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High Temperature Heat Exchanger Project: Quarterly Progress Report July 1, 2005 Through September 30, 2005, Anthony Hechanova

Publications (NSTD)

Quarterly Collaboration Meeting. The University of California, Berkeley, hosted a UNLVRF HTHX Project quarterly meeting on September 12. The purpose of the meeting was to promote collaboration and communication among the UNLV Research Foundation partners. Collaborators discussed their research program plan and provided an update on their progress. The next meeting will be in December in Las Vegas, NV hosted by UNLV.

Faculty Newsnotes 2005 No. 382, Office Of The Provost

Faculty Newsnotes (1972-2010)

No abstract provided.

Terahertz Studies Of The Dielectric Response And Second-Order Phonons In A Gase Crystal, B. L. Yu, F. Zeng, V. Kartazayev, R. R. Alfano, K. C. Mandal

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Faa Names "Excellence In Aviation Research Award" Winners

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

The Federal Aviation Administration is presenting its 2005 Excellence in Aviation Research Awards to Richard Dolbeer, Ph.D., Coordinator of the Aviation Safety and Assistance Program for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Colin Drury, Ph.D., University of Buffalo Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering at the university, for their work in airport wildlife hazard mitigation and aviation maintenance human factors, respectively.

Environmental Risks For Gemstone Miners With Reference To Merelani Tanzanite Mining Area, Northeastern Tanzania, Ep Malisa, Cp Kinabo

Tanzania Journal of Science

Artisanal and small-scale gemstone miners are the workers with the highest health risk exposure in Tanzania. Gemstone mining at Merelani tanzanite mines which has gone to depths of 100 m or more in narrow straight and inclined shafts, underground artisanal miners work under a very harsh environment. Tanzanite deposits are located within sheared zones, lying along a deep-seated Lelatema fault zones. Rocks along these zones which are mainly graphitic and or/gypsum-bearing gneisses surrounded by limestone are soft, fractured and strongly weathered. Poor mining techniques, lack of geological background, chronic shortage of capital, and the lack of awareness on environmental pollution …

Influence Of Simultaneous Infestations Of Prostephanus Truncatus And Sitophilus Zeamaison The Reproductive Performance And Maize Damage, C P Rugumamu

Tanzania Journal of Science

This study examined the combined effect of Prostephanus truncatus and  Sitophilus zeamais infestations on their reproductive performance and on the damage they cause to maize variety ZM 621 with 12.5% moisture content. The specific objective was to determine the number of the insect pests at F1 and F2 and the grain weight losses caused by the simultaneous pests\' infestations of shelled maize in the search for a control strategy. The results showed a change in adult insect numbers from F1 to F2. During single infestation the change in P. truncatus was 47.54% while in simultaneous infestations it was 41.66%. The …

Recent Trends In Accumulation Rate, Elemental And Isotopic Composition Of Organic Matter In The Magu Bay, Lake Victoria, Ann Muzuka, Jf Machiwa, C Lugomela

Tanzania Journal of Science

Stable isotope composition of organic carbon (OC), 14C data, OC and nitrogen content of recently deposited sediments in Magu Bay of Speke Gulf, Lake Victoria are used to document accumulation rates, sources and distribution of organic matter in the bay. The stable isotope values of both organic carbon and nitrogen decrease towards offshore, and this trend is associated with increase in the contents of organic carbon and nitrogen. The isotope results show that the organic material deposited in the bay are generally derived from C4 type of plants and are not transported far from the river mouth. Also the results …

Fish Species And Size Distribution And Abundance In Different Areas In Lake Victoria, Tanzania, A I Chande, H A Mhitu

