The Ultimate Book of Water Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Baumann, Anne-Sophie (Twirl, 2022)
Keywords: dept.lib

What About: Science Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Fichou, Bertrand (Twirl, 2022)
Keywords: dept.lib

The Pop-Up Guide: Natural Wonders Translated by Wendeline Hardenberg - Laboucarie, Sandra (Twirl, 2022)
Keywords: dept.lib

The Bookshop of Forgotten Dreams: A page-turning opposites attract romantic comedy! Translated By Wendeline Hardenberg - Blaine, Emily (One More Chapter, 2021)
Keywords: dept.lib

From La Folie Elisa By Gwenaëlle Aubry Translated by Wendeline A. Hardenberg - Aubry, Gwenaëlle (Columbia Journal, 2021)
From La Folie Elisa By Gwenaëlle Aubry Translated by Wendeline A. Hardenberg
Keywords: dept.lib

“The Master of Scents” * Fiction * By Vincent Ravalec * Translated by Wendeline A. Hardenberg - Ravalec, Vincent (Aromatica Poetica, 2022)
He was the Master of Scents. He ruled over them, classified them, harnessed them, recombined them, invented them, and above all took care of their dis...
Keywords: dept.lib

Lady Macbeth, her book - Sonnenschein, Dana (Embark: A Literary Journal for Novelists, 2022)
A.D. 1034 The king and queen took hawks out that day, and their retinue trailed along hills and swales, watching as Duncan and then Suthen lifted gauntleted arms and opened their fists. The hunting…
Keywords: dept.eng; ⛔ No DOI found

Salted roads lead to oedema and reduced locomotor function in amphibian populations - Brady, S.P.; Goedert, D.; Frymus, L.E.; Zamora-Camacho, F.J.; Smith, P.C.; Zeiss, C.J.; Comas, M.; Abbott, T.A.; Basu, S.P.; DeAndressi, J.C.; Forgione, M.E.; Maloney, M.J.; et al. (Freshwater Biology, 2022)
Human activities have caused massive losses of natural populations across the globe. Like many groups, amphibians have experienced substantial declines worldwide, driven by environmental changes such as habitat conversion, pollution, and disease emergence. Each of these drivers is often found in close association with the presence of roads. Here we report a novel consequence of roads affecting an amphibian native to much of North America, the wood frog (Rana sylvatica). Across 38 populations distributed from southern to central New England, we found that adult wood frogs living adjacent to roads had higher incidence and severity of oedema (indicated by obvious bloating caused by subcutaneous fluid accumulation) during the breeding season than frogs living away from the influence of roads. This effect was best explained by increased conductivity of breeding ponds, probably caused by runoff pollution from road salt used for de-icing. Oedema severity was negatively correlated with locomotor performance in more northerly populations. Interestingly, northern populations experience more intense winters, which tends to result in more de-icing salt runoff and increased energetic demands associated with overwintering cryoprotection needs. Thus, this emerging consequence of roads appears to impose potential fitness costs associated with locomotion, and these effects might be most impactful on populations living in regions where de-icing is most intense. Together, our findings reveal a novel set of impacts of roads and runoff pollution on wood frog physiology and performance, which seem likely to contribute to population decline. Given the global prevalence of roads and increasing salinisation of freshwater habitats, oedema and related impacts could be widespread consequences faced by amphibian populations across much of the planet's temperate zones. © 2022 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Keywords: amphibian; bloating; dept.bio; freshwater salinisation; peer-reviewed; performance; physiology; pollution; road salt runoff; winter de-icing

High school mathematics teachers’ discernment of invariant properties in a dynamic geometry environment - Nagar, G.G.; Hegedus, S.; Orrill, C.H. (Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2022)
Variance and invariance are two powerful mathematical ideas to support geometrical and spatial thinking, yet there is limited research about teachers’ knowledge of variance and invariance. In this paper, we examined how high school teachers deal with the task of looking for invariant properties in a dynamic geometry environment (DGE) setting. Specifically, we investigated if they even attend to invariant properties; what invariant properties they discern and discuss; and how DGE can support such discernment. Our analysis found that teachers tend to discern and discuss invariant properties mainly when they were probed to consider invariance. We also found four categories of invariant properties that seem to be important for a robust and rich understanding of geometric objects in the context of invariance and DGE. The use of DGE allowed teachers to see and interact with invariant properties, thus suggesting that accessing geometry dynamically may have structural affordances especially when exploring invariance. Teachers were able to enact different DGE movements to discern and discuss invariant properties, as well as to reason with and about them. We also saw that teachers’ backgrounds and past experiences can play an important role in their descriptions of invariant properties. Possible future research directions and implications to teacher education are discussed. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V.
Keywords: Digital technologies; Discernment of invariant properties; Dynamic geometry environment; Geometric reasoning; Geometrical and spatial perception; Variance and invariance; dept.edu; peer-reviewed

Probing the Gluonic Structure of the Deuteron with J/ψ Photoproduction in d+Au Ultraperipheral Collisions - STAR Collaboration (Physical Review Letters, 2022)
Understanding gluon density distributions and how they are modified in nuclei are among the most important goals in nuclear physics. In recent years, diffractive vector meson production measured in ultraperipheral collisions (UPCs) at heavy-ion colliders has provided a new tool for probing the gluon density. In this Letter, we report the first measurement of J/ψ photoproduction off the deuteron in UPCs at the center-of-mass energy sNN=200 GeV in d+Au collisions. The differential cross section as a function of momentum transfer -t is measured. In addition, data with a neutron tagged in the deuteron-going zero-degree calorimeter is investigated for the first time, which is found to be consistent with the expectation of incoherent diffractive scattering at low momentum transfer. Theoretical predictions based on the color glass condensate saturation model and the leading twist approximation nuclear shadowing model are compared with the data quantitatively. A better agreement with the saturation model has been observed. With the current measurement, the results are found to be directly sensitive to the gluon density distribution of the deuteron and the deuteron breakup process, which provides insights into the nuclear gluonic structure. © 2022 American Physical Society.
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed

The Solar Neighborhood. XLIX. New Discoveries and Orbits of M-dwarf Multiples with Speckle Interferometry at SOAR - Vrijmoet, E.H.; Tokovinin, A.; Henry, T.J.; Winters, J.G.; Horch, E.; Jao, W.-C. (Astronomical Journal, 2022)
We present the first results of a multiyear program to map the orbits of M-dwarf multiples within 25 pc. The observations were conducted primarily during 2019-2020 using speckle interferometry at the Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope in Chile, using the High-Resolution Camera mounted on the adaptive optics module (HRCam+SAM). The sample of nearby M dwarfs is drawn from three sources: multiples from the RECONS long-term astrometric monitoring program at the SMARTS 0.9 m; known multiples, for which these new observations will enable or improve orbit fits; and candidate multiples flagged by their astrometric fits in Gaia Data Release 2 (DR2). We surveyed 333 of our 338 M dwarfs via 830 speckle observations, detecting companions for 63% of the stars. Most notably, this includes new companions for 76% of the subset selected from Gaia DR2. In all, we report the first direct detections of 97 new stellar companions to the observed M dwarfs. Here we present the properties of those detections, the limits of each nondetection, and five orbits with periods 0.67-29 yr already observed as part of this program. Companions detected have projected separations of 0.″024-2.″0 (0.25-66 au) from their primaries and have ΔI ≲ 5.0 mag. This multiyear campaign will ultimately map complete orbits for nearby M dwarfs with periods up to 3 yr, and provide key epochs to stretch orbital determinations for binaries to 30 yr. © 2022. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.
Keywords: dept.phy; peer-reviewed

The many sizes and characters of the Blue Economy - Graziano, M.; Alexander, K.A.; McGrane, S.J.; Allan, G.J.; Lema, E. (Ecological Economics, 2022)
This article analyses the economic size and resilience of five established definitions of the Blue Economy across two geographical locations: Scotland (UK) and Michigan (USA). The article analyses sector-level employment, labor productivity and Gross Value Added (GVA) data, and uses graphical representations to highlight the differences in conceptualizing the Blue Economy in ways that affect its weight and contribution to regional economies. Further, it analyses how each definition has fared in the post-2007/2011 crisis, assessing their resilience. This novel work tackles the emerging discourse around the Blue Economy by highlighting its regional character, and by problematizing the divergent definitions of the concept. © 2022 Elsevier B.V.
Keywords: Blue Economy; Employment; Regional analysis; Wages; dept.mgt; peer-reviewed

Zoom gesture analysis for age-inappropriate internet content filtering - Pulfrey, J.; Hossain, M.S. (Expert Systems with Applications, 2022)
The Internet contains large amounts of adult content. With only a few taps, or mis-taps, an under-aged user can be exposed to age-inappropriate content. Currently, this can be avoided by creating age-restricted profiles or restricting users to child-friendly applications (apps). However, these existing measures are time-consuming, laborious, and require a higher level of technical literacy than many parents can afford. We believe a better solution is to use a browser or an app that automatically detects the user's age then applies any appropriate content filters. For such a browser/app to be developed, we must learn that age estimation can indeed be performed with an acceptable rate of error. To that end, we created an Android app that collects biometric touchscreen data from elementary school, middle school, high school, and university students. Touch samples were collected from participants aged 5 to 61 on both smartphones and tablets. We focused exclusively on zoom-in and zoom-out touchscreen data samples. We made this decision because we found the zoom gesture to be rich with data and highly used among the most popular applications. Furthermore, we identify a niche within the current research landscape: no other machine learning experiments have leveraged the benefits of the zoom gesture for age estimation. We collected a total of 41,911 zoom data samples. From each zoom sample, 90 features were extracted. Those features were then used to train and test on six regressors and six classifiers to build a method that can accurately estimate the user's age from their touchscreen behavior. The regressors performed with the best mean absolute errors (MAEs) of 2.27 and 2.54 years for smartphones and tablets, respectively. The classifiers performed with the best accuracies of 90% and 91% for smartphones and tablets, respectively. Given these results, it is our belief that not only is touch-based age estimation viable, but developing a child-safe browser or a parental control app with this underlying technology is a worthwhile endeavor. © 2022 Elsevier Ltd
Keywords: Age estimation; Child safety; Smartphone; Touch gesture; Zoom gesture; dept.csc; peer-reviewed

Solution thermochemistry of Cuo and entropy of the aqueous cupric ion - Abajian, P.G.; Wulff, C.A. (Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 1969)
The heats of reaction of CuO-Cu(OH)2-H2O samples with aqueous HClO4 have been obtained as a function of concentration. Extrapolated to the normal standard state, the values are ΔH°298 = -15.00 and -15.37 kcal. per mole for CuO and Cu(OH)2, respectively. These data are consistent with thermochemical paths based on data in the literature. The entropy of Cu2+(aq) has been determined as -21.5 ± 1.5 cal. per mole 0 K. No evidence was obtained for stable “hydrates” of CuO in the H2O/CuO range 0 to 1.25. © 1969, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
Keywords: dept.che

Effects of temperature acclimation on electrical properties of earthworm giant axons - Dierolf, B.M.; McDonald, H.S. (Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Physiologie, 1969)
1. The effects of temperature acclimation on electrical properties of earthworm axons (Lumbricus terrestris) were studied using intracellular stimulating and recording techniques. 2. Cold acclimation, compared to warm acclimation, was associated with decreased action potential duration and cable input resistance and increased maximum rate of rise and decline of the action potential and increased excitation threshold. In each case the direction of change occurring during acclimation to 5° C was opposite to that occurring immediately after cooling to 5° C, i.e., the acclimation changes were compensatory. 3. The significance of these changes is discussed with regard to their influence on over-all nerve function after thermal acclimation. © 1969 Springer-Verlag.
Keywords: dept.bio

Nickel(II)-2,2′-Bipyridylamine System. I. Synthesis and Stereochemistry of the Complexes - Hurley, T.J.; Robinson, M.A. (Inorganic Chemistry, 1968)
The reaction of 2,2′-bipyridylamine (abbreviated BPAH) with divalent nickel salts results in the formation of several products, the type of which depends on the metal:ligand ratio and the coordinating ability of the associated anion. Thus, tetrahedral [Ni(BPAH)Cl2] and octahedral [Ni(BPAH)3] (ClO4)2 and [Ni(BPAH)2Cl2] have been isolated and characterized. In these complexes, dipyridylamine coordinates in a bidentate manner through the two pyridine nitrogens. Deprotonation of the amine at ambient temperature in butanol results in the conversion of the paramagnetic [Ni(BPAH)2Cl2] species into a six-coordinate polymeric material of the general formula Ni(BPA)2 where the deprotonated bipyridylamine moiety (ab¬breviated BPA) is coordinating in a tridentate manner with the amine nitrogen acting as a bridge. This polymer is cleaved quite readily by the action of water, pyridine, and, presumably, other complexing solvents. Deprotonation of [Ni(BPAH)-Cl2] at high temperatures in naphthalene or reaction of the deprotonated polymer with nickel(II) chloride, also at high temperatures, yields a red crystalline trinuclear complex of the molecular formula [Ni3(BPA)4Cl2]. Deprotonation of bis(2,2′-bipyridylamine)copper(II) chloride and bis(2,2′-bipyridylamine)palladium(II) perchlorate give the expected four-coordinate square-planar product. The deprotonated complexes of palladium, copper, and nickel are compared and corre¬lations are made between their ease of formation and the geometry and electronic arrangement of the central metal ion. © 1968, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
Keywords: dept.che

Some Human Factors Problems and Possibilities in Developing Ethiopia - Messing, S.D. (Human Factors: The Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 1968)
Both negative and positive cultural factors affect innovative efforts in developing countries. In the case of Ethiopia, negative factors include a low esteem for craftsmanship. Even where modern education is making inroads on some negative factors, as in the towns, feudalistic attitudes toward labor and the preference for unskilled labor on the assumption that it is more economical, act to continue functionally inefficient attitudes. In contrast, positive factors exist in traditions of mutual aid, now spreading from South Ethiopian cultures northward. An excellent model for mutual aid may be found in the practices of the migrant weavers' association of the Gurage and some neighboring tribes. Ethiopia provides an interesting area for the study of human factors in developing countries since it has not passed through a colonial period. Various stages of development can be traced comparatively free of outside influences. © 1968, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. All rights reserved.
Keywords: dept.ant

The reaction of transition metal ions with n-(2-thiobenzothiazole)-2-pyridinaldimine - Natoli, F.S.; Robinson, M.A. (Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry Letters, 1968)
Keywords: dept.che

A Novel Synthesis of N, N', N''-Trisubstituted Guanidines - Gavin, D.F.; Schnabel, W.J.; Kober, E.; Robinson, M.A. (Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1967)
The action of phosgene on N, N'-disubstituted ureas is described in literature as giving a variety of products depending upon the reaction conditions. However, in no instance has the formation of N, N', N''-trisubstituted guanidines been reported from the above reaction. A novel synthesis is now presented in which these aforementioned guanidines are obtained. This reaction involves the phosgenation of N, N'-dialkyl- or N-alkyl-N'-arylureas at temperatures between 110 and 120° in an inert solvent such as monochlorobenzene. In the case of symmetrically disubstituted alkylureas, the N, N', N''-trialkylguanidines in the form of their hydrochloride salts are obtained. Unsymmetrically substituted ureas upon phosgenation also give guanidines, the type of which, in terms of their substituents, is dependent upon the ability of the urea nitrogen to act as a nucleophile as well as the steric nature of the substituent itself. Thus, phosgenation of N-cyclohexyl-N'-phenylurea gives N, N'-dicyclohexyl-N''-phenylguanidine exclusively. In cases where the substituents on nitrogen atoms of the urea molecule are alike in electron-donating abilities, product distributions are obtained, as with Ncyclohexyl-N'-isopropylurea. Where one urea nitrogen is strongly deactivated, as with N-cyclohexyl-N'-trifluoroethylurea, there is no indication of guanadine formation. Different types of compounds are isolated from these reactions. A mechanism is proposed to account for these observed patterns. Copyright © 1967, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
Keywords: dept.che

Paracoccidioides brasiliensis recovered from the intestinal tract of three bats (artibeus lituratus) in Colombia, S.A. - Grose, E.; Tamsitt, J.R. (Medical Mycology, 1965)
A total of 243 bats belonging to six species were collected in the tropical zone of west central Colombia. Three individuals of Artibeus lituratus (2 males and 1 female) from Melgar, Colombia, harboured Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; cultures being taken directly from the intestinal tract. To our knowledge this is the first report of recovery of P. brasiliensis from animals. © 1965 Informa UK Ltd All rights reserved: reproduction in whole or part not permitted.
Keywords: Animal; Blastomycosis; Chiroptera; Colombia; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic; animal; animal disease; article; bat; blastomycosis; dept.bio; intestine infection

An atomic and molecular orbital models kit - Stone, A.H.; Siegelman, I. (Journal of Chemical Education, 1964)
Keywords: dept.che

Letter to the editor - Kuslan, L.I. (Journal of Chemical Education, 1962)
Keywords: dept.che

How Connecticut pediatricians view polluted air - Kane, D.N. (Connecticut Medicine, 1978)
Keywords: Air Pollution; Attitude of Health Personnel; Connecticut; Pediatrics; air pollution; dept.egm; editorial; ⛔ No DOI found

Effects of interrupted normal speech flow on post-interruption speech rates - Sansone, F.E. (IRCS Medical Science: Nervous System, 1978)
Keywords: central nervous system; dept.cmd; human cell; larynx; normal human; speech; ⛔ No DOI found

