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Turkish Journal of Biology

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Comparative Analysis Between Different Flood Assessment Technologies In Hazus-Mh, Jennifer Carol Meyer

LSU Master's Theses

Natural disasters devastate the United States through both economic loss and loss of life. The world wide economic damage that results from natural disasters has more than tripled in the last thirty years. Of these natural disasters, floods are the most chronic and costly disasters, comprising an average $5 billion dollars of damage each year. FEMA has released a new software program called HAZUS-MH, which attempts to capture economic losses caused by flooding before losses occur and predict losses from real-time events. This estimate is accomplished through the coupling of flood hazard modeling with local data. FEMA’s goal is that …

Teaching Elementary Students With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder To Recruit Teacher Attention: Effects On Teacher Praise, On-Task Behavior, And Academic Work, Angie Lynn Pellegrin

LSU Master's Theses

Recruitment training and self-monitoring skills have proven to be effective methods of decreasing off-task behavior and increasing work productivity and positive teacher-student interactions. Teaching students to recruit teacher attention provides an opportunity for the teacher to praise the child or to offer instructional feedback. However, research on this topic has not examined its utilization and effectiveness in children diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Using a multiple baseline across subjects design, the present study will examine the effectiveness of training students with ADHD to monitor task progress and recruit teacher attention.

On The Cotorsion Images Of The Baer-Specker Group, Brendan Goldsmith, T. Kelly, S, Wallutis

Articles

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Quasi-Minimal Abelian Groups, Brendan Goldsmith, S. O. Hogain, S. Wallutis

Articles

An abelian group $G$ is said to be quasi-minimal (purely quasi-minimal, directly quasi-minimal) if it is isomorphic to all its subgroups (pure subgroups, direct summands, respectively) of the same cardinality as $G$. Obviously quasi-minimality implies pure quasi-minimality which in turn implies direct quasi-minimality, but we show that neither converse implication holds. We obtain a complete characterisation of quasi-minimal groups. In the purely quasi-minimal case, assuming GCH, a complete characterisation is also established. An independence result is proved for directly quasi-minimal groups.

On The Empirical Balanced Truncation For Nonlinear Systems, Marissa Condon, Rossen Ivanov

Articles

Novel constructions of empirical controllability and observability gramians for nonlinear systems for subsequent use in a balanced truncation style of model reduction are proposed. The new gramians are based on a generalisation of the fundamental solution for a Linear Time-Varying system. Relationships between the given gramians for nonlinear systems and the standard gramians for both Linear Time-Invariant and Linear Time-Varying systems are established as well as relationships to prior constructions proposed for empirical gramians. Application of the new gramians is illustrated through a sample test-system.

Riemann Tensor Of The Ambient Universe, The Dilaton, And Newton’S Constant, Rossen Ivanov, Emil Prodanov

Articles

We investigate a four-dimensional world, embedded into a five-dimensional spacetime, and find the five-dimensional Riemann tensor via generalisation of the Gauss (--Codacci) equations. We then derive the generalised equations of the four-dimensional world and also show that the square of the dilaton field is equal to the Newton's constant. We find plausable constant and non-constant solutions for the dilaton. Comment: 5 pages, revtex

The Spectral Function For Sturm-Liouville Problems Where The Potential Is Of Wigner-Von Neumann Type Or Slowly Decaying, Daphne Gilbert, B.J. Harris, S.M. Riehl

Articles

We consider the linear, second-order, differential equation (∗) with the boundary condition (∗∗)

We suppose that q(x) is real-valued, continuously differentiable and that q(x)→0 as x→∞ with q∉L1[0,∞). Our main object of study is the spectral function ρα(λ) associated with () and (). We derive a series expansion for this function, valid for λ⩾Λ0 where Λ0 is computable and establish a Λ1, also computable, such that () and () with α=0, have no points of spectral concentration for λ⩾Λ1. We illustrate our results with examples. In particular we consider the case of the Wigner–von Neumann potential.

Effects Of Vegetation Removal On Native Soil Quality In Eastern Arkansas, Lorena Moreno, Kristofor R. Brye

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

Aboveground vegetation removal practices, such as cutting and baling and burning, can both positively and negatively affect a prairie ecosystem. Burning can stimulate growth and species diversity, but removing vegetation and the nutrients it contains without equal replenishment of those nutrients could cause a steady decline in available soil nutrients. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of vegetation removal techniques in a native tallgrass prairie in east-central Arkansas. Soil samples were collected from the top 10 cm in each soil mapping unit that existed in each of three prairie areas that differed by the amount of …

Seismic And Gravity Investigation Of Sediment Depth Bedrock Topography And Faulting In The Tertiary Flint Creek Basin Western Montana, Jeremy C. Stalker

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Analysis Of Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Breast Images, Francesco De Pasquale

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics Theses

Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging is a non-invasive technique that provides an image sequence based on dynamic information for locating lesions and investigating their structures. In this thesis we develop new methodology for analysing dynamic Magnetic Resonance image sequences of the breast. This methodology comprises an image restoration step that reduces random distortions affecting the data and an image classification step that identifies normal, benign or malignant tumoral tissues. In the first part of this thesis we present a non-parametric and a parametric approach for image restoration and classification. Both methods are developed within the Bayesian framework. A prior distribution modelling …

Investigating Microcosms And Macrocosms: The History Of The Department Of Chemistry And Physics 1853-2003 At Arcadia University (Formerly Beaver College), Arthur Breyer

University Records

This unpublished manuscript by Professor Emeritus Arthur Breyer covers the history and development of the Department of Chemistry and Physics at Arcadia University (Beaver College) from its beginnings in 1853 until 2003. Topics covered include the role of the physical sciences and the department in the development of the University; departmental accreditation with the American Chemical Society; faculty biographies, awards, and grants; and student awards, senior thesis topics, accomplishments, and outcomes.

