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Reconstrucing Richard Epstein, Eduardo M. Penalver Dec 2006

Reconstrucing Richard Epstein, Eduardo M. Penalver

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

Presented at the 2005 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference.

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Impact Of Richard A. Epstein, James W. Ely Dec 2006

Impact Of Richard A. Epstein, James W. Ely

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

Presented at the 2005 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference.

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Taking Stock Of Takings: An Author's Retrospective, Richard A. Epstein Dec 2006

Taking Stock Of Takings: An Author's Retrospective, Richard A. Epstein

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

Presented at the 2005 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference.

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Takings: An Appreciative Retrospective, Eric R. Claeys Dec 2006

Takings: An Appreciative Retrospective, Eric R. Claeys

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

Presented at the 2005 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference.

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Qubit, December 2006 Dec 2006

Qubit, December 2006

Qubit (Cuban science fiction magazine)

The December 2006 issue of the Qubit.

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Perceptions Of Crime, Fear Of Crime, And Defensible Space In Fort Worth Neighborhoods, Bonnie R. Grohe Dec 2006

Perceptions Of Crime, Fear Of Crime, And Defensible Space In Fort Worth Neighborhoods, Bonnie R. Grohe

Public Affairs Dissertations - Archive

This research used descriptive, written scenarios to test the perceptions of crime, fear of crime, and defensible space of residents in three Fort Worth, Texas, neighborhood associations. The survey instrument included two different measures of fear of crime: 1) fear of crime in hypothetical scenarios, and 2) fear of crime in resident's own neighborhoods to examine whether residents who were fearful in their own neighborhood also reported high levels of fear in hypothetical neighbor¬hoods. The instrument also tested whether residents perceived certain neighborhoods as defensible and if residents recognized what crime prevention scholars defined as "safe" environments. The multiple regression …

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A Simple Numerical Method Of Cycle Jumps For Cyclically Loaded Structures, D. Cojocaru, Anette M. Karlsson Dec 2006

A Simple Numerical Method Of Cycle Jumps For Cyclically Loaded Structures, D. Cojocaru, Anette M. Karlsson

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications

A method for accelerated numerical simulations of structures subjected to cyclic loading is investigated. Of particular interest is a class of structures where the structural properties evolve with time. The proposed method is based on conducting detailed finite element analysis for a set of cycles to establish a trend line, extrapolating the trend line spanning many cycles, and use the extrapolated state as initial state for additional FEA simulations. This includes a control function that automatically monitors the length of the cycle jump to ensure a realistic solution. We compare the proposed method to a reference calculation, where all incremental …

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Arribot- An Enabler For Studying Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks, Jaymala Suresh Ghadigaonkar Dec 2006

Arribot- An Enabler For Studying Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks, Jaymala Suresh Ghadigaonkar

Electrical Engineering Theses - Archive

The objective of this thesis is to structure a mobile wireless sensor network using low cost, custom made robotic platforms. Over the years, several projects have proved that the performance of a static wireless sensor network (WSN) is greatly enhanced by using mobile WSN for applications like adaptive exploration or in search and rescue missions where the network topology changes with changes in the environment. A low cost, mobile wireless sensor node known as the ARRI BOT has been designed to contribute along with other robotic platforms in structuring an ingenious mobile wireless sensor network (MSWN). The ARRI BOT has …

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Physical Layer And Application Layer Issues Of Wireless Sensor Networks, Lingming Wang Dec 2006

Physical Layer And Application Layer Issues Of Wireless Sensor Networks, Lingming Wang

Electrical Engineering Dissertations - Archive

The potential for collaborative, robust networks of wireless sensors has attracted a great deal of research attention. For the most part, this is due to the compelling applications that wireless sensor networks will enable. Location sensing, environmental observation and surveillance, medical monitoring and a lot other applications are all gaining interest. However, wireless sensor network poses a large number of challenges. Among all, one of the most important challenges is design sensor networks that have long network lifetime, which will become especially difficult due to the energy-constrained nature of the sensor nodes. In this thesis, we focus on physical and …

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Tigard-Tualatin School District Enrollment Forecast Update, 2007-08 To 2011-12, Portland State University. Population Research Center, Charles Rynerson, Vivian Siu Dec 2006

