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Burns V. Pa Dept Corr

2008 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes Sept 19, 2008, A-State Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Wooster Voice (Wooster, Oh), 2008-09-19, Wooster Voice Editors

The Voice: 2001-2011

This edition of the College of Wooster's student run newspaper was published on September 19 of 2008 and it is eight pages long. The first page of this edition is dedicated to Senator Joe Biden's (and vice presidential nominee) visit to campus this past Wednesday. The outer effects of Hurricane Ike were seen in Wooster with the high winds, fallen trees, and fallen power lines on Sunday September 14. A major company and employer in Orville, American WeatherSeal, closed its doors permanently leaving upwards of 100 people without jobs. Senior Robert Ippolito spent his summer in Bolivia working with pumas, …

The Biomechanics Of Ballistochory In Impatiens Pallida, Lua Del Campo

Pomona Senior Theses

This research is an analysis of the explosive seed dispersal of Impatiens pallida fruit. Data was taken using high-speed video and analyzed using LoggerPro video analysis software. From the videos we discerned a qualitative model for dehiscence, a description of how the process unfolds, and from our data we deduced quantitative values for the velocity, momentum, and energy of the system. We were also able to glean a lower bound of Young’s modulus E of the fruit tissue. These results and the tools of analysis that generate them are the foundation for the development of a theoretical model of the …

T-Plausibility: Semantic Preserving Text Sanitization, Wei Jiang, Mummoorthy Murugesan, Chris Clifton, Luo Si

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

The Time Derivative Neuron, Jie Xu, John G. Harris

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

We have developed the time derivative neuron to reduce the bandwidth needed to encode continuous-time input signals using spiking neuron models. Unlike conventional spiking neuron models, the time derivative neuron generates more spikes in regions of high change and is essentially invariant to DC shifts of the input. We describe the model and develop an efficient reconstruction algorithm to demonstrate its reconstruction accuracy and transmission bandwidth. The idea has both digital and analog hardware realizations and we show a SPICE transistor-level simulation of an efficient analog CMOS implementation. ©2008 IEEE.

Spartan Daily, September 18, 2008, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 131, Issue 12

Usa V. Levinson

2008 Decisions

USDC for the District of Delaware

The Pan American (2008-09-18), J. R. Ortega

UTPA Archives - The Pan American Newspaper

Vol. 65, No. 4

Investigating Tropical Cyclone-Climate Feedbacks Using The Trmm Microwave Imager And The Quick Scatterometer, Ryan L. Sriver, Matthew Huber, Jesse Nusbaumer

Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Faculty Publications

Sea surface temperature (SST) and near-surface winds from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Microwave Imager (TMI) and the Quick Scatterometer (QuikScat) are used to calculate globally integrated tropical cyclone-induced SST anomalies and power dissipation (PD). We estimate tropical cyclone-induced upper ocean cooling to be ∼35% higher than our previous estimates based on reanalyzed ERA40 and NCEP surface data. Annually averaged, global PD estimates from TMI are ∼5 × 1019 J for the years 1998 to 2006 (roughly 30% greater than ERA40 PD for overlapping years). QuikScat PD is estimated to be ∼1.7 × 1020 J for the years 2000 …

The Bg News September 18, 2008, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. September 18, 2008. Volume 99-Issue 19.

J=C Production In Square Root Of Snn = 200 Gev Cu + Cu Collisions, Andrew Marshall Adare, Sergey V. Afanasiev, Christine A. Aidala, N. N. Ajitanand, Yasuyuki Akiba, Gyöngyi Baksay, László A. Baksay, Marcus Hohlmann, S. Rembeczki, Klaus Dehmelt

Aerospace, Physics, and Space Science Faculty Publications

Yields for J=c production in Cu þ Cu collisions at ffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffi sNN p ¼ 200 GeV have been measured over the rapidity range jyj < 2:2 and compared with results in p þ p and Au þ Au collisions at the same energy. The Cu þ Cu data offer greatly improved precision over existing Au þ Au data for J=c production in collisions with small to intermediate numbers of participants, in the range where the quark-gluon plasma transition threshold is predicted to lie. Cold nuclear matter estimates based on ad hoc fits to d þ Au data describe the Cu þ Cu data up to Npart 50, corresponding to a Bjorken energy density of at least 1:5 GeV=fm3.

The Scarlet - Volume Xc, No. 1 (September 18, 2008), Scarlet Staff

The Scarlet Archive (Student Newspaper) (1939-2011) (In Progress)

The September 18, 2008 edition of The Scarlet (est. 1939), Clark University's student-run newspaper. The Scarlet is intellectually and editorially independent of the University.

The cover story for this issue is "The Whistle Stops Here: NBC's Whistle-Stop '08 Tour comes to Worcester". Other headlines and coverage include an In Memoriam for Professor Arthur Chou and Professor Winston Napier, Clark Dining Services, Sarah Palin, Clark construction, legalizing marijuana, "Cold War '08", Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, WALL-E, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, and more.

