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The Statesman, V. 49, I. 23, Stony Brook University Dec 2005

The Statesman, V. 49, I. 23, Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 49, i. 23


Triangle Grouping And Structure Recovery For 3d Building Modelling And Visualization, Joe Hegarty, James Carswell Dec 2005

Triangle Grouping And Structure Recovery For 3d Building Modelling And Visualization, Joe Hegarty, James Carswell

Conference papers

Location based and spatial technologies research for the web has endless application for mobile/position content delivery (m-commerce or pcommerce). By exploiting the inherent location-based intelligence of the underling spatial component, relevant examples can include geometrically accurate and photo realistic virtual representations for: property assessments; land/marine information systems; routing information; on-line shopping; cultural heritage/tourist information/sites; etc. A major challenge for this technology is its reliance on professional developers when creating the virtual worlds used for web-based navigation of these services. This paper describes SAMATS, a Semi-Automated Modeling And Texturing System, which has the capability of producing geometrically accurate and photorealistic VR …


December 1, 2005, James Madison University Dec 2005

December 1, 2005, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2000-2009

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.


Cricket And The Cohesive Role Of Sports In Society, Roger I. Abrams Dec 2005

Cricket And The Cohesive Role Of Sports In Society, Roger I. Abrams

Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law

No abstract provided.


Implementing The Climate Regime: International Compliance, Edited By Olav Schram Stokke, Jon Hovi, And Geir Ulfstein, Anita M. Halvorssen Dec 2005

Implementing The Climate Regime: International Compliance, Edited By Olav Schram Stokke, Jon Hovi, And Geir Ulfstein, Anita M. Halvorssen

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Natural Flow And Salt Computation Methods, Calendar Years 1971-1995, James Prairie, Russell Callejo Dec 2005

Natural Flow And Salt Computation Methods, Calendar Years 1971-1995, James Prairie, Russell Callejo

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

This paper documents the steps taken to compute natural flow and salt in the Upper and Lower Colorado River Basins from 1971-1995. Natural flow and salt data are hydrologic input data required in the CRSS planning model. The methods used to compute natural flow and salt described in this paper have changed from previous methods as a result of recent research. This research found data and methodological inconsistency in past methods to compute natural flow and salt was compared to data and methods used in the CRSS planning model (Prairie and Fulp, 1999). To assure the computation of natural flow …


Island Times, Dec 2005 - Jan 2006, Mary Lou Wendell, David Tyler Dec 2005

Island Times, Dec 2005 - Jan 2006, Mary Lou Wendell, David Tyler

Island Times Newspaper, 2005

No abstract provided.


Notes On A Marketplace For Ideas?, Wendy J. Gordon, Oren Bar-Gill, Gideon Parchomovsky Dec 2005

Notes On A Marketplace For Ideas?, Wendy J. Gordon, Oren Bar-Gill, Gideon Parchomovsky

Scholarship Chronologically

The metaphor "a marketplace for ideas" is a prominent theme in First Amendment scholarship.2 In the First Amendment context, ideas provide the impetus for robust public debate, a foundational element of a democratic society. Ideas not only spark debate, but are an indispensable input in technological progress and innovation. While legal and economic scholarship has focused on patents, which protect inventions, little attention has been given to the sine qua non of invention, and therefore of patents: the underlying idea.


Entre Intertextualité Et Réécriture, Alexie Tcheuyap Dec 2005

Entre Intertextualité Et Réécriture, Alexie Tcheuyap

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

Aesthetic practices have become more and more diversified in contemporary cultures. Although rewritings and adaptations are most common from literature to film, from myth/epic to novels, African filmmakers have recently been inaugurating novelization, that is the literary rewriting of a film. This essay examines the case of the Algerian filmmaker Merzac Allouache, who has written Bab el-Oued City, based on his film Bab el-Oued, in order to escape the technical and practical limitations of cinema. In doing so, he best expresses the challenges of contemporary Algeria, which is permanently threatened by violence and Islamic fundamentalism.


