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Volume 54, Issue 3, September 1973
Genetic features of deafness54(1973); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1913635View Description Hide Description
The pattern of hearing loss of children in schools for the deaf provides little information regarding etiology, but it is possible to evaluate the relative contribution of several etiologic factors by study of medical histories and family records. Traits such as thyroid or pigment anomalies can be used to identify particular genetic defects in a small proportion of deaf children; however, family data suggests that over half of all cases are the result of inheritance. Although most of the responsible genes are not now recognizable, pedigree data give excellent fit to simple genetic models. Thus we are able to estimate the minimum number of genes causing deafness and predict risks of deafness in offspring. Using experimental animals with patterns of hereditary deafness similar to man we can observe development and anatomy which suggest important directions for the study of deaf children.
Anatomical correlates of deafness54(1973); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1913636View Description Hide Description
Structural defects associated with deafness may be divided into two classes. The first class is associated with structures of the external and middle ear with the result that conduction of sound is impeded. Deformities of the external auditory canal and the ossicles may be hereditary and present at birth. Middle‐ear infections, otosclerosis, etc., acquired later may alter normal ossicular chain function. In the second class, the pathology is restricted to the internal ear. If the defect is congenital, it may have been inherited, or occurred "in utero" such as with rubella infections. After birth, an individual may be exposed to any number of situations which cause destruction of the hair cells and the cochlear nerve fibers. If the loss is extensive enough, a defective receptor organ results, with partial or complete deafness of the individual. It is not clear at present precisely what percentage of hair cells and nerve fibers are necessary for adequate social communication, but there is no replacement of degenerated receptor cells or sensory nerve fibers.
Transmission‐loss measurements using a correlation technique54(1973); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1913637View Description Hide Description
The merits and demerits of using a time‐discrimination technique to measure transmission loss through a wall are discussed. The method differs from those previously reported in that a wideband analogue approach is used throughout and the discrimination is improved by the use of a pre‐whitening filter before correlating.
Thresholds for click pairs masked by band‐stop noise54(1973); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1913638View Description Hide Description
The auditory threshold was measured for a pair of clicks in the presence of band‐rejected masking noise. This threshold depends on the interval between the two clicks. As the interval is changed, the threshold intensity alternately increases and decreases. For homopolar clicks and masking noise with a spectral gap centered at f Hz, maxima are at (2n +1)/(2f) sec (n = 0,1,2,…). Experimental determinations of this fluctuation, for equal‐intensity clicks, are in quantitative agreement with predictions of a simple model. In the model, band‐stop noise produces a band pass filtering of the click stimulus, and the stimulus is detected if the long‐time average energy at the filter output exceeds some threshold value. However, if the clicks are of unequal intensity, the threshold is influenced by the click order. This order effect is inconsistent with the energy‐detection model.
A quantitative study of cochlear potentials along the scala media of the guinea pig54(1973); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1913639View Description Hide Description
The relationship between the parameters of pure‐tone acoustic stimuli and those of the cochlear microphonics (CM) and summating potentials (SP) was studied for measurements from scala media in each of the four turns of the guinea‐pig cochlea. For each turn similarities in the shapes of the input‐output functions over a wide range of frequencies permitted adequate quantitative description of these functions by a single third‐degree polynomial equation. Therefore, the properties of both cochlear potentials (CM and SP) can be described by a nonlinear transfer curve over the specified frequency range. These results imply the SP should not be regarded as being generated by a process different from the CM but as an expression of the nonlinear characteristics of the generator of cochlear potentials. At frequencies where the measuringelectrode is near the peak of the mechanical traveling wave envelope, the transfer curve no longer described the cochlear potentials. Calculations based upon phase measurements and upon theoretical considerations indicate that this is due to interference effects from the out‐of‐phase generators in the vicinity of the electrode.
Frequency difference limens for short‐duration tones54(1973); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1913640View Description Hide Description
Models which attempt to account for our ability to discriminate the pitch of pure tones are discussed. It is concluded that models based on a place (spectral) analysis should be subject to a limitation of the type Δf⋅d ⩾ constant, where Δf is the frequency difference limen (DL) for a tone pulse of duration d. The value of this constant will depend on the ability of the system to resolve small intensity differences. If a resolution of 1 dB is assumed, the value of the constant is about 0.24. In principle, a mechanism based on the measurement of time intervals could do considerably better than this. Frequency DLs were measured over a wide range of frequencies and durations. It was found that at short durations the product of Δf and d was about one order of magnitude smaller than the minimum predicted from the place model, except for frequencies above 5 kHz. A "kink" in the obtained functions was also observed at about 5 kHz. It is concluded that the evidence is consistent with the operation of a time‐measuring mechanism for frequencies below 5 kHz, and with a spectral or place mechanism for frequencies above this.
A computer simulation of the generation and distribution of cochlear potentials54(1973); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1913642View Description Hide Description
A model for the generation and distribution of electrical potentials within the guinea pig cochlea was simulated by computer. Electrical impedances of the cochlear tissues and biological batteries in the stria vascularis and organ of Corti were modelled by a three‐dimensional network of resistors and batteries. It was assumed that cochlear‐partition movements caused electrical‐impedance changes in hair cells and resulted in modulation of steady‐state electrical currents normally flowing throughout the cochlea. The model response to a 1000‐Hz tone demonstrated that the amplitude envelope for the electrical current through the hair cells had the same shape as the mechanical traveling‐wave envelope, whereas the envelopes for the potential changes within cochlear scalae were broader and had their peaks nearer the basal end of the cochlea. Potentials generated by the model accurately reflected the amplitude and phase of the cochlear‐partition displacement only from the base to within about 3 mm of the peak of the traveling‐wave envelope. An important finding was that, when the impedance of a hair cell was decreased, current from adjacent hair cells was shunted through it, thus providing a possible excitation‐inhibition mechanism for neural sharpening.
Effect of anisotropic turbulence on aerodynamic noise54(1973); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1913643View Description Hide Description
A model based on Lighthill's theory for predicting aerodynamic noise from a turbulentshear flow is developed. This model is a generalization of the one developed by Ribner. It does not require that the turbulent correlations factor into space and time‐dependent parts. It replaces his assumption of isotropic turbulence by the more realistic one of axisymmetric turbulence. In the course of the analysis, a hierarchy of equations is developed wherein each succeeding equation involves more assumptions than the preceding equation but requires less experimental information for its use. The implications of the model for jet noise are discussed. It is shown that for the particular turbulence data considered anisotropy causes the high‐frequency self‐noise to be beamed downstream.
