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Western News, Jan. 6, 2000, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

• $9 million in virtual manufacturing software will boost engineering research; student experience
• Chase and Gambino win teaching excellence awards, will be honored at Feb. convocation
• Trustees learn of fall two-month grant total that brought nearly $18 million to WMU for research
• Board approves appointment of Minnesota administrator as new human resources chief
• Pientaka takes reins at WMUK

Rational Actors And Rational Fools: The Influence Of Affect On Judgment And Decision-Making, Paul Slovic

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

W Production And The Search For Events With An Isolated High-Energy Lepton And Missing Transverse Momentum At Hera, J. Breitweg, S. Chekanov, M. Derrick, D. Krakauer, S. Magill, B. Musgrave, A. Pellegrino, J. Repond, R. Stanek, R. Yoshida, Margarita C. K. Mattingly, G. Abbiendi, F. Anselmo, P. Antonioli, G. Bari, M. Basile, L. Bellagamba, D. Boscherini, A. Bruni, G. Bruni, G. Cara Romeo, G. Castellini, L. Cifarelli, F. Cindolo, A. Contin, N. Coppola, M. Corradi, S. De Pasquale, P. Giusti, G. Iacobucci, G. Laurenti

Faculty Publications

© 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. A search for the leptonic decays of W bosons produced in the reaction e+ p → e+ W± X at a centre-of-mass energy of 300GeV has been performed with the ZEUS detector at HERA using an integrated luminosity of 47.7 pb-1. Three events consistent with W → eν decay are found, giving a cross section estimate of 0.9+10-07±0.2 pb, in good agreement with the Standard Model prediction. The corresponding 95% C.L. upper limit on the cross section is 3.3 pb. A search for the decay W → μν has a …

January 5, 2000 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

The Elms 2000, Buffalo State College

Elms, Student Yearbooks

Buffalo State's annual yearbook "The Elms".

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Social Science Research Findings And Educational Policy Dilemmas: Some Additional Distinctions, Steven I. Miller, Marcel Fredericks

Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)

The article attempts to raise several distinctions regarding the presumed relationship of social science research findings to social policy making. The distinctions are made using Glymour's critique of the Bell Curve. An argument is made that (1) social science models and research findings are largely irrelevant to the actual concerns of policy makers and (2) what is relevant, but overlooked by Glymour, is how ideological factors mediate the process. The forms that ideological mediation may take are indicated.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 08/03 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Social science research findings and educational policy dilemmas : some additional distinctions / Steven I. Miller [and] Marcel Fredericks.

It It Rational To Assume Consumer Rationality? Some Consumer Psychological Perspectives On Rational Choice Theory, Jacob Jacoby

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Guardian, January 5, 2000, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

Twenty page issue of The Guardian, the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. The Guardian has been published regularly since March of 1965.

Singular Solutions To A Nonlinear Elliptic Boundary Value Problem Originating From Corrosion Modeling, Kurt M. Bryan, Michael Vogelius

Mathematical Sciences Technical Reports (MSTR)

We consider a nonlinear elliptic boundary value problem on a planar domain. The exponential type nonlinearity in the boundary condition is one that frequently appears in the modeling of electrochemical systems. For the case of a disk we construct a family of exact solutions that exhibit limiting logarithmic singularities at certain points on the boundary. Based on these solutions we develop two criteria that we believe predict the possible locations of the boundary singularities on quite general domains.

Lady Eagles Vs. Oakland University / Msu Vs. Tennessee Tech / Msu Vs. Middle Tennessee, Morehead State University. Office Of Athletics.

Morehead State Sports Team Programs

The official game program from the January 3, 6 and 8, 2000 basketball games between Morehead State University and Oakland University, Tennessee Tech University and Middle Tennessee State University.