Présence Francophone Numéro 65 (2005) Dec 2005

Présence Francophone Numéro 65 (2005)

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

No abstract provided.


L’Intertextualité Géopolitique Dans Le Petit Chat Est Mort De Fejria Deliba, Sarah B. Buchanan Dec 2005

L’Intertextualité Géopolitique Dans Le Petit Chat Est Mort De Fejria Deliba, Sarah B. Buchanan

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

In this article, Buchanan examines how Fejria Deliba’s short film, Le petit chat est mort, questions the ideas that conservative members of North African and French communities mobilize to separate themselves from each other. Using theories of intertextuality and geopolitical conscience, Buchanan illustrates how “imagined communities” are always influenced by other national narrations, and how “home” is never isolated, pure or preserved. On the contrary, Buchanan highlights how Deliba presents the French and North African cultures as spaces of intersection and interface, that is, of intertext.


Désir Et Impuissance Dans Halfaouine Et Bye-Bye, Scott Homler Dec 2005

Désir Et Impuissance Dans Halfaouine Et Bye-Bye, Scott Homler

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

The experience of adolescence and the trials of Arab and Beur masculinity are explored in the films of Férid Boughédir and Karim Dridi in order to reveal the psychology and the politics of masculinity in evolution. Studying two films, Halfaouine and Bye-Bye, as well as the autobiography of Abdelkébir Khatibi entitled La mémoire tatouée, we see that they reflect a number of discursive stages of an emergent identity of protest that is based on flight and self-destruction.


Problèmes Et Enjeux De L’Adaptation En Algérie, Mehana Amrani Dec 2005

Problèmes Et Enjeux De L’Adaptation En Algérie, Mehana Amrani

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

As in all postcolonial societies confronted with the question of illiteracy, in Algeria, film adaptations pose a political and cultural stake. Due to the phenomena of political and moral censure and self-censorship, only ten novels were carried over to the screen during one 36-year period. However, with the rebirth of Algerian cinema in the Nineties, screenwriters are once again interested in setting Algerian novels in images. These new adaptations, which are often done in co-production with France and Belgium, introduce the new problems of language. The audience for these films, which are expressed mainly in French, is thus likely limited …


Quelques Remarques Sur Les Belgicismes Métalinguistiques, Jean-Nicolas De Surmont Dec 2005

Quelques Remarques Sur Les Belgicismes Métalinguistiques, Jean-Nicolas De Surmont

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

Of all Belgicisms, only a few have metalinguistic connotation and they have to be considered of special interest in this respect, even if the literature on French in Belgium has not addressed this issue specifically. This essay proposes some observations on these few important words, supported by recent lexicographical descriptions and data obtained through research undertaken in collaboration with Michel Francard of the Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium).


Discours De La Sexualité Et Postmodernisme Littéraire Africain, Adama Coulibaly Dec 2005

Discours De La Sexualité Et Postmodernisme Littéraire Africain, Adama Coulibaly

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

Representations of sex in the black Africa postcolonial novel often strike us because of their centrality and coarseness. Using examples from three texts (Cannibale; L'État honteux; Les naufragés de l'intelligence), this article examines the manifestation and mainly the motivation of what seems like inappropriate outbursts. In this transcultural approach (beyond the intertextual), the aggressiveness of the sexuality discourse allows the novel to be linked to the large movement of postmodernism. This strategy of “textual extravagance” represents a society that “lacks substance”, a society of pretence, in the � � Baudrillardian�


Index Dec 2005

Index

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

No abstract provided.


Connections, Fall, 2005; Issue Seven, Betsy Learned Dec 2005

Connections, Fall, 2005; Issue Seven, Betsy Learned

Library Newsletter

No abstract provided.


The Queen City Brew, Library Newsletter, Vol. 2, Issue 4, December 2005, Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte Dec 2005

The Queen City Brew, Library Newsletter, Vol. 2, Issue 4, December 2005, Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte

JWU Library Newsletter - Charlotte Campus

No abstract provided.


