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New Live Chat; Pubmed Advaced Search, Vol.6 (6) November - December 2008, Houston Academy Of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library Dec 2008

New Live Chat; Pubmed Advaced Search, Vol.6 (6) November - December 2008, Houston Academy Of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library

The Insider (2003-2008)

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Pubmed Advanced Search;Library Holiday Hours, Houston Academy Of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library Dec 2008

Pubmed Advanced Search;Library Holiday Hours, Houston Academy Of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library

Insider Express (2003-2013)

No abstract provided.


Threshold Levels For Selected Rural South Dakota Retail And Service Businesses, Saileza Khatiwada, Michael Mccurry, Trevor Brooks Dec 2008

Threshold Levels For Selected Rural South Dakota Retail And Service Businesses, Saileza Khatiwada, Michael Mccurry, Trevor Brooks

SDSU Extension Extra Archives

What new enterprise would be most likely to suc¬ceed in your community? Is opening a computer store in Buffalo, South Dakota, a good idea? What about a new church? Or a bar? While the goals of churches and taverns differ, the likelihood of success for either can be described in terms of population thresholds. Retail trade is an important part of a rural county’s economy (Blair, Traynor, and Duan 2004). Dehter (1987) saw shopping as a major contributor to high qual¬ity rural life. Each successful rural business improves the economic and social well-being of rural people. Both entrepreneurs and community …


Load Sharing Characteristic Of Single Phase Pv Inverter Connected To Grid, M. Imram Hamid, Makbul Anwari, Z. Salam, Taufik Dec 2008

Load Sharing Characteristic Of Single Phase Pv Inverter Connected To Grid, M. Imram Hamid, Makbul Anwari, Z. Salam, Taufik

Electrical Engineering

This paper describes model and simulation of single phase PV inverters that work independently to supply three phase system as a part of renewable distributed generation. Load sharing characteristic of PV inverter and grid during supplying local load with current control method and relation of PV power level and current control performance to load sharing are simulated and analyzed. Furthermore, power quality behavior during connection/disconnection of PV plant, grid harmonics, voltage and current unbalance are simulated and analyzed. Model and simulation are implemented using MATLAB/Simulink.


Introduction To The Teaching & Learning Section, Steven Meisel Dec 2008

Introduction To The Teaching & Learning Section, Steven Meisel

Organization Management Journal

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Ibm And Germany 1922–1941, Donald W. Mccormick, James C. Spee Dec 2008

Ibm And Germany 1922–1941, Donald W. Mccormick, James C. Spee

Organization Management Journal

In 1941, one of IBM’s most profitable customers was the German government. Germany leased IBM’s punch card tabulation machines (ancestors of the computer), and used them in its war against France, the United Kingdom and others. They were also used to conduct the census, to keep track of Jews and other ‘‘undesirables’’, and to operate the concentration camps. In 1937, Hitler awarded Watson a medal. By 1940, however, US public opinion had turned against Germany and he returned the medal. Outraged, German IBM executives and high-ranking Nazis threatened IBM’s control over its subsidiary. Although its activities were legal under US …


Team On Teams: A Collaborative Inquiry, Jennifer Sa Leigh, Joy E. Beatty, Paul S. Szwed Dec 2008

Team On Teams: A Collaborative Inquiry, Jennifer Sa Leigh, Joy E. Beatty, Paul S. Szwed

Organization Management Journal

Over the course of an academic year, we collaborated to adopt a new instructional design for teams in our classes. We recount the story of our collaboration, outlining our process of inquiry, reflection, and support. Our simple search for better techniques shifted as our colleagues helped us reveal hidden assumptions about our roles as teachers. Our critical reflection allowed us to increase our self-awareness, specifically considering the following: how power influences our classroom interactions, how we contribute to and reinforce elements of the system that are not in our best interest, and the evolving stages of our own development as …


Teaching Note: Ibm And Germany 1922–1941, Donald W. Mccormick, James C. Spee Dec 2008

Teaching Note: Ibm And Germany 1922–1941, Donald W. Mccormick, James C. Spee

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.


The Forum (Volume 38, Number 4), Valparaiso University School Of Law Dec 2008

The Forum (Volume 38, Number 4), Valparaiso University School Of Law

Valparaiso Law School Forum

No abstract provided.


