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Davis County Agriculture Profile, Utah State University Extension Jan 2005

Davis County Agriculture Profile, Utah State University Extension

All Current Publications

No abstract provided.


Tooele County Agriculture Profile, Utah State University Extension Jan 2005

Tooele County Agriculture Profile, Utah State University Extension

All Current Publications

No abstract provided.


Wasatch County Agriculture Profile, Utah State University Extension Jan 2005

Wasatch County Agriculture Profile, Utah State University Extension

All Current Publications

No abstract provided.


Weber County Agriculture Profile, Utah State University Extension Jan 2005

Weber County Agriculture Profile, Utah State University Extension

All Current Publications

No abstract provided.


Carbon County Agriculture Profile, Utah State University Extension Jan 2005

Carbon County Agriculture Profile, Utah State University Extension

All Current Publications

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Coordination Variables, Coordination Functions, And Cooperative Timing Missions, Randal Beard, Timothy W. Mclain Jan 2005

Coordination Variables, Coordination Functions, And Cooperative Timing Missions, Randal Beard, Timothy W. Mclain

Faculty Publications

Sponsorship: AFOSR, DARPA. This paper presents a solution strategy for achieving cooperative timing among teams of vehicles. Based on the notion of coordination variables and coordination functions, the strategy facilitates cooperative timing by requiring acceptably low levels of communication and computation. The application of the coordination variable/function approach to trajectory planning problems for teams of unmanned air vehicles with timing constraints is described. Three types of timing constraints are considered: simultaneous arrival, tight sequencing, and loose sequencing. Simulation results demonstrating the viability of the approach are presented.


The Kinderhook Plates, The Tucson Artifacts, And Mormon Archeological Zeal, J. Michael Hunter Jan 2005

The Kinderhook Plates, The Tucson Artifacts, And Mormon Archeological Zeal, J. Michael Hunter

Faculty Publications

“The Kinderhook Plates, the Tucson Artifacts, and Mormon Archeological Zeal” discusses Mormon archeological zeal, or the short-sighted enthusiasm shown by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) regarding relics or artifacts that might "prove" the veracity of the Book of Mormon or even of the LDS Church. This article summarizes the history of both the Kinderhook Plates and the Tucson Artifacts within this context, stating that the Kinderhook Plates have been proven fraudulent but that the Tucson Artifacts still provide mystery to researchers. The Kinderhook Plates were created by three conspirators who lived in Kinderhook, …


The Case For Sidney Rigdon As Author Of The Lectures On Faith, Noel B. Reynolds Jan 2005

The Case For Sidney Rigdon As Author Of The Lectures On Faith, Noel B. Reynolds

Faculty Publications

Twentieth century attempts to include the "Lectures on Faith" in the writings of Joseph Smith, Jr., provoked this comprehensive survey of historical evidence and carefully designed authorship testing of the text. Every credible approach reaches the same conclusion. Sidney Rigdon wrote the Lectures on Faith, likely without help from Joseph Smith or any others. These Lectures are characterized by both teachings and language that Rigdon may have retained from his recent discipleship with Alexander Campbell. The published Lectures follow both the form and content of lectures given and then published by frontier phenomenon Charles Finney. The decision to insert these …


Autonomous Vehicle Technologies For Small Fixed-Wing Uavs, Randal Beard, Derek Kingston, Morgan Quigley, Deryl Snyder, Reed Christiansen, Walt Johnson, Timothy Mclain, Michael A. Goodrich Jan 2005

Autonomous Vehicle Technologies For Small Fixed-Wing Uavs, Randal Beard, Derek Kingston, Morgan Quigley, Deryl Snyder, Reed Christiansen, Walt Johnson, Timothy Mclain, Michael A. Goodrich

Faculty Publications

The objective of this paper is to describe the design and implementation of a small semi-autonomous fixed-wing unmanned air vehicle. In particular we describe the hardware and software architectures used in the design. We also describe a low weight, low cost autopilot developed at Brigham Young University and the algorithms associated with the autopilot. Novel PDA and voice interfaces to the UAV are described. In addition, we overview our approach to real-time path planning, trajectory generation, and trajectory tracking. The paper is augmented with movie files that demonstrate the functionality of the UAV and its control software.


