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Experiments into plasma physics

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Smith, Christopher S.

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Our research was focused mainly on the field of plasma physics and the creation of plasmas in a laboratory environment. We first began our project with the goal to develop a tabletop Tokamak, a doughnut shaped device that magnetically confines plasmas at pressures greater than one atmosphere. After researching this...

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electromagnetic field in ferrite-core inductive plasmas, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Issue 35, pgs
Biological considerations for a new approach to regulating genetically modified crops in the United States

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McDonough, Ashley

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The debate over GM crops is one of the most controversial issues of recent decades. The debate has many dimensions, including environmental impacts, benefits and risks to human health, intellectual property rights, adequacy of biosafety regulations, and fundamental ethical acceptability. The potential benefits of GM crops are numerous, including improved...

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and biodiversity, creation of new toxins or allergens in food, consolidation of seed companies, and
The effect of transverse shifts on the LIGO interferometer (simulation study)

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Fettig, Doug J.

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The LIGO interferometers have reached their designed sensitivity level which is greater than any other interferometer ever built. At this point, it is important to have a proper understanding of small perturbations that might still exist (until now these issues did not come to the forefront because other more critical...

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Science in Physics presented on May 31, 2006. Title: The Effect of Transverse Shifts on the LIGO
The effects of oil price shocks on U.S. inflation

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Kilfoil, Natasha M.

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During the 1970’s the United States experienced several periods of high inflation that have been at least partially attributed to positive oil price shocks. The effectiveness of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries at controlling the price of oil has varied over time, as well as the responsiveness of U.S....

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by some small fraction ү until π = πnew. This becomes part of the formula (C) Δ2mt = - ү Δ pt-1I(Δ
DNA UV damage-related control of ribonucleotide reductase : possible relationship to mutagenesis and the incidence of and attitudes toward skin cancer in several western nations

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Stenberg, John C.

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Two strains of Escherichia coli were studied to determine the effect of constitutive expression of the SOS DNA damage repair response on the activity of ribonucleotide reductase. Activity of the reductase and cellular deoxynucleoside triphosphate (dNTP) pools were both determined before and after exposure of the cells to ultraviolet radiation....

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cancer indices and journal articles were used to analyze the incidence of non-melanoma and malignant
The pen as mighty as the microscope : ethical issues in science and medical journalism

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Moser, Jennifer C.

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Science is difficult for even its researchers to understand. Science journalists must understand scientific discoveries well enough to write clear, accurate explanations of scientific discoveries for laypeople. A sense of ethical judgment will help journalists ensure that their accounts are reliable and appropriate. Responsible science journalists will maintain a working...

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Beyond free will: an empirical case for a capacity model of human agency

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Helzer, Erik G.

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Although the question of free will has persisted throughout the history of philosophy as an important metaphysical consideration, rarely does the inquiry include empirical evidence from other disciplines concerned with human behavior. In this interdisciplinary paper, I combine the wisdom of psychologists, metaphysicians, and philosophers of science to comment on...

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processing), but also more flexible and accommodating of new information. These two cognitive processes
The Evolution of the Commerce Clause : An Evaluation of Recent Supreme Court Decisions in the Context of Federal Wetlands Protection

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Nash, Mary Ann

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The decisions in Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 531 U.S. 159 (2001) (SWANCC) and Rapanos v. United States, 547 U.S. ___(2006), deviated from the more broad interpretations of congressional intent granted by the court in past assessments of the constitutionality of environmental...

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decisions forever altered the landscape of federal water regulation and set forth a new test for federal
Entrapment of Micro-Algae in Modified Alginate Beads for Oxygen and Nutrient Source

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Hughson, Jason D.

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Presented here is an investigation and comparison of two entrapment methods of algae. Conventional calcium alginate bead entrapment is compared to a recently described modified bead entrapment method, utilizing poly(ethylene glycol) and calcium alginate, which results in void or capillary formation within the beads. It is shown that algal growth...

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methods of growing algae in new and unique ways to take advantage of these new developments. The use of
The utility of playfulness in terms of innovation and productivity for business and a life of learning

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Adams, Jason S.

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The purpose of this project was to investigate play and our cultural assumptions as to its usefulness or lack there of. The concepts of hard work versus hard play were explored in order to discover when human beings are operating at their best. In terms of innovation and productivity in...

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experience of writing this paper, I have learned many new insights as to the tensions between work and play

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