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The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 20, No. 2, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

• VMRC Adopts Wetland Mitigation/Compensation Policy Changes. Tom Barnard
• Recommendations for Implementing the Tidal Wetlands Mitigation-Compensation Policy

Water Current, Volume 37, No. 4. Fall 2005

Water Current Newsletter

Contents

• Missouri River Mainstem System is North America’s Largest Reservoir System by Mary S. Roth

• UNL, Well Drillers, NRD Team on York Well Demo by Steve Ress

• From the Director

• Meet the Faculty

• August Four States Tour Looks at Front Range Water and Agriculture Issues by Steve Ress

• Understanding the Ins-and-Outs of LB 962

• Managing Australia’s Great Artesian Basin by Steve Ress

• Husker Harvest Days 2005

• Master Manual Sees Changes Since First Adopted in 1961 by Roy F. McAllister

• Ponca State Park Habitat Restoration Project by Luke Wallace

• Emergent …

Image Registration With Auto-Mapped Control Volumes, Dana Paquin, Eduard Schreibmann, Lei Xing

Mathematics

Abstract of paper presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.

Regularity Of Digits And Significant Digits Of Random Variables, Theodore P. Hill, Klaus Schürger

Research Scholars in Residence

A random variable X is digit-regular (respectively, significant-digit-regular) if the probability that every block of k given consecutive digits (significant digits) appears in the b-adic expansion of X approaches b^-k as the block moves to the right, for all integers b>1 and k≥1. Necessary and sufficient conditions are established, in terms of convergence of Fourier coefficients, and in terms of convergence in distribution modulo 1, for a random variable to be digit-regular (significant-digit-regular), and basic relationships between digit-regularity and various classical classes of probability measures and normal numbers are given. These results provide a theoretical basis for analyses …

A Framework For Comparing Requirements Tracing Experiments, Jane Huffman Hayes, Alex Dekhtyar

Computer Science and Software Engineering

The building of traceability matrices by those other than the original developers is an arduous, error prone, prolonged, and labor intensive task. Thus, after-the-fact requirements tracing is a process where the right kind of automation can definitely assist an analyst. Recently, a number of researchers have studied the application of various methods, often based on information retrieval after-the-fact tracing. The studies are diverse enough to warrant a means for comparing them easily as well as for determining areas that require further investigation. To that end, we present here an experimental framework for evaluating requirements tracing and traceability studies. Common methods, …

The Cytolethal Distending Toxin B Sub-Unit Of Helicobacter Hepaticus Is A Ca2+- And Mg2+-Dependent Neutral Nuclease, Rohana P. Dassanayake, Mark A. Griep, Gerald Duhamel

Mark Griep Publications

The cytolethal distending toxin B (CdtB) of the mouse pathogen Helicobacter hepaticus has cation binding and DNA catalysis residues in common with members of the mammalian deoxyribonuclease I (DNase I) family. The purpose of the present study was to characterize CdtB nuclease. To establish optimal digestion conditions and to evaluate co-factor requirements, a novel and sensitive fl uorometric assay that quantitatively determines double stranded DNA digestion was developed. Although the Ca²⁺- and Mg²⁺-dependence and neutral properties of CdtB were similar to DNase I, hydrolysis of DNA by CdtB was approximately 100-fold less active than DNase I …

The Moxee City (Washington) Mammoth: Morphostratigraphic, Taphonomic, And Taxonomic Considerations, Karl Lillquist, Steve Lundblad, Bax R. Barton

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of the Sciences

A nearly complete, but highly fractured, proboscidean tusk was unearthed during parking lot construction near Moxee City in central Washington in May 2001. Schreger angle analysis revealed that the tusk was from a mammoth. AMS radiocarbon dating of the tusk established that the mammoth died 14,570 ¹⁴C yr BP. The age, combined with the biogeography of proboscidean finds in the Pacific Northwest, suggests the tusk is from a Columbian mammoth (Mammuthus columbi). The condition of the tusk and its association with basalt and crystalline erratics suggest that a locally derived tusk was swept up in the advancing …

Penrose Conference Report: Kinematics And Geodynamics Of Intraplate Dextral Shear In Eastern California And Western Nevada, Jeffrey Lee, Daniel Stockli, Christopher Henry, Timothy Dixon

Geological Sciences Faculty Scholarship

This conference provided a forum to discuss the range of geological and geophysical datasets from the eastern California shear zone (ECSZ) and Walker Lane belt (WLB) that bear on how intraplate deformation is accommodated and how to integrate the data into a comprehensive, spatially and kinematically coherent view of intraplate deformation through time.