Summer 2005 Jan 2005

Summer 2005

University of Richmond Magazine

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Winter 2005 Jan 2005

Winter 2005

University of Richmond Magazine

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Spring 2005 Jan 2005

Spring 2005

University of Richmond Magazine

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Fall 2005 Jan 2005

Fall 2005

University of Richmond Magazine

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The Medieval Holocaust: The Approach Of The Plague And The Destruction Of Jews In Germany, 1348-1349, Albert Winkler Jan 2005

The Medieval Holocaust: The Approach Of The Plague And The Destruction Of Jews In Germany, 1348-1349, Albert Winkler

Faculty Publications

When the Black Death approached the German Empire in 1348, civic authorities in Germany tried to prevent the disease from striking their cities. No one knew what the Plague was, but there were unfounded rumors that the contagion was caused by Jews who were poisoning the water sources. Civic authorities soon tortured Jews for confessions, and the largest single persecution of Jews in Germany before the 1940s broke out. Jews were attacked in more than three hundred communities, their wealth was plundered, and many thousands were burned to death. The pogroms in Strasbourg and Basel are well-documented examples of what …


Complex System Contextual Framework (Cscf): A Grounded-Theory Construction For The Articulation Of System Context In Addressing Complex Systems Problems, W. B. Max Crownover Jan 2005

Complex System Contextual Framework (Cscf): A Grounded-Theory Construction For The Articulation Of System Context In Addressing Complex Systems Problems, W. B. Max Crownover

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Theses & Dissertations

The complexity of problems facing society continues to grow, and decision-makers and problem-solvers are finding many of today's emerging problems to be beyond their capability to adequately address. There is agreement in the literature that problems of this nature are complex system problems, inextricably linked to some highly complex system of systems. Establishing a clear understanding of the specific complex system context is fundamental to the process of understanding and analyzing complex systems and complex system problems across all of the different systems-based disciplines. While complex system context is widely referred to in systems literature, there is no clear characterization …


Efficient Capacity-Based Antenna Selection For Mimo Systems, Michael A. Jensen, Matthew L. Morris Jan 2005

Efficient Capacity-Based Antenna Selection For Mimo Systems, Michael A. Jensen, Matthew L. Morris

Faculty Publications

The achieved capacity of the multiple-input-multiple-output wireless channel is typically dependent on the array configurations at the transmitter and receiver. Maximizing system capacity or throughput therefore requires that the arrays adapt to changing channel conditions, which may be accomplished by selecting an appropriate subset of available antenna elements for connection to the electronic transmit and receive modules. This work presents algorithms, derived using relatively straightforward information theoretic considerations, for efficiently and effectively selecting the antenna elements. Computational examples using a realistic channel model for indoor environments illustrate the performance of the techniques.


Network Model For Mimo Systems With Coupled Antennas And Noisy Amplifiers, Michael A. Jensen, Matthew L. Morris Jan 2005

Network Model For Mimo Systems With Coupled Antennas And Noisy Amplifiers, Michael A. Jensen, Matthew L. Morris

Faculty Publications

This work presents a framework for the analysis of mutually-coupled antennas in a multiple-input multiple-output system. The approach uses network theory to formulate the transfer matrix relating the signals input to the transmit antennas to the signals at the output of the receiver front end. This transfer function includes the coupled transmit and receive antennas, the multipath propagation channel, the receiver matching network, and a realistic noise model for the receive amplifiers. Application of the formulation to coupled dipole antennas characterized using full-wave electromagnetic analysis illustrates the performance gains possible from matching the coupled antenna/receive amplifier subsystem for minimum noise …


Effect Of Supplemental Feeding On Cognitive Function In Wildland Firefighters During Arduous Fire, Annie J. Goodson Jan 2005

