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Florida Sentinel Bulletin, December 6, 2010, Gwen Hayes

Florida Sentinel Bulletin Collection

The December 6, 2010, issue of the Florida Sentinel Bulletin.

Spartan Daily December 6, 2010, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 135, Issue 50

Education For Renewable Electric Energy Delivery And Management Systems, Mariesa Crow, M. Baran, A. Q. Huang

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Systems Center is a National Science Foundation (NSF) Generation-III Engineering Research Center (ERC) established in 2008 with the mission to develop the fundamental and enabling technologies necessary for a new and paradigm shifting power grid infrastructure, the FREEDM System. the center involves more than fifty professors and one hundred fifty graduate and undergraduate students from five US universities and two international universities, as well as more than sixty companies and national laboratories in 28 states and nine countries. This paper will discuss some of the on-going efforts to educate students to …

Fcic Minutes For Telephonic Business Meeting On 12-6-2010 - Agenda Item 3, Phillip Angelides, Gretchen Kinney Newsom, Bill Thomas, Brooksley Born, Byron Stephen Georgiou, Bob Graham, Keith Hennessey, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Heather Murren, John W. Thompson, Peter J. Wallison, Wendy Edelberg, Gary Cohen, Scott Ganz, Michael L. Mayo

Documents

No abstract provided.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 42 No. 77, December 6, 2010

Central Florida Future

Giving students a home; Conference USA Championship; Liberty Bound; Jewish students team up for drive; Career Services preps for move; When studying comes second.

The Murray Ledger And Times, December 6, 2010, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

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Binding Ligand Prediction For Proteins Using Partial Matching Of Local Surface Patches, Lee Sael, Daisuke Kihara

Department of Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Functional elucidation of uncharacterized protein structures is an important task in bioinformatics. We report our new approach for structure-based function prediction which captures local surface features of ligand binding pockets. Function of proteins, specifically, binding ligands of proteins, can be predicted by finding similar local surface regions of known proteins. To enable partial comparison of binding sites in proteins, a weighted bipartite matching algorithm is used to match pairs of surface patches. The surface patches are encoded with the 3D Zernike descriptors. Unlike the existing methods which compare global characteristics of the protein fold or the global pocket shape, the …

Go Ye Out From Babylon: Mormon Gathering As A Reaction To American Culture, 1831-1846, Brady G. Winslow

Student Works

Many have claimed that Mormonism is the American religion. But perphaps they have mistaken American geography for American culture. While early Mormonism took place in America, it can be interpreted as a reaction to American culture, and this is perhaps best seen in the Mormon doctrine of gathering.

Campylobacter Ureolyticus: An Emerging Gastrointestinal Pathogen?, Susan Bullman, Daniel Corcoran, James O'Leary, Brigid Lucey, Deirdre Byrne, Roy D. Sleator

Department of Biological Sciences Publications

A total of 7194 faecal samples collected over a 1-year period from patients presenting with diarrhoea were screened for Campylobacter spp. using EntericBios, a multiplex-PCR system. Of 349 Campylobacter-positive samples, 23.8% were shown to be Campylobacter ureolyticus, using a combination of 16S rRNA gene analysis and highly specific primers targeting the HSP60 gene of this organism. This is, to the best of our knowledge, the first report of C. ureolyticus in the faeces of patients presenting with gastroenteritis and may suggest a role for this organism as an emerging enteric pathogen.

Individual Differences Related To Strategy Shifting: Who Shifts And Why?, Brent Wesley Morgan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This thesis investigated the association of cognitive abilities and strategy shifting within a procedural-motor task. College students traced or drew various forms of a figure-8 before completing a battery of cognitive tests. A pilot study identified three distinct strategies for drawing a figure-8, whereas the current study manipulated the figure-8 stimuli to encourage these strategies at various points. Phase 1 had two counterbalanced conditions which instructed participants to trace versus draw a rotated figure-8. Phase 2 gradually morphed a figure-8 such as to encourage the three predominant strategies. Phase 3 was a condition which included stimuli from Phases 1 and …

