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A Groundwork For The Theory Of Notation, Len O. Olsen Dec 2008

A Groundwork For The Theory Of Notation, Len O. Olsen

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This work is a philosophical investigation of signs. It offers a definition of the term “sign” and develops three different systems for talking precisely about signs and their properties. The system of object display lines is developed in the first chapter; the ostension notation and the box notation are developed in the second chapter; and the contemporary associationist definition of a sign is developed in the third chapter. These systems, in conjunction with the definition, are proffered as a philosophical foundation for the theory of notation. The first chapter of this work develops the distinction between i) mere objects (non-signs), …

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Deafdigest: Blue Edition, December 14, 2008, Barry Strassler Dec 2008

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, December 14, 2008, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2008

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Deafdigest: Gold Edition, December 14, 2008, Barry Strassler Dec 2008

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, December 14, 2008, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2008

No abstract provided.

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Deafdigest: Deaf Sports News December 14, 2008, Barry Strassler Dec 2008

Deafdigest: Deaf Sports News December 14, 2008, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Sports 2008

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Commencement Convocation Program, Sarasota - Manatee Campus, December 14, 2008, University Of South Florida Dec 2008

Commencement Convocation Program, Sarasota - Manatee Campus, December 14, 2008, University Of South Florida

USF Graduation and Convocation Programs

Outstanding Professor Award - Michael Sheldon, James Curran, and Thomas Pencek; USF Sarasota-Manatee Distinguished Citizen Award

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Commencement Convocation Program, St. Petersburg Campus, December 14, 2008, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg Dec 2008

Commencement Convocation Program, St. Petersburg Campus, December 14, 2008, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg

USF St. Petersburg Graduations and Commencements

King O'Neal Award: Clarisse Barbier, Jennifer Dion Fox; Outstanding Graduate: Jessica Morgan; Regional Chancellor's Award for Civic Leadership: Andrew H. Hines, Jr.

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Fall Commencement Program, December 13, 2008, Coastal Carolina University Dec 2008

Fall Commencement Program, December 13, 2008, Coastal Carolina University

Commencement Programs

Program of Commencement Exercises at Coastal Carolina University.

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South Dakota State University Graduation Exercises, December 13, 2008, Brookings, South Dakota, South Dakota State University Dec 2008

South Dakota State University Graduation Exercises, December 13, 2008, Brookings, South Dakota, South Dakota State University

Commencement Programs

Please be advised that the names listed in the program do not constitute official confirmation of meeting the graduation requirements. The Graduation Exercises ceremony will commence with introductions by University President David L. Chicoine. Honorary marshals for the event will be Mildred Flynn, Professor of English, and Dick Shane, Professor Emeritus of Economics. Delivering the graduation address titled "Change: It's All the Small Stuff" will be Howard Smith, Interim Dean for the College of Education and Counseling. Dr. Carol J. Peterson, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, will acknowledge faculty and student honors. Recognizing Army and Air Force commissions …

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December 13, 2008 (Pages 6677-6866), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau Dec 2008

December 13, 2008 (Pages 6677-6866), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 38 (2008)

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Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar Dec 2008

Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar

WKU Administration Documents

Commencement program listing graduates.

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Commencement Convocation Program, Usf, Graduate, December 13, 2008, University Of South Florida Dec 2008

Commencement Convocation Program, Usf, Graduate, December 13, 2008, University Of South Florida

USF Graduation and Convocation Programs

No abstract provided.

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Wave Forces On Bridges, Mary-Margaret Dickey Dec 2008

Wave Forces On Bridges, Mary-Margaret Dickey

Theses and Dissertations

From this review, a FORTRAN code was developed that generates time and position dependent distributed loads based on linear wave theory for shallow water conditions. The routine was integrated into to the Abaqus finite element analysis framework, and used to evaluate the structural response of a representative bridge section impacted by tidal surge.

