Physical Sciences and Mathematics Commons^™

An Analytic Study Of A System Of Nonlinear Ordinary Differential Equations At An Irregular Type Singularity, James M. Lamb

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of The Degree Of Cationic Charge On The Binding Strength Of A Cationic Starch-Kaolin Clay Coating, Hugh K. Myers

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Campground Usage And User Attitudes In The Allegan State Game Area, Allegan County, Michigan, Gregg R. Squire

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Spectroscopic Determinations Using Resonance Spin-Flip In 12C (P,P1) 12C And 50Ti (P,P1) 50Ti, Lee Robert Baumann

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Kinetics Of The Metal Exchange Reaction Between N, N'-Bis (2-Picolyl) Ethylenediaminenickel (Ii) And Copper (Ii), Craig Lee Barsuhn

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Kinetics Of The Metal Exchange Reaction Between Biseminodiacetatonickelate (Ii) And Copper (Ii), Stephen H. Erickson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Vector And Matrix Norms, Alvena Weiskircher

Theses & Honors Papers

A vector or matrix can be associated with a single nonnegative scalar . Basically this is the concept of a vector or matrix norm. While the study of these norms may be classified as numerical analysis , a limited background in linear algebra , matrix theory , and advanced calculus is sufficient to pursue the study of norms.

In this paper many of the properties and theorems concerning norms have been proven . It is thought that the most important results deal with the use of vector and matrix norms in testing for convergence of sequences and series of matrices …

A Direct Measurement Of The Ratio Of The Reaction Cross Sections For Two-Photon And Three-Photon Positron Annihilation In Aluminum And Silver, Robert Maurice Heavenrich

Masters Theses

The probability of annihilation of a positron with its antiparticle, an electron, is spin dependent. Since both particles have spin component one -half, there are two possible relative orientations of their spins they can either be aligned (parallel) in the ³S, triplet, state with total spin component │S_z│= ½ n - ½ n = 1 n or they can be opposite (antiparallel) in the ¹S; singlet, state with│S_z│= ½ n - ½ n = 0. To conserve energy and angular momentum, annihilation from the triplet state must result in the creation of an odd …

Rate Of Initiation Of Pyrolysis Of Pentachloroethane Using The Toluene Carrier Gas Technique, Teodomiro Cuzcano

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Field Radiation Of Spin I Massless Particle, Ralph Alvin Mudgett

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Synthesis And Reactions Of Some Α, Β-Unsaturated Diazoketones, Virendra K. Sood

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Selenium In Nebraska's Groundwater And Streams, R.A. Engberg

Conservation and Survey Division

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 53, No. 25, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Clayworth, Carl. Dero Downing Outlines University’s Energy Conservation Strategy
• Western Selects 36 Who’s Whos
• Elam, Jerry. Doobies to Appear Tuesday Night in Rescheduled Show
• James Midkiff, Miss Ronnah Childress Out-talk Foes – Oratorical Contests
• Interhall Council Plans Party
• Interfraternity Council Las Vegas Night Tonight
• How Long Will WKU Continue to Fall Back and Take It
• Powell, Larry. Raps Tax Editorial
• Baughman, Henry. Smoke Gets in His Eyes
• Western Hosts Ohio Valley Conference Debate Meet
• Merrill, Bonnie. ‘Hat Trick’: Fast Relief by America
• Johnston, Scott. Senior …

Rotationally Inelastic Molecular Scattering. Computational Tests Of Some Simple Solutions Of The Strong Coupling Problem, Thomas P. Tsien, Gregory A. Parker, Russell T. Pack

Faculty Publications

Partial cross sections (opacity functions) for rotational transitions in atom-diatom collisions are computed in the infinite-order sudden (IOS) approximation and compared with accurate close-coupling (CC) calculations. Agreement is good in the dominant coupling (small total angular momentum J) region. Simple methods for calculating integral inelastic cross sections are discussed, and it is found that accurate cross sections can often be computed very simply, even when large numbers of channels are coupled together, by using IOS or first-order sudden (FOS) approximations for small J and CC or exponential Born (EBDW) methods for large J.

Self‐Focusing Of Laser Light In The Isotropic Phase Of A Nematic Liquid Crystal, D.V.G.L.N. Rao, S. Jayaraman

Physics Faculty Publications

Self‐focusing of ruby laser light is studied as a function of sample length and temperature in the isotropic phase of nematic liquid‐crystal MBBA. The critical power for self‐focusing, 0.36 kW, observed near the phase transition temperature is a factor of 20 times less than that for CS₂. The corresponding nonlinear index 4.4 × 10⁻¹⁰ esu is the largest value known so far for any material.