Low‐cost approach to area‐wide noise monitoring54(1973); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1913644View Description Hide Description
The current approach to noise survey work emphasizes the importance of spatial and temporal noise‐level variations, with less stress on frequency content. It is shown that a simple clock‐switched sound monitoring package, A ‐weighted at the input stage, and with dynamic range of 45 dB, yields adequate information on which to base a concise, statistical model of the acoustic landscape. Because of the low‐cost nature of individual terminal units, a large number of units may be operated simultaneously over an extended area. This ensures that important spatial information is not lost. Such a detailed picture is not possible with the more conventional sequential (point to point) techniques which are normally employed.
Effects of differing phonetic contexts on spectrographic speaker identification54(1973); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1913645View Description Hide Description
This study investigated how well the file card system of "Voiceprint Identification" reported by Kersta fulfills its purpose of minimizing the effects of contextually caused spectral variation, and how well it serves as either an identification or population reduction tool. Subjects received training believed to be equivalent to that received by the experimenter in the Voiceprint Identification Training Course, and achieved error rates approximating those reported by Kersta for similar training tasks. Experimental tasks required subjects to identify unknown speakers from a population of 50 known speakers by first excluding all known speakers they were certain were not the unknown speaker, and then attempting absolute identification or elimination. Attempts were made under five experimental conditions created by combining two variables, phonetic context and inclusion of the unknown speaker in the known speaker population. The data show that the system tested does not effectively reduce the effects of contextual variation, and cannot be used for either absolute identification or elimination, or population reduction.The data suggest that the value of spectrograms for speaker identification purposes is limited to use as an investigative aid, and then only if speech samples of similar context and adequate duration are compared.
Intelligibility of temporally interrupted speech54(1973); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1913646View Description Hide Description
The variations in intelligibility of a temporally interrupted connected discourse passage that result from changes in both switching conditions and message rate were studied. Six normal‐hearing listeners estimated the intelligibility of ten, 15‐sec speech samples presented monaurally at 36 interruption conditions (12 interruption rates × 3 speech‐time fractions) for each of two speaking rates. Results indicated that for a given speech‐time fraction, changes in intelligibility as a function of interruption rate depend on the precise temporal correspondence of switching and message parameters. Specifically: (1) for slow interruption rates, where on‐time and off‐time are greater than average word duration, temporal features of the message are relatively unimportant and intelligibility varies directly with speech‐time fraction; (2) intelligibility functions will begin to recover from minimum at an interruption rate where off‐time is equal to, or just shorter than, average word duration; (3) differences in performance along the recovery portions of the functions for the two message rates are negligible when intelligibility is expressed in terms of percent off‐time relative to average word duration. It is apparent that a trading relation exists between speech‐time fraction and interruption rate. Within certain limits, decrements resulting from lowering the speech‐time fraction can be overcome by increasing the switching rate.
Brillouin scattering in aqueous electrolyte solutions54(1973); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1913647View Description Hide Description
Brillouin scattering studies have been carried out in a number of aqueous electrolytesolutions at various concentrations up to 4M. Two types of results have been obtained: (1) hypersonic velocity data from the frequency shift of the Brillouin components; and (2) hypersonic absorption coefficients from the line widths of the Brillouin components. The results compare favorably with those from ultrasonic velocity and absorption data at lower frequencies.
Transient pulse propagation in a fiber‐reinforced material54(1973); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1913648View Description Hide Description
Propagation of plane pulses in an elastic half‐space reinforced by parallel, uniformly distributed elastic fibers is analyzed using an approximate continuum theory. Comparison of the results with experimental data for the case of fibers normal to the half‐space boundary shows excellent agreement. Typical results are also presented for other fiber orientations.
Detection of acoustic sources using long‐wavelength acoustical holography54(1973); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1913649View Description Hide Description
Sound sources from vibrating circular and ribbed rectangular plates are detected by holographic means using a microphonescanner and associated photographic equipment. Reconstruction of the wavefront from the acquired acoustical holograms reveals the areas on the plates which generate the far‐field acoustic radiation. In all cases, the plates were driven below their coincidence frequency. The location of the sound sources on the plates supports the theory of acoustic radiation from complex vibrators except for irregularities which are due to inhomogeneities of the plate material, nonlinearities of the holographic technique, and the speckleeffect.
Negative resistance mode of forced oscillations of a string54(1973); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1913650View Description Hide Description
A new mode of driven nonlinear vibrations of a stretched string is investigated with reference to conditions of existence, properties, and regions of stability. It is shown that this mode exhibits negative resistance properties at all frequencies and driving force amplitudes. Discovery of this mode helps to fill certain gaps in the theory of forced nonlinear vibrations of strings.
Determination of the elastic constants of single crystals by means of free longitudinal vibrations54(1973); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1913651View Description Hide Description
A method is described for determining the elastic constants of a crystalline material from measurements of the first two longitudinal frequencies of long bars of rectangular cross section. The method is based upon the relationships between the elastic constants and both Young's modulus and the dispersion of longitudinal waves. The expression for the dispersion, derived with the aid of perturbation theory, is applicable to specimens of the most general (triclinic) anisotropy. The method yields the following values for the elastic compliances of silicon (in cm2/dyn × 1013): , , . A self‐consistency check yields . These values are compared to those of other workers using high‐frequency methods.
A theoretical model for the backscattering strength of a composite‐roughness sea surface54(1973); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1913652View Description Hide Description
The surface‐backscattering strength is calculated according to Rayleigh theory for surface excursions much smaller then the sound wavelength. By taking account of self‐shadowing and modulation of grazing angles, the validity of the result is extended to arbitrary roughness. The predictions of this new composite‐roughness scattering model are compared with a small set of experimental data.
Acoustic measurements with a circular nearfield array in an anechoic water‐filled tank54(1973); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1913653View Description Hide Description
The measurement capability of a 2.5‐m‐diam anechoic steel tank for calibrating underwater electroacoustic transducers has been considerably increased by the installation of a nearfield transducer array. Because the boundary conditions required for valid measurements with the array are less restrictive than those that apply without the array, both the size of transducers and the frequency range of measurement are greater than was permissible formerly. Design criteria for the array are given. Data gathered from two years experience are presented to show the array's performance at 7 MPa (1000 psi) hydrostatic pressure and at the temperatures 3° and 25°C.
