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The distribution of the wood boring isopod Limnoria in Texas estuaries and bays in relation to environmental factors
No full textTypescript (photocopy).The gribble Limnoria tripunctata and other members of the family Limnoriidae annually cause millions of dollars of damage to wooden structures in the marine environment. Thus it is of considerable economic importance to understand the factors which control the distribution of gribbles. The objectives of this study were: (1)to determine the geographic distribution of gribbles in Texas bays, (2)to determine tolerances of L. tripunctata to temperature and salinity in the laboratory, and (3)to correlate field distribution, laboratory tolerances, and hydrographic conditions in the study area. Wood samples were collected from pilings at 33 stations located in Galveston, Matagorda, San Antonio, Aransas, Corpus Christi, and Baffin Bay systems and the Laguna Madre. Limnoria tripunctata, the only gribble species collected, was present in samples from Bolivar ferry landing, Texas City Dike, West Bay, Christmas Bay, Freeport, Port O'Connor, Port Aransas, Corpus Christi, Kennedy Causeway, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, and Brownsville. This species has previously been reported from Galveston, Freeport, Port Aransas, Corpus Christi, and Port Isabel. Salinity and water circulation appeared to be the most important factors governing the local distribution of gribbles. Mean salinity (from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Coastal Fisheries Projects Reports, 1963-1975) was greater than 19('o)/oo at positive stations and less than 22('o)/oo at negative stations. Most positive stations are near passes and are affected by tidal exchange between the Gulf of Mexico and the bay system. ..
Dr. Duane M. Jackson, Morehouse College, July 2011
No full textThis video is a conversation with Dr. Duane M. Jackson. Dr. Jackson talks about his paper, "Recall and the Serial Position Effect: The Role of Primacy and Recency on Accounting Students' Performance." Jackie Daniel, AUC Woodruff Library, is the interviewer
"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States" By M. Carey.
No full text"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States: containing bried sketches of the moral and political character of those states.
By M. Carey, member of the American philosophical, and of the American Antiquarian Society, and author of The Olive Branch, Cindiciae Hibernicae, essays on banking, on political economy, and on internal improvement.
To which are now added the English editor's comments on the subject; together with Important Advice to Emigrants, and Cautions Against Impositions Practiced in the Outports
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User`s guide and physics manual for the SCATPlus circuit code
No full textScatPlus is a user friendly circuit code and an expandable library of circuit models for electrical components and devices; it can be used to predict the transient behavior in electric circuits. The heart of ScatPlus is the transient circuit solver SCAT written in 1986 by R.F. Gribble. This manual includes system requirements, physics manual, ScatPlus component library, tutorial, ScatPlus screen, menus and toolbar, ScatPlus tool bar, procedures
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
No full textWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Dr. Glendon Swarthout
No full textHosted by Roger M. Busfield, MSU Assistant Professor of Speech and Theater, Meet the Author is designed to introduce a general audience to a contemporary author and their work through in-depth interviews. This episode features a conversation between Dr. Glendon Swarthout, prolific author and English professor at MSU, and assistant professors Sam S. Baskett and Theodore B. Strandness
Entretiens autoadministrés sur ordinateur et mesure des comportements sensibles
No full textRogers Susan M., Gribble James N., Turner Charles F., Miller Heather G.- Computerized self-interviewing and the measurement of sensitive behaviors Surveys that rely on respondents to provide information on sensitive, stigmatized, or illicit behaviors may be subject to reporting bias. Audio computer-assisted self-interview (audio-CASI) technology has been developed by researchers at the Research Triangle Institute, USA to overcome the limitations of traditional paper and pencil self-administered questionnaires (SAQs) and in-person interviewer-administered questionnaires (IAQs). The development of audio-CASI technology has fundamentally altered the interview context for measuring sexual and other sensitive behaviors by providing privacy without requiring literacy. This paper reviews the scientific development of audio-CASI and describes the results of methodological experiments comparing audio-CASI with other survey interview modes. In 1995, RTI's audio-CASI technology was field tested in two major U.S. national surveys: The National Survey of Adolescent Males (NSAM) and the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG). These surveys found substantially higher levels of reporting of drug use, same gender sexual contact and induced abortion with audio-CASI than IAQs or SAQs.Rogers Susan M., Gribble James N., Turner Charles F., Miller Heather G.