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August 25, 2006 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate August 25, 2006 Approved Minutes

Landscape Use And Movements Of Wolves In Relation To Livestock In A Wildland–Agriculture Matrix, Andreas S. Chavez, Eric M. Gese

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Wolves (Canis lupus) have expanded their distribution into areas of the midwest United States that have not had wolves for several decades. With recolonization of wolves into agricultural areas, there is increasing concern of wolf–livestock conflicts. To assess the risk wolves may pose to livestock, we initiated a 3-year study investigating the activity patterns, movements, habitat use, visitation to livestock pastures by wolves, and the occurrence of depredation events in an agricultural–wildland matrix in northwestern Minnesota, USA. From June 1997 to November 1999, we captured 23 wolves, including pups, from 3 packs; we radio-collared 16 of these wolves. …

Estimation Of Heat Transfer Coefficients Of Cooked Boneless Ham, Kimberly Ryland, Lijun Wang, Alejandro Amézquita, Curtis L. Weller

RURALS: Review of Undergraduate Research in Agricultural and Life Sciences

Biological heat transfer depends on many factors; however it is necessary to understand the cooling process to design safe and efficient meat cooling techniques. For this reason the convective heat transfer coefficient h of a five pound processed boneless pork ham was evaluated by two methods using a similarly shaped aluminum block. A Lumped Parameter approach in which mass transfer was ignored resulted in a heat transfer coefficient value of 5.10 W/m²K. A second method, which included mass transfer, resulted in a value of 9.11 W/m²K. These values fell within the expected range of 5-20 W/m …

Law And The Science Of Networks: An Overview And An Application To The "Patent Explosion", Katherine J. Strandburg

ExpressO

The network may be the metaphor of the present era. A network, consisting of “nodes” and “links,” may be a group of individuals linked by friendship; a group of computers linked by network cables; a system of roads or airline flights -- or another of a virtually limitless variety of systems of connected “things.” The past few years have seen an explosion of interest in “network science,” which seeks to move beyond metaphor to analysis in fields from physics to sociology. Network science highlights the role of relationship patterns in determining collective behavior. It underscores and begins to address the …

Preprojective Representations Of Valued Quivers And Reduced Words In The Weyl Group Of A Kac-Moody Algebra, Mark Kleiner, Allen Pelley

Mathematics - All Scholarship

This paper studies connections between the preprojective representations of a valued quiver, the (+)-admissible sequences of vertices, and the Weyl group by associating to each preprojective representation a canonical (+)-admissible sequence. A (+)-admissible sequence is the canonical sequence of some preprojective representation if and only if the product of simple reflections associated to the vertices of the sequence is a reduced word in the Weyl group. As a consequence, for any Coxeter element of the Weyl group associated to an indecomposable symmetrizable generalized Cartan matrix, the group is infinite if and only if the powers of the element are reduced …

R.I.T. News & Events - August 24, 2006, University News Services, Rochester Institute Of Technology

University Publications

RIT partnering in city-wide public safety initiative, Forums set for presidential search feedback, James, Wayland-Smith earn coveted NRS awards, RIT ranked among top masters universities, Astronomers make celestial discovery, News briefs, Community welcomes Rivers Run housing, RITs Barry Culhane honored, Warfield is art council honoree, Quartet makes beautiful music together, Brick City Catering at your service, Engineering college names leaders, RIT faculty promotions announced, On the blog, McCarthy earns family award, Funding fosters high school partnerships, Bridging the digital divide, Campus hosts Empire State games, Newsmakers, RIT celebrates 2006 retirees

Proceedings Of 8th Bird Strike Committee Usa/Canada Annual Meeting: 21-24 August 2006

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 8th (2006)

Includes abstracts of 26 papers and 12 poster sessions. Complete in one document (39 pages).

Hidden Markov Model Analysis Of Multichromophore Photobleaching, Troy C. Messina, Hiyun Kim, Jason T. Giurleo, David Talaga

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

The interpretation of single-molecule measurements is greatly complicated by the presence of multiple fluorescent labels. However, many molecular systems of interest consist of multiple interacting components. We investigate this issue using multiply labeled dextran polymers that we intentionally photobleach to the background on a single-molecule basis. Hidden Markov models allow for unsupervised analysis of the data to determine the number of fluorescent subunits involved in the fluorescence intermittency of the 6-carboxytetramethylrhodamine labels by counting the discrete steps in fluorescence intensity. The Bayes information criterion allows us to distinguish between hidden Markov models that differ by the number of states, that …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/21 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Eight-year study: from evaluative research to demonstration project 1930, Äì1940 / Joseph Watras.