The Spillikin (Vol. 21), Valparaiso University

The Spillikin - The Christ College Newsletter

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Plagiarism In Academia And Beyond: What Is The Role Of The Courts?, Roger Billings

University of San Francisco Law Review

THOMAS MALLON, AUTHOR of the modern classic on plagiarism, "Stolen Words," wrote, "In 2001 the professoriate remains more inclined to pieties than to policing its own.... "2 If cases involving plagiarism are any guide as to the veracity of this statement, Mallon is mistaken. Careers are ruined because plagiarism is fiercely policed in universities as if it is one of the seven deadly sins. Reacting to the dishonest nature of plagiarism, university administrators drum both student and teacher plagiarizers out of the academy. Practitioners of law and medicine are similarly intolerant of plagiarism.

University Reporter - Vol. 08, No. 05 - January 2004, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1996-2009, University Reporter

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2004-2005 - Appropriations 5.5, Office Of Representative Luis V. Gutiérrez

By year (2001-2019)

This series consists of appropriations supported by the Office of Representative Luis V. Gutiérrez. Appropriations included: Child Nutrition Programs, Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, Minority Farmer and Rancher Outreach and Technical Assistance Program, Rural Housing Grants for Farmworker and Poor Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), Emergency Grants for assist low-income migrant and seasonal farmworkers, USDA Rural Drinking Water and Waste Water loan & grant fund, Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) research, Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (MEP), Technologies Opportunities Program (TOP), Community Technology Centers (CTC), Department of Defense's (DOD) Peer-Reviewed Breast Cancer Research Program, U.S. Army's Neurotoxin Exposure …

2004 - Appropriations 3.5, Office Of Representative Luis V. Gutiérrez

By year (2001-2019)

This series consists of appropriations supported by the Office of Representative Luis V. Gutiérrez. Appropriations included: Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act, Army Neurotoxin Exposure Treatment Program (NETRP), Metra commuter rail system, AMBER Alert Network System, Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star program, Latin American Youth Center (LAYC), St. Leo's Residence for Veterans and Veterans Affairs Clinic, Healthy Start program, Global Environment Facility, USAID biodiversity conservation programs, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Backlog Elimination Plan, Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act, moratorium on new mineral leasing activity on …

As Seen On Tv: The Normative Influence Of Syndi-Court On Contemporary Litigiousness, Kimberlianne Podlas

Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal (1994 - )

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Website Operators And Misappropriators Beware - The California Supreme Court Holds A Preliminary Injunction Prohibiting Internet Posting Of Dvd Decryption Source Code Does Not Violate The First Amendment In Dvd Copy Control Association, Inc. V. Bunner, Nick Washburn

Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal (1994 - )

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Insights- April 2004, Erika Malek

Insights

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Insights- Jul/Aug. 2004, Erika Malek

Insights

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Insights- October 2004, Erika Malek

Insights

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2004-2005 Bgsu Catalog, Bowling Green State University

Course Catalogs

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International Trade And Labor Markets: Theory, Evidence, And Policy Implications, Carl Davidson, Steven J. Matusz

Upjohn Press

Davidson and Matusz develop simple yet compelling models that allow for documented differences in labor markets across countries in order to investigate the impact of trade and trade policies on society's underclass.

Job Training Policy In The United States, Christopher J. O'Leary Editor, Robert A. Straits Editor, Stephen A. Wandner

Upjohn Press

This book provides a broad overview of federally funded job training programs as they exist today. The notable list of contributors review what training consists of and how training programs are implemented under WIA. In particular, they examine training service providers and methods of delivering training services, including the use of individual training accounts and eligible training provider lists. Performance management under WIA is examined, as well as the effectiveness of training programs. In addition, public training programs are compared to private training provided in the United States and to public training programs offered in other industrial nations.

Non Linear Electronic And Optical Processes In Fullerene Thin Films, Siobhan Phelan

Masters

In this study the current voltage characteristics of C60 thin film sandwich structures fabricated by vacuum deposition on indium tin oxide (ITO) with an aluminium top electrode are presented and discussed. A strongly non-linear behaviour and a sharp increase in the device conductivity was observed at relatively low voltages, at both room and low temperatures (30K). At room temperature the system is seen to collapse. In situ Raman measurements indicate that the collapse is the result of a solid state reduction of the fullerene thin film to a polymeric state. The high conductivity state was seen to be stable at …

Photonic Band Gap Analysis Using Finite-Difference Frequency-Domain Method, Shangping Guo, Feng Wu, Sacharia Albin

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

A finite-difference frequency-domain (FDFD) method is applied for photonic band gap calculations. The Maxwell’s equations under generalized coordinates are solved for both orthogonal and non-orthogonal lattice geometries. Complete and accurate band gap information is obtained by using this FDFD approach. Numerical results for 2D TE/TM modes in square and triangular lattices are in excellent agreements with results from plane wave method (PWM). The accuracy, convergence and computation time of this method are also discussed.

Reading Over The Shoulder Of The Future At The Library Of Congress, Samuel Gerald Collins

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

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It is 2003 and I am doing some research at the Library of Congress, the de facto national library for the United States and the largest library in the world. Next to me sit some articles I've printed off of online journals on the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency's Total Information Awareness Project, a plan, still in its formative stage, to throw a panopticon net of surveillance across the United States through a combination of language translation technologies, data search and pattern recognition technologies, and advanced collaborative and decision support tools (DARPA). But I am also doing research …

Exploring Environmental Knowledge Attitude And Behavior Of Secondary Students In Sarawak Malaysia, Shazali Johari

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Crossover Helps Genetic Algorithms In Non-Stationary Environment, Yi Long

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.