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A 15-year climatology of derecho producing mesoscale convective systems over the Central and Eastern United States
(Inter Research Science Center, 2003-07)A 15 yr (1986–2000) climatology of derecho-producing mesoscale convective systems (DMCSs) is presented in order to better delineate their spatial and temporal patterns. Several significant results emerged from the analysis, ... -
Activist Cartoons without Borders: The Political Cartoons of Brazilian Artist Carlos Latuff
(Common Ground Publishing LLC, 2012)Brazilian cartoonist Carlos Latuff has been described by Allers in Menassat as `a one-man cartoon wrecking-ball when he hits the ink.' In the last few years of penning sharp cartoons, he `has been alternatively praised and ... -
Amazon Drone Delivery
(KCBS, San Francisco, 2013-12)Radio interview done with KCBS on Amazon's proposed use of drone technology, in support of Gunkel's new book "The Machine Question: Critical Perspectives on AI, Robots, and Ethics" -
Amplifier for Optical Stochastic Cooling
(Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optical Society of America, 2017), paper JW2A.90 •https://doi.org/10.1364/CLEO_AT.2017.JW2A.90, 2017-05-20)The amplification of electromagnetic radiation emitted from charged-particlebeams can be used for beam cooling. We discuss our progress to develop such a system usingundulator radiation. -
An Analogue of Continued Fractions in Number Theory for Nevanlinna Theory
(American Mathematical Society, 2004-06-25)We show an analogue of continued fractions in approximation to irrational numbers by rationals for Nevanlinna theory. The analogue is a sequence of points in the complex plane which approaches a given nite set of points ... -
Arbitrage, Clientele Effects, and the Term Structure of Interest Rates
(Cambridge University Press, 1991-12)This paper derives a new and intuitive estimation procedure for the term structure under potential tax arbitrage. No a priori assumptions regarding the equality of the prices and present values of bonds are made. The data ... -
Are Annulate Lamellae in the Drosophila Embryo the Result of Overproduction of Nuclear Pore Components?
(Rockefeller University Press, 1984-02)Annulate lamellae are cytoplasmic organelles composed of stacked sheets of membrane containing pores that are structurally indistinguishable from nuclear pores. The functions of annulate lamellae are not well understood ... -
Assessing changes to ecosystem structure and function following invasion by Spartina alterniflora and Phragmites australis: a meta-analysis [Supplemental Files]
(Biological Invasions, 2021)Biological invasions resulting from anthropogenic activities are one of the greatest threats to maintaining ecosystem functioning and native biodiversity. Invasions are especially problematic when the invading species ... -
Assessing Fecal Contamination in Groundwater from the Tulum Region, Quintana Roo, Mexico
(Journal of Environmental Protection, 2013-11)The Yucatan Peninsula’s groundwater is experiencing increases in degradation due to swelling population and tourism; yet little is known about sources and transport of contaminants in drinking water supplies. The karst ... -
Assessing public speaking fear with the short form of the Personal Report of Confidence as a Speaker scale: confirmatory factor analyses among a French-speaking community sample
(Dovepress, 2013-05)Background: The main aim of this study was to assess the reliability and structural validity of the French version of the 12-item version of the Personal Report of Confidence as Speaker (PRCS), one of the most promising ... -
Association of DRG1 and DRG2 with Ribosomes from Pea, Arabidopsis and Yeast
(University of Chicago Press, 2009)DRGs are highly conserved GTP binding proteins.All eukaryotes examined contain DRG1 and DRG2 orthologs. The first experimental evidence for GTP binding by a plant DRG1 protein and by DRG2 from any organism is presented. ... -
Attitudes about Women, Sexuality, and Abortion
(2017)Abortion currently and throughout history, has been a wide-spread, controversial topic, though one in three women will obtain abortion services by the time they are 45 (Guttmacher Institute, 2014). Even after the U.S. ... -
The Avenue Towards More Attention: Social Media Usage with Mental Health Organizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
(Northern Illinois University, 2021-04-22)This capstone looks into the ways that mental health organizations had shifted their social media engagement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More specifically, I wanted to see the extent that mental health nonprofit organizations ... -
Balancing Ambition and Gender Among Decision Makers
(SAGE Publications, 2007)In this article, we use an original laboratory experiment to test how people react to ambitious decision makers, allowing for interactions with gender. In the experiment, participants are told two decision makers will be ... -
Behavior and survival of the filth fly parasitoids Spalangia endius and Urolepis rufipes (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) in response to three granular house fly baits and components.
(Oxford University Press, 2016)Behaviors and mortality of two filth fly parasitoid wasps, Spalangia endius Walker and Urolepis rufipes Ashmead, were tested in response to granular fly baits containing one of three active ingredients (AI): Golden Malrin ... -
Benefit of polyandry in a monandrous species when females mate with already mated males
(Springer, 2018)Female mating frequency varies among animal taxa. A benefit to females of remating has usually been found, but almost all tests have been with polyandrous species. A species being monandrous does not guarantee that mating ... -
Beyond Encounters: Religion, Ethnicity, and Violence in the Early Modern Atlantic World, 1450-1700
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Beyond Mediation: Thinking the Computer Otherwise
(Intellect, 2009)Whatever Media Studies 2.0 involves, one thing is certain, there is a need to confront and deal with new technologies, most notably computers and computer networks. Despite the fact that the discipline has largely marginalized ...
