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Tax Strategy Patents: Why The Tax Community Should Not Exclude The Patent System, Lucas Osborn

Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.

Curriculum Change 2008-2009, Portland State University

Bulletin & Curriculum Change Documents

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Chloride Ion On Heavy Metal Partitioning And Transport In An Urban Watershed: Patroon Creek, Albany, Ny, Charles Begeal

Geology Theses and Dissertations

Road deicing salt use in the United States has increased extensively over the last 60 years with urbanization and a need to keep roads safe during winter months. This increase has caused an overall increase in the base concentration of Cl- in streams near roads that receive deicing salts. Many of these streams are in the Northeast United States where extensive industrialization has led to the pollution of soils, sediments, and surface waters by heavy metals. This study addresses the effect that chloride concentration has on fluvial transport and partitioning of heavy metals between the dissolved and suspended phases in …

Gps & Gis: A New Direction, D. J. Miller

Senior Seminars

GPS 's are becoming more and more popular these days, and are used in a wide variety of fashions. Global Positioning Systems (GPS) is used for travel, business, and pleasure. GPS' s have become an imp ortant part of our society in every aspect of life. They help us get where we want to go in a timely matter. "GPS provides accurate location and time information for an unlimited number of people in all weather, day and night, anywhere in the world" (Global Positioning System). Some say that GPS's have found their greatest connection with that of GIS. Geographic Information …

Energy, Entropy And The Environment (How To Increase The First By Decreasing The Second To Save The Third), D. P. Sheehan

Physics and Biophysics: Faculty Scholarship

Energy is the lifeblood of civilization, but inexpensive, high energy density sources are rapidly being depleted and their exploitation is severely degrading the environment. This paper explores a radical solution to this energy-environmental dilemma. In the last 10–15 years, the universality of the second law of thermodynamics has fallen into serious theoretical doubt [1–3].Should it prove experimentally violable, this would open the door to a nearly limitless reservoir of ubiquitous, clean, recyclable energy. If economical, it could precipitate paradigm shifts in energy production, utilization and politics. In this paper, recent challenges to the second law are reviewed, with focus given …

Validation Of A Measure Of Affective, Inferential, And Holistic Intuition, Lauren A. Carlson '08

Honors Projects

A new theory of intuition synthesizes current theoretical models suggesting the existence of three types of intuition: affective, inferential, and holistic (Pretz & Totz, 2(07). However, current intuition measures inadequately assess these types. In response, a new intuition inventory, the Types of Intuition Scale (TIntS), was created containing subscales measuring affective, inferential, and holistic intuition. The current study attempted to establish the factor structure and validity of the TIntS. A factor analysis of TIntS data from 332 participants revealed four distinct factors of intuition: affective, inferential, abstract holistic, and incubation. Additionally, 227 of these participants completed other measures of intuition …

Environmentally Friendly Organic Synthesis Using Bismuth Compounds: Bismuth(Iii) Iodide Catalyzed Deprotection Of Acetals In Water, Ram Mohan, Aaron Bailey, Ashvin Baru, Kendall Tashe

Scholarship

The chemoselective deprotection of a wide range of acetals and ketals in water is catalyzed by bismuth(III) iodide. Bismuth(III) compounds are remarkably nontoxic and hence are attractive as environmentally friendly catalysts.

Book Review: Playing The Game: Inside Athletic Recruiting In The Ivy League, David J. Espin

Marquette Sports Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Financial Aid Amounts On Academic Performance, Lane Coonrod '08

The Park Place Economist

Much research has been done investigating the impact of various forms of financial aid on college entry, eventual college graduation, and future earnings, yet little if any literature has explored the possibility of the presence of unintended academic outcomes—both positive or negative. This study looks to focus on one specific possible externality—financial aid’s impact on academic performance.

Stock Index Pricing With Random Walk And Agent-Based Models, Scott Swisher '08

The Park Place Economist

The objective of this work is to empirically test the EMH and compare its results to those of a viable competitor using computational simulation. Specifically, the individual-agent approach has been gaining momentum recently as the appropriate numerical tools are now widely available (Bonaneau 2002; Cioffi-Revilla 2002; Diks et al. 2007; Gilbert, Bankes 2002; Inchiosa, Parker 2002; Tesfatsion 2002). This fact, coupled with intensifying doubts concerning the validity of efficient-markets theory, has led to intensive use of the agent-based approach with computational agent-based modeling (ABM) of financial markets (Bonabeau 2002). Although multiple theories currently compete with the EMH to varying degrees, …

Florida University Libraries Collection Analysis Project, Anna H. Perrault, Diana Loper

School of Information Faculty Publications

Collection analysis for 26 Florida University Libraries using OCLC Collection Analysis product. The SUL project sponsored by FCLA to analyze the book collections of the Florida university libraries was conducted in 2008 utilizing the OCLC WorldCat Collection Analysis service (WCA). The study findings constitute a baseline assessment of the collections of the Florida university libraries.