Bottom backscattering in the Java Trench area and the Tasman Sea54(1973); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1913654View Description Hide Description
Acoustic backscattering strengths of the sea floors in the Java Trench, and the Tasman Sea near Sydney, have been measured for the first time. The results obtained for the Java Trench area are, on average, several decibels lower than the Tasman Sea results, which are similar to results that have been published for the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. In each area, the standard deviations of the station‐to‐station variability are generally around 5 dB. All of the backscattering strengths increase with frequency; the rate of increase is greater at the lower grazing angles. The backscattering strengths also increase with grazing angle, and the rate of increase is greater at the higher grazing angles. Sea floors at depths from 4 to 7 km have similar backscattering strengths to each other, whereas sea floors at 1 to 2 km depth tend to have lower backscattering strengths.
Sound propagation in wakes54(1973); http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.1913655View Description Hide Description
The two‐dimensional stochastic equation for ray acoustics is used to study sound propagation in turbulent wakes generated by ocean‐going vehicles. It is assumed that both surface and underwater wakes can be represented by two‐dimensional axisymmetric refractive‐index fields. Random inhomogeneities are included in the fields by stochastically varying the refractive index. Ray plots and intensity contours are presented for a number of typical wake configurations. The sound‐channeling effect of wakes is clearly demonstrated.


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This is a list of 15 great strikers who have terrorized clubs all over Europe and the rest of the world. However, none of these men had ever experienced The English Premier Club. While most of them have conquered British clubs in competitions such as The Champions League or Europa League, they have not really experienced the league at its full potential.
Feel free to comment and add your own strikers who you feel would've dominated or suited the EPL- or even Strikers who you think in the future will become an EPL legend.

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December 27, 2001
World Briefs
U.S.: Syria willing to stop terror
Syria reportedly said it will look into ways to shut down terrorist organizations operating out of Damascus. American officials informed Israel of the new Syrian position after Jerusalem raised the problem of terror in Syria and Lebanon during strategic talks with the United States two weeks ago, Ha'aretz reported. Some U.S. officials reportedly are becoming more receptive to Israel's request that the United States put Lebanon on its list of state sponsors of terrorism. These sources believe the threat of being added to the list could persuade Lebanon to take a tougher line with Hezbollah.
Rare attack on Israel-Jordan border
An Israeli minister said it's unlikely the border with Jordan will become a trouble spot, despite a terrorist attack there Tuesday. An Israeli soldier was killed in the ambush, which began when two gunmen armed with hunting rifles fired on an Israeli patrol near the border fence, wounding two soldiers. When other troops came to investigate, the gunmen fired on and threw grenades at them, killing reserve Sgt. Michael Sitbon and wounding two others. The attackers, believed to be Palestinians, were killed when Israeli helicopter gunships gave pursuit. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack. Israel praised the close security cooperation with Jordanian forces on their side of the border during the incident, which occurred just inside Israeli territory.
Terror Cells Uncovered
Israel uncovered three Palestinian cells responsible for shooting attacks in the West Bank. The Shin Bet revealed Wednesday that arrests of at least 17 members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine had been made in villages between Nablus and Kalkilya. The suspects admitted to three shooting attacks on Israeli cars and attempting to plant a roadside bomb. There were no injuries in any of the incidents.
Bush Issues Terrorism Update
President Bush issued an update on the first 100 days of the war on terrorism. In the report, released Dec. 20 by the White House, Bush discusses freezing the finances of terrorist groups accused of attacking Israel and of American charities accused of funneling money to those organizations. The report does not stipulate new actions that will be taken to combat terrorism in the Middle East.
Poll: Palestinians Support Peace
A majority of Palestinians support a cease-fire and return to
negotiations with Israel. Sixty percent of those surveyed in a new Palestinian public opinion poll support Yasser Arafat's call for a cease-fire in the conflict with Israel. While 71 percent support a return to negotiations with Israel, only 21 percent believe the armed attacks against Israel would stop and negotiations resume soon. And 61 percent believe the current intifada helped achieve Palestinian political aims. The Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research conducted the survey Dec. 19-24.
Funeral Firm Accused
The largest funeral company in the United States was accused of desecrating remains in several Jewish cemeteries in Florida.
Several families have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Houston-based Service Corporation International, alleging that its staff broke open burial vaults and dumped the contents in the woods, crushed vaults to make room for others and dug up and reburied remains in locations other than the plots purchased.
Florida's attorney general is investigating the company and issued a subpoena for all its burial records. SCI owns numerous Jewish funeral homes and cemeteries throughout the United States.
'The Greatest' Takes a Hit
Muhammad Ali is coming under attack for making ethnic jokes last week. The Anti-Defamation League said the former boxing great had disappointed them with the jokes. One joke insulted Jews, while the other insulted Puerto Ricans, Mexicans and African Americans. The jokes came before Ali, who is Muslim, was asked to make a public service announcement explaining American policy to Muslims in the Middle East.
S.F. Attack Under Investigation
An Orthodox Jew in a liberal San Francisco suburb says he was punched on his way to Shabbat services. Jason "Yakov" Ashworth says a man dressed like a black Muslim attacked him on a recent Friday afternoon in Berkeley. Police are investigating the incident. Ashworth is a kosher overseer in for the Va'ad Hakashrus of Northern California.
Ex-Iranian Leader: Nuke Israel
The former president of Iran is calling on the Muslim world to develop nuclear weapons to annihilate Israel.
At a Dec. 14 lecture at Tehran University, Ali Hashem Rafsanjani said that if "the world of Islam" obtains nuclear weapons, it should use them against Israel, whose second-strike capability is not enough to destroy the entire Muslim world.
"Nothing will remain after one atom bomb is dropped on Israel, while a similar attack would only hurt Islam," Rafsanjani said.
Still one of the most powerful leaders in Iran, Rafsanjani described the founding of Israel as "the worst event in all of history."
Afghans to Welcome Israeli Aid
Afghanistan's deputy president said her country would welcome Israeli humanitarian aid. But Sima Samar said she would prefer that the aid come from nongovernmental agencies. Samar, the only woman in Afghanistan's new government, said her country likely would consider diplomatic relations with Israel if Israel and the Palestinians come to a peace agreement.
