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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 …

Deafdigest: Deaf Sports News September 27, 2007, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Sports 2007

No abstract provided.

The Tropical Forest And Fire Emissions Experiment: Trace Gases Emitted By Smoldering Logs And Dung From Deforestation And Pasture Fires In Brazil, Ted J. Christian, Robert J. Yokelson, João A. Carvalho, David W.T. Griffith, Ernesto C. Alvarado, José Carlos Santos, Turibio Gomes Soares Neto, Carlos A.Gurgel Veras, Wei Min Hao

Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Publications

Earlier work showed that Amazonian biomass burning produces both lofted and initially unlofted emissions in large amounts. A mobile, Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR) measured the unlofted emissions of 17 trace gases from residual smoldering combustion (RSC) of logs as part of the Tropical Forest and Fire Emissions Experiment (TROFFEE) during the 2004 Amazonian dry season. The RSC emissions were highly variable and the few earlier RSC measurements lay near the high end of combustion efficiency observed in this study. Fuel consumption by RSC was ∼5% of total for a planned deforestation fire. Much regional RSC probably occurs in the …

Shallow Slab Fluid Release Across And Along The Mariana Arc-Basin System: Insights From Geochemistry Of Serpentinized Peridotites From The Mariana Fore Arc, Ivan P. Savov, Jeffrey G. Ryan, Massimo D'Antonio, Patricia Fryer

Geology Faculty Publications

Shallow slab devolatilization is not only witnessed through fluid expulsion at accretionary prisms, but is also evidenced by active serpentinite seamounts in the shallow fore-arc region of the Mariana convergent margin. Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Leg 195 recovered serpentinized peridotites that present a unique opportunity to study the products of shallow level exchanges between the upper mantle and slab-derived fluids. Similar to samples recovered during ODP Leg 125, the protoliths of these fore-arc serpentinized peridotites are mantle harzburgites that have suffered large volume melt extraction (up to 25%) prior to interactions with fluids released from the downgoing Pacific Plate. Samples …

The Pan American (2007-09-27), Sandra Gonzalez

UTPA Archives - The Pan American Newspaper

58th Year, No. 5

Wsu Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, September 27-28, 2007

Board of Trustees Minutes

Minutes from the Wright State University Board of Trustees Meeting held on September 27-28, 2007.

Are Community Values Toward Education Reflective Of A District's Reputation For Quality Education: A Case Study Approach, Sheldon Marc Deveaux

Theses and Dissertations

An increasing number of parents across the nation are seeking alternatives to educate their children. School progress is being documented because of the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Because America's education system is enthralled with academic reforms, research about this thesis topic is significant and timely.

This case study approach addresses the question whether public school districts successfully meet the education standards of parents in the community? Also, the author compares and contrasts the benefits between private and home schooling. Finally, the author addresses specific educational issues that motivate parents to remove their children from …

Limitations And Extensions Of The Wolf-Phc Algorithm, Philip R. Cook

Theses and Dissertations

Policy Hill Climbing (PHC) is a reinforcement learning algorithm that extends Q-learning to learn probabilistic policies for multi-agent games. WoLF-PHC extends PHC with the "win or learn fast" principle. A proof that PHC will diverge in self-play when playing Shapley's game is given, and WoLF-PHC is shown empirically to diverge as well. Various WoLF-PHC based modifications were created, evaluated, and compared in an attempt to obtain convergence to the single shot Nash equilibrium when playing Shapley's game in self-play without using more information than WoLF-PHC uses. Partial Commitment WoLF-PHC (PCWoLF-PHC), which performs best on Shapley's game, is tested on other …

Super Saturday Science, University Relations

Campus News Archive

The University of Minnesota, Morris will host “Super Saturday Science,” an exciting opportunity for girls to expand their interest in science. Girls in grades five through seven are encouraged to attend and explore the fascinating realm of science with professionals.

The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 3 - Sept 27, 2007

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 72 - Number 3 - September 27, 2007. 24 pages.

The Bg News September 27, 2007, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. September 27, 2007. Volume 98-Issue 29.

