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Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 42 Number 1, Summer 2000, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

8 - ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES? By Miriam Schulman. Beyond the hype of the headlines, there are no simple answers to the ethical questions raised by genetically modified food.

14 - BRAVE NEW WORLD By Tamara Straus. Now the lawyers want inside your head as they struggle to answer, "Who owns an idea?" Just the mere question is changing the face of legal education.

18 - THE GREAT GRADE GIVEAWAY By Jeff Zorn. Today's grades don't mean jack. So says one Santa Clara professor in this memoir and commentary on the evils of modern day grade inflation.

22 - …

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter Volume 23, Number 3, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter

No abstract provided.

A New Fixed-Point Theorem For Logic Programming Semantics, Anthony K. Seda, Pascal Hitzler

Computer Science and Engineering Faculty Publications

We present a new fixed-point theorem akin to the Banach contraction mapping theorem, but in the context of a novel notion of generalized metric space, and show how it can be applied to analyse the denotational semantics of certain logic programs. The theorem is obtained by generalizing a theorem of Priess-Crampe and Ribenboim, which grew out of applications within valuation theory, but is also inspired by a theorem of S.G. Matthews which grew out of applications to conventional programming language semantics. The class of programs to which we apply our theorem was defined previously by us in terms of operators …

Nova Quarterly: The University Of Texas At El Paso, The University Of Texas At El Paso University Communications

NOVA

Summer 2000, Vol. 36, No. 4; No. 142

Northwestern News, Summer 2000, Public Relations

Northwestern News

Largest class ever graduates; Campus reacts to president-elect's decision; Board authorizes fund raising for new theatre facility; Swimming into the deep; Student selected for summer journalism program; Auditorium to be adapted and expanded for theatre; Northwestern named among "most wired"; Religion professor receives teaching excellence award; Faculty engage in summer research; New academic dean starts position in July; Northwestern sends five groups on study abroad trips; Binneboese receives Liston Award; Student serve throughout the world; Northwestern to offer health science major; Rummel selected for prestigious summer study program; Vanden Bosch chosen as Au Sable teaching assistant; Leaves of Grass and …

Commencement Program 2000, Newark State College

Commencement Programs

This Commencement Program is for Newark State Teachers College's Class of 2000. The college created this brochure to showcase the Program, Honorary Degrees, Honorary Graduates, Degree Candidates, Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Arts, Master of Arts, Class Officers, Psychology Diploma, Academic Costume, Board of Trustees, Battle Hymn of the Republic, and the Alma Mater.

Vol. 75, No. 4 | Summer 2000, Bridgewater College

Bridgewater Magazine

No abstract provided.

Suffolk University Magazine, Summer 2000, Suffolk University

Suffolk University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Conclusions And Recommendations From The Central And Eastern European Workshop On Drought Mitigation

Drought Network News (1994–2001)

The importance of prevention and planning in drought mitigation was the impetus for the Central and Eastern European Workshop on Drought Mitigation, held April 12–15, 2000, in Budapest-Felsoőgöd, Hungary. The workshop was organized and sponsored by several Hungarian agencies: the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; Ministry for Environment; Ministry of Transport, Communication and Water Management; Research and Development Division of the Ministry of Education; and Hungarian Meteorological Service. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), World Meteorological Organization (WMO), European Commission Joint Research Centre (EC JRC–ISPRA), European Regional …

India’S Arid Region And The Current Drought, Pratap Narain, K. D. Sharma, A. S. Rao, D. V. Singh, B. K. Mathur, Usha Rani Ahuja

Drought Network News (1994–2001)

We recently surveyed some of the drought-affected areas (Figure 1) in the Indian arid region in a publication entitled “Strategy to Combat Drought and Famine in the Indian Arid Zone.” This article is a summary of the report.

The present drought in the arid and semiarid regions of India is due to the cumulative effect of inadequate rainfall during 1997–99. Twelve states in India are in the grip of severe drought, with Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh (Table 1) being the most affected. The Indian arid zone encompasses 32 million ha and is highly prone to droughts and …

The Drought In Chile And La Niña, Juan Quintana

Drought Network News (1994–2001)

Precipitation is one of the climatic elements most affected by the presence of La Niña in Chile. An important precipitation deficit begins during La Niña events, from latitude 45°S to the north. This deficit prevails most of the year, with winter (April–September) being most vulnerable to these anomalies. The central region of Chile (30°S to 40°S) has negative anomalies, with precipitation values 35% to 100% below the climatologic annual average. These rain deficiencies in Chile are determined by the persistence of anomalies of anticyclonal circulation of middle and subtropical latititudes and an area of anomalies of cyclonic circulation in the …

Talking Imperative For Grieving Farmers, Others, Cheryl Alberts

Drought Network News (1994–2001)

Farmers who are losing their livelihoods to the drought shouldn’t be surprised to feel depressed or angry, and neither should people around them. After all, these farmers are suffering a very real loss and they are grieving.