Jerusalem Post Gets New Editor
The Jerusalem Post newspaper named a new editor. Bret Stephens, an editorial page writer for the Wall Street Journal Europe, will become the new editor of Israel's largest English-language daily. The current editor of the Post, Jeff Barak, will become deputy editor of the Jewish Chronicle in London.
Briefs courtesy of Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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Before the season began, everybody was spending time breaking down the college football schedules and seeing who had the easiest path to success. Hours were spent on breaking down teams, depth charts, coaching changes and which road games were played where.
It seemed like everybody had given Notre Dame the toughest schedule in 2012, but after the first month of games, head coach Brian Kelly seems to have things under control.
In fact, many of schedules that appeared to be tough are less troubling, while some schedules everyone looked over have increased in difficultly.
This is because injuries happen, teams perform better than expected and the teams many thought were great aren't all that.
With a month of games out of the way, here are some of the toughest schedules in college football.


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Zebra Mussel Query By State
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Zebra mussels larvae found in the Red River in North Dakota (July 2015)
Quagga mussel veligers found in Angostura Reservoir in South Dakota (August 2014).
Zebra mussels found in central Texas' Belton Lake (September 2013).
First quagga mussels found in Lake Powell (September 2012).
Evidence of quagga mussels found in Nevada's Lahontan and Rye Patch reservoirs (May 2011).
First zebra mussels found in Massachusetts, Laurel Lake (July 2009).
First zebra mussel found in Texas, Lake Texoma (April 2009).
Zebra mussel DNA confirmed from Electric Lake in Utah (November 2008).
Both zebra and quagga mussel larvae found in four reservoirs northwest of Denver (September 2008).
Zebra mussels found in Pueblo Reservoir, an impoundment on the Arkansas River, just west of Pueblo, Colorado (January 2008).
Zebra mussels found in San Justo Reservoir in central California (January 2008).
Zebra mussels found just upriver from Kansas City, Kansas in Perry Lake (October 2007).
Quagga mussels found in the Colorado River at Lake Mead (January 2007).
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Not all of life's skinnies like looking like sticks. But while it's easy to get fatter, it's far harder to put on healthy weight. Matt Roberts and Amanda Ursell show how to add bulk, not blubber
Amanda Ursell
Many of you no doubt will want to throw an entire cheesecake at Sally Nguyen, the reader who wrote to us because she is unhappy with her natural skinniness (see box, below).
It is true that she is in the minority - more than 60 per cent of the population carries excess blubber - but her cries of help are as compelling as any from a woman or man wanting to lose a stone or so.
Whether you're a woman in search of some feminine curves, a man wanting to become beefier or a teenager keen to shake off your


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The JJAC is comprised of 15-33 experts in the area of juvenile justice and child welfare who are appointed by the Governor of Massachusetts . The experts represent various fields such as law enforcement, juvenile courts, private non-profit organizations, juvenile mental health workers, and public agencies concerned with delinquency prevention or treatment. The JJAC aims to have one-fifth of its members be under the age of 24 at the time of their appointment and at least 3 who have been under the jurisdiction of the juvenile justice system at some point in their life. A majority of the members cannot be full-time employees of Federal, State, or local government.
Current Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee Members
Robert P. Gittens, Esq.
JJAC Chair
Vice President of Public Affairs, Northeastern University
Office of Government Relations and Community Affairs
Cecely Reardon
JJAC Vice Chair
Committee for Public Counsel Services
Wesley Cotter
Key Program, Inc.
Glenn Daly
Office of Youth Development
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Robert Kinscherff, Ph.D., Esq.
Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology
Catherine Harris
Concerned Citizen
Roland Milton
Pyramid Builders, Inc.
Edward Dolan
Commissioner, Office of the Commissioner of Probation
Jeff Butts
Boys and Girls Club of Boston
Bessie DiDomenica
MBA, Doctoral candidate
Rita Dixon
Concerned Citizen
Whitney Galusha
B.M.C Durfee High School/Concerned Citizen
Barbara Kaban
Committee for Public Counsel
Ken Smith
Executive Director, YouthBuild Boston
Jennifer Larson Sawin
Communities for Restorative Justice
Natalie Petit
Curry College/Concerned Citizen
Cory Lanier
UMass-Lowell/Concerned Citizen
Kimberly Larson
UMass Medical Center
Peter Forbes
Commissioner, Department of Youth Services
Adam Foss
Suffolk County District Attorney's Office
Reynolds Graves
Office of City Councilor Tito Jackson
Jovonte Santos
Professor of Conflict Resolution, LaSalle College
Mark Booher, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist
Austin Lessin
Student/Youth Member


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Volume 133, Issue 13, 07 October 2010
The photodissociation dynamics of via the state by two-photon excitation has been investigated using the H atom Rydberg tagging time-of-flight technique. The rotational resolved action spectrum of the transition band has been measured. The line widths show a pronounced dependence on the parent rotational excitation in the state. The quantum state resolved OH product translational energy distributions and angular distributions have also been obtained. By carefully simulating these distributions, quantum state distributions of the OH product as well as the state-resolved angular anisotropy parameters were determined. The experimental results confirm the variation of two competitive predissociation pathways. A heterogeneous predissociation channel is mediated by rotational coupling to the state associated with the -axis , and a homogeneous pathway arises from purely electronic coupling to the state. We have also obtained the branching ratios of the and products, and related these to the and pathways. The branching ratios display a strong dependence.
- Theoretical Methods and Algorithms
Generalized principle of corresponding states and the scale invariant mean-field approach133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3496468View Description Hide Description
In this paper we apply the relations between the critical points of the Lennard-Jones fluids and lattice gas model found in [V. L. Kulinskii, J. Phys. Chem. B114, 2852 (2010)] to other short-ranged potentials like Buckingham and the Mie-potentials. The estimates for the corresponding critical point loci correlate quite satisfactory with the available numerical data for these potentials. The explanation for the correlation between the value of the second virial coefficient at the critical temperature and the particle volume found in [G. A. Vliegenthart and H. N. W. Lekkerkerker, J. Chem. Phys.112, 5364 (2000)] is proposed. The connection of the stability of the liquid phase with the short range character of the potentials is discussed on the basis of the global isomorphism approach.
