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Analyzing Horizontal Distances Between Wsr-88d Thunderstorm Centroids And Cloud-To-Ground Lightning Strikes, Steve L. Renner Mar 1998

Analyzing Horizontal Distances Between Wsr-88d Thunderstorm Centroids And Cloud-To-Ground Lightning Strikes, Steve L. Renner

Theses and Dissertations

On April 29, 1996, lightning struck the airfield at Hurlburt Field, FL, killing one Airmen and injuring ten others. This cloud to ground lightning strike hit eight minutes after a lightning advisory was canceled. At the time of the strike, thunderstorms were observed 7 to 10 miles north and south of the airfield. The incident raised questions about Air Force Weather Agency's lightning criteria. Soon after the incident, a Lightning Safety Review Panel was assembled to determine the adequacy of lightning advisories. One of the questions posed to the panel was could an incident like Hurlburt happen again? The review …

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The Warps Survey. Ii. The Log N –Log S Relation And The X‐Ray Evolution Of Low‐Luminosity Clusters Of Galaxies, L. R. Jones, C. Scharf, H. Ebeling, E. Perlman, G. Wegner, M. Malkan, D. Horner Mar 1998

The Warps Survey. Ii. The Log N –Log S Relation And The X‐Ray Evolution Of Low‐Luminosity Clusters Of Galaxies, L. R. Jones, C. Scharf, H. Ebeling, E. Perlman, G. Wegner, M. Malkan, D. Horner

Dartmouth Scholarship

The strong negative evolution observed in previous X-ray-selected surveys of clusters of galaxies is evidence in favor of hierarchical models of the growth of structure in the universe. A large recent survey has, however, contradicted the low-redshift results, finding no evidence for evolution at z < 0.3. Here we present the first results from an X-ray-selected, flux- and surface brightness-limited deep survey for high-redshift clusters and groups of galaxies based on ROSAT PSPC pointed data. The log N-log S relation of all clusters in this survey is consistent with that of most previous surveys, but it occupies a flux range not previously covered (greater than 6 × 10-14 ergs cm-2 s-1 total flux in the 0.5-2 keV band). At high redshifts ( …

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A Late-Time Optical Detection Of Sn 1985l In Ngc 5033, Robert A. Fesen Mar 1998

A Late-Time Optical Detection Of Sn 1985l In Ngc 5033, Robert A. Fesen

Dartmouth Scholarship

An apparent late-time optical recovery of SN 1985L (Type II-L) in the Sb galaxy NGC 5033 is presented and discussed. An Hα emission point source is found within 1'' of both SN 1985L's historically reported position 70'' west and 55'' north of NGC 5033's center and its late-time, radio-measured position. This Hα source is not visible on V-band or narrow red continuum (7000 ± 125 Å) images, but is detected using a 6510 Å filter (FWHM = 30 Å). Its detection at 6510 Å can be attributed to blueshifted Hα emission because of a broad (±5000 km s-1 …

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Measurement Of Triple Gauge-Boson Couplings At 172 Gev, Barate, R.; Et Al, M. Thulasidas Mar 1998

Measurement Of Triple Gauge-Boson Couplings At 172 Gev, Barate, R.; Et Al, M. Thulasidas

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

The triple gauge-boson couplings, αWΦ, αW and αBΦ, have been measured using 34 semileptonically and 54 hadronically decaying W+W− candidate events. The events were selected in the data recorded during 1996 with the ALEPH detector at 172 GeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 10.65 pb−1. The triple gauge-boson couplings have been measured using optimal observables constructed from kinematic information of W+W− events. The results are in agreement with the Standard Model expectation.

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A Protocol For Correcting Experimental Fusion Enthalpies To 298.15 K And It's Application In Indirect Measurements Of Sublimation Enthalpy At 298.15 K, James S. Chickos Feb 1998

A Protocol For Correcting Experimental Fusion Enthalpies To 298.15 K And It's Application In Indirect Measurements Of Sublimation Enthalpy At 298.15 K, James S. Chickos

James Chickos

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A Preliminary Study On Thin Film Plasticizing Lithium Ion Battery, Quanfeng Dong, Hanxi Yang, Xingping Ai, Xiaohong Hu, Shengxian Li Feb 1998

A Preliminary Study On Thin Film Plasticizing Lithium Ion Battery, Quanfeng Dong, Hanxi Yang, Xingping Ai, Xiaohong Hu, Shengxian Li

Journal of Electrochemistry

A dry polymer electrolyte was made by plasticizing a copolymer matrix and further filling with liquid electrolyte. A thinfilm lithium ion battery based on the dry polymer electrolyte was manufactured and its electrochemical properties were measured. It is found that the thin film lithium ion battery exhibits similar discharge properties to liquid electrolyte battery, and shows strong high rate capability. 

