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The Mystery Of Ocean Acidification, Patricia Thibodeau Jan 2017

The Mystery Of Ocean Acidification, Patricia Thibodeau

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Grades: 9-12 Subjects: Biology | Life Science | Environmental Science | Chemistry

This lesson plan invites middle-school students to solve a mystery: what is ocean acidification and how is it affecting marine life in the Antarctic? To solve the mystery, students will participate in an ocean acidification scavenger hunt, and propose hypotheses and arrive at their own conclusions with interpretation of real-time data from the Antarctic.

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Ryan Caylor, Ryan Caylor Dec 2016

Ryan Caylor, Ryan Caylor

Matthew E. Wise

Determination of the optical and physical properties of secondary organic aerosol particles
Measurement of the peroxide content of secondary organic aerosol particles

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Avery Hong, Avery Hong Dec 2016

Avery Hong, Avery Hong

Matthew E. Wise

Measurement of NOx concentrations on the Concordia University campus

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Dynamical Typology Of Sea Surface Temperature (Sst) Fronts Based On Satellite Observations, Yackar Mauzole Dec 2016

Dynamical Typology Of Sea Surface Temperature (Sst) Fronts Based On Satellite Observations, Yackar Mauzole

Peter Cornillon

No abstract provided.

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Application Of Polynomial Interpolation In The Chinese Remainder Problem, Tian-Xiao He, S. Macdonald, P. J.-S. Shiue Dec 2016

Application Of Polynomial Interpolation In The Chinese Remainder Problem, Tian-Xiao He, S. Macdonald, P. J.-S. Shiue

Tian-Xiao He

This paper presents an application of polynomial interpolation in the solution of the Chinese Remainder Problem for bother integers and polynomials.

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Statistical Contributions To Bioinformatics: Design, Modeling, Structure Learning, And Integration, Jeffrey S. Morris, Veera Baladandayuthapani Dec 2016

Statistical Contributions To Bioinformatics: Design, Modeling, Structure Learning, And Integration, Jeffrey S. Morris, Veera Baladandayuthapani

Jeffrey S. Morris

The advent of high-throughput multi-platform genomics technologies providing whole-genome molecular summaries of biological samples has revolutionalized biomedical research. These technologies yield highly structured big data, whose analysis poses significant quantitative challenges. The field of Bioinformatics has emerged to deal with these challenges, and is comprised of many quantitative and biological scientists working together to eectively process these data and extract the treasure trove of information they contain. Statisticians, with their deep understanding of variability and uncertainty quantification, play a key role in these efforts. In this article, we attempt to summarize some of the key contributions of statisticians to bioinformatics, …

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Potential State-Level Carbon Revenue Under The Clean Power Plan, Daniel H. Karney Dec 2016

Potential State-Level Carbon Revenue Under The Clean Power Plan, Daniel H. Karney

Daniel H Karney

In 2015, the U.S. EPA issued the Clean Power Plan under which each state can set a mass-based target to meet its assigned electric power sector carbon dioxide emission reductions. If it proceeds, states can design policies to meet those requirements and also raise revenue via a carbon tax or cap-and-trade program with auctioned permits. We calculate each state’s potential revenue and demonstrate its significance. In 13 states, carbon revenue could replace all of corporate tax revenue. In addition, we collect budget projections from six key states to determine if and how carbon revenue can substantially reduce deficits. While such …

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Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Polybrominated Biphenyls, Polychlorinated Dibenzo-P-Dioxins And Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans, Prasada Rao S. Kodavanti, Joseph A. Valdez, Jae-Ho Yang, Margarita Curras-Collazo, Bommanna Loganathan 8093044 Dec 2016

Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Polybrominated Biphenyls, Polychlorinated Dibenzo-P-Dioxins And Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans, Prasada Rao S. Kodavanti, Joseph A. Valdez, Jae-Ho Yang, Margarita Curras-Collazo, Bommanna Loganathan 8093044

Bommanna Loganathan

Environmental contamination levels, human exposure, toxicokinetics, and health effects of PCBs, PBBs, PCDDs, PCDFs are discussed.