Biased diffusion in tubes formed by spherical compartments133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3489375View Description Hide Description
We study the effect of the driving force on Brownian motion of a point particle in a tube formed by identical spherical compartments, which create periodic entropy potential for the motion along the tube axis. The focus is on (i) the effective mobility and diffusion coefficient of the particle as functions of the driving force, (ii) localization of the particle in the central part of the tube induced by the driving force, and (iii) transit time of the particle between the openings connecting neighboring compartments. Some of the results at very small and large driving force are obtained analytically, while the majority of the results are obtained from Brownian dynamics simulations.
Magnetohydrodynamic effects on a charged colloidal sphere with arbitrary double-layer thickness133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3489684View Description Hide Description
An analytical study is presented for the magnetohydrodynamic(MHD) effects on a translating and rotating colloidal sphere in an arbitrary electrolyte solution prescribed with a general flow field and a uniform magnetic field at a steady state. The electric double layer surrounding the charged particle may have an arbitrary thickness relative to the particle radius. Through the use of a simple perturbation method, the Stokes equations modified with an electric force term, including the Lorentz force contribution, are dealt by using a generalized reciprocal theorem. Using the equilibrium double-layer potential distribution from solving the linearized Poisson–Boltzmann equation, we obtain closed-form formulas for the translational and angular velocities of the spherical particle induced by the MHD effects to the leading order. It is found that the MHD effects on the particle movement associated with the translation and rotation of the particle and the ambient fluid are monotonically increasing functions of , where is the Debye screening parameter and is the particle radius. Any pure rotational Stokes flow of the electrolyte solution in the presence of the magnetic field exerts no MHD effect on the particle directly in the case of a very thick double layer. The MHD effect caused by the pure straining flow of the electrolyte solution can drive the particle to rotate, but it makes no contribution to the translation of the particle.
Efficient calculation of temperature dependence of solid-phase free energies by overlap sampling coupled with harmonically targeted perturbation133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3483899View Description Hide Description
We examine a method for computing the change in free energy with temperature of a crystalline solid. In the method, the free-energy difference between nearby temperatures is calculated via overlap-sampling free-energyperturbation with Bennett's optimization. Coupled to this is a harmonically targeted perturbation that displaces the atoms in a manner consistent with the temperature change, such that for a harmonic system, the free-energy difference would be recovered with no error. A series of such perturbations can be assembled to bridge larger gaps in temperature. We test this harmonically targeted temperature perturbation (HTTP) method through the application to the inverse-power soft potential, , over a range of temperatures up to the melting condition. Three exponent values (, 9, and 6) for the potential are studied with different crystal structures, specifically face-centered cubic (fcc), body-centered cubic (bcc), and hexagonal close packing. Absolute free energies (classical only) for each system are obtained by implementing the series to near-zero temperature, where the harmonic model becomes very accurate. The HTTP method is shown to provide very precise results, with errors in the free energy smaller than two parts in . An analysis of the thermodynamic stability of the various structures in the infinite-system limit confirms previous findings. In particular, for and 9, the fcc structure is stable for all temperatures up to melting, and for , the bcc crystal becomes stable relative to fcc for temperatures above . The effects of vacancies and other defects are not considered in the analysis.
Property-optimized Gaussian basis sets for molecular response calculations133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3484283View Description Hide Description
With recent advances in electronic structure methods, first-principles calculations of electronic response properties, such as linear and nonlinear polarizabilities, have become possible for molecules with more than 100 atoms. Basis set incompleteness is typically the main source of error in such calculations since traditional diffuse augmented basis sets are too costly to use or suffer from near linear dependence. To address this problem, we construct the first comprehensive set of property-optimized augmented basis sets for elements H–Rn except lanthanides. The new basis sets build on the Karlsruhe segmented contracted basis sets of split-valence to quadruple-zeta valence quality and add a small number of moderately diffuse basis functions. The exponents are determined variationally by maximization of atomic Hartree–Fock polarizabilities using analytical derivative methods. The performance of the resulting basis sets is assessed using a set of 313 molecular static Hartree–Fock polarizabilities. The mean absolute basis set errors are 3.6%, 1.1%, and 0.3% for property-optimized basis sets of split-valence, triple-zeta, and quadruple-zeta valence quality, respectively. Density functional and second-order Møller–Plesset polarizabilities show similar basis set convergence. We demonstrate the efficiency of our basis sets by computing static polarizabilities of icosahedral fullerenes up to using hybrid density functional theory.
Uncoupled multireference state-specific Mukherjee's coupled cluster method with triexcitations133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3495679View Description Hide Description
We have developed the uncoupled version of multireference Mukherjee's coupled cluster method with connected triexcitations. The method has been implemented in ACES II program package. The agreement between the uncoupled and the standard version of Mukherjee's multireference coupled cluster method has been reported previously at the singles and doubles level by Das et al. [J. Mol. Struct.: THEOCHEM79, 771 (2006); Chem. Phys.349, 115 (2008)]. The aim of this article is to investigate this method further, in order to establish how its performance changes with the size of the basis set, size of the model space, multireference character of different molecules, and inclusion of connected triple excitations. Assessment of the new method has been performed on the singlet methylene, potential energy curve of fluorine molecule, and third electronic state of oxygen molecule.
A theoretical investigation on the honeycomb potential fluid133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3486570View Description Hide Description
A local self-consistent Ornstein–Zernike (OZ) integral equation theory (IET) is proposed to provide a rapid route for obtaining thermodynamic and structural information for any thermodynamically stable or metastable state points in the bulk phase diagram without recourse to traditional thermodynamic integration, and extensive -Monte Carlo simulations are performed on a recently proposed honeycomb potential in three dimensions to test the theory's reliability. The simulated quantities include radial distribution function (rdf) and excess internal energy,pressure, excess chemical potential, and excess Helmholtz free energy. It is demonstrated that (i) the theory reproduces the rdf very satisfactorily only if the bulk state does not enter deep into a two phases coexistence region; (ii) the excess internal energy is the only one of the four thermodynamic quantities investigated amenable to the most accurate prediction by the present theory, and the simulated pressure is somewhat overestimated by the theoretical calculations, but the deviation tends to vanish along with rising of the temperature; (iii) using the structural functions from the present local self-consistent OZ IET, a previously derived local expression, due to the present author, achieves even a higher accuracy in calculating for the excess chemical potential than the exact virial pressure formula for the pressure, and the resulting excess Helmholtz free energy is in surprisingly same with the simulation results due to offset of the errors. Based on the above observations, it is suggested that it may be a good procedure to integrate the theoretical excess internal energy along the isochors to get the excess Helmholtz free energy, which is then fitted to a polynomial to be used for calculation of all of other thermodynamic quantities in the framework of the OZ IET.
