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Integrating Game Technology And Discrete Event Simulation To Analyze Mass Casualty Scenarios, Jason Loveland

Computational Modeling & Simulation Engineering Theses & Dissertations

In the last 10 years, video games have become complex simulation environments with high resolution 3D graphics enabled by powerhouse rendering engines, multi-player client server networks, user friendly displays and graphical user interface , while remaining relatively inexpensive. There is a critical need for systems engineering analysis and rapid trade studies due to changes in operations caused by current events such as terrorist attacks, asymmetric threats, natural disasters, etc. Modem games provide a unique way to visualize and interact with these complex environments, scenarios, missions, and operations. A discrete event simulator (DES) provides an environment to model system architecture behavior, …

Swine Artificial Insemination For Beginners: Heat Detection, Dennis Worwod

All Current Publications

Heat detection is the most important and time consuming part of an A.I. breeding program. Your goal is to recognize when the sow or gilt reaches “standing heat,” which is the period when she stands still and rigid when you put weight on her loin.

Swine Artificial Insemination For Beginners: Ordering And Caring For Semen, Dennis Worwod

All Current Publications

Sows and gilts are usually bred twice, with 12 to 24 hours hours between inseminations. For this reason, boar studs will not ship less than two doses of semen.

Swine Artificial Insemination For Beginners: Selecting The Right Boar, Dennis Worwod

All Current Publications

Artificial Insemination (A.I.) can complement or replace traditional breeding programs for youth swine projects and other small swine operations.

Swine Artificial Insemination For Beginners: The Insemination Process, Dennis Worwod

All Current Publications

You should not attempt to breed a sow or gilt that is not in standing heat. Put weight on the animal’s loin and watch her response to make sure that she is standing.

Adjusted Gross Revenue-Lite, United State Department Of Agriculture

All Current Publications

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Mechanical Disking On Shrub Steppe Ecosystems And Greater Sage Grouse Use In Pine Valley, Utah 2007 Annual Report, Rhett L. Boswell, Nicole S. Frey

All Current Publications

No abstract provided.

Industry Response To Beef Sector Policy And Regulation: Case Study Of Beef Sector In California, James Ahern, Robert Delmore, Andy Thulin

Animal Science

No Abstract.

Annual Report Of Lands Under Control Of The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service As Of September 30, 2007, U. S. Fish And Wildlife Service

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

Annual Report of Lands Under Control Of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service As of September 30, 2007

Message from the Director

Key to Real Property Numbers

Map of National Fish and Wildlife Management Areas

Map of Waterfowl Productions Areas

Significant Land Acquisition Accomplishments in Fiscal Year 2007

Tables
1 Summary by Categories
2 Summary by States, Associated Governments and Possessions
2A FY 2007 Summary by States, Associated Governments and Possessions
3 National Wildlife Refuges
4 Waterfowl Production Areas
5 Coordination Areas
6 Administrative Sites
7 National Fish Hatcheries
8 Wilderness Areas in National Wildlife Refuges and National Fish Hatcheries …

A Group M Consensus Envelope Glycoprotein Induces Antibodies That Neutralize Subsets Of Subtype B And C Hiv-1 Primary Viruses, Hua-Xin Liao, Laura L. Sutherland, Shi-Mao Xia, Mary E. Brock, Richard M. Scearce, Stacie Vanleeuwen, S. Munir Alam, Mildred Mcadams, Eric A. Weaver, Zenaido T. Camacho, Ben-Jiang Ma, Yingying Li, Julie M. Decker, Gary J. Nabel, David C. Montefiori, Beatrice H. Hahn, Bette T. Korber, Feng Gao, Barton F. Haynes

Nebraska Center for Virology: Faculty Publications

HIV-1 subtype C is the most common HIV-1 group M subtype in Africa and many parts of Asia. However, to date HIV-1 vaccine candidate immunogens have not induced potent and broadly neutralizing antibodies against subtype C primary isolates. We have used a centralized gene strategy to address HIV-1 diversity, and generated a group M consensus envelope gene with shortened consensus variable loops (CON-S) for comparative studies with wildtype (WT) Env immunogens. Our results indicate that the consensus HIV-1 group M CON-S Env elicited cross-subtype neutralizing antibodies of similar or greater breadth and titer than the WT Envs tested, indicating the …

Lake Mead National Recreation Area Vegetation Monitoring And Analysis: Year-End Progress Report, October 1, 2006 To September 30, 2007, Margaret N. Rees

