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Soil Respiration In A Northeastern Us Temperate Forest: A 22‐Year Synthesis, M. A. Giasson, A. M. Ellison, R. D. Bowden, Patrick M. Crill, Erik A. Davidson, J. E. Drake, Serita D. Frey, J. L. Hadley, M. Lavine, J. M. Melillo, J. W. Munger, K. J. Nadelhoffer, L. Nicoll, Scott V. Ollinger, K. E. Savage, P. A. Steudler, J. Tang, Ruth K. Varner, S. C. Wofsy, D. R. Foster, A. C. Finzi

Faculty Publications

To better understand how forest management, phenology, vegetation type, and actual and simulated climatic change affect seasonal and inter‐annual variations in soil respiration (Rs), we analyzed more than 100,000 individual measurements of soil respiration from 23 studies conducted over 22 years at the Harvard Forest in Petersham, Massachusetts, USA. We also used 24 site‐years of eddy‐covariance measurements from two Harvard Forest sites to examine the relationship between soil and ecosystem respiration (Re).

Rs was highly variable at all spatial (respiration collar to forest stand) and temporal (minutes to years) scales of measurement. The response of Rs to experimental manipulations mimicking …

Bulletin, Dmacc Marketing

Bulletin

No abstract provided.

Emu Today, November 22, 2013, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

Records' Satterfield Named November Employee Of The Month, Natalie Wade

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Agenda And Minutes, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg General Education Committee Meeting, November 22, 2013, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Faculty Senate. General Education Committee

USF St. Petersburg General Education Committee Meetings

Agenda and minutes from the November 22, 2013, meeting of the General Education Committee of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg's Faculty Senate.

Spectral Target Detection Using Physics-Based Modeling And A Manifold Learning Technique, James A. Albano

Theses

Identification of materials from calibrated radiance data collected by an airborne imaging spectrometer depends strongly on the atmospheric and illumination conditions at the time of collection. This thesis demonstrates a methodology for identifying material spectra using the assumption that each unique material class forms a lower-dimensional manifold (surface) in the higher-dimensional spectral radiance space and that all image spectra reside on, or near, these theoretic manifolds. Using a physical model, a manifold characteristic of the target material exposed to varying illumination and atmospheric conditions is formed. A graph-based model is then applied to the radiance data to capture the intricate …

V. 81, Issue 10, November 22, 2013

Archway (1946-2020)

No abstract provided.

The Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model For Fast, Accurate, Non-Linear Elasticity, Anthony R. Hall

Theses and Dissertations

We introduce to computer graphics the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Mechanism (PRBM) and the chain algorithm from mechanical engineering, with a unified tutorial from disparate source materials. The PRBM has been used successfully to simplify the simulation of non-linearly elastic beams, using deflections of an analogous spring and rigid-body linkage. It offers computational efficiency as well as an automatic parameterization in terms of physically measurable, intuitive inputs which fit naturally into existing animation work flows for character articulation. The chain algorithm is a technique for simulating the deflection of complicated elastic bodies in terms of straight elastic elements, which has recently been extended …

The Bg News November 22, 2013, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. November 22, 2013. Volume 93-Issue 39.

Physics-Based Surface Energy Model Optimization For Water Bodies In Cold Climates Using Visible And Calibrated Thermal Infrared Imagery, May V. Casterline

Theses

When tasked with accurately modeling a water body in a cold climate environment, the complexity of the system being simulated and the numerous parameters affecting the observable outcome pose an arduous task for any modeling effort. The task is increasingly complicated when the body of water is serving as a cooling pond for a power plant and can become partially frozen. The introduction of a heat effluent into the water creates a highly dynamic system whose physical state is not only reactionary to the surrounding environmental conditions, but the industrial facility's operating parameters as well. Both calibrated thermal and visible …

Rule-Based Conditional Trust With Openpgp., Andrew Jackson

Theses

This thesis describes a new trust model for OpenPGP encryption. This trust model uses conditional rule-based trust to establish key validity and trust. This thesis describes "Trust Rules" that may be used to sort and categorize keys automatically without user interaction. "Trust Rules" are also capable of integrating key revocation status into its calculations so it too is automated. This thesis presents that conditional trust established through "Trust Rules" can enforce stricter security while reducing the burden of use and automating the process of key validity, trust, and revocation.

The Wooster Voice (Wooster, Oh), 2013-11-22, Wooster Voice Editors

The Voice: 2012-Present

The headline story "New party regulations to be implemented in spring semester" describes the new requirements in what a party is defined as in addition to regulations like party monitors and fines for violations. Other news articles include "C.O.W.'s favorite liquor store to close its doors," detailing the buyout of Gary's Liquor Agency by Buehler's, and "Local farmers look to jumpstart micro-dairy." The Features section looks at a speakeasy event held by the Let's Dance Society in the Underground and the influence of the Presbyterian Church that still exists at the College. In Arts and Entertainment, the Voice reports on …

Work Hope And The Socioemotional Functioning Of Offenders, David Guion

Theses and Dissertations

For offenders returning to society at record levels, securing work looms as one of the most crucial factors in successful reentry. Work hope is a construct that seeks to measure the relative presence of goals of securing desired work, thoughts about how to achieve those goals, and agency to achieve those goals, even in the presence of obstacles. This study sought to examine relationships among work hope, the socioemotional variables of attachment, emotion regulation, physical, relational, and workplace victimization, and coping, and the career-related variables of perceptions of career-related barriers and complexity level of career goals. The sample comprised cohorts …

