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Columbia Chronicle (11/03/2003), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from November 3, 2003 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 36 pages and is listed as Volume 37, Number 7. Cover story: "Gridlock: A Special Report" Editor-in-Chief: Chris Coates

Proceedings Of The Faculty Forum November 3rd, 2003, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Department Head Terms
• Health Care Benefits
• University Budget
• Faculty Retention Issues
• Mentoring for Promotion and Tenure
• Understanding the Promotion Process
• Ombudspersons
• Promotion/Tenure Process and the Mediation Program
• Open Forum

Dielectrophoresis And Electrohydrodynamics-Mediated Fluidic Assembly Of Silicon Resistors, S W. Lee, Rashid Bashir

Birck and NCN Publications

In this letter, we present techniques, utilizing dielectrophoresis and electrohydrodynamics, which can be used for assembling single-crystal silicon devices suspended in a solution onto a binding site on a heterogeneous substrate. Silicon resistors with gold/chromium layers located at the end of the resistors and silicon blocks without metal were fabricated on bonded and etched-backed silicon-on-insulator wafers and successfully released into deionized water. The devices were subsequently assembled on a different substrate at specific binding sites by dielectrophoretic and electrohydrodynamic forces with submicron precision. Current–voltage measurements of the assembled resistors exhibited low contact resistance after the solution was completely evaporated and …

Application Of Pqs For Image Quality Analysis In Visible Spectral Imaging, Qun Sun, Mark Fairchild

Presentations and other scholarship

An image quality investigation in visible spectral imaging was performed. Spectral images were simulated using different number of imaging channels, wavelength steps, and noise levels based on practical spectral imaging systems. A mean opinion score (MOS) was determined from a subjective visual assessment scale experiment for image quality of spectral images rendered to a three-channel display. A set of partial image distortion measures, including color difference for color images, were defined based on classified and quantified actual distortions produced by spectral imaging systems. Principal components analysis was then carried out to quantify the correlation between distortion factors. Finally, a multiple …

Rendering Hdr Images, Garrett Johnson, Mark Fairchild

Presentations and other scholarship

Color imaging systems are continuously improving, and have now improved to the point of capturing high dynamic range scenes. Unfortunately most commercially available color display devices, such as CRTs and LCDs, are limited in their dynamic range. It is necessary to tone-map, or render, the high dynamic range images in order to display them onto a lower dynamic range device. This paper describes the use of an image appearance model, iCAM, to render high dynamic range images for display. Image appearance models have greater flexibility over dedicated tone-scaling algorithms as they are designed to predict how images perceptually appear, and …

A Closed-Form Dynamic Model Of The Compliant Constant-Force Mechanism Using The Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model, Cameron Boyle

Theses and Dissertations

A mathematical dynamic model is derived for the compliant constant-force mechanism, based on the pseudo-rigid-body model simplification of the device. The compliant constant-force mechanism is a slider mechanism incorporating large-deflection beams, which outputs near-constant-force across the range of its designed deflection. The equation of motion is successfully validated with empirical data from five separate mechanisms, comprising two configurations of compliant constant-force mechanism. The dynamic model is cast in generalized form to represent all possible configurations of compliant constant-force mechanism. Deriving the dynamic equation from the pseudo-rigid-body model is useful because every configuration is represented by the same model, so a …

The Daily Egyptian, November 03, 2003, Daily Egyptian Staff

November 2003

No abstract provided.

November 3, 2003 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Double-Scaled Potential Profile In A Group-Iii Nitride Alloy Revealed By Monte Carlo Simulation Of Exciton Hopping, K. Kazlauskas, G. Tamulaitis, A. Zukauskas, M. A. Khan, J. W. Yang, J. Zhang, Grigory Simin, M. S. Shur, R. Gaska

Faculty Publications

The temperature dependences of the peak position and width of the photoluminescence band in Al_0.1In_0.01Ga_0.89N layers were explained by Monte Carlo simulation of exciton localization and hopping. The introduction of a doubled-scaled potential profile due to inhomogeneous distribution of indium allowed obtaining a good quantitative fit of the experimental data. Hopping of excitons was assumed to occur through localized states distributed on a 16 meV energy scale within the In-rich clusters with the average energy in these clusters dispersed on a larger (42 meV) scale.

