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Hypoxic Water Transport By Sub-Tidal Circulation From Chesapeake Bay To The Lower Rappahannock Estuary, Ned Burger Jan 1989

Hypoxic Water Transport By Sub-Tidal Circulation From Chesapeake Bay To The Lower Rappahannock Estuary, Ned Burger

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No abstract provided.


Virginia's Pelagic Recreational Fishery: Biological, Socioeconomic And Fishery Components, Eleanor A. Bochenek Jan 1989

Virginia's Pelagic Recreational Fishery: Biological, Socioeconomic And Fishery Components, Eleanor A. Bochenek

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

Catch, effort, fleet size and boat owner expenditure data were collected on Virginia's recreational marlin/tuna fishery for the 1983-1985 seasons. Logbooks, dockside interviews and a telephone survey were evaluated to determine which method was the most efficient and effective for collecting and estimating catch and effort for Virginia's pelagic recreational fishery. In 1984, logbooks were used to collect catch and effort data and fishing effort was estimated using Bochenek's method. Very few fishermen returned their logbooks and as a result this data is probably less reliable than the data collected in other years. Due to the poor return of logbooks, …


Subsurface Hydrodynamics And Nutrient Exchange Within An Extensive Tidal Freshwater Wetland, William G. Reay Jan 1989

Subsurface Hydrodynamics And Nutrient Exchange Within An Extensive Tidal Freshwater Wetland, William G. Reay

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Located between upland and riverine systems, extensive tidal freshwater wetlands are influenced by a variety of recharging water sources and their respective nutrient contents. Conversely, tidal wetlands discharge interstitial waters and solutes to surface waters during periods of aerial exposure. Geohydrologic and model simulation methodology were utilized in order to aid in the understanding of wetland subsurface flow dynamics, its influence upon pore water nutrient chemistry, and its role in nutrient exchange with adjacent surface waters. Interstitial water nutrient chemistry was monitored along three transects extending from the uplands to the creekbank edge. Surface waters were also monitored throughout the …


Effect Of Water Column Ph And No3 On Ortho-Phosphate Release Rates From Freshwater Sediments, Beverly Eloise Baker Jan 1989

Effect Of Water Column Ph And No3 On Ortho-Phosphate Release Rates From Freshwater Sediments, Beverly Eloise Baker

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No abstract provided.


Palatability Of Freshwater Surface Hemiptera To Potential Fish Predators (Lepomis Macrochirus And Gambusia Affinis), Julie Heyward Mounts Jan 1989

Palatability Of Freshwater Surface Hemiptera To Potential Fish Predators (Lepomis Macrochirus And Gambusia Affinis), Julie Heyward Mounts

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Interactive Simulations For Knowledge Acquisition, Sorel Bosan Jan 1989

Interactive Simulations For Knowledge Acquisition, Sorel Bosan

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No abstract provided.


Effect Of Nitrogen And Phosphorus Enrichment On Lipid And Fatty Acid Composition Of Estuarine Microplankton, Jia Chen Jan 1989

Effect Of Nitrogen And Phosphorus Enrichment On Lipid And Fatty Acid Composition Of Estuarine Microplankton, Jia Chen

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No abstract provided.


The Standing Stock Of Organic Matter In A Man-Made Brackish Marsh And Its Resource Management Implications, Pamela Anne Mason Jan 1989

The Standing Stock Of Organic Matter In A Man-Made Brackish Marsh And Its Resource Management Implications, Pamela Anne Mason

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No abstract provided.


Effects Of Selected Nitrogen-Containing Aromatic Compounds (Ncacs) On Physiological Properties In Escherichia Coli, W. James Catallo Iii Jan 1989

Effects Of Selected Nitrogen-Containing Aromatic Compounds (Ncacs) On Physiological Properties In Escherichia Coli, W. James Catallo Iii

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This research examined the effects of quinoline and 4-azafluorene on respiratory electron transport rate (ET), outer membrane permeability and topology, oxygen consumption, and viable cell density in Escherichia coli cell suspensions. ET was estimated spectrophotometrically using INT (2-(p-iodophenyl)-3-(p-nitrophenyl)-5-(phenyl)-2H-tetrazolium chloride, which is reduced in vivo to a red colored formazan (INTF). Both test compounds caused anomalous dose-response behavior in INT assays: in a defined window of doses, ET rates near or above the controls were observed. These doses showed altered INT reduction kinetics, decreased cellular oxygen demand, and decreased viable cell densities. Experiments with E. coli spheroplast preparations, gram(+) cells, and …


Automated Data Acquisition For Analysis Of Fly Ash By Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry, Eileen Dowds Jan 1989

Automated Data Acquisition For Analysis Of Fly Ash By Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry, Eileen Dowds

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


A Kinetic Study Of The Oxidative Addition Of Simple Alkylvinyl Triflates To Tetrakis (Triphenylphosphine) Platinum(O), C. P. Desmond Longford Jan 1989

A Kinetic Study Of The Oxidative Addition Of Simple Alkylvinyl Triflates To Tetrakis (Triphenylphosphine) Platinum(O), C. P. Desmond Longford

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No abstract provided.