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A Study On Adhesive Strength Of The Amorphous Electroless Nickel Deposite, Yi Chi, Yijan Wang, Lei Zhang, Maoyuan Ma, Laizhou Song, Xiufeng Lin Feb 1998

A Study On Adhesive Strength Of The Amorphous Electroless Nickel Deposite, Yi Chi, Yijan Wang, Lei Zhang, Maoyuan Ma, Laizhou Song, Xiufeng Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

A method which is a combination of the Four Point Bend in mechanics with Acoustic Emission was used to measure the adhensive strength of electroless NiP deposits to substrates.Experimental results obtained by this method was in accordance with calculation by the model of complex plate. It was found that the pattens of the Acoustic Emission curves were related to the appearance of NiP deposit failure: the convex deposit failure was in correspondance with adhensive failure of a deposit to a substerte and the borizontal crackles with cohensive failure of a deposit.

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A Study Of Adsorption Kinetics Of Β-Phenylaminopropiophenone On Iron In Acid Solution, Dihua Wang, Xianzhang Bu, Jinyun Zou, Fuxing Gan Feb 1998

A Study Of Adsorption Kinetics Of Β-Phenylaminopropiophenone On Iron In Acid Solution, Dihua Wang, Xianzhang Bu, Jinyun Zou, Fuxing Gan

Journal of Electrochemistry

The adsorption kinetics of β-phenylaminopropiophenone (PAP) on iron electrode in 0.5 mol/L H_2SO_4 solution with or without Cl~- were investigated by chronoamperometry. According to the following adsorption kinetic equation dθ/dt=kaCen-1(1-θ)nexp(fθ/2)-kdθexp(-fθ/2)The rate constants ka, kd as well as the adsorption free energy parameter f of PAP in sulfuric acid soltuion was calculated by used a computerized curve fitting program, the calculated ka, kd are in the order of 10~-1 mol/L s~-1 and 10~-3 s-1, respectively, f>0 in the concentration region of 5×10~-5 to 1×10~-3 mol/L of PAP. While in the 0.5 mol/L H_2SO_4 solution with 0.1 mol/L Cl-,the values of …

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A Study On Heterogeneous Indirect Electrosynthesis Of Benzaldehyde, Daobao Chu, Changjian Lin, Huashui Lin, Jianguang Tan Feb 1998

A Study On Heterogeneous Indirect Electrosynthesis Of Benzaldehyde, Daobao Chu, Changjian Lin, Huashui Lin, Jianguang Tan

Journal of Electrochemistry

Heterogeneous indirect electrosynthesis process of benzaldehyde has been investigated using cyclic voltammetry and polarization curves. An optimum condition for preparation of benzaldehyde by indirect electrooxidation of toluenc with redox Mn~3+/Mn~2+ is given in this paper. Electrolytic regeneration Mn~3+ are made at Pt/Ti anode in “slurry” MnSO_4/H_2SO_4 medium. Current efficiency for electrolytic regeneration Mn~3+ was maintained over 88% by “double cyclic way”.

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Investigation Of Methanol Anode Electrooxidation Catalysts, Gangyao Wen, Ying Zhang, Zhenglong Yang, Changzhi Li Feb 1998

Investigation Of Methanol Anode Electrooxidation Catalysts, Gangyao Wen, Ying Zhang, Zhenglong Yang, Changzhi Li

Journal of Electrochemistry

A series of catalysts, Pt-WO_3/C, Pt/Ru/C and Pt-Ru-WO_3/C were prepared by chemical reduction deposition. Electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol on different catalyst/Nafion membrane electrodes was studies by cyclic voltammetry and currentpotential polarization. The results indicated that the catalytic activity order of different catalysts is as follows: Pt-Ru-WO_3/C>Pt-Ru/C>Pt-WO_3/C. At the same time, influences of methanol concentrations and catalyst proportion on performances of anodes were also studies.