Empowering Imagined Communities: Social Network Sites In A Chinese English As A Foreign Language Classroom, James Andrew Kelley

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Little work has yet to explore the potential for the use of social network sites (SNSs) in the English as a Second Language/English as a Foreign Language (ESL/EFL) classroom, but recent trends in teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) research suggest that SNSs may be a powerful context for language learning: offering students access to online communities of practice and /or imagined communities (as interpreted by Norton et al.); increased control of co-constructed/negotiated identities; and opportunities for empowering positions in authentic intercultural exchanges. This dissertation reports on a largely exploratory, empirical study of how the use of an …

Coping And Drinking Motives In A Veteran Sample, Jordan A. Fields

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

PTSD is highly comorbid with alcohol abuse and veterans appear to be a population at high risk for developing these problems. Maladaptive coping behaviors have been linked to the development of PTSD and alcohol abuse. Additionally, understanding more about the way one copes and why they report consuming alcohol may be important to understanding this relationship. This study examined coping style and drinking motives as mediators of PTSD-AUD (Alcohol Use Disorder) problems in 60 Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans. PTSD did not predict alcohol consumption variables. The PTSD group scored higher on drinking consequences, and drinking to cope. The …

An Integrated Marketing Communications Plan For Nebraska’S Centennial Mall, B. Bach Advertising, Brian Muhlbach, Crystal Wulfekuhl, Bryce Wergin, Kelsey Nowka, Colin Clifford, Tyler Vaughan, Stacy C. James

College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Student Advertising Projects

Built in 1967 to commemorate the state’s Centennial year, Lincoln’s Centennial Mall is the open pedestrian mall area spanning from the Capitol Building on K Street north to the Nebraska State Historical Society on R Street. Managed by the Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department, the Mall has been the site for many important political and social events, including Robert Kerry’s announcement for his candidacy for President as well as local festivals and functions like Rib Fest and World Day on the Mall. But, as of 2010, the once-grand fountains have been mostly filled in, the steps are not handicapped accessible, …

A Generalized Non-Parametric Approach For Uncertainty Evaluation In Travel Time Prediction Models, Bhaven Naik

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

A core component within Advanced Traveler Information Systems is travel time information because it is easily understood and perceived by travelers. However, the suggested travel time information should be based not only on historical and real-time conditions, but also on forecasted or “unknown” future conditions.

Existing research has focused primarily on developing models that forecast point estimates of the mean travel time that are in close comparison to their respective field values. There has been limited research on any insight into the reliability or uncertainty margin that exists around the forecasted point estimate. As well, these researches have a limitation …

Voltage Prediction Using A Cellular Network, Lisa L. Grant, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Better identification tools are needed for power system voltage profile prediction. the power systems of the future will see an increase in both renewable energy sources and load demand increasing the need for quick estimation of bus voltages and line power flows for system security and contingency analysis. a Cellular Simultaneous Recurrent Neural Network (CSRN) to identify and predict bus voltage dynamics is presented in this paper. the benefit of using a cellular structure over traditional neural network architectures is that the network can represent a direct mapping of any power system allowing for easier scalability to large power systems. …

Ministers Of Education 50 Years Of Age Or Older: Changing Titles, Positions And Responsibilities?, Benjamin Farley Haygood

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The traditional role of the Minister of Education in many Southern Baptist Churches appears to be changing. For those Ministers of Education who are 50 years of age or older, there is a need to understand what is taking place so that they can continue to use the skills, gifts, and experiences obtained in years of service. The purpose of this thesis is to study what is taking place across the Southern Baptist Convention and provide help for Ministers of Education who may be exploring vocational shifts in ministry. Also, this thesis hopes to provide help for churches in how …

Propagation Of Chickpea In Vitro, Maha S Al Rawi, Mohammed A. Al-Hamdany, Atyaf F. Abd Al-Lattef, Mustafa M-F. Abd Al-Rahman

