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2009 Bird Strike North America Conference Program

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 11th (2009)

Bird Strike Committee Canada and Bird Strike Committee USA are very pleased to welcome you to the 2009 Bird Strike North America Conference in Victoria, British Columbia. This is the eleventh combined meeting of Bird Strike Committee USA and Bird Strike Committee Canada. This year there are over 41 papers in 9 technical sessions, as well as exhibitor displays and posters. There will also be lots of time to reconnect with old friends and colleagues and to meet new ones. We hope you enjoy the conference sessions, the special events and your stay in the beautiful city of Victoria.

Raptors, Rodents And Rare Weather: Managing Increased Migratory Raptor Populations At Mcconnell Afb, Kansas, Lauren Caister

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 11th (2009)

Migratory raptor populations at McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas, increased dramatically in the 2008-2009 winter season, with more than a 200% increase in the number of large hawks observed on the airfield, compared to equivalent seasons in the past 3 years. This increase resulted in frequent interruptions and/or cessations of flying operations.

The primary cause was determined to be a local explosion of both Hispid Cotton Rats (Sigmodon hispidus) and Prairie Voles (Microtus ochrogaster). The cotton rat explosion was a result of record-breaking rainfall in 2008, while the explosion of voles followed the natural 3-5 …

Could Avian Radar Have Prevented Us Airways Flight 1549’S Bird Strike?, Tim Nohara

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 11th (2009)

The heroic ditching in the Hudsn River of US Airay’s Flight 1549 following multiple bird strikes with Canada geese has increased public awareness of bird aircraft strike hazards (BASH); and has focused attention on new tools such as avian radar to help further improve aviation safety. Reports in the media have suggested that had avian radars been deployed at LaGuardia, this bird strike could have been avoided. Indeed, there is mounting evidence supporting existing avian radar’s ability to provide wildlife control and air operations personnel with greatly improved bird situational awareness which can be used to reduce bird hazards around …

Large Air Transport Jet Engine Design Considerations For Large And For Flocking Bird Encounters, Christopher Demers

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 11th (2009)

The history, efforts, and accomplishments of everyone involved in understanding and mitigating the threat of birds to aircraft came under intense public scrutiny when US Airway’s Flight 1549 splashed down in the Hudson River on January 15, 2009.

Largely absent from the recent public discussion about bird threats is the time, labor, and resources that industry invests in continuously learning, developing, and incorporating features into aircraft designs to mitigate the consequences of bird strikes. Pratt & Whitney, as a designer and manufacturer of jet engines for a variety of aircraft, including large commercial transport aircraft, is an integral part of …

Self-Reported Cyber Crime: An Analysis On The Effects Of Anonymity And Pre-Employment Integrity, Ibrahim Baggili, Marcus Rogers

Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science Faculty Publications

A key issue facing today’s society is the increase in cyber crimes. Cyber crimes pose threats to nations, organizations and individuals across the globe. Much of the research in cyber crime has risen from computer science-centric programs, and little experimental research has been performed on the psychology of cyber crime. This has caused a knowledge gap in the study of cyber crime. To this end, this research focuses on understanding psychological concepts related to cyber crime. Through an experimental design, participants were randomly assigned to three groups with varying degrees of anonymity. After each treatment, participants were asked to self-report …

The Cretaceous-Paleogene Transition In The Northern Mississippi Embayment, S.E. Missouri: Palynology, Micropaleontology, And Evidence Of A Mega-Tsunami Deposit, Tambra L. Eifert

Doctoral Dissertations

"Upper Cretaceous to lower Paleogene sedimentary rocks in Southeastern Missouri record the northwest extension of the Mississippi Embayment, yet very little information exists about them due to lack of exposures. Access to borehole and trench material and well logs provided an opportunity to study the sedimentology, palynology and micropaleontology of the three formations spanning the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) boundary interval: Owl Creek (Cretaceous) and Clayton and Porters Creek (Paleocene). Lithologic features, palynomorphs (mainly spores, pollen, dinoflagellate cysts), dispersed organic matter, and foraminifera were used to interpret biostratigraphy, paleovegetation, paleoclimatic and depositional conditions, thereby creating a framework upon which further questions involving …

Some Curious Cut-Ups, Jeremiah Farrell, Ivan Moscovich

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

We have noticed a certain kind of n-gon dissection into triangles that has a wonderful property of interest to most puzzlists. Namely that any two triangles have at least one edge in common yet no two triangles need be congruent. In an informal poll of specialists at a recent convention, none of them saw immediately how this could be accomplished. But in fact it is very straightforward.

