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Problems And Solutions: Training Disaster Organizations On The Use Of Pv, Florida Solar Energy Center, William Young Dec 2006

Problems And Solutions: Training Disaster Organizations On The Use Of Pv, Florida Solar Energy Center, William Young

FSEC Energy Research Center®

In 1992, the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) assisted the University of Miami Field Epidemiology Survey Team (FEST) with photovoltaic systems to power temporary medical clinics after Hurricane Andrew struck south Dade County. At that time, it became apparent that there were no educational materials prepared for disaster relief or emergency management personnel on the use of photovoltaic (PV) to supply electrical power in response to a disaster. This need prompted FSEC to create an education program to develop awareness and train organizations on the proper use of PV in disasters. Since then, FSEC has …


The Weekly Challenger, December 28, 2006, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al Dec 2006

The Weekly Challenger, December 28, 2006, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The December 28, 2006, issue of The Weekly Challenger.


Remote Health Monitoring Of The First Smart Bridge In Florida, Ebrahim Mehrani, Ashraf Salah Eldin Ayoub Dec 2006

Remote Health Monitoring Of The First Smart Bridge In Florida, Ebrahim Mehrani, Ashraf Salah Eldin Ayoub

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Monitoring of civil engineering structures is a new area that has gained significant attention recently and became a topic of extreme national interest. This area is being driven by the need to develop efficient condition assessment procedures for structural performance in response to societal and economic needs. the main goal of monitoring is to detect accurately and efficiently structural damage either due to long-term deterioration processes or due to extreme events (e.g. earthquakes, blasts). with the emergence of new technologies, structures can now be monitored remotely from a central monitoring station located several miles away from the field. Sensors are …


Volume 44, Number 36: December 28, 2006, University Of North Dakota Dec 2006

Volume 44, Number 36: December 28, 2006, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.


Renovation Of Liberal Arts Facilities Provide More Space, New Technology, Lydia Hailman Dec 2006

Renovation Of Liberal Arts Facilities Provide More Space, New Technology, Lydia Hailman

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Building and renovation projects dot the University of Mississippi campus, signaling upgrades that enhance the learning environment and add to the overall beauty of the award-winning grounds. Recent and ongoing work especially benefits the College of Liberal Arts.


An Investigation Of Thundersnow And Deep Snow Accumulations, Christina Crowe, Patrick Market, Brian Pettergrew, Chris Melick, Josef Podzimek Dec 2006

An Investigation Of Thundersnow And Deep Snow Accumulations, Christina Crowe, Patrick Market, Brian Pettergrew, Chris Melick, Josef Podzimek

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

A comparison of 30 years of hourly surface weather observations (1960-1991) from first-order stations and 24-hour snowfall data from climate network stations over the upper Midwestern United States reveals an indirect association between the relatively rare occurrence of thundersnow (< 1 event yr-1 in this dataset) and the accumulation of significant 24-hour snowfall (> 15 cm) in 19 of 22 cases identified. Although no direct relationship is found between the location of thundersnow and the deepest 24-hour snow totals, significant snow accumulations frequently occurred in proximity (< 1° latitude) to thundersnow events. the presence of thundersnow tended to indicate a parent extratropical cyclone capable of producing significant snowfall totals; should thundersnow be anticipated, the operational meteorologist can have much greater confidence in forecasting deeper snow totals. Copyright 2006 by the American Geophysical Union.


Collapse Assessment Of Degrading Mdof Structures Under Seismic Excitations, Mouchir Chenouda, Ashraf Salah Eldin Ayoub Dec 2006

Collapse Assessment Of Degrading Mdof Structures Under Seismic Excitations, Mouchir Chenouda, Ashraf Salah Eldin Ayoub

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Seismic code provisions are now adopting performance-Based methodologies, where structures are designed to satisfy multiple performance objectives. Most codes rely on approximate methods to predict the desired seismic demand parameters. Most of these methods are based on simple SDOF models, and do not take into account neither MDOF nor degradation effects, which are major factors influencing structural behavior under earthquake excitations. More importantly, most of these models can not predict collapse explicitly under severe seismic loads. This study presents a newly developed model that incorporates degradation effects into seismic analysis of MDOF structures. a new energy-Based approach is used to …


