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Wildfire And Abrupt Ecosystem Disruption On California's Northern Channel Islands At The Allerod-Younger Dryas Boundary (13.0-12.9 Ka), Douglas J. Kennett, James P. Kennett, G. J. West, Jon M. Erlandson, J. R. Johnson, I. L. Hendy, A. West, B. J. Culleton, Terry L. Jones, Thomas W. Stafford, Jr. Dec 2008

Wildfire And Abrupt Ecosystem Disruption On California's Northern Channel Islands At The Allerod-Younger Dryas Boundary (13.0-12.9 Ka), Douglas J. Kennett, James P. Kennett, G. J. West, Jon M. Erlandson, J. R. Johnson, I. L. Hendy, A. West, B. J. Culleton, Terry L. Jones, Thomas W. Stafford, Jr.

Social Sciences

Sedimentary records from California's Northern Channel Islands and the adjacent Santa Barbara Basin (SBB) indicate intense regional biomass burning (wildfire) at the Ållerød–Younger Dryas boundary (~13.0–12.9 ka) (All age ranges in this paper are expressed in thousands of calendar years before present [ka]. Radiocarbon ages will be identified and clearly marked “14C years”.). Multiproxy records in SBB Ocean Drilling Project (ODP) Site 893 indicate that these wildfires coincided with the onset of regional cooling and an abrupt vegetational shift from closed montane forest to more open habitats. Abrupt ecosystem disruption is evident on the Northern Channel Islands at …


University News Dec 2008

University News

Cal Poly Magazine

No abstract provided.


Flying High Again: Victor Glover Is Driven Above The Limit, Scott Roark Dec 2008

Flying High Again: Victor Glover Is Driven Above The Limit, Scott Roark

Cal Poly Magazine

No abstract provided.


Real Simple Makes A Real Difference: Cal Poly Turns Ideas Into Action, Galen Ricard Dec 2008

Real Simple Makes A Real Difference: Cal Poly Turns Ideas Into Action, Galen Ricard

Cal Poly Magazine

No abstract provided.


The Toughest Accounting Major You Will Ever Meet: Chuck Liddell Does Numbers, Take-Downs And Lives The Slo Life, Scott Roark Dec 2008

The Toughest Accounting Major You Will Ever Meet: Chuck Liddell Does Numbers, Take-Downs And Lives The Slo Life, Scott Roark

Cal Poly Magazine

No abstract provided.


Our Students, Your Children, Everyone's Future: Parents Philanthropy Council Drives Support For Exceptional Education, Scott Roark Dec 2008

Our Students, Your Children, Everyone's Future: Parents Philanthropy Council Drives Support For Exceptional Education, Scott Roark

Cal Poly Magazine

No abstract provided.


Alumni News Dec 2008

Alumni News

Cal Poly Magazine

No abstract provided.


Cal Poly Magazine, Winter 2008 Dec 2008

Cal Poly Magazine, Winter 2008

Cal Poly Magazine

No abstract provided.


Utilizing Quantum Dots To Enhance Solar Spectrum Conversion Efficiencies For Photovoltaics, Richard N. Savage, Hans Mayer, Matthew Lewis, Dan M. Marrujo Dec 2008

Utilizing Quantum Dots To Enhance Solar Spectrum Conversion Efficiencies For Photovoltaics, Richard N. Savage, Hans Mayer, Matthew Lewis, Dan M. Marrujo

Materials Engineering

Silicon-based photovoltaics typically convert less than 30% of the solar spectrum into usable electric power. This study explores the utilization of CdSe based quantum dots as spectral converters that absorb the under utilized UV portion of the solar spectrum and fluoresce at wavelengths near the band-gap of silicon-based solar cells. A flexible 1 mm thick thin-film structure that contains an array of microfluidic channels is designed and fabricated in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) using soft-lithographic techniques. The channels are approximately 85 microns wide by 37 microns tall and are filled with a solution containing the quantum dots. The thin-film structure can easily …


Dispersal Of The Hudson River Plume In The New York Bight: Synthesis Of Observational And Numerical Studies During Latte, Robert J. Chant, John Wilkin, Weifeng Zhang, Byoung-Ju Choi, Eli Hunter, Renato Castelao, Scott Glenn, Joe Jurisa, Oscar Schofield, Robert Houghton, Josh Kohut, Thomas K. Frazer, Mark A. Moline Dec 2008

