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New Technologies To Determine Solid Fat Content On-Line, Silvana Martini, Maria Lidia Herrera, Alejandro Marangoni

Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences Faculty Publications

The determination of solid fat content (SFC) is an important analytical procedure in the food industry. The most common way to determine SFC is by low-resolution pulsed NMR (p-NMR). Although this technique is very sensitive and easy to use, it has the disadvantage that it cannot be used for on-line measurements. The present work compares new technologies to determine SFC on-line. On-line ultrasonic spectroscopy and NMR-MOUSE (NMR mobile universal surface explorer) techniques were compared with off-line p-NMR measurements and there was a good correlation between the values obtained. Ultrasonic measurements accurately described the SFC variation, whereas NMR-MOUSE determinations need to …

Attenuation Of Ultrasonic Waves: Influence Of Microstructure And Solid Fat Content, Silvana Martini, Constantin Bertoli, Maria Lidia Herrera, Ian Neeson, Alejandro Marangoni

Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences Faculty Publications

Ultrasonic technology can be used to monitor the crystallization of fats and determine solid fat content (SFC) online. Ultrasonic waves are attenuated as crystals form and grow, and this attenuation occurs first at higher frequencies. The attenuation of the ultrasonic signal does not depend on the induction times of crystallization of the systems, or on their thermal behavior; but it does depend on SFC and on microstructure, particularly on the crystal size. At low SFC values (≈5%), bigger crystals generate more attenuation. At intermediate SFC values (≈10%), crystal size does not affect signal attenuation and SFC is the key factor …

U.S. Foreign Direct Investment And Host Country Labour Market Competitiveness, Burcu Can

Student Work

This paper’s primary goal is to investigate whether host country labour market competitiveness and labour standards affect the location decision of U.S. firms. The analysis is based on a regression model using time series data on FDI, skills, host country’s GDP, the corporate income tax rate, distance, and other variables. We also use cooperation between labour and employers as a measure of labour standards. Considerable support is found for the importance of labour standards in affecting the location decision U.S. firms.

May 2005 Commencement Program, Bowling Green State University

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Alternative Futures For The Bear River Watershed, Richard E. Toth

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

The Bear River Watershed (BRW) is located in northeastern Utah, southeastern Idaho, and southwestern Wyoming. Over the three states the watershed encompasses an area of 7,500 square miles (4,800,000 acres). The Bear River 's headwaters begin at close to 13,000 feet in the High Uintas Wilderness Area of northeastern Utah. The course of the river follows a horseshoe pattern flowing north through Wyoming, Utah, and Idaho before bending south at Soda Springs. The river then meanders through the Gem and Cache Valleys before reaching its delta at the Great Salt Lake at an elevation of 4,211 feet.

Repeat Migration In The United States: A Comparison Of Black, Hispanic, And White Return And Onward Migrants, Beth A. Wilson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The primary objective of this study is to examine U.S. repeat migration for blacks, Hispanics, and whites. It investigates the relationships and patterns of these different racial/ethnic groups utilizing the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79). Repeat migration within and across categories of individual characteristics for blacks, Hispanics, and whites, is compared in order to determine if there are differences in the overall rates of repeat migration for these groups, once other factors are controlled.

To do this several statistical procedures are utilized, and the results of selected descriptive and logistic analyses are presented. The descriptive statistics control for …

Identifying Temporal Trends In Treated Sagebrush Communities Using Remotely Sensed Imagery, Eric D. Sant

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The sagebrush shrub steppe ecosystem is of great concern to researchers, conservationists, and the general public because of the documented declines associated with it. Monitoring in the past has generally been point-based and lacking in long-term data. To overcome these deficiencies, an automated method of monitoring was developed using GIS and remote sensing.