The Grizzly, September 27, 2007, Matt Flyntz, Lane Taylor, Zakary Arnhold, Robert Whitehead, Ashley Mccomeskey, Ashley Higgins, Megan Helzner, Caitlin Dalik, Kristin O'Brassill, Christopher Schaeffer, Roger Lee, Serena Mithboakar, Alex Ernst, Jason Davis, Jessica Zatwarnicki, Katie Callahan

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Going Green: Ursinus Commits to Improving Energy Efficiency • Ursinus Joins Fight Against U.K. Boycott • "Grad School Guru" Advises UC Seniors • Popping the Pill Continued: DRSP • Hillel and Muslim Student Association Host Break-Fast • Faculty Spotlight: Barbara von Schlegell • Book Review: Vain Art of the Fugue by Dumitru Tsepeneag • Opinions: Ursinus Goes (Not So) Silent for Jena 6; The Arctic Isn't as Neutral Anymore • Superstitions • UC Hosting '07 Field Hockey NCAA Championship • Welcome to the Family: UCXC

Effects Of Deforestation On Tree Diversity And Livelihoods Of Local Community A Case Study From Nepal, Krishna Karkee

Himalayan Research Papers Archive

The objectives of this study were to assess the status and trend of deforestation in the Shiwalik region of the central Nepal, and to explore the most significant effects of community forestry on tree diversity and livelihood of the local community. Two sites, heavily deforested in the past and one being presently owned by the government, the other managed by the local community for about 15 years, were compared with respect to tree and tree seedlings diversity and livelihood capitals. To analyze the diversity indices Hills diversity numbers, Shannon's index and Importance value percentage were measured, whereas livelihood parameters were …

Search For Gravitational Wave Radiation Associated With The Pulsating Tail Of The Sgr 1806-20 Hyperflare Of 27 December 2004 Using Ligo, B. Abbott, R. Abbott, R. Adhikari, J. Agresti, P. Ajith, B. Allen, R. Amin, S. B. Anderson, W. G. Anderson, M. Arain, M. Araya, H. Armandula, M. Ashley, S. Aston, P. Aufmuth, C. Aulbert, S. Babak, S. Ballmer, H. Bantilan, B. C. Barish, C. Barker, D. Barker, B. Barr, P. Barriga, M. A. Barton, K. Bayer, K. Belczynski, J. Betzwieser, P. T. Beyersdorf, B. Bhawal, I. A. Bilenko, Tiffany Z. Summerscales

Faculty Publications

We have searched for gravitational waves (GWs) associated with the SGR 1806-20 hyperflare of 27 December 2004. This event, originating from a Galactic neutron star, displayed exceptional energetics. Recent investigations of the x-ray light curve's pulsating tail revealed the presence of quasiperiodic oscillations (QPOs) in the 30-2000 Hz frequency range, most of which coincides with the bandwidth of the LIGO detectors. These QPOs, with well-characterized frequencies, can plausibly be attributed to seismic modes of the neutron star which could emit GWs. Our search targeted potential quasimonochromatic GWs lasting for tens of seconds and emitted at the QPO frequencies. We have …

Using A Mini-Uav To Support Wilderness Search And Rescue: Practices For Human-Robot Teaming, Julie A. Adams, Brian G. Buss, Joseph L. Cooper, Michael A. Goodrich, Curtis Humphrey, Ron Zeeman

Faculty Publications

Wilderness Search and Rescue can benefit from aerial imagery of the search area. Mini Unmanned Aerial Vehicles can potentially provide such imagery, provided that the autonomy, search algorithms, and operator control unit are designed to support coordinated human-robot search teams. Using results from formal analyses of the WiSAR problem domain, we summarize and discuss information flow requirements for WiSAR with an eye toward the efficient use of mUAVs to support search. We then identify and discuss three different operational paradigms for performing field searches, and identify influences that affect which human-robot team paradigm is best. Since the likely location of …

The Electronic Structure Change With Gd Doping Of Hfo2 On Silicon, Yaroslav B. Losovyj, Ihor Ketsman, Andrei Sokolov, Kirill D. Belashchenko, Peter A. Dowben, Jinke Tang, Zhenjun Wang

Peter Dowben Publications

Gd-doped HfO₂ films deposited on silicon substrates undergo a crystallographic change from monoclinic to fluorite (cubic) phase with increasing Gd concentrations. The crystallographic phase change is accompanied by a small increase in the valence bandwidth and in the apparent band offset in the surface region. Electrical measurements show pronounced rectification properties for lightly doped Gd:HfO₂ films on p-Si and for heavily-doped Gd:HfO₂ films on n-Si, suggesting a crossover from n-type to p -type behavior with increasing doping level.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 39 No. 118, September 26, 2007

Central Florida Future

Making the choice; Student killed in double homicide; Shaky degree programs at risk to be cut; Jena Six ignites talks on campus.

