickisch Duggan Oct 1999

Vol 44 #2, Heidi Nickisch Duggan

MPLA Newsletter

No abstract provided.

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Lymphotropic Virions Affect Chemokine Receptor-Mediated Neural Signaling And Apoptosis: Implications For Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Associated Dementia, Jialin Zheng, Anuja Ghorpade, Douglas Niemann, Robin L. Cotter, Michael R. Thylin, Leon Epstein, Jennifer Swartz, Robin B. Shepard, Xiaojuan Liu, Adeline Nukuna, Howard E. Gendelman Oct 1999

Lymphotropic Virions Affect Chemokine Receptor-Mediated Neural Signaling And Apoptosis: Implications For Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Associated Dementia, Jialin Zheng, Anuja Ghorpade, Douglas Niemann, Robin L. Cotter, Michael R. Thylin, Leon Epstein, Jennifer Swartz, Robin B. Shepard, Xiaojuan Liu, Adeline Nukuna, Howard E. Gendelman

Nebraska Center for Virology: Faculty Publications

Chemokine receptors pivotal for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in lymphocytes and macrophages (CCR3, CCR5, and CXCR4) are expressed on neural cells (microglia, astrocytes, and/or neurons). It is these cells which are damaged during progressive HIV-1 infection of the central nervous system. We theorize that viral coreceptors could effect neural cell damage during HIV-1-associated dementia (HAD) without simultaneously affecting viral replication. To these ends, we studied the ability of diverse viral strains to affect intracellular signaling and apoptosis of neurons, astrocytes, and monocyte-derived macrophages. Inhibition of cyclic AMP, activation of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate, and apoptosis were induced by diverse …

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The Best And The Brightest?: Canadian Law School Admissions, Dawna Tong, W. Wesley Pue Oct 1999

The Best And The Brightest?: Canadian Law School Admissions, Dawna Tong, W. Wesley Pue

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

This article assesses the admissions policies commonly employed by law faculties in common law Canada. These faculties rely heavily on admissions criteria and policies developed in the United States and, like their American counterparts, typically admit students on the basis of "index scores" produced by combining Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) performance with Undergraduate Grade Point Average (UGPA). The appropriateness of this American model to the Canadian context has never been rigorously assessed. This raises serious questions as to whether Canadian law school admissions policies serve either of their stated goals of finding the "best" students or of advancing social …

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Class War: Ontario Teachers And The Courts, Harry J. Glasbeek Oct 1999

Class War: Ontario Teachers And The Courts, Harry J. Glasbeek

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

In 1997, the government of Ontario met with unexpected opposition to its changes to the education system with the introduction of Bill 160, the Education Quality Improvement Act, culminating in a province-wide strike by teachers. In reaction, the government sought to divert the conflict into the courts. Although the teachers were initially successful in court, the strike was not, and many of the strikers' objectives were not met. The author argues that the law of injunctions and collective bargaining shifted and narrowed the scope of the conflict, and reduced the political power of the teachers. The litigation surrounding Bill 160 …

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Ursinus Magazine, Summer / Fall 1999, Wendy Greenberg, Steven Hood, Tom Epler, Susan Stonitsch Oct 1999

Ursinus Magazine, Summer / Fall 1999, Wendy Greenberg, Steven Hood, Tom Epler, Susan Stonitsch

Ursinus Magazine, 1995–Present

The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art calendar • Ursinus in the news • Field House ground breaking September 17 • Pfahler Hall open house October 16 • Presenting the Class of 2003 • Laptops provided • Letters to the editor • Faculty news • Alumni Weekend and Commencement '99 • Transforming the campus: A museum's first decade • Furnishing knowledge: Endowed chairs • Politics as usual? A political scientist's journey to China • Shillingford is new holder of Snell Chair at Ursinus College • Bears win Centennial baseball title, go to playoffs • Women's lacrosse breaks record • …

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Reaching Migrant Farmworker Youth Through 4-H Career Amd Workforce Programs, Celina G. Wille Oct 1999

Reaching Migrant Farmworker Youth Through 4-H Career Amd Workforce Programs, Celina G. Wille

Journal of Extension

As the population in the U.S. changes, The Extension 4-H program is challenged to reach out to new and culturally diverse youth audiences. Addressing this challenge, South Texas Extension 4-H faculty developed partnerships with educational agencies, community organizations and private industry to reach out to migrant farm worker youth. Through a day-long conference focused on careers in the food and fiber system and higher education, migrant youth learned about employment opportunities in agriculture and related technical and college education options. This model program (a) provides an alternate avenue of participation in 4-H, in addition to traditional clubs, to new audiences, …

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Smoking Status And Public Responses To Ambiguous Scientific Risk Evidence, W. Kip Viscusi, Wesley A. Magat, Joel Huber Oct 1999

Smoking Status And Public Responses To Ambiguous Scientific Risk Evidence, W. Kip Viscusi, Wesley A. Magat, Joel Huber

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

Situations in which individuals receive information seldom involve scientific consensus over the level of the risk. When scientific experts disagree, people may process the information in an unpredictable manner. The original data presented here for environmental risk judgments indicate a tendency to place disproportionate weight on the high risk assessment, irrespective of its source, particularly when the experts disagree. Cigarette smokers differ in their risk information processing from nonsmokers in that they place less weight on the high risk judgment when there is a divergence in expert opinion. Consequently, they are more likely to simply average competing risk assessments.

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Tobacco-Related Cancers In Utah Compared To The United States: Quantifying The Benefits Of The Word Of Wisdom, Ray M. Merrill, Gordon B. Lindsay, Joseph L. Lyon Oct 1999

Tobacco-Related Cancers In Utah Compared To The United States: Quantifying The Benefits Of The Word Of Wisdom, Ray M. Merrill, Gordon B. Lindsay, Joseph L. Lyon

BYU Studies

And again, tobacco is not for the body, neither for the bell, and is not good for man, but is an herb for bruises and all sick cattle, to be used with judgment and skill. (D&C 89:8)

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Delaware's Capital Jury Selection: Inadequate Voir Dire And The Problem Of Automatic Death Penalty Jurors, Adam M. Gershowitz Oct 1999

Delaware's Capital Jury Selection: Inadequate Voir Dire And The Problem Of Automatic Death Penalty Jurors, Adam M. Gershowitz

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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Service-Learning Is A Feminist Issue: Transforming Communication Pedagogy, Eleanor M. Novek Oct 1999

Service-Learning Is A Feminist Issue: Transforming Communication Pedagogy, Eleanor M. Novek

Service Learning, General

How do we "do" emancipatory feminist teaching when we have not observed it or experienced it ourselves? The author argues here that service-learning is a useful strategy for feminist communication educators to begin challenging the power relationships of traditional pedagogy. Pioneered in the 1960s and '70s, this pairing of traditional course work with community service is now used as a learning model in schools around the nation. Because service-learning allows educators to forge relational links between ourselves, our students, our neighbors, and the communities in which we live, it deserves careful consideration from feminist educators.

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