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Large Scale Ocean Circulation From The Grace Ggm01 Geoid, B. D. Tapley, D. Chambers, S. Bettadpur, J. C. Ries

Marine Science Faculty Publications

The GRACE Gravity Model 01 (GGM01), computed from 111 days of GRACE K-band ranging (KBR) data, is differenced from a global mean sea surface (MSS) computed from a decade of satellite altimetry to determine a mean dynamic ocean topography (DOT). As a test of the GGM01 gravity model, large-scale zonal and meridional surface geostrophic currents are computed from the topography and are compared with those derived from a mean hydrographic surface. Reduction in residual RMS between the two by 30–60% (and increased correlation) indicates that the GGM01 geoid represents a dramatic improvement over older geoid models, which were developed from …

0520 Transportation Legislation Review Committee, Colorado Legislative Council

All Publications (Colorado Legislative Council)

No abstract provided.

The Knight Volume 14: Issue 4, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

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News You Can Use, University Of Texas At Arlington Library

News You Can Use

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The “Sexually Abused Child”: Potential Mechanisms Of Adverse Influences Of Such A Label, Gabriel Holguin, David J. Hansen

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

Labeling and the effects of labeling have been extensively researched in the psychological literature in a variety of different contexts. For example, labeling has been empirically shown to lead to lowered expectancies of behavior and achievement, which can then contribute to the potential for the occurrence of a self-fulfilling prophecy with adverse consequences. Another area that has been extensively researched, with a dramatic increase in the literature base in recent history, is that of child sexual abuse (CSA). Despite various shortcomings of the research literature, the consistent findings have been identification of a variety of negative correlates and symptomatologies associated …

Comparison Of Economic Impacts Of Outages : Remi Versus Implan / : Prepared For Los Alamos National Laboratory By Center For Economic Development Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of South Florida, University Of South Florida. Center For Economic Development Research

College of Business Publications

Working from the Los Alamos National Laboratory's model of the natural gas pipeline system and electric power grid for the Tampa Bay region, this report estimates the economic impacts of specified outage areas in the seven-county Tampa Bay region, comparing results gathered using the REMI and IMPLAN methods.

Towards (Semi-) Automatic Generation Of Bio-Medical Ontologies, Vipul Kashyap, Cartic Ramakrishnan, Thomas Rindflesch

Kno.e.sis Publications

The design and construction of domain specific ontologies and taxonomies requires allocation of huge resources in terms of cost and time. These efforts are human intensive and we need to explore ways of minimizing human involvement and other resources. In the biomedical domain, we seek to leverage resources such as the UMLS1 Metathesaurus and NLP-based applications such as MetaMap2 in conjunction with statistical clustering techniques, to (partially) automate the process. This is expected to be useful to the team involved in developing MeSH and other biomedical taxonomies to identify gaps in the existing taxonomies, and to be able to quickly …

Evidence Of The Zn Vacancy Acting As The Dominant Acceptor In N-Type Zno, F. Tuomisto, V. Ranki, K. Saarinen, David C. Look

Physics Faculty Publications

We have used positron annihilation spectroscopy to determine the nature and the concentrations of the open volume defects in as-grown and electron irradiated (E_el=2   MeV, fluence 6×10¹⁷   cm^-2) ZnO samples. The Zn vacancies are identified at concentrations of [V_Zn]≃2×10¹⁵   cm^-3 in the as-grown material and [V_Zn]≃2×10¹⁶   cm^-3 in the irradiated ZnO. These concentrations are in very good agreement with the total acceptor density determined by temperature dependent Hall experiments. Thus, the Zn vacancies are dominant acceptors in both as-grown and irradiated ZnO.

As I Recall... November 2003, Lee County Medical Society

As I Recall Column

"As I Recall…" Column written by Dr. Roger D. Scott for the November 2003 Lee County Medical Society Bulletin newsletter. The entire Bulletin is included, but "As I Recall…" is on page 1 and 2.

Consumer Expectations’ Last Hope: A Response To Professor Kysar, Aaron Twerski, J. A. Henderson

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Coalition For Prisoners' Rights Newsletter, Vol 28, No. 11, Coalition For Prisoners' Rights

Coalition for Prisoners' Rights Newsletters

Let Them Eat Lean and Mean

Más Hispanos Padecerán de Diabetes

La Repatriacion Aeréa Sale Cara

Abolitionists' Notebook

Voices From Inside

Voices in Solidarity

Crime of the Month

Caregiver Strategy Use To Contend With Cognitive And Functional Decline In Persons With Dementia , Laura N. Gitlin, Marie P. Dennis, Walter W. Hauck, Laraine Winter, Sandy Schinfeld

Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health Research Papers

No abstract provided.