Distribution Analysis Of Heavy Minerals On The Inner Continental Shelf Of Virginia, Hakan Ozalpasan Jan 1989

Distribution Analysis Of Heavy Minerals On The Inner Continental Shelf Of Virginia, Hakan Ozalpasan

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Influence Of Salinity On The Swimming Behavior Of Larval Crassostrea Virginica (Gmelin), Kevin J. Mccarthy Jan 1989

The Influence Of Salinity On The Swimming Behavior Of Larval Crassostrea Virginica (Gmelin), Kevin J. Mccarthy

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No abstract provided.


Small-Kernel Image Restoration, Stephen Edward Reichenbach Jan 1989

Small-Kernel Image Restoration, Stephen Edward Reichenbach

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The goal of image restoration is to remove degradations that are introduced during image acquisition and display. Although image restoration is a difficult task that requires considerable computation, in many applications the processing must be performed significantly faster than is possible with traditional algorithms implemented on conventional serial architectures. as demonstrated in this dissertation, digital image restoration can be efficiently implemented by convolving an image with a small kernel. Small-kernel convolution is a local operation that requires relatively little processing and can be easily implemented in parallel. A small-kernel technique must compromise effectiveness for efficiency, but if the kernel values …


Carbon, Nitrogen, And Phosphorus Discharge From The Altamaha River, Georgia, Frederick A. Hoffman Jan 1989

Carbon, Nitrogen, And Phosphorus Discharge From The Altamaha River, Georgia, Frederick A. Hoffman

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No abstract provided.


Pcb Congener Analysis With Hall Electrolytic Conductivity Detection, Robert D. Edstrom Jan 1989

Pcb Congener Analysis With Hall Electrolytic Conductivity Detection, Robert D. Edstrom

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

This work reports the development of an analytical methodology for the analysis of PCB congeners based on integrating relative retention data provided by other researchers. The retention data were transposed into a multiple retention marker system which provided good precision in the calculation of relative retention indices for PCB congener analysis. Analytical run times for the developed methodology were approximately one hour using a commercially available GC capillary column. A Tracor Model 700A Hall Electrolytic Conductivity Detector (HECD) was employed in the GC detection of Aroclor standards and environmental samples. Responses by the HECD provided good sensitivity and were reasonably …


Bottom Sediment Mobility At The Wolf Trap Site In The Lower Chesapeake Bay, Mary Mckean Howard-Strobel Jan 1989

Bottom Sediment Mobility At The Wolf Trap Site In The Lower Chesapeake Bay, Mary Mckean Howard-Strobel

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Cannibalism Experiments With The Blue Crab (Callinectes Sapidus Rathbun): Potential Effects Of Size And Abundance, Christopher A. Peery Jan 1989

Cannibalism Experiments With The Blue Crab (Callinectes Sapidus Rathbun): Potential Effects Of Size And Abundance, Christopher A. Peery

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Meristic And Morphometric Comparison Of Three Juvenile Alosa Species: Blueback Herring, A Aestivalis; Alewife, A Pseudoharengus; And American Shad, A Sapidissima, Joseph C. Desfosse Jan 1989

Meristic And Morphometric Comparison Of Three Juvenile Alosa Species: Blueback Herring, A Aestivalis; Alewife, A Pseudoharengus; And American Shad, A Sapidissima, Joseph C. Desfosse

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Mitochondrial Dna Variation In Striped Bass, Morone Saxatilis, From The Rappahannock River, Virginia, Carol Furman Jan 1989

Mitochondrial Dna Variation In Striped Bass, Morone Saxatilis, From The Rappahannock River, Virginia, Carol Furman

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Influence Of Tributyltin On Various Aspects Of Activation And Reactive Oxygen Formation In Oyster Toadfish (Opsanus Tau) Macrophages, Charles D. Rice Jan 1989

The Influence Of Tributyltin On Various Aspects Of Activation And Reactive Oxygen Formation In Oyster Toadfish (Opsanus Tau) Macrophages, Charles D. Rice

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The effects of tributyltin (TBT) on phorbol myristate acetate (PMA)- and calcium ionophore (A23187)-stimulated peritoneal macrophages from oyster toadfish (Opsanus tau) were evaluated in a luminol-dependent chemiluminescence (CL) assay. PMA-stimulated CL responses were increased by in vitro exposure to 50 ug/L TBT, but depressed to baseline values by 500 ug/L TBT. A23187-stimulated CL increased with 5 ug/L and 50 ug/L TBT, and depressed by 500 ug/L TBT. Responses stimulated by synergistic doses of PMA and A23187 were increased by 50 ug/L TBT and depressed by 500 ug/L TBT. Enhanced PMA- and A23187-stimulated CL following TBT exposure returned to baseline values …