An isoperimetric inequality involving conformal mapping - Berlinghoff, W.P.; Reid, J.D. (Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society, 1977)
This paper characterizes quasi-pure projective (q.p.p.) and quasi-pure injective (q.p.i.) p-groups, and hence characterizes all such (abelian) torsion groups. A p-group is q.p.i. if and only if it is the direct sum of a divisible group and a torsion complete group. A nonreduced p-group is q.p.p. if and only if it is the direct sum of a divisible group and a bounded group; a reduced p-group is q.p.p. if and only if it is a direct sum of cyclic groups. © 1977 American Mathematical Society.
Keywords: Abelian group; Direct sum of cyclic groups; Pure exact sequence; Quasi-injective; Quasi-projective; Torsion complete; dept.mat

An interpersonal skills workshop for preparing special education teachers - Gerber, S.A.; Drezek, S. (Education and the Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1977)
The findings in this study that self reported acceptance of self and others and interpersonal skills increased following the Workshop must themselves be regarded within the limitations of a small sample, an analysis of only one leader's group participants, measurements by ratings, and a quasi experimental design. Nevertheless, human relations training appears to be a valuable component to program more systematically into teacher education. Work in developing specific training goals and procedures relevant to personal growth as related to competence in the classroom is the next step. The fact that such a short training program could affect the way student teachers feel about themselves should encourage further research and experimentation.
Keywords: dept.sed; mental deficiency; methodology; normal human; psychodrama; teacher; theoretical study; training; vocational education; ⛔ No DOI found

Corridor displays in glass cabinets - Matthews, L.D. (American Journal of Physics, 1976)
Keywords: dept.phy

Ethiopian revolution [3] - Messing, S.D. (Science, 1975)
Keywords: dept.ant

Coordination behavior of the N-hydroxyethyliminoacetate ion - Horrigan, P.; Canelli, R.A.; Kashmann, J.R.; Hoffmann, C.A.; Bauer, R.; Boston, D.R.; Bailar, J.C. (Inorganic Chemistry, 1974)
Several cobalt(III) complexes of the V-hydroxyethyliminodiacetate ion (“heida”) have been prepared. Infrared and nmr studies, as well as exchange studies with D2O, show that the ligand tends to be tridentate and that the alcoholic hydroxyl group does not coordinate. Moreover, the alcoholic group in the complex can be acetylated without destruction of the complex. However, in [Co(en)(heida)]0, the alcoholic OH loses its proton, and the ligand becomes trinegative and tetradentate. © 1974, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
Keywords: dept.che

A Second Meléndez Self-Portrait: The Artist as Still Life - Tufts, E.M. (The Art Bulletin, 1974)
Keywords: dept.art

The Dilemma of the Artist-Teacher - Orsini, N. (Art Journal, 1973)
Keywords: dept.art

Symposium on Cooperative Efforts in Information Processing. Introduction - Schlessinger, B.S. (Journal of Chemical Documentation, 1973)
Keywords: dept.ils

The Amount of Reading Material in Book Form Printed Yearly in the USSR and the USA - Vebra, G.I. (Libri, 1973)
Keywords: dept.ils

"Facilitation of Stereoscopic Depth Perception by a Relative-Size Cue in Ambiguous Disparity Stereograms": Erratum - Fineman, M.B. (Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1972)
Reports an error in the original article by Mark B. Fineman (Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1971[Oct], 90[2]], 215-221). Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 on pp. 216 and 217 were shown inverted. This mistake made it appear that Stimulus 1 was Stimulus 2, and that Stimulus 3 was Stimulus 4, and that the four stimuli were upside down. (The following abstract of this article originally appeared in record.) Proposed that the cue of relative size may facilitate depth perception in accordance with a crossed or uncrossed disparity in stereograms in which both tendencies are equally represented. A concurrent concept was that the latency associated with the perception of depth in random-dot stereograms may be due, in part, to a cue conflict between binocular disparity and relative size. 4 male and 2 female graduate students were given 8 presentations of 5 stereographic stimuli, in which disparity was ambiguous but relative size was systematically altered. Ss were tested for direction of depth preferences and response latency. Both the relative-size effects and an uncrossed disparity bias were evidenced in the data. The latter effect was attributed to binocular rivalry between dissimilar elements in the stereoscopic half-fields. It is concluded that depth cue relationships are more complex than had been suggested by simple dominance theories. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved). © 1972 American Psychological Association.
Keywords: ambiguous disparity stereograms; dept.psy; relative size cue; stereoscopic depth perception facilitation

On two level symmetrical factorial designs - Kounias, E.G.; Gulati, B.R. (Annals of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics, 1972)
Keywords: dept.mat

Total Reflection in a Moving Medium - Porter, W.S. (American Journal of Physics, 1972)
Keywords: dept.phy

Improving the Small Hole Air Track and Table - Chonacky, N.J.; Snyder, J.W.; Matthews, L.D. (American Journal of Physics, 1971)
Keywords: dept.phy

Correction note to "on maximal (k,t)-sets" - Gulati, B.R. (Annals of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics, 1971)
Keywords: dept.mat

A study of H-spaces via left translations - Nowlan, R.A. (Pacific Journal of Mathematics, 1971)
H-spaces are examined by studying left translations, actions and a homotopy version of left translations to be called homolations. If (F, m) is an H-space, the map s: F-→FF given by s(x) = Lx, i.e. s(x) is left translation by x, is a homomorphism if and only if m is associative. In general, s is an An-map if and only if (F, m) is an An+1 space. The action r: FF × F → F is given by r(φ, x) = φ(x). The map s respects the action only of left translations. In general, s respects the action of homolations up to higherorder homotopies. Each homolation generates a family of maps to be called a homolation family. Denoting the set of all homolation families by H∞(F), s: F -→ FF factors through F → H∞(F) and this latter map is a homotopy equivalence. © 1971 Pacific Journal of Mathematics.
Keywords: dept.mat

Teaching scientific literature in the small college and university - Powell, A.; Schlessinger, B.S. (Journal of Chemical Education, 1971)
Keywords: dept.ils

Symposium on Functions and Contributions of the Industrial Information Center - Schlessinger, B.S. (Journal of Chemical Documentation, 1971)
Keywords: dept.ils

Social problems related to the development of health in Ethiopia - Messing, S.D. (Social Science and Medicine, 1970)
The relationship between the development of public health programs and "social problems" is of increasing concern to students of social and cultural problems. Health is obviously related to the availability of good nutrition, essential in building resistance against contagious diseases that form the bulk of preventable health problems in underdeveloped countries. Good nutrition, in turn, is dependent upon availability of agricultural products, basic income to buy them, and education to utilize them properly. This article attempts to trace, briefly, some of the etiology of these interrelated problems in a country in which traditional values have not been distorted by a foreign-established colonial period, and which has experienced only superficial change in modern times. This makes it possible to view relationships more clearly than in other underdeveloped countries where they may exist in more complex forms. © 1970.
Keywords: Agriculture; Attitude to Health; Circumcision; Ethiopia; Folklore; Government; Health Planning; Human; Nutrition; Public Health; Rural Health; Social Change; Socioeconomic Factors; Taboo; Urbanization; agriculture; article; attitude; circumcision; cultural anthropology; dept.ant; ethnic group; government; health; health care planning; human; nutrition; public health; socioeconomics; sociology; urbanization

Fractal Feature Analysis and Classification in Medical Imaging - Chen, C.-C.; Daponte, J.S.; Fox, M.D. (IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 1989)
Following Mandelbrot's fractal theory, it was found that the fractal dimension could be obtained in medical images by the concept of fractional Brownian motion. An estimation concept for determination of the fractal dimension based upon the concept of fractional Brownian motion was discussed. Two applications were found: 1) classification; 2) edge enhancement and detection. For the purpose of classification, a normalized fractional Brownian motion feature vector was defined from this estimation concept. It represented the normalized average absolute intensity difference of pixel pairs on a surface at different scales. The feature vector used relatively few data items to represent the statistical characteristics of the medical image surface and was invariant to linear intensity transformation. Finally, by calculating normalized fractional Brownian motion feature vectors in five different ultrasonic image surfaces, it was found that the classification of normal and abnormal ultrasonic liver images could be obtained from the differences between their feature vectors. For edge enhancement and detection application, a transformed image was obtained by calculating the fractal dimension of each pixel over the whole medical image. The fractal dimension value of each pixel was obtained by calculating the fractal dimension of a 7 x 7 pixel block centered on this pixel. Preliminary results using projection radiographs suggest that the fractal based image transformation appears to hold promise as an edge enhancement and preprocessing algorithm that does not increase noise in the way that gradient operators do. © 1989 IEEE
Keywords: Acoustic Imaging; Fractal Feature Analysis; Fractional Brownian Motion; Image Processing--Enhancement; Imaging Techniques; Mathematical Techniques--Vectors; Medical Imaging Classification; Probability--Random Processes; Ultrasonic Liver Images Classification; Ultrasonics--Medical Applications; dept.csc

Statistical classification of ultrasonic image texture - DaPonte, John S.; Gelber, Joel; Fox, Martin D. (Publ by IEEE, 1989)
Qualitative analysis is important because it is not subjective and does not have the potential for variation from one observer to another. A description is given of how statistical hypothesis testing can be used to select the quantitative descriptors best capable of distinguishing between normal and abnormal liver texture. Information is also presented on how both parametric and nonparametric discriminant analysis can be applied to determine how well the quantitative analysis compares with the qualitative diagnosis supplied for each case studied.
Keywords: Acoustic Imaging--Digital Techniques; Biomedical Engineering; Liver Disease Diagnosis; Quantitative Descriptor Selection; Statistical Classification Techniques; Statistical Hypothesis Testing; Statistical Methods--Statistical Tests; Ultrasonic Devices--Medical Applications; Ultrasonic Image Texture Classification; dept.csc; ⛔ No DOI found

Pesticide residues in Arizona peregrine falcon eggs and prey - Ellis, D.H.; DeWeese, L.R.; Grubb, T.G.; Kiff, L.F.; Smith, D.G.; Jarman, W.M.; Peakall, D.B. (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 1989)
Keywords: 1,1 dichloro 2,2 bis(4 chlorophenyl)ethylene; Animal; Arizona; Birds; DDE; DDT; Egg Shell; Pesticide Residues; USA, Arizona; bird; chlorphenotane; dept.bio; dieldrin; egg; eggshell thinning; endrin; falcon; hexachlorobenzene; hexachlorocyclohexane; nonhuman; organochlorine; oxychlordane; peregrine; pesticide; polychlorinated biphenyl; residue analysis; united states; wildlife

The Need to Test Hypotheses About Paranoid Schizophrenia: Reply to Clementz and Sweeney - Glick, M.; Zigler, E. (American Psychologist, 1989)
Keywords: Depressive Disorder; Diagnosis, Differential; Human; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Schizophrenia, Paranoid; article; depression; dept.psy; differential diagnosis; human; paranoid schizophrenia; psychological aspect; rating scale

The nature of geography and the Schaefer-Hartshorne debate - Martin, G.J. (Reflections on Richard Hartshorne's "The nature of geography', 1989)
The tendency by geographers to cast Hartshorne as either hero or villain in modern American geography is clearly represented in this essay considering the Hartshorne-Schaefer controversy, a dispute of almost mythical proportions in the modern history of American geography. Through analysis of unpublished and published documents, the author provides us with a wealth of historical information concerning the relation between the two antagonists and the events surrounding the publication of their methodological statements. The reportage has an additional, illocutionary impact that derives from the introduction of historical specificities into the discussion of mythologized events. The description and evaluation of the events surrounding this episode in American geography, especially its portrayal of spatial analysts in the uncharacteristic role of loyal sentimentalists, will probably add fuel to the dying embers of this controversy. -from Editors
Keywords: American geography; Hartshorne; R.; Schaefer; dept.egm; geographers; historical information; illocutionary impact; methodological statement; spatial analysts; ⛔ No DOI found

Access to archives and privacy: The twenty-third international archival round table conference proceedings - Newhall, A.C. (American Archivist, 1989)
Keywords: dept.his

Interleukin-1 induces time-dependent potentiation in isolated rat islets: Possible involvement of phosphoinositide hydrolysis - Zawalich, W.S.; Dierolf, B.; Zawalich, K.C. (Endocrinology, 1989)
Prior exposure of isolated perifused rat islets to the monokine interleukin-1 (IL-1) amplifies their subsequent insulin secretory response to 10 mM glucose. This potentiating effect of the monokine is dose dependent, lasts for at least 45 min after IL-1 removal from the medium, and is not confined to glucose; IL-1 also potentiates the insulin secretory responses to tolbutamide and glyceraldehyde. IL-1 exposure of islets incubated with myo-[2â€ 3H]inositol to label their phosphoinositides (PI) results in an increase in [3H]inositol efflux, an event that persists long after removal of IL-1 from the medium. Direct measurements of labeled inositol phosphate accumulation substantiate the concept that this sustained [3H] inositol efflux response is the direct result of a sustained increase in PI hydrolysis. These results expand the list of compounds that induce time-dependent potentiation in islets to include IL-1. This action of the monokine, mediated at least in part by Pi-derived second messenger molecules, may contribute to its postulated effects on insulin and glucose homeostasis. © 1989 by The Endocrine Society.
Keywords: Animal; Hydrolysis; In Vitro; Inositol Phosphates; Insulin; Interleukin-1; Islets of Langerhans; Kinetics; Male; Phosphatidylinositols; Rats; Rats, Inbred Strains; Reference Values; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Time Factors; animal cell; controlled study; dept.nur; insulin; interleukin 1; male; nonhuman; pancreas islet; phosphatidylinositide; priority journal; radioisotope; rat; tolbutamide; ⚠️ Invalid DOI

Effect of cooccurrence displacement vector on quantitating ultrasonic image texture - DaPonte, John S.; Gelber, Joel; Fox, Martin D. (Publ by IEEE, 1988)
While cooccurrence matrices have been shown to be helpful in quantitating image texture, the amount of data associated with them can rapidly become unmanageable because a separate cooccurrence matrix can be calculated for each displacement vector chosen. Here, a method for choosing the direction of the displacement vector that is based on the most dominant edge obtained from gradient analysis is discussed. Also, the anatomy of the liver is used to suggest the most important intersample spacing in constructing cooccurrence matrices for the evaluation of diffuse liver disease.
Keywords: Acoustic Imaging; Cooccurrence Displacement Vector; Cooccurrence Matrices; Diffuse Liver Disease; Gradient Analysis; Image Processing; Mathematical Techniques--Vectors; Ultrasonic Image Texture; Ultrasonics; dept.csc; ⛔ No DOI found

Systematic political geography. 4th edition - Glassner, M.I.; De Blij, H.J. (Systematic political geography. 4th edition, 1988)
The fourth edition of this text has been thoroughly updated and includes expanded chapters on Antarctica and outer space as well as new chapters on the geography of elections and the geography of war and peace. A chapter is devoted to outlaws and merchants of death which covers piracy, drug trafficing, the arms trade, and terrorism. Other additions include coverage of international economic sanctions, transnational corporations, refugees, and pollution across international boundaries. -from Publisher
Keywords: arms trade; dept.egm; economic sanctions; elections; peace; political geography; pollution; refugees; terrorism; war; ⛔ No DOI found

Historical background of emergency medical services in the United States - Gonsalves, D. (Emergency Care Quarterly, 1988)
Keywords: United States; dept.hms; emergency health service; history; review; theoretical study; ⛔ No DOI found

The Roman Limekilns of the Bamboccianti - Levine, D.A. (The Art Bulletin, 1988)
Pieter van Laer and his followers — the so-called Bamboccianti — have usually been interpreted as realists or near-realists who painted simple, unassuming scenes of everyday life in seventeenth-century Rome. The testimony of their earliest critics gives us reason to suspect, however, that the Bamboccianti were actually pursuing a contrived form of painting that expressed meaning through irony and paradox. This idea is tested by examining one theme treated frequently by the artists in question — limekilns in Roman settings. By witty allusion to both the destruction and persistence of antiquity, pictures of Roman limekilns lead the viewer to contemplate a paradox regarding the nature of greatness and eternity. © 1988, College Art Association of America, Inc. All rights reserved.
Keywords: dept.art

Fast Hartley Transforms for Spectral Analysis of Ultrasound Doppler Signals - Paik, C.H.; Cote, G.L.; DaPonte, J.S.; Fox, M.D. (IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 1988)
Spectral analysis of Doppler ultrasound has been known to yield valuable information to assess the state of circulation in the peripheral blood vessels. In the past, the raw Doppler data have been directly input into a dedicated spectrum analyzer or, more recently, transformed on a microcomputer with the fast Fourier technique. The fast Hartley technique is used to transform these data. The Hartley transform has the advantages of being a purely real-numbered transform, and therefore for real Doppler data, is not only more conceptually straightforward, but also requires less computer memory, is simpler to calculate, and is better suited to large-scale integration implementation. © 1988 IEEE
Keywords: Algorithms; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTERS, MICROCOMPUTER; Carotid Arteries; Comparative Study; FAST HARTLEY TRANSFORMS; Human; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; Mathematical Computing; Numerical Analysis, Computer-Assisted; SIGNAL PROCESSING -- Digital Techniques; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.; Time Factors; ULTRASOUND DOPPLER SIGNALS; Ultrasonics; VELOCIMETERS -- Ultrasonic Doppler; algorithm; blood flow; computer analysis; dept.csc; doppler flowmeter; methodology