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Study On Nano Electrode Material Of Lithium Ion Batteries, Jinkua You, Yong Yang, Dong Shu, Shenghui Wu, Yingchun Zhang, Zugeng Lin Feb 1998

Study On Nano Electrode Material Of Lithium Ion Batteries, Jinkua You, Yong Yang, Dong Shu, Shenghui Wu, Yingchun Zhang, Zugeng Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

In this paper, the structure and morphology of the nano phase electrode materials have been characterized with XRD and TEM. The performances of electrochemical intercalation and deintercalation of lithium ions have been studied by using cyclic voltammograms and galvanostatic charge discharge techniques. The results show that the nano materials posses advantage of micro structure and Li+ ions intercalation performances. The observed high capacity and large charge discharge current density of the nano phase materials seem to have resulted from three kinds of effects: 1) an increase in the space for Li+ ions intercalation; 2) a decrease in the distance for …

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Studies Of Surface Electrochemistry And Electrocatalysis At Atomic And Molecule Level, Shigang Sun Feb 1998

Studies Of Surface Electrochemistry And Electrocatalysis At Atomic And Molecule Level, Shigang Sun

Journal of Electrochemistry

The main progresses achieved during last few years in our research group concerning studies of surface electrochemistry and electrocatalysis were reviewed in this present paper. Four topics were described: 1) the surface electrochemistry and model electrocatalysis of metal single crystal planes, 2) the electrocatalytic reaction mechanism and the control of reaction pathways at molecule level, 3) the reaction kinetics of electrooxidation of small organic molecules, and 4) the relationship between the properties and the surface chemical states of electrocatalyst. This review lays in emphasis on the demonstration of the results as well as the research direction of surface electrochemistry and …

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Gold Electrodeposition On Microelectrodes, Lihua Xiong, Caihui Shi, Xiaoqin Li, Bingwei Mao Feb 1998

Gold Electrodeposition On Microelectrodes, Lihua Xiong, Caihui Shi, Xiaoqin Li, Bingwei Mao

Journal of Electrochemistry

The initial stage electrodeposition behaviors of gold onto glassy carbon and platinum microelectrodes are studied in an acid solution containing AuCl_3using cyclic voltammetry and potential step techniques. The results suggest that gold nucleation on microelectrodes requires a higher driving force with high probability. Within the range of the microelectrode dimension that have been used in the present work, large amount of gold nucleus could be formed at short time scale at overpotentials higher than a threshole value. The It curves from the platinum microelectrode are in consistence with the continuous nucleation model. It has been found that the deosition history …

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Microelectrode Studies On The Pitting Corrosion Process Of Stainless Steel, Changjian Lin, Lijian Chen, Ronggui Du, Zude Feng, Jianguang Tang, Hongping Dai Feb 1998

Microelectrode Studies On The Pitting Corrosion Process Of Stainless Steel, Changjian Lin, Lijian Chen, Ronggui Du, Zude Feng, Jianguang Tang, Hongping Dai

Journal of Electrochemistry

Abstract Differing with the scanning microelectrode techniques, which scan microelctrode closely to the interface of electrode/electrolyte and make electrochemical imaging in a lateral spatial resolution, the technique of microelectrode with a micron diameter is of very high timeresolution and ratio of signal/noise in electrochemical measurements. The microelectrode technique allows doublelayer capacitance and background current for a microelectrode to be drastically reduced due to the exposed area of a microelectrode is usually 6～8 orders of magnetite lower than that of a conventional electrode with largescale exposed area. Microelectrode was recently developed as a new powerful electrochemical technique and widely used in …

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Spectroscopic Investigation Of Ion Transport Mechanisms In Polyacrylonitrile Based Electrolytes, Zhaoxiang Wang, Biying Huang, Rongjian Xue, Xuejie Huang, Liquan Chen Feb 1998

Spectroscopic Investigation Of Ion Transport Mechanisms In Polyacrylonitrile Based Electrolytes, Zhaoxiang Wang, Biying Huang, Rongjian Xue, Xuejie Huang, Liquan Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

Raman, IR, X-ray photoelectron (XPS), and NMR spectra of components in polyacrylonitrilebased electrolytes have been studied. It is found that there are strong interactions among the components though different systems show different interaction characteristics. A concept of competition is proposed between the polymer matrix and the plasticizer on associating with the Li~+ ions. By analyzing the important functions of the plasticizer, a possible mechanism of the ions transport in the polymer electrolyte is suggested.