Vegetation Monitoring

Executive Summary

• The Weed Sentry program surveyed more than 750 miles of federal lands in Clark County for invasive, exotic plant species.
• Weed Sentry also removed more than 600,000 individual invasive plants from federal
  lands. These removals represent pro-active efforts that may have forestalled large
  infestations difficult and costly to eradicate.
• In response to a request by the manager of the Fish and Wildlife Service Desert National
  Wildlife Refuge, a major effort of surveying springs for plant community composition
  and invasive plants provided unique knowledge services by the Weed Sentry program.
  No such baseline information existed for the Sheep Range. …

Lake Mead National Recreation Area Monitoring And Evaluation Of Sensitive Wildlife: Annual Progress Report, Period Ending September 30, 2007, Margaret N. Rees

Wildlife Monitoring

Project 1. Relict Leopard Frog Monitoring, Management, and Research

• Diurnal and nocturnal surveys completed at all natural and translocation sites during the spring – the most striking finding was the lack of frogs observed at Rogers Springs and lower Blue Point despite repeated survey efforts.
• Relict leopard frog annual translocation effort completed – a total of 1365 late stage tadpoles and 592 post-metamorphic frogs from the head-start facilities were released at existing translocation sites.
• Mark-recapture effort at Rogers Spring abandoned because of the lack of frogs; assistance provided for a mark-recapture study at upper Blue Point Spring.
• Potential translocation sites …

Weird Al Yankovic, Center For Performing Arts

Center for Performing Arts Memorabilia

Playbill insert for the September 29, 2007 performance by Weird Al Yankovic.

Analysis Of A Class Of Distributed Randomized Algorithms On Randomly Changing Network Graphs, Jen-Yeu Chen, Jianghai Hu

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technical Reports

Dynamical connection graph changes are inherent in networks such as peer-to-peer networks, wireless ad hoc networks, and wireless sensor networks. Considering the influence of the frequent graph changes is thus essential for precisely assessing the performance of applications and algorithms on such networks. With two-fold states, stochastic hybrid systems (SHSs) can effectively model the dynamics of the execution of algorithms on a network with random and frequent graph changes. In this report, using SHSs, we analyze the performance of an epidemic-like algorithm, DRG (Distributed Random Grouping), for average aggregate computation on a wireless sensor network with dynamical graph changes. The …

Population Biology And Monitoring Of The Cuban Hutia At Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Gary W. Witmer, Martin Lowney

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

The Cuban hutia (Capromys pilorides) is the largest native mammal occurring in Cuba. Endemic to the West Indies, most species of hutia are rare or extinct because of over-harvesting, exotic species introductions, and habitat modifications by humans. An exception is Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where the Cuban hutia is very common and is responsible for a variety of damage and conflicts, including damage to landscaping, gnawing through cables, damage to vehicles, the accumulation of large amounts of feces in residential areas, and damage to native vegetation, with little subsequent regeneration of many plant species. Current management focuses on population …

Volume 43 - Issue 04 - Friday, September 28, 2007, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

The Echo: September 28, 2007, Taylor University

2007-2008 (Volume 95)

Global climate change heats up discussion at science seminars – E-mail privacy explained – Bookstore to stay TU-run for now – Elsaharty challenges campus with Islamic perspective – Community theaters gives ministry a new play – Small talk with Masri – Phubbbbbbbs takes his throne – Office hours, 7-11: open house review – Down with the sickness – Audiences discover ‘Easter Promises’ are half-empty – Grossed out by pornography – Josh Porter’s fall TV assessment – Letters to the Editor – Going green for less – End of an era for Taylor’s bookstore – Presidential debate remix – Why should …

The Express: September 28, 2007, Taylor University Fort Wayne

2007-2008 (Volume 12)

Andy Booth Leads Innovative Renewal Week — Stick Figure Worship — The Pen is mightier than a Taser — Right to be Wrong: The Smoking Ban — Applied Learning: Summer Internships — It’s All About Music — Cheap And Fun in Fort Wayne: The Children’s Zoo — Sports Stats — Emily Ford: Bold Move for TTO — The Rockin’ Restaurant Review: Uno’s Chicago Grill

The Murray State News, September 28, 2007, The Murray State News

Murray State University Collection

No abstract provided.

