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Massive Data Management For Distributed Volume Visualization, Susan Lavis Frank

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Latest Information On Sterkfontein's Australopithecus Skeleton And A New Look At Australopithecus, Ronald J. Clarke

KIP Articles

After a decade of careful excavation, it is now possible to explain how the skeleton came to be in that isolated position in the cavern. Furthermore, it is apparent that the fossil does not belong to either Australopithecus africanus or to A. afarensis, but to an individual belonging to, or closely affiliated to, the second Australopithecus species that is represented in Sterkfontein Member 4 and Makapansgat.

Intolerable Situations And Counsel For Children: Following Switzerland's Example In Hague Abduction Cases , Merle H. Weiner

American University Law Review

In the twilight days of 2007, Switzerland took decisive action to protect children who were being harmed by the application of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction ("Hague Abduction Convention" or "Convention"). 1 Its Parliament passed the Federal Act on International Child Abduction and the Hague Conventions on the Protection of Children and Adults ("Swiss Act"). 2 The Swiss Act, which should enter into force in mid-2009, 3 gives important and necessary guidance to Swiss courts about the phrase "intolerable situation" in Article 13(b) of the Hague Abduction Convention. 4 The Swiss Act also directs …

Scattering Of An Electromagnetic Plane Wave By A Luneburg Lens. Ii. Wave Theory, James A. Lock

Physics Faculty Publications

The partial wave scattering and interior amplitudes for the interaction of an electromagnetic plane wave with a modified Luneburg lens are derived in terms of the exterior and interior radial functions of the scalar radiation potentials evaluated at the lens surface. A Debye series decomposition of these amplitudes is also performed and discussed. The effective potential inside the lens for the transverse electric polarization is qualitatively examined, and the approximate lens size parameters of morphology-dependent resonances are determined. Finally, the physical optics model is used to calculate wave scattering in the vicinity of the ray theory orbiting condition in order …

Rainbows In The Grass. I. External Reflection Rainbows From Pendant Droplets, James A. Lock, Charles L. Adler, Richard W. Fleet

Physics Faculty Publications

In the mid-morning on a sunny day one can sometimes see glare spots associated with uncolored "rainbow" (i.e., fold) caustics due to the sunlight reflected from the surface of dew or guttation drops. We show that these dewdrop reflection rainbows are due to places on the droplet (i.e., from an "inflection circle") where its Gaussian curvature becomes zero. We work out the theory of such caustics with horizontally incident light and present a comparison of the theory to measurements made in the laboratory. (C) 2008 Optical Society of America

Impact Of Elaboration On Responding To Situational Judgment Test Items, Filip Lievens, Helga Peeters

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Although faking has been identified as a potential problem in situational judgment tests (SJTs), no studies have investigated proactive approaches for controlling faking in SJTs. Therefore, this study examined the impact of elaboration on responding to SJT items. Elaboration was operationalized as reason-giving. Two hundred and forty-seven master students were assigned to either an honest or a fake condition, and to a non-elaboration or an elaboration condition. Results showed that elaboration decreased the effect of faking for items with high familiarity. Elaboration on familiar items also decreased the percentage of fakers in the top of the distribution. Next, participants in …

Atomistic-Based Finite Element Simulation Of Carbon Nanotubes, Yang Yang

Dissertations

Since first found in the form of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) by Iijima(1991), carbon nanotube (CNT) for its outstanding and unique properties have gained overwhelming attentions from across the spectrum of the science and engineering fields. CNTs are structurally perfect, small size, low density, high stiffness, high strength (Qian et al., 2002), and their electronic properties depend on the particular distortion as well as the initial tube diameter and chirality, ranging from narrow-gap or moderate-gap semiconducting to metallic (Pantano et al., 2004b), which can be utilized in nanoscale sensors and devices. These appealing characteristics provide strong drives for the possible …