Water Resources News, Volume 5, No. 11, November 1973

Water Current Newsletter

From the Desk of the Director
Energy Crisis May Cause Mineral Shortages
Chlorine Shortage Near
Water Bill On Its Way
Environmental Education Act Extended
Underground Water Supply in Danger
Water Projects Endangered by Mining
Guidelines Suit Filed
Muske Speaks Out on Waste Planning
Ex-Governor Peterson Replaces Train
What Happened on the Big Blue?
Information Dissemination Program Instituted
Higgins Appointed Water Board Liaison Officer
MRBC Announces Newsletter

The Construction Of Two Prototype Multi-Storey Air-Supported Buildings, Jens G. Pohl, James Montero

Collaborative Agent Design (CAD) Research Center

To treat a multi-storey building as a large, inflatable container forces the architect to consider design and construction criteria foreign to the building industry at large. While satisfactory progress has been made in the development of theoretical solutions for problems dealing with the structural and planning implications of a hyperbaric building environment, the time has come to consider practical issues.

This paper discusses the design, construction and operation of two prototype, multi-storey, air-supported buildings. The first building was completed in November, 1972 at the School of Building, University of New South Wales, Australia, and the second building was completed in …

Dissociative Attachment From The O2 (A1 Δ G) State, P.D. Burrow

Paul Burrow Publications

The dissociative attachment cross section for production of O^- by electron impact on the metastable O₂ (a¹ Δ _g) state is studied. The cross section is found to be 4.6 ± 1.3 × 10^-18 cm² at its maximum. From the measured energy dependence, we infer that the dissociative attachment process takes place through the O^2̅ (² П_u) state as in the case of O^- production from the O₂ ground state. The information thus obtained is used to estimate the portion of the cross section for excitation of the …

Parallel Algorithms For Adaptive Quadrature Ii - Metalgorithm Correctness, John R. Rice

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Decompositions Of Modules And Matrices, Thomas Shores, Roger Wiegand

Department of Mathematics: Faculty Publications

A canonical form for a module M over a commutative ring R is a decomposition M ≈ R/I₁ Ο … Ο R/I_n, where the I_j are ideals of R and 1₁ ≤ . . . ≤ I_n. A complete structure theory is developed for those rings for which every finitely generated module has a canonical form. The (possibly larger) class of rings, for which every finitely generated module is a direct sum of cyclics, is also considered, and partial results are obtained for rings with fewer than 2^{c …}

Social Costs And Benefits Of Water Resources Construction, Rabel J. Burdge, K. Sue Johnson

KWRRI Research Reports

This report analyzes and describes the process of relocating individuals and families who must move due to reservoir construction in Kentucky utilizing data collected in previous research. These data come from four separate studies: a study of community attitudes toward reservoir construction (Johnson county where the Paintsville reservoir is to be constructed), interviews with people who are slated for relocation when the Taylorsville reservoir is constructed, and two sets of interviews with people who have already been relocated due to reservoir construction (Cave Run and Carr Fork).

Psychological, social, economic and material costs and benefits associated with forced relocation are …

A Study Of Water-Soluble Inhibitory Compounds (Algicides) Produced By Fresh-Water Algae, Denny O. Harris, Manhar C. Parekh

KWRRI Research Reports

A complex system of growth inhibitors was observed in the green algae (Volvocaceae). Inhibitors were found in the culture filtrates of some genera which limit their own growth (autoinhibitors) while others in the family produce substances which check the growth of other genera (heteroinhibitors). These inhibitors were destroyed by autoclaving. It was decided that Pandorina morum, which produced the strongest inhibitor and Volvox tertius, the most sensitive to the inhibitor would make an excellent model system for a study of the chemical and physical properties of these naturally occurring algicides. The algicide could be removed from actively growing cultures about …

A Detailed Investigation Of The Sociological, Economic, And Ecological Aspects Of Proposed Reservoir Sites In The Salt River Basin Of Kentucky, Stuart E. Neff, Louis A. Krumholz, John R. Baker, Daryl E. Jennings, Andrew C. Miller, Jerry S. Parsons, Vincent H. Resh, David S. White