Dispersal Of The Hudson River Plume In The New York Bight: Synthesis Of Observational And Numerical Studies During Latte, Robert J. Chant, John Wilkin, Weifeng Zhang, Byoung-Ju Choi, Eli Hunter, Renato Castelao, Scott Glenn, Joe Jurisa, Oscar Schofield, Robert Houghton, Josh Kohut, Thomas K. Frazer, Mark A. Moline

Biological Sciences

Observations and modeling during the Lagrangian Transport and Transformation Experiment (LaTTE) characterized the variability of the Hudson River discharge and identified several freshwater transport pathways that lead to cross-shelf mixing of the Hudson plume. The plume’s variability is comprised of several different outflow configurations that are related to wind forcing, river discharge, and shelf circulation. The modes are characterized by coastal current formation and unsteady bulge recirculation. Coastal currents are favored during low-discharge conditions and downwelling winds, and represent a rapid downshelf transport pathway. Bulge formation is favored during high-discharge conditions and upwelling winds. The bulge is characterized by clockwise …


Dietary Exposure To 2,2´,4,4´-Tetrabromodiphenyl Ether (Pbde-47) Alters Thyroid Status And Thyroid Hormone–Regulated Gene Transcription In The Pituitary And Brain, Sean C. Lema, Jon T. Dickey, Irvin R. Schultz, Penny Swanson Dec 2008

Dietary Exposure To 2,2´,4,4´-Tetrabromodiphenyl Ether (Pbde-47) Alters Thyroid Status And Thyroid Hormone–Regulated Gene Transcription In The Pituitary And Brain, Sean C. Lema, Jon T. Dickey, Irvin R. Schultz, Penny Swanson

Biological Sciences

No abstract provided.


Direct Extraction Of Normal Mapped Meshes From Volume Data, Mark Barry, Zoë J. Wood Dec 2008

Direct Extraction Of Normal Mapped Meshes From Volume Data, Mark Barry, Zoë J. Wood

Computer Science and Software Engineering

We describe a method of directly extracting a simplified contour surface along with detailed normal maps from volume data in one fast and integrated process. A robust dual contouring algorithm is used for efficiently extracting a high-quality "crack-free" simplified surface from volume data. As each polygon is generated, the normal map is simultaneously generated. An underlying octree data structure reduces the search space required for high to low resolution surface normal mapping. The process quickly yields simplified meshes fitted with normal maps that accurately resemble their complex equivalents.


We Must Save Peace, Shlomo Elbaz Dec 2008

We Must Save Peace, Shlomo Elbaz

Shabbat Shalom: A Journal for Jewish-Christian Reconciliation

This article was originally published in Shabbat Shalom Vol. 41 #1, 1994.


Lot Or The Peace Between Opposites, Abigail Hadas Dec 2008

Lot Or The Peace Between Opposites, Abigail Hadas

Shabbat Shalom: A Journal for Jewish-Christian Reconciliation

This article was originally published in Shabbat Shalom Vol. 41 #1, 1994.


60th Anniversary Of Israel Dec 2008

60th Anniversary Of Israel

Shabbat Shalom: A Journal for Jewish-Christian Reconciliation

No abstract provided.


The Transatlantic Pocahontas, Gary Dyer Dec 2008

The Transatlantic Pocahontas, Gary Dyer

English Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Watershed Condition Assessment For Little River Canyon National Preserve, Alabama, Nathan Demille Rinehart Dec 2008

Watershed Condition Assessment For Little River Canyon National Preserve, Alabama, Nathan Demille Rinehart

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

No abstract provided.


A Hybrid Marine Protection System As A Model For The Marine Conservation Efforts Of The United States, Jessica D'Ardenne Dec 2008

A Hybrid Marine Protection System As A Model For The Marine Conservation Efforts Of The United States, Jessica D'Ardenne

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Commonwealth Times 2008-12-01 Dec 2008

Commonwealth Times 2008-12-01

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.


Overview Of Lake Erie Physical Data: Available From Ohio Geological Survey, Larry Wickstrom Dec 2008

Overview Of Lake Erie Physical Data: Available From Ohio Geological Survey, Larry Wickstrom

Great Lakes Energy Institute: Presentations & Events

No abstract provided.


Regulatory Overview: Lake Erie Wind Turbines, John Watkins Dec 2008

Regulatory Overview: Lake Erie Wind Turbines, John Watkins

Great Lakes Energy Institute: Presentations & Events

No abstract provided.