"Serious Consideration" Of Race-Neutral Alternatives In Higher Education, Noue George La, Kenneth L. Marcus

Catholic University Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Housing Ladder And Hong Kong Housing Market's Boom And Bust Cycle, Lok Sang Ho, Wai Chung, Gary Wong

Centre for Public Policy Studies : CPPS Working Paper Series

This paper presents evidence, based on the recent Hong Kong experience, for the existence of a “housing ladder effect.” An increase of housing equity at the bottom of the ladder tends to translate into a trading up activity that will both increase housing market turnover and buoy up the entire housing market. Based on a natural experiment through the introduction of a public housing privatization scheme, this papers presents evidence supporting this story using a logit model and a price-volume causality test.

Consumer Theology: Its Causes, Effects, And Solution, R. Douglas Bailey

Doctor of Ministry

This paper claims that consumerism has permeated our culture so completely as to affect the church as well, creating a consumer theology. The thesis of this paper is that spiritual formation, properly understood and implemented in an established church, is the corrective for the harmful effects of consumer theology. Chapter 1 traces the rise of consumerism in America, noting its harmful effects on society. This chapter also introduces consumer theology, claiming that it is characterized by a commodification of the Holy; churches' becoming vendors of religious goods and services; a radical individualism; and a sense of entitlement among congregants. Chapter …

Local Structures Surrounding Zr In Nanostructurally Stabilized Cubic Zirconia: Structural Origin Of Phase Stability, Y. L. Soo, P. J. Chen, S. H. Huang, T. J. Shiu, T. Y. Tsai, Y. H. Chow, Y. C. Lin, S. C. Weng, S. L. Chang, G. Wang, Chin Li Cheung, Renat F. Sabirianov, Wai-Ning Mei, F. Namavar, H. Haider, K. L. Garvin, J. F. Lee, H. Y. Lee, P. P. Chu

Department of Chemistry: Faculty Publications

Local environment surrounding Zr atoms in the thin films of nanocrystalline zirconia (ZrO₂) has been investigated by using the extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) technique. These films prepared by the ion beam assisted deposition exhibit long-range structural order of cubic phase and high hardness at room temperature without chemical stabilizers. The local structure around Zr probed by EXAFS indicates a cubic Zr sublattice with O atoms located on the nearest tetragonal sites with respect to the Zr central atoms, as well as highly disordered locations. Similar Zr local structure was also found in a ZrO₂ nanocrystal …

Nebraska Tractor Test 1932: Agco Lt95a, Nebraska Tractor Test Lab

Nebraska Tractor Tests

ABOUT THE TEST REPORT AND USE OF THE DATA The test data contained in this report are a tabulation of the results of a series of tests. Due to the restricted format of these pages, only a limited amount of data and not all of the tractor specifications are included. The full OECD report contains usually about 30 pages of data and specifications. The test data were obtained for each tractor under similar conditions and therefore, provide a means of comparison of performance based on a limited set of reported data. EXPLANATION OF THE TEST PROCEDURES Purpose The purpose of …

Uab's 3 Goldwater Scholars, Inquiro Staff

Inquiro (undergraduate research journal)

p. 70

Inquiro 2 (End Matter), Inquiro Staff

Inquiro (undergraduate research journal)

pp. 76-80

Ionization Rate, Temperature, And Number Density For Breakdown Waves With A Large Current Behind The Shock Front, S. Norman, Mostafa Hemmati, J. King

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

A three component, one-dimensional, constant velocity, steady-state fluid model is employed to describe the breakdown waves with a current behind the wave front propagating into a neutral gas subjected to an external electric field. Electron gas partial pressure is much larger than that of the other species and therefore is considered to provide the driving force for the wave. The system of equations includes the equations of conservation of mass, momentum, and energy coupled with Poisson’s equation. Inclusion of current behind the wave front in the system of fluid equations also alters the initial boundary conditions and ionization rate. We …

University Of South Carolina Discovery Day 2008, University Of South Carolina

Discovery Day Abstracts

No abstract provided.