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The Investigations Of Surface Treatment Methods And Characterization Of Oxide Films On Ab_5Based Metal Hydride Electrodes Ⅰ. New NiRich Treatment Methods And Photoelectrochemical Characterization Of Oxide Films, Junmin Nan, Yong Yang, Jun Li, Zugeng Lin Feb 1998

The Investigations Of Surface Treatment Methods And Characterization Of Oxide Films On Ab_5Based Metal Hydride Electrodes Ⅰ. New NiRich Treatment Methods And Photoelectrochemical Characterization Of Oxide Films, Junmin Nan, Yong Yang, Jun Li, Zugeng Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

Two simple and efficient surface treatment methods for AB_5type hydrogen storage alloys were developed. The results of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and cyclic voltammetric (CV) experiments showed that the hydrogen storage alloys treated by two different methods had Nirich surface layer so that the performances of the electrodes were improved after treatment. The characterization of the oxide films which formed on the surface of electrodes through potentiodynamic oxidation with the help of photoelectrochemical microscopy (PEM) were done. The anodic photocurrent and the cathodic photocurrent related to the oxidation of hydrogen and the reduction of oxygen on the surface layer were …

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Investigation On The Ellipsometry For The Detection Of Nickel Through Anodic Stripping Voltammetry, Wei Zhu, Yuru Yang, Zongqing Huang Feb 1998

Investigation On The Ellipsometry For The Detection Of Nickel Through Anodic Stripping Voltammetry, Wei Zhu, Yuru Yang, Zongqing Huang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The ellipsometry with a new parameter Vop  and anodic stripping voltammetry are used to analyze the nickel ions solutions with different concentration of 10-6～10-9 mol/L. It is shown that the results given by both methods are identical and the sensitivity and accuracy of ellipsometry are higher than anodic stripping voltammety.

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The Migration Of Samarium(Ⅲ)Across Oil/Water Interface, Junwei Di, Xiaoxing Xu, Ying Wu, Ruixi Fan Feb 1998

The Migration Of Samarium(Ⅲ)Across Oil/Water Interface, Junwei Di, Xiaoxing Xu, Ying Wu, Ruixi Fan

Journal of Electrochemistry

The migration of Samarium(Ⅲ)across water/nitrobenzene (w/nb) interface facilitated by diantipyrylmethane (DAM) and the electrochemical behaviour affected by emulsifier OP in the nb phase have been studied by normal and convolute cyclic voltammetry. It is concluded that the formation of the complex occurs at w/nb interface and the mechanism of the samarium(Ⅲ)transfer across w/nb interface facilitated by DAM is E mechanism.

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Wiener Tauberian Theorems On Semisimple Lie Group., Rudra Pada Sarkar Dr. Feb 1998

Wiener Tauberian Theorems On Semisimple Lie Group., Rudra Pada Sarkar Dr.

Doctoral Theses

In their celebrated study of Harmonic analysis on semi-simple Lie groups Ehrenpreis and Mautner [E-M] noticed that the analogue of the claasical Wiener Tauberian theorem resting on the unitary dual does not hold for semisimple Lle groups. A simple proof of this fact due to M. Duflo appears in (H). Ehrenpreis and Mautner went on in (E-M] to formulate the problem on the commutative Banach algebra of the SO2(R)-biinvariant functions in L1(SL2(R))1, and obtained two different versions of the theorem involving, this time, the dual of the Banach algebra which includes, beside the unitary dual of G, a part of …

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Static Interconnection Networks And Parallel Algorithms For Efficient Problem Solving., T. Krishnan Dr. Feb 1998

Static Interconnection Networks And Parallel Algorithms For Efficient Problem Solving., T. Krishnan Dr.

Doctoral Theses

There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.