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Predictive Ability Of Ordinary Certificate Of Secondary Education Grades To Advanced Certificate Of Secondary Education: Evidence From Tanzania's Necta Results, Ulingeta O.L. Mbamba Dec 2008

Predictive Ability Of Ordinary Certificate Of Secondary Education Grades To Advanced Certificate Of Secondary Education: Evidence From Tanzania's Necta Results, Ulingeta O.L. Mbamba

Business Management Review

Normally, selection of students for higher education is based on previous performance. Whether or not previous performance is a good predictor varies for different examining bodies. This study evaluates the predictive ability of Tanzania ' s Ordinary Certificate of Secondary Education (OCSE) performance to Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education (ACSE) performance using linear regression and chi-square tests. By linking OCSE of 2003 and 2004 with ACSE of 2006 and 2007, respectively, research results indicate that the OCSE is a good predictor for ACSE. The predictive ability of OCSE improves as data are disaggregated based on whether or not students studied …

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Burnout And Auditor Work Behaviours In Tanzanian Public Accounting Firms, Judika King'ori Dec 2008

Burnout And Auditor Work Behaviours In Tanzanian Public Accounting Firms, Judika King'ori

Business Management Review

This study examined the effect of work stressors (time pressure, work ambiguity, work overload, and work conflict) and Burnout experienced by auditors working in Tanzanian audit firms, on organisational outcomes that are important to the effectiveness of the service offered by these firms. The work behaviours that were examined are Under-reporting of worked time (URT), Premature signing of audit steps in the audit programme without actually carrying out the required work (PMSO), and Turnover intentions (TI). The survey data was collected from a sample of forty (40) auditors at manager to assistant level, who are currently practising in various public …

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Uncertainty Analysis Of Net Heat Release Rate Predictions In A Single Cylinder Pilot Compression Ignited Natural Gas Engine, Brandon T. Marvel Dec 2008

Uncertainty Analysis Of Net Heat Release Rate Predictions In A Single Cylinder Pilot Compression Ignited Natural Gas Engine, Brandon T. Marvel

Theses and Dissertations

A zero dimensional single zone model was developed to determine the crank resoled heat release rate at various injection timings (15°-60° BTDC) and the associated uncertainties from a pilot ignited natural gas engine. The uncertainty analysis examines the percentage contribution from various sources of error, including cylinder pressure measurements, intake manifold pressure measurements, and the impact of assumptions such as constant versus temperature dependent specific heat ratios. In particular, uncertainty percentage contributions and uncertainty magnification factors were used to quantify and compare the uncertainties in heat release rates using temperature dependent specific heat ratio correlations to constant specific heat ratio …

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Model-Based Design Of A Protection Scheme For Shipboard Power Systems, Yujie Zhang Dec 2008

Model-Based Design Of A Protection Scheme For Shipboard Power Systems, Yujie Zhang

Theses and Dissertations

A shipboard power system (SPS) should be stable and reliable in order to ensure that the ship has better fight-through capability and increased fault invulnerability. The protection system is designed to minimize the effects of faults in the SPS, which presents challenges, such as increased fault vulnerability and lack of an electrical ground in the system. If protection devices are not updated after power system reconfiguration, they may not protect the power system appropriately. Therefore the development of elaborate digital protection devices for the SPS is required. This thesis focuses on the model-based methodology for designing a protection scheme for …

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Commencement Convocation Exercises - December 2008, Prairie View A&M University Dec 2008

Commencement Convocation Exercises - December 2008, Prairie View A&M University

Commencement and Convocation Exercises

No abstract provided.

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Semantic Construction With Provenance For Model Configurations In Scientific Workflows, Amritanshu Thakur Dec 2008

Semantic Construction With Provenance For Model Configurations In Scientific Workflows, Amritanshu Thakur

Theses and Dissertations

In the computationally intensive and diverse scientific environment of geosciences, substantial volumes of data are generated by specialized complex processing systems called ‘models’. These datasets contain little knowledge of their processing. Therefore a high degree of domain expertise is required to interpret, regenerate and tweak their production. Provenance is described as a general ability to record and evolve information related to the creation of data. We extend this idea further by proposing a mechanism by which a model’s setup and its domain semantics are integrated with the data it produces. This creates a scope for controlling model executions using their …

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Golden Jubilee Games Kenya 2008, The Ismaili Usa Dec 2008

Golden Jubilee Games Kenya 2008, The Ismaili Usa

Selected secondary sources and publications with substantial content about AKU

Golden Jubilee Games, Istitutional News, Islamic Civilizations, Real People Real Stories, Regional News

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Evaluation Of The Boys & Girls Clubs Of America Targeted Re-Entry Initiative: Final Report, William H. Barton, G. Roger Jarjoura, André B. Rosay Dec 2008