Biological Responses In A Dynamic Bouyant River Plume, Mark A. Moline, Thomas K. Frazer, Robert Chant, Scott Glenn, Charles A. Jacoby, John R. Reinfelder, Jennifer Yost, Meng Zhou, Oscar Schofield Dec 2008

Biological Responses In A Dynamic Bouyant River Plume, Mark A. Moline, Thomas K. Frazer, Robert Chant, Scott Glenn, Charles A. Jacoby, John R. Reinfelder, Jennifer Yost, Meng Zhou, Oscar Schofield

Biological Sciences

Buoyant river plumes are highly dynamic and often characterized by marked physical and chemical gradients that interact to drive biological responses. For example, interactions among factors resulting in algal growth (e.g., nutrient and light availability) and algal loss (e.g., sinking and zooplankton grazing) vary with spatiotemporal changes in physics and chemistry. The nature of these interactions profoundly influences the transfer and transformation of materials carried by the plume, including nutrients and metals. In April 2005, during the Lagrangian Transport and Transformation Experiment (LaTTE), water from the Hudson River recirculated in a nearshore eddy before moving southward to mix with relatively …


A Small Scale Static Var Compensator For Laboratory Experiment, Taufik, Bryan Paet Dec 2008

A Small Scale Static Var Compensator For Laboratory Experiment, Taufik, Bryan Paet

Electrical Engineering

This paper presents a small scale static VAR compensator (SVC) circuit that could be used as either a laboratory demonstration or a laboratory experiment. The small scale SVC lab experiment effectively demonstrates SVCpsilas function in correcting power factor through the use of power thyristors in a phase-controlled circuit. The laboratory setup of the SVC circuit using a thyristor controlled reactor in parallel with a capacitor will discussed in this paper. Results from the lab setup to exhibit firing angle adjustment to inject or absorb VARs into the system will also be described.


Impact Of Multiple Adjustable Speed Drive System To Power System Harmonics, Taufik, Erin Matsumoto, Makbul Anwari Dec 2008

Impact Of Multiple Adjustable Speed Drive System To Power System Harmonics, Taufik, Erin Matsumoto, Makbul Anwari

Electrical Engineering

This paper presents harmonic analysis in a multiple adjustable speed drive system. In a system where multiple drives are fed from the same bus, harmonic currents produced by the various drives can reflect back to the power source and to the other drives causing distortion of the voltage waveform. If these harmonic currents are significant, they can potentially cause problems for the given system. Therefore studying the harmonics at various points in the system and comparing the values of total harmonic distortion can provide guidance in choosing appropriate filtering solutions. A two AC drive system was setup in a laboratory …


Power Quality Behavior Of Single Phase Fed Adjustable Speed Drive Supplied From Grid Of Pv Generation, Makbul Anwari, M. Imran Hamid, Taufik Dec 2008

Power Quality Behavior Of Single Phase Fed Adjustable Speed Drive Supplied From Grid Of Pv Generation, Makbul Anwari, M. Imran Hamid, Taufik

Electrical Engineering

Power quality behavior on connecting single phase fed adjustable speed drives to a grid which photovoltaic as the power generation is studied in this paper. A MATLAB/Simulink simulations are performed to investigate the existence of power quality parameter and the system problems that may be resulted from operation of this type of load. The results indicate a potential serious power quality problem with the connected adjustable speed drives, which requires consideration during operation of PV generation which a number of this dynamic load.


The Best Go Back To Basics, Kevin Cooper Dec 2008

The Best Go Back To Basics, Kevin Cooper

Graphic Communication

No abstract provided.


Economic Effects Of Smoking Bans On Restaurants And Pubs, Barrie Craven, Michael L. Marlow Dec 2008

Economic Effects Of Smoking Bans On Restaurants And Pubs, Barrie Craven, Michael L. Marlow

Economics

The United Kingdom has recently enacted smoking bans in public places such as restaurants and pubs. Public health advocates argue that bans are necessary because non-smokers need protection from second-hand smoke. Advocates also claim that bans do not exert harm on owners because of a vast empirical literature showing that restaurants and bars in the United States never suffer harm following bans. This paper examines whether these claims are true by developing a model within the Coasian framework whereby owners of businesses have incentives to deal with smoking disputes between smokers and non-smokers. Our model demonstrates that it is incorrect …


"Health And Wealth" And The World Wide Web: Leading Renewalist Ministries' Use Of Web To Communicate Social Order, Douglas J. Swanson Dec 2008

"Health And Wealth" And The World Wide Web: Leading Renewalist Ministries' Use Of Web To Communicate Social Order, Douglas J. Swanson

Journalism

Renewalist Christian ministries espouse a “Health andWealth” theology that is embraced by increasing numbers of believers. This study investigated leading renewalist ministries’WorldWideWeb sites to assess their application of visual, operational, and informational enhancements to communicate social order. A content analysis revealed a communication of social order that is consistent with prosperity theology. Much emphasis is placed on the appearance and personality of the ministry leader. Almost no attention is paid to traditional Christian symbolism. Web sites claimed the value of inclusiveness, but offered little visual representation of children, senior adults, the poor, and people of color. Sites communicated the importance …


Three-Dimensional Microfluidic Devices Fabricated In Layered Paper And Tape, Andres W. Martinez, Scott T. Phillips, George M. Whitesides Dec 2008

Three-Dimensional Microfluidic Devices Fabricated In Layered Paper And Tape, Andres W. Martinez, Scott T. Phillips, George M. Whitesides