Panther- November 2003 - Vol. Lxxxi, No.10, Prairie View A&M University

PV Panther Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Europe: Open Market… Open Source?, Heather Forrest

Duke Law & Technology Review

The recent Proposed Directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions takes the European Community a step further down the road towards patents for computer software. If the goal of the Proposed Directive is to facilitate market entry for individual programmers and small and medium enterprises -- as it must be within the framework of the European Treaty -- then the European Commission should not be expanding intellectual property rights in technology goods, which, by their very nature, will lose value to the public long before their monopoly rights expire. Rather, the Commission should look to the open source movement and …

Disasters And Energy Security Management, Florida Solar Energy Center, William Young

FSEC Energy Research Center®

In the past, natural disasters, such as hurricanes, floods, tornados, and earthquakes, were one of our major concern. Now, terrorist events are becoming more common and more destructive. Whether, natural or man made, a disaster can happen at any time, often with little or no advance warning. A disaster can leave many people without adequate medical services, potable water, electrical service and communications for long periods of time. They can be as destructive as Hurricane Mitch leaving several hundred-thousand people homeless or as minor as an afternoon thunderstorm knocking down local power lines to your home. Not only can lives …

Predicting Drag Polars For Micro Air Vehicles, Mark Elden Luke

Theses and Dissertations

Drag polars for three Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) were measured at Reynolds numbers of 70,000, 50,000, 30,000, and 10,000 and compared to predictions generated using the classical approach. The MAVs tested had different configurations and aspect ratios varying from 1.2 to 1.6 and ratios of wetted surface area to planform area from 2.6 to 3.9.

A force balance was used to measure the lift and drag on the MAVs at angles of attack ranging from -5 degrees (or -10 degrees) to 10 degrees. The force balance allowed the MAVs to rotate in the pitching axis. The MAV angle of attack …

Bjc Today

BJC Today

No abstract provided.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 21, November 3, 2003

Central Florida Future

Pink slipped: UCF students canned as budget cuts begin; Writing Center another victim of cash woes; Identity theft speech provides wake-up call; Blood drives still reject gay donors.

The Collegian (2003-11-03), Sonia Mejia

UTB/TSC Archives - The Collegian [Newspaper]

Vol. 56, No. 11

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• Holiday Helpers Starts Today
• Police Beat
• Campus Calendar
• Only in America
• Opinions
• Sports
• Classifieds
• Hiatus A Break for your Brain
• Out and About
• Reviews
• Feature

Magnetoresistance In Boron Carbide Junctions, L. Bernard, J. Monson, Andrei Sokolov, Zong-Yuan Liu, C.S. Yang, Peter A. Dowben, Bermard Doudin, A. Harken, P. Welsch, B. W. Robertson

Peter Dowben Publications

Photoemission and electric transport properties of ferromagnet–insulator–ferromagnet junctions with boron carbide (C₂B₁₀) dielectric barrier are presented. Using a non-oxide barrier confidence avoids oxidation of the interfaces with the ferromagnetic layers. Photoemission confirms chemical abruptness of the interface. Magnetoresistance ratios reaching 50% are observed at low temperatures, and large nonlinearity in the current–voltage curves show that impurities in the junctions play a key role. © 2003 American Institute of Physics.

Results Of The Mr. & Ms. Uab Competition, Staff

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

The Bg News November 3, 2003, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. November 3, 2003. Volume 94-Issue 49.

Steel Stud Brick Veneer Design Guide, American Iron And Steel Institute

American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Specifications, Standards, Manuals and Research Reports (1946 - present)

The following Design Guide has been developed under the direction of the American Iron and Steel Institute Committee on Specifications for the Design of Cold- Formed Steel Structural Members. The development of the Guide was sponsored by the American Iron and Steel Institute. The AISI Committee on Specifications wishes to acknowledge and expresses gratitude to Mr. Thomas Trestain of T. W. J. Trestain Structural Engineering who was the author of this Guide.

With anticipated improvements in understanding of the behavior of cold-formed steel and the continuing development of new technology, this material might become dated. It is possible that AISI …

Soil Salinity Accumulation In Orchards With Drip And Micro-Spray Irrigation In Arid Areas Of California, Charles M. Burt, Brett Isbell

BioResource and Agricultural Engineering

A soil salinity accumulation study was conducted by ITRC during the summer of 2002 to examine the long-term impact of drip and micro irrigation on salinity build-up in orchards, focusing on the salinity concentration pattern across a soil profile. This study assessed the current level of salinity accumulation in orchards irrigated with drip/micro systems and provided information to support recommendations on the most effective and efficient leaching techniques.