Gray Level Histogram Analysis of Ultrasonic Images on a Microcomputer Based System. - DaPonte, John S.; Fox, Martin D. (IEEE, 1987)
Recent developments in image digitization have made possible a more quantitative analysis of ultrasonic imagery of the liver, which could lead to a more sensitive method for changes in liver texture as an aid in the diagnosis of liver disease. The approach described is the statistical analysis of one-dimensional intensity (gray-level) histograms obtained from B-mode ultrasonic images. First-order statistical parameters are used to characterize the location, variability, skewness and kurtosis of the histograms. One typical normal study and one typical abnormal study are presented to shown the type of results that have been obtained.
Keywords: ACOUSTIC IMAGING - Medical Applications; B-MODE ULTRASONIC IMAGES; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING - Imaging Techniques; GRAY LEVEL HISTOGRAM ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIVER IMAGING; ULTRASONICS - Imaging Techniques; dept.csc; ⛔ No DOI found

Nonlinear Analysis of a New Sine Wave Oscillator. - Elahi, Ataollah; Guyton, Robert D. (IEEE, 1987)
A new type of RC op oscillator has been designed. For amplitude stabilization, diodes are added in the feedback of the linear circuit. A model has been developed for a nonlinear element, which affects the frequency of oscillation. The model can be used to design the oscillator for different frequencies and to calculate frequency and amplitude sensitivity with respect to the parameter of the system.
Keywords: NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; OSCILLATORS; RADIO EQUIPMENT; SINE WAVE OSCILLATOR; dept.csc

Classifying Aquatic Habitats - Smith, D.G.; Leskowitz, I. (American Biology Teacher, 1987)
Keywords: dept.egm

Trigant burrow and robert mearns yerkes the men and their papers - Stark, B.P. (Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarian, 1986)
Trigant Burrow and Robert Mearns Yerkes were two important behavioral scientists whose papers have recently been processed in Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library. Burrow was a pioneer American psychoanalyst and initiator of group analysis, while Yerkes was a prominent psychologist who is best known for his intelligence testing experiments in World War I and his studies of primate behavior. The paper discusses the lives and careers of both men; the research value of the two collections; the processing, arranging, and describing of the papers; and concludes with thoughts on access and the importance of finding aids to researchers and the institution that produces them. © 1986 by The Haworth Press, Inc.
Keywords: dept.ils

Economic Specification of Cost Estimates in Dental Programs - Doherty, N.J.G.; Crakes, G.M. (Journal of Dental Research, 1985)
This paper compares two approaches to the estimation of costs in dental care programs: a conventional approach and an approach based on theoretical expectations. The conventional approach typically uses a linear extrapolation of an average figure - e.g., cost per visit - over various program sizes and thus predicts constant costs. Constant costs are, however, theoretically implausible, and it should be anticipated that their use in program planning or analysis would generate biased estimates. This hypothesis is examined using annual costs and visits from a group of uniform clinics over a five-year period. Results show that costs calculated by the conventional method are underestimated at low volumes and increasingly overestimated at higher volumes. The findings, which illustrate how inefficiency can inadvertently be incorporated into program design, have implications for cost-effectiveness of dental care delivery in the public sector. © 1985, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Child; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Delivery of Health Care; Dental Care; Dental Clinics; Dental Health Services; Human; cost; dental health; dept.eco; economic aspect; geographic distribution; health program; human; normal human; organization and management; prevention; short survey; therapy; tooth; united states

Competitive excellence: It's a matter of mind and body - Finn, J.A. (Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1985)
Keywords: arousal; athlete; dept.hms; emotional stress; human; normal human; performance; psychological aspect; sport

The Iconography of the St. Andrew Auckland Cross - Calvert, J. (The Art Bulletin, 1984)
Keywords: dept.art

John Paul Goode, 1862-1932. - Martin, G.J. (Geographers: biobibliographical studies, vol. 8, 1984)
In 1901 Goode obtained his doctorate - only the second in the USA to break away from the geology/physiography tradition. As his career developed he increasingly specialized in cartography, developed coloured wall maps for Rand McNally, and an interrupted homolosine projection. His name has survived on a school atlas for over 60 years. There is a chronological bibliography and a summary of his life.-K.Clayton
Keywords: dept.egm; ⛔ No DOI found

Personal Computer Applications Course. - Workman, Robert (ACM, 1984)
A personal computer applications course has been developed. This course is a follow up to an introductory programming course for non-computer science majors. The primary objective of the course is to introduce the major personal computer applications areas: operating system use, word processing, spreadsheet programming, data base management, and communications. For each area, there will be a discussion of its use and related problems. Students will use a representative and a comparison will be made with other systems. The course will be taught using Apple IIe's or Commodore 64 computers. A course outline has been created and approved. The course will be offered for the first time in the Spring of 1984. Budget considerations, the practical difficulties involved with students using copyrighted software, and a desire to have students leave with software they can take with them, make it attractive to use public domain software when possible. Current research is directed towards finding and documenting public domain software for use in this course. Principal sources being investigated are the program libraries of personal computer users groups and educational cooperatives.
Keywords: ABSTRACT ONLY; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COMPUTERS, MICROCOMPUTER - Applications; PERSONAL COMPUTER APPLICATIONS COURSE; PUBLIC DOMAIN SOFTWARE; dept.csc

Frequency and duration effects on perceptions of rise-time rate - Sansone Jr., F.E. (IRCS Medical Science, 1983)
The ability to accurately perceive the acoustic correlate of glottal attack, phonatory onset rise-time rate, can be diagnostically critical for speech pathologists conducting voice function examinations. Signal onset duration may serve as a cue in these perceptions because an inverse relationship exists between onset duration and rise-time rate. Other acoustic information such as frequency, present during voice initiation, might also affect phonatory onset rise-time perceptions. This study was designed to determine if listeners can detect duration related rise-time rate differences in the presence of variable frequency. Listeners accurately detected rise-time rates associated with onset duration differences independent of the frequency variable. A significant duration effect was revealed with no frequency or variable interaction effects. All judgement means were significantly different from one another. It was determined that as stimulus onset duration decreased, onset rise-time rate was perceived to occur more rapidly.
Keywords: auditory discrimination; auditory system; dept.cmd; hearing; human; human experiment; normal human; phonation; speech; ⛔ No DOI found

Microcomputer data management in an introductory physics laboratory - Chonacky, N. (American Journal of Physics, 1982)
A microcomputer/mini-floppy disk system is used by students in the laboratory portion of an introductory physics course for science majors. Its purposes are to store their experimental data, do data analyses, and exchange messages with the lab instructor. The system also provides computer-assisted instruction (CAI) simulations of certain lab experiments, and interfaces with measuring equipment in certain experiments. Each student has a personal diskette for data files and basic utility programs for an entire semester. The ease of disk data manipulation under program control is exploited in the following ways: (i) a wide variety of data reduction techniques are introduced that permit quantitative comparisons between experimental results and theoretical expectations; (ii) facile data reduction and analyses permit preliminary processing of experimental data during the course of the lab period, so that decisions can be made by students concerning the course of the remainder of the experiment; (iii) accumulated data from various experiments become a course database permitting subsequent analyses of old data adapted in several different logical ways (e.g., RC curcuit data first treated as energy storage, later as one of a number of exponential relationships); (iv) comprehensive course database formed by merging regarding the reliability of experiments. These considerations favor laboratory goals different from the demonstration and confirmation of given physical laws. Specifically they inculcate critical thinking and hypothetico-deductive reasoning. I discuss several very real problem areas that plagued this novice and compromised implementation. I compare these problems with the qualitative improvements in laboratory learning. © 1982, American Association of Physics Teachers. All rights reserved.
Keywords: dept.phy

Effects of electronic voice intensity monitoring on hard glottal attack - Sansone Jr., F.E. (IRCS Medical Science, 1982)
An electronic device capable of monitoring the rate at which voice intensity increases during voice onset provides an indicator of the abruptness of phonatory initiation. Two groups of 8 subjects were taught to reduce the abruptness of glottal attack. Group A used a seven step program employing the electronic monitor while Group B used the same seven step program but with a traditional approach to the reduction of abrupt glottal attack substituted for monitor use. Both groups used a self-instruct teaching paradigm. Subject recordings of pre and post program production of five voice onset moments were submitted to sonographic amplitude analysis and a time/intensity slope ratio was calculated for each. Further, the pre and post program recordings were judged for abruptness of glottal attack. Post program slope ratios and attack judgments were significantly different (p < 0.01) from pre program data for Group A only. These data suggest that electronic monitoring was effective in producing gradual phonatory initiation.
Keywords: central nervous system; dept.cmd; glottis spasm; human cell; larynx; normal human; phonation; voice; ⛔ No DOI found

Who me, addicted? - Stern, R. (Health Education, 1981)
Keywords: Human; Patient Education; Questionnaires; Self Assessment (Psychology); Substance-Related Disorders; addiction; article; dept.hms; human; patient education; questionnaire; self evaluation

Satellite cloud analyses for a radiation model. - Parikh, J.A.; Ball, J.T. (Pattern recognition in practice. Proc. workshop Amsterdam, May 1980, 1980)
Pattern recognition techniques for cloud type and cloud amount classification were applied to digital infrared SMS-1 data. The cloud classification results were used in a numerical radiation model to determine solar radiation during Phase III of the GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment. In order to assess the effects on radiation computations of cloud information derived from both satellite and ship data, cloud analyses based on both data sources were prepared for input into the numerical radiation model. -from Authors
Keywords: Atlantic Tropical Experiment; dept.csc; numerical radiation model; pattern recognition techniques; ⛔ No DOI found

CyberEthics - Fodor, J.L. (Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 1994)
Keywords: dept.csc

The road not taken: an integrative theoretical model of reading disability. - Spear-Swerling, L.; Sternberg, R.J. (Journal of learning disabilities, 1994)
This article describes a theoretical model of reading disability that integrates a wide range of research findings in cognitive psychology, reading, and education across the age and grade span. The model shows how reading disability relates to normal reading acquisition, and includes four possible patterns of reading disability: nonalphabetic readers, compensatory readers, nonautomatic readers, and readers delayed in the acquisition of word-recognition skills. We compare our model to the models of other investigators and argue that our model is especially useful to practitioners. Finally, we discuss some of the educational implications of the model.
Keywords: Adolescent; Adult; Child; Dyslexia; Education, Special; Educational Status; Humans; MLCS; MLOWN; Mental Recall; Phonetics; Verbal Learning; adolescent; adult; child; dept.sed; dyslexia; education; educational status; human; learning; phonetics; psychological aspect; recall; review

The sundown syndrome: Will the specialized training of nurse's aides help elders with sundown syndrome? - Wallace, M. (Geriatric Nursing, 1994)
Keywords: Aged; Humans; Nurses' Aides; Social Behavior Disorders; Time Factors; aged; article; dept.nur; human; nursing; nursing assistant; sociopathy; time

Nursing Diagnosis in Home Care: Audit Tool Development - Zink, M.R. (Journal of Community Health Nursing, 1994)
Little research has been done to document the value of using nursing diagnosis in home care and the impact that increased acuity levels have had in diagnostic selection. Nursing diagnosis documentation in home care was examined to see whether it had a relation to select client and visit pattern variables. This retrospective chart audit, which piloted a newly developed instrument called the Home Care Audit Tool, utilized a sample of 199 closed records of a large midwestem Visiting Nurse Association. The mean age of the client population was 76 years, with 64% female. There were 269 initial nursing diagnoses cited in the sample records, averaging 1.75 diagnoses per case. The number of recorded visits increased when select nursing diagnoses were cited together in a single case. © 1994, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Aged; Community Health Nursing; Female; Home Care Services; Human; Male; Models, Nursing; Nursing Audit; Nursing Diagnosis; Nursing Records; Pilot Projects; Reproducibility of Results; Retrospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index; article; community care; dept.nur; home care; medical assessment; nursing; nursing education

Nursing ethics committees —where are they? - Zink, M.R.; Titus, L. (Nursing Management, 1994)
When establishing Nursing Ethics Committees (NECs), statewide nursing organizations play an important role in developing and disseminating resources. The Connecticut Nurses Association Ethics and Human Rights Committee surveyed 85 healthcare facilities to identify active NECs. Representatives facilitated other committees by providing guidelines and assistance to those agencies developing NECs — the ultimate goal. © 1994 by Springhouse Corporation.
Keywords: Bioethics and Professional Ethics; Clinical Approach/Source; Connecticut; Empirical Approach; Ethics Committees; Ethics Committees, Clinical; Ethics, Nursing; Human; Patient Advocacy; Questionnaires; Survey; United States; article; dept.nur; human; human rights; medical ethics; organization and management; professional standard; questionnaire; survey

Practices in concurrent engineering - Ellis, L.W.; Curtis, C.C. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 1992)
To describe concurrent engineering, one must remember the old story of blind individuals attempting to characterize an elephant by feeling different body parts. The issue seems not to be just R&D cycle times, but the entire innovation cycle time process from conception of an idea ~ often in marketing not R&D -, to its final delivery to a customer - often through down-stream firms not under the R&D company's control. From the recency of many sources in the literature, this shift to a time orientation is itself rather recent. Two threads seem to have emerged: First, there is a need to address cycle-time reduction on existing products and services, both in manufacturing and administration, as an implementation management issue relating to the order-to-delivery cycle, in which engineering may be a limited associate. Also, necessary is the innovation management issue of reducing the cycle time from marketing concept to proquct introduction into the implementation process, which is the main thrust of concurrent engineering. In late 1991, a survey was conducted, first, to seek to establish a better working definition of cycle time within the two overall areas of current operations and new product development, and second, to determine the relationships between cycle time so defined and company size or profitability. The survey questionnaire was mailed to 99 medium-to-large high technology manufacturing companies in Connecticut, and yielded 48 responses, with 35 of them usable. The results confirmed the impression given by the literature that the concept was better established in current operations than in innovation management. While some do use the concept of cycle time in their new product development sub-cycles, most do not track time spent on either end of the cycle, from idea to design on the near end, or at the far end through shipment and subsequent service to the customer. Measures of size did not correlate with any of the development measures, while they did with some of the operations measures. Thus, while in concept, concurrent engineering appears to be a goal of multi-functional co-operation, a survey of the manner in which a limited number of firms actually operate seems still focused on functional specializations. © 1992 IEEE.
Keywords: Commerce; Concurrent engineering; Cycle time reduction; Environmental management; Implementation managements; Implementation process; Innovation management; Manufacturing companies; Marketing; Marketing concept; New product development; Product design; Product development; Products and services; Surveys; dept.acc

Dual assignment: An alternative clinical teaching strategy - Fugate, T.; Rebeschi, L.M. (Nurse Educator, 1992)
Meeting students’ learning needs in acute care settings is challenging. The authors discuss dual assignment in the pediatric setting with beginning nursing students. © 1992 Lippincott-Raven Publishers.
Keywords: Clinical Competence; Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; Human; Pediatric Nursing; article; competence; dept.nur; education; human; methodology; nursing; nursing education; standard

Family violence - Hutchings, N. (Peace Review, 1992)
Keywords: dept.swk

Effect of sinusoidal function on backpropagation learning - Karimi, B.; Ashenayi, K.; Seyed, T.B. (Association for Computing Machinery, 1992)
The backpropagation method is modified by replacing sigmoid function by sinusoidal function. The leaving law is also modified. The modified procedure shows great improvement over the original BP in terms of the number of neurons and the learning time. © 1992 IEEE.
Keywords: Backpropagation; Backpropagation learning; Circuit simulation; Learning time; Sigmoid function; Sinusoidal functions; Software engineering; dept.csc

Choice Behavior in Transition: Development of Preference With Ratio and Interval Schedules - Mazur, J.E. (Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes, 1992)
In Experiment 1, the choice responses of 8 pigeons were observed during 50 periods of transition. Each condition began with equal probabilities of reinforcement on 2 response keys and switched to unequal probabilities. With the ratio of the 2 probabilities held constant, preference for the higher probability developed more rapidly when the 2 probabilities were high than when they were low. In Experiment 2, each condition began with 2 equal variable-interval schedules, but later 1 key delivered 60%, 75%, or 90% of the reinforcers. The rate of approach to asymptotic performance was roughly the same with all 3 reinforcement percentages. These and previous results pose difficulties for some well-known models of acquisition, but the results are well described by a simple model that states that the strength of each response is independently increased by reinforcement and decreased by nonreinforcement.
Keywords: Animal; Attention; Choice Behavior; Color Perception; Motivation; Orientation; Pigeons; Probability Learning; Problem Solving; Reinforcement Schedule; Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.; animal; article; attention; color vision; decision making; dept.psy; learning; motivation; orientation; pigeon; problem solving; reinforcement

Systolic architectures for parallel Fourier transform - Baradaran-Seyed, T.; Johnson, L.G.; Karimi, B. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 1991)
New systolic architectures are proposed for the computation of the Fourier transform based on the generation of the coefficients of the transform during the computation. These architectures require less input/output pins on the chip. The new architectures are also extremely modular and cascadeable, thus, amenable for efficient VLSI implementation. VLSI complexity of the architectures are compared with the existing parallel architectures. © 1992 IEEE.
Keywords: Input/output; Parallel architectures; Systolic architecture; VLSI circuits; VLSI implementation; dept.csc

Navigational restrictions within the new LOS contexts: Georgaphical Implications for the United States. Lewis M. Alexander, Peace Dale, RI: Offshore Consultants, Inc., December 1986 - Glassner, M.I. (Political Geography Quarterly, 1991)
Keywords: dept.egm