Tanzania Journal of Science

The study was carried out to investigate fish species distribution and abundance in different areas and size structure variations according to depth in Lake Victoria, Tanzania. Data were collected using a bottom trawl net during rainy and dry seasons in 2002. The results show that there were significant differences in catch rates between rainy and dry seasons (F (12, 12) = 2.69; p < 0.05). The rainy season recorded higher catch rates (36.25 - 106.61 kg/hr) than during the dry season (14.30 - 67.90 kg/hr). The haplochromines catch rates were higher during the dry season (11.08 kg/hr) than during the rainy season (7.72 kg/hr), however, the differences were not significant (c2 = 0.60, df = 1, p > 0.05). The distribution of the fish species in different areas recorded a significant difference during the dry season (Q = 18.254, df = 8, P < 0.001), while during the rainy season the difference was not significant (Q = 10.667, df = 8, P > 0.001). Moreover, the results show that small individuals dominated in shallow waters …

Micron-Sized Polymeric Particles From Cashew Nut Shell Liquid: Influence Of Reaction Parameters On Particle Size, Ymm Makame, W Johnson, Ll Mkayula

Tanzania Journal of Science

Cashew nut shell liquid based polymer latexes of narrow size distribution and average particle sizes ranging from 0.1 to 0.4 µm were prepared by base catalysed emulsion polycondensation of cashew nut shell liquid of 820 centipoises viscosity with formaldehyde. The influence of emulsifier concentration, sodium hydroxide concentration and stirring rate on average particle size and size distribution was studied for the given geometry of the reactor and the stirrer. It was found that these variables have a significant effect on the particle size and particle size distribution and that average particles size can be predicted and controlled by the choice …

Pesticide Residues In Water From Tpc Sugarcane Plantations And Environs, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania, H Hellar, Ma Kishimba

Tanzania Journal of Science

We report herein, the analysis of water samples collected from TPC Sugarcane Plantation and its environs in Kilimanjaro region, which is the earliest intensive user of pesticides in Tanzania. A total of 50 water samples collected from 18 sampling sites between 2000 and 2001 were analyzed for pesticide residues. The organochlorines aldrin, dieldrin, heptachlor epoxide, HCHs, endosulfans and DDTs were detected with mean concentrations ranging from 1.1 to 636.7 ng/l. DDT and its metabolites were the most dominant in the detected residues whereas the endosulfans were the least dominant The residues\' concentrations were higher in the sugarcane fields than in …

A Philosophical Investigation Into Methods Of Constitutional Interpretation In The United States And The United Kingdom, Louis E. Wolcher

ExpressO

Most constitutional theorists in America and Britain are primarily interested in the contents of their respective constitutions. They pay less attention (and in Britain far less attention) to the methods that judges employ to derive those contents, and almost no attention to the philosophical aspects of judges’ interpretive methods. This article attempts to redress this imbalance by giving a distinctly philosophical description of the principal methods of constitutional interpretation that judges are inclined to follow in these two countries, and by developing the important distinction between the interpretation and the reception of a constitutional text. The act of interpretation is …

Course Development For A College Java Programming Class, Nathan Dodge

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

This project documents the development of college-level curriculum for an Object Oriented Programming with Java course. The curriculum includes a set of lessons that students work through interactively. The lessons teach the fundamentals of object orientation. A goal of the project is to have students work with the same problem example throughout the entire set of lessons. Most texts on object orientation use several abstract examples which are used in a chapter or two of the text and are often not fully implemented. Each lesson of the project's curriculum presents an iteration of an evolving shape drawing application. Each lesson …

Analyzing Panel Count Data With Informative Observation Times, Chiung-Yu Huang, Mei-Cheng Wang, Ying Zhang

Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Biostatistics Working Papers

In this paper, we study panel count data with informative observation times. We assume nonparametric and semiparametric proportional rate models for the underlying recurrent event process, where the form of the baseline rate function is left unspecified and a subject-specific frailty variable inflates or deflates the rate function multiplicatively. The proposed models allow the recurrent event processes and observation times to be correlated through their connections with the unobserved frailty; moreover, the distributions of both the frailty variable and observation times are considered as nuisance parameters. The baseline rate function and the regression parameters are estimated by maximizing a conditional …

October 28, 2005, College Of Science Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee

No abstract provided.

