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The Prairie Naturalist Volume 33, No.3 September 2001

The Prairie Naturalist

SEASONAL REPRODUCTION IN SIGMODON HISPIDUS INHABITING TALLGRASS PRAIRIES OF OKLAHOMA ▪ J. A. Wilson and R. L. Lochmiller

USE OF THE INDEX OF BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY IN EASTERN SOUTH DAKOtA RIVERS ▪ C. L. Milewski, C. R. Berry, and D. Dieterman

SEED USE BY VERTEBRATES AND INVERTEBRATES IN TALLGRASS PRAIRIE ▪ A. W. Reed, G. A. Kaufman, J. E. Boyer, Jr., and D. W. Kaufman

RANGE EXPANSION OF THE PILEATED WOODPECKER IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ J. A. Dechant 163

LAB FATTENING AND NON-INVASIVE ESTIMATES OF BODY COMPOSITION IN DEER MICE ▪ E. T. Unangst, Jr., M. J. Blair, M. W. Granger, …

Nebraska Bird Review Whole Issue September 2001 Volume 69 Number 3

Nebraska Bird Review

Table of Contents

Summer Field Report, compiled by W. Ross Silcock................................. 106

Species Accounts................................. 108

Bird Hunts of Omaha Sportsmen's Clubs, 1858-1887
by J. E. Ducey .................................133

NOU Spring Meeting Bird Count .................................148

Analysis Of long-eared Owl (Asio Otus) Pellets From
Eastern Nebraska by Mahan, Mahan, and Sachtleben .................................152

A Poem by Shelly Clark .................................155

Measurement Of The W Boson Mass With The Collider Detector At Fermilab, T. Affolder, Kenneth A. Bloom, Collider Detector At Fermilab Collaboration

Kenneth Bloom Publications

We present a measurement of the W boson mass using data collected with the CDF detector during the 1994–1995 collider run at the Fermilab Tevatron. A fit to the transverse mass spectrum of a sample of 30115 W→eν events recorded in an integrated luminosity of 84 pb^-1 gives a mass M_w=80.473±0.065(stat) ±0.092(syst) GeVc². A fit to the transverse mass spectrum of a sample of 14740 W→μν events from 80 pb^-1 gives a mass M_w=80.465±0.100(stat) ±0.103(syst) GeV/c². The dominant contributions to the systematic uncertainties are the …

Translation From German - Court Of Appeal (Oberlandesgericht) Of Braunschweig - October 28, 1999 - Docket No. 2 U 27/99, Jarno Vanto, Ruth M. Janal

Pace International Law Review

No abstract provided.

Preserving Cultural Property: Our Public Duty: A Look At How And Why We Must Create International Laws That Support International Action, Sarah Eagen

Pace International Law Review

No abstract provided.

Intelligent Transportation Systems Business Plan For Kentucky (Final Report), Jennifer R. Walton, Joseph D. Crabtree, Monica L. Barrett, Jerry G. Pigman

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

This report presents a Business Plan for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) in Kentucky. The purpose of the Business Plan is to define ITS projects that are planned for implementation from 2002 through 2007. The list of projects contained within this document was developed using Kentucky’s ITS Strategic Plan, the ITS National Architecture, and stakeholder input.

There are 21 projects planned for implementation over the next 6 years at a total estimated cost of nearly $80 million. Another five projects will be considered when the Business Plan is updated in two years. These projects cover a wide range of topics including: …

Using Neural Networks To Estimate Wind Turbine Power Generation, Shuhui Li, Donald C. Wunsch, Edgar O'Hair, Michael G. Giesselmann

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

This paper uses data collected at Central and South West Services Fort Davis wind farm to develop a neural network based prediction of power produced by each turbine. The power generated by electric wind turbines changes rapidly because of the continuous fluctuation of wind speed and direction. It is important for the power industry to have the capability to perform this prediction for diagnostic purposes—lower-than-expected wind power may be an early indicator of a need for maintenance. In this paper, characteristics of wind power generation are first evaluated in order to establish the relative importance for the neural network. A …