Constrained-pairing mean-field theory. IV. Inclusion of corresponding pair constraints and connection to unrestricted Hartree–Fock theory133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3490478View Description Hide Description
Our previously developed constrained-pairing mean-fieldtheory (CPMFT) is shown to map onto an unrestricted Hartree–Fock (UHF) type method if one imposes a corresponding pair constraint to the correlation problem that forces occupation numbers to occur in pairs adding to one. In this new version, CPMFT has all the advantages of standard independent particle models (orbitals and orbital energies, to mention a few), yet unlike UHF, it can dissociate polyatomic molecules to the correct ground-state restricted open-shell Hartree–Fock atoms or fragments.
Memory effects in nonadiabatic molecular dynamics at metal surfaces133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3490247View Description Hide Description
We study the effect of temporal correlation in a Langevin equation describing nonadiabaticdynamics at metal surfaces. For a harmonic oscillator, the Langevin equation preserves the quantum dynamics exactly and it is demonstrated that memory effects are needed in order to conserve the ground state energy of the oscillator. We then compare the result of Langevin dynamics in a harmonic potential with a perturbative master equation approach and show that the Langevin equation gives a better description in the nonperturbative range of high temperatures and large friction. Unlike the master equation, this approach is readily extended to anharmonic potentials. Using density functional theory, we calculate representative Langevin trajectories for associative desorption of from Ru(0001) and find that memory effects lower the dissipation of energy. Finally, we propose an ab initio scheme to calculate the temporal correlation function and dynamical friction within density functional theory.
Knowledge-based probabilistic representations of branching ratios in chemical networks: The case of dissociative recombinations133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3479907View Description Hide Description
Experimental data about branching ratios for the products of dissociative recombination of polyatomic ions are presently the unique information source available to modelers of natural or laboratory chemical plasmas. Yet, because of limitations in the measurement techniques, data for many ions are incomplete. In particular, the repartition of hydrogen atoms among the fragments of hydrocarbons ions is often not available. A consequence is that proper implementation of dissociative recombination processes in chemical models is difficult, and many models ignore invaluable data. We propose a novel probabilistic approach based on Dirichlet-type distributions, enabling modelers to fully account for the available information. As an application, we consider the production rate of radicals through dissociative recombination in an ionospheric chemistry model of Titan, the largest moon of Saturn. We show how the complete scheme of dissociative recombination products derived with our method dramatically affects these rates in comparison with the simplistic H-loss mechanism implemented by default in all recent models.
Including quantum decoherence in surface hopping133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3489004View Description Hide Description
In this paper we set up a method called overlap decoherence correction (ODC) to take into account the quantum decoherenceeffect in a surface hopping framework. While keeping the standard surface hopping approach based on independent trajectories, our method allows to account for quantum decoherence by evaluating the overlap between frozen Gaussian wavepackets, the time evolution of which is obtained in an approximate way. The ODC scheme mainly depends on the parameter , which is the Gaussian width of the wavepackets. The performance of the ODC method is tested versus full quantum calculations on three model systems, and by comparison with full multiple spawning (FMS) results for the decay in the azobenzene molecule.
Overcoming barriers in trajectory space: Mechanism and kinetics of rare events via Wang–Landau enhanced transition path sampling133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3496376View Description Hide Description
Within the framework of transition path sampling (TPS), activation energies can be computed as path ensemble averages without a priori information about the reaction mechanism [C. Dellago and P. G. Bolhuis, Mol. Simul.30, 795 (2004)]. Activation energies computed for different conditions can then be used to determine by numerical integration the rate constant for a system of interest from the rate constant known for a reference system. However, in systems with complex potential energy surfaces, multiple reaction pathways may exist making ergodic sampling of trajectory space difficult. Here, we present a combination of TPS with the Wang–Landau (WL) flat-histogram algorithm for an efficient sampling of the transition path ensemble. This method, denoted by WL-TPS, has the advantage that from one single simulation, activation energies at different temperatures can be determined even for systems with multiple reaction mechanisms. The proposed methodology for rate constant calculations does not require the knowledge of the reaction coordinate and is generally applicable to Arrhenius and non-Arrhenius processes. We illustrate the applicability of this technique by studying a two-dimensional toy system consisting of a triatomic molecule immersed in a fluid of repulsive soft disks. We also provide an expression for the calculation of activation volumes from path averages such that the pressure dependence of the rate constant can be obtained by numerical integration.
A simultaneous probability density for the intracule and extracule coordinates133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3499316View Description Hide Description
We introduce the intex density , which combines both the intracular and extracular coordinates to yield a simultaneous probability density for the position of the center-of-mass radius and relative separation of electron pairs. One of the principle applications of the intex density is to investigate the origin of the recently observed secondary Coulomb hole. The Hartree–Fock (HF) intex densities for the helium atom and heliumlike ions are symmetric functions that may be used to prove the isomorphism , where is the intracule density and is the extracule density. This is not true of the densities that we have constructed from explicitly correlated wave functions. The difference between these asymmetric functions and their symmetric HF counterparts produces a topologically rich intex correlation hole. From the intex hole distributions , we conclude that the probability of observing an electron pair with a very large interelectronic separation increases with the inclusion of correlationonly when their center-of-mass radius is close to half of their separation.
Quantum mechanics based force field for carbon (QMFF-Cx) validated to reproduce the mechanical and thermodynamics properties of graphite133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3456543View Description Hide Description
As assemblies of graphene sheets, carbon nanotubes, and fullerenes become components of new nanotechnologies, it is important to be able to predict the structures and properties of these systems. A problem has been that the level of quantum mechanics practical for such systems (density functional theory at the PBE level) cannot describe the London dispersion forces responsible for interaction of the graphene planes (thus graphite falls apart into graphene sheets). To provide a basis for describing these London interactions, we derive the quantum mechanics based force field for carbon (QMFF-Cx) by fitting to results from density functional theory calculations at the M06-2X level, which demonstrates accuracies for a broad class of molecules at short and medium range intermolecular distances. We carried out calculations on the dehydrogenated coronene (C24) dimer, emphasizing two geometries: parallel-displaced X (close to the observed structure in graphite crystal) and PD-Y (the lowest energy transition state for sliding graphene sheets with respect to each other). A third, eclipsed geometry is calculated to be much higher in energy. The QMFF-Cx force field leads to accurate predictions of available experimental mechanical and thermodynamics data of graphite (lattice vibrations, elastic constants, Poisson ratios, lattice modes, phonon dispersion curves, specific heat, and thermal expansion). This validates the use of M06-2X as a practical method for development of new first principles based generations of QMFF force fields.