Nanoscopic Switching Behavior Of Epitaxial Srbi2Ta2O9 Films Deposited By Pulsed Laser Deposition, Alexei Gruverman, A. Pignolet, K. M. Satyalakshmi, M. Alexe, N. D. Zakharov, D. Hesse

Alexei Gruverman Publications

We report results on scanning force microscopy (SFM) studies of epitaxial SrBi₂Ta₂O₉ films which, in conjunction with complementary x-ray diffraction, scanning and transmission electron microscopy data, allow us to establish direct correlation between the crystallographic structure at the submicrometer range and the nano- and macroscopic switching behavior of the films. SFM topographic analysis of the films revealed a high degree of inhomogeneity at the submicrometer level: a number of rectangular and spherical grains protruding out of the flat surface. It has been found that the ferroelectric behavior of the films is primarily due to the …

Intrinsic Ferroelectric Coercive Field, Stephen Ducharme, V.M. Fridkin, A.V. Bune, S.P. Palto, L.M. Blinov, N.N. Petukhova, S.G. Yudin

Stephen Ducharme Publications

The Landau-Ginzburg theory of ferroelectricity predicts the intrinsic coercive field for polarization reversal, but the observed extrinsic coercive field is always much smaller as a result of nucleation, dynamic processes not covered by the static theory. We have realized the intrinsic coercive field for the first time, in two-dimensional Langmuir-Blodgett polymer films as thin as 1 nm. The measured coercive field is in good agreement with the theoretical intrinsic value, exhibits the expected dependence on temperature, and does not depend on thickness below 15 nm.

P-Selectin Or Intercellular Adhesion Molecule (Icam)-1 Deficiency Substantially Protects Against Atherosclerosis In Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice, Robert G. Collins, Rizwan Velji, Natalia V. Guevara, M. John Hicks, Lawrence Chan, Arthur L. Beaudet

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

The expression of leukocyte and endothelial cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) is essential for the emigration of leukocytes during an inflammatory response. The importance of the inflammatory response in the development of atherosclerosis is indicated by the increased expression of adhesion molecules, proinflammatory cytokines, and growth factors in lesions and lesion-prone areas and by protection in mice deficient in various aspects of the inflammatory response. We have quantitated the effect of deficiency for intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1, P-selectin, or E-selectin on atherosclerotic lesion formation at 20 wk of age in apolipoprotein (apo) E(- /-) (deficient) mice fed a normal chow diet. …

The Light Beneath The Bushel: A Discussion Paper On Early Years Education And Care In The Republic Of Ireland, Francis Douglas, Mary Horgan

Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies

This discussion paper builds on 'Where Angels Fear to Tread' in vol. 1, no. 1 of this journal (Horgan and Douglas 1998). It seeks to provide recommendations concerning the way forward which were submitted by the authors to the National Forum for Early Childhood Education in February 1988. These were based on research carried out for more than a decade on Early Years Education and Care in the Education Department of University College Cork. The paper commences with an overview of the 'Early Years' in the Republic of Ireland and then considers quality child-centred provision under three headings; structures, training …

Brown Tree Snake Discoveries During Detector Dog Inspections Following Supertyphoon Paka, Daniel S. Vice, Richard M. Engeman

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Detector dog inspection of outbound cargo is one of several control methods applied to deter brown tree snake dispersal from Guam. In the two and a half months following the passage of Supertyphoon Paka over Guam, an increase in brown tree snake discoveries during detector dog inspections was observed. We report here on the circumstances of those discoveries and their management implications.

A Preferred Vision For Administering Secondary Schools : A Reflective Essay, Marlys R. Frohwein

Graduate Research Papers

Someone once said that to be a great educator was to be like a prophet. You would need to prepare young people not for today, but for thirty years into the future. How do we go about making all the changes that would be necessary to answer all the pressing needs facing most schools? Glickman (1993) has suggested the following:

Success is the intelligent use of mistakes in self-renewing schools. The moral imperative of the schools is for its members to move into their areas of incompetence: If we already knew exactly how to do this work, we would not …

Inverse Limits On [0,1] Using Piecewise Linear Unimodal Bonding Maps, William Thomas Ingram

Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Research & Creative Works

In this paper we investigate inverse limits on [0,1] using a single bonding map chosen from a two-parameter family of piecewise linear unimodal bonding maps. This investigation focuses on the parameter values at the boundary between a hereditarily decomposable inverse limit and an inverse limit containing an indecomposable continuum. © 1999 American Mathematical Society.