Developing A Strategic Is Plan For The Cherry Creek Sneak, Stephanie Bass Dec 2005

Developing A Strategic Is Plan For The Cherry Creek Sneak, Stephanie Bass

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

The Cherry Creek Sneak is the 3rd largest 5-mile race in the United States.Currently, 10% of the proceeds from the race are donated to the ColoradoGovernor's Council to fight childhood obesity. The co-owners of the race, Pat Downing and Paula Tiernen, live in different states, and because of this, are unable to manage The Cherry Creak Sneak, or any business regarding the race efficiently. In order to continue the race in the future, they have requested that the Cherry Creek Sneak website be the place where their business is conducted. The goal of this project, therefore, is to create a …


The Classic, Winter 2005-2006, Public Relations Dec 2005

The Classic, Winter 2005-2006, Public Relations

The Classic, 2000-2009

President's Report: Growing by Going - and by Staying; NWC receives positive feedback from accreditation visit; Board affirms plans for learning commons; Alum honored during Christian Higher Education Month; Admissions website ranked among nation's best; Northwestern wins award from Chamber of Commerce; More honors fro theatre building; Programming team wins at regional site; Faculty/staff news; Neuroscience is new career concentration; Model Mom: Widowed mom inspires twin daughters; The Two Lives of Jacob Khol; Meant to Be a Teacher; A Monument to Learning: Northwestern's planned learning commons will replace outdated, cramped library; Of Course: Seeing Through Other Eyes; Eye of the …


Creating An Assessment Tool For Muscle Dysmorphia, Jennifer Short Dec 2005

Creating An Assessment Tool For Muscle Dysmorphia, Jennifer Short

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Throughout the years, men have been viewed as having few body appearance problems. However, recent research has begun to acknowledge the presence of body image issues with men. In particular, Muscle Dysmorphia (MD) is a disorder that has received attention in the last decade (Pope, Gruber, Choi, Olivardia, & Phillips, 1997; Olivardia, 2001). Many of the symptoms found in eating disorders and body dysmorphic disorder are similar to those seen in MD. The goal of this study is to create such an assessment tool for use in clinical settings. Pope et al. (1997) outlined and Olivardia (2001) refined the diagnostic …


Implicit And Explicit Attitudes Towards Body Images, Kenneth Brasel Dec 2005

Implicit And Explicit Attitudes Towards Body Images, Kenneth Brasel

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This study examined the differences of men's and women's implicit and explicit attitudes towards three constructs of body images: muscular, obese, and skinny. Participants were 101 volunteers and included 31 male and 70 female college students attending Western Kentucky University. Age of the participants ranged from 18 to 59 years, with a mean of 21.23 years (SD = 6.47). All participants were given a questionnaire with a series of male and female body images along a continuum of obese-skinny-muscular. Participants were asked to first identify their current body image and then their ideal body image. They were then asked to …


The Effects Of Heat Stress On High Oil Corn, Summer Goldman Dec 2005

The Effects Of Heat Stress On High Oil Corn, Summer Goldman

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

High oil corn (HOC) is essentially dent corn that has been selected for high oil content in the scutellum. It is a value-added crop that can potentially offer a premium price for producers. Though southeastern U.S. producers have not had problems achieving sufficient yields, the oil content necessary for premium prices has been elusive. One of the most evident differences between these growers and their northern counterparts is the climate. Temperatures during the reproductive growth and grain fill periods are higher in southern latitudes. A two-part research project was conducted to further investigate the significance of temperature on oil content. …


Bartonella Bacilliformis Groel: Effect On Growth Of Human Vascular Endothelial Cells In Infected Cocultures, Laura S. Smitherman, Michael F. Minnick Dec 2005

Bartonella Bacilliformis Groel: Effect On Growth Of Human Vascular Endothelial Cells In Infected Cocultures, Laura S. Smitherman, Michael F. Minnick