Evaluation Of The Boys & Girls Clubs Of America Targeted Re-Entry Initiative: Final Report, William H. Barton, G. Roger Jarjoura, André B. Rosay

Reports

In 2003 and early 2004 the Boys and Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) introduced Targeted Re-Entry (TR), a juvenile aftercare approach derived from the Intensive Aftercare Program (IAP) model (Altschuler & Armstrong) into four sites, partnering with state juvenile correctional facilities in Mobile, Alabama; Anchorage, Alaska; Benton, Little Rock, and North Little Rock, Arkansas; and Milwaukee and Wales, Wisconsin. The Targeted Re-entry approach builds closely upon the IAP model, with local Boys & Girls Clubs providing community leadership, case management functions, and close linkages with the correctional system. A key element in all four sites is the introduction of a …

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Dissolved Organic Matter In Wetland Soils And Streams Of Southeast Alaska: Source, Concentration, And Chemical Quality, Jason B. Fellman Dec 2008

Dissolved Organic Matter In Wetland Soils And Streams Of Southeast Alaska: Source, Concentration, And Chemical Quality, Jason B. Fellman

Faculty, Staff, and Students

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) transported from terrestrial to aquatic ecosystems is an important source of C, N and energy for the metabolism of aquatic heterotrophic bacteria. I examined the concentration and chemical quality of DOM exported from coastal temperate watersheds in southeast Alaska to determine if wetland soils are an important source of biodegradable dissolved organic carbon (BDOC) to aquatic ecosystems. I addressed this question through a combination of high resolution temporal and spatial field measurements in three watersheds near Juneau, Alaska by using a replicated experimental design that characterized DOM export from three different soil types (bog, forested wetland …

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Antimicrobial Effect Of Yogurt Lactic Acid Bacteria And Muscadine Products On Enterobacter Sakazakii, Weiien Weng Dec 2008

Antimicrobial Effect Of Yogurt Lactic Acid Bacteria And Muscadine Products On Enterobacter Sakazakii, Weiien Weng

Theses and Dissertations

Enterobacter sakazakii has been associated with powdered infant formula outbreaks which caused high mortality rate illnesses in infants in recent years. Current research was mainly focused on searching for natural antimicrobial agents which may be incorporated into baby foods to control this emerging pathogen. Yogurt and muscadine products were used in this study. The antimicrobial effects of yogurt were evaluated on agar plates and in a simulated gastrointestinal model. In the agar spot tests, diluted yogurt sample containing lactic acid bacteria at 106 CFU/mL was antagonistic toward E. sakazakii. However, the antimicrobial effect of yogurt on E. sakazakii in the …

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Revitalization And Initial Testing Of A Blowdown Supersonic Wind Tunnel, West Cardman Ratliff Dec 2008

Revitalization And Initial Testing Of A Blowdown Supersonic Wind Tunnel, West Cardman Ratliff

Theses and Dissertations

The Supersonic tunnel located in Patterson Labs at Mississippi State University has been thoroughly documented for future reference purposes. Data acquisition, physical components, shutdown devices, a control program, and the hydraulic system are all discussed in detail. Analysis is performed showing that the flow within the Mach 2 nozzle only reaches Mach 1.8 for a portion of the flow, but that this portion of the flow is relatively stable for a wide range of settling chamber pressures. It is concluded that the tunnel with the nozzle blocks used functions correctly.

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December Graduation Ceremony Dec 2008

December Graduation Ceremony

Law School Commencement / Hooding Programs, 1942-present

No abstract provided.

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Multi-Agent Systems For Reconfiguration Of Shipboard Integrated Power System Including Ac-Dc Zonal Distribution System, Qiuli Yu Dec 2008

Multi-Agent Systems For Reconfiguration Of Shipboard Integrated Power System Including Ac-Dc Zonal Distribution System, Qiuli Yu

Theses and Dissertations

Future all-electric warships with an integrated power system (IPS) are capable of unlocking large amounts of power dedicated to propulsion and redirecting this power for service loads, weapon loads, and other loads. The IPS for all-electric ships combines the power generation system, electric propulsion system, power distribution system, and power control and management system all together. The move to IPS design will significantly improve efficiency, effectiveness, and survivability. To meet the needs of the US Navy, enhancing survivability by reducing susceptibility to damage, a IPS prefers decentralized reconfiguration system is preferred for IPS instead of traditional reconfiguration techniques used for …