Review And Extension For The O’Brien Fleming Multiple Testing Procedure, Hanan Hammouri

Theses and Dissertations

O'Brien and Fleming (1979) proposed a straightforward and useful multiple testing procedure (group sequential testing procedure) for comparing two treatments in clinical trials where subject responses are dichotomous (e.g. success and failure). O'Brien and Fleming stated that their group sequential testing procedure has the same Type I error rate and power as that of a fixed one-stage chi-square test, but gives the opportunity to terminate the trial early when one treatment is clearly performing better than the other. We studied and tested the O'Brien and Fleming procedure specifically by correcting the originally proposed critical values. Furthermore, we updated the O’Brien …

College Students More Likely To Be Lawbreakers If Spanked As Children, New Unh Research Finds, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Identification Of Human Pgc-1Α-B Isoforms Using A Novel Pgc-1Α-B Specific Antibody, Shannon Hedrick

Theses and Dissertations

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha (PGC-1α) is known as the master regulator of mitochondrial biogenesis. PGC-1α holds this role by acting as a transcriptional coactivator for an array of transcription factors and nuclear hormone receptors, such as NRF-1/2 and ERRα/γ, whose downstream targets function in mitochondrial biogenesis and oxidative phosphorylation. PGC-1α is regulated both at the transcriptional and post-translational level in several signaling pathways, including p38 MAPK and AMPK. This regulation affects which transcription factor binding events can occur in a given tissue, and thus affects regulation of PGC-1α target genes. PGC-1α is downregulated in many neurodegenerative disorders as …

Chimes: November 22, 2013, Calvin College

Chimes

'Zero' chances of passing new core by May. leaders say by Ruthy Berends

Calvin considers more master's programs by Ben Rietema

Preliminary evaluations suggests First Year Seminar a success by Hayley Cox

Calvin ranks fifth for study abroad, third for int'l students by Jeronica Andrews

Calvin gives student org $1 million to invest in stocks, funds, bonds by Sierra Savela

Grand Rapids offers wide variety of winter events by Angelyn Groenboom

Common faith unites internationals in Hungary by John Michael Lasalle

Senior leads student section by Jess Koster

November 22, 2013, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Montana Kaimin, November 22, 2013, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula. Pages 6-7 are missing.

Chapman Percussion Ensemble, Chapman Percussion Ensemble

Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format)

No abstract provided.

Finance Minutes 11/21/2013, Finance Committee

Finance Committee

No abstract provided.

Coordinate Nuclear Targeting Of The Fancd2 And Fanci Proteins Via A Fancd2 Nuclear Localization Signal, Rebecca A. Boisvert, Meghan A. Rego, Paul A. Azzinaro, Maurizio Mauro, Niall G. Howlett

Cell and Molecular Biology Faculty Publications

Fanconi anemia (FA) is a rare recessive disease, characterized by congenital defects, bone marrow failure, and increased cancer susceptibility. FA is caused by biallelic mutation of any one of sixteen genes. The protein products of these genes function cooperatively in the FA-BRCA pathway to repair DNA interstrand crosslinks (ICLs). A central step in the activation of this pathway is the monoubiquitination of the FANCD2 and FANCI proteins. Monoubiquitinated FANCD2 and FANCI localize to discrete chromatin regions where they function in ICL repair. Despite their critical role in ICL repair, very little is known about the structure, function, and regulation of …

Student Performance In A Principle Of Microeconomics Course Under Hybrid And Face-To-Face Delivery, P. Verhoeven, T. Rudchenko

Faculty Articles

Designing a hybrid course entails the challenge of choosing learning activities for each of the face-to-face and online environments--and sequencing and coordinating the activities across the two environments--to promote student attainment of the course’s learning objectives. This paper presents a study comparing student performance in an undergraduate Principles of Microeconomics course taught by the same instructor under hybrid (n = 51) and face-to-face (n = 24) delivery. The percentage of hybrid students completing the course (71%) was not significantly different (chi-square = .61, p = .433) than that (79%) of the face-to-face students. A regression analysis controlling for student GPA …

Vol.41 N.17 November 21st 2013, Brown Publishing Company

Black Voice News

No abstract provided.

The Setonian, November 21, 2013, Seton Hall University

2013

No abstract provided.

Usa V. Jeffrey Riggins

2013 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Andre Myers V. Warden Loretto Fci

2013 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Jevon Everett V. Nort

2013 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania

New Bis(Imino)Pyridine Complexes Of Iron(Ii) And Iron(Iii), And Their Catalytic­ Activity In The Mukaiyama Aldol Reaction, Pushkar Shejwalkar, Nigam Rath, Eike Bauer

Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Works

New iron(II) and iron(III) complexes bearing bis(imino)pyridine ligands were synthesized and successfully applied to the Mukaiyama aldol reaction. The two complexes [FeCl2 L] (L = bis(imino)pyridine ligand, 55% isolated yield) and [LFe(μCl)3FeCl3] (76%) were obtained employing FeCl2 and FeCl3 iron sources, respectively, and characterized by elemental analyses, mass spectrometry, IR spectroscopy and, one example, by X-ray diffraction. The two new iron complexes were subsequently employed as catalysts in the Mukaiyama aldol reaction after abstraction of two chlorides by AgSbF6 to obtain the aldol products in 43% to virtually quantitative yield (CH2Cl2 solvent, room temperature, 3.5 to 16 h reaction time). …

Bank Of Idaho V. First American Title Insurance Company Appellant's Reply Brief Dckt. 41157

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.