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Wright State University College Of Engineering And Computer Science Bits And Pcs Newsletter, Volume 12, Number 10, December 1996, College Of Engineering And Computer Science, Wright State University

BITs and PCs Newsletter

A twelve page newsletter created by the Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science that addresses the current affairs of the college.

A Stronger Triangle Inequality, Herb Bailey

Mathematical Sciences Technical Reports (MSTR)

The triangle inequality is basic for many results in real and complex analysis. The geometric form states that the sum of any two sides of a triangle is greater than the third. This was included as Proposition XX in the first book of Euclid's Elements. Many geometric triangle inequalities involving sides, angles, altitudes, inscribed circles and circumscribed circles have been found. Hundreds of these inequalities are summarized in [l] and [2]. A nice geometric proof of the triangle inequality is given in [3].

Emisja Zanieczyszczeń Ze Spalania Odpadów Przemysłowych W Piecu Obrotowym, Robert Oleniacz, Marian Mazur, Marek Bogacki

Robert Oleniacz

The paper presents the results of measurements of the concentration of selected pollutants in the flue gases from the incineration of industrial wastes in a full-scale rotary kiln. The study included three waste mixtures introduced into the kiln: 1) coal tar waste (tar origin of coke); 1) waste paints, varnish and lubricant; 3) resin and rubber waste. The article also assesses the effectiveness of the existing wet flue gas cleaning system (alkaline scrubber) and specifies minimum exhaust gas purifying performance guarantees compliance with European emission standards for waste incineration.

English title: Pollutant emissions from incineration of industrial waste in a …

Coarsening And Persistence In The Voter Model, E. Ben-Naim, L. Frachebourg, P.L. Krapivsky

Eli Ben-Naim

No abstract provided.

Auroral Electrojet Irregularity Theory And Experiment: A Criticalreview Of Present Understanding And Future Directions, J. D. Sahr, Bela G. Fejer

Bela G. Fejer

We review the experimental observations of meter scale plasma irregularities in the auroral E region and the status of their theoretical understanding. Most of the experimental data is derived from VHF radar scatter experiments, but sounding rockets also provide crucial information not obtainable from radars. Linear theories correctly predict the altitude of occurence, strong magnetic aspect sensitivity, marginal instability, and typical phase velocities. Subsequent nonlinear theories have been developed to account for other observed features but with less satisfying application. Further understanding of auroral electrojet irregularities is impeded by precision limitations of existing instruments, by radar data which may seem …

International Symposium On Macromolecular Architecture, Otto Vogl, Jane C. Vogl, Tatsuki Kitayama

Otto Vogl

No abstract provided.

Polymer Science In Vietnam, Otto Vogl, Dang Van Luyen, Dang Mai-Huong

Otto Vogl

No abstract provided.

45. Minoru Imoto, Otto Vogl, Tatsuro Ouchi

Otto Vogl

No abstract provided.

The Probe, Issue 172 – December 1996

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

A Conservation Dilemma-The Free-Ranging Domestic Cat, by John Coleman, Stan Temple, and Scott Craven, Department of Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison
9th Northern Furbearer Conference on May 22-23,1997 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada: Second Announcement / First Call for Papers
Darrel Juve to Retire
Wolves Attack People in Kazakhstan
Video Review: "Basic Coyote Control" produced by Tom Beaudette of High Country Control
Australian Wants to Unleash Fatal Virus on Felines

Abstracts Published at the 3rd Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society:

Leghold Traps: An Overview of Social and Biological Issues Behind the Controversy, William F. Andelt, Robert L. Phillips, …

Cross-Input Amortization Captures The Diffuse Adversary, Neal E. Young

Computer Science Technical Reports

Koutsoupias and Papadimitriou recently raised the question of how well deterministic on-line paging algorithms can do against a certain class of adversarially biased random inputs. Such an input is given in an on-line fashion; the adversary determines the next request probabilistically, subject to the constraint that no page may be requested with probability more than a fixed $\epsilon>0$. In this paper, we answer their question by estimating, within a factor of two, the optimal competitive ratio of any deterministic on-line strategy against this adversary. We further analyze randomized on-line strategies, obtaining upper and lower bounds within a factor of …

Geology Newsletter- 1996, Department Of Geology

Geological and Environmental Sciences News

Vol. 1, No. 21

• Faculty News
• Alumni/ Friends/ Former Faculty Notes
• Geology Development
• Donations
• Scholarship Donations

Gamma-Ray Observations Of Gro J1655-40, R Kroeger, Mark Strickman, J E. Grove, Philip Kaaret, E. Ford, B A. Harmon, Mark L. Mcconnell

Physics & Astronomy

The bright transient X-ray source GRO J1655-40 = XN Sco 1994 was observed by the OSSE instrument on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO). Preliminary results are reported here. The initial outburst from GRO J1655-40 was detected by BATSE on 27 Jul 1994. OSSE observations were made in five separate viewing periods starting between 4 Aug 1994 and 4 Apr 1995. The first, third, and fifth observations are near the peak luminosity. In the second observation, the source flux had dropped by several orders of magnitude and we can only set an upper limit. The fourth observation is a weak …

