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Mapping And Predicting The Ionospheric Effects To Communication Systems In Northern Aurora Areas Using The Global Positioning System, Lingyun Wang

Engineering

This thesis focuses on mapping and predicting ionospheric effects to communication systems in northern high latitude areas using GPS (Global Positioning System). The monitoring of ionospheric scintillation and TEC (Total Electron Content) over Fairbanks, Alaska has been achieved by using the GSV4004 GPS Ionospheric Scintillation and TEC Monitor (GISTM), which has been installed on the roof of Duckering Building at UAF since September 2001. The algorithm of acquiring equivalent vertical TEC above Fairbanks from various satellite measurements is given in detail. Both an empirical ionosphere model, IRI, and a physics-based ionosphere model, PIM, are used to verify the TEC real …

A Characterization Of Mixed Forest Stands In The Tanana Valley, Alaska, Susan Louise Vogt

Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station (AFES) Theses

The objective of this thesis is to define the composition, age structure, volume ranges, and community types present in the Tanana Valley mixed stands. Sixty-six permanent sample plots were established in 22 forest stands located throughout the Valley. Plots were at least 100 feet from a road. Total height, crown height, diameter breast height were measured and health and vigor were assessed for 5,415 trees. Five tree species and 57 herb and shrub species were found. White spruce, birch, and aspen numbers are generally less in mixed stands than predicted for pure stands. Stand density index values, a method of …

Using Histomorphometric Traits Of Bone Microarchitecture In The Determination Of Biological Affinity, E. Augustus Goodman

Anthropology

This research began to establish alternate possible means for determining the biological affinity for fragmented skeletal remains between geographically disparate populations, specifically American-Caucasians and Southeast Asians. The goal is to determine the feasibility of developing a method that may be used in the field to differentiate the remains of U.S. servicemen from people of Southeast Asia. This technique is based upon differences in bone histomorphometric variables. The variables used in this research are the osteon area (On. Ar), Haversian canal area (H. Ar), and osteon population density (OPD). The conclusions reached in this research suggest that differences exist on the …

Predictors Of Success At A Rural Juvenile Offender Facility, Gunnar Sven Ebbesson

Psychology

Although risk factors contributing to failure in treatment of young offenders have been studied extensively, little is written about what effects success. This study on the latter takes advantage of data obtained at a local treatment facility. This study uses statistical strategies to compare 7 different variables from a set of archival data with the outcome variable, which is 'success in treatment'. The seven independent variables are ethnicity, age at entry to treatment, pre-release pass (PRP), days in treatment, FAS/FAE, sexual offender, and psychiatric diagnosis. This data has been accumulated by a clinician at the facility and offered to the …

Women, Alcohol Use Disorders, And Sexuality: An Exploration Of Beliefs, Patricia S. Moore

Psychology

Extensive research has been conducted on issues of sexuality for women with Alcohol Use Disorders (AUD). These issues are relevant both to the development of and recovery from AUD. Little of this research has focused on the importance of women's beliefs about sexuality at the time of drinking and during recovery. This study sought to identify these beliefs and to determine their importance in the development of and recovery from AUD. A qualitative research design was used whereby interviews with four women in long-term recovery (3 or more years) were analyzed. It was found that, overall, beliefs about sexuality became …

The Effect Of A Low Copper Diet On Muskox Calf Immune Function And Health, Rhonda Michelle Swor

Biological Sciences

Weight loss and ill thrift are common problems encountered in muskox calves raised in captivity. Varied diagnostic results suggest that there is immunosuppression possibly related to trace mineral intake. This experiment evaluates the influence of a single trace element, copper, on muskox calf health and development. Muskox calves consuming a diet containing 5 ppm Cu exhibited lower weight gains, reduced survivability, depleted lymphoid tissue, thinner aortic arches, more muscle wasting and an increased occurrence of diarrhea than a group consuming the same diet but receiving injectable Cu supplementation. This study demonstrates the importance of adequate copper in the diet ensuring …

Survival And Development Of Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus Gorbuscha) Embryos And Fry As Related To Egg Size And Quantitative Genetic Variation, Patrick William Malecha

Fisheries

The effect of egg weight on survival and development of pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) embryos, alevins, and fry was analyzed; in addition, embryo survival was investigated in relation to additive genetic variation. Embryonic survival to eyeing, development time to hatch, yolk weight, somatic tissue weight, yolk use rate, somatic tissue growth rate, and the survival of first-feeding fry was recorded relative to egg weight. The analyses demonstrated significant egg weight effects on development time to hatch, yolk weight, somatic tissue weight, yolk use rate, and somatic tissue growth rate on alevins. Weight and length of post-emergent fry (17 weeks post-ponding) …

Quarterly Meeting, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Quarterly meeting of the WKU Board of Regents. Agenda items include: resolutions of respect for Leslie Bedo and Peggy Loafman, Spirit Master pinning ceremony, president's convocation speech, enrollment projections, campaign report, tuition and fees, Minority Student Support Services name change, emeritus faculty, building revenue bonds and personnel actions and salaries. Attachments include the bond contract and escrow trust agreement with BB&T.