Obituary: Joan Fitzpatrick: Human Rights Lawyer And Activist, She Fought For Refugee Rights, Irene Khan

Washington Law Review

The brilliant, eloquent, and internationally renowned American human rights advocate Professor Joan Fitzpatrick, who has died suddenly aged 52, was a practicing lawyer, academic, and campaigner. She will be remembered for her razor-sharp analysis, clear vision, and deeply principled approach to every issue she took on. And those issues were many: they included protection of refugees, promotion of women's rights and respect for human rights during states of emergency. She also worked passionately against torture and the death penalty.

Unpacking New Policing: Confessions Of A Former Neighborhood District Attorney, Alafair S. Burke

Washington Law Review

This Article attempts to reframe a burgeoning scholarly debate about the appropriateness of neighborhood self-governance as both a means to local crime control and a normatively worthy end in itself. On one side of the existing debate stands an emerging and influential group of "new discretion" scholars, who defend the delegation of discretion to police officers attempting to enforce social norms that are often ambiguous. These scholars argue that the support and involvement of so-called "communities" in such law enforcement efforts can be an adequate substitute for traditional judicial scrutiny of police discretion, particularly the prohibition against vague criminal laws. …

Art Collections And Teacher Education, Penelope J. Collet

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

My interest in teaching collections began at Geelong Teachers’ College where I did my undergraduate training. Fellow students seemed to be oblivious to the marvelous artworks hanging on the walls throughout the buildings. The opportunity to study the F M Courtis Collection, initiated at Bendigo Teachers’ College, now part of La Trobe University Bendigo, raised obvious questions about the role of these collections in the early teaching colleges and what events or factors led to their beginnings. This case study will be situated within a broader picture of art collections in institutions across three states.

Study Of The Electronic Properties Of Some Ytterbium Filled Skutterudites By Magnetic Susceptibility And X-Ray Absorption And Tin-119 Mössbauer Spectroscopy, Fernande Grandjean, Gary J. Long, Bernard M. Mahieu, Ji Hui Yang, Gregory P. Meisner, Donald T. Morelli

Chemistry Faculty Research & Creative Works

Magnetic susceptibility, ytterbium L_III-edge x-ray absorption and tin-119 Mössbauer spectral measurements have been carried out to probe the electronic structure of ytterbium and tin in the filled or partially filled skutterudite compounds, Yb_yCo₄Sb_12-xSn_x, over a range of x and y values. The ytterbium valence obtained from the magnetic susceptibility and ytterbium L_III-edge x-ray absorption measurements is in excellent agreement and clearly reveals an evolution from intermediate valence ytterbium for x=0 to nearly divalent ytterbium for x=0.8. This evolution parallels an increase in the unit cell volume and hence …

Field-Scale Estimation Of Volumetric Water Content Using Ground-Penetrating Radar Ground Wave Techniques, Katherine R. Grote, Susan Sharpless Hubbard, Yoram N. Rubin

Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) ground wave techniques were applied to estimate soil water content in the uppermost ∼10 cm of a 3 acre California vineyard several times over 1 year. We collected densely spaced GPR travel time measurements using 900 and 450 MHz antennas and analyzed these data to estimate water content. The spatial distribution of water content across the vineyard did not change significantly with time, although the absolute water content values varied seasonally and with irrigation. The GPR estimates of water content were compared to gravimetric water content, time domain reflectometry, and soil texture measurements. The comparisons of GPR-derived …

The Deaf Catholic, November-December 2003

ICDA The Deaf Catholic

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in USA

ICDA The Deaf CatholicFinding Aid

Fibergramme Vol.27 No. 6, Weavers Of Orlando

Text Materials of Central Florida

FIBERGRAMME is published in September, November, January, March and May.

