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Structure And Dynamics Of Interfaces In The Epitaxial Growth And Erosion On (110) And (100) Crystal Surfaces, Artem Levandovsky Dec 2004

Structure And Dynamics Of Interfaces In The Epitaxial Growth And Erosion On (110) And (100) Crystal Surfaces, Artem Levandovsky

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

We present unified theory of the far-from-equilibrium interfacial phenomena occurring in the multilayer homoepitaxial growth and erosion on (110) and (100) crystal surfaces. Within a unified model, here we elucidate the multitude of novel states on (110) and (100) surfaces as well as the transitions between them. In particular, by analytic arguments and numerical simulations, we address experimentally observed transitions between two types of rippled states on (110) surfaces. We discuss several intermediary interface states intervening, via consecutive transitions, between the two rippled states. One of the intermediary interface states, the Rhomboidal Pyramid State, was theoretically anticipated by us and …

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Vol. 55, No. 8, November 23, 2004, University Of Michigan Law School Nov 2004

Vol. 55, No. 8, November 23, 2004, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Scalia Visit Brings Attention, Constitutional Debate to M-Law •Editorial: Urine Trouble •Too 'Legit': Chomsky Rocks Hutchins •Scalia Faces Student Questions, Reactions •No Monopoly on Closed Mindedness •Actual Useful Information: Exam-Taking Tips from Profs, Students •Eating Crow: A Messy Situation •From the Bookshelf: Recommended Reading for Winter Break •Jenny Runkles Photos •Music Attorney Lays Down Laws of Rock •The Reason for the Season: Things to be Thankful for in the State of Hutchins •Why a Nation No Longer United? •Treat Your Last Like Your First: Recapture the First Semester Magic •Crossword •Question on the Quad

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Urban Design: Not Just 'Delight', But 'Commodity' And 'Firmness' As Well., Ina Klaasen Nov 2004

Urban Design: Not Just 'Delight', But 'Commodity' And 'Firmness' As Well., Ina Klaasen

DRS Biennial Conference Series

In 1961, in The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Jane Jacobs stated 'A city can not be a work of art'. 40 years later this message has not yet reached most urban designers. Influenced by the discipline of architecture the achievement of experiential value, particularly in cultural and aesthetic respects, guided by personal form concepts, is the central issue. The focus is on final processes with a relatively large temporal grain: the transformation of urban area (counted in years or decades). (http://www.bk.tudelft.nl/onderzoek/portfolio/ (Research Theme Urbanisme 02-2004). The New Charter of Athens (The European Council of Town Planners, 2003) …

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The Advocate (Vol. 2, Issue 6) Nov 2004

The Advocate (Vol. 2, Issue 6)

Student Newspaper (Amicus, Advocate...)

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Design And Morals In The Globalized Context., Robert Nelson Nov 2004

Design And Morals In The Globalized Context., Robert Nelson

DRS Biennial Conference Series

The paper sets out to: • describe globalization in the context of product design, visual communication and multimedia; • describe the elements of design that matter in a moral sense and those that do not; • assess the vulnerability of design to pressure to become a promotional organ of global vanity; • explain the reluctance of authors to adopt a critical stance with regard to the vanity of many products; • identify the problems besetting design discourse, which cause it to be largely mute in the evaluation of design in the context of cultural life; and, • investigate the methodological …

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The Abandoned Center: The Impact Of Complexity And Scale On Organizational Systems; Making The Case For A Design Approach., Harold Nelson, Erik Stolterman Nov 2004

The Abandoned Center: The Impact Of Complexity And Scale On Organizational Systems; Making The Case For A Design Approach., Harold Nelson, Erik Stolterman

DRS Biennial Conference Series

Businesses, governmental agencies and other large organizations face an intense challenge in today’s world. As these organizations become larger and more complex they often loose the focal point of their work—their center of gravity. Leaders, managers and administrators are unable to control the operations of the organization because specialization and diversification have created an abandoned center at the heart of their system. The challenge is to find a strategic approach for replacing the abandoned center with a whole center. In this paper we present three strategies for doing this, two of which are primarily based on reductionistic science and one …

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Spartan Daily, November 16, 2004, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications Nov 2004

Spartan Daily, November 16, 2004, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 123, Issue 55

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Iran, The Status Quo Power, Mohsen M. Milani Nov 2004

Iran, The Status Quo Power, Mohsen M. Milani

Government and International Affairs Faculty Publications

In what follows, I will discuss the transformation of Iran’s Persian Gulf policy since 1979, its role in past regional security regimes, its reaction to the emerging strategic situation in the region, and its current policy toward Iraq. I will make four main arguments. First, the collapse of Saddam Husayn has accelerated Iran’s transformation from a revolutionary to a regional status quo power in search of creating “spheres of influence.” One of Iran’s ultimate strategic goals is to become a hub for the transit of goods and services between the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan, Central Asia, and possibly China. Second, …

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Murray Ledger And Times, November 15, 2004, Murray Ledger And Times Nov 2004

Murray Ledger And Times, November 15, 2004, Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower, H. W. Brands Nov 2004

Dwight D. Eisenhower, H. W. Brands

Features

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The Missouri Miner, November 11, 2004 Nov 2004

The Missouri Miner, November 11, 2004

The Missouri Miner Newspaper

No abstract provided.

