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Trends. Preemption Logics, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This Trends article discusses the idea and complexities of preemption in the context of 21^st century global terrorism.

Medical Students' Personality Characteristics And Academic Performance: A Five-Factor Model Perspective, Filip Lievens, Pol Coetsier, Filip De Fruyt, Jan De Maeseneer

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Objectives: This study investigates: (1) which personality traits are typical of medical students as compared to other students, and (2) which personality traits predict medical student performance in pre-clinical years. Design: This paper reports a cross-sectional inventory study of students in nine academic majors and a prospective longitudinal study of one cohort of medical students assessed by inventory during their first pre-clinical year and by university examination at the end of each pre-clinical year. Subjects and methods: In 1997, a combined total of 785 students entered medical studies courses in five Flemish universities. Of these, 631 (80.4%) completed the NEO-PI-R …

Effect Of Sucrose Esters On Isothermal Crystallization And Rheological Behaviors Of Blends Of High-Melting Milk Fat Fraction And Sunflower Oil, M. C. Puppo, Silvana Martini, R. W. Hartel, M. L. Herrera

Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences Faculty Publications

Crystallization kinetics and rhelogical behavior of blends of high-melting milk-fat fraction (HMF) and sunflower oil (SFO) with and without addition of the sucrose esters P-170, S-170, and P-1670 were investigated. Addition of sucrose esters delayed crystallization, as was evidenced by the longer induction times of crystallization (t) and the lower maximum solid fat content (Smax). Values of penetration force and time corresponding to the 1st peak of curves force compared with time also diminished with addition of SFO. When sucrose esters were added, a solid fat content greater than 10% at the 1st crystallization temperature was necessary to give a …

A New Electronic Image Array: The Active Pixel Charge Injection Device, George Lungu

Theses

This is a Ph.D. thesis dissertation in which a new type of image sensor is investigated as possible successor to the charge coupled device (CCD) for scientific applications. As a result of the work described in this dissertation, the active pixel charge injection device (AP-CID) has been developed. This device retains most of the positive features of both the charge injection device (CJD) imager (random readout, non destructive readout, antiblooming, increased UV sensitivity, radiation tolerance, low power consumption, low manufacturing price) and the CCD imager (low noise, high dynamic range). The device lacks most of the drawbacks of the aforementioned …

Single Wall Carbon Nanotube-Nafion Composite Actuators, Brian Landi

Theses

Single wall carbon nanotube (SWNT)-Nafion composite actuators have been demonstrated for 0.1 - 18 %, w/w doping of purified SWNTs within the polymer matrix. The high purity SWNTs, >95%w/w, were prepared using thermal oxidation and acid treatments for both in-house synthesized pulse laser vaporization SWNTs and commercially obtained HiPco material. Characterization of the purified SWNTs was performed using thermogravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopy, optical absorption and Raman spectroscopy. Homogeneous dispersions of SWNTs in a Nation polymer series were demonstrated using a combination of homogenization and high speed mixing techniques. Evaluation of SWNT-Nafion composites showed a "debundling" of the SWNT average …

November 1, 2002, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Cuba, Social Policy At A Crossroads: Maintaining Priorities, Transforming Practice, Miren Uriarte

Gastón Institute Publications

From the beginning of the Cuban revolution in 1959, the model of social development has underscored equity across society and universal access. Full responsibility rests on government to fund and deliver social entitlements. These values have framed the development and implementation of social policy during the last 40 years. During this time Cuba has instituted free and universally accessible health care and education and has built on its formerly weak pension system to develop a universal and government sponsored one.

Cuba's safety net of benefits includes protection of workers' employment and housing, food subsidies, utilities and other necessities, and mechanisms …

Radiologic Features Of Hallervorden Spatz Disease, K B. Asumal, M Wasay, S N. Ali

Section of Neurology

Hallervorden Spatz Disease is a rare familial neurodegenerative disorder, which primarily affects children but also can occur in adults1 . Major clinical features are abnormal involuntary movements and cognitive impairment2 . Diagnosis is based on clinical and radiological features. The radiological features are hypointense signals in globus pallidus and substantia niagra on MR! of brain3 . Occasionally the pallidal hypointense signals surround hyperintense signals, this is known as “tigereye-sign”4 and is postulated to be specific for Hallervorden Spatz Disease. We report two brothers with such MRI findings.