The Courier, Volume 39, Issue 7, October 28, 2005, The Courier, College Of Dupage

The Courier

Stories:

Construction Snarls Continue

Students Steeped In Debt

Response Volunteers Activated–Staff And Faculty Members Prepared To Assist In Campus Emergencies

Get Ready To Pace Yourself–Plan For New Bus Route Finalized

Tax Levy Provides More Budget Money

Student E-Mail Grants Access To Facebook.Com–Students Now Connected To Online Community

Arts Center Looking For A New Direction

People:

Jeremy Shier

Paige Trench

Limiting The Unintended Consequences Of High-Stakes Testing, Stuart S. Yeh

Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)

Interviews with 61 teachers and administrators in 4 Minnesota school districts suggest that, in their judgment, Minnesota’s state-mandated tests were well-aligned with curricular priorities and teachers’ instructional goals, emphasizing critical thinking as well as competencies needed to pass the Basic Standards exit exam, and avoiding the type of recall item that would require drill and memorization. This result, in combination with a survey showing that 85 percent of Minnesota teachers support the exit exam, suggests that Minnesota has been unusually successful in designing a high stakes testing system that has garnered teacher support. ...

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/43 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Limiting the unintended consequences of high-stakes testing / Stuart S. Yeh.

Montana Kaimin, October 28, 2005, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Lanthorn, Vol. 40, No. 19, October 27, 2005, Grand Valley State University

Volume 40, July 14, 2005 - June 15, 2006

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Ucc Minutes October 27, 2005, Kutztown University Curriculum Committee

UCC Minutes

No abstract provided.

Stony Brook Press, V. 27, N. 04, Stony Brook University. Stony Brook Press.

Stony Brook Press

v. 27, n. 04, v.:ill. ; 38 cm (original analog pub.)

Western News, Oct. 27, 2005, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Campus prepares for Higher Learning Commission visit; ATYP now calls honors college home; Research aids people with communication disorders; On Campus with Penny Schellenberg.

Illinois State University Report, October 27, 2005, Illinois State University

Illinois State University Report (1966-2012)

Illinois State University bi-weekly employee newsletter.

The Comment, October 27, 2005, Bridgewater State College

The Comment

No abstract provided.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 38 No. 21, October 27, 2005

Central Florida Future

They're giving out some good citations: Organizer claims Good Sport season full of responsibility; Activists take to the clothesline for victims; Battle for north and south: Residents protesters still aim for change of stadium location; 2005 UCF Breast Cancer Update focuses on true stories of survival; Women physicists honored for contributions: Women's Research Center also handed out two grants.

2005 Scholars And Artists Bibliography, Stephen D. Slane Dr., Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland State University, Friends Of The Michael Schwartz Library

Scholars and Artists Bibliographies

This bibliography was created for the annual Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library Scholars and Artists Reception, recognizing scholarly and creative achievements of Cleveland State University faculty, staff and emeriti. Dr, Steve Slane was the guest speaker.

Take Pride In America, Public Lands Institute

Anti-littering Presentations

• To promote a fundamental, unifying awareness of the importance and relevance of litter and dumping prevention to all Nevadans through use of an original, enduring slogan
• To encourage Nevadans to volunteer through Take Pride in America events to beautify Nevada’s public lands

Architectural Lessons Of Carlo Lodoli (1690-1761): Indole Of Material And Of Self, Marc J. Neveu

Architecture

Carlo Lodoli (1690-1761) exists as a footnote in most major history books of modern architecture. He is typically noted for either his influence on the Venetian Neoclassical tradition or as an early prophet to some sort of functionalism. Though I would not argue his influence, I doubt his role in the development of a structurally determined functionalism. The issue of influence is always present as very little of his writings have survived and his built work amounts to a few windowsills. He did, however, teach architecture. I propose to explore the pedagogic potential of Lodoli’s lessons of architecture.

Lodoli’s teaching …

Bard Free Press, Vol. 7, No. 3 (October 27, 2005), Bard College

Bard Free Press - All Issues (2000-2018)

No abstract provided.

The Colby Echo (2005-10-27), Colby College

The Colby Echo

Published by the students of Colby College since 1877, The Colby Echo is the weekly, editorially independent student-run newspaper of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Published monthly, 1877-1886; semi-monthly, 1886-1897; and weekly, during the academic year, 1898-present.