Searching Web Based Medical Information, Ibrahim Mansoor

Saudi Medical Journal

Searching for references is part of everyday life in medicine. Since the arrival of the Internet, it has provided great promise for clinicians because of it9s ability to access and consolidate large amounts of knowledge and information quickly and easily. But because of the overload of the huge amounts of information, searching for particular information has now become a tedious task, which is a lso very time-consuming and frustrating. This article describes effective ways, tips, tools, detailed search techniques and strategies for searching medical information. It also lists some useful resource and database sites that can provide a lot of …

Incidence Of Uterine Rupture In A Teaching Hospital, Sudan, Sayed M. Ahmed, Saad E. Daffalla

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to document the experience of uterine rupture as a serious common complication of pregnancy in some developing countries like Sudan. The study is also aimed at reviewing the main contributing factors so as to draw broad lines for a strategy of prevention. METHODS: A retrospective study carried out at Medani Teaching Hospital, Medani City, Sudan. Case notes were reviewed for all patients with uterine rupture from 1st January 1992 through 31st of December 1997. The data was analyzed and the literature was reviewed to compare the results of similar studies. RESULTS: Out of the total number …

The Murray Ledger And Times, September 1, 2001, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Law School Record, Vol. 48, No. 1 (Fall 2001), Law School Record Editors

Law School Record

• Chicago Plans - Dean Levmore's Ideas
• Career Projections
• Student Life
• Alumni News
• Law School Life

Announcements, No.32 2001

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

Women's Voices And Medieval Song: An Interview With Anne Azéma And Shira Kammen, F. Regina Psaki

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

Bibliography: Women And Medicine, No.32 2001 , Monica Green

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Stenting, T U. Haq, M Sanaullah, H Mohsin, M Y. Sheikh, B Ahmed

Department of Radiology

Objective: Bilary stenting with endoprosthesis is a palliative procedure to relieve malignant biliary obstruction. Percutaneous transhepatic technique has been employed whenever endoscopic technique was not possible or had failed.SETTING: Angiography/intervention suite, department of radiology, Aga Khan University hospital, Karachi.Methods: We present retrospective analysis of 17 patients with malignant jaundice who were treated with percutaneous techniques after the endoscopic route had failed.Results: The success rate was 94% with placement of single plastic stent in 14 patients, double stents in 3 patients and self-expandable stent in one patient. The overall complication rate was 41% including sepsis, liver abscess, biloma formation, biliary leakage …

The First Detection Of Coherent Emission From Radio Pulsars, F. A. Jenet, S. B. Anderson, T. A. Prince

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

The statistical properties of the radio emission from the pulsars B0823+26, B0950+08, B1133+16, and B1937+21 are studied using high time resolution observations taken at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. Temporally coherent non-Gaussian emission has been detected in three of the four observed objects. This is the first time such a phenomenon has been observed. The results have been interpreted using a generalized shot noise model, and various basic physical quantities pertaining to the magnetospheric plasma have been estimated.

The Structure And Stability Of Expanding And Converging Near-Stoichiometric Flames, Raymond Addabbo

Dissertations

The stability of expanding and converging premixed flames is investigated theoretically. These configurations are inherently unsteady and represent simple examples of positively (expanding) and negatively (converging) stretched flames. A new model is employed in this study that incorporates both hydrodynamic and diffusional-thermal effects. The model expands earlier works by incorporating variable transport properties, variations in the mixture strength and a more realistic dependence on viscosity.

The expanding flame is shown to remain stable at small radii provided the thermal diffusivity exceeds the mass diffusivity of the deficient reactant. However, once the flame achieves a critical size, a cellular instability appears, …

Arq Protocol For Joint Source And Channel Coding And Its Applications, Bin He

Dissertations

Shannon's separation theorem states that for transmission over noisy channels, approaching channel capacity is possible with the separation of source and channel coding. Practically, the situation is different. Infinite size blocks are needed to achieve this theoretical limit. Also, time-varying channels require a different approach. This leads to many approaches for source and channel coding. This dissertation will address a joint source and channel coding that suits Automatic Repeat Request (ARQ) application and applies it to packet switching networks. Following aspects of the proposed joint source and channel coding approach will be presented:

1. The design of the proposed joint source …

Evolutionary Polymorphic Neural Networks In Chemical Engineering Modeling, Li Gao

Dissertations

Evolutionary Polymorphic Neural Network (EPNN) is a novel approach to modeling chemical, biochemical and physical processes. This approach has its basis in modern artificial intelligence, especially neural networks and evolutionary computing. EPNN can perform networked symbolic regressions for input-output data, while providing information about both the structure and complexity of a process during its own evolution.

