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Symbolic Regression Of Thermo-Physical Model Using Genetic Programming, Ying Zhang

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The symbolic regression problem is to find a function, in symbolic form, that fits a given data set. Symbolic regression provides a means for function identification. This research describes an adaptive hybrid system for symbolic function identification of thermo-physical model that combines the genetic programming and a modified Marquardt nonlinear regression algorithm.

Genetic Programming (GP) system can extract knowledge from the data in the form of symbolic expressions, i.e. a tree structure, that are used to model and derive equation of state, mixing rules and phase behavior from the experimental data (properties estimation).

During the automatic evolution process of GP, …

Noted ‘Sustainable’ Environmental Designer, Author To Speak At Cal Poly During Earth Day Convocation April 23, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

No abstract provided.

A Senior Care Facility In Milan, Minnesota: Survey Analysis And Recommendations, Benjamin Winchester, Jeff Janca, Chelsey Albrecht, Amanda Jacobson, Sungmin Hong

Center for Small Towns

In 2004, the Center for Small Towns worked with the City of Milan and the Community Assistantship program through the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs to research the level of need/demand for bringing a senior care facility to the city of Milan, MN,as well as to provide recommendations about future developments.

Measurement Of The Anticancer Agent Gemcitabine And Its Deaminated Metabolite At Low Concentrations In Human Plasma By Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Yan Xu, Bruce Keith, Jean L. Grem

Chemistry Faculty Publications

A liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC-MS) method has been developed and validated for the determination of the anticancer agent gemcitabine (dFdC) and its metabolite 2′,2′-difluoro-2′-deoxyuridine (dFdU) in human plasma. An Oasis® HLB solid phase extraction cartridge was used for plasma sample preparation. Separation of the analytes was achieved with a YMC ODS-AQ (5 μm, 120 Å, mm) column. The initial composition of the mobile phase was 2% methanol/98% 5 mM ammonium acetate at pH 6.8 (v/v), and the flow rate was 0.2 ml/min. An isocratic gradient was used for 3 min, followed by a linear gradient over 4 min to 30% …

Ada News - 04/05/2004, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda And Minutes, April 5, 2004

Faculty Senate Minutes and Agendas

Agenda and minutes from the Wright State University Faculty Senate Meeting held on, April 5, 2004.

Commonwealth Times 2004-04-05

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Current, April 05, 2004, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2000s)

No abstract provided.

Bioterrorisrn Preparedness Of Rural Hospitals Compared To Urban Hospitals In Minnesota, Lee G. Schotzko

Theses and Graduate Projects

Bioterrorisrn has been a threat to many cultures around the world for centuries. The first record of their use dates back to 184 B.C. in a battle between Hannibal and King Eumenes of Peranum. Within the past five years, the concern over biological weapons and bioterrorism has greatly increased in the United States because of worldwide political dynamics. Is the United States prepared for a bioterrorism attack? Is Minnesota prepared for an attack? These are important questions, and many experts have not agreed upon the answers. Currently there is no industry standard for hospitals in regards to bioterrorisrn preparedness. Utilizing …

Motivation For Medicine: What Factors Influence Men And Women To Enter Physician Assistant School Versus Medical School?, Ross Golla

Theses and Graduate Projects

Background The purpose of this study was to distinguish what factors were most significant in medical and physician assistant student's decision to enter medicine, in addition to comparing male and female student's motivation. Methods A survey consisting of potential motives or deterrents for entering medicine was given to medical and PA students. Results were analyzed using an independent T-test. Results PA students reported greater significance on the duration of academic and clinical training, the ability to balance work and family, the opportunity to achieve a high income, dealing with malpractice allegations and the need to be on-call as motives for …

Monitor Newsletter April 05, 2004, Bowling Green State University

Monitor

Official Publication of Bowling Green State University for Faculty and Staff

Molecular Database Training Offered For For Life Science Professionals, Students, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi Office of Research and Sponsored Programs hosts a molecular database training session Wednesday and Thursday (April 7-8) on the UM campus.

April 5, 2004 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Hawks' Herald - April 5, 2004, Roger Williams University

Hawk's Herald

No abstract provided.