Tigard-Tualatin School District Enrollment Forecast Update, 2007-08 To 2011-12, Portland State University. Population Research Center, Charles Rynerson, Vivian Siu

School District Enrollment Forecast Reports

The Tigard-Tualatin School District (TTSD) enrolled 12,300 students in Fall 2006, an increase of 167 students (1.4 percent) from Fall 2005. Growth was concentrated in the elementary grades (K-5), which grew by 195 students (3.6 percent) between Fall 2005 and Fall 2006. This report presents the results of a demographic study conducted by the Portland State University Population Research Center (PRC). The study includes analysis of population, housing and enrollment trends affecting the District in recent years, estimates of the impacts of new housing development on TTSD enrollment, and forecasts of district-wide and individual school enrollments for the 2007-08 to …

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Incorporating Electron-Transfer Functionality Into Synthetic Metalloproteins From The Bottom-Up, Jing Hong, Olesya A. Kharenko, Michael Y. Ogawa Dec 2006

Incorporating Electron-Transfer Functionality Into Synthetic Metalloproteins From The Bottom-Up, Jing Hong, Olesya A. Kharenko, Michael Y. Ogawa

Chemistry Faculty Publications

The alpha-helical coiled-coil motif serves as a robust scaffold for incorporating electron-transfer (ET) functionality into synthetic metalloproteins. These structures consist of a supercoiling of two or more R helices that are formed by the self-assembly of individual polypeptide chains whose sequences contain a repeating pattern of hydrophobic and hydrophilic residues. Early work from our group attached abiotic Ru-based redox sites to the most surface-exposed positions of two stranded coiled-coils and used electron-pulse radiolysis to study both intra- and intermolecular ET reactions in these systems. Later work used smaller metallopeptides to investigate the effects of conformational gating within electrostatic peptide-protein complexes. …

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Evidence Of Influenza A Virus Rna In Siberian Lake Ice, Scott O. Rogers, Gang Zhang, Dany Shoham, David Gilchinsky, Sergei Davydov, John D. Castello Dec 2006

Evidence Of Influenza A Virus Rna In Siberian Lake Ice, Scott O. Rogers, Gang Zhang, Dany Shoham, David Gilchinsky, Sergei Davydov, John D. Castello

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Influenza A virus infects a large proportion of the human population annually, sometimes leading to the deaths of millions. The biotic cycles of infection are well characterized in the literature, including in studies of populations of humans, poultry, swine, and migratory waterfowl. However, there are few studies of abiotic reservoirs for this virus. Here, we report the preservation of influenza A virus genes in ice and water from high-latitude lakes that are visited by large numbers of migratory birds. The lakes are along the migratory flight paths of birds flying into Asia, North America, Europe, and Africa. The data suggest …

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Original Investigation Correlated Joint Fluctuations Can Influence The Selection Of Steady State Gait Patterns In The Elderly, Max J. Kurz, Nikolaos Stergiou Dec 2006

Original Investigation Correlated Joint Fluctuations Can Influence The Selection Of Steady State Gait Patterns In The Elderly, Max J. Kurz, Nikolaos Stergiou

Journal Articles

This investigation utilized a Markov model to investigate the relationship of correlated lower extremity joint fluctuations and the selection of a steady state gait pattern in the young and elderly. Our model simulated the neuromuscular system by predicting the behavior of the joints for the next gait cycle based on the behavior exhibited in the preceding gait cycles. Such dependencies in the joint fluctuations have been noted previously in the literature. We speculated that compared to the young model, the characteristics of the correlated fluctuations in the elderly model would result in the selection of a different steady state gait …

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Product Grading Management System, Ben Condol Dec 2006

Product Grading Management System, Ben Condol

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

Product Grading Management System (PGMS) is a comprehensive, statistical and stand-alone, control process application. This PGMS is web based and the first version being developed that will be utilized to define industry standards. Considering a broad array of products, the control process application in scrutiny is designed and deployed for two specific products: tomatoes and spinach. The company used in this paper is fictional; however, the examples are based on real scenarios experienced during a two year stint in the Supply Chain Management & Manufacturing industry. Product Quality Grading requires recording, tracking, managing and displaying quality data that is collected …