Design Of Concrete Railing Reinforced With Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bars, Fabio Matta, Antonio Nanni Dec 2006

Design Of Concrete Railing Reinforced With Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bars, Fabio Matta, Antonio Nanni

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The use of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) reinforcement is a practical alternative to conventional steel rebars in concrete structures subjected to aggressive environments. the solution is attractive for bridge deck and rail applications, as it eliminates corrosion of the steel reinforcement, which is the major instrument of degradation. Due to the peculiar physical and mechanical characteristics of advanced composite materials, the design philosophy of FRP reinforced concrete (RC) structures differs from that of traditional RC. This paper introduces a systematic approach adopted for the structural and functional design of an open-post bridge railing reinforced with Glass FRP bars (GFRP) as …


Dynamic And Economic Design Of Rigid Retaining Wall, Y. Wu, Shamsher Prakash, V. K. Puri Dec 2006

Dynamic And Economic Design Of Rigid Retaining Wall, Y. Wu, Shamsher Prakash, V. K. Puri

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

A 2-D model which accounts for the effect of coupled sliding and rocking motion and uses strain dependent soil stiffness and material damping for calculating the response of rigid retaining walls subjected to dynamic loads, was developed earlier. This model was used to study the effect inclination of the wall face in contact with the backfill, on its displacement under the effect of ground motions due to Northridge, ElCentro and Loma Prieta earthquakes. the effect of wall inclination on cumulative displacements is discussed and its role in achieving possible cost effectiveness in design of rigid retaining wall is highlighted. Copyright …


Softened Truss Model For Rc Torsional Members Under Combined Action, Gary Greene, Abdeldjelil Belarbi Dec 2006

Softened Truss Model For Rc Torsional Members Under Combined Action, Gary Greene, Abdeldjelil Belarbi

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

No abstract provided.


December 27th 2006, Hispanic News Dec 2006

December 27th 2006, Hispanic News

Inland Empire Hispanic News

No abstract provided.


'Blueswomen' To Be Focus Of Annual Blues Today Symposium Feb. 15-17, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Dec 2006

'Blueswomen' To Be Focus Of Annual Blues Today Symposium Feb. 15-17, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Women who sing the blues, play the blues, write poems about the blues and engage in scholarly investigations of women's blues are slated to garner attention at the fifth annual Living Blues magazine's Blues Today Symposium, Feb. 15-17, at the University of Mississippi.


Looking Good, December 27, 2006, Megan Voeller Dec 2006

Looking Good, December 27, 2006, Megan Voeller

Newspaper and Magazine Clippings

Article listing ten events happening in late December 2006 in the Tampa Bay area, featuring Studio@620's second birthday celebration as number six.


The Nanjing Massacre. Changing Contours Of History And Memory In Japan, China, And The U.S., Takashi Yoshida Dec 2006

The Nanjing Massacre. Changing Contours Of History And Memory In Japan, China, And The U.S., Takashi Yoshida

History Faculty Publications

In Japan, China, the United States and beyond, arguably no Japanese wartime atrocity against China is more widely known than the Nanjing Massacre. [1] Whatever the significance of mere name recognition, however, the history and memory of the Nanjing Massacre are profoundly complex. Indeed, even the phrase “Nanjing Massacre” (hereafter NM) remains contested, and to this day there are circles within which the words cannot be spoken without stirring deep feeling and disagreement.


Murray Ledger And Times, December 26, 2006, Murray Ledger And Times Dec 2006

Murray Ledger And Times, December 26, 2006, Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.


If It’S Not The Shoes, It’S Gotta Be The (Leather) Ball, Rick Burton Dec 2006

If It’S Not The Shoes, It’S Gotta Be The (Leather) Ball, Rick Burton

Sport Management - All Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Deafdigest: Gold Edition, December 24, 2006, Barry Strassler Dec 2006

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, December 24, 2006, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2006

No abstract provided.


