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Hilltopics: Volume 2, Issue 6, Hilltopics Staff

Hilltopics

College: Still considering another victory lap at SMU? See page 2.

Culture: A game is a game. So why all the hype about sports in America, page 3.

Entertainment: Fall is a good season for movies, in theaters and on DVD, page 3.

Campus: Everything's bigger (and more diverse) in Texas, page 2.

Be Heard: Got an opinion? Hilltopics is always looking for good submissions and interesting feedback Email your thoughts to [email protected].

The Collegian (2005-09-26), José Borjón

UTB/TSC Archives - The Collegian [Newspaper]

Vol. 58, No. 6

September 26 2005 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Moody's Modeling Approach To Rating Structured Finance Cash Flow Cdo Transactions, Michael Xie, Gary Witt

Documents

No abstract provided.

Mathematics: It's All About Language, Elizabeth Barrett

Theses

Not many years ago, Hillegeist and Epstein, from Gallaudet University, wrote that 'while there is no question that the increase in difficulty of the mathematical concepts is an important factor in mathematical comprehension and there seems to exist an effect on comprehension specifically related to language. The special role of language in mathematics is a factor in the educational success of deaf students. However,they add that at this point (1987), the nature of the language effect is not completely clear. (Hillegeist&Epstein, 1987). Reading this statement led me to the purpose of this project, which is to review literature that will …

Effective Teaching Strategies In Mathematics And Science, Leslie Snider

Theses

Seven teaching strategies identified by Sousa (2001) were examined to develop implications to improve teaching in classrooms for deaf students. A literature review and an analysis of my student teaching experience and two videotapes of experienced teachers were related to Sousa's work. These analyses support the recommendations of Sousa that more active, student-centered activities are more effective with deaf learners. Recommendations are provided to teachers based on the literature review.

Structured Object-Oriented Co-Analysis/Co-Design Of Hardware/Software For The Facts Powers System, Matt Ryan, Sojan Markose, Xiaoqing Frank Liu, Bruce M. Mcmillin

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

There are several approaches to the hardware/software design in embedded systems, ranging from the traditional sequential methods which focus on the determination of the hardware architecture prior to software design, to newer object-oriented approaches that attempt to apply software engineering methods to hardware design without a systematic process. This paper discusses a structured object-oriented methodology for the integrated co-analysis and co-design of hardware/software systems using an extended high order object-oriented modeling technique (HOOMT). This methodology offers a uniform method for hardware and software developers to jointly develop the specifications for and partitioning of the hardware and software components of a …

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda, September 26, 2005, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

Meeting agenda from the Faculty Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, September 26, 2005, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

Meeting minutes from the Faculty Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

Laziness Without All The Hard Work: Combining Lazy And Strict Languages For Teaching, Eli Barzilay, John Clements

Computer Science and Software Engineering

Students have trouble understanding the difference between lazy and strict programming. It is difficult to compare the two directly, because popular strict languages and popular lazy languages differ in their syntax, in their type systems, and in other ways unrelated to the lazy/strict evaluation discipline. While teaching programming languages courses, we have discovered that an extension to PLT Scheme allows the system to accommodate both lazy and strict evaluation in the same system. Moreover, the extension is simple and transparent. Finally, the simple nature of the extension means that the resulting system provides a rich environment for both lazy and …

Income Tax Claims In The Year Of Bankruptcy: A Congressionally Created Quagmire, Gregory L. Germain

ExpressO

How is the government's claim for income taxes incurred by a debtor in the year of bankruptcy treated? Is the government's tax claim entitled to priority as a first priority expense of administration, even though part of the year's taxes was incurred prepetition? If not, is the claim entitled to eighth priority under its special rule for tax claims? The courts did not reach consistent results on these questions prior to the 2005 Act. The courts agreed that the government's claim for pre-petition taxes should not be entitled to administrative expense priority, but differed on whether the claim was entitled …

A Bacillus Thuringiensis Isolation Method Utilizing A Novel Stain, Low Selection And High Throughput Produced Atypical Results, Joanne Rampersad-Ammons, David R. Ammons

School of Integrative Biological & Chemical Sciences (Formerly Dept. of Chemistry)

Background

Bacillus thuringiensis is a bacterium known for producing protein crystals with insecticidal properties. These toxins are widely sought after for controlling agricultural pests due to both their specificity and their applicability in transgenic plants. There is great interest in isolating strains with improved or novel toxin characteristics, however isolating B. thuringiensis from the environment is time consuming and yields relatively few isolates of interest. New approaches to B. thuringiensis isolation have been, and continue to be sought. In this report, candidate B. thuringiensis isolates were recovered from environmental samples using a combination of a novel stain, high throughput and …

On The Green Vol. 35 No. 22 September 23, 2005, 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.

A Pseudolikelihood Approach For Simultaneous Analysis Of Array Comparative Genomic Hybridizations (Acgh), David A. Engler, Gayatry Mohapatra, David N. Louis, Rebecca Betensky

Harvard University Biostatistics Working Paper Series

DNA sequence copy number has been shown to be associated with cancer development and progression. Array-based Comparative Genomic Hybridization (aCGH) is a recent development that seeks to identify the copy number ratio at large numbers of markers across the genome. Due to experimental and biological variations across chromosomes and across hybridizations, current methods are limited to analyses of single chromosomes. We propose a more powerful approach that borrows strength across chromosomes and across hybridizations. We assume a Gaussian mixture model, with a hidden Markov dependence structure, and with random effects to allow for intertumoral variation, as well as intratumoral clonal …

09/23/2005 - Eiu Faculty Begin School Year With Promotions.Pdf, University Marketing And Communications

2005

No abstract provided.