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Inventory Management Of Medical Drugs, Srinivas Jujjavarapu Dec 2006

Inventory Management Of Medical Drugs, Srinivas Jujjavarapu

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

Inventory Management is the active control program that allows the management of sales, payments and purchases. Inventory Management are quite complex in nature and involve nonlinear, chaotic and unpredictable behavior thus requiring highly innovative quantitative techniques in order to model their structure. The aim of this project is to explore a relatively new and integrated approach to manage Inventory. This approach can be used successfully for managing models from any discipline. The new system provides detailed inventory information and reference resources to department personnel. It is easy to integrate easily with other applications such as order management and financial management.

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Corrective Action Tracker, Kranthi Chigullapally Dec 2006

Corrective Action Tracker, Kranthi Chigullapally

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

The Correct Action Tracker application is a web based application which stores all the details of the Issues. Corrective Action tracker provides an automated structure to track document and resolve the Issues that impact product quality, product build and product Fulfillment. The objective of The infrastructure is to serve as a knowledge base for all the Operation related issues that impact the manufacturing Life cycle of Brocade products. It focuses on Manufacturing related Issues and Resolution Process. The project report gives an outline of the entire project. The Background of the problem, System overview and Objectives of the project described …

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Equipment Tracking And Management System, Nita Shenoi Dec 2006

Equipment Tracking And Management System, Nita Shenoi

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

Description: An online interface was created to enter details of equipment from off site and remote locations. There ids tracking of asset tags, software license and lease expiration maintenance amongst various other uses. The system is being used to • send alerts upon expiry of licenses; • help in planning or buying and maintaining new equipment; • help keep details of PC's and/or laptops loaned to employees for telecommuting; • store issue of items like ergonomic keyboards, headphones and so on; • Track tickets issued for PC and other systems related problems, date fixed and user feedback. The following modules …

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A Soft Landing, Steady Growth, And Accelerating Farm Income, John Austin, Chris Decker, Tom Doering, Ernie Goss, Nick Hernandez, Bruce Johnson, Ken Lemke, Franz Schwarz, Scott Strain, Eric Thompson, Keith Turner Dec 2006

A Soft Landing, Steady Growth, And Accelerating Farm Income, John Austin, Chris Decker, Tom Doering, Ernie Goss, Nick Hernandez, Bruce Johnson, Ken Lemke, Franz Schwarz, Scott Strain, Eric Thompson, Keith Turner

Economics Faculty Publications

After years of accelerating growth, the U.S. economy achieved a soft landing in 2006. The rate of economic growth remained positive but slowed sufficiently to reduce inflation pressures and the need for further interest rate increases. At the same time the economy remained strong enough to continue the current expansion which has been in place since late 2001. Such a soft landing is vital because it should allow the economy to continue to expand for years to come, but with moderate inflation.

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Immigration And Editorial Page Policy: A Case Study Of The Dallas Morning News, Anthony Ellis Hartzel Dec 2006

Immigration And Editorial Page Policy: A Case Study Of The Dallas Morning News, Anthony Ellis Hartzel

Public Affairs Theses - Archive

Newspaper editorial pages play a crucial role in democratic society, serving as forums for informed debate. On major issues such as immigration, many factors are at play when members of an editorial board sit down together to shape the institutional voice of their newspaper. Using the explanatory case study method, the author directly observes editorial board deliberations at the Dallas Morning News, and sheds light on the influences that affect those writers and editors before the paper publishes its formal positions. The thesis finds that many influences exist beyond news judgment. Those influences range from intra-group dynamics and corporate management, …

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A Country Within A Country: A Study Of Korean And Vietnamese Baptist Churches In America, Daniel Chung Dec 2006

A Country Within A Country: A Study Of Korean And Vietnamese Baptist Churches In America, Daniel Chung

McNair Scholars Research Journal

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Massacre On The Western Front: A Study Of British Strategy And Tactics During World War I, Justin Jones Dec 2006

Massacre On The Western Front: A Study Of British Strategy And Tactics During World War I, Justin Jones

McNair Scholars Research Journal

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Framing Of Heterosexual And Non-Heterosexual Men In Newspaper Stories About Homicides, Richard Manuel Dec 2006

Framing Of Heterosexual And Non-Heterosexual Men In Newspaper Stories About Homicides, Richard Manuel

McNair Scholars Research Journal

No abstract provided.