Extending health care to afdc recipients who obtain jobs: Results of a demonstration - Rofuth, T.W.; Weiss, H. (Health and Social Work, 1991)
This study investigated the outcomes of a demonstration project that provided free medical coverage to former Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients who were holding jobs with limited or no health benefits. Data were collected on the Medicaid expenditures of 54 eligible participants and their dependents for up to two years before they exited welfare; the expenditures averaged 56 percent less for adults and 45 percent less for children than the respective AFDC averages for the county. Because only 22 percent of the eligible participants took advantage of the program, telephone interviews also were conducted with 24 people who did not participate in or dropped out of the health plan. The main reasons cited for not enrolling were a misunderstanding of the program, a claim that no notification of the program was received, and a lack of interest. These results and their policy implications are presented in the context of the Family Support Act's mandate that states extend medical assistance coverage to AFDC recipients whose cases are closed because of employment. © 1991 by the National Association of Social Workers, Inc.
Keywords: Aid to Families with Dependent Children; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Employment; Female; Health Education; Health Expenditures; Human; Insurance, Health; Male; Maryland; Medicaid; United States; article; cost benefit analysis; dept.swk; economics; employment; female; health care cost; health education; health insurance; human; male; medicaid; organization and management; social security; standard; utilization review

The impact of local tape databases on the library: The M(I)das touch - Bakowski, V.B.; Moeckel, L.E. (Online (Wilton, Connecticut), 1990)
There is no abstract available for the item entitled The impact of local tape databases on the library: The M(I)das touch.
Keywords: dept.ils; ⛔ No DOI found

Foucault’s critique of functional marxism - Gold, S.J. (Rethinking Marxism, 1990)
Keywords: dept.phi

Dual assignments: An effective clinical teaching strategy - Gotschall, L.A.; Thompson, C. (Nurse Educator, 1990)
Keywords: dept.nur

The 1989 Mary E. Switzer lecture: marketing health care services for the new millennium. - Holley, S.C. (Journal of allied health, 1990)
Keywords: Allied Health Personnel; Human; Marketing of Health Services; United States; article; dept.cmd; economics; financial management; human; paramedical personnel; ⛔ No DOI found

Comparison of scores of bilingual urban and monolingual suburban elementary school children for two measures of intelligence - Murphy, D.G. (Psychological Reports, 1990)
Keywords: article; child; dept.csp; human; intelligence; language; mental test; normal human

Preliminary study of effect of decision making on locus of control among prison inmates - Murphy, D.G. (Psychological Reports, 1990)
To study the effect of teaching decision-making to inmates in a maximum security facility on locus of control 19 adult male inmates who were incarcerated at a community correctional center were pre- and posttested on the Rotter Internal-External Locus of Control Scale. In this preliminary study there was no statistically significant difference at pretest or posttest so teaching decision-making skills in group settings versus teaching in a group combined and one-to-one contact did not affect locus of control as measured. This personality trait appears stable over time and a more thorough means of intervention is required to effect change.
Keywords: adult; article; clinical article; decision making; dept.csp; human; male; personality; prisoner

Roger & me: A review essay - Rosso, T. (Rethinking Marxism, 1990)
Keywords: dept.eng

Hungary 1956 in the eyes of red diaper baby - Vegso, A.H. (Rethinking Marxism, 1990)
Keywords: dept.eng

Habitat and spatial relationships of nesting Swainson's Hawks (Buteo swainsoni) and red-tailed hawks (B. jamaicensis) in northern Utah - Bosakowski, T.; Kamsey, R.D.; Smith, D.G. (Great Basin Naturalist, 1996)
A total of 28 Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) and 30 Red-tailed Hawk (B. jamaicensis) nests were found in Cache Valley. Utah, during the summers of 1992 and 1993. All nests were in trees, but only Red-tailed Hawks nested in dead trees (30%). In the intensive study area, nesting densities were 0.10 nests/km2 for Swainson's Hawk and 0.08 nests/km2 for Red-tailed Hawk. Nearest-neighbor nest distances were significantly shorter among Swainson's Hawks (1.74 km) than among Red-tailed Hawks (2.83 km). Congeneric nearest- neighbor distances were significantly shorter than conspecific distances for Red-tailed Hawks (1.59 vs. 2.83 km) but not for Swainson's Hawks (1.52 vs. 1.74 km). GIS analysis of habitat types was made for 2-km radii around nest sites. Cropland was the dominant land cover type of nest sites of both species and no significant difference was found between species. Swainson's Hawk nest sites contained significantly more pasture, whereas Red-tailed nest sites contained significantly more juniper, maple, and sagebrush. Only Red- tailed Hawk nests (n=8; 27%) were found on the periphery of the valley at the base of foothills of the Cache Mountains. This preference resulted in a significantly higher elevation for Red-tailed Hawk nest sites. Swainson's Hawk nests occurred only on the valley floor on level terrain. Distance to the nearest paved road and building was very similar for both species, implying that little difference exists in tolerance levels for human activities. Overall, multivariate niche overlap for habitat was high (0.89), indicating a lack of habitat partitioning between these 2 Buteos in Cache Valley.
Keywords: Buteo; Buteo jamaicensis; Buteo swainsoni; GIS; Red-tailed Hawk; Swainson's Hawk; dept.bio; habitat; nest sites; ⛔ No DOI found

Group hunting forays of wintering Northern Harriers, Circus cyaneus: An adaption of juveniles? - Bosakowski, T.; Smith, D.G. (Canadian Field-Naturalist, 1996)
The social interactions of a wintering population of Northern Harriers (Circus cyaneus) were studied in the Hackensack Meadowlands tidal marshes in New Jersey. Juvenile harriers were numerically dominant in the population and participated in hunting groups significantly more often than adult males or females. Group sizes varied from 2-4 birds (total groups observed = 66 duets, five trios and two quartets). The occasional inclusion of adults in a foraging group was usually the result of juveniles following the adult, presumably for the parasitic benefits of grabbing flushed prey or exploiting high yield foraging patches. Our observations suggested a non-territorial wintering harrier population documented by observations of 3-6 different individuals frequently hunting the same 12-ha area each day as well as random use of our study quadrats (3-ha) by individuals of all sexes and ages. Territorial defense was observed in only one adult female, which infrequently attempted to defend a territory. Overall, the prevalence of group-foraging behavior is consistent with the general lack of winter territory in this population.
Keywords: Circus cyaneus; Hackensack Meadowlands; New Jersey; Northern Harrier; dept.bio; following; foraging; group hunting; winter ecology; ⛔ No DOI found

Planning more powerful ways to deliver information to the desktop - Dykman, E.K. (Online (Wilton, Connecticut), 1996)
Keywords: dept.ils; ⛔ No DOI found

What are you thinking? - Groninger, S. (Psychological Perspectives, 1996)
Keywords: dept.eco

Interpersonal conflict from a younger point of view: Exploring the perspectives of children - Hale, C.L.; Farley-Lucas, B.; Tardy, R.W. (International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 1996)
This study breaks from traditional adult-centered models of interpersonal conflict by privileging children’s experiences. As part of an assessment for establishing a school-based peer mediation program, focus group interviews were conducted with second graders through high school students. Analysis focuses on the sites (causes), signs, and aftermath (or responses) of conflict. Children’s impressions regarding fairness and gender differences are also addressed. With respect to the sites and signs of conflict, the main themes that were found include conflict as a product of the spoken word and conflict as a dirty look. Additionally, a symbolic representation of these intrusions emerged in the metaphor of conflict as an explosion. Analysis of the children's discussions concerning the aftermath of conflicts revealed four general themes: confronting, seeking involvement of third parties, ignoring others, and treating others with kindness. Differences in the children’s perceptions of gender-based differences are explored as are their perceptions of the construct of “fairness” and its associated dictates in favor of equality of treatment, struggles with inferiority/superiority, and expression of conflict as a betrayal. © 1996, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
Keywords: dept.com

A profile analysis of psychopathology in clusters of depersonalization types - Jacobs, J.R.; Bovasso, G. (Dissociation, 1996)
Five types of depersonalization experiences based on scales developed by Jacobs and Bovasso (1992) were used to cluster subjects into six groups. Four relatively small groups which had regular depersonalization experiences were identified: the Derealized, the Self-negating, the Body-detached, and the Profoundly Depersonalized. The fifth group, the Fleetingly Depersonalized, and the sixth group, the Non-depersonalized, constituted 25% and 50% of the population, respectively. A profile analysis indicated qualitative differences between the six groups in their pathological traits, which fell along a continuum of pathological severity. The results support the validity of a multidimensional depersonalization construct which may clarify some of the contradictions and inconsistencies in the literature on depersonalization. Further, the results may facilitate clinicians' differentiation of their patients along a continuum of pathological severity based on the type and frequency of depersonalization experiences which they report.
Keywords: dept.psy; ⛔ No DOI found

Saying, singing, or semiotics: "Prima la musica e poi le Parole" revisited - Marsoobian, A.T. (Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, 1996)
Keywords: dept.phi

Academic preparation of athletic trainers as counselors - Misasi, S.P.; Davis Jr., C.F.; Morin, G.E.; Stockman, D. (Journal of Athletic Training, 1996)
Athletic trainers have assumed several roles and responsibilities over the years, but perhaps there is no more important role than that of a counselor. Are they prepared to do so? One hundred and thirty-two modified Revised Wylie Inventories were mailed to college/university athletic trainers to examine their educational preparation and experiences with counseling in various areas. Most athletic trainers surveyed reported that they were predominantly counseling in the areas of injury prevention, injury rehabilitation, and nutrition, and felt academically prepared to do so. However, it was reported that preparation to counsel in other less common areas (eg, family matters, financial matters, etc) was not adequately addressed in academic programs. The athletic trainers surveyed sought continuing education in order to meet the other counseling needs of student-athletes. Although they used several psychological referral services, it was apparent that most athletic trainers frequently served as counselors on many nonorthopedic topics. We suggest that athletic training educators consider incorporating both academic knowledge and clinical experience in a wider variety of counseling areas into their curricula.
Keywords: dept.hms; ⛔ No DOI found

Experiences in parallel/distributed computing for undergraduate computer science majors - Parikh, J.A. (1996)
The increasing prevalence of multiprocessor and distributed systems in modern society is making it imperative to introduce the underlying principles of parallel/distributed computing to students at the undergraduate level. In order to meet the needs of our students for training in this critical area, the Computer Science Department at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) is currently in the process of implementing a curricular and laboratory development project that integrates key concepts and practical experiences in parallel computing throughout the undergraduate curriculum. The goal of this project is to build a strong foundation in parallel computing which would optionally culminate in advanced, senior-level specialized courses in parallel computing and/or senior research projects. This paper describes the laboratory facility we developed to support instruction in parallel and distributed computing and the parallel computing modules which were incorporated into three of our core undergraduate courses: data structures, operating systems, and programming languages. The laboratory facility enables us to provide our students with "hands-on" experiences in shared memory, distributed memory, and network parallelism. The modules and laboratory exercises give students the opportunity to experiment with a wide array of software and hardware environments and to gain a systematic exposure to the principles and techniques of parallel programming.
Keywords: Computer operating systems; Computer science; Computer software; Curricula; Distributed computing; Engineering education; Node configurations; Parallel processing systems; Parallel programming; Professional aspects; Project management; Social aspects; Software configurations; Students; Teaching; dept.csc

Nonnegativity results for generalized q-binomial coefficients - Fishel, S. (Discrete Mathematics, 1995)
Let q be a prime number. The number of subgroups of order qk in an abelian group G of order qn and type λ is a polynomial in q, [kλ′]q. In 1987, Lynne Butler showed that the first difference, [kλ′] - [k - 1λ′], has nonnegative coefficients as a polynomial in q, when 2k ≤ |λ|. We generalize the first difference to the rth difference, and give conditions for the nonnegativity of its coefficients. © 1995.
Keywords: dept.mat

Contentious intimations: John Donne, Richard III, and the transgressive structures of seduction - Larocco, S. (Exemplaria, 1995)
Keywords: dept.eng

Case study: Isokinetic rehabilitation of a ruptured biceps tendon - Martens, D.W.; Axtell, R.S.; Stofan, J.R. (Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 1995)
A 37-year-old male ruptured the distal biceps brachii tendon performing a gymnastics routine. At Week 8 postsurgery, a bilateral isokinetic test demonstrated a 64 and 50% (at 60° • s-1and 300° • s-1) peak torque deficit between uninjured and injured arms during elbow flexion. The subject participated in a concentric isokinetic exercise program 3 days a week for 4 months. At 1 year postsurgery a bilateral test demonstrated a 14% deficit in peak torque at 60° • s-1, and faster test velocities of 180° • s-1and 300° • s-1indicated higher torques for the injured biceps muscle. The rehabilitation program returned the ruptured biceps to a level of concentric strength nearly equivalent to the contralateral limb at the velocities tested. © 1995 National Strength & Conditioning Association.
Keywords: Avulsion; Bilateral; Specificity; Strength; dept.hms

Caring for a young child in a body cast: Impact on the care giver - Newman, D.M.L.; Fawcett, J. (Orthopaedic Nursing, 1995)
Data from an open-ended questionnaire and the comments section of a structured questionnaire were combined and ana-lyzed to determine the challenges faced and alterations in usual daily activities required by mothers caring for a young child at home in a body cast. The sample consisted of 35 mothers who identified themselves as the primary care givers of a child in a body cast. The challenges of caring for a child in a body cast required major adjustments in almost every aspect of the mothers' lives, including household activities, social and community activities, child care activities, personal care activities, occupational activities, and educational activities. © 1995 National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses.
Keywords: Adolescent; Adult; Caregivers; Casts, Surgical; Child, Preschool; Cost of Illness; Female; Hip Dislocation, Congenital; Home Nursing; Human; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Mothers; Questionnaires; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; adolescent; adult; article; caregiver; congenital hip dislocation; cost of illness; dept.nur; education; female; home care; human; infant; male; mother; newborn; nursing; plaster cast; preschool child; psychological aspect; questionnaire

Managerial resistance to change: Romania’s quest for a market economy - Catana, D.; Catana, A.; Finlay, J.L. (Journal of East European Management Studies, 1999)
This exploratory investigation relates traditional theories on resistance to change to privatization of the Romanian economy. The authors identified several “inhibitors” which have served to stall Romania’s attempts to achieve a free-market economy. While a lack of practical training in western-style management practices may be a limiting factor, Romanian managers are generally open to change. However, they are still deeply rooted in the thought processes instilled during Romania’s command economy and a belief that the size and economic importance of their firms will serve as buffers against the “agents of change”. To the extent that change is viewed as a threat to their personal interests, resistance can be expected. The question, “what is in it for me?”, must be satisfactorily addressed if Romanian managers are expected to become active partners in implementing necessary changes. © 1999, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH und Co. All rights reserved.
Keywords: dept.mgt

Quadruple covers of algebraic varieties - Hahn, D.W.; Miranda, R. (Journal of Algebraic Geometry, 1999)
Let X and Y be varieties over a field k; π : X → Y is a quadruple cover of Y if π*script O signX is a locally free, rank 4 script O signY-algebra. If char k ≠ 2, we see that π*script O signX splits as script O signY ⊕ε where ε is a locally free rank 3 sheaf over script O signY, which is locally the "trace zero" module. For each y ∈ Y, we therefore have a rank 4 associative, commutative algebra over script O signY,y. We find that these algebras are parametrized by an affine cone over the Grassmanian G(2, 6) with vertex corresponding to the algebra k[x, y, z]/(x, y, z)2. We then show that a quadruple cover with trace zero module ε over a variety Y is determined by a totally decomposable section η ∈ H0(∧2S2 E* ⊗ ∧3 E). We then examine the case in which the section η has no zeros. Here, each rank 4 algebra may be associated to a pencil of conics. As a special case of this, we look at the work of G. Casnati and T. Ekedahl on Gorenstein covers, and we show that their analysis is the subcase where the pencil of conics has length 4 base locus. Finally, we study the case in which the trace zero module ε is split. In this context, Galois covers, which are covers induced by the action of a group of order 4 on the covering variety X, are also studied.
Keywords: dept.mat; ⛔ No DOI found

Reducing interethnic social distance among adolescents through participation in life-skills groups - Howe, E. (International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 1999)
Keywords: adolescence; adolescent; article; attitude; cognitive defect; coping behavior; counseling; dept.swk; ethnic group; female; group psychology; human; human experiment; male; peer-reviewed; problem solving; social behavior; social interaction; social psychology; social status; socialization

Predicting outcomes of early expressive language delay - Paul, R.; Fountain, R. (Infant-Toddler Intervention, 1999)
A group of children was identified as 'late talkers' who were slow in expressive language development (SELD) on the basis of small expressive vocabulary size at 20-34 months of age. The subjects were followed yearly throughout the preschool and early school-age periods in order to track growth in language and related skills. When the subjects were in second grade, their expressive language skills, as indexed by the Developmental Sentence Score, were measured. This measure was used as the outcome variable in regression and discriminant function analyses. Predictor variables included those gathered when the subjects entered the study at age 2. They included measures of early expressive and receptive language by parent report, nonverbal cognitive performance, Bayley Mental Scale score (a combined verbal and nonverbal cognitive measure), phonological skill, motor skills, maladaptive behaviors, social skills, birth order, socioeconomic (SES) level, and gender. Only SES and early expressive language skills predicted expressive language outcome in second grade. Discriminant function analysis revealed these two factors were significant in predicting success (scores above the tenth percentile), along with a contribution of early gross motor skills. The implications of these findings for understanding early language delays are discussed.
Keywords: article; child; child development; clinical article; dept.cmd; developmental disorder; discriminant analysis; female; human; language development; language disability; male; outcomes research; prediction; ⛔ No DOI found