'There's No Comparison:' Ud To Launch Major Marketing Campaign For Graduate School

News Releases

News release announces that the University of Dayton is launching a major marketing campaign to promote the quality of its graduate school and encourage prospective students to apply online through a new, personalized, interactive Web site.

Educational Choices Of Undergraduate Women In Public Relations: A Quantitative Study, Moira K. Davis

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Public relations is one of the fastest growing majors chosen by college students throughout the United States, and most of these students are women. This thesis attempts to define the important role that women play in the practice of public relations and to determine why female students choose this major as their desired field of study more often then men. There is a need for such a study because in 1996 women accounted for only 37 percent of managers in marketing, advertising, and public relations, although they comprised 62 percent of all public relations specialists in this country. This research …

The Effects Of Seasonal Change On Copepods And Euphausiids Off The Western Antarctic Peninsula: Results From Biochemical Assays And Respiration Studies, Joël Laurent Bellucci

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

We compared four metabolic indicators of nutritional state: citrate synthase activity (CS), malate dehydrogenase activity (MDH), lactate dehydrogenase activity (LDH) and percent body protein to each other and to respiration measurements. These comparisons were made for four species of copepods (Calanoides acutus, Metridia gerlachei, Paraeuchaeta antarctica and another form of Paraeuchaeta that was unidentifiable to species due to its early life stage), three species of Euphausids (Euphausia crystallorophias, Euphausia triacantha, Euphausia superba (including both F6-furcilial and adult stages)) and Thysonessa macrura which were collected off the Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) during Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter. …

Schola Cantorum Spring 2004 European Tour, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

Music Department Concert Programs

No abstract provided.

Structural Diversity In Metal-Organic Nanoscale Supramolecular Architectures, Heba Abourahma

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Supramolecular synthesis has gained much attention in recent years. Such an approach to synthesis represents an attractive alternative to traditional, multi-step synthesis, especially for making complex, nanoscopic structures. Of particular interest, in the context of this work, is the use of metal-organic interactions to direct the self-assembly of nanoscopic architectures. These interactions are highly directional, relatively "strong" (compared to other supramolecular interactions) and kinetically labile, which allows for "self-correction" and in turn the production, often in high yield, of defect-free products. This also means that a number of related, yet structurally diverse products (supramolecular isomers) could be isolated.

The work …

2004 Petersheim Academic Exposition, Seton Hall University

Petersheim Academic Exposition

No abstract provided.

We Are…Marshall, April 2, 2004, Office Of Marshall University Communications

We Are ... Marshall: the Newsletter for Marshall University 1999-2023

No abstract provided.

On The Green Vol. 34 No. 11 April 2, 2004, Gallaudet University

2001-2010

On the Green is an internal publication of Gallaudet College, which later became Gallaudet University. It notified employees of updates around the campus and in the broader community, including new construction and the establishment of new academic programs. Running until 2010, it was supplanted by various forms of online mass communications across multiple audiences.

As Minutes 2004 04 02

Faculty Assembly Documents

No abstract provided.

Volume 41, Number 30: April 2, 2004, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

The Tiger Vol. 97 Issue 21 2004-04-02, Clemson University

Tiger Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Washington University Record, April 2, 2004

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

Murray Ledger And Times, April 2, 2004, Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Flyer News, Vol. 51, No. 37 (April 2, 2004), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton

Equality Without Tiers, Suzanne Goldberg

Rutgers Law School (Newark) Faculty Papers

No abstract provided.

Water Current, Volume 36, No. 2. Spring 2004

Water Current Newsletter

Contents

• June Tour Focuses on Competing Uses for Platte River Water and Basin Development by Steve Ress

• First Water Law, Policy and Science Conference Sets the Bar High by Steve Ress

• From the Director

• Meet the Faculty

• Helping Small Towns Reduce Arsenic in Drinking Water by Steve Ress

• GIS mapping tool helps officials track livestock diseases by Steve Ress

• News from the Water Sciences Laboratory

• Involve Public in Hard Decisions Regarding Science and Policy, Agency head Says by George Green

• Pederson and Graduate Student Stay Busy Chasing Waterfalls

Water News Briefs