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Deafdigest: Gold Edition, March 8, 2009, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2009

No abstract provided.

Environmentally Sustainable Biofuels - Biodiesel, Palligarnai T. Vasudevan

Bioenergy - II: Fuels and Chemicals from Renewable Resources

Biodiesel is a clean-burning fuel produced from grease, vegetable oils, or animal fats. Biodiesel is produced by transesterification of oils with short-chain alcohols or by the esterification of fatty acids. The transesterification reaction consists of transforming triglycerides into fatty acid alkyl esters, in the presence of an alcohol, such as methanol or ethanol, and a catalyst, such as an alkali or acid, with glycerol as a by-product. Due to diminishing petroleum reserves and the deleterious environmental consequences of exhaust gases from petroleum diesel, biodiesel has attracted attention during the past few years as a renewable and environmentally friendly fuel. Since …

Supply And Properties Of Agricultural Residues Suitable For Bioenergy Applications, Fernando Preto, Irene Coyle

Bioenergy - II: Fuels and Chemicals from Renewable Resources

Agriculture is one of Canada’s largest industries and the residues left over from farming, milling and the off spec crops that are produced every year are present across the country. The quantity and quality of these residues as potential fuels have been analysed, including a comparison of the financial benefits and costs to selecting agricultural feedstocks for heat and power projects. A variety of fuels have been assessed, including raw and densified biomass, to understand the range in transportation costs, front and back end material handling and boiler selection. These fuels include: corn stover, corn cob, switchgrass pellets, whole canola, …

A Simulation Model Of Combined Biogas, Bioethanol And Protein Fodder Co-Production In Organic Farming, Piotr Oleskowicz-Popiel

Bioenergy - II: Fuels and Chemicals from Renewable Resources

Anaerobic digestion based on animal manure and energy crops is very effective technology to provide energy and reduce green-house gasses emission, in particular ammonia and methane. Besides, utilisation of biogas contributes to reduction of CO2 emission. On the other hand, production of bioethanol from starchy or lignocellulosic materials can supply farmers with liquid fuel necessary for agriculture machinery. Therefore, there is a need for development an effective biorefinery for sustainable energy production in organic agriculture. Due to large amount of existing technologies and many ways for co-production of feed and fuel, the application of process engineering tools is required. The …

Biodiesel – Oxidation, Storage Stability And Materials Compatibility – The Brazilian R&D Experience, Eduardo Cavalcanti

Bioenergy - II: Fuels and Chemicals from Renewable Resources

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The Murray Ledger And Times, March 7, 2009, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Afternoon Concurrent Track 1: Sustainability In The K-16 Classroom, Ellen Ebert, Rebecca Reichenbach, Nick Pretasky, Dale Walsh

Education for a Global Future: 21st Century Challenges in Sustainability & Climate Change Education

AFTERNOON CONCURRENT TRACK 1: SUSTAINABILITY IN THE K-16 CLASSROOM Moderator Gale Sinatra Student Union Room 207 Ellen Ebert – Using the STS/EEE Model in 6-12 Curriculum to Understand the Sustainability Issues Related to the Colorado River System Abstract: Beginning in 1982, the National Science Teachers Association called for curriculum designers to develop materials that demonstrate the interconnectedness among science, technology and societal issues while presenting both positive and negative influences. This session will focus on using the STS/EEE learning model to design curriculum for secondary science that emphasizes sustainability issues focused on the Colorado River system. The presentation will outline …

Application Of Geo-Informatics To Transboundary Biodiversity Conservation Across Thailand, Lao Pdr, And Cambodia, Yongyut Trisurat

Journal of Terrestrial Observation

No abstract provided.

We Are…Marshall, March 6, 2009, Office Of Marshall University Communications

We Are ... Marshall: the Newsletter for Marshall University 1999-2023

No abstract provided.

The Tiger Vol. 103 Issue 8 2009-03-06, Clemson University

Tiger Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Campus Report, Vol. 36, No. 7, University Of Dayton

Campus Report

Wind turbines, wetlands and first-generation college students are among a diverse slate of topics being presented at the Honors Student Symposium in Kennedy Union Friday, March 6; Kurt Hoffmann, UD's new environmental sustainability manager, takes a break with Campus Report graduate assistant Laura Edwards; and awards bring recognition to three people who embody UD's Marianist character in their work and service.

The New Hampshire, Vol. 98 [99], No. 38 (March 10, 2009), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 98, but it is the 99th volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

2009 Program: Honors Student Symposium, University Of Dayton. University Honors Program

Honors Student Symposium

No abstract provided.

Sandspur, Vol 115, No 19, March 06, 2009, Rollins College

The Rollins Sandspur

Rollins College student newspaper, written by the students and published at Rollins College. The Sandspur started as a literary journal.