Chemistry and Biochemistry

This article describes a method for fabricating 3D microfluidic devices by stacking layers of patterned paper and double-sided adhesive tape. Paper-based 3D microfluidic devices have capabilities in microfluidics that are difficult to achieve using conventional open-channel microsystems made from glass or polymers. In particular, 3D paper-based devices wick fluids and distribute microliter volumes of samples from single inlet points into arrays of detection zones (with numbers up to thousands). This capability makes it possible to carry out a range of new analytical protocols simply and inexpensively (all on a piece of paper) without external pumps. We demonstrate a prototype 3D …


Many Specialists For Suppressing Cortical Excitation, Andreas Burkhalter Dec 2008

Many Specialists For Suppressing Cortical Excitation, Andreas Burkhalter

Open Access Publications

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Polygenic Threshold Model With Sex Dimorphism In Clubfoot Inheritance: The Carter Effect, Lisa M. Kruse, Matthew B. Dubbs, Christina A. Gurnett Dec 2008

Polygenic Threshold Model With Sex Dimorphism In Clubfoot Inheritance: The Carter Effect, Lisa M. Kruse, Matthew B. Dubbs, Christina A. Gurnett

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.


Venous Thromboembolic Disease After Total Hip And Knee Arthroplasty, Steven B. Haas, Robert L. Barrack, Geoffrey Westrich, Paul F. Lachiewicz Dec 2008

Venous Thromboembolic Disease After Total Hip And Knee Arthroplasty, Steven B. Haas, Robert L. Barrack, Geoffrey Westrich, Paul F. Lachiewicz

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.


Nº59: Rutas De Mujeres, Colectivo Con-Spirando Dec 2008

Nº59: Rutas De Mujeres, Colectivo Con-Spirando

Con-spirando

Translation: Routes of Women


A Lifetime Of Service, Northern Iowa Today, Winter 2008 Dec 2008

A Lifetime Of Service, Northern Iowa Today, Winter 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.


Why Evolution Is True By Jerry A. Coyne, Viking, 2009, Michael Zimmerman Dec 2008

Why Evolution Is True By Jerry A. Coyne, Viking, 2009, Michael Zimmerman

LAS Faculty Book Reviews

No abstract provided.


Down River By John Hart - Reviewed By Judi Morrel, Judi Morrel Dec 2008

Down River By John Hart - Reviewed By Judi Morrel, Judi Morrel

LAS Faculty Book Reviews

No abstract provided.


The Two Princesses Of Bamarre By Gail Carson Levine, Harpercollins 2003, Jonathan Sorenson Dec 2008

The Two Princesses Of Bamarre By Gail Carson Levine, Harpercollins 2003, Jonathan Sorenson

LAS Faculty Book Reviews

No abstract provided.


Freeport's Lincoln By Wilbur T. Rawleigh (1930) Reprinted By Freeport Lincoln-Douglas Society, 1988, George W. Geib Dec 2008

Freeport's Lincoln By Wilbur T. Rawleigh (1930) Reprinted By Freeport Lincoln-Douglas Society, 1988, George W. Geib

LAS Faculty Book Reviews

No abstract provided.


Untangling The Debate: The Ethics Of Human Enhancement, Patrick Lin, Fritz Allhoff Dec 2008

Untangling The Debate: The Ethics Of Human Enhancement, Patrick Lin, Fritz Allhoff

Philosophy

Human enhancement, in which nanotechnology is expected to play a major role, continues to be a highly contentious ethical debate, with experts on both sides calling it the single most important issue facing science and society in this brave, new century. This paper is a broad introduction to the symposium herein that explores a range of perspectives related to that debate. We will discuss what human enhancement is and its apparent contrast to therapy; and we will begin to tease apart the myriad intertwined issues that arise in the debate: (1) freedom & autonomy, (2) health & safety, (3) fairness …


Tribal Nation Economics: Rebuilding Commercial Prosperity In Spite Of U.S. Trade Restraints - Recommendations For Economic Revitalization In Indian Country, Angelique A. Eaglewoman Dec 2008

Tribal Nation Economics: Rebuilding Commercial Prosperity In Spite Of U.S. Trade Restraints - Recommendations For Economic Revitalization In Indian Country, Angelique A. Eaglewoman

Tulsa Law Review

No abstract provided.


Creative Civil Remedies Against Non-Indian Offenders In Indian Country, Hallie Bongar White, Kelly Gaines Stoner, James G. White Dec 2008

Creative Civil Remedies Against Non-Indian Offenders In Indian Country, Hallie Bongar White, Kelly Gaines Stoner, James G. White

Tulsa Law Review

No abstract provided.


Indian Country In The Northeast, Dale T. White Dec 2008

Indian Country In The Northeast, Dale T. White

Tulsa Law Review

No abstract provided.