Geospatial layers of vegetation, soils, fire history, roads, streams, and springs were acquired and processed to characterize selected monitoring locations. A temporal set of Landsat satellite imagery for the past 30 years was normalized to reduce the effects of sun angle, haze, and sensor change. After normalization, …

Information Outlook, May 2005, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2005

Volume 9, Issue 5

Discovering The Catalysts For Growing True Disciples In An Emerging Postmodern Culture, Wayne D. Spears Ii

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Case Study Of The Short Life Of The Us Open University: Perspectives Of Administrators, Board Members, Associate Faculty And Staff, Lynette Marie Krenelka

Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative research study is a single case study on the US Open University (USOU) from the perspectives of administrators, board members, associate faculty and staff. The USOU was a sister institution to the UK Open University in Milton Keynes. This study was designed to answer the following research questions: 1) What were the expectations of the USOU and were they met? 2) What assumptions were made that led to the failure/closure of USOU or that led to positive aspects of the USOU model? 3) Why did the USOU close? 4) How, if at all, could the closure have been …

Survey Of Clustering Algorithms, Rui Xu, Donald C. Wunsch

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Data analysis plays an indispensable role for understanding various phenomena. Cluster analysis, primitive exploration with little or no prior knowledge, consists of research developed across a wide variety of communities. The diversity, on one hand, equips us with many tools. On the other hand, the profusion of options causes confusion. We survey clustering algorithms for data sets appearing in statistics, computer science, and machine learning, and illustrate their applications in some benchmark data sets, the traveling salesman problem, and bioinformatics, a new field attracting intensive efforts. Several tightly related topics, proximity measure, and cluster validation, are also discussed.

"Offshore” Or “Shorn Off”: The Oecd’S Harmful Tax Competition Initiative And Development In Small Island Economies, Richard Woodward

Books/Book Chapters

The difficulties of developing and executing a sustainable development program in Small Island Economies (SIEs) are well documented. Comparatively small domestic markets, remote export markets, a dearth of natural and human resources, susceptibility to environmental change and natural disasters, plus limitations on the state’s capacity to govern economic activity have narrowed the range of feasible development strategies resulting in a reliance on sectors vulnerable to the vicissitudes of the global economy.

Regional Characterization Of A Carbon Sequestration Pilot Site With Implications For Enhanced Oil Recovery, William O. Carpenter Jr.

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

In 2001, the Department of Energy National Energy Technology Lab initiated a carbon sequestration pilot study in the West Pearl Queen field, located in Lea County, New Mexico. Two thousand and ninety tons of CO 2 were injected into the Permian Shattuck Sandstone Member of the Queen Formation, approximately 4,500 ft beneath the surface to evaluate the effectiveness of the reservoir for long-term sequestration of CO2 and to evaluate the possibility that CO2 can enhance oil recovery from this depleted reservoir interval.;The main objective of this study was to provide detailed structure maps in the regional study area and to …

Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction Of The Upper Mississippian Reynolds Limestone In The Central Appalachian Basin Of West Virginia, Simon L. Cole Iii

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The Upper Mississippian strata in West Virginia, southern Pennsylvania, and western Maryland are predominantly composed of interbedded limestones and shales. The focus of this study, the Reynolds Limestone, is a formal member of the lower part of the Bluefield Formation, in the Mauch Chunk Group, of the Chesterian Series.;This research addresses fades changes in terms of sea level fluctuations and basinal settings during the deposition of the Reynolds Limestone. Specifically, this research consists of the measurement and description of the seven field localities and thin section analysis of carbonate units within the identified study interval.;Primary objectives were to determine the …

Identifying Critical Factors For Developing Effective Rural Community Technology Centers, Daphne Gooding

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of this research is to inform both existing and developing community technology initiatives as to the critical factors for building effective rural community technology centers. Rural community technology centers which had been operating for at least two years were identified and contacted by telephone. Either a paid or volunteer staff person was interviewed using a semi-structured protocol of open-ended questions. Responses were taped, transcribed and coded using standard tools and procedures for qualitative investigation. Codes were grouped in 12 thematic groups. Relative occurrences of codes within each group were analyzed. Participants were asked what criteria were used to …

Fifth National Garrett Morgan Sustainable Transportation Symposium,Mti Report S-05-01, Mineta Transportation Institute

Mineta Transportation Institute

The Mineta Transportation Institute brought together experts in surface transportation and students from elementary, middle, and high schools to discuss sustainable transportation topics on May 9, 2005. The goal was to introduce the students to transportation-related careers and to inspire them to pursue the academic curriculae that would lead to success in those careers. Students from Maryland, Virginia, and California participated in a videoconference, during which they heard a keynote statement from the U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta. The students also presented project proposals for innovative transportation alternatives during the videoconference. The presentations were followed by a moderator-led …