The Eastern Echo, November 1, 2002, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.

Morphology Of The Minute Larva Of Ptinella Tenella, With Special Reference To Effects Of Miniaturisation And The Systematic Position Of Ptiliidae (Coleoptera: Staphylinoidea), Vasily V. Grebennikov, Rolf G. Beutel

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

External and internal features of minute reared ex ovo larvae of Ptinella tenella Erichson with the head widths ranging from 108 to 138 μm are described. In total 139 setae (trichoid sensilla), 18 pores (non-trichoid sensilla), and 60 muscles were identified. The complexity of the chaetotaxy, the musculature of the head, the tentorium, and the digestive tract are not affected by the extremely small size of the larvae. Specific features, which may have resulted from miniaturisation are the elongate shape of the brain reaching the mesothorax posteriorly, the reduced condition of the thoracic sclerites and endosternites, the simplified musculature of …

Volume 27, No. 3

The Weldon Times

A student-run newspaper published at the School of Law at Dalhousie University.

Editors: Cheryl Woznica, Arlan Delisle, Ted Frankel, Andrea Huckins

Masthead, Volume 24 (2002-2003)

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Table Of Contents - Cardozo Law Review, Volume 24, Issue 1

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Folly Of Federalism, Frank B. Cross

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Put-Call Parity And The Law, Michael S. Knoll

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Three Card Monte, Monty Hall, Modus Operandi And "Offender Profiling": Some Lessons Of Modern Cognitive Science For The Law Of Evidence, D. Michael Risinger, Jeffrey L. Loop

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Consolidated Groups Must Use A Separate Entity Approach When Reducing Tax Attributes In Bankruptcy, Natalie C. Khavulya-Maksin

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Brown Shoe Of European Union Competition Law, Eric S. Hochstadt

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Simultaneous Trapping Of Rubidium And Metastable Argon In A Magneto-Optical Trap, C. I. Sukenik, H. C. Busch

Physics Faculty Publications

We have simultaneously confined rubidium and metastable argon in a dual-species magneto-optical trap (MOT). Here a binary mixture of atomic species from different groups of the periodic table have been optically confined at ultracold temperatures. We describe the apparatus and characterize the individual, single species MOTs and the dual-species MOT. Both fluorescence and ion production are monitored. With both species trapped, we observe ~5106 85Rb atoms and ~2106 40Ar* atoms. Realization of the dual-species trap opens the way for detailed studies of Penning and associative ionization, photoassociative spectroscopy, and eventually for the production of bound, ultracold RbAr molecules.

Non-Destructive Determination Of Leaf Expansion Using A Digital Camera, D. R. Pinnock, S. P. Klassen, Bruce Bugbee

Techniques and Instruments

Leaf expansion is reduced in mild water stress. Early detection of water stress can be accomplished with digital images taken at daily or hourly intervals.

Conclusions

• Digital cameras can be used to determine leaf expansion and relative growth rate.
• Digital cameras can also be used to detect early symptoms of water stress.

Dynamical Evolutionary Psychology: Mapping The Domains Of The New Interactionist Paradigm, Douglas T. Kenrick, Jon K. Maner, Jon Butner, Norman P. Li, D. Vaughn Becker, Mark Schaller

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Dynamical systems and evolutionary theories have both been proposed as integrative approaches to psychology. These approaches are typically applied to different sets of questions. Dynamical systems models address the properties of psychological systems as they emerge and change over time; evolutionary models address the specific functions and contents of psychological structures. New insights can be achieved by integrating these two paradigms, and we propose a framework to begin doing so. The framework specifies a set of six evolutionarily fundamental social goals that place predictable constraints on emergent processes within and between individuals, influencing their dynamics over the short-term, and across …