The Diamond, September 28, 2007, Dordt College

Dordt Diamond

• Front Page: Time - The "Worst Enemy"; Provost to Replace VPAA in Admin Revamp
• News: New Student Services VP Appreciates Dordt Community, Values; Rec Center Changes Weight-Room Layout
• Opinions: Reclaiming Our Patriotism; Football Students Are Part of Our Community; A Few Quick Thoughts on Christian Patriotism
• Features: Intramurals Build Community; New Clubs on Campus; Think Campus Is Boring? Then Get out of Here!; Dordt Prof Takes First Place at International Organ Competition; Dordt Student Fights for Cancer Awareness; Student Activities Entertains with Movie Night and The Price is Trite; Ask Alvin: Concert Tickets, Anyone?; Prestigious 20th Century Masters Exhibit Displays …

Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis: Retrospective Review Of 86 Cases, Zuhair R Al-Bahrani

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to present our experience in the management of gastrointestinal tuberculosis in Iraq. PATIENTS&METHODS: 86 cases with intestinal tuberculosis were histologically proven by endoscopy or surgery, during the period 1965-2004 at the Medical City Teaching Hospital, & two private hospitals (Alousi & Mustansiria), Baghdad. RESULTS: 54(62.8%) were female and 32(37.2%) were male. Age ranged from 6-82 years (mean 33yrs), peak 30-39 years. Clinical presentation were; intestinal obstruction 44(51.2%), abdominal mass 20(23.3%), malabsorption 13(13%), massive gastrointestinal bleeding 3(3.5%), peritonitis 3(3.5%), pyloric obstruction 2(2.3%) and dysphagia 1(1.2%) patients. Chest X-ray reported; normal in 62(72.1%), active …

The Efficacy Of Dextran 70 On Reticuloendothelial System In Systemically Infected Mice With Klebsiella Pneumoniae, Jamela Gh. Auda

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The reticuloendothelial system (RES) play an important role in immunity against bacterial infection and Klebsiella pneumoniae one of the most common causes of hospital-acquired infections. Dextran70 (D70), a polysaccharide, may alter functions of this system through changing many biological activities in the tissues. OBJECTIVE: This study focuses on the prophylactic effects of D70 on RES in systemically challenged mice with K. pneumoniae which has been isolated from urine sample of patient with urinary tract infection. METHODS: Four groups of adult white mice were intravenously injected with K.pneumoniae. Three groups of them was preinjected intraperitonealy for three successive days …

Crusader, September, 28, 2007, College Of The Holy Cross

Student Newspapers

The student newspaper for the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. Articles include coverage of campus events and issues, sports, editorials and special features.

The Wooster Voice (Wooster, Oh), 2007-09-28, Wooster Voice Editors

The Voice: 2001-2011

This edition of the Wooster Voice, a student run newspaper, was published on September 28 of 2007, and it is eight pages long. A rally last Thursday sponsored by the Black Students' Association, the college chapter of the NAACP, and the Wooster-Orville NAACP was regarding the "Jena 6' controversy. President Cornwell has a goal to connect with the student body, he is even advising a philosophy IS. The Wooster Volunteer Network hosted "Volunteer Week" this past week. One of the First Year Seminar classes, taught by Thomas Prendergast, deals with the history of food and cannibalism. Artist Alison Saar was …

The Bg News September 28, 2007, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. September 28, 2007. Volume 98-Issue 30.

The Colby Echo (2007-09-28), Colby College

The Colby Echo

Published by the students of Colby College since 1877, The Colby Echo is the weekly, editorially independent student-run newspaper of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Published monthly, 1877-1886; semi-monthly, 1886-1897; and weekly, during the academic year, 1898-present.

National Wildlife Research Center: Research Update Summer 2007

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Wildlife Services: Vision and Strategic Goals
Spotlight on NWRC Rice Research
Blackbird Damage
History of Rice Research
NWRC Realigns Research Programs
WS Partners with Chinese Scientists to Study Role of Wildlife as Carriers of Avian Influenza
Rodent Control Collaboration at Army Training Area
NWRC Field Station Assists University of Hawaii Anthropology Department
Developing Methods & Providing Wildlife Services
EPA Registers Oral Contraceptive for Pigeons
New DRC-1339 “Take” Models Available for Use
Oregon and Washington Register a New Forest Pest Management Tool
Researchers Present Method for Permitted Take of Migratory Birds
New HPCL Analytical Method Developed for Warfarin
WS Begins Efforts …

The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

No abstract provided.

Chanticleer | Vol 56, Issue 5, Jacksonville State University

Chanticleer

No abstract provided.

Vol.35 N.19 September 27th 2007, Brown Publishing Company

Black Voice News

No abstract provided.