Supermarket botany - Smith, D.G.; Avery, D.F. (American Biology Teacher, 1999)
Keywords: dept.bio

Nest site selection by urban and rural Great Horned Owls in the northeast - Smith, D.G.; Bosakowski, T.; Devine, A. (Journal of Field Ornithology, 1999)
We studied nest site and habitat characteristics associated with 75 Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) nests in Connecticut, northern New Jersey, and southeastern New York. Nest sites were categorized as either urban (30) or rural (45) and were compared to data from available habitat (24 random sites for microhabitat; 70 random sites for macro-habitat). Urban nest trees were significantly larger in diameter and taller than rural nest trees, and accordingly, nests were higher in urban nest trees as well. Urban nest sites were significantly different than random sites for all eight habitat variables, but rural nests were significantly different for only five variables. Urban nests were significantly different than rural nests for five of eight habitat variables. Only urban owl nests had significantly lower site basal area, higher conifer composition, and lower shrub cover. Both urban and rural owl nests showed lower canopy cover and closer proximity to forest edge, paved roads, human habitation, and water than random sites. Although both urban and rural Great Horned Owls demonstrated habitat selection (use different from availability), urban owls showed a stronger degree of selection, probably because of the greater complexity of habitats available in the urban landscape.
Keywords: Bubo virginianus; Coniferophyta; Strigiformes; dept.bio; ⛔ No DOI found

Endoscopy: A Noninvasive Solution - Watson, C.E.; Sobel, D.S. (Veterinary Technician, 1999)
Because clients are demanding better health care for their pets, more advanced and quicker techniques for obtaining a diagnosis are essential. Veterinary endoscopy gives veterinarians and clients a noninvasive option for evaluating diseased tissue without surgical intervention. Although patients must be anesthetized, they often are released from the veterinary facility on the same day the procedure is performed. Technicians play a vital role in communication between veterinarians and clients and provide valuable procedural skills during the endoscopy.
Keywords: dept.bio; ⛔ No DOI found

A video technique for the quantitative analysis of the Poisson spot and other diffraction patterns - Wein, G.R. (American Journal of Physics, 1999)
A new approach is presented for the observation and analysis of diffraction phenomena. Using the discussed procedures, direct comparison between measured light intensity and theoretical predictions is possible. A modified version of a Poisson spot experiment where the resulting diffraction pattern is recorded by a Sanyo vidicon camera is presented. A double slit experiment is also discussed, demonstrating the quantitative possibilities while addressing detector linearity. A video signal is connected directly to a computer and analyzed using public domain software. This is an excellent arrangement for demonstrations, student labs, or a more general diffraction experiment. © 1999 American Association of Physics Teachers.
Keywords: dept.phy

Centroptilum ozarkensum (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) a new long-clawed baetid from Missouri - Wiersema, N.A.; Burian, S.K. (Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 1999)
Centroptilum ozarkensum, new species is described from distinctive adult males collected from springs within the Ozark National Scenic Rivers area of southeastern Missouri. The adult male of this species is similar to the widespread species C. album, hut is easily distinguished from it by color and morphological characters.
Keywords: dept.bio; ⛔ No DOI found

Response of a forest raptor community to broadcasts of heterospecific and conspecific calls during the breeding season - Bosakowski, T.; Smith, D.G. (Canadian Field-Naturalist, 1998)
We investigated the response of the forest raptor community to broadcasts of all potentially occurring raptors in a New Jersey watershed. Raptors were systematically surveyed using high-volume broadcasts of conspecific and heterospecific calls during the breeding season at a total of 81 survey stations. Results showed 107 responses from 10 species of breeding raptors following 891 broadcasts of 11 species. Among responses that occurred during or after broadcasts, at least 50% of the forest raptor species responded to heterospecific calls. Response rates to conspecific or heterospecific broadcasts were significantly different between hawks (68% heterospecific) and owls (26% heterospecific), suggesting that hawks showed greater heterospecific conflict than members of the owl guild. The hawk guild had a higher species packing (six versus four species) which is thought to increase the likelihood of competition in the community. In addition, most hawks probably need to re-establish territories each spring because the vast majority of them will migrate south for the winter. In contrast, most of the owl guild members are permanent residents and territories may be more permanent. Overall, the prevalence of heterospecific response is an indicator that current competition exists and continues to shape present-day community structure among forest raptors.
Keywords: Behavior; Community; Forest; Hawks; Owls; Raptors; Survey; United States; Vocalizations; breeding season; calling behavior; community structure; dept.bio; forest; intersexual interaction; raptor; ⛔ No DOI found

Kinematic analysis of a dynamic balance task by children who are deaf - Butterfield, S.A.; Lehnhard, R.A.; Martens, D.; Moirs, K. (Clinical Kinesiology, 1998)
The purpose of this investigation was to identify dynamic balance strategies used by 18 boys and girls who were deaf. Each child was simultaneously videotaped from the frontal and sagittal planes while walking forward on a balance beam and stepping over a stick placed knee high. Next their performance was evaluated on a pass-fail basis. Following testing, each participant was assigned to the respective group (pass n = 9; fail n = 9) for kinematic analysis. Based on a discriminant function analysis of the data, head and trunk ranges of motion (ROM) were significant (p < .05) predictors of pass/fail performance. Children in the fail group had significantly greater head and trunk sway causing them to lose balance. Factors contributing to poor dynamic balance among children who are deaf are discussed as are implications for intervention and further research.
Keywords: Deaf; Dynamic balance; Proprioception; Vestibular; adolescent; article; child; clinical article; dept.hms; discriminant analysis; female; head movement; hearing impairment; human; male; proprioception; trunk; videotape; ⛔ No DOI found

Toward a professional position on the translocation of problem wildlife - Craven, S.; Barnes, T.; Kania, G. (Wildlife Society Bulletin, 1998)
Keywords: Live capture; Policy; Translocation; Wildlife damage management; dept.bio; ⛔ No DOI found

Foxwoods Casino Resort: An unusual experiment in economic development - D'Hauteserre, A.-M. (Economic Geography, 1998)
The Foxwoods Casino Resort owned by the Mashantucket Pequots of Connecticut is the largest gambling casino in the Western world. The Pequots' Connecticut location enabled the tribe to open a casino, with accessibility to a large market and limited competition. The opening of Foxwoods is also the result of changes in relationships between Americans and Indians and shifts in American attitudes toward gambling. As attitudes and laws change, however, there is little chance that another Indian Foxwoods will be created here or elsewhere in the United States.
Keywords: American Indian sovereignty; Connecticut; Gambling; Mashantucket Pequots; Pequots people; USA, Connecticut; casino; dept.egm; gambling; indigenous population; recreational activity

Can applied science in environmental monitoring transform science education? - Holloway, S.; Rofuth, T.W.; Gruner, H.; Mimo, A. (Educational Forum, 1998)
Keywords: dept.swk

Counseling Skills and the Athletic Therapist - Misasi, S.P.; Kemler, D.S.; Redmond, C.J. (Athletic Therapy Today, 1998)
Keywords: dept.hms

A second look at thorstein veblen the aesthetics of thorstein veblen revisited - Tilman, R.; Griffin, R. (Cultural Dynamics, 1998)
The aesthetics of Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929) have been evaluated by aestheticians and social scientists of various ideological persuasions. Because of Veblen's stature as an American critical theorist and the debate which has ensued over the nature of his aesthetics, further efforts to both clarify and extrapolate from them are self-justificatory. The focus here is on (1) Veblen's view of aesthetic experience, (2) the nature of the non-invidiously beautiful in his aesthetics, (3) his distinction between pure and applied art forms and its importance to the common person and (4) the social basis and artistic consequences of the non-invidious as exemplified in the painting of the American artist Winslow Homer (1836-1910). Problematic areas in Veblen's social theory and aesthetics are addressed and a non-invidious aesthetic of countervailence articulated using Homer's work. Copyright © 1998 SAGE Publications.
Keywords: Aesthetic countervailence economics non-invidious aesthetics; dept.com

Distribution and species richness of a forest raptor community in relation to urbanization - Bosakowski, T.; Smith, D.G. (Journal of Raptor Research, 1997)
We studied the species richness and distribution of the forest raptor community in a New Jersey watershed in relation to urbanization. Raptors were systematically surveyed using high volume broadcasts of conspecific and heterospecific calls during the breeding season at a total of 81 survey stations. Ten habitat variables relevant to urbanization were measured at each survey station using topographic maps and aerial photographs. Results showed a community composed of 10 species of breeding raptors. Buteo lineatus, Accipiter gentilis and Strix varia showed a significant avoidance of suburban habitat, whereas B. jamaicensis and Bubo virginianus had a greater tendency to occupy such areas. Lowland habitat was significantly selected by S. varia, B. lineatus and A. cooperii, a habitat usually most susceptible to development in the study region. Raptor species richness showed a strong positive correlation (r = 0.79, P < 0.01) with wilderness area size. No wilderness area less than 1000 ha had more than four raptor species while four to eight species were found in areas from 1000-8000 ha. Utilization of three increasing size classes of wilderness areas showed increasing trends for B. lineatus, A. gentilis and S. varia, and decreasing trends for B. jamaicensis and Bubo virginianus. © 1997 The Raptor Research Foundation, Inc.
Keywords: Community; Forest fragmentation; Forest raptors; Survey; Urbanization; Wilderness; dept.bio; ⛔ No DOI found

First record of Anthopotamus verticis and new records of A. Distinctus (Ephemeroptera: Potamanthidae) in New England - Burian, S.K. (Entomological News, 1997)
The species Anthopotamus verticis is recorded for the first time in New England from the Housatonic River in western Connecticut. Notes on the larval habitat and observations on the sympatric occurrence of this species with A. distinctus are presented. New distribution records for A. distinctus are presented for Massachusetts and Vermont.
Keywords: Anthopotamus distinctus; Anthopotamus verticis; dept.bio; ⛔ No DOI found

New record of Brachycercus maculatus berner (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae) from New York and a key to larvae of northeastern species - Burian, S.K.; Novak, M.A.; Bode, R.W.; Abele, L. (Great Lakes Entomologist, 1997)
Brachycercus maculatus, a member of a rare group of mayflies, is now recorded for the first time from New York State in the upper Hudson River. An illustrated key to the Brachycercus larvae of northeastern North America is provided to spur further study of the genus in the region.
Keywords: Brachycercus maculatus; dept.bio; ⛔ No DOI found

The summer stars program - Cantrell, M.L.; Ebdon, S.A.; Firlik, R.; Johnson, D.; Rearick, D. (Educational Leadership, 1997)
Space, futurism, exploration, and stardom are some of the themes at a summer camp inspired by Howard Gardner's theories.
Keywords: dept.bio; dept.edu; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Non-linear characteristics of the sterling/european currency unit exchange rate: 1984–1992 - Chappell, D.; Eldridge, R.M. (International Journal of Phytoremediation, 1997)
The behaviour of the Sterling/European Currency Unit (ECU) exchange rate is examined both during the time before Britain joined the European exchange rate mechanism (ERM) and during the time of Britain's membership. During the latter period, a GARCH (1, 1) model fits the data well but during the pre-ERM period there is evidence of significant non-linear - possibly chaotic - structure in the GARCH residuals. Analysis of the dominant Lyapunov exponents and correlation dimension for the pre-ERM period suggests that the data generation process may be chaotic and this is reinforced by the highly significant BDS statistics obtained for this sample period. © 1997, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Keywords: Non-linearity; Sterlingecu exchange rate; dept.eco; dept.fin

The effect of upper trapezius taping on electromyographic activity in the upper and middle trapezius region - Morin, G.E.; Tiberio, D.; Austin, G. (Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, 1997)
A characteristic of scapulothoracic dysfunction is the tendency for the upper regions of the trapezius to hypertrophy in relation to its middle and lower portions. This creates a muscular imbalance that can alter scapular position and subsequently the length-tension relationship of the shoulder muscles. Tape was applied over the right upper trapezius to inhibit electrical activity in the muscles of 10 uninjured subjects. EMG activity was recorded in two locations of the upper trapezius and one location in the middle to lower trapezius region while each subject maintained an isometric contraction designed to activate both muscles. With the tape applied, there was a statistically significant reduction in EMG activity of the upper trapezius with a corresponding increase in the middle/lower trapezius. The ability of the tape to alter trapezius activity in this fashion may help correct muscular imbalances in the trapezius muscle.
Keywords: article; controlled study; dept.hms; electromyography; human; human experiment; muscle isometric contraction; normal human; scapula; shoulder pain; trapezius muscle

Facilitating transitions in language development for children using AAC - Paul, R. (AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 1997)
Several major transitions in language use take place during the first 5 years of life. Each transition allows the child to move to a higher level of complexity of expression and to accomplish communicative goals more flexibly and precisely than was done at the previous level. At least three of these transitions appear to be modulated to some degree by speech. In the first transition, prellnguistic to early linguistic communication, babbling provides the infant with a prelinguistic form of vocal behavior that is in many ways analogous to language. A second transition takes place in the movement from single words to multiword combinations. In the process of this transition, word order becomes a means by which children convey semantic role information, and transitional forms such as successive one-word utterances help to facilitate the child's leap from single-word speech to multiword sentences. A third transition involves the development of phonological awareness, an important basis for the acquisition of literacy, which builds on the foundation laid by the phonological system for articulation. In each of these transitions, speech appears important for mediating the move to a higher language level. This paper considers the question of how these transitions can be facilitated in children who use augmentative and alternative communication rather than speech as a first expressive system, in order to provide as precise and flexible a communication modality as possible to children with severe speech impairments.
Keywords: Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC); Biocommunications; Children with severe speech and physical impairments; Language acquisition; Linguistics; Pediatrics; Speech; dept.cmd

A comparison of the relative abundance and size of Juvenile winter flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus, in natural intertidal and anthropogenically altered marina habitats - Carlson, J.K.; Mroczka, M.E.; Randall, T.A.; Pellegrino, P.E. (Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science, 2000)
The relative abundance and size distributions of juvenile winter flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus, were compared in two areas; an anthropogenically altered marina basin and a natural intertidal flat habitat. Winter flounder were sampled from March through November 1990-95 with a 1.0 m beam trawl. No significant difference was observed in catch-per-unit-effort between areas but significant differences were found between seasons. Relative abundance (number of flounder/m2) increased from spring (0.007 marina and 0.011 intertidal flats) to summer (0.059 marina and 0.051 intertidal flats) and then declined slightly in the autumn (0.047 marina and 0.027 intertidal flats). Relative abundance was similar between areas from 1990-95 but differed between years. Length frequency distributions of winter flounder were similar between areas for all seasons but mean sizes were statistically different in summer. These results suggest that juvenile winter flounder are equally abundant in both natural intertidal habitats and marina basins, indicating that both could serve as nursery areas. However, more specific research is required to resolve the relative importance of marinas and the factors involved in utilization of each habitat.
Keywords: Clinton Harbor; Connecticut; Flounder; Intertidal flats; Marina; Nursery; Pseudopleuronectes americanus; United States; dept.bio; ecological impact; intertidal environment; marina; nursery ground; relative abundance; size distribution

Three new species of Jaltomata (Solanaceae) from Ancash, Peru - Mione, T.; Leiva G., S.; Yacher, L. (Novon, 2000)
Three new Jaltomata species from the department of Ancash, Peru, are described and illustrated. The three species are distinguished from others in the genus by features of the flowers, hairs, and leaves. Fruits of Jaltomata cajacayensis S. Leiva and Mione are gathered for consumption. Jaltomata lomana Mione and S. Leiva is known only from a single fog-dependent plant community, a lomas formation. Jaltomata yungayensis Mione and S. Leiva is widely distributed at high elevations.
Keywords: Jaltomata; Jaltomata cajacayensis; Jaltomata lomana; Jaltomata yungayensis; Magnoliophyta; Solanaceae; dept.egm

The misunderstood discipline of composition studies [3] - Hood, C.L. (Chronicle of Higher Education, 2003)
Keywords: dept.eng; ⛔ No DOI found

Life history aspects of the mayfly Siphlonurus typicus (Ephemeroptera: Siphlonuridae) with a new application for measuring nymphal development and growth - Kosnicki, E.; Burian, S. (Hydrobiologia, 2003)
Little is known about the life history of mayflies that inhabit temporary ponds. The purpose of this study was to observe and quantify life histories attributes of Siphlonurus typicus, which is known to reside in temporary ponds. Weekly samples of nymphs were taken from two temporary ponds in eastern Connecticut from March to June, 1999. Individuals were graded into 11 maturity classes, based on developmental characteristics, as a means of predicting population maturity rates. Head capsule widths (HCWs) were used to determine if growth occurred between maturity classes. Degree days were found to be an excellent predictor for population maturity (r2 = 0.963, p < 0.0001). Nymphs that hatched earlier in the year had larger HCWs than nymphs that hatched later in the year, possibly because of different temperature regimes. The University of Connecticut Forest pond (UCF) population matured faster than the Merrow Meadows pond (MER) population, but both sexes of the UCF population tended to be smaller than their counter parts from the MER population. Sex ratios were female bias for the UCF population (1.35:1), but were not different for the MER population. Adult emergence and mating occurred from 27 May to 21 June. There was a positive relationship between number of eggs per female and female body length. Oviposition at both sites occurred directly on the ponds, pond inlets, and outlets, indicating that pond populations were the result of local migrants as well as permanent residents. Temperature was a determining factor of maturity and fecundity for Siphlonurus typicus.
Keywords: Age classes; Arthropoda; Biodiversity; Ephemeroptera; Growth rates; Invertebrata; Marine biology; Mating behavior; Maturity; Maturity rates; Mayflies; Ponds; Population statistics; Siphlonuridae; Siphlonurus; Siphlonurus typicus; Swarming; dept.bio; ephemeral pool; growth; larval development; life history; mayfly; swarming