Annual Report 2006-2007, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

University Libraries Annual Reports

Contents:

Introduction......p. 1
Librarians Talk About the Library Collections......p. 2
Notable Acquisitions......p. 10
Events and Exhibits......p. 17
Personnel and Professional Activities......p. 20
Facts and Figures......p. 26
Buildings......p. 28
Library Development Activities......p. 29
University Libraries Support Groups......p. 29
Committees......p. 32

Trace Classes And Fixed Points For The Extended Modular Group \Overline{\Gamma}, Özden Koruoğlu, Recep Şahi̇n, Sebahatti̇n İki̇kardeş

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

The extended modular group \overline{\Gamma}=PGL(2,\mathbb{Z}) is the group obtained by adding the reflection R(z)=1/\overline{z} to the generators of the modular group \Gamma =PSL(2, {Z}). In this paper, we find the trace classes of the extended modular group \overline{\Gamma}. Using this, we classify the elements of \overline{\Gamma}.

On The Regular Elements In Z_N, Osama Alkam, Emad Abu Osba

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

All rings are assumed to be finite commutative with identity element. An element a \in R is called a regular element if there exists b \in R such that a=a^2b, the element b is called a von Neumann inverse for a. A characterization is given for regular elements and their inverses in Z_n, the ring of integers modulo n. The arithmetic function V(n), which counts the regular elements in Z_n is studied. The relations between V(n) and Euler's phi-function \varphi (n) are explored.

Linear Connections On Light-Like Manifolds, Teki̇n Dereli̇, Şahi̇n Koçak, Murat Li̇moncu

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

It is well-known that a torsion-free linear connection on a light-like manifold (M,g) compatible with the degenerate metric g exists if and only if Rad(TM) is a Killing distribution. In case of existence, there is an infinitude of connections with none distinguished. We propose a method to single out connections with the help of a special set of 1-forms by the condition that the 1-forms become parallel with respect to this connection. Such sets of 1-forms could be regarded as an additional structure imposed upon the light-like manifold. We consider also connections with torsion and with non-metricity on light-like manifolds.

A Decomposition Method For Solving Unsteady Convection-Diffusion Problems, Shaher Momani

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

In this study, a decomposition method for approximating the solutions of unsteady convection-diffusion problems is implemented. The approximate solution is calculated in the form of a convergent series with easily computable components. The calculations are accelerated by using the noise terms phenomenon for nonhomogeneous problems. Numerical examples are investigated to illustrate the pertinent features of the proposed algorithm.

Mirror Principle For Flag Manifolds, Vehbi̇ Emrah Paksoy

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

In this paper, using mirror principle developped by Lian, Liu and Yau [8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] we obtained the A and B series for the equivariant tangent bundles over homogenous spaces using Chern polynomial. This is necessary to obtain related cohomology valued series for given arbitrary vector bundle and multiplicative characteristic class. Moreover, this can be used as a valuable testing ground for the theories which associates quantum cohomologies and J functions of non-abelian quotient to abelian quotients via quantization.

Mixed Type Of Integral Equation With Potential Kernel, Mohamed Abdella A. Abdou, Gamal Mohamed Abd Al-Kader

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

This paper presents the solution of an integral equation of a mixed type in three-dimensions in the space L_2 (\Omega) \times C[0,T], where T < \infty, and \Omega is the domain of integration with respect to position. The kernel of position integral term is considered in the potential function form, while the kernel of time is considered as a continuous kernel. A linear system of Fredholm integral equations of the first and second kinds are obtained and solved. Krein's method is used to solve the Fredholm integral equation of the first kind, while the second kind is solved numerically.

A Note On A Problem Of J. Galambos, Lu-Ming Shen, Yue-Hua Liu, Yu-Yuan Zhou

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

For any x\in (0,1], letx = \frac{1}{d_1} + \frac{a_1}{b_1} \frac{1}{d_2} + ··· + \frac{a_1a_2 ··· a_n}{b_1b_2 ··· b_n} \frac{1}{d_{n+1}} + ··· be the Oppenheim series expansion of x. In this paper, we investigate the Hausdorff dimension of the set B_m={x:1

Cover For Modules And Injective Modules, N. Amiri

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

Let R be a commutative ring with identity and M be an R-module with Spec(M) \neq \phi. A cover of the R-submodule K of M is a subset C of Spec(M) satisfying that for any x \in K, x \neq 0, there is N \in C such that ann(x) \subset (N:M). If we denote by J = \bigcap_{N \in C} (N:M) and assume that M is finitely generated, then JM=M implies that M=0, M is called C-injective provided each R-homomorphism \phi : (N:M) \rightarrow M with N \in C can be lifted to an R-homomorphism \lambda : R \rightarrow M. …

On Non-Existence Of Lightlike Hypersurfaces Of Indefinite Kenmotsu Space Form, Nesi̇p Aktan

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

In this paper, lightlike hypersurfaces of indefinite Kenmotsu space form are studied. Some characterizations of non-existence of lightlike hypersurfaces of indefinite Kenmotsu space form are given.