August 24, 2006, Council On Academic Affairs

Minutes

No abstract provided.

A Flexible Statistical Method For Detecting Genomic Copy-Number Changes Using Hidden Markov Models With Reversible Jump Mcmc , Oscar M. Rueda, Ramon Diaz-Uriarte

COBRA Preprint Series

We have developed a statistical method for the analysis of array based CGH data to detect genomic DNA copy number changes. Our method allows us to answer the biologically relevant questions (what is the probability that a given gene or region has increased or decreased copy number changes) in a clear and simple way, within a rigorous statistical framework. We use a non-homogeneous Hidden Markov Model that incorporates distance between genes, a crucial requirement to analyze data from platforms where distances between probes is highly variable. As the true number of hidden states (states of copy number changes) is not …

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Starbucks now on campus
• New exhibit at Museum will show children link between nature and mathematics

Campus Chronicle (Vol. 9, No. 3), Valparaiso University

Campus Chronicle

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of Achievement Levels In Mathematics And Science, And Current Attitudes, Of Secondary Students In A Six-Period Daily Schedule, With Those Of Students In A Rotate-Eight Block Schedule, Brad J. Heger

Dissertations

In part one of this study, secondary students¿ mathematics and science achievement levels in a Six-Period Daily (SPD) schedule were compared with those in a Rotate-Eight Block (REB) schedule (eight macroperiods in a two day rotation). In part two, alumni were surveyed to compare current opinions of the schedules¿ effectiveness overall and on two subscales. Archival test data and demographic information were obtained on two graduated classes in a selected suburban Midwestern high school, enrollment grades 9 to 12 of approximately 1000 students. Stratified random samples of 50 students from each class were selected based upon treatment, academic ability, ethnicity, …

The Spinnaker Vol. 30 No. 2, University Of North Florida

Spinnaker

Student newspaper for the UNF community.

Size Reduction Of Microstrip Antennas Using Left-Handed Materials Realized By Complementary Split-Ring Resonators, Aparna Limaye

Theses

Recently, metamaterials (MTMs) engineered to have negative values of permittivity and permeability, resulting in a left-handed system, have provided a new frontier for microwave circuits and antennas with possibilities to overcome limitations of the right-handed system. Microwave circuit components such as waveguides, couplers, power dividers and filters, constructed on left-handed materials, have demonstrated properties of backward coupling, phase compensation, reduced sizes, and propagation of evanescent modes. However, there is very limited work to date, on the microstrip antennas with metamaterials. Microstrip antenna is widely used for its low-profile, simplicity of feed and compatibility with planar microstrip circuitry. As the trend …

William F. Bahret: The Cold War Aerospace Technology History Project (Interview 1), Squire L. Brown, William F. Bahret

Cold War Aerospace Technology Oral Histories (MS-431)

Squire Brown interviewed William Bahret on August 22, 2006 for the Cold War Aerospace Technologies History Project. In the interview Mr. Bahret discusses his role in the development of military technology during the Cold War.

Building Consolidation Project, Robert Fridell

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

This project paper proposes a technical solution to the problem of consolidating, a company's two main Datacenters together into one single Datacenter. The project paper specifically addresses issues pertaining to the projects Local Area Networks, Wide Area Networks and Storage Area Networks. The project paper will provide an overview concerning the requirements gathered for the project, a design to meet the requirements, a plan to implement the new designs, and provide information about the plans implementation successes and problems encountered. Though the project lacked a common methodology, project schedule and did not meet certain key goals, the project was successfully …

Volume 44, Number 01: August 22, 2006, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Marine Investigations Of Greece's Santorini Volcanic Field, Haraldur Sigurdsson, Steven Carey, Matina Alexandri, Georges Vougioukalakis, Katherine Croff, Chris Roman, Dimitris Sakellariou, Christos Anagnostou, Grigoris Rousakis, Chrysanti Ioakim, Aleka Goguo, Dionysis Ballas, Thanassis Misaridis, Paraskevi Nomikou

Graduate School of Oceanography Faculty Publications

The most recent major explosive eruption of the Santorini volcano in Greece—around 3600 years before present (B.P.), often referred to as the Minoan eruption—is one of the largest volcanic events known in historical time and has been the subject of intense volcanological and archeological studies [Druitt et al., 1999]. The submarine volcano Kolumbo, located seven kilometers northeast of Santorini and associated with Santorini's tectonic system, erupted explosively in 1650 A.D., resulting in fatalities on the island of Thera [Fouqué, 1879]. A large fraction of the erupted products from the Minoan eruption has been deposited in the …

