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126 Francis, John G.Resourceful responses: the adaptive research university and the drive to marketA major challenge for contemporary public research universities is the need to affirm to the public and to the political community that the quality of higher education found at these largely autonomous institutions is of such import that it should be sustained by both public and private support. Thi...State Universities; Higher Education; Public institutions1999
127 White, Nicholas P.Review of Jan Szaif: Platons Begriff der WahrheitThis work, a dissertation, contains two main parts. One occupies pp. 25-324, the other pp. 327-509. A brief passage, pp. 510-531, connects them. The first part treats the uses of alethes and cognates in Plato's early and middle works; the second mainly deals with the problems in the Theaetetus and ...1999
128 Downes, Stephen M.Review of Jarrett Leplin, Novel Defense of Scientific RealismMany historians of science may hope that philosophers will one day stop arguing about scientific realism and come and join in the hard business of achieving a historically informed understanding of science. But Jarrett Leplin's book guarantees that there will be more arguing about scientific realism...Concept of novelty; Uniqueness; Logical relations1999
129 Morse, Michael DavidRydberg and pulsed field ionization-zero electron kinetic energy spectra of YOA spectroscopic study of the Rydberg states of YO accessed from particular rotational levels of the A 2II1/2, v=0 state has been combined with a pulsed field ionization, zero electron kinetic energy (PFI-ZEKE) investigation. The results provide accurate values of the ionization energy of YO, ioniz...1999
130 Armentrout, Peter B.; Morse, Michael DavidRydberg and pulsed field ionization-zero electron kinetic energy spectra of YOA spectroscopic study of the Rydberg states of YO accessed from particular rotational levels of the A²Π½, v=0 state has been combined with a pulsed field ionization, zero electron kinetic energy (PFI-ZEKE) investigation. The results provide accurate values of the ionization energy of YO, ionizati...Ionization energy; Rydberg spectra; Yttrium monoxide1999
131 Williams, Clayton C.Scanning capacitance microscope methodology for quantitative analysis of P-N junctionsQuantification of dopant profiles in two dimensions (2D) for p-n junctions has proven to be a challenging problem. The scanning capacitance microscope (SCM) capability for p-n junction imaging has only been qualitatively demonstrated. No well-established physical model exists yet for the SCM data in...p-n junctions; Scanning capacitance microscope; SCM1999
132 Diamond, LisaSex, dating, passionate friendships, and romance: intimate peer relations among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adolescentsAlthough the raw number of adolescent romantic and sexual involvements is well documented, the actual experience and meaning of these relationships for adolescents receives little attention. As a result, these relationships are frequently classed together on the basis of surface similarities, despi...Teenagers; Relationships; Sex; Dating; Romance; Gays; Lesbians; Bisexuals1999
133 Henderson, Thomas C.Shortest paths in sensor snowWe propose to deploy and exploit a large number of non-mobile inexpensive distributed sensor and communication devices (called Smart Sensor Snow) to obtain information and guide mobile robots over a wide geographic area. Sensors may be of diverse physical natures: acoustic, IR, seismic, chemical, ma...Sensor snow; Distributed sensor; Smart Sensor Snow; Sensors1999
134 Bohs, Lynn A.Solanum phylogeny inferred from chloroplast DNA sequence dataA data set derived from gene sequences of ndhF is used to deduce phylogenetic relationships among the subgenera of Solanum, among related genera of the tribe Solaneae, and within selected Solanum clades. Complete ndhF sequences were obtained for 12 species o f Solanum, representing five of the seve...Solanum; Capsicum; Cyphomandra; Lycopersicon; Datura; Jaltomata; Nicotiana; Physalis; ndhF; Chloroplast DNA1999
135 Hawkes, KristenSome current ideas about the evolution of the human life historyHuman life history is characterised by a long juvenile period (weaning to reproductive maturity), and a long post-reproductive lifespan in females. How do we explain the differences between our nearest relatives, the great apes, and ourselves? This chapter summarises some recent attempts to use l...Human life history; Fertility; Apes; Juvenile period1999
136 Miller, Joel StevenSpin crossover behavior of [FeII(isoxazole)6][BF4]2--a structural study[FeII(isoxazole)6][BF4]2 undergoes two reversible spin crossover transitions at 91 and 192 K and the single crystal structure determination reveals two different iron sites, Fe1 and Fe2, in a 1 : 2 ratio, with Fe1 attributed to the 91 K transition, and Fe2 attributed to the 192 K transition. This is...Transition; Magnetic; Temperature1999
137 Mattis, Daniel C.; Paul, PrabasajStatistical transfer matrix of a spin-glass ladderThis work concerns the Edwards-Anderson Ising model of a spin ladder, in which random bonds +_J connect nearest-neighbor Ising spins. We calculate the exact free energy of the quenched, frustrated, spin-glass-like ladder as an integral over a probability distribution P(x), the eigenfunction of a s...Thermodynamics; Ising1999
