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Newscope - December 17, 2001 Dec 2001

Newscope - December 17, 2001

Newscope

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D'Arcangelo, Joanne Oral History Interview, Don Nicoll Dec 2001

D'Arcangelo, Joanne Oral History Interview, Don Nicoll

Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection

Joanne D’Arcangelo was born on April 20, 1954 in Haverill, Massachusetts. She attended state college in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, then received a teaching assistantship at the University of Maine at Orono and concurrently earned her master’s degree in English. She taught English at the University of Maine at Fort Kent, and worked on the town committee with Dick Davies, a local legislator. She also worked as a press aide to Jim Tierney, as a constituent case worker for House Speaker John Martin during early 1980s, and for Jerry Conley. She assisted with the Carter and Mondale presidential campaigns. D’Arcangelo was involved …

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Monitor Newsletter December 17, 2001, Bowling Green State University Dec 2001

Monitor Newsletter December 17, 2001, Bowling Green State University

Monitor

Official Publication of Bowling Green State University for Faculty and Staff

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The Origin And Composition Of Aerosols In The Alaskan Airshed, Walter James Wilcox Dec 2001

The Origin And Composition Of Aerosols In The Alaskan Airshed, Walter James Wilcox

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Since the Alaskan airshed north of the Alaska Range receives a substantial portion of its anthropogenic aerosol and gaseous pollutants through long-range transport, Alaskan air quality is influenced to an unusually high degree by the political and economic events of other countries. An understanding of the political and economic forces at work in the various circumpolar nations is key to an understanding of the observed decline in Arctic haze, the present state of Arctic air pollution, and likely future developments. It is shown in this thesis that Arctic haze has declined in Interior Alaska over the last decade and a …

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Herbivore-Mediated Effects On Ecosystem Processes In A Near-Arctic Salt Marsh, Brian Thomas Person Dec 2001

Herbivore-Mediated Effects On Ecosystem Processes In A Near-Arctic Salt Marsh, Brian Thomas Person

Biological Sciences

Herbivores influence, and often regulate energy flow. I investigated interactions between herbivory and the foods on which geese rely while nesting and rearing their broods on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in southwestern Alaska. In a captive Cackling Canada gosling (Branta Canadensis minima) experiment I decoupled the effects of seasonal declines in forage quality and availability on gosling development. An 11% decline in forage quality translated to goslings that were structurally smaller and 100 g lighter at 31 days of age. Forage availability had similar effects on gosling size, and the combined magnitude of these effects are similar to those observed in …

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Dichotomous Choice Contingent Valuation Willingness To Pay Estimates Across Geographically Nested Samples: Case Study Of Alaskan Steller Sea Lion, Branka Turcin Dec 2001

Dichotomous Choice Contingent Valuation Willingness To Pay Estimates Across Geographically Nested Samples: Case Study Of Alaskan Steller Sea Lion, Branka Turcin

Economics

This thesis examines Willingness-to-Pay (WTP) for an endangered species across geographically nested samples using the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM). The samples range from the boroughs that contain critical habitat for the Steller sea lion to the state that contains these boroughs to the entire United States. Depending on the assumptions of the model, WTP varies tremendously from sample to sample. When WTP is unrestricted to the non-negative region, mean WTP for the United States is the highest and it is the lowest for the boroughs. The null hypotheses that mean WTP estimates are greater than zero were rejected for the …

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Understanding The Lived Experience Of Racist Hate Speech On American University Campuses, Jonathan Andre Matusitz Dec 2001

Understanding The Lived Experience Of Racist Hate Speech On American University Campuses, Jonathan Andre Matusitz

Communication

This research employs narrative methodology in order to understand the lived experience of students who have experienced racist racist hate speech on American university campuses. Thematic analysis of in-depth, conversational interview capta (Kvale, 1996) was used to find commonalities in co-researchers' experiences. The literature review includes a contextual and historical section on racism, and a detailed, standard definition of racist hate speech. Emergent themes from these narrative interviews were found in regard to victims' experiences of racist hate speech on American university campuses. Those themes are discussed in the order of the co-researchers' experience: (1) indignation and anger, (2) stereotyping, …

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Finite Element Analysis Of Yield Functions Of Kelvin Foams With Open Cells, Beiqing Huang Dec 2001

Finite Element Analysis Of Yield Functions Of Kelvin Foams With Open Cells, Beiqing Huang

Engineering

Proper design of foams requires an understanding of the response of the materials to stress. This thesis, based on finite element analysis, provides numerical solutions in modeling the yield behavior of Kelvin foams. The FEA model, representing a complicated unit cell, was calculated and meshed. C++ programs were designed and implemented to generate meshes for unit cells. Finite element analyses were performed for many cases. Multiple methods were employed for the determination of yield points which form yield surfaces. Comparisons between several results have been made. Our FEA results, Zhang's function and Gibson's theory show good agreements except some differences …