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Asymmetric Charge Separation And Recombination In Symmetrically Functionalized Σ-Π Hybrid Oligosilanes, Jiawang Zhou Dec 2016

Asymmetric Charge Separation And Recombination In Symmetrically Functionalized Σ-Π Hybrid Oligosilanes, Jiawang Zhou

Jiawang Zhou

No abstract provided.

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Alamat Klinik Aborsi Di Asahan-Jual Obat Aborsi Tuntas 082295374972, Mutiara Klinik Dec 2016

Alamat Klinik Aborsi Di Asahan-Jual Obat Aborsi Tuntas 082295374972, Mutiara Klinik

mutiara klinik

KLINIK ABORSI-JUAL OBAT ABORSI AMPUH-OBAT PENGGUGUR KANDUNGN-OBAT TELAT BULAN
klinik aborsi,obat aborsi,jual obat aborsi,cara menggugurkan kandungan. 
Kami beri jasa Aborsi dengan bantuan obat Cytotec melalui metode terpadu kami terbukti selama 3 tahun sejauh ini HANYA mampu mencapai keberhasilan aborsi sampai 97%. Tidak ada keberhasilan 100% atau mutlak karena ditentukan oleh beberapa parameter, kondisi badan setiap individu sengat berbeda satu sama lain. Tidak ada 1 pun orang di dunia ini bahkan pemenang NOBEL biologi sekalipun bisa menggaransi hasil dan reaksi yang sama persis pada setiap individu (tehnik sampling dan statistik), setiap obat yang diluncurkan di pasaran sudah melewati ribuan tes dan percobaan …

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Success Stories In Knowledge Management Systems, Leila Halawi, Richard Mccarthy, Janine Aronson Dec 2016

Success Stories In Knowledge Management Systems, Leila Halawi, Richard Mccarthy, Janine Aronson

Leila A. Halawi

Historically, information systems have focused on capturing, storing, managing, and reporting explicit knowledge.
Organizations today recognize the need to integrate both explicit and tacit knowledge in formal information systems. Knowledge management continues to be a critical strategy for an organization to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage, and consequently succeed in today's knowledge-based economy. Knowledge management systems (KMS) are a class of information systems that manage, store and distribute knowledge. Knowledge management systems have proliferated in practice. In turn, theoretical research on knowledge management and knowledge management systems has proliferated. Knowledge management systems have emerged as powerful sources of competitive advantage. …

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The Joy Of Physics: Classical Mechanics, Gregory A. Dilisi Dec 2016

The Joy Of Physics: Classical Mechanics, Gregory A. Dilisi

Gregory A. DiLisi

No abstract provided.

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The Joy Of Physics: Classical Mechanics, Gregory A. Dilisi Dec 2016

The Joy Of Physics: Classical Mechanics, Gregory A. Dilisi

Gregory A. DiLisi

No abstract provided.

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Stefan Vincent, Stefan Vincent Dec 2016

Stefan Vincent, Stefan Vincent

Matthew E. Wise

Fabrication of an aerosol particle impactor using rapid-prototyping, 3-D printing technology

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Cole Crosby, Cole Crosby Dec 2016

Cole Crosby, Cole Crosby

Matthew E. Wise

Measurement of NOx concentrations on the Concordia University campus
Assessment of ozone formation in sparsely monitored areas using passive sampling

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Chapter One: Overview Of The Limpopo Basin, Stanley Mubako Dec 2016

Chapter One: Overview Of The Limpopo Basin, Stanley Mubako

Stanley Mubako

No abstract provided.

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The Evolution Of A Volunteer Lake Protection Program, Maggie Shannon, Alexa A.E. Junker, Philip J. Nyhus, Cathy R. Bevier, Russell Cole Dec 2016

The Evolution Of A Volunteer Lake Protection Program, Maggie Shannon, Alexa A.E. Junker, Philip J. Nyhus, Cathy R. Bevier, Russell Cole

Philip J. Nyhus

No abstract provided.