A Case Study In Volunteer Management: Volunteer Stress At A Northern California Rape Crisis Center, Holly Tedford

Master's Theses

This research project is a case study of a rape crisis center's volunteer program. Because the volunteers respond to recent victims of sexual assault in hospital emergency rooms, the study was designed to examine the stressors arising from their confrontation of such emotionally volatile situations. The study focused on the stressors volunteers experienced, how they coped, how the rape crisis center's training program prepared volunteers for job stress, what rape crisis center employees did to mitigate volunteers' job-related stress, and how effective volunteers perceived these efforts to be. The research project also compared the stress experienced by rape crisis volunteers …

Horizontal-Branch Morphology And The Photometric Evolution Of Old Stellar Populations, Hyun Chul Lee, Young Wook Lee, Brad K. Gibson

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

Theoretical integrated broadband colors ranging from far-UV to near-IR have been computed for old stellar systems from our evolutionary population synthesis code. These models take into account, for the first time, the detailed systematic variation of horizontal-branch (HB) morphology with age and metallicity. Our models show that some temperature-sensitive color indices are significantly affected by the presence of blue HB stars. In particular, B-V does not become monotonically redder as metallicity increases at given ages, but becomes bluer by as much as ∼0.15 mag because of the contribution from blue HB stars. Similar trends are also found in the Washington …

Baseball: Labor Peace And Great Play In The Post-Season, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It was a baseball season to remember for a multitude of reasons. Just a year ago Luis Gonzalez denied the Yankees the hardware when his bloop single over a drawn-in infield sent the Diamondback fans partying into the night.

Chimes: November 1, 2002, Calvin College

Chimes

East Campus christened by Joo Eun Kim

Fall Music Festival 2002: Evenings of musical performance show off 500 students' talent by Shaun Booth

Science Fair lets students show off work by Deborah Kwak and Jeffrey Elzinga

Israeli government collapses by Maria Mulder

Baird presents harsh realities of pornography by Noah Kruis

CCE courses expose students to cultures by Deena Thomas

Transfer students find Calvin at long last by Heather Lamson

Women's soccer beats St. Mary's by Mike Roorda

Women's hoops seeks to improve by Ross Weener

Congressional Access To Information: Using Legislative Will And Leverage, Louis Fisher

Duke Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Shall Weigh Your God And You: Assessing The Imperialistic Implications Of The International Religious Freedom Act In Muslim Countries, Matthew L. Fore

Duke Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Physician As A Conscientious Objector, J. David Bleich

Articles

No abstract provided.

Tax Cuts, Employment And Asset Prices: A Real Intertemporal Model, Hian Teck Hoon, Edmund S. Phelps

Research Collection School Of Economics

We determine the effects of a delayed or immediate tax cut with or without a sunset feature in a real customer-market, nonRicardian economy. Our model incorporates both the supply-sider channel, through which reduced wage income taxes stimulate work effort, as well as the Feldstein-Rubin-Summers channel, through which cuts in income tax, in widening the deficit and thus driving up future short real interest rates, has a chilling effect on present and future investment, so reducing growth and employment on that account. After establishing conditions under which fiscal policy is sustainable, we first show that a delayed tax cut may depress …

Discrete Singular Convolution And Its Application To The Analysis Of Plates With Internal Supports. Part 1: Theory And Algorithm, G. W. Wei, Yibao Zhao, Y. Xiang

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

This paper presents a novel computational approach, the discrete singular convolution (DSC) algorithm, for analysing plate structures. The basic philosophy behind the DSC algorithm for the approximation of functions and their derivatives is studied. Approximations to the delta distribution are constructed as either bandlimited reproducing kernels or approximate reproducing kernels. Unified features of the DSC algorithm for solving differential equations are explored. It is demonstrated that different methods of implementation for the present algorithm, such as global, local, Galerkin, collocation, and finite difference, can be deduced from a single starting point. The use of the algorithm for the vibration analysis …