Gender Equity Of Traditional And Non-Traditional Career Roles In Newbery Award-Winning And Honor Books, Mark Boster

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this study was to determine whether Newbery Award-Winning and Honor books from 1995-2004 present careers in a traditional or non-traditional manner. Two of the most recognizable titles, due to recent Hollywood productions, are Because of Winn-Dixie and Holes. Though there has been much research in the area of gender roles, which indicates males and females in children’s literature are depicted stereotypically, no research was found concerning the area of literary gender stereotypes in careers. After reviewing the use of bibliotherapy and theories of career and gender development, this quantitative descriptive study found careers in Newbery Award and …

The Aristocratic City: The Dance Aesthetic Of Dorothee Gunther And The Political Legacy Of Francois Delsarte, Karl Toepfer

Mime Journal

The Delsartean philosophy of movement adapted to the currents of modernism because some female disciples of Delsarte succeeded in translating the master’s ideas into a modernist idiom compatible with new political and cultural realities. These disciples grasped an underlying principle of the Delsartean system: a body is “free” to the extent that the meanings of its movements can migrate across contexts, that its movements can determine a context as much as a context defines its opportunities for movement. An especially provocative, successful, and even mysterious integration of Delsartean philosophy into modernist performance culture appeared in the work and pedagogy of …

South Dakota State University One Hundred-Ninteenth Annual Commencement, April 30, 2005, Brookings, South Dakota, South Dakota State University

Commencement Programs

Please be advised that the names listed in the program do not represent official confirmation of meeting the graduation requirements. The 119th Annual Commencement will begin with introductions by University President Peggy Gordon Miller. Serving as honorary marshals for the event are Dr. Madeleine Y. Andrawis, Professor of Electrical Engineering, and Dr. Alfred S. Andrawis, Professor of Electrical Engineering. Delivering an address titled "Joy, Struggle, Preparation, Elevation - Reflections of Four Years at SDSU" will be Laura Lynn Geraets, a candidate for graduation. Former U.S. Senator Tom Daschle will deliver the commencement address titled "Pioneers for a New Age." Dr. …

Credit Where It Counts: The Community Reinvestment Act And Its Critics, Michael S. Barr

Law & Economics Working Papers Archive: 2003-2009

Despite the depth and breadth of U.S. credit markets, low- and moderate-income communities and minority borrowers have not historically enjoyed full access to credit. The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) was enacted in 1977 to help overcome barriers to credit that these groups faced. Scholars have long leveled numerous critiques against CRA as unnecessary, ineffectual, costly, and lawless. Many have argued that CRA should be eliminated. By contrast, I contend that market failures and discrimination justify governmental intervention and that CRA is a reasonable policy response to these problems. Using recent empirical evidence, I demonstrate that over the last decade CRA …

We Are…Marshall, April 29, 2005, Office Of Marshall University Communications

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

No abstract provided.

The Bison, April 29, 2005

The Bison Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Crow's Nest, April 29, 2005, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The April 29, 2005, issue of the Crow's Nest.

Notes On The Biogeography And Dorsal Coloration Of Cicindela Amargosae Dahl (Coleoptera: Carabidae), Michael G. Kippenhan

Western North American Naturalist

The widely distributed and fragmented populations of the tiger beetle Cicindela amargosae are documented for dorsal coloration, elytral maculation, habitat, and adult escape behavior. Currently, there are 2 recognized subspecies, C. a. amargosae and C. a nyensis. The analysis of populations indicated that the variation in dorsal coloration did not coincide with the accepted subspecific criteria for this species, thus illustrating the difficulty in applying a subspecific category unequivocally to tiger beetles.

Full Issue, Vol. 65 No. 2

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Illinois State University Report, April 28, 2005, Illinois State University

Illinois State University Report (1966-2012)

Illinois State University bi-weekly employee newsletter.

Observer, Central Washington University

Student Newspaper

Student newspaper for Central Washington University for April 28, 2005

The Lumberjack, April 27, 2005

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

The Lumberjack, April 27, 2005

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

Ua58/4 Outstanding Graduate Student Awards Ceremony, Wku Graduate Studies & Research

WKU Administration Documents

Program recognizing outstanding WKU graduate students.