Informal Animation Sketching With K-Sketch, Richard Christopher Davis

Research Collection School of Computing and Information Systems

Animation is a powerful medium that is accessible to few, because current animation tools are extremely complex. This complexity arises partially from current tools’ focus on precise, often unnecessary details and partially from the difficulty of finding a small but sufficiently powerful set of tool features. We are designing K-Sketch, an informal 2D animation tool that uses sketching and demonstration to radically reduce the time needed to create an animation. Our field studies investigating the needs of current anima-tion tool users and would-be users are helping us to mini-mize complexity by showing us how to prioritize the many possible tool …

Final Report Regional Lake Management Planning For Tmdl Development, Mark Sytsma

Center for Lakes and Reservoirs Publications and Presentations

Since the mid-1900’s, invasive aquatic weeds have been a significant problem in many of the lakes of the Clatsop Plains on the northern Oregon Coast. Weeds interfere with beneficial uses, such as boating, fishing and swimming, and have dramatically altered the chemical and biological features of the lakes. In 1994, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) added three of the lakes, Cullaby, Smith and Sunset, to the 303 (d) list of water quality impaired waters, due to the presence of the invasive aquatic weeds. ODEQ contracted with the Center for Lakes and Reservoirs and the Geology Department at PSU …

Isolation And Component Structure In Spaces Of Composition Operators, Christopher Hammond, Barbara D. Maccluer

Mathematics Faculty Publications

We establish a condition that guarantees isolation in the space of composition operators acting between H ^p (B _N ) and H ^q (B _N ), for 0 < p ≤ ∞, 0 < q < ∞, and N ≥ 1. This result will allow us, in certain cases where 0 < q < p ≤ ∞, completely to characterize the component structure of this space of operators.

Light Distributions In Front Of A Circular Aperture, Evaluated Using Vector Diffraction Theory, Shekhar Guha, Glen D. Gillen

Physics

For a plane wave (having wavelength λ) incident on a circular aperture (radius a), the transverse distribution of light intensity beyond the aperture is expressed in terms of a dimensionless parameter, p1=a/λ, for various distances close to the aperture, using the vector Rayleigh-Sommerfeld diffraction theory.

Assessment Of Human Health Risks From Chemically Contaminated Lake Fishes In Greece, Eugene G. Maurakis, David V. Grimes, Dimitra Bobori, Rob Hale, Jennifer Jones

Virginia Journal of Science

Objectives were to conduct screening level surveys of locally consumed fish tissues in vicinities of two lakes (Kastoria and Pamvotis) in Greece to determine the presence of halogenated organic compounds and determine carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic human health risks associated with the consumption of sampled fish tissues. Results estimate the Incremental Lifetime Cancer Risks (ILCR) and Hazard Index (HI) values for the two local populations using site-specific population data. These results were compared to analyses conducted using U.S. Environmental Protection Agency default values in an effort to determine the applicability of USEPA default values to assessments of risks in non U.S. …

Student Fact Book, Fall 2005, Twenty-Ninth Annual Edition, Wright State University, Office Of Student Information Systems, Wright State University

Wright State University Student Fact Books

The student fact book has general demographic information on all students enrolled at Wright State University for Fall Quarter, 2005.

Cross Sections Fall 2005, Department Of Physics And Astronomy

Cross Sections

No abstract provided.

Ceg 434/634: Concurrent Software Design, Natsuhiko Futamura

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

This course provides an introduction to concurrent program design in the UNIX environment. Classical problems of synchronization, concurrency , and their solutions are examined through the course projects and through readings on operating system design.

Ceg 433/633: Operating Systems, Prabhaker Mateti

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

The management of resources in multi-user computer systems. Emphasis is on problems of file-system design, process scheduling, memory allocation, protection, and tools needed for solutions. Course projects use the CIC++ language and include the design of portions of an operating system. 4 credit hours.