Uptake Kinetics And Toxicity Of Diazinon In The American Oyster, Crassostrea Virginica Gmelin, Ruth L. Williams Jan 1989

Uptake Kinetics And Toxicity Of Diazinon In The American Oyster, Crassostrea Virginica Gmelin, Ruth L. Williams

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

Several aspects of effects of the organophosphate pesticide diazinon on the American oyster Crassostrea virginica Gmelin were investigated. Uptake of diazinon directly from water was compared with uptake of diazinon sorbed to either fine sediment or algae; the primary route of assimilation seems to be from the water. Concentrations of diazinon between 0.91 and 2.03 mg/L inhibit shell growth during 96 hours of exposure; there is a sharp threshold of effect for this response which is probably an indirect one caused by lack of food during shell closure. Acetylcholinesterase inhibition is significant in oyster heart tissue at concentrations of approximately …


Local Density Approximation Study Of Transition Andf-Electron Materials, Zhi Wei Lu Jan 1989

Local Density Approximation Study Of Transition Andf-Electron Materials, Zhi Wei Lu

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The local density approximation (LDA) has been proved to be a powerful starting point for calculating electronic and structural properties for many real materials. We have studied the effects of particular forms of exchange-correlation potentials (the X{dollar}\alpha{dollar} and Hedin-Lundqvist form) upon the structural properties for the 3d Ti and 4d Zr using a highly accurate linearized augmented plane wave (LAPW) method. The calculated equilibrium volumes differ by 6-8% for these two forms (with X{dollar}\alpha{dollar} results in better agreement with experiment) with proportional differences in other structural properties, which we take to be an indication of the intrinsic reliability of the …


A Search For The Rare Decay Kaon(L) Going To Muon/Electron, John Fred Ginkel Jan 1989

A Search For The Rare Decay Kaon(L) Going To Muon/Electron, John Fred Ginkel

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

A sensitive search has been carried out for the rare decay $\rm K\sb{L}\to\mu e$. This decay violates conservation of separate lepton-number and thus is forbidden in the Standard Model of electro-weak interactions. Many new models have been proposed which could permit this process. The data were collected in the B5 beamline of the Alternating Gradient Synchrotron facility at the Brookhaven National Laboratory during the Spring, 1988 slow-extracted beam running period. The experiment was sensitive to approximately fifty million $\rm K\sb{L}\to\pi\pi$ decays. No $\rm K\sb{L}\to\mu e$ candidate events were detected. The 90% confidence level upper limit for the branching ratio is …


A Measurement Of The Decay Rate For The Process Kaon(L) Going To Positive Muon Negative Muon, Christopher John Kenney Jan 1989

A Measurement Of The Decay Rate For The Process Kaon(L) Going To Positive Muon Negative Muon, Christopher John Kenney

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

A sample of 87 events of the GIM suppressed decay K$\sb{\rm L} \to \mu\sp+\mu\sp-$ were observed in an experiment performed in 1988 at the Brookhaven National Laboratory. Concurrently, 8,887 examples of the CP-violating decay K$\sb{\rm L} \to \pi\sp+\pi\sp-$ were also seen. The apparatus consisted of a double-magnet spectrometer as well as electromagnetic and muon detector systems. From the previously measured branching ratio for K$\sb{\rm L} \to \pi\sp+\pi\sp-$ and the different instrumental acceptances of the detector for the two decays, the data sample was normalized to the effective number of K$\sb{\rm L}$ decays observed. A value for the ratio (K$\sb{\rm L} …


Task-Oriented Display Design: Concept And Example, Terence S. Abbott Jan 1989

Task-Oriented Display Design: Concept And Example, Terence S. Abbott

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Aspects Of Volume Regulation In Two Estuarine Invertebrates: Glycera Dibranchiata (Annelida) And Modiolus Demissus (Mollusca), Ana Marie Beardsley Jan 1989

Aspects Of Volume Regulation In Two Estuarine Invertebrates: Glycera Dibranchiata (Annelida) And Modiolus Demissus (Mollusca), Ana Marie Beardsley

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Dielectric Monitoring Of Environmental Effects On The Cure Of Epoxy-Polyamide Coatings, Thomas Hamilton Jan 1989

Dielectric Monitoring Of Environmental Effects On The Cure Of Epoxy-Polyamide Coatings, Thomas Hamilton

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Non-Lattice Monte Carlo Simulations Of Polymer Motion, David Albert Eichinger Jan 1989

Non-Lattice Monte Carlo Simulations Of Polymer Motion, David Albert Eichinger

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Monitoring Environmental Effects On High Performance Tetraglycidyl Methylenedianiline Epoxy And Pmr-15 Polyimide, William Robinson Hayes Clark Jan 1989

Monitoring Environmental Effects On High Performance Tetraglycidyl Methylenedianiline Epoxy And Pmr-15 Polyimide, William Robinson Hayes Clark

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.