Spaceborne Microwave Remote Sensing Of Arctic Sea Ice During Spring, Sheldon D. Drobot, Mark R. Anderson

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Faculty Publications

This paper outlines the fundamental roles sea ice plays during the spring Arctic climate, and it demonstrates the use of passive microwave remote sensing in measuring climatically important sea ice variables during the spring transitional period. It discusses the theoretical concepts underlying passive microwave remote sensing of sea ice, and it summarizes the historical use of satellite microwave radiometry in the Arctic region. In addition, this paper discusses the derivation of climatically important sea ice variables, including sea ice extent, concentration, multiyear ice fraction, and snow melt onset, with additional comments on the precision and accuracy of the remote sensing …

Unidentified Orbital Debris: The Case For A Market-Share Liability Regime, Mark J. Sundahl

UC Law SF International Law Review

As the volume of debris in the planet's orbit continues to grow, the risks and costs associated with orbital collisions are taking their toll on the space industry. The United Nations Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects seeks to address this modern day tragedy of the commons, yet it applies only to large, identifiable pieces of orbital debris. As most debris consists of small fragments, the source of which cannot be identified, the U.N. Convention is limited in its effect.

This Note addresses the problem of assigning liability for harm caused by unidentified orbital debris. It …

Towards A Simulation Interoperability Methodology And Supporting Software, Robert W. Franceschini

Institute for Simulation and Training

Report discusses how the testing community can use simulator characteristics to devise an approach for measuring interoperability.

Virtual Environment Software System (Vess): Coding Standards And Conventions, Jason Daly, Bryan Kline, Glenn A. Martin

Institute for Simulation and Training

Report on the conventions and practices used in the virtual environment software system source code.

The Learning Marketspace, January 1, 2000, Bob Heterick, Carol Twigg

The Learning MarketSpace (7/99 - 2/03)

No abstract provided.

Extensive Forest Leaf Area Survey Aiming At Detection Of Vegetation Change In Subarctic-Boreal Zone, Tomoko Kusakabe, Hayato Tsuzuki, Gary B. Hughes, Tatsuo Sweda

Statistics

The warming resulting from increasing anthropogenic carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses is expected to be most prominent in the subarctic-boreal region of the Northern Hemisphere. With the objective of setting up a baseline to monitor possible vegetation change in this region, a continuous vegetation profile extending 600 km from Edmonton, Alberta to Cluff Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada was measured using an airborne infrared laser altimeter mounted on a helicopter. Then the distribution of leaf area index over the same 600 km long transect was estimated from this vegetation profile based on a series of plot surveys on the ground to …

Course And Curricular Updates To The California Polytechnic State University 2000-2001 Catalog, Academic Affairs, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

California Polytechnic State University 2000-2001 Catalog, Academic Affairs, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Table Of Contents Volume 11, Number One, Winter 2000, Risk Editorial Board

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Table of contents for the journal RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (ISSN: 1073-8673)

A Model, Integrated Language Arts And U.S. History Curriculum Developed In Alignment With The Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements, Mark A. Helm

All Graduate Projects

The purpose of this project was to develop a model, integrated Language Arts and U.S. History curriculum at Foothills Middle School, Wenatchee, Washington, in alignment with the Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALR's). To accomplish this purpose, current research and literature was reviewed. Additionally, related information from selected sources was obtained and analyzed.

A Model Continuous Learning Progress Program Designed For K-6 Students In Easton School District #28, Sara J. Mccoy

All Graduate Projects

The purpose of this project was to develop a model continuous learning progress program, aligned with the Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements designed specifically for elementary students, grades kindergarten through sixth grade in Easton School District 28, Easton, Washington. To accomplish this purpose, current research and literature concerning serving students in nongraded continuous progress learning programs were reviewed, and assisted in the development of student profiles, student learning plans, learning continuums, and student assessment portfolios.

Course Catalog 2000, Laguardia Community College

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.