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Intelligent Alternator Control Strategy Development For Hybrid Automotive Applications, Stephen Gordon Phillips Dec 2008

Intelligent Alternator Control Strategy Development For Hybrid Automotive Applications, Stephen Gordon Phillips

Theses and Dissertations

Stringent government mandates for the fuel economy and emissions of light-duty consumer vehicles have forced manufacturers to focus on improvements in these areas. Increased consumer pressure has also shifted the automobile market towards higher efficiency vehicles. This study investigates the use of intelligent engine peripheral control to improve fuel efficiency and reduce vehicle emissions. The conventional automotive alternator control strategy contributes to higher overall vehicle losses and increased fuel consumption through indiscriminate loading of the engine. The improved method focuses on the selective reduction of engine loading and the recapture of vehicle energy during braking using intelligent control of the …

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Sedimentation Solutions For The Port Of Pascagoula, Hunter Neal Johnson Dec 2008

Sedimentation Solutions For The Port Of Pascagoula, Hunter Neal Johnson

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this work, which is designed for the Port of Pascagoula, is to locate sedimentation problems, identify sediment characteristics, and devise a method to decrease the port’s dredging costs. In order to understand what sediment problems are typical of the Port of Pascagoula the characteristics that are associated with sediment transportation in the port’s harbors are examined. This examination consists of a field investigation followed by an extensive evaluation of the data. Once the characteristics that are unique to the harbors are identified, potential solutions are examined. These potential solutions are evaluated until a feasible and efficient plan …

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Physically Motivated Internal State Variable Form Of A Higher Order Damage Model For Engineering Materials With Uncertainty, Kiran N. Solanki Dec 2008

Physically Motivated Internal State Variable Form Of A Higher Order Damage Model For Engineering Materials With Uncertainty, Kiran N. Solanki

Theses and Dissertations

any experiments demonstrate that isotropic ductile materials used in engineering applications develop anisotropic damage and shows significant variation in elongation to failure. This anisotropic damage is manifest by material microstructural heterogeneities and morphological changes during deformation. The variation in elongation to the failure could be attributed to the uncertainties in the material microstructure and loading conditions. To study this deformation induced anisotropy arising from the initial material heterogeneities, we first performed uncertainty analysis using current form on an internal state variable plasticity and isotropic damage model (Bammann, 1984; Horstemeyer, 2001) to quantify the effect due to variations in material microstructure …

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Quantifying Cognitive Workload And Defining Training Time Requirements Using Thermography, Jihun Kang Dec 2008

Quantifying Cognitive Workload And Defining Training Time Requirements Using Thermography, Jihun Kang

Theses and Dissertations

Effective mental workload measurement is critical because mental workload significantly affects human performance. A non-invasive and objective workload measurement tool is needed to overcome limitations of current mental workload measures. Further, training/learning increases mental workload during skill or knowledge acquisition, followed by a decreased mental workload, though sufficient training times are unknown. The objectives of this study were to: (1) investigate the efficacy of using thermography as a non-contact physiological measure to quantify mental workload, (2) quantify and describe the relationship between mental workload and learning/training, and, (3) introduce a method to determine a sufficient training time and an optimal …

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Low-Temperature Halo-Carbon Homoepitaxial Growth Of 4h-Sic, Huang-De Hennessy Lin Dec 2008

Low-Temperature Halo-Carbon Homoepitaxial Growth Of 4h-Sic, Huang-De Hennessy Lin

Theses and Dissertations

New halo-carbon precursor, CH3Cl, is used in this work to replace the traditional C3H8 gas as a carbon precursor for the homoepitaxial growth of 4H-SiC. The traditional SiH4-C3H8-H2 systems require high growth temperatures to enable the desirable steplow growth for high-quality epilayers. A well known problem of the regular-temperature growth is the homogeneous gas-phase nucleation caused by SiH4 decomposition. However, the degree of Si cluster formation in the gas phase and its influence on our low-temperature epitaxial growth was unknown prior to this work. Growth at temperatures below 1400°C was demonstrated previously only for a limited range of substrate surface …

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