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Spin-Up In A Tank Induced By A Rotating Bluff Body, R. Daniel Maynes, J. Klewicki, P. Mcmurty

Faculty Publications

Spin-up of a turbulent flow in a cylindrical tank caused by a rotating bluff body has been investigated using flow visualization, fluid velocity measurements, and hydrodynamic torque measurements. During the spin-up process three distinct temporal regimes exist. These regimes are: (i) a build-up regime where the torque and the tangential velocity fluctuations in the close proximity of the body remain constant; (ii) a decay regime where these quantities decay with power-law relations; and (iii) a mean flow steady state where these values remain relatively constant. Experiments were conducted in two tanks differing in volume by a factor of 80 and …

Micropolarizer Array For Infrared Imaging Polarimetry, M. W. Jones, Gregory P. Nordin, P. C. Deguzman, J. T. Meier

Faculty Publications

The design and fabrication of a micropolarizer array for imaging polarimetry is described for the 3–5-μm-wavelength region. Each micropolarizer consists of a 475-nm-period Mo wire grid in a 16 μm × 16 μm aperture. Interference lithography is used to generate the small grating features through an etch mask layer. Arrays of 256 × 256 micropolarizers at three distinct angular orientations have been fabricated that permit the measurement of the first three Stokes vector components in each pixel of an imaging polarimeter. An imaging system composed of a micropolarizer array integrated directly onto a focal plane array has been assembled, and …

Performance Surface Prediction For Wan-Based Clusters, Mark J. Clement, J. Kelly Flanagan, Glenn M. Judd, Bryan S. Morse, Joy L. Peterson

Faculty Publications

The last five years have been a period of exponential growth in the number of machines connected to the Internet and the speed at which these machines communicate. The infrastructure is now in place to consider a nationwide cluster of workstations as a viable parallel processing platform. In order to achieve acceptable performance on this kind of a machine, performance prediction tools must provide information on where to place computational objects. Incorrect object placement can result in poor performance and congestion in the network. This research develops a new paradigm for predicting performance in the Wide Area Network (WAN) based …

Gathering To Nauvoo: Mormon Immigration 1840-46, Fred E. Woods

Faculty Publications

The gathering of the Mormon pioneers to Utah (commencing in 1847) has received extensive attention; however, the earlier LDS immigration to Nauvoo has not been adequately treated. This paper is the inspiring story of the British Saints who traveled to Nauvoo between June 1840 and February 1846. The international call to gather was received by the Prophet Joseph Smith during the second presentation of the Restored Church, less than six months after its organization in 1830.

More Precious Than Gold: The Journey To And Through Zion In 1849-50, Fred E. Woods

Faculty Publications

The California gold rush, the first international gold rush in history, turned the world upside down, reaching its zenith in the years 1849-50. As a result of the rush during these two climactic years, the population swelled our nation's Pacific coast, entitling California to receive statehood in the fall of 1850. During these catalytic years, Latter-day Saints were journeying to the American West for a different kind of treasure. They gathered from afar to their Mormon mecca nestled in the Salt Lake Valley to fulfill their dreams of establishing Zion. Yet the California gold rush had a significant impact on …

Where Do Resources Come From? A Model Of Resource Generation, Paul C. Godfrey, Hal B. Gregersen

Faculty Publications

Although the Resource-Based View of the firm (RBV) continues to gain centrality in the conversation of strategic management, several unanswered questions remain within the emerging paradigm. This article focuses on one of those questions. We propose a causal model of resource generation built around three central constructs: entrepreneurial ability, market context, and organizational context. Entrepreneurial ability generates new asset combinations that are valuable and unique, while market and organizational contexts preserve the value in these new asset combinations by providing barriers to imitation. We build a model and then consider three separate paths for generating idiosyncratic resources within a firm. …

Service-Learning And Management Education A Call To Action, Paul C. Godfrey

Faculty Publications

The private sector of United States society (private corporations) currently enjoys the moral authority to set the national agenda. Business schools, because they train future managers, can play a vital role in helping the private sector sustain that moral authority. Specifically, I argue that service-learning pedagogies offer management educators a way to incorporate citizenship skills and moral training into the traditional management curriculum. This article describes the concept of service-learning, reviews the current state of service-learning in management, and argues that service-learning can enhance both the technical capability and moral capability of students. Key issues for faculty members involved in …

Rescuing Reluctant Readers, Chris Crowe

Faculty Publications

Let me tell you about Jonathan.