Farmers who lose a crop in many ways will react as have people who have lost loved ones, said John DeFrain, family and community development specialist at the University of Nebraska here. That is, they go into shock, denial and anger, and not necessarily in that order.

The loss of a crop means a loss of time, expenses, identity and, in some cases, …

From The Director: Summer 2000, Donald A. Wilhite

Drought Network News (1994–2001)

We had a fairly good response to the call in the previous issue of Drought Network News for readers to receive future issues online. I would encourage more of you to consider this option, as it will save distribution costs and expedite receipt of the newsletter. If you are willing to receive the newsletter electronically, please contact Kim Klemsz ([email protected]). Our plan is to notify you via e-mail when each new issue of Drought Network News is available. Back issues of Drought Network News are also available online.

At this writing, I am making final preparations for the Expert Group …

The Importance Of Communication Skills: Perceptions Of Is Professionals, Is Managers, And Users, Ruth A. Spurlock Miller

Doctoral Dissertations

Information systems (IS) research has shown that communication skills tend to be more important than technical skills to IS staff in project development activities. Yet, research findings indicate that IS staff are lacking in the communication skills they need to interact successfully with users and managers during systems development. Thus, the two purposes of this research were (1) to determine whether IS staff, IS managers, and IS users differ in their perceptions of important communication skills that IS staff need and (2) if differences do exist, to assess the impact of the differences on user satisfaction with IS product and …

Fluid Flow In Micro-Channels: A Stochastic Approach, Hilda Marino Black

Doctoral Dissertations

In this study free molecular flow in a micro-channel was modeled using a stochastic approach, namely the Kolmogorov forward equation in three dimensions. Model equations were discretized using Central Difference and Backward Difference methods and solved using the Jacobi method. Parameters were used that reflect the characteristic geometry of experimental work performed at the Louisiana Tech University Institute for Micromanufacturing.

The solution to the model equations provided the probability density function of the distance traveled by a particle in the micro-channel. From this distribution we obtained the distribution of the residence time of a particle in the micro-channel. Knowledge of …

Effect Of Cooperative Learning (Student Teams -Achievement Divisions) On African American And Caucasian Students' Interracial Friendships, James Edward Cook

Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to gauge the impact of cooperative learning teams on interracial friendships. The participants were 256 sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students in English classes (20% African American and 80% Caucasian) at a rural middle school in Louisiana. After delivery of instruction, the experimental group studied worksheets in teams, received rewards based upon the team's performance, and received individual grades based upon individual exam scores. The control group studied worksheets individually and received individual grades. This eight week study utilized the sociometric question, “Who are your friends in this class?” as the pretest and posttest …

Northern Iowa Today, V84n2, Summer 2000, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

UNI Today

Inside This Issue:
-- Engaging
-- Contents
-- Continuing the Legacy of Great Teachers
-- Learning to live a life: Dean's Scholars Program more than "tuition and tickets"
-- Conditioning program builds strength across UNI student-athlete spectrum - Heavy Metal
-- Bravo to the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center!
-- Bill Close - The art of teaching
-- Hattie Middleton - Goodness and graciousness
-- Interim deans, department head named for University of Northern Iowa
-- Marshall Center School to get dressed up
-- UNI graduate speech pathology program makes U.S. News and World Report's top 25
-- College of Business …

The Probe, Issue 211 - July/August 2000

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

CONTENTS:
NADCA Election Results Announced
Editor's Farewell
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
Bill Clay to Head Wildlife Services
Editors Farewell

Parasite Makes Rats More Vulnerable to Cats Crazed Beaver Terrorizes Farm
Mounties Don't Like Shooting Bears
Book Review: "Mammal Trapping"
PETA Attacks Wyoming License Plates

The Probe, Issue 211 - July/August 2000

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

CONTENTS:
NADCA Election Results Announced
Editor's Farewell
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
Bill Clay to Head Wildlife Services
Editors Farewell
Parasite Makes Rats More Vulnerable to Cats Crazed Beaver Terrorizes Farm
Mounties Don't Like Shooting Bears
Book Review: "Mammal Trapping"
PETA Attacks Wyoming License Plates

Scwds Briefs: Volume 16, Number 2 (July 2000)

Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study: Publications

• CWD and Human Health: “There currently is no evidence that Chronic Wasting Disease in Cervidae is transmitted to humans”…
• SCWDS recently completed the fieldwork of a research project to investigate the epidemiology of avian vacuolar myelinopathy (AVM), previously known as the Avian Brain Lesion Syndrome (ABLS).
• NIH Funds SCWDS Ehrlichiosis Study: Since 1985, three new tickborne zoonoses caused by bacteria in the genus Ehrlichia have been recognized in the United States. Human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis (HME) caused by E. chaffeensis occurs across a broad area of the eastern and south-central United States. HME is transmitted by lone star …

Measuring New Mexico's Irrigation Water: How Big Is A Surco?, John O. Baxter

New Mexico Historical Review

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.