The Electric Power Research Institute: Together…Shaping The Future Of Electricity, Electric Power Research Institute Dec 2008

The Electric Power Research Institute: Together…Shaping The Future Of Electricity, Electric Power Research Institute

Great Lakes Energy Institute: Presentations & Events

Presentation on building an advanced energy future for offshore wind.


The Structure Of The Gospel Of Mark: Revisiting The Implications Of Repetition And Characterization, Gregory Michael Dec 2008

The Structure Of The Gospel Of Mark: Revisiting The Implications Of Repetition And Characterization, Gregory Michael

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The search for a distinctive and coherent structure to the Gospel of Mark has long been a challenge for scholarship. While denying redaction and narrative criticism's slavish adherence to their methodology, this thesis utilizes repetition and characterization to assess the matter of Markan structure. Key points of repetition addressed within the text are repetition of words and phrases, forms, and thematic items. The discussion of words and phrases highlight: θάλασσα, πάλιν, εἰς π̍εραν, ἐν τ̂ηὁσ̂ω, and Jewish leaders. The forms addressed are call narratives, exorcisms, and passion predictions. The thesis presents six key repeated thematic elements: geopolitical locations, the senses …


Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs: A Systematic Review Of Effects On Pregnancy Rates, Lorry E. Staufer Dec 2008

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs: A Systematic Review Of Effects On Pregnancy Rates, Lorry E. Staufer

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

Teen pregnancy is responsible for numerous negative outcomes for adolescent mothers, their offspring, and society. Myriad programs exist to address this problem; however, many programs administered do not monitor pregnancy rates. A systematic review was performed to assess programs that use pregnancy rates as an outcome measure. For primary prevention programs, components that address life skills and provide contraception information were found to be the most effective. For secondary prevention programs, successful programs provided immediate access to contraceptives.


Island Times, Dec 2008 - Jan 2009, Kevin Attra Dec 2008

Island Times, Dec 2008 - Jan 2009, Kevin Attra

Island Times Newspaper, 2008

No abstract provided.


Peaks Island Star : December 2008, Vol. 28, Issue 12, Service Agencies Of The Island Dec 2008

Peaks Island Star : December 2008, Vol. 28, Issue 12, Service Agencies Of The Island

Peaks Island Star, 2008

The Peaks Island Star is the newsletter of the island's service agencies and other community news.


Sinorhizobium Meliloti, A Bacterium Lacking The Autoinducer-2 (Ai-2) Synthase, Responds To Ai-2 Supplied By Other Bacteria, C. S. Pereira, J. R. Mcauley, M. E. Taga, K. B. Xavier, Stephen T. Miller Dec 2008

Sinorhizobium Meliloti, A Bacterium Lacking The Autoinducer-2 (Ai-2) Synthase, Responds To Ai-2 Supplied By Other Bacteria, C. S. Pereira, J. R. Mcauley, M. E. Taga, K. B. Xavier, Stephen T. Miller

Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Works

Many bacterial species respond to the quorum-sensing signal autoinducer-2 (AI-2) by regulating different niche-specific genes. Here, we show that Sinorhizobium meliloti, a plant symbiont lacking the gene for the AI-2 synthase, while not capable of producing AI-2 can nonetheless respond to AI-2 produced by other species. We demonstrate that S. meliloti has a periplasmic binding protein that binds AI-2. The crystal structure of this protein (here named SmlsrB) with its ligand reveals that it binds (2R,4S)-2-methyl-2,3,3,4-tetrahydroxytetrahydrofuran (R-THMF), the identical AI-2 isomer recognized by LsrB of Salmonella typhimurium. The gene encoding SmlsrB is in an operon with orthologues of the lsr …


Renormalization And Non-Rigidity, Vasu Venkata Mohana Sarma Chandramouli Dec 2008

Renormalization And Non-Rigidity, Vasu Venkata Mohana Sarma Chandramouli

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

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Reaching The Unreachable: Predictors For Successfully Linking Chronically And Episodically Homeless Adults To Services, Jo Anne Collins Dec 2008

Reaching The Unreachable: Predictors For Successfully Linking Chronically And Episodically Homeless Adults To Services, Jo Anne Collins

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

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The Mechanisms Of Inhibition Of Fertilization And Activation Of Development By Fertilin [Beta] Derived Oligopeptide Polymers, Keith Alan Baessler Dec 2008

The Mechanisms Of Inhibition Of Fertilization And Activation Of Development By Fertilin [Beta] Derived Oligopeptide Polymers, Keith Alan Baessler

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

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