He's a tall, intelligent, handsome high school junior who's taking Japanese, calculus, physics, English, and a handful of other colleg preparatory courses. While he's not a perfect student, he is diligent, usually spending two hours or more a night on homework. After school, he plays the drums for the marching band, and after that he works a couple hours each day, as a custodian at the local elementary school. He earned his Eagle Scout award about two years ago, and now in his spare time he lifts weights, practices his drums, and hangs out …

A Classification Scheme For Project Scheduling Problems, Willy Herroelen, Erik Demeulemeester, Bert De Reyck

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

The basic concern of scheduling is commonly described as the allocation of limited resources to tasks over time (Lawler et al. 1993, Pinedo 1995). The resources and tasks may take many forms. In project scheduling the tasks refer to the activities belonging to one or more projects. The execution of project activities may require the use of different types of resources (money, crews, equipment, …). The scheduling objectives may also take many forms (minimizing project duration, minimizing project costs, maximizing project revenues, optimizing due date performance,…). The result is a wide and steadily growing variety of problem types which motivates …

The Case For Sound Symbolism, Janis B. Nuckolls

Faculty Publications

proposal that linguistic sounds such as phonemes, features, syllables, or tones can be meaningful, or sound-symbolic, contradicts the principles of arbitrariness and double articulation that are axiomatic to structural linguistics. Nevertheless, a considerable body of research that supports principles of sound symbolism has accumulated. This review discusses the most widely attested forms of sound symbolism and the research programs linked to sound symbolism that have influenced linguists and anthropologists most. Numerous reports of magnitude sound symbolism in the form of experimental studies and comparative surveys have been integrated into a biologically based theory of its motivation. Magnitude sound symbolism also …

Analysis And Modeling Of Cryogenic Transfer Line Cool-Down, A S. M Rokanuzzaman

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Descriptive Analysis Of Augmentative And Alternative Communication Evaluations In Speech-Language Pathology, Kathleen A. Fergus

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Abbreviated Breastfeeding And The Theory Of Planned Behavior : Womens' Stories, Barbara J. Forrest

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Construction And Calibration Of A Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Instrument For Measuring Metals Contamination In Soil, Ames A. Grisanti

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In Vivo Depth Estimation Of Features In The Chick Eye By Digital Signal Processing Of Ultrasonic Pulse Echoes, Kevin G. Rada

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Gulf War Syndrome And The Self, Eric J. Burton

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Modeling Two-Phase Flow Behavior At Near Vacuum Pressures, Charles Hawkinson

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Two-Phase Flow In A T-Junction, Rajesh Yalamanchili

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Machine Vision Routines For Finding Objects Guided By A Pointer, Jade Yang

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Comparative Analysis Of The Performance Of A Traditional Flight Simulator Hydraulic Motion System To That Of A Prototype Roto-Pod Design, Jason A. Wood

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Establishing A Und Public Administrative Internship Program, Cindy Solberg

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Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

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Clinical And Histopathological Indicators Of Neckmetastasis In Laryngeal Carcinoma, Şefi̇k Hali̇t Akmansu, Hakan Korkmaz, Engi̇n Dursun, Seli̇m Sermet Erbek, Hakan Göçmen, Tuğba Ünal, Cavi̇t Özeri̇

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Determination of cervical metastasis preoperatively is very important in planning the treatment strategy in laryngeal carcinoma. In spite of vigorous clinical and detailed high technology radiological examinations, the occult metastasis rate is between 12-17% in No necks. In recent years most of the studies are related to the clinical and histopathological risk factors that may effect cervical metastasis. In this study we reviewed the primary tumors and neck specimens of laryngeal carcinoma patients operated in our clinic retrospectively. In 46 laryngeal carcinoma patients with laryngectomy and neck dissection, the following criteria were examined; Tumor localization, T status, histologic grading, peripheral …

Opinions Of Assistant Doctors In Süleymandemirel University Medical Faculty Aboutstatistical Knowledge, Mustafa Öztürk, Veli̇ddi̇n Selçuk Engi̇n, Ahmet Nesi̇mi̇ Ki̇şi̇oğlu

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

In scientific investigations; statistical knowledge is essential for collection and analysis of data properly as well as correct interpretation of literature information. In this study that was made in March 1997, opinions of 46 assistant doctors in Süleyman Demirel University Medicine Faculty about statistical knowledge were investigated by a questionnaire. All respondents have agreed on the fact that comprehension of the statistical process in an article was necessary for throughout understanding. Besides, 43 of them (93.5%) admitted that their present statistical knowledge was few or absent at all. All assistant doctors stated that a statistical education program need to be …

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Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

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Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

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