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Bartonella are the only bacteria known to induce angioproliferative lesions of the human vasculature and liver during infection. Previous work from our lab suggests that GroEL participates in the mitogenic response observed in HUVEC cultures supplemented with the soluble fraction of Bartonella bacilliformis. Work in this study shows that exposure to high concentrations of the fraction is actually cytotoxic for HUVECs. To analyze this phenomenon, live B. bacilliformis-HUVEC cocultures were employed to study the effect of excess bacterial GroEL on the host cell during active infection. Four B. bacilliformis strains were generated to produce varying levels of GroEL. HUVEC cocultures …


Disparate Associations Of A Functional Promoter Polymorphism In Pck1 With Carotid Wall Ultrasound Traits, Robert A. Hegele, Khalid Z. Al-Shali, Andrew A. House, Anthony J.G. Hanley, Stewart B. Harris, Mary Mamakeesick, Aaron Fenster, Bernard Zinman, Henian Cao, J. David Spence Dec 2005

Disparate Associations Of A Functional Promoter Polymorphism In Pck1 With Carotid Wall Ultrasound Traits, Robert A. Hegele, Khalid Z. Al-Shali, Andrew A. House, Anthony J.G. Hanley, Stewart B. Harris, Mary Mamakeesick, Aaron Fenster, Bernard Zinman, Henian Cao, J. David Spence

Department of Medicine Publications

Background and Purpose - Cytosolic phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK; EC 4.1.1.32), encoded by PCK1, catalyzes the first committed step in gluconeogenesis. We previously showed that a -232C>G promoter polymorphism within a cis-acting element required for basal and cAMP-mediated PCK1 gene transcription results in loss of negative regulation by insulin, contributing to worsened metabolic control in the context of insulin resistance. We hypothesized that this polymorphism would be associated with carotid atherosclerosis in a sample of 150 aboriginal Canadians. Methods - Dependent variables were 2 distinct carotid traits, namely intima-media thickness (IMT) assessed using B-mode ultrasound and total carotid plaque volume …


Honduran Presidential Election Throws Country Into Crisis, Ladb Staff Dec 2005

Honduran Presidential Election Throws Country Into Crisis, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Citizen Voices On Pandemic Flu Choices: A Report Of The Public Engagement Pilot Project On Pandemic Influenza Dec 2005

Citizen Voices On Pandemic Flu Choices: A Report Of The Public Engagement Pilot Project On Pandemic Influenza

University of Nebraska Public Policy Center: Publications

In the spring of 2005, gaps existed in the first Health and Human Services (HHS) Influenza Pandemic Plan and more guidance was considered desirable on how best to allocate the relatively meager supplies of vaccine likely to be available in the first months of a pandemic. To whom should it be given? To achieve what objectives?

This report describes the convening of a representative group of stakeholders and citizens-at-large, the structure and process of stakeholder and citizen dialogues and deliberations, and the decisions made and recommendations that were developed.

This Public Engagement Pilot Project on Pandemic Influenza (PEPPPI) was initiated …


Wsu Research News, Winter 2005, Office Of Research And Sponsored Programs, Wright State University Dec 2005

Wsu Research News, Winter 2005, Office Of Research And Sponsored Programs, Wright State University

WSU Research News

A sixteen page newsletter of the WSU Research News. The WSU Research News was published monthly beginning in June of 1968 and issued by the Office of Research Development. This newsletter was created to provide information to the WSU faculty about the availability of outside funds for research and educational programs, new developments that may affect availability of funds, and general information on research and educational activities at Wright State University.


Cole Train | V.4, No.1 (Fall 2005), Houston Cole Library Dec 2005

Cole Train | V.4, No.1 (Fall 2005), Houston Cole Library

Library Annual Reports & Newsletters

No abstract provided.


New Study Proves...Watching Nascar Makes You Smarter, Tim Plocinski Dec 2005

New Study Proves...Watching Nascar Makes You Smarter, Tim Plocinski

The Prairie Light Review

No abstract provided.