In this work three different processes are modeled: 1. A dynamic neutralization process. 2. An aqueous two-phase system. 3. Reduction of a biodegradation model. In all three cases, EPNN shows better or at least equal performances over published data than traditional thermodynamics /transport or …

Saturation Routing For Asynchronous Transfer Mode (Atm) Networks, Jose Luis Ucles

Dissertations

The main objective of this thesis is to show that saturation routing, often in the past considered inefficient, can in fact be a viable approach to use in many important applications and services over an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) network. For other applications and services, a hybrid approach (one that partially uses saturation routing) is presented. First, the minimum effects of saturation routing are demonstrated by showing that the ratio, defined as f, of routing overhead cells over information cells is small even for large networks. Second, modeling and simulation and M/D/l queuing analysis techniques are used to show that …

Structural, Transport And Magnetic Studies Of Perovskite Bi1-X Cax Mn O3, Hyungje Woo

Dissertations

This dissertation presents an investigation of the fundamental physics of the perovskite system Bi_1-xCa_xMn0₃. This material belongs to a group of simple perovskites called the manganites which are of technological importance for magnetic device applications as read-head sensors.

The Bi_1-xCa_xMnO₃ system is known to exhibit charge ordering (and high sensitivity to magnetic fields) for a much broader range of x than the well-characterized La_1-xCa_xMnO₃ system. However, the properties of Bi_1-xCa_xMnO₃ over the entire doping range are not well understood. …

Detection Of Vapor Phase Mercury Species By Laser Fluorescence Methods, Xiaomei Tong

Dissertations

Elemental and compound mercury are often both volatile and air stable. Several mercury species emissions have been identified in off-gases from industrial processes. The high toxicity of mercury species and the presence of mercury species in municipal waste and coal have prompted a demand for a cost-effective, accurate, and rugged technique for real-time, continuous detection of mercury species vapors. Real-time, continuous emission measurements are important for process control, monitoring, and remediation. At present, there is no commercial continuous emission monitoring (CEM) technique or instrumentation to reliably monitor volatile mercury species emissions from industrial stacks. Conventional measurement methods, such as cold …

2001-2002 Operating Budget: Southern University Law Center, Southern University System. Office Of Finance & Administration.

All Southern University System Budgets

The 2001-2002 Fiscal Year Operating Budget for the Southern University Law Center Campus.

In Re Orthopedic Litigation

2001 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Flyer News, Vol. 49, No. 1 (Aug. 31, 2001), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton

August 31, 2001 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate August 31, 2001 Approved Minutes

The Echo: August 31, 2001, Taylor University

2001-2002 (Volume 89)

Taylor University takes the ‘Plunge’ – Samuel Morris and Wengatz go ‘under the knife’ – Where to find the most inexpensive books – New branch of TSO deals with faith and culture – Achieving the ultimate Taylor experience – Speak your mind – Have an Opinion? – Silver Platter Syndrome – Taylor’s football team needs T.L.C. – This Week’s Sporting Events – Women’s soccer shuts-out Tri-State 4-0 for first home win

Computationally Efficient Search For Large Primes, Wieslawa E. Amber

Theses

To satisfy the speed of communication and to meet the demand for the continuously larger prime numbers, the primality testing and prime numbers generating algorithms require continuous advancement. To find the most efficient algorithm, a need for a survey of methods arises. Concurrently, an urge for the analysis of algorithms' performances emanates. The critical criteria in the analysis of the prime numbers generation are the number of probes, number of generated primes, and an average time required in producing one prime. Hence, the purpose of this thesis is to indicate the best performing algorithm. The survey the methods, establishment of …

Mechanical Design Of The Heater Used In Near Infrared Filter, Jun Ma

Theses

This thesis presents a design and analytical process in the application of the heater used in a near infrared filter working in Big Bear Solar Observatory, CA. The objective of the project is to achieve the physics parameters for the filter, which will be used in the observation of the solar activity.

The most important part of this design is to keep a relatively fixed temperature inside the oven-like heater. The reason is that optical properties of calcite (kind of filter in telescope) are pretty sensitive to a tiny disturbance on inside temperature. This was the biggest issue in this …

Washington University Record, August 31, 2001

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.