138 Stringfellow, Gerald B.Step structure and ordering in Zn-doped GaInPPresents the results of a study of Zinc dopant effects on both step structure and ordering in GaInP in an effort to further clarify the disordering mechanism. Comparison of the results obtained for Zinc with those reported for tellurium; Experiment; Results; Discussion; Conclusion.Gallium Compounds; Zinc; Ordering1999
139 Myers, Chris J.Stochastic cycle period analysis in timed circuitsThis paper presents the stochastic cycle period as a performance metric for timed asynchronous circuits. The stochastic cycle period is a sum of weighted delays whose value represents the expected delay of a single cycle in the specification. Each weight denotes the amount of time a delay contribute...1999
140 Myers, Chris J.Stochastic cycle period analysis in timed circuitsThis paper presents a technique to estimate the stochastic cycle period (SCP), a performance metric for timed asynchronous circuits. This technique uses timed stochastic Petri nets (TSPN) which support choice and arbitrary delay distributions. The SCP is the delay of the average path in a TSPN when ...1999
141 Weinstein, DavidStream bundles - cohesive advection through flow fieldsStreamline advection has proven an effective method for visualizing vector flow field data. Traditional streamlines do not, however, provide for investigating the coarsergrained features of complex datasets, such as the white matter tracts in the brain or the thermal conveyor belts in the ocean. In ...Stream bundles; advection; Streamline advection; vector flow field data1999
142 Ehleringer, James R.Study of ecosystems in the context of global changeGlobal change research requires not only knowledge of how individual species (e.g. pests) respond to climate and land-use change, but also an understanding of the responses of whole systems to their multiple and interacting drivers. An upscaling from single systems to landscapes and continents is an...Ecosystems; Global change1999
143 Mathews, V. JohnSufficient stability bounds for slowly varying direct-form recursive linear filters and their applications in adaptive IIR filtersAbstract-This correspondence derives a sufficient time-varying bound on the maximum variation of the coefficients of an exponentially stable time-varying direct-form homogeneous linear recursive filter. The stability bound is less conservative than all previously derived bounds for time-varying IIR ...1999
144 Carter, John B.Supporting persistent C++ objects in a distributed storage systemWe have designed and implemented a C++ object layer for Khazana, a distributed persistent storage system that exports a flat shared address space as its basic abstraction. The C++ layer described herein lets programmers use familiar C++ idioms to allocate, manipulate, and deallocate persistent share...persistent C++ objects; distributed storage; Khazana; flat shared address space1999
145 Clayton, Dale H.Swiftlets on islands: genetics and phylogeny of the Seychelles and Mascarene swiftletsPopulations on islands are isolated from mainland populations and are thus expected to diverge and speciate from mainland relatives. We investigated die phylogenetic position and taxonomic rank of the Seychelles and Mascarene swiftlets using nuclear (fibrinogen intron 7) and mitochondrial (cytochr...Aerodramus Francicus; Aerodramus elaphrus; Collocalia; Apodidae; Cytochrome b; Fibrinogen intron 7; Echolocation; Seychelles; Mascarene Islands1999
146 Stevens, KennethSynthesis of asynchronous control circuits with automatically generated relative timing assumptionsThis paper describes a method of synthesis of asynchronous circuits with relative timing. Asynchronous communication between gates and modules typically utilizes handshakes to ensure functionality. Relative timing assumptions in the form "event a occurs before event b" can be used to remove redundan...1999
147 Olivera, Baldomero M.T-superfamily of conotoxinsWe report the discovery and initial characterization of the T-superfamily of conotoxins. Eight different T-superfamily peptides from five Conus species were identified; they share a consensus signal sequence, and a conserved arrangement of cysteine residues (- -CC- -CC-). T-superfamily peptides...Conotoxins; T-superfamily1999
148 Myers, Chris J.Timed circuit synthesis using implicit methodsThe design and synthesis of asynchronous circuits is gaining importance in both the industrial and academic worlds. Timed circuits are a class of asynchronous circuits that incorporate explicit timing information in the specification. This information is used throughout the synthesis procedure to...1999
149 Stevens, KennethTimed logic conformance and its applicationTimed Logic Conformance _x000B_TLC_x000C_ is a bisimulation-style partial order relationship defined over the statespace of Timed Safety Automata _x000B_TSA_x000C_ with real-valued clocks. In contrast to timed simulation. Calculus of Timed Refine- ment _x000B_CTR_x000C_, and Time-Abstracted bisim...1999
150 Crandall, Alan S.Torn posterior capsule: prevention, recognition and managementModern cataract surgery performed with phacoemulsification allows meticulous intraocular control and minimal incision size, but has the inherent risk of capsular rupture. Therefore, surgeons performing cataract surgery will inevitably face the complication of a torn posterior capsule. Torn posteri...Capsulorrhexis complications; Phacoemulsification; Posterior capsular tears; Shallow anterior chamber; Suprachoroidal hemorrhage; Vitrectomy1999
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