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An Analysis Of The Impact Of The Performing Arts On At-Risk Youth, Robin Willis Dec 2006

An Analysis Of The Impact Of The Performing Arts On At-Risk Youth, Robin Willis

McNair Scholars Research Journal

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Targeted Drug Delivery To Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Using Biodegradable Nanoparticles, Danyel Specht Dec 2006

Targeted Drug Delivery To Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Using Biodegradable Nanoparticles, Danyel Specht

McNair Scholars Research Journal

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Preparation And Characterization Of Temperature-Responsive Magnetic Nanoparticles Covalently Bonded With N-Isopropylacrylamide Copolymer, Monet Yousef Dec 2006

Preparation And Characterization Of Temperature-Responsive Magnetic Nanoparticles Covalently Bonded With N-Isopropylacrylamide Copolymer, Monet Yousef

McNair Scholars Research Journal

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Legitimate Strategies In Writing : Exploring Esol Learner Perspectives On Attribution, Danielle Elaine Plauche Dec 2006

Legitimate Strategies In Writing : Exploring Esol Learner Perspectives On Attribution, Danielle Elaine Plauche

Linguistics & TESOL Theses - Archive

In many academic institutions today, ESOL (English as a Second or Other Language) writers may incorporate background sources into their writing in ways unrecognized by their academic institutions, which could lead to these learners' academic success or failure. In recent years, researchers and teachers alike have sought to understand the ways ESOL writers understand and avoid plagiarism in many academic institutions. Yet there is little research which explores the perspectives of ESOL writers regarding strategies that are used to attribute authorship. The following study explores the strategies that eight ESOL writers in four different pre-academic proficiency levels use to attribute …

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Synthesis And Characterization Of Multifunctional Oxides For Force And Gas Sensors, Vaneet Sharma Dec 2006

Synthesis And Characterization Of Multifunctional Oxides For Force And Gas Sensors, Vaneet Sharma

Material Science and Engineering Theses - Archive

In this research work, the piezoresistivity phenomena in multifunctional oxides of La0.8Sr0.2MnO3 (LSMO) and composites of LSMO - (Ce0.12Zr0.88)O2 has been investigated for force and gas sensor applications in harsh environments including automobile and aerospace industry. In these applications, there is a need of material with high mechanical strength with multi sensing capabilities. The inherent sensing capabilities allow the material to be implemented at variety of platforms. Previously, LSMO polycrystalline ceramics have been studied as a cathode material in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC). Owing to its colossal magnetoresistance properties, this material has also been extensively studied for use in …

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Castor Canadensis Winter 2006, Jedediah Smith Society Dec 2006

Castor Canadensis Winter 2006, Jedediah Smith Society

Castor Canadensis - Jedediah Smith Society

Newsletter of the Jedediah Smith Society

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Partitioning Multiple Objective Optimal Solutions With Applications In Radiotherapy Design, Allen G. Holder Dec 2006

Partitioning Multiple Objective Optimal Solutions With Applications In Radiotherapy Design, Allen G. Holder

Mathematics Faculty Research

The optimal partition for linear programming is induced by any strictly complementary solution, and this partition is important because it characterizes the optimal set. However, constructing a strictly complementary solution in the presence of degeneracy was not practical until interior point algorithms became viable alternatives to the simplex algorithm. We develop analogs of the optimal partition for linear programming in the case of multiple objectives and show that these new partitions provide insight into the optimal set (both pareto optimality and lexicographic ordering are considered). Techniques to produce these optimal partitions are provided, and examples from the design of radiotherapy …

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Twenty Years Of Medieval Feminist Scholarship: Reflections On The Foundation Of The Medieval Feminist Newsletter, The Society For Medieval Feminist Scholarship, And The Medieval Feminist Forum, Elizabeth Robertson Dec 2006

Twenty Years Of Medieval Feminist Scholarship: Reflections On The Foundation Of The Medieval Feminist Newsletter, The Society For Medieval Feminist Scholarship, And The Medieval Feminist Forum, Elizabeth Robertson

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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