Baghdad Science Journal

Apical meristems, lateral buds, anthers of immature flowers and immature embryos of chickpea ( Cicer arietinum L.) were cultured on MS media with different growth regulators and incubated for 6 weeks at 25-27▫C with 16 hrs photoperiod for callus initiation. Results indicated that 1 and 0.1 mg/l of 2,4-D and BA were suitable for callus initiation when apical meristems and lateral buds were used. While 2 and 0.5 mg/l of both growth regulators were essential for immature embryos. It was noticed that using chickpea anthers of the MS medium must contain 1mg/l 2ip and 0.5 mg/l IAA. However, MS medium …

Effect Of Aqueous Extract Of Olive (Olea Europaea) Fruit On Lipid Profile In Female Rabbits, Suha Abdul-Khaliq Al-Jowari, Waleed Hameed Yousif, Sabah Abdul-Ridha Al-Obaidi

Baghdad Science Journal

The activity of the aqueous extract of Olea europaeawas testedat concentrations of 8, 15 or 20 mg/kg of body weight on lipid profileintwentyfemale local rabbits.These animals were randomly divided into four groups (five animals in each group). Three groups were dosed orally with the concentrations mentioned above, while the last was administered with distilled water and considered as a control group. These animals were orally dosed by aqueous extract using a micropipette for 30 days.The results showed that there was a significant (P<0.05) decrease in cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoprotein (LDL-cholesterol), very low density lipoprotein (VLDL-cholesterol) concentrations and atherosclerosis index means for the three treated groups with the aqueous extract of olive fruit compared with the control group. The results also showed that there was a significant (P<0.05) increase in high density lipoprotein (HDL-cholesterol) forthe three treated groups as compared withthe control group.In conclusion, the diet rich in olive fruit extract may decrease the risk of coronary heart disease by inhibiting LDL oxidation and improving the lipid profile.

Effect Of Temperature On Viability Of Human Hydatid Cyst & Study The Volume Of Hydatid Cyst, Ismail Abdel Al-Hadithi, Maisam Balasm Al-Khamesi

Baghdad Science Journal

The hydatid materials were collected and studied, so they were contained 50 fertile human hydatid cases {33 (66%) females and 17 (34%) males}. They were collected from Al-Ramadi General Hospital during the period from December, 2003 to July, 2004 .Cysts were observed in 40 (80%) from the liver, 5 (10%) from the lungs, 3 (6%) from the kidney and 2 (4%) cysts from urinary bladder. The specimens were taken from patients of different ages. The in vitro viability of protoscoleces was assessed on the basis of flame cell activity and eosein exclusion, which were considered as criteria to determine the …

Effect Of Annealing Temperature On The Some Electrical Properties Of Insb:Bi Thin Films, Zeinab Jassim Shanan

Baghdad Science Journal

InSb alloy was prepared then InSb:Bi films have been prepared successfully by thermal evaporation technique on glass substrate at Ts=423K. The variation of activation energies(Ea1,Ea2)of d.c conductivity with annealing temperature (303, 373, 423, 473, 523 and 573)K were measured, it is found that its values increases with increasing annealing temperature. To show the type of the films, the Hall and thermoelectric power were measured. The activation energy of the thermoelectric power is much smaller than for d.c conductivity and increases with increasing annealing temperature .The mobility and carrier concentration has been measured also.

Jordan Θ-Centralizers Of Prime And Semiprime Rings, Abdulrahman H. Majeed, Mushreq I. Meften

Baghdad Science Journal

The purpose of this paper is to prove the following result: Let R be a 2-torsion free ring and T: R→R an additive mapping such that T is left (right) Jordan θ-centralizers on R. Then T is a left (right) θ-centralizer of R, if one of the following conditions hold (i) R is a semiprime ring has a commutator which is not a zero divisor . (ii) R is a non commutative prime ring . (iii) R is a commutative semiprime ring, where θ be surjective endomorphism of R . It is also proved that if T(xoy)=T(x)oθ(y)=θ(x)oT(y) for all x, …

Pre-Test Single And Double Stage Shrunken Estimators For The Mean Of Normal Distribution With Known Variance, Abbas Najim Salman

