512 research outputs found
Morrill Hall
No full textOverall view, south end and facade facing Arts Quad; Morrill Hall was named after Sen. Justin Morrill of Vermont, author of the Land Grant Act of 1862. It was opened on October 7, 1868 and cost $70,111. The Second Empire French structure was divided into three sections to represent the three original functions of the building. The center section contained classrooms, a library, and a large auditorium, while the north section contained student residences arranged in suites and the south side professors' and the President's offices. An interesting historical note is that these three sections were not interconnected within the building itself until much later, so movement from section to section required going outside of the building. The building was originally named South University Building, and is made of bluestone quarried from the base of Libe Slope. Along with White Hall and McGraw Hall, it reveals the original plan to have the University face the valley and western slopes of Ithaca. Cyrus Kinne Porter (1828-January 30, 1910) was a prominent architect in Buffalo, New York. In 1865 Porter moved to Buffalo, entering into partnership with H. M. Wilcox as Wilcox & Porter. Source: Cornell University [website]; http://www.cornell.edu/ (accessed 4/21/2011
Wilcox, Milton Charles (1853–1935)
No full textMilton C. Wilcox devoted more than fifty years to the Adventist cause, most of them as an author and editor of books and periodicals, most notably, Signs of the Times (1891-1913).https://research.avondale.edu.au/esda/1543/thumbnail.jp
A Polygraph-Assisted Psychological Assessment of Risk of Sexual Harm Posed by a Priest
No full text"This paper provides a case example of how the polygraph can assist in achieving enhanced
levels of disclosure when assessing a priest in relation to reported concerns
about sexual risk. In the present case, the polygraph is used in combination with other
tools employed to produce a comprehensive forensic psychological evaluation of a cleric
for safeguarding purposes ( Jack and Wilcox, 2018). Th e author considers that the
case study is a helpful medium for describing the utility of the polygraph as an adjunctive
tool in risk assessments (Wilcox and Buschman, 2011; Wilcox, Foss, and Donathy,
2005; Wilcox, O’Keefe, and Oliver, 2009)."(...
Revolutionary Bodies: Dance and China's Socialist Legacy
No full textRevolutionary Bodies is the first English-language primary source–based history of concert dance in the People’s Republic of China. Combining over a decade of ethnographic and archival research, Emily Wilcox analyzes major dance works by Chinese choreographers staged over an eighty-year period from 1935 to 2015. Using previously unexamined film footage, photographic documentation, performance programs, and other historical and contemporary sources, Wilcox challenges the commonly accepted view that Soviet-inspired revolutionary ballets are the primary legacy of the socialist era in China’s dance field. The digital edition of this title includes nineteen embedded videos of selected dance works discussed by the author
Re-conceptualizing the Bible Belt : Southern spirituality in the novels of James Wilcox.
No full textThe following paper is a discussion of religions themes in the novels of James Wilcox, a contemporary Southern author. Through closely examining four of Wilcox\u27s nine novels (along with excerpts from a few others), this project explores the ways in which Wilcox displays the postmodern state of contemporary Southern culture and its effects upon the religious climate of this region. Incorporating a number of literary and religious scholars, in addition to observing some of the ties between Wilcox and Flannery O\u27Connor, this thesis serves as both an introduction to an author who has not received a great deal of scholarly attention and an investigation of his notions of contemporary Southern Christianity and the ever-changing identity of the Bible Belt region
Assessment of Wilcox k - w turbulence model in regions of shock-wave turbulent boundary-layer interaction
No full textTurbulence models require constant research and development due to the nature of the models themselves. This thesis investigates the fidelity of the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) based 2006 Wilcox k - w turbulence model. The commercial flow solver GASPex is utilized for simulations, along with MATLAB for grid generation and Tecplot for post-processing. Associated results obtained are subsequently compared to an experimental study done by CUBRC in 2014. In this study, CUBRC ran a series of supersonic flow experiments on multiple physical configurations. The data obtained from these experiments include surface pressure and surface heat transfer values in regions of shock-wave turbulent boundary-layer interaction (SBLI). The purpose of the study was to document this data for further blind code validation studies. This thesis focuses on the results obtained for the large cone flare configuration. Ten runs were completed on the large cone flare, where six of the ten runs were simulated for comparison. Corresponding Mach numbers for the experiment range from 5 to 8. A grid convergence study was done and documented to ensure solution independence of grid discretization. Computational results conclude that the Wilcox k - w model predicts surface pressure well for all cases. Average surface pressure is predicted reasonably upstream of SBLI and post-flare, and peak surface pressure is predicted within the experimental uncertainty. However, separation is found to be significantly over-predicted for most cases. The Wilcox k - w model is shown to predict surface heat transfer poorly throughout. In regions of SBLI, surface heat transfer is shown to be drastically over-predicted, especially peak magnitudes. Additionally, it can be seen that the Wilcox k - w model produces a large anomalous spike in surface heat transfer downstream of the cone-flare junction in all cases. This spike is shown to be directly correlated to a large spike in turbulent kinetic energy near the surface of the large cone, observed at the same location. Causes for this spike are currently unknown and have not been further investigated, however similar spikes have been seen in the computational results obtained for the hollow cylinder flare configuration. Future work encompasses further assessment of the Wilcox k - w model in similar flow regimes. Since over-prediction is a strong factor of error in regions of SBLI, modifications to the Wilcox k - w model are required for more accurate predictive capabilities. The anomalous spike that occurs in surface heat transfer also needs be fully investigated to determine possible causes and resolutions.M.S.Includes bibliographical referencesby Robert A. Alvian
Statewide strategies to improve effectiveness in protecting and restoring Colorado's wetland resource: including the Rio Grande Headwaters Pilot Wetland Condition Assessment
No full textPrepared for: Colorado Parks and Wildlife Wetland Wildlfie Conservation Program; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8.In collaboration with Brian Sullivan, Grant Wilcox, and Chris Johnson, Colorado Parks and Wildlife.July 2011.Includes bibliographical references
Introduction to Robust Estimation and Hypothesis Testing
No full textThis revised book provides a thorough explanation of the foundation of robust methods, incorporating the latest updates on R and S-Plus, robust ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) and regression. It guides advanced students and other professionals through the basic strategies used for developing practical solutions to problems, and provides a brief background on the foundations of modern methods, placing the new methods in historical context. Author Rand Wilcox includes chapter exercises and many real-world examples that illustrate how various methods perform in different situations.Introduction to
Lake Michigan Wetlands: Classification, Concerns, and Management Opportunities
No full textAuthor Wilcox was a government employee when he wrote this article.The wetlands that border Lake Michigan are an extremely important component of the lake ecosystem. Wetlands are considered to be among the most productive and ecologically diverse habitats on earth, with attributes of both upland and aquatic ecosystems. Although wetlands comprise only a small fraction of the total area of Lake Michigan, they provide habitat for thousands of species of plants and animals and perform environmental functions that affect the whole lake (Wilcox, 1995; Environment Canada, 2002). However, unlike open waters of the lake that have been studied for nearly a century, wetlands have been studied for only a few decades. The numerous forms of degradation and assault on wetland resources have been documented, but few are understood thoroughly. Management of wetlands and the problems they face has thus not progressed quickly, and debates still occur regarding descriptions of wetlands. In this paper, I will review the status of wetland classifications used for Lake Michigan and the other Great Lakes, as well as the major management concerns and opportunities presented by Lake Michigan wetlands.SUNY BrockportEnvironmental Science and Ecology Faculty Publication
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