September 23, 2005, College Of Science Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee

No abstract provided.

R.I.T. News & Events - September 23, 2005, University News Services, Rochester Institute Of Technology

University Publications

Main features of this issue: RIT revolutionizes nanotechnology. Cruising along the. RIT professor studies.Colon named. Sunny outlook leads student all the way to Sesame Street. Winter to host portfoli review. Howie Day to perform September. Scholarship helps break cultural barriers. Distiance learning exposes rural community to RIT.Riding across America. Pole position. Xerox VP is next series. Bevier Gallery 2005 - 2006 shows. News briefs. National venture fund conference at RIT. Rit welcomes survivors adjust to new life. Fixed up. Getting an oil change. Let the games begin. Max Factor gives $100k to RIT. Correction. Obituary.

Reporter - September 23rd 2005, Rit Reporter Staff

University Publications

No abstract provided.

Polymer Microchips For Capillary Electrophoresis And Electric Field Gradient Focusing Of Biomolecules, Ryan Thomas Kelly

Theses and Dissertations

Polymeric materials have seen increasing use as microfluidic device substrates due to their low cost and the simplicity of templated fabrication procedures. I showed that poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) microdevices could be enclosed in a boiling water bath, which allowed the seal to form more quickly than in conventional approaches, and enabled microchannels to remain hydrated throughout the bonding process. Microchip capillary electrophoresis (µ-CE) devices were fabricated using water-based enclosure, and a mixture of fluorescently labeled amino acids was separated in 30 s in these microchips. To create more robust capillary electrophoresis (CE) microdevices with improved separation performance, phase-changing sacrificial materials …

Search For New Physics Using High-Mass Tau Pairs From 1.96 Tev Pp̅ Collisions, Darin Acosta, Kenneth A. Bloom, Collider Detector At Fermilab Collaboration

Kenneth Bloom Publications

We present the results of a search for anomalous resonant production of tau lepton pairs with large invariant mass, the first such search using the CDF II Detector in Run II of the Tevatron pp̅ collider. Such anomalous production could arise from various new physics processes. In a data sample corresponding to 195 pb^-1 of integrated luminosity we predict 2.8±0.5 events from standard model background processes and observe 4. We use this result to set limits on the production of heavy scalar and vector particles decaying to tau lepton pairs.

A Motion Planning Processor On Reconfigurable Hardware, Nuzhet Atay, Burchan Bayazit

All Computer Science and Engineering Research

Motion planning algorithms enable us to find feasible paths for moving objects. These algorithms utilize feasibility checks to differentiate valid paths from invalid ones. Unfortunately, the computationally expensive nature of such checks reduces the effectiveness of motion planning algorithms. However, by using hardware acceleration to speed up the feasibility checks, we can greatly enhance the performance of the motion planning algorithms. Of course, such acceleration is not limited to feasibility checks; other components of motion planning algorithms can also be accelerated using specially designed hardware. A Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) is a great platform to support such an acceleration. …

Newscast, September 23, 2005, Illinois State University, College Of Applied Science And Technology

newsCAST

Newsletter of the Illinois State University College of Applied Science and Technology

2005 Multicultural Development Plan, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Resources

No abstract provided.

The Wooster Voice (Wooster, Oh), 2005-09-23, Wooster Voice Editors

The Voice: 2001-2011

This edition of the Wooster Voice was published on September 23 of 2005, and it is eight pages long. Mom's Truckstop is in the process of finding ways to increase the interest of students. At this time, Mom's is not an option on the current meal plan. The most recent forum put on by the Student Government Association was in regards to the changes to security. A new group, Wooster Opposing the War met on Wednesday evening. 'Constitution Day' was discussed on Monday in Scovel Hall during a seminar of three speakers. Lowry celebrated National Talk Like a Pirate Day …

Washington University Record, September 23, 2005

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

Executive Order No. Kbb 2005-49 : Temporary Location Of Lsu School Of Medicine, Executive Department, State Of Louisiana

LSUHSC Hurricane Katrina Archive: Reports & Presentations

The State of Louisiana Executive Order No. KBB 2005-49 is a two page document created on September 23, 2005 by the Executive Department of the State of Louisiana to formally make lawful the relocation of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center from New Orleans to Baton Rouge.

This executive order was necessary due to the impact of Hurricane Katrina and the physical inaccessibility of the New Orleans campuses.

Mustang Daily, September 22, 2005

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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

Estimation Of Direct Causal Effects, Maya L. Petersen, Mark J. Van Der Laan

U.C. Berkeley Division of Biostatistics Working Paper Series

Many common problems in epidemiologic and clinical research involve estimating the effect of an exposure on an outcome while blocking the exposure's effect on an intermediate variable. Effects of this kind are termed direct effects. Estimation of direct effects arises frequently in research aimed at understanding mechanistic pathways by which an exposure acts to cause or prevent disease, as well as in many other settings. Although multivariable regression is commonly used to estimate direct effects, this approach requires assumptions beyond those required for the estimation of total causal effects. In addition, multivariable regression estimates a particular type of direct effect, …

The Statesman, V. 49, I. 07, Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 49, i. 07

Central Florida Future, Vol. 38 No. 11, September 22, 2005

Central Florida Future

Protesters heading to capital's doorstep: Campus Peace Action joining others for anti-war march in Washington D.C.; Students inspired by studies overseas; Marching Band Celebrates 25th Anniversary; Neglected Knightcast staff receives a permanent home; Editor's suicide leaves emotional void at student paper: Spinnaker staff members reflect on their lost leader.