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The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University Nov 2004

The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

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In Situ Anomalous Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering From Metal Particles In Supported-Metal Catalysts. I. Theory, H. Brumberger, D. Hagrman, Jerry Goodisman, K. D. Finkelstein Nov 2004

In Situ Anomalous Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering From Metal Particles In Supported-Metal Catalysts. I. Theory, H. Brumberger, D. Hagrman, Jerry Goodisman, K. D. Finkelstein

Chemistry - All Scholarship

A supported-metal catalyst can be considered as a mixture of three homogeneous phases: support, void and metal. Information about the metal phase alone can be obtained using anomalous small-angle X-ray scattering (ASAXS), which requires measuring the SAXS for two different wavelengths near the metal's absorption edge. Herein, the conditions that must be obtained so that the difference between the two scattering profiles gives the scattering of the metal alone are presented. In a following contribution, the analysis will be applied to in situ ASAXS measurements made on mordenite impregnated with platinum metal while the temperature and composition of gas in …

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Bayesian Inference In Forecasting Volcanic Hazards: An Example From Armenia, Jennifer N. Weller Nov 2004

Bayesian Inference In Forecasting Volcanic Hazards: An Example From Armenia, Jennifer N. Weller

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Scientists worldwide are increasingly faced with the need to assess geologic hazards for very infrequent events that have high consequence, for instance, in siting nuclear facilities for volcanic hazards. One of the methods currently being developed for such assessments is the Bayesian method. This paper outlines the Bayesian technique by focusing on the volcanic hazard assessment for the Armenia Nuclear Power Plant, (ANPP), which is located in a Quaternary volcanic field. The Bayesian method presented in this paper relies on the development of a probabilistic model based on the spatial distribution of past volcanic events and a geologic process model. …

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The Wooster Voice (Wooster, Oh), 2004-11-05, Wooster Voice Editors Nov 2004

The Wooster Voice (Wooster, Oh), 2004-11-05, Wooster Voice Editors

The Voice: 2001-2011

This edition of the College of Wooster's student ran newspaper, published November 5 of 2004, is twelve pages long. The first page starts off with a column about George W Bush being re-elected for his second term as president. Residents awoke to hate speech and vandalism covering the walls and doors in Holden Hall on October 29. A panel discussion was held this past Wednesday to discuss hate speech. The Greek Organizations are looking to reform their role on campus, the number of members has been decreasing significantly over the past few years. Studio Art professor, Walter Zurko, has his …

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Mustang Daily, November 2, 2004 Nov 2004

Mustang Daily, November 2, 2004

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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

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Vytis, Volume 90, Issue 7 (November 2004), Knights Of Lithuania Nov 2004

Vytis, Volume 90, Issue 7 (November 2004), Knights Of Lithuania

Vytis: The Newsletter of the Knights of Lithuania

Newsletter of the Knights of Lithuania national organization (United States); digitized and made available with the permission of the organization. Content may be protected by copyright.

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University Students From Four Ethnopolitical Conflict Zones: An Exploratory Study Of Perceptions Of Self And Country, Sean Byrne, Colleen Mcleod, Brian Polkinghorn Nov 2004

University Students From Four Ethnopolitical Conflict Zones: An Exploratory Study Of Perceptions Of Self And Country, Sean Byrne, Colleen Mcleod, Brian Polkinghorn

Peace and Conflict Studies

This exploratory comparative case study examines hopes and fears for self and country of 300 students attending university in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Northern Ireland, South Africa, and Sri Lanka. Students report living in stressful societies where ethno political and state violence were the norm. The results of this qualitative study indicate that while the young people are optimistic about their life changes, they are concerned that the conflicts could re-ignite and spiral out of control. In particular, the students’ images indicate the importance of the self-society relationship and that these young adults relish the challenge of being productive citizens in their post-conflict …

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Variable Bandwidth Filter For Multibeam Echo-Sounding Bottom Detection, Barbara J. Kraft, Christian De Moustier Nov 2004

Variable Bandwidth Filter For Multibeam Echo-Sounding Bottom Detection, Barbara J. Kraft, Christian De Moustier

Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping

The accuracy of a seafloor map derived from multibeam swath bathymetry depends first and foremost on the quality of the bottom detection process that yields estimates of the arrival time and angle of bottom echoes received in each beam. Filtering of each beam with a fixed bandwidth filter, with the bandwidth based on the length of the transmitted pulse, reduces the error associated with the time-angle estimates. However, filters of this type can not be optimal over the wide range of operational environments encountered. Better results are obtained with a processing scheme that varies the filter bandwidth across the swath …