Analysis of the quantum-classical Liouville equation in the mapping basis133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3480018View Description Hide Description
The quantum-classical Liouville equation provides a description of the dynamics of a quantum subsystem coupled to a classical environment. Representing this equation in the mapping basis leads to a continuous description of discrete quantum states of the subsystem and may provide an alternate route to the construction of simulation schemes. In the mapping basis the quantum-classical Liouville equation consists of a Poisson bracket contribution and a more complex term. By transforming the evolution equation, term-by-term, back to the subsystem basis, the complex term (excess coupling term) is identified as being due to a fraction of the back reaction of the quantum subsystem on its environment. A simple approximation to quantum-classical Liouville dynamics in the mapping basis is obtained by retaining only the Poisson bracket contribution. This approximate mapping form of the quantum-classical Liouville equation can be simulated easily by Newtonian trajectories. We provide an analysis of the effects of neglecting the presence of the excess coupling term on the expectation values of various types of observables. Calculations are carried out on nonadiabatic population and quantum coherencedynamics for curve crossing models. For these observables, the effects of the excess coupling term enter indirectly in the computation and good estimates are obtained with the simplified propagation.
Many-electron self-interaction and spin polarization errors in local hybrid density functionals133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3478534View Description Hide Description
Errors for systems with noninteger occupation have been connected to common failures of density functionals. Previously, global hybrids and pure density functionals have been investigated for systems with noninteger charge and noninteger spin state. Local hybrids have not been investigated for either of those systems to the best of our knowledge. This study intends to close this gap. We investigate systems with noninteger charge to assess the many-electron self-interaction error and systems with noninteger spin state to assess the spin polarization error of recently proposed local hybrids and their range-separated variants. We find that long-range correction is very important to correct for many-electron self-interaction error in cations, whereas most full-range local hybrids seem to be sufficient for anions, where long-range-corrected density functionals tend to overcorrect. On the other hand, while all hitherto proposed long-range-corrected density functionals show large spin polarization errors, the Perdew–Staroverov–Tao–Scuseria (PSTS) functional performs best of all local hybrids in this case and shows an outstanding behavior for the dependence of the energy on the spin polarization.
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Quantum state-selected photodissociation dynamics of : Two-photon dissociation via the electronic state133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3487736View Description Hide Description
The photodissociation dynamics of via the state by two-photon excitation has been investigated using the H atom Rydberg tagging time-of-flight technique. The rotational resolved action spectrum of the transition band has been measured. The line widths show a pronounced dependence on the parent rotational excitation in the state. The quantum state resolved OH product translational energy distributions and angular distributions have also been obtained. By carefully simulating these distributions, quantum state distributions of the OH product as well as the state-resolved angular anisotropy parameters were determined. The experimental results confirm the variation of two competitive predissociation pathways. A heterogeneous predissociation channel is mediated by rotational coupling to the state associated with the -axis , and a homogeneous pathway arises from purely electronic coupling to the state. We have also obtained the branching ratios of the and products, and related these to the and pathways. The branching ratios display a strong dependence.
The applicability of three-dimensional aromaticity in Zintl analogues133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3488103View Description Hide Description
Three-dimensional aromaticity is shown to play a role in the stability of deltahedral Zintl clusters and here we examine the connection between aromaticity and stability. In order to gain further insight, we have studied Zintl analogs comprised of bismuthdopedtin clusters with photoelectron spectroscopy and theoretical methods. To assign aromaticity, we examine the ring currents induced around the cage by using the nucleus independent chemical shift. In the current study, is a stable cluster and fits aromatic criteria, while is found to fit antiaromatic criteria and has reduced stability. The more stable clusters exhibit an aromatic character which originates from weakly interacting -states and bonding orbitals parallel to the surface of the cluster, while nonbonding lone pairs perpendicular to the surface of the cluster account for antiaromaticity and reduced stability. The effect of three-dimensional aromaticity on the electronic structure does not result in degeneracies, so the resulting variations in stability are smaller than those seen in conventional aromaticity.
Application of smooth exterior scaling method to study the time dependent dynamics of in intense laser field133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3489347View Description Hide Description
A study of the multiphotondissociation of in intense laser field using the smooth exterior scaling method to calculate resonance states is presented. This method is very attractive as it does not disturb the interaction region. The wave functions calculated with this method provide indisputable proof in support of the mechanisms of the different phenomena happening during photodissociation.Wave functions corresponding to the "vibrationally trapped" (bond-hardening) states are found. A unequivocal mechanism for "bond-softening" is provided. It is observed that with an increase in intensity, the lifetime of low vibrational level increases. The mechanism for this novel phenomenon is also explained.
Nitrous oxide dimer: A new potential energy surface and rovibrational spectrum of the nonpolar isomer133(2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3494542View Description Hide Description
The spectrum of nitrous oxide dimer was investigated by constructing new potential energy surfaces using coupled-cluster theory and solving the rovibrational Schrödinger equation with a Lanczos algorithm. Two four-dimensional (rigid monomer) global ab initiopotential energy surfaces (PESs) were made using an interpolating moving least-squares (IMLS) fitting procedure specialized to describe the interaction of two linear fragments. The first exploratory fit was made from 1646 CCSD(T)/3ZaP energies. Isomeric minima and connecting transition structures were located on the fitted surface, and the energies of those geometries were benchmarked using complete basis set (CBS) extrapolations, counterpoise (CP) corrections, and explicitly correlated (F12b) methods. At the geometries tested, the explicitly correlated F12b method produced energies in close agreement with the estimated CBS limit. A second fit to 1757 data at the CCSD(T)-F12b/VTZ-F12 level was constructed with an estimated fitting error of less than . The second surface has a global nonpolar O-in minimum, two T-shaped N-in minima, and two polar minima. Barriers between these minima are small and some wave functions have amplitudes in several wells. Low-lying rovibrational wave functions and energy levels up to about were computed on the F12b PES using a discrete variable representation/finite basis representation method. Calculated rotational constants and intermolecular frequencies are in very close agreement with experiment.