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Visual Spatial Memory Is Enhanced In Female Rats (But Inhibited In Males) By Dietary Soy Phytoestrogens, Edwin D. Lephart, Trent D. Lund, Timothy W. West, Lilyan Y. Tian, Lihong H. Bu, Daniel L. Simmons, Kenneth Setchell, Herman Adlercreutz Dec 2001

Visual Spatial Memory Is Enhanced In Female Rats (But Inhibited In Males) By Dietary Soy Phytoestrogens, Edwin D. Lephart, Trent D. Lund, Timothy W. West, Lilyan Y. Tian, Lihong H. Bu, Daniel L. Simmons, Kenneth Setchell, Herman Adlercreutz

Faculty Publications

In learning and memory tasks, requiring visual spatial memory (VSM), males exhibit superior performance to females (a difference attributed to the hormonal influence of estrogen). This study examined the influence of phytoestrogens (estrogen-like plant compounds) on VSM, utilizing radial arm-maze methods to examine varying aspects of memory. Additionally, brain phytoestrogen, calbindin (CALB), and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) levels were determined. Results: Female rats receiving lifelong exposure to a high-phytoestrogen containing diet (Phyto-600) acquired the maze faster than females fed a phytoestrogen-free diet (Phyto-free); in males the opposite diet effect was identified. In a separate experiment, at 80 days-of-age, animals fed the Phyto-600 …

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The Alaska Public Land Planning Directory, Susan Todd Dec 2001

The Alaska Public Land Planning Directory, Susan Todd

Miscellaneous Publications

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Bjc Today Dec 2001

Bjc Today

BJC Today

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Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes At 340 Nm Using Quaternary Alingan Multiple Quantum Wells, V. Adivarahan, A. Chitnis, J. P. Zhang, M. Shatalov, J. W. Yang, Grigory Simin, M. Asif Khan, R. Gaska, M. S. Shur Dec 2001

Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes At 340 Nm Using Quaternary Alingan Multiple Quantum Wells, V. Adivarahan, A. Chitnis, J. P. Zhang, M. Shatalov, J. W. Yang, Grigory Simin, M. Asif Khan, R. Gaska, M. S. Shur

Faculty Publications

An ultraviolet light-emitting diode with peak emission wavelength at 340 nm is reported. The active layers of the device were comprised of quaternary AlInGaN/AlInGaN multiple quantum wells, which were deposited over sapphire substrates using a pulsed atomic-layer epitaxy process that allows precise control of the composition and thickness. A comparative study of devices over sapphire and SiC substrates was done to determine the influence of the epilayer design on the performance parameters and the role of substrate absorption.

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Role Of Wetlands And Endogenous Factors On Incubation Behavior Of Nesting Spectacled Eiders On The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, William Todd O'Connell Dec 2001

Role Of Wetlands And Endogenous Factors On Incubation Behavior Of Nesting Spectacled Eiders On The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, William Todd O'Connell

Biological Sciences

Patterns of nest attendance in ducks vary with endogenous and environmental factors. We examined variation in nest attendance of spectacled eiders on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, during 1997-1998. We also examined spatial and temporal variation in wetland characteristics and potential foods available to nesting spectacled eiders. Time spent foraging was greater when spectacled eiders traveled farther to feed, and nest attendance was lower when food was more abundant, suggesting that females made tradeoffs between foraging and energetic requirements of nesting in response to food abundance and wetland conditions. Wetlands were dynamic, and food abundance varied with pond depth and total …

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Trace Mineral Reserves For Reproduction And Development In Muskoxen, Emmajean Pearl Rombach Dec 2001

Trace Mineral Reserves For Reproduction And Development In Muskoxen, Emmajean Pearl Rombach

Biological Sciences

In muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus), trace minerals required for reproduction and development are unknown. I described use of copper in pregnant muskoxen and concurrent accumulation of copper in fetuses. Utilization of copper was examined in neonates during early development and importance of milk as a source of copper was assessed. Additionally, I examined the effect of maternal copper supplementation during gestation on copper reserves acquired in-utero, and during lactation on mineral status of milk. During gestation, the fetus must acquire reserves of copper adequate to support early neonatal development because milk is a poor source of copper. The transition from milk …

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The 1951 Bristol Bay Salmon Strike: Isolation, Independence And Illusion In The Last Frontier, Nicole Susan Mccullough Dec 2001

The 1951 Bristol Bay Salmon Strike: Isolation, Independence And Illusion In The Last Frontier, Nicole Susan Mccullough