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• Jiu Jitsu Takes GSU by Force
• Photo Essay
• Campus News
• News Briefs
• Classifieds
• Sports
• News

The "Benefits" Of Non-Delegation: Using The Non-Delegation Doctrine To Bring More Rigor To Benefit-Cost Analysis, Victor B. Flatt

ExpressO

This article examines the problems of benefit-cost (or cost-benefit) analysis in our regulatory system and posits that a more nuanced version of the “non-delegation” doctrine (made famous in Schechter Poultry) could improve many of the problems associated with the use of benefit-cost analysis. In particular this article notes that many of the problems with benefit-cost analysis are its use by agencies to make large policy decisions, which could be characterized as legislative. The article also notes that though the “non-delegation” doctrine may appear to be dead or dormant, that a form of it, in separation of powers doctrine, exists in …

Discounting, On Stilts, Douglas A. Kysar

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

This paper provides a critical overview of several articles presented at the Intergenerational Discounting and Intergenerational Equity Conference held at the University of Chicago Law School on April 27-28, 2006. First, it demonstrates that conventional normative justifications offered for the use of discounting future costs and benefits for policy analysis in the intergenerational context do not withstand scrutiny. Second, it observes that the compensatory transfers that are sometimes thought to sanitize the cost-benefit procedure in the intergenerational context are deeply problematic, both in their theoretical construction and in their practical adequacy for the tasks they are being deployed to accomplish. …

Ccu Newsletter, August 21, 2006, Coastal Carolina University

Coastal Carolina University Newsletter

Coastal Carolina University's weekly on-campus newsletter.

Simultaneously Optimizing Dose And Schedule Of A New Cytotoxic Agent, Thomas M. Braun, Peter F. Thall, Hoang Nguyen, Marcos De Lima

The University of Michigan Department of Biostatistics Working Paper Series

Traditionally, phase I clinical trial designs determine a maximum tolerated dose of an experimental cytotoxic agent based on a fixed schedule, usually one course consisting of multiple administrations, while varying the dose per administration between patients. However, in actual medical practice patients often receive several courses of treatment, and some patients may receive one or more dose reductions due to low-grade (non-dose limiting) toxicity in previous courses. As a result, the overall risk of toxicity for each patient is a function of both the schedule and the dose used at each adminstration. We propose a new paradigm for Phase I …

2006 Convocation, John Li '07, Stephanie Pace Marshall, Eric Mclaren, Leon Lederman, Kenyatta H. Ruffin '99

Convocation

• Prelude Music: Chris Trigg, 2005 IMSA Graduate
• Pledge of Allegiance: John Li, Student Council President
• Welcome: John Li, Student Council President; Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall, President; Dr. Eric McLaren, Principal; Dr. Leon Lederman, IMSA Resident Scholar, 1998 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics
  
• Musical Selection: Chris Trigg, 2005 IMSA Graduate
• Keynote Speaker: First Lieutenant Kenyatta H. Ruffin United States Air Force, 1999 IMSA Graduate
  

Avoidance Of Future Singularities In Loop Quantum Cosmology, M. Sami, Parampreet Singh, Shinji Tsujikawa

Faculty Publications

We consider the fate of future singularities in the effective dynamics of loop quantum cosmology. Nonperturbative quantum geometric effects which lead to ρ2 modification of the Friedmann equation at high energies result in generic resolution of singularities whenever energy density ρ diverges at future singularities of Friedmann dynamics. Such quantum effects lead to the avoidance of a big rip, which is followed by a recollapsing universe stable against perturbations. Resolution of sudden singularity, the case when pressure diverges but energy density approaches a finite value depends on the ratio of the latter to a critical energy density of the order …

August 21, 2006 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Recovering Grain Boundary Inclination Parameters Through Oblique Double-Sectioning, Eric Richards Homer

Theses and Dissertations

A method for the retrieval of grain boundary inclination parameters of the grain boundary character distribution by oblique double-sectioning is proposed. The method, which is similar to the recovery of the orientation distributions from sets of incomplete pole-figures, is described along with a framework for implementation. The method directly measures grain boundary inclinations in a manner similar to serial sectioning while statistically sampling the microstructure comparably to stereological methods. Computer simulations of the method were used to confirm the mathematical framework. Additional simulations, where the grain boundary normal distributions were recovered by both oblique double-sectioning and stereological methods, showed that …

The Collegian (2006-08-21), José Borjón

UTB/TSC Archives - The Collegian [Newspaper]

Vol. 59, No. 1