There is a concern that soil salinity accumulation in orchards, which comprise large acreages in the Central Valley of California, will eventually require reclamation leaching. Not only would this consume large quantities …

Reclamation Leaching For Salinity Buildup Under Drip/Micro Irrigation Of Trees, Charles M. Burt, Brett Isbell

BioResource and Agricultural Engineering

ITRC conducted a reclamation leaching experiment in a pistachio orchard in order to quantify the leaching water required to remove salts from the effective root zone of trees. This experiment tested a new reclamation leaching technique - multiple lines of low-flow drip tape were used to apply water to the area of salinity accumulation along a tree row.

Soil Salinity Accumalation In Orchards With Drip And Micro-Spray Irrigation In Arid Areas Of California, Charles M. Burt, Brett Isbell

BioResource and Agricultural Engineering

A soil salinity accumulation study was conducted to examine the long-term impact of drip and micro irrigation on salinity build-up in orchards, focusing on the salinity concentration pattern across a soil profile. The study assessed the current level of salinity accumulation in orchards irrigated with drip/micro systems and provided information to support recommendations on the most effective and efficient leaching techniques.

November 2003, Inland Empire Business Journal

Inland Empire Business Journal

Bakersfield 2003 Business Conference

Sen, Jim Brulte Spoke at the Quarterly Meeting of the San Antonio Hopsital Foundation

The Pros and Cons of Municipally-owned Utilities

Human resources

Law

Commentary/Opinion

Let’ s Quit and Go to Spain

SB Arts Council Announces Exhibition

Close-Up

Computers/Technology

Corporate Profile

Getting Organized

Corner on the Market

Managing

The 21st Annual Wildlife Festival

Retail Sales Supplement

Education

In the Interest of Woman: Women With a Heart for Pomona

Investment and Finance

Health

Desert Business Journal

Employer’s Page

Restaurant Review

Executive Time Out

Manager’s Bookshelf

Statler’s Best Bets

Calendar

Nursing News: November 2003, St. Cloud Hospital

Patient Care News

St. Cloud Hospital Crash Cart Changes

Behind the Scenes in Surgery

JCAHO National Patient Safety Goal #6: Improve the Effectiveness of Clinical Alarms

November is National Home Care and Hospice Month

Requests Of Brown By Lc Classification: November 2003, Ruth E.. Souto

HELIN Monthly Loan Statistics

Requests of Brown from other HELIN libraries - November 2003

Coordinate Metrology For Machine Tools, Brian Warren

Electronic Dissertations and Theses

This thesis is concerned with Coordinate Metrology for Machine Tools. The contributions of the thesis are of two criteria. First, by making use of techniques from available software to determine geometry characteristic performance of a Mazak Quick Turn 20 Slant-Bed Lathe, and we determine theory for categorizing typical lathe evaluation; second, we extend this powerful geometric process to verification formulation of the error estimates by utilizing coordinate metrology notations contained in Brown & Sharpe's "Coordinate Metrology" standards and develop evaluation techniques for verifying machine tool path error estimation based on important observations that machined part features have a deviation from …

Protection Of Traditional Biodiversity-Related Knowledge: Analysis Of Proposals For The Adoption Of A Sui Generis System , Eliana Torelly De Carvalho

Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law

No abstract provided.

Archeological Excavation And Reburial Of Unmarked Historic Graves In The Pioneer Cemetary (41bo202), Brazoria County, Texas, Angelina L. Tiné, Douglas K. Boyd

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

Three unmarked graves within the predominantly African American Pioneer Cemetery in the City of Brazoria (Brazoria County), Texas, were exhumed and reburied within the cemetery. The graves were located within the right of way of State Highway 332, and were found during an earlier search phase done in conjunction with a planned expansion of the highway. The burial excavations and reburial were done in March and April 2003, by Prewitt and Associates, Inc., for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The graves contained the remains of three unknown individuals—a young woman (17–23 years old), an older woman (45–60 years old), …