We Are…Marshall, August 16, 2002, Office Of Marshall University Communications

We Are ... Marshall: the Newsletter for Marshall University 1999-2023

No abstract provided.

In Re: Cm Holdings

2002 Decisions

United States District Court for the District of Delaware

Bordeaux V. Comm Social Security

2002 Decisions

United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Mph Theory & Practice Seminar Academic Committee Minutes, Jonathan Eldredge

Theory and Practice Seminars 2001-2009

No abstract provided.

The Ideal Lead Time For Tornado Warnings - A Look From The Customer’S Perspective, Rick Ewald, Jared L. Guyer

United States Department of Commerce: Staff Publications

Improving the amount of advanced warning time (lead time) for tornado warnings is one of the goals spelled out in the National Weather Service (NWS) Vision 2005 Strategic Plan (1999). Since the beginning of the NWS modernization effort, tornado warning lead times have increased from four to ten minutes, with the goal of 15 mi nutes set for 2005. In concert with increasing lead times, the NWS also has goals in place for increasing the probability of detection (POD) while decreasing the false alarm rate (FAR).
Accomplishing these goals will be no easy task. Rothfusz (2000) noted that forecasters may …

The Murray Ledger And Times, August 16, 2002, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

R.I.T. News & Events - August 16, 2002, University News Services, Rochester Institute Of Technology

University Publications

No abstract provided.

Waiting For Mary Jane: A Collection Of Modern Appalachian Short Stories In The Joycean Tradition., Lorie Ann Wright

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis consists of a collection of short stories stylistically reminiscent of the works of James Joyce yet with an Appalachian and feminist voice. Waiting for Mary Jane should appeal to readers interested in experimental styles as well as feminist and Appalachian literature. The protagonist of the collection is Mary Jane, a female from present day East Tennessee. The reader experiences her life from age three to thirty. The introduction to the collection explores the link between James Joyce, Appalachia, Feminist writing, and the short stories. Structurally and thematically the collection reflects the works of James Joyce by using the …

Pharmacy School Puts West Nile Virus Course Online, Mitchell Diggs

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- As West Nile virus spreads rapidly across the South and Midwest, the University of Mississippi is helping educate pharmacists about the disease.

The Road To Mentoring: Paved With Good Intentions, Gregg F. Martin, George E. Reed, Ruth B. Collins, Cortez K. Dial

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

The Signaling Pathway Of Oxysterol Induced Apoptosis In Chinese Hamster Ovary (Cho)-K1 Cells., Lin Yang

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Apoptosis, a form of genetically programmed cell death, plays a key role in regulation of cellularity of the arterial wall. During atherogenesis, improper apoptosis may cause abnormalities of arterial morphogenesis, wall structural stability, and metabolisms. It has been well established that vascular cells undergo apoptosis after uptake of oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL). Thus, an analysis of the signaling pathway of apoptotic induction by oxLDL is of value in understanding the development of atherosclerotic plaque. In order to elucidate the signaling pathway of apoptosis induced by oxLDL, we have used Chinese hamster ovary (CHO)-K1 cells treated with a potent oxysterol, 25-hydroxycholesterol …

Rolling Back Radical Islam, Ralph Peters

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

Hiv Tat Protein Activates Endothelial Cells Through Nfκb And Map Kinase Pathways., Jason L. Henry

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

HIV infection has been shown to predispose patients to accelerated development of heart disease. One mechanism for this pathology may involve endothelial activation either by HIV itself or by its secreted proteins, gp120 (a viral envelope protein) and tat (a protein that upregulates transcription of viral genes). We have studied the effects of gp120 and tat on signaling and production of inflammatory cytokines by Human Pulmonary Artery Endothelial Cells (HPAEC). HPAEC were stimulated at varying time points with combinations of gp120, tat, and monokines (IL-1β and TNFα). Cell lysate fractions were analyzed for MAP Kinase activity and NFκB activation, and …

Effectiveness Of Pre-Baccalaureate Health Careers Opportunity Programs (Hcop) For Disadvantaged Students In Three Southern States., Virloy Elizabeth Lewin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study evaluated three HCOP projects to determine, describe, and assess their overall effectiveness and identify successful strategies used by these projects to reach their specific objectives. Demographic and scholastic data were collected about 393 HCOP participants at the three HCOP projects in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia during the years 1990-1999. Detailed information about the activities used to incorporate the HCOP legislative purposes into the programs was also collected.