Spectroscopic Studies And Hartree-Fock Ab Initio Calculations Of A Substituted Amide Of Pyrazine-2-Carboxylic Acid - C_{16}H_{18}Cln_3o, Chacko Yohannan Panicker, Hema Tresa Vanghese, Thaha Thansani

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A substituted amide of pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid was prepared and the IR spectrum was recorded and analysed. The compound prepared was identified by NMR and mass spectra. The vibrational frequencies of the title compound were computed using the Hartree-Fock level of theory using the 6-31G* basis set and compared with the experimental data. The red shift of the NH stretching frequency indicates weakening of the NH bond. The splitting of the NH stretching bond is due to Davidov coupling between neighbouring units. The first hyperpolarizability, infrared intensities, and Raman activities are reported. Methyl substitution affects all the carbon-nitrogen and carbon-carbon bond …

The Synthesis, Characterization And Energy Transfer Efficiency Of A Dithienylpyrrole And Bodipy Based Donor-Acceptor System, Taner Atalar, Ati̇lla Ci̇haner, Fati̇h Algi

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A dithienylpyrrole-BODIPY based donor-acceptor system with 1,4-phenylene spacer as a model system for energy transfer was designed and synthesized. Absorption and emission spectra have revealed an efficient resonance energy transfer from dithienylpyrrole as donor to BODIPY as acceptor.

Holomorphic Extensions In Toric Varieties, Malgorzata Aneta Marciniak

Doctoral Dissertations

"The dissertation describes the Hartogs and the Hartogs-Bochner extension phenomena in smooth toric varieties and their connection with the first cohomology group with compact support and sheaf coefficients. The affirmative and negative results are proved for toric surfaces and for line bundles over toric varieties using topological, analytic, and algebraic methods"--Abstract, page iii.

The Investigation Of Epr Paramagnetic Probe Line Width And Shape Temperature Dependence In High-Temperature Superconductors Of Bi–Pb–Sr–Ca–Cu–O System, J. G. Chigvinadze, Juana Vivó Acrivos, I. G. Akhvlediani, M. I. Chubabria, T. L. Kalabegishvili, T. I. Sanadze

Juana Vivó Acrivos

The work is related with the finding out of magnetic phases in strongly anisotropic high-temperature superconductor Bi1,7Pb0,3Sr2Ca2Cu3O10-δ in the temperature region where the superconductor is in the normal state. It was studied the temperature dependence of the paramagnetic probe EPR line width. In the normal state at T>Tc near 175 K it was revealed a pick in the temperature dependence of line width. In this region it was observed the time increase of the line width with the characteristic time ~ 17 min. This shows the possibility of magnetic phase formation in this material.

Automated Traffic And The Finite Size Resonance, J. J. P. Veerman, Borko D. Stošić, F. M. Tangerman

Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Publications and Presentations

We investigate in detail what one might call the canonical (automated) traffic problem: A long string of N+1 cars (numbered from 0 to N) moves along a one-lane road “in formation” at a constant velocity and with a unit distance between successive cars. Each car monitors the relative velocity and position of only its neighboring cars. This information is then fed back to its own engine which decelerates (brakes) or accelerates according to the information it receives. The question is: What happens when due to an external influence—a traffic light turning green—the ‘zero’th’ car (the “leader”) accelerates?

As …

Tilted Bianchi Type I Dust Fluid Magnetized Cosmological Model In General Relativity, Anita Bagora, Ghanshyam Singh Rathore, Pushpa Bagora

Turkish Journal of Physics

Tilted Bianchi Type I perfect fluid cosmological model in presence of magnetic field is investigated. To get a determinate solution, we assume p = 0 and A = BC, where A, B and C are metric potentials. A special model is also investigated in the absence of magnetic field. The various physical and geometrical aspects of both the models are also discussed. The effect of the magnetic field on the model is also discussed.