Ballot Mark Detection, Elisa H. Barney Smith, Daniel Lopresti, George Nagy

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

Optical mark sensing, i.e., detecting whether a "bubble" has been filled in, may seem straightforward. However, on US election ballots the shape, intensity, size and position of the marks, while specified, are highly variable due to a diverse electorate. The ballots may be produced and scanned by poorly maintained equipment. Yet near-perfect results are required. To improve the current technology, which has been subject to criticism, components of a process for identifying marks on an optical sense ballot are evaluated. When marked synthetic ballots are compared to an unmarked ballot, the absolute difference of adaptive thresholded images gives best detection …

Modeling The Volatility Of Real Gdp Growth: The Case Of Japan Revisited, Wenshwo Fang, Stephen M. Miller

Economics Working Papers

Previous studies (e.g., Hamori, 2000; Ho and Tsui, 2003; Fountas et al., 2004) find high volatility persistence of economic growth rates using generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (GARCH) specifications. This paper reexamines the Japanese case, using the same approach and showing that this finding of high volatility persistence reflects the Great Moderation, which features a sharp decline in the variance as well as two falls in the mean of the growth rates identified by Bai and Perronâs (1998, 2003) multiple structural change test. Our empirical results provide new evidence. First, excess kurtosis drops substantially or disappears in the GARCH or exponential …

Efficient Production Of Wins In Major League Baseball, Brian Volz

Economics Working Papers

Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is applied to Major League Baseball salary and performance data from 1985 to 2006 in order to identify those teams which produced wins most efficiently and the characteristics which lead to efficient production. It is shown that on average both National and American League teams over allocate the most resources to first basemen. Additionally, it is found that National League teams should allocate significantly more resources towards starting pitching while American League teams should allocate significantly more resources toward second base. It is also observed that efficient teams use younger less experienced players and employ rosters …

Expressive Minimalism And Fuzzy Signals: The Judiciary And The Role Of Law, Michele Goodwin

Chicago-Kent Law Review

The proper role of courts engenders significant debate. Yet, what seems better settled is the principle that courts are the place at which the common law is developed. Its genesis and modifications evolve out of the juridical process and when that process becomes encumbered or deferred to the legislature the role of the judiciary is called into question. This essay makes the case that expressive minimalism too often governs the common law judicial approach to biotechnology. The cases visited in this domain test our capacity to understand whether life is appropriately described as being beyond the definition of property, as …

Judicial Activism V. Judicial Abdication: A Plea For A Return To The Lochner Era Substantive Due Process Methodology, Brandon S. Swider

Chicago-Kent Law Review

Amid the fierce battles that take place during the confirmation process of a Supreme Court justice, surprisingly little attention is given to the fact that both sides of the political spectrum generally agree on a matter of profound constitutional importance—namely, the proper level of scrutiny courts are to exact with respect to state and federal legislation. Presently, and for the better part of the last 70 years, the dominant attitude among judicial conservatives and liberals alike is that courts have no authority to strictly scrutinize the overwhelming majority of legislation enacted by state and federal legislatures.

This Comment argues that …

The History Of Choral Music Activity At The University Of Nebraska–Lincoln 1885–1978, Rebecca C. Gruber

Glenn Korff School of Music: Dissertations, Theses, Student Creative Work, and Performances

This is a history of the choral music program at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln (founded 1869). Resources from the Nebraska State Historical Society, the Archives and Special Collections of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, scrapbooks and files from the University of Nebraska School of Music, and its precursor, the University School of Music, have been examined to create a narrative of choral music activity and a list of choral music repertoire. The early years are studied, before the choral ensembles were a formal part of the curriculum, when choral/orchestral performances were a result of collaboration with the city of Lincoln. …

Distribution Patterns Of Sciurus Niger (Eastern Fox Squirrel) Leaf Nests Within Woodlots Across A Suburban/Urban Landscape, Carmen M. Salsbury

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

To determine habitat characteristics that influence Sciurus niger (Eastern Fox Squirrel) abundance and distribution within a suburban/urban landscape in the midwestern United States, I documented the density and placement of fox squirrel leaf nests in 20 woodlots in the Indianapolis metropolitan area, Marion County, IN. The woodlots varied in size (0.94 to 19.5 ha), approximate age, shape, and degree of isolation from other woodlots and suitable squirrel habitat in the surrounding area. Only 8.0% of nests were located in a tree with another nest, and nests were randomly distributed in all but one woodlot, where they were uniformly dispersed. Nest …