The Spinnaker Vol. 31 No. 8, University Of North Florida

Spinnaker

Student newspaper for the UNF community

Panther- September 2007 - Vol. Lxxxvi, No. 3, Prairie View A&M University

PV Panther Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Contact Metamorphism In The Malashan Dome, North Himalayan Gneiss Domes, Southern Tibet: An Example Of Shallow Extensional Tectonics In The Tethys Himalaya, Tetsuo Kawakami, Mutsuki Aoya, Simon Wallis, Jeffrey Lee, Kentaro Terada, Yu Wang, Matt Heizler

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of the Sciences

Combined petrographic, structural and geochronological study of the Malashan dome, one of the North Himalayan gneiss domes, reveals that it is cored by a Miocene granite, the Malashan granite, that intruded into the Jurassic sedimentary rocks of Tethys Himalaya. Two other granites in the area are referred to as the Paiku and Cuobu granites. New zircon SHRIMP U-Pb and muscovite and biotite ⁴⁰Ar-³⁹Ar dating show that the Paiku granite was emplaced during 22.2–16.2 Ma (average 19.3 ± 3.9 Ma) and cooled rapidly to 350–400 °C at around 15.9 Ma. Whole-rock granite chemistry suggests the original granitic magma …

The Guardian, September 26, 2007, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

Twenty-four page issue of The Guardian, the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. The Guardian has been published regularly since March of 1965.

Volume 45, Number 6: September 26, 2007, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Thinking Outside The Box: New Approaches To Very Large Flexible Diaphragms, John W. Lawson

Architectural Engineering

This paper discusses the past design practices of flexible diaphragms, the current trend to very large diaphragms, and the new tools available to properly evaluate and engineer these large roof systems. Higher shear demands are accommodated by higher plywood/OSB and steel deck shear capacities accepted by the IBe. A new collective chord technique is presented to more accurately reflect large diaphragm behavior. In addition, these very large diaphragms have significant lateral deflection issues that can now be evaluated in the IBC. The new AF&PA deflection equations for wood diaphragms are presented as well as a technique to compute deflections of …

The Spinnaker Vol. 31 No. 8, University Of North Florida

Spinnaker

student newspaper for the UNF community

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Country & Bluegrass Duo Waycross to perform at Georgia Southern University Family Weekend
• Georgia Southern University to Host Hunger and Homelessness Week Oct. 8-13
• Cawthorn represents University at institute for science and civic engagement

Semilinear Spdes As Dynamical Systems (Mittag-Leffler Institute Seminar), Salah-Eldin A. Mohammed

Miscellaneous (presentations, translations, interviews, etc)

No abstract provided.

Croft Institute For International Studies Names 2007 Scholars, J. Farish, L. Freeman

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Thirteen top students from across the country have been chosen as 2007 Croft Scholars by the Croft Institute for International Studies at the University of Mississippi.

Daily Eastern News: September 25, 2007, Eastern Illinois University

September

No abstract provided.

The New Hampshire, Vol. 97 [98], No. 6 (Sept. 25, 2007), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 97, but it is the 98th volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

Shape Invariance And The Exactness Of Quantum Hamilton-Jacobi Formalism, Charles Cherqui, Yevgeny Binder, Asim Gangopadhyaya

Physics: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Quantum Hamilton-Jacobi Theory and supersymmetric quantum mechanics (SUSYQM) are two parallel methods to determine the spectra of a quantum mechanical systems without solving the Schr ̈odinger equation. It was recently shown that the shape invariance, which is an integrability condition in SUSYQM formalism, can be utilized to develop an iterative algorithm to determine the quantum momentum functions. In this paper, we show that shape invariance also suffices to determine the eigenvalues in Quantum Hamilton-Jacobi Theory.