Ceg 499/699: Mobile Computing, Yong Pei

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

This senior/graduate course provides an in-depth study of networking protocol and system design in the area of wireless networking and mobile computing. It will help CEG students establish a solid foundation in wireless networking architecture, protocols, fundamental concepts and principles, network congestion control and flow control design. It will also introduce students to a few hot topics in wireless networking and mobile computing research.

The course will start with a review over fundamental design challenges, architectural principles and philosophy for the Internet and heterogeneous networks. The focus will then move on to an in-depth examination of wireless networking protocols, and …

Ceg 320/520: Computer Organization And Assembly Language Programming, Travis E. Doom

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

Terminology and understanding of functional organizations and sequential operatio of a digital computer. Program structure, and machine and assembly language topics including addressing, stacks, argument pasing, arithmetic operations, traps, and input/output. Macros, modularization, linkers, and debuggers are used. Three hours lecture, two hours lab. Prerequisite: CS 242, CEO 260.

Ceg 460/660: Introduction To Software Computer Engineering, John A. Reisner

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

This course introduces established practices for engineering large-scale software systems. Emphasis is placed on both the technical and managerial aspects of software engineering, and the software development process. This includes techniques for requirements elicitation, analysis, design, testing, and project management. The course emphasizes object-oriented development with the Unified Modeling Language (UML). Hands-on experience is provided through individual homework problems and a group project.

Ceg 210: Pc Networking I, Chris P. Fickert

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

The objective of the course is to provide an introduction to PC networking hardware, concepts, and technologies with a focus on hardware configuration and LAN administration using in-class, hands-on exercises with Novell NetWare.

Ceg 770: Computer Engineering Mathematics, Yong Pei

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

Computer Engineering and Science students need proficiency in relevant applied mathematics to be able to discover and model difficult real-world computer engineering and science problems. The relationship of these problems to mathematical theory will be discussed. This course provides an introduction to linear and nonlinear programming, probability and stochastic process, and queueing theory. In addition to mathematical theory, appropriate applications will be presented.

Ceg 760: Advanced Software Computer Engineering, Thomas C. Hartrum

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

This course covers advanced topics in software engineering. Aspects of problem specification, design, verification, and evaluation are discussed. We will focus on design methods, including software patterns and software architecture, plus some advanced topics involving formal methods of software specification or evaluation using software metrics. Students will participate in team projects to apply the methods discussed.

Ceg 220: Introduction To C Programming For Engineers I, Ronald F. Taylor

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

This course provides a general introduction to computers as a problem-solving tool using the C programming language. Emphasis is on algorithms and techniques useful to engineers. Topics include data representation, debugging, and program verification. Some programming assignments may involve complex arithmetic and trigonometric and exponential functions. 4 credit hours. Prerequisite: MTH 229 (Calculus I) or EGR 101 (Engineering Mathematics).

Ceg 453/653: Design Of Computing Systems, Jack Jean

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Ceg 260: Digital Computer Hardware Switching Circuits, Eric Matson

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

We will discuss and cover basic digital, combinational and sequential logic systems. Labs will be used to gain valuable practical experience in implementing elementary circuits and logic designs.

Ceg 498: Design Experience, Thomas C. Hartrum

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

CEG 498 (Design Experience) is a summative computer engineering design project course that builds upon previous engineering, science, mathematics and communications course work. CEG 498 projects are a minimum of two quarters in length and must be completed in groups of at least three students. Projects are selected under the guidance of the course instructor and are tailored to both student interest and formal classroom preparation. Students are evaluated both on their individual contributions as recorded in a graded engineering journals and on the quality of their collective efforts as reflected in group generated products.

Ceg 333: Introduction To Unix, Travis E. Doom

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

Introduction to the use of UNIX and UNIX tools as a problem-solving environment. Emphasis on the shell, files and directories, editing files, user process management, compiling, and debugging. Prerequisite: CS 241.

Ceg/Ee 260: Digital Computer Hardware Switching Circuits, Jack Jean

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Cs 141: Computer Programming I, Eric Maston

Computer Science & Engineering Syllabi

This course provides a general introduction to the fundamentals of computer programming.
Examples from and applications to a broad range of problems are given. No prior knowledge of
programming is assumed. The concepts covered will be applied to the Java programming language. (Students must register for both lecture and one laboratory section.)