Constraints On The Minimal Supergravity Model From Non-Standard Vacua, Howard Baer, Michal Brhlik, Diego Castano

Chemistry and Physics Faculty Articles

We evaluate regions of parameter space in the minimal supergravity model where "unbounded from below" (UFB) or charge or color-breaking minima (CCB) occur. Our analysis includes the most important terms from the one-loop effective potential. We note a peculiar discontinuity of results depending on how renormalization group improvement is performed: One case leads to a UFB potential throughout the model parameter space, while the other typically agrees quite well with similar calculations performed using only the tree level potential. We compare our results with constraints from cosmology and naturalness and find a preferred region of parameter space which implies m …

Secure Outsourcing Of Some Computations, Mikhail J. Atallah, Konstantinos N. Pantazopoulos, Eugene H. Spafford

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Low-Threat Security Patches And Tools, Mohd A. Bashar, Ganesh Krishnan, Markus G. Kuhn, Eugene H. Spafford, Samuel S. Wagstaff Jr

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Searching For Ephemeral Subsequences In Strings, Alberto Apostolico, Mikhail J. Attalah

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Safe Structural Conformance For Java, Konstantin Laufer, Gerald Baumgartner, Vincent F. Russo

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Misplaced Trust: Kerberos 4 Session Keys, Bryn Dole, Steve Lodin, Eugene H. Spafford

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Towards The Determination Of The Optimal P-Cyclic Ssor, A. Hadjidimos, D. Noutsos, M. Tzoumas

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

On The Approximate Pattern Occurrences In A Text, Mireille Régnier, Wojciech Szpankowski

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Entropy Computations Via Analytic Depoissonization, Philippe Jacquet, Wojciech Szpankowski

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

On Asymptotics Of Certain Recurrences Arising In Multi-Alphabet Universal Coding, Wojciech Szpankowski

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Knowledge Discovery In Computational Science: A Case Study In Algorithm Selection, N. Ramakrishnan, John R. Rice

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

The Purdue Pse Kernel: Towards A Kernel For Building Pses, Sanjiva Weerawarana, Elias N. Houstis, John R. Rice, Ann C. Catlin, Margaret G. Gaitatzes, Shahani Markus, Tzveten T. Drashansky

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Selective Excitation And Structure In The Continuum, C. E. Carroll, Foek T. Hioe

Physics Faculty/Staff Publications

We show that efficient transfer of molecules or atoms from one bound state to another is possible via the continuum in some cases, using two overlapping laser pulses. The structure of the continuum determines the pulse delay, laser frequencies, and laser intensities that should be used. We present simple formulas that relate the optimum values of pulse intensities, pulse separation, and detuning; these estimates can be used as a guide. More detailed calculations give quantitative results for two specific potentials.

Assessment Of The Status Of Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena Phocoena) In Oregon And Washington Waters, S. Osmek, J. Calambokidis, J. Laake, P. Gearin, R. Delong, J. Scordino, S. Jeffries, R. Brown

United States Department of Commerce: Staff Publications

The status of harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, is reviewed for stocks in Oregon and Washington waters, and the adjacent transboundary waters of southern British Columbia, Canada, emphasizing the most recent data on their geographic range, population structure, distribution, population size, trends in abundance, and reproductive biology. This information is used to determine if the annual rate of incidental mortality and serious injury in gill-net fisheries from 1990-94 could be at a biologically significant level.

In the eastern North Pacific Ocean, harbor porpoise are found near the coast, generally in water depths of less than 200 m. Differences in harbor porpoise …

A Cscw Framework For Networked Multimodal Synthetic Environments, Chandrajit L. Bajaj, Fausto Berardini, Steven Cutchin, Raimund Merket

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Dynamic Scheduling Of Process Groups, Kuei Yu Wang, Dan C. Marinescu, Octavian F. Carbunar

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

A Chemical Pathway To The Formation Of Chlorinated Compounds During Combustion, Xiaodong Yang

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Two reactions, the Deacon reaction and the chlorination of phenol, which are the postulated starting steps for the formation of chlorinated dioxins during the incineration of the refuse derived fuel, were investigated in this work. Reactions were conducted in a tube furnace, and the products were trapped and analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy. It was shown that the Deacon reaction was favored at higher temperatures. The chlorination of phenol in vapor phase was found to begin at temperatures as low as 250°C and to be favored at higher temperatures. The ortho and para positions in the phenol ring are the …

Evaluation Of Constructed Wetlands For The Waste Management Of A Large Scale Swine Production Unit, Robert Sutton

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The effectiveness of using constructed wetlands to remove unwanted nutrients, increase dissolved oxygen while at the same time decreasing the biological oxygen demand, and to reduce the levels of the Fecal Coliform Bacteria from a swine operation was evaluated. The indicator of proper waste purification will be the result of testing for the following: ammonia nitrogen, nitrate nitrogen, total phosphorus, total suspended solids, dissolved solids, dissolved oxygen, biological oxygen demand, and Fecal Coliform Bacteria. The wetland was divided into nine connected cells that covered approximately 3.8 hectares. Material was loaded from an anaerobic holding lagoon on four separate occasions during …