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The Advocate (Vol. 1, Issue 5)

Student Newspaper (Amicus, Advocate...)

No abstract provided.

Illinois State University Guitar Studio, November 19, 2003, School Of Music

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall
Wednesday Evening
November 19, 2003
7:30 p.m.

Illinois Wesleyan's Literary Circle Increasingly Expressive, Anna Deters

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

No abstract provided.

Otherness And Blackness, Chioke A. M I'Anson

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this paper is to provide a phenomenological examination of Otherness as it relates to the experience of being black in the America. The project begins with a summary of the Otherness theories of Emmanuel Levinas, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Simone de Beauvoir. I then compare these accounts to "Black Consciousness" with a criticism of Sartre from Frantz Fanon. I use this criticism to construct new concepts that will help to better understand the experience of blackness.

Towards A Single-Mode Dispensed Polymer Optical Waveguide, Jill Michelle Kalajian

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Dispensed organic polymer optical waveguides suitable for single-mode operation were recently fabricated. Different dispensing pressures, polymers, and dispensing tips were used in the drawing method.

The waveguides were measured to be approximately 16[mu] wide and 0.8[mu] tall. This is significantly smaller than previously reported dimensions of 300[mu] x 3.5[mu] waveguides fabricated with a similar dispensed polymer method. The waveguides were also found to be suitable for single-mode operation through a series of approximate calculations . This is also something previously not achieved with the larger waveguides.

This novel approach to waveguide fabrication could reduce the expense and time of creating …

Optimizing Long-Term Retention Of Abstract Learning, Danielle Mazur

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In a distributed learning strategy, study time is spread across multiple study sessions, without increasing total study time. The benefits of distributed practice, also known as spaced practice, on learning of rote-memory tasks (e.g., spelling, addition, and cued-recall of word pairs) are well known. However, few researchers have looked at the effects of distributed practice on the learning of abstract materials (e.g., physics problems, logical deductions, and algebra). We examined the effects of distributed practice on learning the abstract task of matrix multiplication. In Experiment 1, we taught participants matrix multiplication in either a massed (i.e., 0-day interstudy gap), or …

Um Continues To Cut Costs By Eliminating Paper Billing, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Montana Pbs Celebrates New Season Of 'Backroads', University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Meeting to discuss plus/minus grading rally, budget, banquet, constitution, class cancellations, parking lots, adopt-a tree, promotional items and identity theft prevention.

Domain Wall Solutions With Abelian Gauge Fields, J. S. Rozowsky, R. R. Volkas, K. C. Wali

Physics - All Scholarship

We study kink (domain wall) solutions in a model consisting of two complex scalar fields coupled to two independent Abelian gauge fields in a Lagrangian that has $U(1)\times U(1)$ gauge plus $\mathbb{Z}_2$ discrete symmetry. We find consistent solutions such that while the U(1) symmetries of the fields are preserved while in their respective vacua, they are broken on the domain wall. The gauge field solutions show that the domain wall is sandwiched between domains with constant magnetic fields.

Mustang Daily, November 18, 2003

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Interview With Helen Zelkowitz, Helen Zelkowitz, Naomi Schottenstein

Interviews

Helen Zelkowitz discusses her life and family from Mt. Vernon

The Bates Student - Volume 133 Number 10 - November 18, 2003, Bates College

The Bates Student

No abstract provided.

Undergraduate Curriculum And Academic Policy Committee Minutes, November 18, 2003

Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Policy Committee Minutes

Minutes from the Wright State University Faculty Senate Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Policy Committee meeting held on November 18, 2003.

James Bradley, Baritone, Richard Brooks, Bass, And Brandon Brown, Baritone, Music Department

General and Sophomore Recitals

This student recital from November 18, 2003 features James Bradley (baritone), Richard Brooks (bass), and Brandon Brown (baritone) with Meredith Hemker (piano), Laura Wampler (piano), and Jason Yarcho (piano).