- Computerized self-interviewing and the measurement of sensitive behaviors Surveys that rely on respondents to provide information on sensitive, stigmatized, or illicit behaviors may be subject to reporting bias. Audio computer-assisted self-interview (audio-CASI) technology has been developed by researchers at the Research Triangle Institute, USA to overcome the limitations of traditional paper and pencil self-administered questionnaires (SAQs) and in-person interviewer-administered questionnaires (IAQs). The development of audio-CASI technology has fundamentally altered the interview context for measuring sexual and other sensitive behaviors by providing privacy without requiring literacy. This paper reviews the scientific development of audio-CASI and describes the results of methodological experiments comparing audio-CASI with other survey interview modes. In 1995, RTI's audio-CASI technology was field tested in two major U.S. national surveys: The National Survey of Adolescent Males (NSAM) and the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG). These surveys found substantially higher levels of reporting of drug use, same gender sexual contact and induced abortion with audio-CASI than IAQs or SAQs.Rogers Susan M., Gribble James N., Turner Charles F., Miller Heather G.- Encuestas auto-administradas a través de ordenador y medición de cuestiones delicadas Las encuestas que confian en las respuestas de los individuos sobre comportamientos controvertidos, estigmatizados о ilegales pueden contener sesgos. Investigadores del Research Triangle Institute, de Estados Unidos, han desarrollado una técnica audio de auto- encuesta asistida por ordenador (audio-CASI) para superar las limitaciones de los cuestionarios auto-administrados de forma tradicional, «con lápiz y papel » (SAQs) o reali- zados por un entrevistador (IAQs). El desarrollo de la técnica audio-CASI ha alterado de forma significativa el contexto de las entrevistas para medir comportamientos sexuales y otras cuestiones delicadas, ya que respeta la privacidad pero no requière que el individuo sepa leer y escribir. Este articulo analiza el desarrollo cientifico de audio-CASI y describe los resultados de experimentos metodológicos que se han realizado con el objetivo de comparar este méto- do a otras formas de entrevista. En 1995 se probó audio-CASI en dos encuestas norteameri- canas de gran envergadura: la Encuesta Nacionál de Hombres Adolescentes (NSAM) y la Encuesta Nacionál de Crecimiento de la Familia (NSFG). Las encuestas hallaron nivelés si- gnificativamente más elevados en la declaración del uso de drogas, contactos sexuales con individuos del mismo sexo y recurso al aborto provocado cuando se utilizó audio-CASI que a través de IAQs y SAQs.Rogers Susan M., Gribble James N., Turner Charles F., Miller Heather G. Entretiens autoadministrés sur ordinateur et mesure des comportements sensibles. In: Population, 54ᵉ année, n°2, 1999. pp. 231-250
Gribble, Willard M. (Birth, 1892-04-16)
No full textAddress: 339 W. 9th St.2297/Pg 61/1892/W M/Ky./Cinti./Dr. C. A BurhOriginal record filed in drawer labeled 'GRAY, J-GRIESS'
Simulation of thermal plant optimization and hydraulic aspects of thermal distribution loops for large campuses
No full textFollowing an introduction, the author describes Texas A&M University and its utilities system. After that, the author presents how to construct simulation models for chilled water and heating hot water distribution systems. The simulation model was used in a $2.3 million Ross Street chilled water pipe replacement project at Texas A&M University. A second project conducted at the University of Texas at San Antonio was used as an example to demonstrate how to identify and design an optimal distribution system by using a simulation model. The author found that the minor losses of these closed loop thermal distribution systems are significantly higher than potable water distribution systems. In the second part of the report, the author presents the latest development of software called the Plant Optimization Program, which can simulate cogeneration plant operation, estimate its operation cost and provide optimized operation suggestions. The author also developed detailed simulation models for a gas turbine and heat recovery steam generator and identified significant potential savings. Finally, the author also used a steam turbine as an example to present a multi-regression method on constructing simulation models by using basic statistics and optimization algorithms. This report presents a survey of the author??s working experience at the Energy Systems Laboratory (ESL) at Texas A&M University during the period of January 2002 through March 2004. The purpose of the above work was to allow the author to become familiar with the practice of engineering. The result is that the author knows how to complete a project from start to finish and understands how both technical and nontechnical aspects of a project need to be considered in order to ensure a quality deliverable and bring a project to successful completion. This report concludes that the objectives of the internship were successfully accomplished and that the requirements for the degree of Degree of Engineering have been satisfied
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