Art gallery theorems for guarded guards - Michael, T.S.; Pinciu, V. (Computational Geometry: Theory and Applications, 2003)
We prove two art gallery theorems in which the guards must guard one another in addition to the gallery. A set G of points (the guards) in a simple closed polygon (the art gallery) is a guarded guard set provided (i) every point in the polygon is visible to some point in G; and (ii) every point in G is visible to some other point in G. We prove that a polygon with n sides always has a guarded guard set of cardinality ⌊(3n-1)/7⌋ and that this bound is sharp (n5); our result corrects an erroneous formula in the literature. We also use a coloring argument to give an entirely new proof that the corresponding sharp function for orthogonal polygons is ⌊n/3⌋ for n≤6; this result was originally established by induction by Hernández-Peñalver. © 2003 Elsevier B.V.
Keywords: Art gallery theorems; Visibility in polygons; dept.mat

Illusions of a public, locations of conflict: Feeling like populace in William Dean Howells' A Hazard of New Fortunes - Stretch, C. (American Literary Realism, 2003)
Keywords: dept.eng; ⛔ No DOI found

Singing with the angels: Foundation documents as evidence for musical life in monasteries of the Byzantine empire - Dubowchik, R. (Dumbarton Oaks Papers, 2002)
Keywords: dept.mus

Counselors’ conceptualizations of caring in the counseling relationship - Halstead, R.W.; Wagner, L.D.; Vivero, M.; Ferkol, W. (Counseling and Values, 2002)
Caring is a concept that has been studied in numerous helping professions but has yet to be researched from a counseling perspective. In this qualitative research study, 13 master’s-level counseling interns were interviewed to better understand their perceptions of caring in the counseling relationship. Results suggest that these interns perceive that supporting desired outcomes, a personal capacity for caring, maintaining therapeutic conditions, mutuality in the counseling relationship, and a dynamic flow of communication are important attributes of the counseling relationship when caring is present The findings suggest further research that explores the concept of caring in the counseling relationship may be warranted. © 2002 American Counseling Association.
Keywords: dept.nur

Clinical efficacy of electrophysiologic measures in APD management programs - Jirsa, R.E. (Seminars in Hearing, 2002)
Determining the relative efficacy of various intervention programs for auditory processing disorders (APD) is a major goal in the field of rehabilitative audiology. Currently, because of their widespread availability, the most commonly used measuring tools to assess the central auditory system have been behaviorally based. Such measures do have notable disadvantages in that they may be influenced by a number of extraneous variables that may impede, or at least influence, efficacy measures. Electrophysiologic measures offer unique advantages not available from the behavioral measures. A significant amount of research has been completed offering compelling evidence relative to the clinical utility of a number of these electrophysiologic measures, including the maximum length sequences-auditory brainstem response, the middle latency response, the obligatory long latency responses, and the MMN and P3 event-related potentials. This article will review the current research related to electrophyiologic measures and present a rationale for including them in the management program.
Keywords: Clinical efficacy; Electrophysiology; Middle latency response; Mismatch negativity; P3 event-related potential; Speech perception; auditory nervous system; clinical practice; dept.cmd; diagnostic accuracy; diagnostic procedure; electrophysiology; event related potential; evoked auditory response; human; middle latency response; mismatch negativity; perception deafness; review; speech perception

Competitive hagiography in biographies of al-Awzā'ī and Sufyān al-Thawrī - Judd, S.C. (Journal of the American Oriental Society, 2002)
The present paper examines how followers of 'Abd al-Rahcombining dot belowmān b. 'Amr al-Awzā'ī and Sufyān al-Thawrī tried to create boundaries between the nascent madhhabs that claimed them as eponyms. In the absence of significant differences in legal method, students turned to the two shaykhs' responses to the 'Abbāsid revolution to draw distinctions between them. The Arabic biographical sources contain stories of their responses to the revolution that reveal a dialogue between followers of the two shaykhs about the relative merits of their choices. The changing interpretations of their attitudes toward the 'Abbāsid regime and the exaggeration evident in the anecdotes examined have significant implications for our reading of medieval Arabic biographical sources.
Keywords: dept.his

Industrial espionage: The dark side of the "Digital Age" - Nodoushani, O.; Nodoushani, P.A. (Competitiveness Review, 2002)
Amid all enthusiasm regarding the rise of the Digital Age, industrial espionage remains the dark side of the post-industrial revolution. The Federal Industrial Espionage Act of 1996 aimed at leveling the field regarding widespread cheating and stealing of intellectual properties by competitors in the marketplace. In this paper we aim at defining various forms of industrial espionage in the light of the ongoing information technology revolution. © Emerald Backfiles 2007.
Keywords: dept.mgt

Co-branding partners: What do they see in each other? - Prince, M.; Davies, M. (Business Horizons, 2002)
The decision about whether to co-brand is based on two conditions: the opportunities for creating a competitive advantage, and the operational benefits that will result. When these conditions are favorable, a firm must pick the right co-branding partner, using such criteria as (a) compatibility between brands, (b) market volatility, (c) investment requirements and arrangements, and (d) the prospective partner's commitment to the agreement. The firm and its chosen partner then enter the phase of courtship and potential conflict, which involves planning, negotiation, and conflict avoidance and management. Finally, they must create an exit strategy, in case the co-branding arrangement fails to live up to its promise.
Keywords: dept.mkt; peer-reviewed

Executive function ability in persons with aphasia - Purdy, M. (Aphasiology, 2002)
Background: There is an increasing recognition that the communication problems one observes in persons with aphasia extend beyond verbal deficits and that the myriad of symptoms observed are not solely due to a faulty linguistic system. Rather, there exists a coalition of causal elements resulting in a wide range of communicative deficits. There is some preliminary evidence suggesting that communicative success of clients with aphasia may depend on the integrity of executive function skills. Executive functions are called into play when an individual is involved in a complex, novel activity. They allow us to plan, sequence, organise, and monitor goal-directed activities in a flexible manner as demanded by situational and environmental changes. When linguistic skills are impaired, individuals need to rely on other cognitive skills in order to communicate. Aims: The purpose of this study was to explore executive functioning ability in persons with aphasia. Methods & procedures: A total of 15 individuals with aphasia and 12 healthy control subjects participated in this study. Three dimensions of performance were examined (accuracy, speed, and efficiency) in the context of neuropsychological tests designed to examine cognitive flexibility and goal-directed planning (Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, Porteus Maze Test, Tower of London, and Tower of Hanoi). Outcomes & results: Results indicated that the two groups performed with similar levels of accuracy on two of the four tests. However, significant differences were found on all speed and efficiency variables, suggesting decreased executive functioning skills in the group of individuals with aphasia. Conclusions: It is important to consider executive functioning ability in clients with aphasia and attempt to determine the influence of executive function skill on communicative performance. Understanding the cognitive abilities as well as the linguistic abilities of these clients may ultimately help clinicians determine which patients are better candidates for intervention as well as which treatment approaches would be most efficient and beneficial.
Keywords: Wisconsin card sorting test; accuracy; adult; aged; aphasia; article; clinical article; cognition; communication disorder; comparative study; controlled study; dept.cmd; human; interpersonal communication; language ability; linguistics; maze test; mental function; mental performance; neuropsychological test; peer-reviewed; planning; skill; treatment planning

Script knowledge following stroke - Purdy, M.H. (Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 2002)
This study examined script knowledge in 20 subjects who sustained a stroke (10 with left hemisphere brain damage and aphasia and 10 with right hemisphere brain damage) and 10 neurologically normal subjects. Script knowledge was examined via performance on three tasks: procedural sequencing, procedure production, and procedural discourse. Neurologically normal subjects performed all tasks accurately, and all subjects in the stroke group completed at least one of the three tasks for each script accurately, suggesting that script knowledge was preserved in this mildly brain-damaged population. However, significant differences were obtained between the neurologically normal and stroke groups when overall performance was examined. These findings suggest that additional cognitive processes influence task performance. Implications of these findings are discussed.
Keywords: adult; aged; aphasia; article; clinical article; controlled study; dept.cmd; female; human; information processing; language ability; left hemisphere; male; priority journal; right hemisphere; stroke; task performance; ⛔ No DOI found

Regioselective one-pot bromination of aromatic amines - Smith, M.B.; Guo, L.; Okeyo, S.; Stenzel, J.; Yanella, J.; LaChapelle, E. (Organic Letters, 2002)
(Matrix Presented) Treatment of aniline with n-butyllithium and then trimethyltin chloride gave the tin amide (PhNH-SnMe3) in situ. Without isolation of the tin amide reaction with bromine and workup with aqueous fluoride ion gave p-bromoaniline in 76% yield, with no dibromoaniline or o-bromoaniline. Application of this sequence to 11 different aromatic amines gave selective bromination in 36-91% yields, without formation of dibromides. This constitutes a good general method for the regioselective bromination of aromatic amines.
Keywords: article; dept.che

Improving 4H-SiC/SiO2 interface properties by depositing ultra-thin Si nitride layer prior to formation of SiO2 and annealing - Wang, X.W.; Bu, H.M.; Laube, B.L.; Caragianis-Broadbridge, C.; Ma, T.P. (Trans Tech Publications Ltd, 2002)
We report dramatic improvement in electrical properties of 4H-SiC/SiO2 interface by depositing an ultra-thin layer of silicon nitride on 4H-SiC prior to formation of silicon oxide and annealing. AC conductance measurements reveal interface-trap density equal to or below 1 × 1012/cm2- eV at energies near the conduction band edge. XPS spectra confirm the presence of N at the interface and suggest possible bonding between N and C. © (2002) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.
Keywords: 4H-SiC MOS; Angle-resolved; Angle-resolved x-ray; Annealing; Chemical bonds; Conductance measurement; Conduction band edge; Deposition; Gate dielectrics; Interface trap density; Interfaces (materials); MOS devices; Nitride layers; Nitrides; Photoelectron spectroscopy; Photoelectron spectroscopy (ARXPS); Si-CMOS; SiC/siO2-interfaces; Silica; Silicon carbide; Silicon nitride; Silicon oxides; Ultrathin films; Ultrathin layers; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy; dept.phy

Care of the Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication Patient - Aronson, B.S.; Yeakel, S.; Ferrer, M.; Caffrey, E.; Quaggin, C. (Gastroenterology Nursing, 2001)
Gastroesophageal reflux disease can usually be successfully managed with conservative medical treatment. Anti-reflux surgery is a safe alternative when treatment fails or patients desire a more definitive treatment option. Through a case study approach, this article describes the indications for surgery, the essentials of the authors’ multi-disciplinary approach to care and the components of a well-designed education plan for a patient undergoing laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication. Although most patients do well after surgery, diligent nursing care is required before and after surgery to prevent or manage complications and ensure patients have a rapid recovery and successful outcome. © 2001 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.
Keywords: Fundoplication; Gastroesophageal Reflux; Gastroscopy; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Care Team; Patient Discharge; Patient Education; Patient Selection; Perioperative Care; Treatment Outcome; case report; dept.nur; gastroesophageal reflux; gastroscopy; hospital discharge; human; male; methodology; middle aged; nursing; organization and management; patient care; patient education; patient selection; perioperative period; review; stomach fundoplication; treatment outcome

Selecting appropriate controls in studies of owl nest-site selection (reply to Marks) - Bosakowski, T.; Smith, D.G. (Journal of Field Ornithology, 2001)
Marks (2001) is critical of our study of nest-site selection in Great Horned Owls (Bubo virginianus) because we compared our data from owl nests with data from random points rather than from unused stick nests. We argue that Great Horned Owls have so many options for nesting in eastern forests that there is little constraint on nest-site selection. Therefore, their choice of nest sites is determined largely by vegetation characteristics in the surrounding landscape, and comparison of owl nests with random points is the best way to assess nest-site selection. Furthermore, we believe that use of unused nests as controls, as advocated by Marks, is biased because control nests will have many of the same characteristics as nests used by owls.
Keywords: Bubo virginianus; Strigiformes; dept.bio

The lead project. An environmental instrumental analysis case study - Breslin, V.T.; Sañudo-Wilhelmy, S.A. (Journal of Chemical Education, 2001)
Keywords: dept.egm; peer-reviewed

Ethics and Information Technology: Guest editor's introduction - Bynum, T.W. (Ethics and Information Technology, 2001)
Keywords: Information technology; Social sciences; dept.phi

Introduction - Flynn, D.S.; Siegel, E. (Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, 2001)
Keywords: dept.swk

Spectacle at the disco: Boogie nights, soundtrack, and the New American musical - Ritter, K. (Journal of Popular Film and Television, 2001)
In our postmodern visual culture, the idea of spectacle conjures images of excess. In defining spectatorship, we emphasize the visual, drawing physical eyewitnesses toward the spectacular moment itself and into the reification of that moment on the film screen. However, recent Hollywood cinema has challenged the notion that all spectacle must take place within the realm of the visual, as many films strive to reach spectators aurally, via their soundtracks. In particular, popular song has been used in many commercially successful films to re-create each spectator's relationship with his or her past. Films with best-selling pop soundtracks, such as The Wedding Singer and Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion, among others, have financially exploited the spectator's attention to familiar song within comedic narratives, prompting viewers to purchase collections of songs they may already own, motivated by nostalgia and pleasant rearrangements of these songs within light, entertaining narratives. In other cases, “retro” films such as 54 and The Last Days of Disco have attempted to capitalize on the popularity of musical trends, such as disco, to revisit what the “scene” meant to its patrons, as well as what disco might mean commercially to new generations. But rarely do the songs in this type of film serve as anything but collective backdrop or the means by which a filmmaker might establish setting, particularly in terms of a decade. They merely reconfigure radio programming, reorder Top 40 hits for a theatrical space. © 2001 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Keywords: dept.eng

Online research to guide knowledge management planning - Steckler, A.; Farel, A.; Bontempi, J.B.; Umble, K.; Polhamus, B.; Trester, A. (Health Education Research, 2001)
The current paper describes the process and results of an effort to find a way to effectively manage and diffuse prevention knowledge. This study shows the role that today's communication technologies can play in ensuring collaboration and participation in both the design and use of a knowledge management system (KMS) for prevention research, practice and policy. In the context of this study, 'prevention research' includes primary through tertiary prevention efforts consistent with general applied public health research in the US. An online Delphi study was used to engage a set of prevention research constituencies in the design of a mechanism to enhance the potential for effective technology transfer. A three-round Delphi was conducted with 58 stakeholders and key informants involved in prevention: government-level policy makers, researchers and front-line practitioners. The study resulted in consensus on 34 functions and 32 output/content elements of a proposed web-based KMS called Prevention-Effects.net. The paper also describes the implications of both the processes of development and the benefits of the proposed system for those interested in prevention.
Keywords: Delphi Technique; Health Services Research; Humans; Information Services; Internet; Online Systems; Planning Techniques; Preventive Health Services; Technology Transfer; United States; User-Computer Interface; adult; article; dept.pch; health care planning; health care policy; health care system; human; interpersonal communication; major clinical study; management; medical research; priority journal; scoring system

Pain in older adults - Wallace, M. (Annals of Long-Term Care, 2001)
Pain is a prevailing clinical problem among older adults resulting in systemic agitation and altered quality of life. Although the possibility remains that older adults experience and report less pain, the need exists to objectively evaluate pain in order to provide the most effective pain management. Several standardized tools are available to assess pain in older adults at baseline and at subsequent, frequent intervals. Following an objective assessment, pain may be managed with pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic methods.
Keywords: Alzheimer disease; acetylsalicylic acid; aged; amitriptyline; analgesic agent; anticonvulsive agent; carbamazepine; choline magnesium trisalicylate; clonazepam; codeine; corticosteroid; dementia; dept.nur; desipramine; dose response; doxepin; drug effect; drug formulation; drug indication; fentanyl; gabapentin; human; hydrocodone; hydromorphone; ibuprofen; imipramine; intravenous anesthetic agent; local anesthetic agent; morphine sulfate; naproxen; narcotic analgesic agent; nonsteroid antiinflammatory agent; nortriptyline; opiate; oxycodone; pain; pain assessment; paracetamol; prednisone; review; side effect; tricyclic antidepressant agent; unindexed drug; visual analog scale; ⛔ No DOI found

