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Classics Newsletter 2006, Department Of Classics

The Department of Classics Newsletter

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Rheological And Structural Studies Of Linear Polyethylene Melts Under Planar Elongational Flow Using Nonequilibrium Molecular Dynamics Simulations, David J. Keffer, C. Baig, B. J. Edwards, H. D. Cochran, V. A. Harmandaris

Faculty Publications and Other Works -- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

We present various rheological and structural properties of three polyethylene liquids, C₅₀H₁₀₂, C₇₈H₁₅₈, and C₁₂₈H₂₅₈, using nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations of planar elongational flow. All three melts display tension-thinning behavior of both elongational viscosities, η₁ and η₂. This tension thinning appears to follow the power law with respect to the elongation rate, i.e., η ∼ E^b, where the exponent b is shown to be approximately −0.4 for η₁ and η₂. More specifically, b of η₁ is shown to be …

A Validation Of The P-Sllod Equations Of Motion For Homogeneous Steady-State Flows, David J. Keffer, B. J. Edwards, C. Baig

Faculty Publications and Other Works -- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

A validation of the p-SLLOD equations of motion for nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulation under homogeneous steady-state flow is presented. We demonstrate that these equations generate the correct center-of-mass trajectory of the system, are completely compatible with (and derivable from) Hamiltonian dynamics, satisfy an appropriate energy balance, and require no fictitious external force to generate the required homogeneous flow. It is also shown that no rigorous derivation of the SLLOD equations exists to date.

A Comparison Of Simple Rheological Models And Simulation Data Of N-Hexadecane Under Shear And Elongational Flows, David J. Keffer, C. Baig, B. Jiang, B. J. Edwards, H. D. Cochran

Faculty Publications and Other Works -- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

The microscopic origins of five rheological models are investigated by comparing their predictions for the conformation tensor and stress tensor with the same tensors obtained via nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations for n-hexadecane. Steady-state simulations were performed under both planar Couette and planar elongational flows, and the results of each are compared with rheological model predictions in the same flows, without any fitting parameters where possible. The use of the conformation tensor for comparisons between theory and experiment/simulation, rather than just the stress tensor, allows additional information to be obtained regarding the physical basis of each model examined herein. The character …

Faculty Handbook, 2006, University Of Tennessee - Knoxville

Faculty Handbooks

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Volume 4, Number 1 (2006), Ut Institute Of Agriculture

Tennessee Land, Life and Science Magazine

Issue Highlights:

• A focus on agriculture and natural resources programs at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture

Volume 4, Number 2 (2006), Ut Institute Of Agriculture

Tennessee Land, Life and Science Magazine

Issue Highlights:

• From Grow to Go for a New Bioeconomy

Utk Library Record 2005-06, University Of Tennessee Libraries

UTK Libraries Annual Report

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Performance Still Matters: Explaining Trust In Government In The Dominican Republic, Rosario Espinal, Jonathan Hartlyn, Jana Morgan

Political Science Publications and Other Works

What explains low levels of trust in government institutions in democratizing Latin American countries? We examine this question in the Dominican Republic, employing data from three surveys conducted over 1994-2001. Our analysis finds that trust in government institutions is shaped primarily by perceptions of economic and political performance by government. There is little evidence of a relationship between civic engagement and institutional trust, and no relationship between democratic values and institutional trust. We find a curvilinear effect between socioeconomic status and institutional trust, with middle-sector groups significantly less trusting of government institutions than either the poor or the wealthy. Age …

Update Newsletter January 2006, Department Of Forestry, Wildlife And Fisheries

Monthly Extension Update Newsletter

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Third Thursday 1-2006, Institute Of Agriculture

Third Thursday

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Developmental And Neurogenetic Studies On The Peptidergic Nerve System In Drosophila, Youn-Jeong Choi

Doctoral Dissertations

Neuropeptides in insects act as neurotransmitters and neuromodulators in the central nervous system (CNS) and as regulatory hormones released to the circulation. To gain insight into the mechanisms of tissue-specific Corazonin (Crz) regulation and functions in Drosophila, I cloned Crz-encoding genes from different species, and performed the phylogenetic analysis of Crz-encoding genes as well as Crz primary structures. To compare Crz expression patterns among different species, I performed in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry to detect Crz expression in the CNS. Although Crz gene sequences reveal a great deal of diversity, Crz expression patterns are conserved among different …

Front Matter

The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning

Editors' Message

Leaping into Uncertainty: Teaching and Learning beyond Logic and Reason

In 1846, Soren Kierkegaard set forth the limits of logical systems and objective truth, neither of which can shed light on the important questions of life. “In logical systems,” the nineteenth century Danish philosophy argues, “nothing may be incorporated that has a relationship to existence, that is not indifferent to existence” (141) because a logical system is purely speculative. Existence is an actuality, a doing. Logical systems cannot account for the necessary leap in life between almost doing something—thinking about doing something (and Kierkegaard’s example is taking the …

Jaepl, Vol. 12, Winter 2006-2007, Kristie S. Fleckenstein, Linda T. Calendrillo

The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning

Essays

Lynn Z. Bloom and Carla Hill. High Stakes Gambling in the Master Class

High Stakes Gambling in the Master Class explores some of the unarticulated intangibles in a relationship between Master Teacher and Honors Student (who collaborated in writing this essay), calculated to produce a distinguished honors thesis, sometimes out of thin air, gambling, playing the hunches that will allow a gleam in the eye to metamorphose into gold on the page.