Cable Median Barrier Guidelines, Dean L. Sicking, Karla A. Lechtenberg, Francisco Daniel Benicio De Albuquerque

Nebraska Department of Transportation: Research Reports

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Legal Ethics, Patrick Emery Longan

Mercer Law Review

Georgia's appellate courts made significant decisions during the survey year in matters of attorney discipline, malpractice, and ineffective assistance of counsel. They also issued opinions worth noting in cases concerning attorney and judicial disqualification and several miscellaneous matters.

Workers' Compensation, H. Michael Bagley, Daniel S. Kniffen, Katherine D. Dixon

Mercer Law Review

The Georgia General Assembly made no substantive changes to the Workers' Compensation Act in 2008. Additionally, the Georgia appellate courts took relatively few cases on appeal, and most of these addressed areas of law that are already well-established. Because many workers' compensation cases now require practitioners to address the Medicare Secondary Payer Act, the history, impact, and involvement of that legislation on Georgia claims is also addressed in this Article.

Speleo Spiel, No. 369, November-December 2008, Alan Jackson

Speleo Spiel

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Recovery From A Cycling Time Trial Is Enhanced With Carbohydrate-Protein Supplementation Vs. Isoenergetic Carbohydrate Supplementation, John M. Berardi, Eric E. Noreen, Peter W.R. Lemon

Health Sciences Faculty Publications

Background: In this study we assessed whether a liquid carbohydrate-protein (C+P) supplement (0.8 g/kg C; 0.4 g/kg P) ingested early during recovery from a cycling time trial could enhance a subsequent 60 min effort on the same day vs. an isoenergetic liquid carbohydrate (CHO) supplement (1.2 g/kg).

Methods: Two hours after a standardized breakfast, 15 trained male cyclists completed a time trial in which they cycled as far as they could in 60 min (AMex) using a Computrainer indoor trainer. Following AMex, subjects ingested either C+P, or CHO at 10, 60 and 120 min, followed by a standardized meal at …

Dispelling Grammar Myths: 'To Split' Or 'Not To Split' The Infinitive, Rebecca K. Blemberg

Faculty Publications

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When Will The Imposition Of The Requirement To Co-Finance The Construction Of Necessary Facilities Constitute An Abuse Of A Dominant Position? Case Comment To The Judgment Of The Supreme Court Of 5 January 2007 – Kolej Gondolowa (Ref. No. Iii Sk 17/06), Konrad Kohutek

Yearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies

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A Courier Service As A Postal Universal Service – Can A Court Asses The Correctness Of A Legal Qualification Of A Service Of A Courier Company That Was Not Contested By The Company In An Earlier Decision Taken By The Postal Regulator? Case Comment To The Judgment Of The Supreme Court Of 25 April 2007 – Courier Services (Ref. No. Iii Sk 2/07), Agata Jurkowska

Yearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies

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Ranging Behvaior And Habitat Use Patterns Of Hanuman Langurs (Semnopithecus Entellus), Peter Edward Schlichting

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Photooxidation Processes On Single Crystal Tio2(110) Surfaces, David Philip Sporleder

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Effect Of Anionic Lipids Upon The Topography Of Membrane-Inserted Hydrophobic Helices, Khurshida Shahidullah

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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The Dialogic Insinuation, Lauren Marie Tursellino

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Three Essays On Social Security, Temptation And Individual Welfare, Gordon Christopher Boronow

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Software For Writing Assistance And Improvement For Advanced Learners Of English, Diane M. Napolitano

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Coherent Electron Cooling And Two Stream Instabilities Due To Electron Cooling, Gang Wang

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Inventing Shakespeare, 1998-2008: A Consideration Of Recent Fiction And Picture Books In Which Shakespeare The Man Is A Character, Nina Mary Yuliano

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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