Draft Final Report Of The Lcm Definition Study, Konrad Saur, Gianluca Donato, Elisa Cobas Flores, Paolo Frankl, Allan Astrup Jensen, Evans Kituyi, Kun Mo Lee, Tom Swarr, Mohammed Tawfic, Arnold Tukker

East Africa Institute

Life Cycle Management is a new framework to meet our present global challenges towards more sustainable patterns of production and consumption. In this context, LCM is offering a platform for the private and public sector. Thinking in systems and along product/service life cycles offers insights into how decisions should be made to improve a systems performance. The LCM concept has emerged out of industrial practice, but offers also opportunities for the public sector. In a new global understanding all market actors, policy makers, industry and consumers are essential players that need to find common platforms to achieve triple bottom line …

Print The Legend: Photography And The American West, Clements Center For Southwest Studies

Programs and Advertisements

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Texans And Their History In The New Millenium, Clements Center For Southwest Studies

Programs and Advertisements

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Expanding The Use Of State Defense Forces In Homeland Defense Missions, Brent C. Bankus Ltc

Articles & Editorials

Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our monthly newsletter. This is the Op-Ed for the November 2003 newsletter.

The Forum, Volume 3, Issue 3 (November 2003), University Of South Carolina School Of Law Students

The Forum Student Newspaper

Why Worry About the Patriot Act?, by Professor Richard Seamon

Advertisement for informal introductory forum on the USA PATRIOT ACT

The Way Things Ought to Be? A Stunning Admission, by Eric Zaiser

The Forum Interview, Marty MacWilliams: The Man, The Myth, The Legend, Interview by Thomas O'Sullivan and Duffie Powers (with vital input from Crawford Long)

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The Forum Editorial Board

Letters to the Editors notice

A Word from the Forum Publicity Department, by Arie D. Bax

Socratic Bingo

News Nugs for October, by Jason Luck

Content And Criterion Validity Evaluation Of National Public Health Performance Standards Measurement Instruments., Joyce Beaulieu, F. Douglas Scutchfield, Ann V. Kelly

Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health Faculty Publications

OBJECTIVE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Public Health Performance Standards Program (NPHPSP) has developed instruments to measure the performance of local and state public health departments on the 10 "Essential Services of Public Health," which have been tested in several states. This article is a report of the evaluation of the content and criterion validity of the local public health performance assessment instrument, and the content validity of the state public health performance assessment instrument.

METHODS: Health department performance is measured using a set of indicators developed for the 10 Essential Services of Public Health and a …

Shirking, Commuting And Labor Market Outcomes, Stephen L. Ross, Yves Zenou

Economics Working Papers

Recent theoretical work has examined the spatial distribution of unemployment using the efficiency wage model as the mechanism by which unemployment arises in the urban economy. This paper extends the standard efficiency wage model in order to allow for behavioral substitution between leisure time at home and effort at work. In equilibrium, residing at a location with a long commute affects the time available for leisure at home and therefore affects the trade-off between effort at work and risk of unemployment. This model implies an empirical relationship between expected commutes and labor market outcomes, which is tested using the metropolitan …

Some Law And Economics Of Historic Shipwrecks, Paul Hallwood

Economics Working Papers

This paper examines how US and proposed international law relate to the recovery of archaeological data from historic shipwrecks. It argues that US federal admiralty law of salvage gives far less protection to historic submerged sites than do US laws protecting archaeological sites on US federal and Indian lands. The paper offers a simple model in which the net present value of the salvage and archaeological investigation of an historic shipwreck is maximized. It is suggested that salvage law gives insufficient protection to archaeological data, but that UNESCO's Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage goes too far …

Discrimination In Metropolitan Housing Markets: Phase 3 - Native Americans, Margery Austin Turner, Stephen L. Ross

Economics Working Papers

This paper documents the results of a pilot paired testing program to examine the treatment of Native Americans by real estate agents in rental housing markets in three states and owner-occupied housing markets in one state. The study finds that the level of discrimination experienced by Native Americans in rental markets exceed those experienced by Hispanics, Blacks, and Asian-Americans.

The Export Insurance System And Export Supply Of Britain, Jai S. Mah

Economics Working Papers

This paper examines whether or not the export insurance subsidy provided by the British government has promoted Britain.s export supply. Unlike previous studies on the effectiveness of export subsidy in export supply, the current study examines the stationarity nature of the concerned variables. The unit root tests show that all concerned variables are integrated of order one. According to Johansen cointegration test, the concerned variables are not cointegrated. The empirical evidences using the first differenced data show that the export subsidy in terms of provision of export insurances by the government is not statistically significant in increasing export supply.

Countervailing Duties In The Usa, Jai S. Mah

Economics Working Papers

This paper reveals the characteristics of the ITC's decisions on countervailing duties, which have seldom been studied. The empirical evidences based on time series data show that there is a long run equilibrium relationship between affirmative countervailing decisions and macroeconomic variables such as economic growth rates and import penetration ratios. The error correction models show that there is a unidirectional causality from affirmative countervailing decisions to slower economic growth.