KWRRI Research Reports

Samples of water, bottom fauna, and fishes were collected from 66 stations in the Salt River and one of its principal tributaries, the Beech Fork and its tributary, the Chaplin River, Kentucky. Precipitation ranged from 38.86 inches (1969) to 58.04 inches (1970), an increase of nearly 50 percent with marked fluctuations in discharge. Intensive comparisons of phosphates, sulfates, specific conductance, total alkalinity, total hardness, and turbidity showed the streams to be relatively clean and healthy. Nearly 300 different kinds of benthic organisms and other macroinvertebrates have been collected and identified from the basin. Detailed studies of caddisflies and stream drift …

Mathematical Simulation Of Temperatures In Deep Impoundments: Verification Tests Of The Water Resources Engineers, Inc. Model - Horsetooth And Flaming Gorge Reservoirs, Engineering And Research Center, Bureau Of Reclamation

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

Successful use of predictive mathematical models requires verification of the accuracy of the models by applying them to existing situations where the prediction can be compared with reality. A Corps of Engineers' modification of a deep reservoir thermal stratification model developed by Water Resources Engineers, Inc., was applied to two existing Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs for verification. Diffusion coefficients used for the Corps' Detroit Reservoir were found to apply to Horsetooth Reservoir in Colorado, for which very good computer input data were available. The Detroit diffusion coefficients gave a reasonable simulation of Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Wyoming and Utah, which …

Crop Depredations By Waterfowl In Wisconsin, Richard A. Hunt, James G. Bell

Bird Control Seminars Proceedings

On December 5, 1965 the Governor of Wisconsin signed into law a statute permitting claims against the State for damages to crops by wild geese and ducks. This law had been rushed through the legislature in the wake of a rash of crop depredation complaints caused by Canada Geese in their off-refuge feeding flights from the Horicon National Wildlife Refuge. This paper reviews our experiences with waterfowl depredations in the development of a cooperative program by State and Federal wildlife agencies that has held a potentially serious wildlife problem to a minimum of financial losses and public relations concern.

New Materials And Methods, Jerome F. Besser

Bird Control Seminars Proceedings

I have several short thoughts I would like to share with you. This conference has presented few new methods, but most of you do not need a new method to solve many of the problems you encounter. Some of the old methods, if used with much enthusiasm, will work just as well. One reason that few new methods are being developed is the time taken for the development of old methods. I would like to leave you with one thought, and I think this is particularly urgent in the chemical area. We have been trying to develop chemical agents for …

Npca Education Committee, James Steckel

Bird Control Seminars Proceedings

The major thrust of the Education Committee results from the rather urgent need to implement interesting programs in which supervisors may train for examination and certification under the qualifications of the pesticide act. While it is not easy at this time to determine what certification is going to be, what supervisors are going to be involved, what kind of examination they are going to have to take, and how the state is going to interpret all of this, we therefore cannot be specific. The wheels are grinding away, and as you know, the timetable is winding down; and we may …

O.S.H.A. Review, Travis W. Braun

Bird Control Seminars Proceedings

A Brief Review of O.S.H.A.: Purpose: "To assure so far as possible every working man and woman in the nation safe and healthful working conditions and to preserve our human resources."

Tests Of A Potential Method For Decoying Starlings To Bait Stations, Robert E. Williams, Robert G. Schwab

Bird Control Seminars Proceedings

The costs of existing Starling control programs prompted the design and test of an alternative method for removing significant numbers of Starlings from heavily damaged areas. The procedure involved the placement of taxidermically prepared adult Starling skins on and near bait stations, accompanied in some cases by broadcasts of recorded Starling vocalizations. Previous studies had indicated that bait stations unaccompanied by live Starling decoys were not acceptable to the birds. Although non-toxic baits were used during these tests to determine the attractability of the stations, ultimate substitution of chemically treated toxic baits was envisioned.

Radiotelemetry For Studying Problem Birds, Olin E. Bray

Bird Control Seminars Proceedings

Bird problems are much easier to solve if information is available on the behavior of the birds involved. Banding, color-marking, and visual observations have provided only general information on the behavior of problem birds. In order to continuously monitor the activities of birds causing problems, personnel in our Bioelectronics Unit and I developed a radiotelemetry system. A. Lawrence Kolz, George W. Corner, Erwin W. Pearson, and Richard E. Johnson of the Bioelectronics Unit provided the knowledge of electronics and many days of tedious work necessary to develop this system.