Time-Series Studies Of Particulate Matter, Michelle L. Bell, Jonathan M. Samet, Francesca Dominici

Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Biostatistics Working Papers

Studies of air pollution and human health have evolved from descriptive studies of the early phenomena of large increases in adverse health effects following extreme air pollution episodes, to time-series analyses and the development of sophisticated regression models. In fact, advanced statistical methods are necessary to address the many challenges inherent in the detection of a small pollution risk in the presence of many confounders. This paper reviews the history, methods, and findings of the time-series studies estimating health risks associated with short-term exposure to particulate matter, though much of the discussion is applicable to epidemiological studies of air pollution …

Smooth Quantile Ratio Estimation With Regression: Estimating Medical Expenditures For Smoking Attributable Diseases, Francesca Dominici, Scott L. Zeger

Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Biostatistics Working Papers

In this paper we introduce a semi-parametric regression model for estimating the difference in the expected value of two positive and highly skewed random variables as a function of covariates. Our method extends Smooth Quantile Ratio Estimation (SQUARE), a novel estimator of the mean difference of two positive random variables, to a regression model.

The methodological development of this paper is motivated by a common problem in econometrics where we are interested in estimating the difference in the average expenditures between two populations, say with and without a disease, taking covariates into account. Let Y1 and Y2 be two positive …

Ufa Aac Library Sub-Committee Meeting Minutes, November 2003, Barbara Swartzlander

UFA AAC Library Sub-committee Meeting Minutes

Meeting report from the University Faculty Assembly Academic Affairs Committee's Library Sub-committee meeting at the University of New England.

Making Books: Rocky Stinehour Going Back & Forth With Jerry Kelly, American Printing History Association, Special Collections Of The Wellesley College Library, Letterpress Guild Of New England

Book Arts Ephemera

1 sheet.

Printed at the Annis Press.

Daniel Cather, Piano And Katrina Kappes, Piano, Music Department

General and Sophomore Recitals

This sophomore recital from November 18, 2003 features Daniel Cather (piano) and Katrina Kappes (piano) with W. David Hobbs (piano).

Academic Senate - Meeting Minutes, 11/18/2003, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Deafdigest: Deaf Sports News November 18, 2003, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Sports 2003

No abstract provided.

11-18-03 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 21, Issue 9)

2003 -- 2004

No abstract provided.

Fluoropolymers And Methods Of Applying Fluoropolymers In Molding Processes, Dennis W. Smith, Hiren V. Shah, John Ballato, Stephen Foulger

Clemson Patents

Fluoropolymers consisting of alternating perfluorocyclobutane and aryl ether linkages possess suitable properties for optical waveguides and other devices using refractive properties of the polymers. Perfluorocyclobutane (PFCB) polymers having aryl groups alternating on an ether chain have shown useful physical properties for optical waveguide applications. Processes for micromolding such polymeric films by replicating a pattern or image directly from a silicon master, rather than from a polydimethyl siloxane (PDMS) mold, are disclosed.

Spartan Daily, November 18, 2003, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 121, Issue 57

Results Of Soy-Based Meal Replacement Formula On Weight, Anthropometry, Serum Lipids & Blood Pressure During A 40-Week Clinical Weight Loss Trial, Kevin R. Fontaine, Dongyan Yang, Gary L. Gadbury, Stanley Heshka, Linda G. Schwartz, Radha Murugesan, Jennifer L. Kraker, Moonseong Heo, Steven B. Heymsfield, David B. Allison

Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Research & Creative Works

Background: to evaluate the intermediate-term health outcomes associated with a soy-Based meal replacement, and to compare the weight loss efficacy of two distinct patterns of caloric restriction. Methods: Ninety overweight/obese (28 < BMI ≤ 41 kg/m2) adults received a single session of dietary counseling and were randomized to either 12 weeks at 1200 kcal/day, 16 weeks at 1500 kcal/d and 12 weeks at 1800 kcal/d (i.e., the 12/15/18 diet group), or 28 weeks at 1500 kcal/d and 12 weeks at 1800 kcal/d (i.e., the 15/18 diet group). Weight, body fat, waist circumference, blood pressure and serum lipid concentrations were measured at 4-week intervals throughout the 40-week trial. Results: Subjects in both treatments showed statistically significant improvements in outcomes. a regression model for weight change suggests that subjects with larger baseline weights tended to lose more weight and subjects in the 12/15/18 group tended to experience, on average, an additional 0.9 kg of weight loss compared with subjects in the 15/18 group. Conclusion: Both treatments using the soy-Based meal replacement program were associated with significant and comparable weight loss and improvements on selected health variables.

The English Standard Version - A Review Article, James A. Borland

SOR Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Academic Senate - Agenda, 11/18/2003, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

11/18/2003 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 11/18/2003. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.