Volume 4, No. 3 (Summer 2000), Office Of University Advancement, Bryant University

Bryant Magazine (1997-2019)(2024-present)

No abstract provided.

Message From The Dean, Jeffrey S. Lehman

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

No abstract provided.

First Observations Of Long-Lived Meteor Trains With Resonance Lidar And Other Optical Instruments, M. C. Kelley, C. Gardner, J Drummond, T Armstrong, A Liu, Chu G. Papen, C Kruschwitz, P. Loughmiller, B Grime, J. Engelman

Physical Sciences - Daytona Beach

In November 1998 the earth passed through a maximum in the cometary material responsible for the yearly Leonids meteor shower. The meteor storm event produced numerous examples of long-lived chemiluminescent trails--visible to the naked eye over New Mexico, where a major observation campaign was centered. One trail was detected for over an hour with a CCD camera employing a narrow sodium filter, and many others were observed for over ten minutes each. For the first time, sodium densities in such trails were measured while also being imaged in sodium light. We have verified one source of long-lived light emissions--a sodium-catalyzed …

Is Information Systems A Science? An Inquiry Into The Nature Of The Information Systems Discipline, Deepak Khazanchi, Bjørn Erik Munkvold

Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis Faculty Publications

The Information Systems (IS) discipline is apparently undergoing an identity crisis. Academicians question the need for IS departments in colleges stating the absence of a core for the field and its integration within other business functions as a basis for its elimination. At the same time, many practitioners, as reflected in the US government's recent IT labor shortage report, continue to ignore IS as a distinct field of study. This article briefly outlines these and other challenges and argues that notwithstanding underlying philosophical differences, it can be concluded that IS is an emerging scientific discipline. This conclusion is reached through …

Announcements: Summer 2000

Drought Network News (1994–2001)

Contents:

Disaster Management Workshops

Fifth Annual Conference on Crises and Disasters Management

DROUGHT 2000 Conference: Impacts, Policy, and Technology

16th Annual International Conference on Contaminated Soils, Sediments and Water

The Climatic Impact Of La Niña-Related Droughts In Entre Rios (Argentina), Alicia E. Codromaz De Rojas

Drought Network News (1994–2001)

The National Institute of Tecnologia Agropecuaria (INTA) at Parana, Entre Rios (Argentina), has a farming experimental station (E.E.A.) located at 31.5°S and 60.31°W, 110m above sea level. A meteorological observatory has existed at the site since 1934.

The region has a temperate humid climate and receives an average annual rainfall total of 1,000 mm. Distribution is monsoonal, with October–April rains accounting for 73% of the annual total.

Since August 1998, the area has been affected by La Niña, and experts expected the conditions of the cold episode to persist into 2000. The La Niña event in the humid Pampean region …

Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre Newsletter, Volume 7-1, Summer 2000

Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre: Newsletters and Publications

New Staff Member - Western/Northern Regional Centre Surveillance for West Nile Virus - Summer 2000 Dorsal-spined Larvae in Cervids Organophosphate Pesticide Poisoning of Seagulls - St. John's, Newfoundland Successful euthanasia of a juvenile fin whale Psittacosis in Wild Rock Doves Walleye myopathy The St-Lawrence beluga whale: summary of lesions detected in stranded individuals submitted for necropsy during 1999 An Epizootic of Iridovirus in Oregon Spotted Frog Tadpoles (Rana pretiosa) Epidemic Avian Cholera in Double-Crested Cormorants in Saskatchewan Winter Ticks in Stone's Sheep California Bighorn Sheep in British Columbia

An Empirical Analysis Of Taxpayers' Attitudes And Behavioral Intentions Regarding Compliance With Federal Income Tax Laws, Stanley Wayne Hays

Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to analyze variables that potentially affect taxpayers' attitudes about income tax compliance. Phase one of the study focused on the relationships between four groups of variables and ethical perceptions of compliance behaviors. The four groups of variables follow: demographic variables such as age, education, and household income; personal characteristic variables such as idealism, relativism, conservatism, and religiosity; situational variables including an overall attitude about paying federal income taxes and impressions of the effectiveness of a number of law changes intended to make the IRS more responsive; and, consequential variables comprised of five dimensions of …