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Anchor Effect Of Iron And Cobalt To Platinum On Carbon Substrates, Zidong Wei Feb 1998

Anchor Effect Of Iron And Cobalt To Platinum On Carbon Substrates, Zidong Wei

Journal of Electrochemistry

The cathodic reduction of oxygen is studied on porous carbonbased electrodes carrying platinumiron and/or cobalt alloy catalysts. Electrodes using such electrocatalysts, particularly when used as cathodes in acidic electrolytes, remain stable for longer periods. The cathodic polarization of oxygen reduction on such electrodes is 20 mV to 40 mV lower than that on the conventional electrode on which only platinum alone is used as an electrocatalysts. An accelerated aging test (AAT) is used to evaluate the corrosion resistance and sintering resistance of each catalyst. The dissolution of the catalyst in the AAT filtrate is analysed and provides a measure of …

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The Time Dependent Red Shift Phenomenon Of Visible Electroluminescence Of Porous Silicon, Rongqiu Wang, Jingjian Li, Shengmin Cai, Zhongfan Liu Feb 1998

The Time Dependent Red Shift Phenomenon Of Visible Electroluminescence Of Porous Silicon, Rongqiu Wang, Jingjian Li, Shengmin Cai, Zhongfan Liu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electroluminescence (EL) of ntype porous silicon (PS) in a persulphate solution under cathodic polarization was studied. A significant red shift in the luminescence spectra with the increase of polarization time, as well as a blue shift with the increase of cathodic polarization, have been found. FTIR, MicroRaman, AFM and photoelectrochemical techniques have been used to investigate the structure of PS before and after the electroluminescence emission. All these results show that the surface of PS has been oxidized by the persulphate during the EL emission, and accompanied by the stripping of small silicon nanocrystallite, which leades to the red …

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Electrochemical Impedance Of Molten Salts Induced Hot Corrosion, Chaoliu Zeng, Weitao Wu, Jianqing Zhang Feb 1998

Electrochemical Impedance Of Molten Salts Induced Hot Corrosion, Chaoliu Zeng, Weitao Wu, Jianqing Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Electrochemical impedance technique was employed to study corrosion behaviors of Ni-3Al, IN100 and IN738 alloys in molten (Na, K, Li)_2SO_4 at 700 ℃. The Nyquist plots for Ni-3Al and IN100 alloys have the characteristics of diffusioncontrolled reaction. But, the corrosion reaction for IN738 alloy is not controlled by the diffusion of oxidants. The equivalent circuits were proposed, and the parameters in circuits were also calculated. Ni-3Al and IN100 alloys suffer from catastrophic corrosion due to the formation of a porous corrosion layer. IN738 alloy has excellent corrosion resistance because of the formation of a protective oxide scale.

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Study On The Synthesis And Electrochemical Behavior Of Poly (QuinonoidDisulfide), Xiaohui Tang, Xiuwu Sun, Yongfang Li, Shibi Fang Feb 1998

Study On The Synthesis And Electrochemical Behavior Of Poly (QuinonoidDisulfide), Xiaohui Tang, Xiuwu Sun, Yongfang Li, Shibi Fang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Organic polydisulfide containing quinonoid structure was synthesized by chloromethylation, oxidation by nitric acid, and condensation polymerization with sodium disulfide. The effect of quinonoid structure on the electrochemical behavior of organic polydisulfide was investigated with cyclic voltammetry and chargedischarge measurement. The result shows that quinonoid struture mainly affects the positions of redox peaks of organic polydisulfide, open circuit voltage and discharge platform voltage of cell with the organic polydisulfide as cathode.

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Progress In Intersection Of Modern Electrochemisity And Materials Science, Changjian Lin Feb 1998

Progress In Intersection Of Modern Electrochemisity And Materials Science, Changjian Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

A brief introduction to the Joint Conference of Electrochemistry of the 48th  Annual Meeting of International Society of Electrochemistry and the 192nd Electrochemistry Society was presented. The progress in intersection of modern electrochemistry and materials science was emphasized in the review.