Baghdad Science Journal

This paper is concerned with pre-test single and double stage shrunken estimators for the mean (μ) of normal distribution when a prior estimate (μ0) of the actule value (μ) is available, using specifying shrinkage weight factors ψ(-) as well as pre-test region (R). Expressions for the Bias [B(-)], mean squared error [MSE(-)], Efficiency [EFF(-)] and Expected sample size [E(n/μ)] of proposed estimators are derived. Numerical results and conclusions are drawn about selection different constants included in these expressions. Comparisons between suggested estimators, with respect to classical estimators in the sense of Bias and Relative Efficiency, are given. Furthermore, comparisons with …

On M- Hollow Modules, Layla H. Al Omairy

Baghdad Science Journal

Let R be associative ring with identity and M is a non- zero unitary left module over R. M is called M- hollow if every maximal submodule of M is small submodule of M. In this paper we study the properties of this kind of modules.

Stability Of Nonlinear Systems Of Fractional Order Differential Equations, Alaaldeen N. Ahmed, Rasheed A. Abdul-Satar

Baghdad Science Journal

In this paper, a sufficient condition for stability of a system of nonlinear multi-fractional order differential equations on a finite time interval with an illustrative example, has been presented to demonstrate our result. Also, an idea to extend our result on such system on an infinite time interval is suggested.

On Semi-P-Compact Space1, Nerjis Abdul Jabbar, Suaad Gedaan

Baghdad Science Journal

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a new type of compact spaces, namely semi-p-compact spaces which are stronger than compact spaces; we give properties and characterizations of semi-p-compact spaces.

Structural And Optical Properties Of Cds:20%In Films Prepared By Thermal Co-Evaporation Method, Mona M. Saleh

Baghdad Science Journal

The CdS;In films of Thickness 7500Ao at( 20% In) concentration have been Prepared by double evaporation method in Vacuum on glass substrate at 100co . Optical and structural Properties have been studied. It has been found that all the films are Polycrystalline with high peak. The Doping the film lead to increase in absorption coefficient, extinction coefficient and imaginary dielectric constant and decreasing the energy of band gap, reflectance, reflective index and real dielectric constant.

Structural Characterization Of Gamma Irradiated Zns Thin Films, Nadir Fadhil Habubi, Mustafa Shakir Hashim, Amal Yousif Al-Yasiri

Baghdad Science Journal

The effects of gamma irradiation on the structure of ZnS films , which preparing by flash evaporation method, are studied using XRD. Two peaks of (111), (220) orientations are appeared in X ray chart indicating the cubic phase of the films .The lattice parameter, grain size, average internal stress, microstrain, dislocation density and degree of preferred orientation in the film are calculated and correlated with gamma irradiation.

Scheduling Job Families On A Single Machine, Adawiyah A. Mahmood, Naji M. Saheab

Baghdad Science Journal

The problem of scheduling n jobs on a single machine is considered, where the jobs are partitioned into several families and a set – up time is necessary between jobs of different families. The objective is to find a lower bound for the problem of minimizing the sum of completion times and the maximum tardiness. This paper uses a decomposition property to find a lower bound in order to incorporated in a branch and bound algorithm for constructing an optimal schedule.

Integrating Balanced Scorecard And Simulation Modelling To Improve Emergency Department Performance In Irish Hospitals, Amr Arisha, Waleed Abo-Hamad, Khaled Ismail

Conference papers

In the healthcare sector, there is a requirement for innovative solutions in managing the high levels of complexity and uncertainty within Emergency Departments (EDs). Simulation modeling is currently seen as a competent means of analyzing EDs, which allows changes effects to be understood and predicted more easily. The Balanced Scorecard (BSC), well-known performance management concept, has become a steering method in approaching new improvement cycles. This paper presents a methodology that integrates BSC and simulation modeling to improve the performance of ED in a University Hospital in North Dublin. BSC design began with understanding patient's needs, ED activities, as well …

History And Conspiracy - Part I, Nicholas Miller

Memory, Meaning & Faith

No abstract provided.