The Effects of Low-Dose Creatine Supplementation Versus Creatine Loading in Collegiate Football Players - Wilder, N.; Deivert, R.G.; Hagerman, F.; Gilders, R. (Journal of Athletic Training, 2001)
Objective: To compare the effects of low doses of creatine and creatine loading on strength, urinary creatinine concentration, and percentage of body fat. Design and Setting: Division IA collegiate football players took creatine monohydrate for 10 weeks during a sport-specific, periodized, off-season strength and conditioning program. One-repetition maximum (1-RM) squat, urinary creatinine concentrations, and percentage of body fat were analyzed. Subjects: Twenty-five highly trained, Division IA collegiate football players with at least 1 year of college playing experience. Measurements: We tested strength with a 1-RM squat exercise before, during, and after creatine supplementation. Percentage of body fat was measured by hydrostatic weighing before and after supplementation. Urinary creatinine concentration was measured via light spectrophotometer at 0, 1, 3, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 48, 56, and 63 days. An analysis of variance with repeated measures was computed to compare means for all variables. Results: Creatine supplementation had no significant group, time, or interaction effects on strength, urinary creatinine concentration, or percentage of body fat. However, significant time effects were found for 1-RM squat and fat-free mass in all groups. Conclusions: Our data suggest that creatine monohydrate in any amount does not have any beneficial ergogenic effects in highly trained collegiate football players. However, a proper resistance training stimulus for 10 weeks can increase strength and fat-free mass in highly trained athletes.
Keywords: Creatine phosphate; Ergogenic aids; Resistance training; dept.ath; ⛔ No DOI found

The supervisor in aging services - Corley, C.S.; Takamura, J.; Siegel, E. (Supervision as Collaboration in the Human Services: Building a Learning Culture, 2004)
Keywords: dept.swk

Charles Brockden Brown's Ormond, property exchange, and the literary marketplace in the early American republic - Ellis, S. (Studies in the Novel, 2005)
Keywords: dept.eng; ⛔ No DOI found

Transformation in Deleuze and Heidegger: Serial and thematic repetition - Gilliland, R. (Philosophy Today, 2005)
Keywords: dept.phi

The paper bag principle: Of the myth and the motion of colorism - Kerr, A.E. (Journal of American Folklore, 2005)
This article, extracted from a larger study, is attentive to the national folk culture of African-American communities - especially rumor and legend - in a number of city centers. The study begins with Washington, D.C., as a representative model to examine the role of complexion-related lore in black neighborhoods, organizations, and institutions, and then extends outward to other urban areas. Complexion lore, the article argues, functioned as a sophisticated negotiation of racism, wherein black residents complicated American urban principles of inclusion and exclusion by integrating color notions into institutional oral history. Copyright © 2005 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.
Keywords: dept.eng; dept.wgs

Generation, isolation, and characterization of a stable enol from grignard addition to a bis-ester - Nicaise, O.J.-C.; Ostrom, K.F.; Dalke, B.J. (Journal of Chemical Education, 2005)
Keywords: Addition reactions; Bis-ester; Characterization; Chemistry; Esters; Experiments; Grignard addition; Infrared spectroscopy; Ketones; Molecular structure; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Organic chemistry; Organometallics; Reaction kinetics; Stable enol; Synthesis (chemical); Temperature dependent formation; Thermodynamic stability; dept.che; peer-reviewed

Moving forward together: The practice doctorate in nursing - O'Sullivan, A.L.; Carter, M.; Marion, L.; Pohl, J.M.; Werner, K.E. (Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 2005)
Societal drivers, as well as trends in education and health care, are advancing the practice doctorate in nursing. For nurse practitioner preparation, the current resurgence of interest in the practice doctorate could precipitate change that mimics the evolution from post-basic certificate to Master's level education. The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) is a resource for the study of the practice doctorate relative to quality nurse practitioner education. This article will offer some insights into the movement toward the practice doctorate by describing, from the NP perspective, the societal impetus for change, the historical perspective of NP and doctoral education, the 4 Ws (why, what, where, and when) of the movement, and some of the myths and realities about the practice doctorate. © 2005 Online Journal of Issues in Nursing.
Keywords: NONPF; Nurse practitioner; Nursing education; Practice doctorate; cultural anthropology; demography; dept.nur; education program; evolution; health care; health care organization; health care quality; health care system; health practitioner; medical education; medical practice; nursing; review; ⛔ No DOI found

Past journeys: Global lessons learned from entrepreneurial women in US history - Oppedisano, J. (International Handbook of Women and Small Business Entrepreneurship, 2005)
Keywords: dept.mgt

From l'état, c'est moi to l'état, c'est l'état: Mapping in early modern France - Petto, C.M. (Cartographica, 2005)
Using the printed works of two French cartographers, Alexis-Hubert Jaillot and Guillaume Delisle, I investigate how the changing interests of the government directed not only the process of map-making but the rhetoric evident in printed maps and atlases. Jaillot, a commercial map publisher flourishing during the second half of the seventeenth century, produced maps that participated in the fabrication of the image of Louis XIV. Maps served this "cult of image" and contributed to a multimedia show to glorify the reign of the Sun King and to support his personal state - l'état, c'est moi. In the eighteenth century, while a rhetoric of image was still present on printed maps, the "cult of image" was dead and mapping appealed to the rise of the impersonal or bureaucratized state - l'état, c'est l'état. Delisle produced maps as instruments of statecraft that aided the state in furthering its domestic and international interests. In particular, printed maps of the Americas served the government's need to acquire greater territorial control. While images were still powerful on New World maps, the French boundary claims, egregious to some, if uncontested could be produced time and again as a true representation and legitimization of territorial control.
Keywords: Cartography; France; History; Image; Louis XIV; Printed maps; Rhetoric; Scientific authority; dept.his; eighteenth century; historical cartography; mapping method; territorial delimitation

Diamond geezers - Prince, M. (Business Strategy Review, 2005)
Keywords: dept.mkt

The economics of authorship: Online paper mills, student writers, and first-year composition - Ritter, K. (College Composition and Communication, 2005)
Using sample student analyses of online paper mill Web sites, student survey responses, and existing scholarship on plagiarism, authorship, and intellectual property, this article examines how the consumerist rhetoric of the online paper mills construes academic writing as a commodity for sale, and why such rhetoric appeals to students in first-year composition, whose cultural disconnect from the academic system of authorship increasingly leads them to patronize these sites.
Keywords: dept.eng; ⛔ No DOI found

Exercise modifications and strategies to enhance shoulder function - Ronai, P. (Strength and Conditioning Journal, 2005)
The purposes of this article are to identify exercise performance-related factors that may contribute to shoulder pain and dysfunction and to describe appropriate training strategies for promoting shoulder stability and enhanced function. This article is not intended to help the reader diagnose and treat injuries or prescribe therapeutic interventions. Strength and conditioning professionals should encourage injured clients to consult a physician, physical therapist, or other appropriate health care professional before starting a conditioning program. © National Strength and Conditioning Association.
Keywords: Exercise technique; Flexibility; Posture; Rotator cuff impingement; Scapular stability; Sensorimotor control; Strength; dept.hms

Polynomial identities of matrices with the symplectic involution: The low degrees - D'Amour, A.; Racine, M. (Communications in Algebra, 2004)
The *-polynomial identities of minimal degree of Mn(F) are determined for n = 2, 4, * the symplectic involution. Copyright © 2004 by Marcel Dekker, Inc.
Keywords: *-Polynomial identity; Polynomial identity; Symplectic involution; dept.mat

Theory of paramagnetic scattering in highly frustrated magnets with long-range dipole-dipole interactions: The case of the Tb2Ti 2O7 pyrochlore antiferromagnet - Enjalran, M.; Gingras, M.J.P. (Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 2004)
Highly frustrated antiferromagnets composed of magnetic rare-earth moments are currently attracting much experimental and theoretical interest. Rare-earth ions generally have small exchange interactions and large magnetic moments. This makes it necessary to understand in detail the role of long-range magnetic dipole-dipole interactions in these systems, in particular, in the context of spin-spin correlations that develop in the paramagnetic phase, but are often unable to condense into a conventional long-range magnetic-ordered phase. This scenario is most dramatically emphasized in the frustrated pyrochlore antiferromagnet material Tb2Ti2O7, which does not order down to 50 mK despite an antiferromagnetic Curie-Weiss temperature TCW∼-20 K. In this paper we report results from mean-field theory calculations of the paramagnetic elastic neutron scattering in highly frustrated magnetic systems with long-range dipole-dipole interactions, focusing on the Tb2Ti2O7 system. Modeling Tb 2Ti2O7 as an antiferromagnetic 〈111〉 Ising pyrochlore, we find that the mean-field paramagnetic scattering is inconsistent with the experimentally observed results. Through simple symmetry arguments we demonstrate that the observed paramagnetic correlations in Tb 2Ti2O7 are precluded from being generated by any spin Hamiltonian that considers only Ising spins, but are qualitatively consistent with Heisenberg-like moments. Explicit calculations of the paramagnetic scattering pattern for both 〈111〉 Ising and Heisenberg models, which include finite single-ion anisotropy, support these claims. We offer suggestions for reconciling the need to restore spin isotropy with the Ising-like structure suggested by the single-ion properties of Tb3+.
Keywords: anisotropy; antiferromagnets; article; atom; calculation; dept.phy; dipole; magnetism; mathematical analysis; molecular interaction; neutron scattering; oxygen; paramagnetic scattering; temperature; terbium; thallium; theory

Neutron scattering investigation of the spin ice state in Dy 2Ti2O7 - Fennell, T.; Petrenko, O.A.; Fåk, B.; Bramwell, S.T.; Enjalran, M.; Yavors'kii, T.; Gingras, M.J.P.; Melko, R.G.; Balakrishnan, G. (Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 2004)
Dy2Ti2O7 has been advanced as an ideal spin ice material. We present a neutron scattering investigation of a single-crystal sample of 162Dy2Ti2O 7. The scattering intensity has been mapped in zero applied field in the h,h,l and h,k,0 planes of reciprocal space at temperatures between 0.05 and 20 K. The measured diffuse scattering has been compared with that predicted by the dipolar spin ice model. The comparison is good, except at the Brillouin-zone boundaries where extra scattering appears in the experimental data. It is concluded that the dipolar spin ice model provides a successful basis for understanding Dy2Ti2O7, but that there are issues which remain to be clarified.
Keywords: Monte Carlo method; article; crystal; dept.phy; dysprosium; neutron scattering; temperature; temperature dependence; titanium

Education of students with visual impairments in Kenya: Trends and issues - Kiarie, M.W. (International Journal of Special Education, 2004)
Until the nineteen hundreds, people with disabilities did not receive formal educational services in Kenya. This paper discusses available educational services for individuals with visual impairments in terms of their forms, materials provided, and educational placements. Areas of most progress are discussed along with obstacles that stand in the way of efficient services for this population. This paper contributes to the rather scarce literature on educational services for students with disabilities in developing countries.
Keywords: dept.sed; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

Audit effectiveness preceding bankruptcy in UK financial institutions - Malgwi, C.A.; Emenyonu, E.N. (International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Performance Evaluation, 2004)
This study investigates audit effectiveness (or the lack thereof) of audit opinions issued by auditors preceding company bankruptcies. Data from all 26 bankrupt UK financial institutions were used to determine if auditor appropriately issued opinions other than unqualified, as signs of non-going concern determine any differences in audit-opinion effectiveness between international and domestic audit firms. Results show that unqualified opinions issued was significantly higher than other opinions prior to bankruptcy. While international audit firms were less likely to issue unqualified opinions than their domestic counterparts no firm issued adverse or disclaimer of opinions in any given year, despite serious warning signals from return on assets (ROA), return on equity (ROE) and current ratios. © 2004 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
Keywords: audit effectiveness; audit opinion; bankruptcy; dept.acc; financial institutions; going concern

The impact of terrorism, terror and trauma on children: Implications for treatment - Marvasti, J.A.; Dripchak, V.L. (American Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 2004)
Keywords: alcohol; antidepressant agent; article; battle injury; behavior therapy; beta adrenergic receptor blocking agent; case report; child; child behavior; cognitive therapy; cultural factor; cyproheptadine; dept.swk; family violence; fear; female; fluoxetine; human; imipramine; immune system; male; nightmare; paroxetine; play therapy; posttraumatic stress disorder; propranolol; psychotrauma; self medication; serotonin uptake inhibitor; sertraline; sexual abuse; street drug; terrorism; tricyclic antidepressant agent; ⛔ No DOI found

Jaltomata andersonii (Solanaceae): A new species of Peru - Mione, T.; Leiva G., S.; Yacher, L. (Rhodora, 2004)
Jaltomata andersonii (Solanaceae), here named, is distributed on the western slope of the Andes, in the Departments of Ancash and Lima, Peru, from 2300 to 3400 m of elevation. This species differs from others of the genus by having an unarticulated axis connecting the flower to the plant where all others have both a peduncle and a pedicel. The following combination of features also characterize this species: the hairs of leaves and axes are gland-tipped; the petiole is no longer than 1 cm; the flowers are solitary; the corolla is broadly crateriform-rotate, purple, and up to 3.7 cm in diameter; and the filaments are extremely villous at their bases.
Keywords: Andes; Corolla; Flora of Peru; Jaltomata; Jaltomata andersonii; Magnoliophyta; Solanaceae; dept.egm; ⛔ No DOI found

In defense of homology and history: A response to Allen - Paddock, T. (Philosophy and Geography, 2004)
Keywords: dept.his

Of courtesans, knights, cooks and writers: Food in the renaissance - Palma, P. (MLN - Modern Language Notes, 2004)
Keywords: dept.wll

Multiple Independent Identification Decisions: A Method of Calibrating Eyewitness Identifications - Pryke, S.; Lindsay, R.C.L.; Dysart, J.E.; Dupuis, P. (Journal of Applied Psychology, 2004)
Two experiments (N = 147 and N = 90) explored the use of multiple independent lineups to identify a target seen live. In Experiment 1, simultaneous face, body, and sequential voice lineups were used. In Experiment 2, sequential face, body, voice, and clothing lineups were used. Both studies demonstrated that multiple identifications (by the same witness) from independent lineups of different features are highly diagnostic of suspect guilt (G. L. Wells & R. C. L. Lindsay, 1980). The number of suspect and foil selections from multiple independent lineups provides a powerful method of calibrating the accuracy of eyewitness identification. Implications for use of current methods are discussed.
Keywords: Decision Making; Humans; Recognition (Psychology); Visual Perception; article; decision making; dept.psy; human; recognition; vision

Probability and Tempered Modal Eliminativism - Shaffer, M.J. (History and Philosophy of Logic, 2004)
In this paper the strategy for the eliminative reduction of the alethic modalities suggested by John Venn is outlined and it is shown to anticipate certain related contemporary empiricistic and nominalistic projects. Venn attempted to reduce the alethic modalities to probabilities, and thus suggested a promising solution to the nagging issue of the inclusion of modal statements in empiricistic philosophical systems. However, despite the promise that this suggestion held for laying the ‘ghost of modality’ to rest, this general approach, tempered modal eliminativism, is shown to be inadequate for that task. © 2004 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Keywords: dept.phi

Recent brachiopods from the southern Brazilian shelf: Palaeontological and biogeographical implications - Simoes, M.G.; Kowalewski, M.; Mello, L.H.C.; Rodland, D.L.; Carroll, M. (Palaeontology, 2004)
Until recently, the rhynchonelliform (articulated) brachiopod fauna from the Brazilian continental shelf (western South Atlantic) was represented only by the endemic species Bouchardia rosea (Mawe), reported from coastal waters of the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The present study, based on samples from coastal (<30m), shelf, and continental slope waters (99-485 m), documents the South Atlantic brachiopod fauna and shows that this fauna is more widespread, diverse, and cosmopolitan than previously thought. Based on a total of 16,177 specimens, the following brachiopods have been identified: Bouchardia rosea (Family Bouchardiidae), Platidia anomioides (Family Platidiidae), Argyrotheca cf. cuneata (Family Megathyrididae), and Terebratulina sp. (Family Cancellothyrididae). In coastal settings, the fauna is overwhelmingly dominated by Bouchardia rosea. Rare juvenile (<2 mm) specimens of Argyrotheca cf. cuneata were also found at two shallow-water sites. In shelf settings (100-200 m), the fauna is more diverse and includes Bouchardia rosea, Terebratulina sp., Argyrotheca cf. cuneata, and Platidia anomioides. Notably, Bouchardia rosea was found in waters as deep as 485 m, extending the known bathymetric range of this genus. Also, the record of this brachiopod in waters of the state of Paraná is the southernmost known occurrence of this species. The genera Platidia and Terebratulina are documented here for the first time for the western South Atlantic. The Brazilian brachiopod fauna shares similarities with those from the Atlantic and Indian shelves of southern Africa, and from the Antarctic, Caribbean and Mediterranean waters. The present-day brachiopods of the western South Atlantic are much more cosmopolitan than previously thought and their Cenozoic palaeobiogeographic history has to be reconsidered from that perspective. © The Paleontological Association.
Keywords: Argyrotheca; Argyrotheca cuneata; Atlantic Ocean; Bouchardia; Bouchardia rosea; Brachiopoda; Brazilian Shelf; Cancellothyrididae; Megathyrididae; Platidia; Platidia anomioides; Platidiidae; Recent; South-East Brazilian Bight; Terebratulida; Terebratulina; dept.esc; paleobiogeography

Possible selves in the lives of adult women: A short-term longitudinal study - Anthis, K. (Possible Selves: Theory, Res. and Appl., 2006)
The current study examined the number and content of possible selves in the lives of adult women over the course of a five-month interval. Based on previous empirical studies of possible selves, a variety of hypotheses were proposed that addressed cohort differences in possible selves, continuity and change in possible selves, and predicting changes in possible selves over time with ego-identity. The results indicated mixed support for the hypotheses, but basically replicated previous research findings on possible selves. The findings are discussed in terms of how they extend both descriptive and predictive knowledge of possible selves. © 2006 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.
Keywords: dept.psy