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Progresses In Surface Electrochemistry And Electrocatalysis ——A Review On The 1997 Joint International Meeting Of Electrochemistry And 97′ International Meeting Of Surface Electrochemistry, Shigang Sun Feb 1998

Progresses In Surface Electrochemistry And Electrocatalysis ——A Review On The 1997 Joint International Meeting Of Electrochemistry And 97′ International Meeting Of Surface Electrochemistry, Shigang Sun

Journal of Electrochemistry

The progresses in surface electrochemistry and electrocatalsis reported in the 1997 joint international meeting of electrochemistry and in the 97′ international meeting of surface electrochemistry were reviewed. The main trends described in this paper consisted of 7 aspects: 1) the studies employing single crystal electrodes, 2) the development of in situ methods of diverse spectroscpoy, 3) the innovation of new research techniques, 4) the preparaton of electrocatalyst of high performances, 5) the quantitative studies on kinetics of electrocatalytic reactions, 6) the investigation on the dynamic processes of surface by timeresolved methods, and 7) the theoretical modeling and simulation of surface …

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Justifying Public Decisions In Arctic Oil And Gas Development: American And Russian Approaches, Nicholas E. Flanders, Rex V. Brown, Yelena Andre'eva, Oleg Larichev Feb 1998

Justifying Public Decisions In Arctic Oil And Gas Development: American And Russian Approaches, Nicholas E. Flanders, Rex V. Brown, Yelena Andre'eva, Oleg Larichev

Dartmouth Scholarship

Government resource decisions in the Arctic typically involve complex issues; multiple criteria are used to choose among alternatives. This complexity is even greater with petroleum development because of concerns about national energy security, environmental impacts, and economic development. Two decision-aiding techniques may help decision makers clarify their decisions to themselves, the stakeholders, and the general public. The Russian qualitative technique seeks to reduce the number of criteria and find alternative options that may be better than the initial ones. The Western quantitative technique seeks to measure the decision maker* s judgement about the utility and certainty of each option. These …

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On The Geometrisability Of Some Strongly Regular Graphs Related To Polar Spaces., Pratima Panigraphi Dr. Feb 1998

On The Geometrisability Of Some Strongly Regular Graphs Related To Polar Spaces., Pratima Panigraphi Dr.

Doctoral Theses

GraphsA graph G = (VE) consists of a finite set V and a subset E of ). (Here () denotes the set of all 2-subsets of V.) Elements of Vare called the vertices and the elements of E are called the edges of the graph. So Vis the vertex set and E is the edge set of the graph G. Two vertices a, y are said to be adjacent if the pair {a, y} is an edge; otherwise they are non-adjacent. If two vertices are adjacent then each is called a neighbour of the other vertex.Sometimes the edges of a …

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Climatology Of The Daily Temperature Range Annual Cycle In The United States, Daniel J. Leathers, Michael A. Palecki, David A. Robinson, Kenneth F. Dewey Feb 1998

Climatology Of The Daily Temperature Range Annual Cycle In The United States, Daniel J. Leathers, Michael A. Palecki, David A. Robinson, Kenneth F. Dewey

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

Many researchers are presently interested in detecting long-term trends in annual or seasonal daily temperature range (DTR), and attributing these changes to anthropogenic origins. However, very little work has been done to confirm the mechanisms that are important to determining the long-term average annual cycle of the DTR. Therefore, the focus of this work is to examine the spatial and temporal difference in the DTR average annual cycle across the United States, and to associate the patterns of these cycles with potential causal variables. Three major types of DTR annual cycle exist in the United States: high sun season maximum …

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Parallel Genetic Algorithm To Solve The Satisfiability Problem, Nicole Nemer-Preece, Ralph W. Wilkerson Feb 1998

Parallel Genetic Algorithm To Solve The Satisfiability Problem, Nicole Nemer-Preece, Ralph W. Wilkerson

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

This Paper Offers a Parallel Genetic Algorithm Solution to the Satisfiability Problem. It Combines Components of the Davis-Putnam Method and Genetic Algorithms for the Solution. This Solution is Useful in the Areas of Theorem Proving, Constraint Satisfaction Programming, and VLSI Design. the Algorithm is Implemented and Run on a Paragon. the Results Show Performance Improvement by Increasing the Number of Nodes. Two Parallel Methods Are Compared: One that Implements Interprocessor Communication and One that Does Not. the Results Show Performance Improvement with the Method that Uses Interprocessor Communication.

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