Arctic and Northern Studies

Many people consider Alaska the last frontier, isolated and independent from the rest of the United States. An analysis of the salmon industry in Bristol Bay and a strike that occurred in 1951 cast doubt upon this belief. The labor dispute and preceding events paint a vivid picture of a population clearly dependent on a fishing industry controlled by absentee owners who manipulated events from Seattle and San Francisco. The strikers included Natives and Non-Natives who joined together to fight the powerful cannery owners and west coast unions who sought to expand their membership. Some of these unions had suspected …

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December 17, 2001 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham Dec 2001

December 17, 2001 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

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The Bg News December 17, 2001, Bowling Green State University Dec 2001

The Bg News December 17, 2001, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. December 17, 2001. Volume 88-Issue 73.

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Diets Of Juvenile Flatfishes Near Kodiak Island, Alaska, Brenda A. Holladay Dec 2001

Diets Of Juvenile Flatfishes Near Kodiak Island, Alaska, Brenda A. Holladay

Fisheries

Flathead sole, Pacific halibut, rock sole, and yellowfin sole were found co-existing near Kodiak Island as juveniles (<200 mm) during late summer. Dietary differences were attributed to fish species, size, and depth-sediment characteristics of their habitat. Two to three size classes were assigned within each species. Across all habitats, significant differences in dietary composition, stomach fullness, and diet diversity were found between size classes of different flatfish species. Within a single depth-sediment habitat, flatfishes of different species and size classes ate similar prey. Seven of nine species size classes had similar prey composition across multiple habitats. Significant differences in dietary composition across habitats were detected only for small Pacific halibut and small rock sole. The juvenile flatfishes near Kodiak were opportunistic feeders, and appeared to select habitat based on parameters other than the presence of specific prey taxa.

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Laser Intensity Scaling Through Stimulated Scattering In Optical Fibers, Timothy H. Russell Dec 2001

Laser Intensity Scaling Through Stimulated Scattering In Optical Fibers, Timothy H. Russell

Theses and Dissertations

The influence of stimulated scattering on laser intensity in fiber optic waveguides is examined. Stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) in long, multimode optical waveguides is found to generate a Stokes beam that propagates in the fiber LP01 mode. Additionally, the same process is found to combine multiple laser beams into a single spatially coherent source. Limitations in beam cleanup and combining are also investigated to identify ways to overcome them. The last portion of the dissertation theoretically examines suppression of stimulated Raman scattering in fibers to eliminate the restriction this imposes on the power of a fiber laser or amplifier. The …

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Deafdigest Gold: Vol. 6, No. 19 December 16, 2001, Barry Strassler Dec 2001

Deafdigest Gold: Vol. 6, No. 19 December 16, 2001, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2001

No abstract provided.

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12/16/2001 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries Dec 2001

12/16/2001 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 12/16/2001. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

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12/16/2001 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries Dec 2001

12/16/2001 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 12/16/2001. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

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Deafdigest Blue: Vol. 6, No. 19 December 16, 2001, Barry Strassler Dec 2001

Deafdigest Blue: Vol. 6, No. 19 December 16, 2001, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2001

No abstract provided.

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The Age Of Dvd, Brad Settle Dec 2001

The Age Of Dvd, Brad Settle

Honors Capstones

Capstone submitted as a graduation requirement for the BSU Honors Program.

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Commencement Convocation Program, St. Petersburg Campus, December 16, 2001, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg Dec 2001

Commencement Convocation Program, St. Petersburg Campus, December 16, 2001, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg

USF St. Petersburg Graduations and Commencements

President's Distinguished Citizen: Emanuel Stewart

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30-Second Psa: Cheer The Grizzlies On To Chattanooga, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations Dec 2001

30-Second Psa: Cheer The Grizzlies On To Chattanooga, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

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Mostly Music: Dec. 16, 2001, Mostly Music Staff Dec 2001

Mostly Music: Dec. 16, 2001, Mostly Music Staff

Mostly Music

Enso Quartet

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George O'Leary And Notre Dame's Integrity, Richard C. Crepeau Dec 2001

George O'Leary And Notre Dame's Integrity, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

George O'Leary's tenure as head football coach at the University of Notre Dame was shorter than even his most vehement detractors had predicted. It took him only five days to self-destruct which could be a NCAA record.

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Lucy Brownlee Dec 2001

Lucy Brownlee

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

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Fall Commencement Program, December 15, 2001, Coastal Carolina University Dec 2001

Fall Commencement Program, December 15, 2001, Coastal Carolina University

Commencement Programs

Program of Commencement Exercises at Coastal Carolina University.

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