A Discontinuous Rna Platform Mediates Rna Virus Replication: Building An Integrated Model For Rna-Based Regulation Of Viral Processes, Baodong Wu, Judit Pogany, Hong Na, Beth L. Nicholson, Peter D. Nagy, K. Andrew White

Plant Pathology Faculty Publications

Plus-strand RNA viruses contain RNA elements within their genomes that mediate a variety of fundamental viral processes. The traditional view of these elements is that of local RNA structures. This perspective, however, is changing due to increasing discoveries of functional viral RNA elements that are formed by long-range RNA-RNA interactions, often spanning thousands of nucleotides. The plus-strand RNA genomes of tombusviruses exemplify this concept by possessing different long-range RNA-RNA interactions that regulate both viral translation and transcription. Here we report that a third fundamental tombusvirus process, viral genome replication, requires a long-range RNA-based interaction spanning approximately 3000 nts. In vivo …

Chimes: March 6, 2009, Calvin College

Chimes

Chaplain search comes to a close: Calvin names Rev. Mary Hust the new chaplain-elect by Jasmine Wilson

Calvin mourns loss by Griffin Jackson

One-woman show stuns by Christian Ocier

Sustainability month powers down by Andrew Knot

Hundreds come for Siblings Weekend by Griffin Jackson

Tuition to make modest rise next year by Jen DeVries

New Byker Chair named by Emma Slager

14th annual Rangeela outstanding

Chapel encourages leadership, celebrates diversity by Bethany Duemler

Chaplain legacy paves way for new era by Amanda Elliott

Fieldhouse Complex costs must not be ignored by David Warners

African American Women Superintendents: Their Point Of Exit, Minta Maxine Downing

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

Only recently have scholars paid attention to the African American woman superintendent who is an anomaly in this powerful leadership position in public education. Additionally, only a few academicians have asked why talented African American women who successfully obtain the superintendency exit the position so quickly. The primary purpose of this phenomenological focused qualitative study was to identify and document the experiences contributing to the decisions of selected former African American women superintendents to exit, voluntarily or involuntarily, their public school superintendencies and not to seek another one, choosing instead to pursue other positions, either in education or in a …

Volume Cxxvi, Number 17, March 6, 2009, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

A Hybrid Templated-Based Composite Classification System, Michael A. Turnbaugh

Theses and Dissertations

An automatic target classification system contains a classifier which reads a feature as an input and outputs a class label. Typically, the feature is a vector of real numbers. Other features can be non-numeric, such as a string of symbols or alphabets. One method of improving the performance of an automatic classification system is through combining two or more independent classifiers that are complementary in nature. Complementary classifiers are observed by finding an optimal method for partitioning the problem space. For example, the individual classifiers may operate to identify specific objects. Another method may be to use classifiers that operate …

The Murray State News, March 6, 2009, The Murray State News

Murray State University Collection

No abstract provided.

March 6, 2009, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

The Bg News March 6, 2009, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. March 6, 2009. Volume 99-Issue 114.

Sga Minutes - March 5, 2009, Fhsu Student Government Association

SGA - Meeting Minutes

Minutes from an SGA meeting in March 2009, covering a variety of topics and announcements.

Year Of The Gorilla, Jonathan Tel

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

This is a selection from Jonathan Tel’s forthcoming collection of short stories, The Beijing of Possibilities, to be published this summer by Other Press. Tel is the author of Freud’s Alphabet and the story collection Arafat’s Elephant. His stories have appeared in The New Yorker and Granta. Drawn to “writing fiction set in places whose inhabitants believe themselves to be at the center of the world,” Tel first visted China in 1988 and has particular affinity for Beijing.

It’s been a while since the Monkey King set out on his Journey to the West. With his Fiery-Gazing Golden-Eyes he infallibly …

Otter Realm, March 5, 2009, California State University, Monterey Bay

The Otter Realm

The Road To The Playoffs -- College Student 101: Time ...It's About Time -- What You Otter Do! Mar 6 - Mar 25 -- What is Your Secret? -- For our Furry Friends: Finding Homes and Providing Info -- CSUMB Faculty Step Into the Spotlight -- College Graduates Face A Tough Market -- California's Going Green -- Monterey Bay Aquarium Celebrates 25 Years -- Student Clubs Lack Organization -- Know safety, no injury. No safety, know injury -- Striving for Sustainability -- Worn Out Otters Crave Caffeine -- International Womyn's Day Comes to CSUMB -- Brazilian Heat Wave Hits the …

March 5, 2009, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2000-2009

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Commonwealth Times 2009-03-05

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

The Comment, March 5, 2009, Bridgewater State College

The Comment

No abstract provided.

The Alestle - Vol. 61 No. 48 - 03/05/2009, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

The Alestle

Vol. 61 No. 48

Observer, Central Washington University

Student Newspaper

Student newspaper for Central Washington University for March 5, 2009