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Synchrotron Ftir Imaging Of Oh In Quartz Mylonites, Andreas Kronenberg, Hasnor Hasnan, Caleb Holyoke, Richard Law, Zhenxian Liu, Jay Thomas Dec 2016

Synchrotron Ftir Imaging Of Oh In Quartz Mylonites, Andreas Kronenberg, Hasnor Hasnan, Caleb Holyoke, Richard Law, Zhenxian Liu, Jay Thomas

Caleb Holyoke

No abstract provided.

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15004.Pdf, Marcus C. Randall Dec 2016

15004.Pdf, Marcus C. Randall

Marcus Randall

Increasing human populations and the continual change of the Earth’s climate has meant that food security is becoming an increasingly important issue. One of the main factors contributing to food security is the availability of water for agricultural purposes. Recently, a few models have been proposed for water management problems in agricultural contexts which aim to maximise crop yield (i.e., farm and regional profitability) while minimising the effect that this has on the environment. It is the exploration of the latter that is of the most interest given the above, and hence the subject of this paper. As a refinement …

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Binary Central Stars Of Planetary Nebulae Discovered Through Photometric Variability. V. The Central Stars Of Hatr 7 And Eso 330-9, Todd Hillwig, David J. Frew, Nicole Reindl, Hannah Rotter, Andrew Webb, Steve Margheim Dec 2016

Binary Central Stars Of Planetary Nebulae Discovered Through Photometric Variability. V. The Central Stars Of Hatr 7 And Eso 330-9, Todd Hillwig, David J. Frew, Nicole Reindl, Hannah Rotter, Andrew Webb, Steve Margheim

Todd Hillwig

We find the central stars (CSs) of the planetary nebulae (PNe) HaTr7 and ESO330-9 to be close-binary systems. Both have orbital periods of less than half a day and contain an irradiated cool companion to the hot CS. We provide light curves, spectra, radial velocity curves, orbital periods, and binary modeling results for both systems. The binary modeling leads to system parameters, or ranges of allowed parameters for each system. We find that for the CS of HaTr7 we need to use limb-darkening values for the cool companion …

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Where's The Beef: Predicting The Effects Of Climate Change On Cattle Production In Western U.S. Rangelands, Sue Miller, Matthew Clark Reeves, Karen Bagne, John Tanaka Dec 2016

Where's The Beef: Predicting The Effects Of Climate Change On Cattle Production In Western U.S. Rangelands, Sue Miller, Matthew Clark Reeves, Karen Bagne, John Tanaka

Karen Bagne

No abstract provided.

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Irresistible Bargains: Navigating The Surveillance Society, Robert M. Pallitto Dec 2016

Irresistible Bargains: Navigating The Surveillance Society, Robert M. Pallitto

Robert M Pallitto

Agents in contemporary societies are faced continually with choices regarding engagement with technological artifacts. They can choose to engage or decline engagement after considering the costs and benefits in each case. However, certain aspects of the surveillance society may be irresistible in a number of ways, so that refusal to engage with them is not a realistic option. The proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT), particularly as embedded in “smart city” initiatives, helps to make surveillance technologies potentially irresistible. After laying the conceptual groundwork for discussing irresistible bargains, this essay offers a two-part normative critique, focusing on the asymmetrical …

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Using Raman Spectroscopy To Improve Hyperpolarized Noble Gas Production For Clinical Lung Imaging Techniques, Jonathan R. Birchall, Nicholas Whiting, Jason G. Skinner, Michael J. Barlow, Boyd M. Goodson Dec 2016

Using Raman Spectroscopy To Improve Hyperpolarized Noble Gas Production For Clinical Lung Imaging Techniques, Jonathan R. Birchall, Nicholas Whiting, Jason G. Skinner, Michael J. Barlow, Boyd M. Goodson