Sixty-seven percent of HCOP participants were Caucasian and 78% were female. Scholastic data was limited to data from the EKU and ETSU HCOP programs. The average high school GPA score for …

Ishmael: The Dissolution Of A Romantic And The Emergence Of A Poet., Allison M. Pepper

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Although Ishmael does not appear to be a main character in Moby Dick, his narration is integral to the text. Only through telling the story is Ishmael able to give himself a concrete identity, which is reflected not only through himself, but through the thoughts, speeches, and actions of the other characters, specifically Ahab and the shipmates. Ishmael represents the fragmented Romantic of nineteenth century American society. He is bound by a traditional patriarchal world where he must break away from the father to establish his own identity. He has lost his connection to nature, the primal source of his …

Models And Graphics In The Analysis Of Categorical Variables: The Case Of The Youth Tobacco Survey., Deborah Susan Hosler

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Youth Tobacco Surveys have been conducted in several states in the U.S. in recent years, in order to design policies with the goal of reducing tobacco use among young people. Some primary analysis of those surveys has been done, but few analyses include modeling, and the study of independence has been addressed, mainly, in the bivariate context.

In this work contemporary methods, which are of relative recent appearance in categorical data analysis, will be examined, including logistic and log-linear modeling as well as graphical displays and correspondence analysis. These methods will be applied to data from the 2000 Tennessee Youth …

Coverage Properties Of The Inverse Sinh Transformation And The Adjusted Wald Confidence Intervals For The Odds Ratio And The Relative Risk., Troy Allen Bowman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The inverse sinh transformation on the Woolf interval is used to calculate the confidence interval for the odds ratio and the relative risk in a 2 x 2 table. According to Robert Newcombe, the new interval should improve the coverage probabilities and shorten the width of the confidence interval for these ratios, but the new interval requires evaluation of coverage properties. In this thesis, we will evaluate the exact coverage properties of this modified interval in extreme cases. Also, we will compare the coverage properties of this new interval to other widely-used adjusted intervals. Through comparisons of exact coverage probabilities …

Population Impacts On Surface Water Quality In The Little Papillion Creek Watershed., Steven L. Bartosh

Student Work

This study involved monthly monitoring of water quality at 30 rural and urban sites in Douglas County, Nebraska from January 1996, to December 1996. Eight water parameters were measured or calculated for each sample and the results were then analyzed. Nitrate, potassium, chloride and sodium were the four parameters used in the thesis to display the strongest relationships between the land uses and quality of water. This thesis examines how rural and urban land uses affect the concentrations of the chemical constituents. Additionally, this thesis will correlate the number of businesses and residents with nitrate, potassium, chloride and sodium. Rural …

Katie Edenfield

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Resolution In Support Of Fluoridation Of Portland's Water Supply, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.

Lessons Learned Of Nspo’S Picosatellite Mission: Yamsat - 1a, 1b & 1c, Chen-Joe Fong, Albert Lin, Allen Shie, Marco Yeh, Wen-Chen Chiou, Ming-Hsien Tsai, Pei-Yi Ho, Chin-Wen Liu, Ming-Shong Chang, Hsu-Pan Pan, Steven Tsai, Chiuder Hsiao, Chi-Hung Hwang, Kuei-Shu Chang-Liao, Lin-Kun Wang

Small Satellite Conference

The YamSat is the first developed picosatellite in National Space Program Office’s (NSPO), Taiwan, R.O.C. It is scheduled to flight in the CubeSat launch in 2003. The rapid-prototyping system engineering different from the past formal discipline opens a new satellite development model in NSPO. The YamSat Test Readiness Review Meeting was successfully held in January 2002 and the environmental tests were completed by end March 2002. Besides the breadboard model and engineering test bed to prove of operation concept are built, three YamSats (1A, 1B, & 1C) instead of one are manufactured with slightly different configurations and purposes. The YamSat- …

Mems Technology Demonstration On Traveler-I, Brian D’Souza, Andrew Jamison, Marcus Young, Andrew Ketsdever, Anne Chinnery

Small Satellite Conference

Traveler-I is a flight test platform for advanced micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) devices that is being built at the University of Southern California (USC) and is to be flown aboard the next Scorpius® sub-orbital launch vehicle. Microcosm, Inc. and Scorpius Space Launch Company have initiated a program that currently provides sub-orbital launch opportunities, with the possibility of orbital flights in the future. Flight opportunities such as these allow for short duration missions where new technologies can be rapidly developed and tested in a launch and space environment. Traveler-I allows for low cost flight demonstration and testing of new and innovative MEMS …