Effect Of A Wiggler Magnetic Field And The Ponderomotive Force On The Second Harmonic Generation In Laser-Plasma Interactions, Hassan Ranjbar Askari, Maryam Noroozi

Turkish Journal of Physics

In this paper, we consider second harmonic generation and its phase-matching in an underdense plasma in the presence of a wiggler magnetic field. Wiggler magnetic field plays both a dynamic role in producing the traverse harmonic current and a kinematical role in ensuring phase-matching. The inertial ponderomotive force \rho (\vec{u} . \vec \nabla) \vec{u} is a source of harmonic generation. \vec{u} beats with itself to produce a different harmonic. The inertial ponderomotive force can also affect the efficiency of second harmonic generation; and its effect on second harmonic generation is also considered.

First-Principles Study Of Cubic B_Xin_{1-X}N Alloys, Abdelhadi Lachebi, Mohamed Sehil, Hamza Abid

Turkish Journal of Physics

The first ab-initio calculations were carried out for the electronic and structural properties of BInN boron ternary alloys. The full potential linearized augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method was employed within density functional theory (DFT). We have investigated the lattice parameters and band gap energies. The lattice constant a exhibits a small downward bowing. The calculated band gap variation gives a small bowing in good agreement with the experimental reports. We notice a direct to indirect band gap crossover at x = 0.83.

Signature Splitting And Signature Inversion Of Rotational Bands In Odd-Odd Nuclei In Rare-Earth Region, Manal Mahmoud Sirag

Turkish Journal of Physics

Anomalous signature splitting and signature inversion for the configuration \pi h_{11/2} \otimes \nu i_{13/2} in rotational bands of odd-odd nuclei have been studied using the energy staggering index S(I) as a function of spin I. The unfavored signature index was found lying lower than the favored one. A systematic look at the features of this signature inversion in a series of nine lighter rare earth nuclei in the region around A \sim 160 (Z~=~65-75, N~=~89-101) are presented. The analysis reveals an anomalous signature splitting for this configuration. The magnitude of signature splitting at low spins decreases as the proton number …

Come For The Content, Stay For The Community, Hilary J. Eppley

Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Eco-Epidemiological Analysis For Screening-Level Ecological Risk Assessment: A Geographic Information Systems Approach, Katherine E. Kapo

Browse all Theses and Dissertations

The identification and prioritization of multiple watershed stressors and the corresponding development of optimal management strategies remains a challenge in ecological risk assessment. Eco-epidemiological analysis of archival environmental spatial databases integrates available biological, physical and chemical information to generate hypotheses based on stressor-response data relationships. A geographic information systems-based technique incorporating Bayesian weights-of-evidence analysis and weighted logistic regression (WOE/WLR) developed for and currently utilized in minerals exploration was extrapolated to the eco-epidemiological analysis of aquatic ecosystem data. Case studies within state of Ohio (USA) and England and Wales were conducted to demonstrate a method proof-of-concept in the context of various …

A Comparison Of Physical And Electrochemical Properties Of Two Ionic Liquids Containing Different Cations: 1-Butyl-1-Methyl-Pyrrolidinium Beti And 1-Butyl-3-Methyl-Imidazolium Beti, Edward Nelson Kennedy

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A novel ionic liquid, 1,1-butyl-methyl-pyrollidinium bis-pentafluoroehthanesulfonylamide (BMPyrrBeti) was synthesized and characterized. Its physical and electrochemical properties compared to a similar ionic liquid containing the imidazolium cation, 1-methyl-3-butyl-imidizolium bis-pentafluoroehthanesulfonylamide (BMImBeti). The two ionic liquids contain the same anion, bis((pentafluoroethane)sulfonyl)imide (Beti), and the same two alkly group substituents (a methyl and a butyl group). The two ionic liquids differ only by the cation component, and the connectivity of the two substituents (1,1 for the former, and 1,3 for the latter).

The following physical properties of BMPyrrBeti were measured and compared to the same properties of BMImBeti: conductivity, viscosity, absorption and desorption of …

Phenyl-Substituted Siloxane Hybrid Gels That Soften Below 140[Degrees]C, Andrei Jitianu, Glenn Amatucci, Lisa C. Klein

Publications and Research

A characteristic of so-called melting gels is that the gels, which are rigid at room temperature, are able to soften and resoften at temperatures around 110 [degrees]C. However, after consolidation at temperatures higher than 150 [degrees]C, the gels no longer resoften. Two systems of melting gels were investigated: phenyltrimethoxysilane (PhTMS)–diphenyldimethoxysilane (DPhDMS) and phenyltriethoxysilane (PhTES)–diphenyldiethoxysilane (DPhDES). The influence of disubstituted versus monosubstituted alkoxide on the softening behavior and the temperature of decomposition was studied. The consolidation temperature increased as the amount of disubstituted alkoxide increased, while the decomposition temperature increased only slightly. In general, the ethoxy-containing gels (maximum at 150[degrees]C) consolidated …

Chancellor's Message, Nancy Cantor

Syracuse University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Opening Remarks, Jay Cox

Syracuse University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Greening The Orange, Carol L. Boll

Syracuse University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Ua94/6/1 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Western Kentucky University Small Collections, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Small collections of personal papers and oral histories relating to the Western Kentucky University.