Nicholas Whiting

Spin-exchange optical pumping (SEOP) can be used to “hyperpolarize” 129Xe for human lung MRI. SEOP involves transfer of angular momentum from light to an alkali metal (Rb) vapor, and then onto 129Xe nuclear spins during collisions; collisions between excited Rb and N2 ensure that incident optical energy is nonradiatively converted into heat. However, because variables that govern SEOP are temperature-dependent, the excess heat can complicate efforts to maximize spin polarization—particularly at high laser fluxes and xenon densities. Ultra-low frequency Raman spectroscopy may be used to perform in situ gas temperature measurements to investigate the interplay of energy thermalization and SEOP …

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Towards A Home-Based Virtual Reality Game System To Promote Exercise, Ashish Amresh, Rahul Salla Dec 2016

Towards A Home-Based Virtual Reality Game System To Promote Exercise, Ashish Amresh, Rahul Salla

Ashish Amresh

This paper presents the design and usability testing results for a home-based virtual reality game system that aims to promote exercise with the spin machine. The novelty of our approach lies in the design of the game mechanics that promote increased calorific output among the participants and the ease of setup with any commercially available Virtual Reality (VR) sensor. The paper describes the motivation behind the developed system, the design details of the games created to promote the use of the system and the results from a usability test conducted with 37 participants.

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Syllabus: Csci 3450: Natural Language Processing, Yuliya Lierler Dec 2016

Syllabus: Csci 3450: Natural Language Processing, Yuliya Lierler

Yuliya Lierler

No abstract provided.

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First-Order Modular Logic Programs And Their Conservative Extensions (Extended Abstract), Amelia Harrison, Yuliya Lierler Dec 2016

First-Order Modular Logic Programs And Their Conservative Extensions (Extended Abstract), Amelia Harrison, Yuliya Lierler

Yuliya Lierler

This paper introduces first-order modular logic programs, which  provide a way of viewing answer set  programs  as consisting of many independent, meaningful modules. We also present conservative extensions of such programs. This concept helps to identify strong relationships between modular programs as well as between traditional programs. For example, we illustrate how the notion of a conservative extension can be used to justify the common projection rewriting. This is a short version of a paper that appeared at the 32nd International Conference on Logic Programming. 

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Syllabus: Csci8010: Advanced Topics In Artificial Intelligence, Yuliya Lierler Dec 2016

Syllabus: Csci8010: Advanced Topics In Artificial Intelligence, Yuliya Lierler

Yuliya Lierler

No abstract provided.

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Action Languages And Question Answering, Yuliya Lierler, Daniela Inclezan, Michael Gelfond Dec 2016

Action Languages And Question Answering, Yuliya Lierler, Daniela Inclezan, Michael Gelfond

Yuliya Lierler

This paper describes a methodology for designing Question Answering  systems that utilize an action language ALM to allow inferences based on complex interactions of events described in texts. This methodology assumes the extension of the VERBNET lexicon with interpretable semantic annotations in ALM and specifies the use of several other NLP resources to produce ALM system descriptions for input discourses.

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Syllabus: Csci 8450 Advanced Topics In Natural Language Understanding, Yuliya Lierler Dec 2016

Syllabus: Csci 8450 Advanced Topics In Natural Language Understanding, Yuliya Lierler

Yuliya Lierler

No abstract provided.

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Greek New Testament For Data Analysis, Keith L. Yoder Dec 2016

Greek New Testament For Data Analysis, Keith L. Yoder

Keith L. Yoder

Updated: 18 December 2017
This Excel data file (compatible with Excel 2007 and later versions) is an extract of my working Greek New Testament database which I use for statistical and data analysis. It originated in the early 2000's from UBS3 data files in beta code I obtained from CCAT, and has since been evolving through countless changes and corrections. A flat-file table display such as Excel 2007+ is the best format suitable for Autofilter and VBA applications, without involving a more complex XML format. The file itself may be opened with Excel 2007 or later versions, or with the …

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