Habitat, food habits, and productivity of Northern Goshawks nesting in Connecticut - Becker, T.E.; Smith, D.G.; Bosakowski, T. (Studies in Avian Biology, 2006)
We documented active nests of the Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) at 16 different areas in Connecticut from 1997-1999. A total of 176 prey individuals were identified from remains found under goshawk nests and prey-plucking posts. Birds represented the dominant component of diets (70.5%) with a lower contribution from mammals (29.5%). Overall, Connecticut goshawk diets were dominated by sciurids and Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus). Productivity calculated from 15 known nesting attempts totaled 32 young for an average of 2.13 young per nesting attempt (range 1-4 young). Goshawks nested in large tracts of mature forests with high levels of canopy cover (82%). The nest site topography was consistent with previous studies finding that goshawks avoid southern slopes. Tree densities in the larger size classes and basal area were characteristic for mature forest. Goshawks constructed their nests in large diameter trees, which averaged 41.7 cm in diameter at breast height. Patch size of contiguous forests surrounding goshawk nests revealed a very high mean of 324.5 ha, thus suggesting that large forest patch size may be important for nesting by this forest interior species. Analysis of 202 ha circles centered on each nest revealed that total forest cover averaged 156.1 ha, which was comprised of 65.2 ha for conifer forest, 75.6 ha for deciduous forest, and 17.4 ha for mixed forest. Overall, the post-fledgling family areas for these nests were dominated by forest cover (>75%). Our results suggest that goshawks usually prefer isolation and little human disturbance at the nest site, but some exceptions were noted. Given the highly fragmented and urbanized landscape of Connecticut, we suggest that goshawk management should focus on providing large tracts of mature forest at least 300 ha in extent.
Keywords: Accipiter; Accipiter gentilis; Aves; Bonasa umbellus; Coniferophyta; Connecticut; Forest; Fragmentation; Habitat; Mammalia; Nest sites; Northern Goshawk; Prey; Productivity; Sciuridae; Site fidelity; dept.bio

Ecology of the Northern Goshawk in the New York-New Jersey Highlands - Bosakowski, T.; Smith, D.G. (Studies in Avian Biology, 2006)
Evidence suggests that the Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) was once extirpated in the New York-New Jersey Highlands, but has recolonized the Highlands in the 1960s and 1970s following a dramatic reforestation in the 20th century. The reforestation produced large tracts of contiguous mature forest, which appear to be a primary habitat requirement of this species. Most goshawk nests in the Highlands were found deep in remote forest areas where nest sites are typically distant from human habitation and paved roads. Nest trees were almost always built in co-dominant or dominant trees of the stand, but were seldom built in the largest tree of the nesting stand. Canopy cover is very high (90%) and shrub cover is often reduced or nearly devoid (28.3%) at goshawk nest sites. Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) appears to be the most common prey, but other predominant bird species in diets of Highlands goshawks included the Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata), Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura), Rock Dove (Columba livia), and blackbirds. Sciurids, including eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus), red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus), and gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) were also important components of goshawk diets from the Northeast. Highlands goshawks had a mean prey weight of 365.8 g, with bird prey averaging 332.3 g and mammal prey averaging 442.9 g. In the Highlands, productivity calculated from 36 nesting attempts averaged 1.4 young per nest, lower than found in two Connecticut studies (1.75 and 2.13). Although the goshawk is generally considered to be a permanent resident, dozens of northeastern hawk migration observation stations reveal a small, but distinct, fall migration during non-invasion years. Breeding bird atlas data confirm that the goshawk is rare in New Jersey, moderately rare in Pennsylvania (mostly northern), and numerous in New York. Various factors impacting Highlands goshawks are discussed including interspecific competition, lack of reserves, timber harvesting, tree diseases, and human disturbance factors.
Keywords: Accipiter gentilis; Aves; Bonasa umbellus; Columba livia; Competition; Cyanocitta cristata; Food-niche overlap; Forestry; Habitat; Mammalia; Migration; Nest sites; New Jersey; New York; Northern Goshawk; Prey; Productivity; Sciuridae; Sciurus carolinensis; Site fidelity; Tamias striatus; Tamiasciurus hudsonicus; Zenaida macroura; dept.bio

"I should not be wearing a pilgrim hat": Making an Indian place in urban schools, 1945-75 - Amerman, S. (American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 2007)
Keywords: dept.his

The WTO primer tracing trade’s visible hand through case studies - Buterbaugh, K.; Fulton, R. (The WTO Primer: Tracing Trade's Visible Hand Through Case Studies, 2007)
This book describes the WTO from its post-WWII beginnings in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade through a series of negotiated enhancements of these agreements. It describes the WTO's origins, structure, and growing pains as it has had to face challenges from within and without. © Kevin Buterbaugh, 2007. All rights reserved.
Keywords: dept.psc

Reviewers reviewed: John Davis and the early American leterary field - Ellis, S. (Early American Literature, 2007)
Keywords: dept.eng

Three non-Bayesian methods of spam filtration: CRM114 at TREC 2007 - Kato, M.; Langeway, J.; Wu, Y.; Yerazunis, W.S. (2007)
For the TREC 2007 conference, the CRM114 team considered three non-Bayesian methods of spam filtration in the CRM114 framework - an SVM based on the "hyperspace" feature==document paradigm, a bit-entropy matcher, and substring compression based on LZ77. As a calibration yardstick, we used the well-tested and widely used CRM114 OSB markov random field system (basically unchanged since 2003). The results show that the SVM has a spam-filtering accuracy of about a factor of two to three better accuracy than the OSB system, that substring compression is somewhat more accurate than OSB, and that bit entropy is somewhat less accurate for the TREC 2007 test sets.
Keywords: Bayesian networks; Entropy; Information retrieval; Internet; Markov Random Fields; Substring compression; Test sets; dept.csc

Electrical properties of mismatched interface between InP and GaP - Li, G.-H.; Sun, Y.-N.; Yulius, A.; Broadbridge, C.C.; Woodall, J.M. (Rengong Jingti Xuebao/Journal of Synthetic Crystals, 2007)
The electrical properties of the mismatched interface between InP and GaP have been investigatedted. High resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) image shows the presence of strain relieving, 90° misfit dislocations at the InP/GaP interface. Electrochemical capacitance voltage (ECV) profiling indicates the presence of a high-density sheet of carriers at the interface. AFM image shows a pretty good InP epitaxial layer with surface roughness of 2.48 nm has been obtained. A model based on Fermi-level pinning in InP at the interface by misfit dislocations is proposed to account for the observed electrical behavior.
Keywords: Dislocations; InP/GaP interface; Lattice mismatch; dept.phy; ⛔ No DOI found

Normalized change - Marx, J.D.; Cummings, K. (American Journal of Physics, 2007)
Discussions of diagnostic tools that gauge students' conceptual understanding permeate the literature. Many instructors report their class' normalized gain to characterize the change in scores from pre-test to post-test. We describe a new procedure for characterizing these changes. This procedure, which we call the normalized change, c, involves the ratio of the gain to the maximum possible gain or the loss to the maximum possible loss. We also advocate reporting the average of a class' normalized changes and utilizing a particular statistical and graphical approach for comparing average c values. © 2007 American Association of Physics Teachers.
Keywords: dept.phy

To fight the losing war, to remember the lost war: The changing role of Gunka, Japanese war songs - Oba, J. (Global goes Local: Popular Culture in Asia, 2007)
Keywords: dept.mus

Communication and its development in autism spectrum disorders - Paul, R. (Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Second Edition, 2007)
Introduction Communication deficits are one of the core symptoms of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). People with ASD can be slow to begin talking, or may not learn to talk at all; others may learn to produce words and sentences but have difficulty using them effectively to accomplish social interactive goals. In this chapter we will discuss the course of the development of communication in ASD and will outline how communication deficiencies in this population are identified and treated. Before we do, however, we should be clear about three important terms we will be using, which are illustrated in Figure 4.1. The term “communication” is the broadest of this trio. It refers to all forms of sending and receiving messages, not only with language, but in other ways, such as with gestures, body language, even the way we dress. Animals can also communicate by means of their vocalizations to alert others to danger, for example. That's why the largest circle in Figure 4.1 represents communication. Within the realm of communication, language represents a specific type, so it is enclosed within the larger circle of communication in the figure. Language involves the creation of a potentially infinite set of never-before-conveyed messages through the combination of words in rule-governed ways that allow the formation of sentences to express meaning to others. © Cambridge University Press, 2007 and 2009.
Keywords: dept.cmd

Natural environment disaster survival experiences: Narrative research from two communities - Prince, M.; Davies, M.A.P. (Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies, 2007)
We develop a model of sequential responses of disaster survivors as they experience natural disaster stages. The disaster response model is based on the confluence of psychological processes with temporal environmental states that are markers of disaster periods. The study analyzes journalistic narratives taken from informants experiencing natural disasters in two culturally diverse communities. Recorded short-term vivid memory traces of survivors are assumed to accurately project their interpretations of events and experiences, reflected in their narratives. Whilst survivors share many similarities in their profiles of natural disaster response, some cultural differences in response are observed between communities, such as religiosity. Copyright © 2007 Massey University.
Keywords: Culture; Disaster survivors; Flood; Narrative research; Tsunami; dept.mkt; ⛔ No DOI found

Ethnobotany and the loss of traditional knowledge in the 21st century - Ramirez, C.R. (Ethnobotany Research and Applications, 2007)
Keywords: dept.bio

Etnobotánica y la pérdida de conocimiento tradicional en el siglo 21 - Ramirez, C.R. (Ethnobotany Research and Applications, 2007)
Keywords: dept.bio

Opinion: Ethos interrupted: Diffusing "star" pedagogy in creative writing programs - Ritter, K. (College English, 2007)
Keywords: dept.eng; ⛔ No DOI found

Popular millenarianism and empire in Blake's night thoughts - Rosso, G.A. (Blake, Modernity and Popular Culture, 2007)
Keywords: dept.eng

The stellar mass spectrum of the open cluster NGC 3293 - Slawson, R.W.; Ninkov, Z.; Horch, E.P. (Astrophysics and Space Science, 2007)
We have obtained and analyzed UBVRI CCD frames of the young, 4-10 Myr, open cluster NGC 3293 and the surrounding field in order to study its stellar content and determine the cluster's IMF. We found significantly fewer lower mass stars, M≤2.5M ⊙, than expected. This is particularly so if a single age for the cluster of 4.6 Myr is adopted as derived from fitting evolutionary models to the upper main sequence. Some intermediate-mass stars near the main sequence in the HR diagram imply an age for the cluster of about 10 Myr. When compared with the Scalo (The stellar initial mass function. ASP conference series, vol. 24, p. 201, 1998) IMF scaled to the cluster IMF in the intermediate mass range, 2.5≤M/M ⊙≤8.0 where there is good agreement, the high mass stars have a distinctly flatter IMF, indicating an over abundance of these stars, and there is a sharp turnover in the distribution at lower masses. The radial density distribution of cluster stars in the massive and intermediate mass regimes indicate that these stars are more concentrated to the cluster core whereas the lower-mass stars show little concentration. We suggest that this is evidence supporting the formation of massive stars through accretion and/or coagulation processes in denser cluster cores at the expense of the lower mass proto-stars. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
Keywords: Mass function; Open clusters and associations: individual (NGC 3292); Stars: luminosity function; dept.phy

Photojournal: Venezuela - Yacher, L. (Focus on Geography, 2007)
Keywords: South America; Venezuela; dept.egm; imagery

Managing school discipline and implications for school social workers: A review of the literature - Cameron, M. (Children and Schools, 2006)
School disciplinary policies and practices are essential features of life in U.S. schools. Conventional approaches to school discipline - including conduct codes and security methods, suspension, corporal punishment, and teachers' methods of managing student behaviors - rely primarily on deterrence, control, and punishment to maintain order. However, approximately 40 years of research, chiefly in education and psychology, has demonstrated that these policies and practices are often associated with and can contribute to increased disorder in schools and behavioral and academic problems among students. Furthermore, school discipline is sometimes administered prejudicially to those students who may be the most vulnerable. School social workers and all social workers working with children and youths can help schools adopt effective and nonpunitive disciplinary approaches. Key professional actions include advocacy for schoolchildren subject to unfair and overly punitive discipline; educating teachers and administrators about the potential harm associated with conventional disciplinary practices; educating school personnel about effective, nonpunitive approaches; and creating a public campaign to generate popular support for the reform of iatrogenic school disciplinary practices. © 2006 National Association of Social Workers.
Keywords: Children; Discipline; Punishment; School social work; Schools; dept.swk

School discipline and social work practice: Application of research and theory to intervention - Cameron, M.; Sheppard, S.M. (Children and Schools, 2006)
Research has identified a relationship between school disciplinary actions and poor academic and psychosocial functioning of students subjected to them. The ways in which school discipline is a direct contributor to students' academic and psychosocial difficulty needs to be further established empirically. Several theories, based in existing research and theory in sociology of education and educational psychology, have been proposed to explain the school discipline - student dysfunction relationship. They generally suggest three pathways: disciplinary actions may contribute to students' psychological problems; student misbehavior may be encouraged through ineffective and unintentionally paradoxical learning experiences; and disciplinary practices may damage students' relationship with school. School social workers and others working with children who have been disciplined at school can use these research findings and theories as an assessment framework to guide their interventions.The awareness of the iatrogenic potential of school discipline and informed assessment can support a range of evidence-based alternatives to school discipline. © 2006 National Association of Social Workers.
Keywords: Assessment; Children; Discipline; School social work; Schools; dept.swk

Immigrant act - Crawford, I. (JAC: A Journal of Composition Theory, 2006)
Keywords: dept.aa; ⛔ No DOI found

Daniel Dennett and the computational turn - Dorbolo, J.; Barnette, R.; Bynum, T.; Cavalier, R.; Moor, J.; Rosenthal, D.M.; Uzgalis, B. (Minds and Machines, 2006)
Keywords: dept.phi

Empathy and identity in Vernon Lee's Hauntings - Fluhr, N. (Victorian Studies, 2006)
Keywords: dept.eng

MOCVD growth and characterization of AlGaInN nanowires and nanostructures - Han, J.; Kim, K.; Su, J.; Gherasimova, M.; Nurmikko, A.V.; Chichibu, S.F.; Broadbridge, C. (2006)
Growth of GaN and AlGaInN nanowires using metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) is investigated. It is determined that surface kinetics play an important role in non-equilibrium synthesis process such as MOCVD, in contrast to near-equilibrium synthesis by hotwall furnace reactor. Examination of crystallographic properties of GaN nanowires reveals preferential growth directions which are perpendicular to the c-axis. Such a tendency is analyzed by both thermodynamic and kinetic arguments and attributed to the minimization of (side wall) surface energy. Spontaneous formation of Al(Ga)N/GaN coaxial nanowires with distinct emission at 370 nm is observed. It is identified that the interplay between surface kinetics and thermodynamics facilitates the catalytic growth of GaN core while a limited surface diffusion of Al adatoms leads to nonselective, vapor-solid growth of Al(Ga)N sheath. The knowledge of crystallographic alignment is applied to the formation of arrayed GaN nanowires in both vertical and horizontal fashions, resulting in potentially new paradigms for creating nanoscale devices. © 2006 Materials Research Society.
Keywords: Crystal growth; Crystallography; Diffusion; Growth directions; Interfacial energy; Metallorganic chemical vapor deposition; Nanostructured materials; Nanostructures; Nanotechnology; Nanowires; Semiconductor quantum wires; dept.phy; non equilibrium synthesis

Social bookmarking for organization, discovery, and publication - Hedreen, R.C. (Journal of Library and Information Services in Distance Learning, 2006)
Keywords: dept.lib; ⛔ No DOI found

Educational services for students with mental retardation in Kenya - Klarie, M.W. (International Journal of Special Education, 2006)
Research pertaining to issues on educational services for individuals with disabilities in developing countries is scarce. The purpose of this article is to two fold: first, to contribute to the already existing literature, and, secondly, and perhaps more importantly, to provide a foundation for prospective readers to better understand literature regarding educational services for students with mental retardation. This article guides the reader to understand the perspectives towards students with mental retardation, discusses the definition and causes of this condition, and discusses issues pertaining to the identification, assessment and evaluation of these students in Kenya. The core of the article contains a discussion of the various placement options available for this population along with the curriculum in operation in the various settings. Existing barriers to effectively serving this population in Kenya and in other developing countries is also discussed.
Keywords: dept.sed; peer-reviewed; ⛔ No DOI found

The discursive malleability of an identity: A dialogic approach to language "medium" schooling in North India - LaDousa, C. (Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, 2006)
This article employs a dialogic approach, in the parlance of Bakhtin, to explore the ways in which a school's "medium," its primary language of instruction, has become a major category of identity in North India. Many people describe themselves and others by invoking attendance at either a Hindi- or English-medium school. The first task of this article is to account for what Bakhtin calls "centripetal forces" that enable people at different positions in terms of class or school experience to use a common duality of Hindiversus English-medium and its attendant social resonances. The second task is to account for the abilities of a teacher to question the inevitability of the medium divide and to radically reframe what is important about schooling. Her abilities derive, in part, from her experiences with schools, attesting to Bakhtin's insight that centripetal forces in language are never total, and that centrifugal forces arise from complex engagements with institutions. © 2006 by the American Anthropological Association. All rights reserved.
Keywords: dept.ant