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Getting Mad: Nuclear Mutual Assured Destruction, Its Origins And Practice, Henry D. Sokolski Mr. Nov 2004

Getting Mad: Nuclear Mutual Assured Destruction, Its Origins And Practice, Henry D. Sokolski Mr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

Getting MAD: Nuclear Mutual Assured Destruction, Its Origins and Practice is the first critical history of the intellectual roots and actual application of the strategic doctrine of nuclear mutual assured destruction or MAD. Written by the world's leading French, British, and American military policy planners and analysts, this volume examines how MAD and its emphasis on the military targeting of population centers influenced the operational plans of the major nuclear powers and states, such as Pakistan, India, and Israel. Given America's efforts to move away from MAD and the continued reliance on MAD thinking by smaller nations to help justify …

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Insurgency And Counterinsurgency In The 21st Century: Reconceputalizing Threat And Response, Steven Metz Dr., Raymond A. Millen Ltc Nov 2004

Insurgency And Counterinsurgency In The 21st Century: Reconceputalizing Threat And Response, Steven Metz Dr., Raymond A. Millen Ltc

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

Modern insurgency warfare presents fresh challenges for the United States, which must re-conceptualize its approach to fighting such conflicts. Because the dominant characteristics of insurgency--protractedness and ambiguity--effectively stymie the American military's approach to war, the United States needs to reorient its strategic thinking. The key to success is not for the U.S. military to become better at counterinsurgency, but for the U.S. military (and other elements of the government) to be skilled at helping local security and intelligence forces become effective at it. Adapting tactics and strategies to the realities on the ground is the not only pragmatic, but also …

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Apocalyptic Terrorism: The Case For Preventive Action, Joseph Mcmillan Nov 2004

Apocalyptic Terrorism: The Case For Preventive Action, Joseph Mcmillan

Strategic Forums

This policy brief examines the growing threat posed by apocalyptic, religiously motivated terrorist movements, particularly al Qaeda, and argues that their ideology, intent, and capabilities require a reassessment of international norms governing the use of force. Unlike earlier terrorist groups constrained by political objectives, apocalyptic terrorists seek mass casualties and reject traditional limits on violence, making purely reactive or law-enforcement approaches inadequate. The brief contends that under certain circumstances states must retain the ability to take preventive action, including military operations on foreign territory, when governments are unwilling or unable to suppress terrorist threats within their borders. Drawing on principles …

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Preemption And Justwar: Considering The Case Of Iraq, Franklin Eric Wester Nov 2004

Preemption And Justwar: Considering The Case Of Iraq, Franklin Eric Wester

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

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Index, Vol. Xxxiv, 2004, Parameters Editors Nov 2004

Index, Vol. Xxxiv, 2004, Parameters Editors

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

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Cumulative Deterrence And The War On Terrorism, Doron Almog Nov 2004

Cumulative Deterrence And The War On Terrorism, Doron Almog

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

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Toward A Protected Future Force, Scott Boston Nov 2004

Toward A Protected Future Force, Scott Boston

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

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A Prayer For Marie: Creating An Effective African Standby Force, Mike Denning Nov 2004

A Prayer For Marie: Creating An Effective African Standby Force, Mike Denning

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

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164th Infantry News: November 2004, 164th Infantry Association Nov 2004

164th Infantry News: November 2004, 164th Infantry Association

164th Infantry Regiment Publications

November 2004 edition of the 164th Infantry News. A total of 10 pages, containing news articles, event notices, photographs, and personal memories from the veterans of the 164th Infantry Regiment.

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Getting Mad: Nuclear Mutual Assured Destruction, Its Origins And Practice, Henry D. Sokolski Mr. Nov 2004

Getting Mad: Nuclear Mutual Assured Destruction, Its Origins And Practice, Henry D. Sokolski Mr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

Getting MAD: Nuclear Mutual Assured Destruction, Its Origins and Practice is the first critical history of the intellectual roots and actual application of the strategic doctrine of nuclear mutual assured destruction or MAD. Written by the world's leading French, British, and American military policy planners and analysts, this volume examines how MAD and its emphasis on the military targeting of population centers influenced the operational plans of the major nuclear powers and states, such as Pakistan, India, and Israel. Given America's efforts to move away from MAD and the continued reliance on MAD thinking by smaller nations to help justify …

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Regionalism, Fisheries, And Environmental Challenges In The Pacific, Jon M. Van Dyke Nov 2004

Regionalism, Fisheries, And Environmental Challenges In The Pacific, Jon M. Van Dyke

San Diego International Law Journal

The Pacific, the world's largest ocean, contains many of the world's smallest countries. Most of these isolated islands were under colonial domination from the mid-19th century (or earlier) until about the 1970s, when they became independent. New Zealand (Aotearoa) and Australia participate in many Pacific regional organizations and activities. They are viewed as partners but play separate and different, while still important, roles because of their larger size and differences in culture and history.

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