Strategy, Robot Soccer In Fira Mirosot Category, Kushtrim Dragusha

Theses and Dissertations

Robot Soccer strategy is main part of robot soccer system, where strategy makes briefing of the entire system. Where, using different functions and programming hardware features in the way of batter usage of system, should improve the soccer game of robots. Functions combined between each other to make so called strategy where it is called main part of entire system. Because of this beautiful impact on system, any way entire system is just to make strategy working, and for sure devices on system will have also their impact on strategy behaviour. Thesis mainly has to deal with the way of …

The Effects Of Technology On Literacy(S), Thomas Glen Petersen

Masters Theses

"One of the challenges when measuring the effects of technology on literacy(s) is finding a control group where technology; does not play a major role in the culture. The Amish successfully live in a Technocracy where mechanical/electronic tools are used only when absolutely necessary; the Amish are not dependent on them for survival. The crux of the Amish philosophy is humility, serving the community and serving God. Ironically, they have suffered tremendous repercussions for adopting a wholesome, selfless lifestyle which is contrary to most popular world views, regardless of religious or spiritual views"--Purpose, page 40.

Electricity Generation And Ethanol Production Using Iron-Reducing, Haloalkaliphilic Bacteria, Varun Paul

Masters Theses

"Microbial life in extreme environments has been studied primarily for their metabolic activities. Very few commercial or industrial applications have been known from these systems. In this study, the metabolic pathways and properties of bacteria from a haloalkaliphilic environment of Soap Lake, Washington were employed in two research applications related to energy production. In the first study, the bacterial cultures that were known to reduce iron (III) were used in a Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) reactor. Iron reducing bacteria have shown to shunt their electrons on to the surface of a carbon electrode of an MFC, and the electrons can …

Formation Of Iron-Rimmed Sandstone Nodules On Earth; Terrestrial Analogue For The Formation Of Martian Blueberries?, Katherine Charlotte Muller

Masters Theses

"NASA's twin Mars Exploration Rovers, MER, Spirit and Opportunity, have identified numerous geologic features that hint at a watery past on Mars noted in Malik, 2004. Prominent among these features are the "Martian Blueberries" that occur as spherical hematite (Fe₂O₃) nodules. Hematite formation is facilitated by the presence of water, although there are presently no known sources of free liquid water on Mars. Chan et al., 2004 states that these "blueberries" are also similar to nodules found in the Jurassic aged Navajo Sandstone in Utah. An understanding of the processes controlling the formation of the Utah nodules may thus be …

Employing The Spectral Collocation Method In The Modeling Of Laminar Tube Flow Dynamics, Corey Michael Thibeault

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

The spectral collocation method is a numerical approximation technique that seeks the solution of a differential equation using a finite series of infinitely differentiable basis functions. This inherently global technique enjoys an exponential rate of convergence and has proven to be extremely effective in computational fluid dynamics. This paper presents a basic review of the spectral collocation method. The derivation is driven with an example of the approximation to the solution of a 1D Helmholtz equation. A Matlab code modeling two fluid dynamics problems is then given. First, the classic two-dimensional Graetz problem is simulated and compared to an analytical …

Institutional Challenges For Mining And Sustainability In Peru, Anthony J. Bebbington, Jeffrey T. Bury

Geography

Global consumption continues to generate growth in mining. In lesser developed economies, this growth offers the potential to generate new resources for development, but also creates challenges to sustainability in the regions in which extraction occurs. This context leads to debate on the institutional arrangements most likely to build synergies between mining, livelihoods, and development, and on the socio-political conditions under which such institutions can emerge. Building from a multiyear, three-country program of research projects, Peru, a global center of mining expansion, serves as an exemplar for analyzing the effects of extractive industry on livelihoods and the conditions under which …