Every issue of The Scarlet from the 2011-2012 academic year to the present can …

Montana Kaimin, September 18, 2008, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Sept. 17, 2008 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

The Register, 2008-09-17, North Carolina Agricutural And Technical State University

NCAT Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Uni Alumni Association To Present Heritage Honours Awards During Homecoming, News Release, September 17, 2008

Noteworthy People of UNI Documents

Nancy J. Powell graduated from UNI in 1970 with a History major and taught Social Studies in Dayton, Iowa for six years. Since her career move to the U.S. Foreign Service, Powell has held several positions since 1977, including Director of International Intelligence for South Asia and Ambassador to Uganda and Nepal. She was named the first woman Ambassador to India in 2012.

Minutes Of The Faculty Senate Meeting, September 17, 2008, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Curriculum Minutes 09/17/2008, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Quantum Analysis Of A Nonlinear Microwave Cavity-Embedded Dc Squid Displacement Detector, P. D. Nation, M. P. Blencowe, E. Buks

Dartmouth Scholarship

We carry out a quantum analysis of a dc superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) mechanical displacement detector, comprising a SQUID with mechanically compliant loop segment, which is embedded in a microwave transmission line resonator. The SQUID is approximated as a nonlinear current-dependent inductance, inducing an external flux tunable nonlinear Duffing self-interaction term in the microwave resonator mode equation. Motion of the compliant SQUID loop segment is transduced inductively through changes in the external flux threading SQUID loop, giving a ponderomotive radiation pressure-type coupling between the microwave and mechanical resonator modes. Expressions are derived for the detector signal response and noise, …

Daily Eastern News: September 17, 2008, Eastern Illinois University

September

No abstract provided.

Vimos-Vlt Integral Field Kinematics Of The Giant Low Surface Brightness Galaxy Eso 323-G064, Stacy S. Mcgaugh

Faculty Scholarship

Aims. We have studied the bulge and the disk kinematics of the giant low surface brightness galaxy ESO 323-G064 in order to investigate its dynamical properties and the radial mass profile of the dark matter (DM) halo. Methods. We observed the galaxy with integral field spectroscopy (VLT/VIMOS, in IFU configuration), measured the positions of the ionized gas by fitting Gaussian functions to the [O III] λλ4959,5007 and Hβ emission lines, and fit stellar templates to the galaxy spectra to determine velocity and velocity dispersions. We modeled the stellar kinematics in the bulge with spherical Isotropie Jeans models and explored the …

Why Are Ferroelectric Polymers Difficult To Find – And Difficult To Verify, Stephen Ducharme

Stephen Ducharme Publications

The field of electrets encompasses a wide range of materials that maintain an external electric field due to alignment of internal electric dipoles or trapped charge, or both [1]. Polymers incorporating molecular dipoles constitute an important class of electrets, and so it is fitting that we consider the conditions under which such a polymer can also be considered a ferroelectric [2]. Further, because ferroelectric polymers have many uses, it is fruitful to consider how their properties depend on molecular structure [3].

Faculty And Administrative Perceptions Of Professional Programs At Three Private Liberal Arts Colleges., Debra M. Grosz

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this qualitative study was to determine faculty and administrator perceptions of and attitudes toward professional degree programs at liberal arts institutions. Three upper-Midwestern, private, liberal arts colleges of similar size and religious affiliation were selected for the study. Qualitative research methods were used in this study. Data were collected from a series of 15 interviews with select faculty and administrators. Analysis of the data resulted in three categories. The first category, image, included two themes: Interviewees could define and state the purpose of liberal arts colleges, although there were significant differences among the responses; and interviewees knew …

The Interactive Research Guide: Will Function Bring Users Content? A Project Model Illustrated By A Proposed Paper-Writing Guide, Barry J. Bailey

Library Papers and Presentations

After reviewing the history of subject guides and their movement into an electronic format, their is an opportunity to change the format of information providing. Whereas a user goes to guides for lists of content, perhaps a user can go to guides to execute a function. By walking through the creation of a paper-writing guide, this idea of a functioning guide is illustrated.

Merrifield, Urban Wildlife Management Inc., And California Nuisance Wildlife Control Operators Association, V. Lockyer And California Structural Pest Control Board: United States Court Of Appeals For The Ninth Circuit, Case No. 05-16613, Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain,

Other Publications in Wildlife Management

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Maxine M. Chesney, District Judge, Presiding. Argued and Submitted August 16, 2007—San Francisco, California. Filed September 16, 2008, Before: Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain, Michael Daly Hawkins, and Kim McLane Wardlaw, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge O’Scannlain; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge Hawkins

Timothy Sandefur, Pacific Legal Foundation, Sacramento, California, argued the cause for the plaintiffs-appellants and filed briefs; Meriem L. Hubbard, Pacific Legal Foundation, Sacramento, California, was on the briefs. Diann Sokoloff, Deputy Attorney General, Oakland, California, argued the cause for the defendants-appellees and filed a …

Vignettes From The World Of Gravitational Wave Astrophysics, Shane L. Larson

Colloquia and Seminars

No abstract provided.

Daily Eastern News: September 16, 2008, Eastern Illinois University

September

No abstract provided.

Undergraduate Curriculum And Academic Policy Minutes, September 16, 2008 And 2008-2009 Committee Member List

Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Policy Committee Minutes

Committee member list from 2008-2009 and minutes from the Wright State University Faculty Senate Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Policy Committee meeting held on September 16, 2008.

A Risk Analysis Of Risk Analysis, Jay R. Lund

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.