Deafdigest: Blue Edition, December 24, 2006, Barry Strassler Dec 2006

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, December 24, 2006, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2006

No abstract provided.


Reporter - December 22nd 2006, Rit Reporter Staff Dec 2006

Reporter - December 22nd 2006, Rit Reporter Staff

University Publications

Music Venues; Roch. Music Coalition; Cricket Spin Review; Listen With Your Heart; Andre Foxxe; The Real RIT Rings; At Your Leisure; The CD; Melee Records; RIT Has Panache; WITR; CDIGIX; Online Music Alternatives; Word On the Street; Music Desk; RIT Rings; Dr. Simone’s Playlist


Epinecrophylla, A New Genus Of Antwrens (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae), Morton L. Isler, Daniela Rodrigues Lacerda, Phyllis R. Isler, Shannon J. Hackett, Kenneth V. Rosenberg, Robb T. Brumfield Dec 2006

Epinecrophylla, A New Genus Of Antwrens (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae), Morton L. Isler, Daniela Rodrigues Lacerda, Phyllis R. Isler, Shannon J. Hackett, Kenneth V. Rosenberg, Robb T. Brumfield

Faculty Publications

We offer a new generic name for the stipple-throated assemblage of antwrens (Thamnophilidae) currently placed in the genus Myrmotherula. Molecular studies demonstrated that Myrmotherula is polyphyletic, with the stippled-throated group forming a clade that is not sister to any other currently recognized Myrmotherula species. The stipple-throated assemblage is distinguished morphologically by at least one sex having a black throat stippled white or buffy white combined with a comparatively long, unmarked tail, although three populations considered subspecies have lost one of these characters. The distinct evolution of this assemblage is supported by diagnostic behavioral characters derived from foraging behaviors, vocal repertoires, …


Commencement Program, December (2006), Minnesota State University Moorhead Dec 2006

Commencement Program, December (2006), Minnesota State University Moorhead

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.


The Southeastern Librarian V. 54, No. 4 (Winter 2006/2007) Complete Issue Dec 2006

The Southeastern Librarian V. 54, No. 4 (Winter 2006/2007) Complete Issue

The Southeastern Librarian

Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian, volume 54, no. 4 (Winter 2006/2007).


State News Dec 2006

State News

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent developments from SELA member institutions.


People News Dec 2006

People News

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent professional developments from SELA members.


Ni V. Atty Gen Usa Dec 2006

Ni V. Atty Gen Usa

2006 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania


Murray Ledger And Times, December 21, 2006, Murray Ledger And Times Dec 2006

Murray Ledger And Times, December 21, 2006, Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.


Indian Boarding Schools In Comparative Perspective: The Removal Of Indigenous Children In The United States And Australia, 1880-1940, Margaret D. Jacobs Dec 2006

Indian Boarding Schools In Comparative Perspective: The Removal Of Indigenous Children In The United States And Australia, 1880-1940, Margaret D. Jacobs

Department of History: Faculty Publications

This essay compares the forced removal of American Indian and Aboriginal children in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, arguing that governments intentionally removed indigenous children to institutions as acts of colonial control, not assimilation. Since colonial governments in the United States and Australia did not value traditional cultures of American Indians and Aborigines, they sought to destroy them. The essay argues that non-Natives purposely removed indigenous children to make them "useful" to non-Natives. As a result, indigenous children's institutions taught a curriculum designed to be of benefit to employers who could exploit Native labor. Every state in Australia had a …


The Weekly Challenger, December 21, 2006, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al Dec 2006

The Weekly Challenger, December 21, 2006, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The December 21, 2006, issue of The Weekly Challenger.


Teaching Comparative Civil Procedure, Antonio Gidi Dec 2006

Teaching Comparative Civil Procedure, Antonio Gidi

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.


Integrating Transnational Perspectives Into Civil Procedure: What Not To Teach, Kevin M. Clermont Dec 2006

Integrating Transnational Perspectives Into Civil Procedure: What Not To Teach, Kevin M. Clermont

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.