Judith Beth Cohen. The Missing Body—Yoga and Higher Education.

Using her own yoga practice as a basis, this author argues for more bodily involvement in learning …

High Stakes Gambling In The Master Class, Lynn Z. Bloom, Carla Hill

The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning

High Stakes Gambling in the Master Class explores some of the unarticulated intangibles in a relationship between Master Teacher and Honors Student (who collaborated in writing this essay), calculated to produce a distinguished honors thesis, sometimes out of thin air, gambling, playing the hunches that will allow a gleam in the eye to metamorphose into gold on the page.

Bodies In The Classroom: Integrating Physical Literacy, Carolina Mancuso

The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning

This essay, based on research in Masters level classrooms for education students enrolled in a Graduate Literacy Program, addresses issues of mind-body-spirit teaching and learning..

Connecting, Helen Walker, Darina Garcia, Ryan Skinnell, Lee Roecher, Louise Morgan

The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning

Helen Walker. Connecting.

Danina Garcia —Message from a Student Writer.

Libby Falk Jones—Anger in the Teaching Life

Ryan Skinnell —Connections of a First-Year Teacher

Lee Roecher —Guiding the Passion.

Louise Morgan —Emails to Blow Off Steam

Naturalistic Observation For Understanding Users: How Technology Professionals Use And Communicate Information, Suzie Allard, Kenneth J. Levine, Carol Tenopir, Shalini Urs

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

This study examines how design engineers and technical professionals (hereafter referred to as engineers) in innovative high‐tech firms in the U.S. and India communicate and use information in their daily work activities including research, development, and management. By observing engineers in the workplace, it extends our understanding of the engineering workplace, and the information environment in the workplace. This study will provide information useful for improving communication and information methods for accessing information and communicating in the workplace, which will ultimately lead to better job performance, facilitate innovation, and encourage economic growth. This poster focuses on the methodology the researchers …

Being User-Oriented: Convergences, Divergences, And The Potentials For Systematic Dialogue Between Disciplines And Between Researchers, Designers, And Providers, Brenda Dervin, Karen Fisher, Eric Meyers, Charles Naumer, Marilyn Ostergren, Carol Tenopir, Kreetta Askola, Louann F. Blocker, Carly Hamlett, Timothy Lepczyk, Ashley Mcconnell, Anthony Schlagel, Kelli Y. Williams, Andrew Dillon, Lorraine Normore, Tingting Lu, Shannon Hoste, Troy Elias, Peter H. Jones, Carrielynn D. Reinhard, Bethany Simunich, Donald Case, Melissa A. Gardner, Gary K. Hughes, Jennifer L. Robinette, Robert J. Trader, Granger H. Butler, Melissa D. Davis, Sarah M. Donaldson, Susan M. Finley, Betsy A. Law, Anne E. Ledford, Christina Joy Mark, Nancy R. Marshall, Krista M. Mcmanis, Jennifer Paul, Sarah F. Pratt, Latisha M. Reynolds, Kathryn P. Sexton, Roberta D. Shannon, Sara Fowdy Strange

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

The challenge this panel addresses is drawn from intersecting literature reviews and critical commentaries focusing on: 1) user studies in multiple fields; and 2) the difficulties of bringing different disciplines and perspectives to bear on user‐oriented research, design, and practice. 1

The challenge is that while we have made some progress in collaborative work, we have some distance to go to become user‐oriented in inter‐disciplinary and inter‐perspective ways. The varieties of our approaches and solutions are, as some observers suggest, an increasing cacophony. One major difficulty is that most discussions are solution‐oriented, offering arguments of this sort ‐‐ "if only …

Fact Book: 2005-2006, The Office Of Institutional Research And Assessment

UTK Fact Book

I welcome you to the 2005-2006 edition of the University of Tennessee Fact Book. The UT e-Fact Book is presented in Adobe PDF format. It is best navigated using Contents within the Bookmark pane as found in Adobe Reader 7.0.1 or higher. Use the links at the left on this page to begin navigation.

The reader is reminded that Fact Book data reflect the reorganization of the University of Tennessee. Most of the tables include figures for the programs in Knoxville, Memphis, and Tullahoma, as well as the Institute for Public Service and the Institute of Agriculture. If you need …

Fy 2006 Original Budget Document, University Of Tennessee

Budget Documents

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Fy 2006 Revised Budget Document, University Of Tennessee

Budget Documents

No abstract provided.

The Missing Body–Yoga And Higher Education, Judith Beth Cohen

The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning

Using her own yoga practice as a basis, this author argues for more bodily involvement in learning and offers several exercises she has used to accomplish this.

The Library Development Review 2005-06, University Of Tennessee Libraries

LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT REVIEW

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Romantic Love Theories Explored In Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime And Punishment, Susan Brooke

Senior Thesis Projects, 2003-2006

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A Tutor's Handbook, James Clark

Senior Thesis Projects, 2003-2006

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Minimal Truth, Moral Conflict And Metaethical Relativism, Paul Julian

Senior Thesis Projects, 2003-2006

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An Individual-Based Model Of The Social Spider Anelosimus Studiosus, Alex Perkins

Senior Thesis Projects, 2003-2006

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Co2 Shadow Prices In The U.S. Electric Utility Industry: Calculating The Costs Of Reducing Co2 Emissions, Eric Harkness

Senior Thesis Projects, 2003-2006

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