Effect Of Supplemental Feeding On Cognitive Function In Wildland Firefighters During Arduous Fire, Annie J. Goodson

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


Organizational Culture: An Impetus To Influence Organizational Behavior And Decision Making, Thomas M. Schultz Jan 2005

Organizational Culture: An Impetus To Influence Organizational Behavior And Decision Making, Thomas M. Schultz

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


The Differences In Patient Recovery And Depressive Symptoms Between Clinical And Non-Clinical Cardiac Rehabilitation Settings, Heidi A. Schrock Jan 2005

The Differences In Patient Recovery And Depressive Symptoms Between Clinical And Non-Clinical Cardiac Rehabilitation Settings, Heidi A. Schrock

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


Islandness Fixed-Links And Tourism Along Florida's Gulf Coast, Russell Thomas Fielding Jan 2005

Islandness Fixed-Links And Tourism Along Florida's Gulf Coast, Russell Thomas Fielding

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


Advancing Environmental Education At The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: An Analysis Of Program Characteristics Workforce Needs And Obstacles, Matthew E. Johnson Jan 2005

Advancing Environmental Education At The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: An Analysis Of Program Characteristics Workforce Needs And Obstacles, Matthew E. Johnson

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


Public Communication Strategies For Low-Budget Environmental Campaigns: A Guide For Environmentalists, Kate M. Cywinski Jan 2005

Public Communication Strategies For Low-Budget Environmental Campaigns: A Guide For Environmentalists, Kate M. Cywinski

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


Job Satisfaction Characteristics Of Full -Time Faculty Members At Montana Tribal Colleges, Mary Herak Sand Jan 2005

Job Satisfaction Characteristics Of Full -Time Faculty Members At Montana Tribal Colleges, Mary Herak Sand

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


A Narrative Inquiry Of Non -Profit Organization Turnaround: Leadership Through Operant Focus, Rory A. Weishaar Jan 2005

A Narrative Inquiry Of Non -Profit Organization Turnaround: Leadership Through Operant Focus, Rory A. Weishaar

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


Faculty Attitudes About Students' Ratings Of Instruction: Enhancing Quality Management In Higher Education, Yumei Wang Jan 2005

Faculty Attitudes About Students' Ratings Of Instruction: Enhancing Quality Management In Higher Education, Yumei Wang

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


Crystalized Versus Fluid Intelligence In American Indian Children Referred To Developmental Clinics: An Examination Of Multiple Measures And Indicators, Billie Jo Kipp Jan 2005

Crystalized Versus Fluid Intelligence In American Indian Children Referred To Developmental Clinics: An Examination Of Multiple Measures And Indicators, Billie Jo Kipp

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


A Biogeographical Approach To Plant Invasions: Ecology And Evolution Of An Invasive Ruderal In Native And Introduced Ranges, Joseì L. Hierro Jan 2005

A Biogeographical Approach To Plant Invasions: Ecology And Evolution Of An Invasive Ruderal In Native And Introduced Ranges, Joseì L. Hierro

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


Grassbanks: An Evaluation Of A Conservation Tool, Stephanie L. Gripne Jan 2005

Grassbanks: An Evaluation Of A Conservation Tool, Stephanie L. Gripne

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.


Theorizing About Marriage, Jason S. Carroll, Stan J. Knapp, Thomas B. Holman Jan 2005

Theorizing About Marriage, Jason S. Carroll, Stan J. Knapp, Thomas B. Holman

Faculty Publications

Since its inception in the 1920s, research on marriage relationships has attracted widespread attention within a variety of disciplines and has held a central position in the scientific study of families. However, despite marriage scholarship's long tradition and broad interdisciplinary base, a number of scholars believe that this area of research has reached a crossroads at the beginning of the 21st century. This pivotal moment is seen as largely the result of a lack of explicit theory development in the marriage field. In fact, during the past decade several leading marriage scholars have called for the development of broad integrative …