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BIMS Retreat Planned for Friday August 14th
by gwilson on Aug.11, 2009, under A Day in the Life...
This Friday, the faculty of the Biomedical Science Program will meet for a retreat to discuss our first year of operation and plan for the year ahead. Attending will be Tom Benoit, Heidi DiFrancesca, and Gary Wilson from Biology, Paul Pyenta from Chemistry & Biochemistry, and Alicia Wyatt from Computer Science. Larry Sharp is on vacation and will miss the meeting.
In reviewing the first year of operation, many milestones suggest a rich and profitable future for the program. The first year saw over 20 students declare a BIMS major, mostly incoming freshmen interested in health professions or biotech. The new courses were very well populated. Growing publicity from the city fathers, The Development Corporation of Abilene, the TTU School of Pharmacy, and local biotech firm Receptor Logic helped to strengthen our position as the premiere life science/biotech training program in Abilene. Heidi DiFrancesca and Hyunshun Shin from Chemistry & Biochemistry have begun collaborating on a project to develop and test new treatments for breast cancer. And McMurry has seen the value in promoting these endeavors through funding for equipment and supplies to support the research-in-teaching approach used in BIMS.
I'm sure some time will be spent discussing the parallel development of the biotech infrastructure in Abilene, with a variety of support facilities (including the Abilene Life Sciences Foundation Research Accelerator facility) coming on line. Add to this the decision by Abilene Independent School District to start a new engineering/computer science high school this fall and you have converging efforts that point to a bright future. One of the tracks possible at the new high school is biotech engineering, which Dr. Jon Weidanz from TTUHSC-School of Pharmacy and I are promoting.
So what does the future hold? That is the reason for our retreat! I expect that we'll see growing commitments to link our courses together and use our BIMS lab courses to conduct research. We'll see BIMS-focused proposals for the lab renovation competition being held on campus later this month. We'll see plans for research grants and programs to help high school science teachers learn and implement new methods, techniques, and equipment into their courses. We'll see more articulation agreements with professional schools for pharmacy, physical therapy, and who knows what else! Clearly, BIMS is on the move and possesses the creative firepower to transform the sciences at McMurry. Thoughtful planning and staged implementation are keys to making that happen.
Check back in a few weeks as I give an update on the event!
July 1 Update
by gwilson on Jul.01, 2009, under A Day in the Life...
We're entering the mid-summer period where the wind-down from the spring semester collides head-on with the spool-up for the fall semester. Things are busy on campus. Here's a sampling:
- The first SOAR is over and the second one is next week. SOARs are events for incoming students to go through orientation and get their class schedules worked out for the fall. We had 120 students make McMurry their college home a week or so ago. Over 100 more incoming freshmen are scheduled to be on campus next week. They are the smart ones, as waiting for the third SOAR or to register at the beginning of the semester means risking closed classes and schedule conflicts. I mentioned in a comment that roughly 10% of students at the first SOAR signed up for the initial BIMS course. Looks like it will be a great start for Year Two of BIMS.
- Summer research is well underway. Dr. Paul Pyenta has been working with a Welch Summer Research student to clone gfp protein into a plasmid compatible with Bacillus thuringiensis. They've been using the new centrifuge mentioned in a recent post, but found the need to spin 250 ml bottles at a high speed than is possible with the swinging bucket rotor we got with it. Another centrifuge and modified procedure will have to suffice until we can purchase another rotor more suitable to the speeds required by the original protocol.
- Dr. Pyenta ordered a new digital gel documentation system today that will allow clear photography of gels for publication and presentation. This is a valuable piece of equipment for helping students build their biological portfolios – artifacts from their hands-on lab work will be collected and saved to document their proficiency.
- Dr. Tom Benoit taught Microbiology in Summer 1 and now is working on a proposal for the lab renovation competition McMurry will hold in August. Science faculty were encouraged to propose innovative spaces for teaching and research for the competition, which will see the winning entry adopted to guide a lab renovation project to take place in Summer 2010. Two labs and support spaces will be renovated to provide a model of future spaces to be seen in the Finch-Gray Science Center. BIMS intends to have the best proposal for consideration.
- Dr. Heidi DiFrancesca has spent time this summer traveling. No word yet whether she will join her husband Mark on a trip to Japan on behalf of their church. One additional task Dr. D will accomplish this summer is purchase of the next important pieces of teaching/research equipment: real-time PCR, Nanodrop spectrophotometer, new tissue culture hoods, and more.
- Dr. Larry Sharp has been busy overseeing applications to health professions schools – medical and dental, mainly. He us also teaching both A&P I and II this summer, all while designing the new Pre-Health Professions Seminar series to be taken by our pre-health students.
- Dr. Gary Wilson has been juggling administrative duties with an overhaul of his microbiology course and some development work for his software package VirtualUnknown(TM) Microbiology. A new totally online version of the software is in development.
- BIMS faculty plan to hold a retreat this summer to assess what worked this year and what needs "tweaking" as the BIMS program enters its second year. One item for discussion is how we can intentionally link courses together through common projects so that we work together in research as our students learn. We got a great start on that this year, but more can be done.
No doubt, it is a busy summer in Abilene!
The First BIMS Outstanding Students Named
by gwilson on May.03, 2009, under Students
Late in the spring semester, McMurry holds its annual Academic Awards Luncheon to honor the top students in each academic and athletic program. That luncheon was held today, and it marked the first occasion to name the top BIMS majors.
With such a new program, there are only a dozen or so BIMS majors. They fall into two categories – those who entered the program this fall as freshmen, and those who have transferred into the program from other majors. For this reason, only two students were recognized. The Outstanding Freshman Biomedical Science Major for 2008-2009 is Jonathan Urbanczyk from Abilene. Lauren Bump (a sophomore in years but a junior in hours) was named the Outstanding Junior Biomedical Science Major. She hails from San Antonio. Both students have distinguished themselves in a variety of ways and are outstanding representatives of the program. We're proud of them both. They represent a truly exceptional group of students who claim Biomedical Science as their major – every one is a joy in the classroom and has a promising future ahead.
Also at the Academic Awards Luncheon, the winners of the Third Annual Student Poster Competition were named. Twenty four posters explaining student research were submitted by individuals and groups from Biology, Biochemistry, Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, Business, and Physics. The top award for an individual poster went to Matt Durham for his project entitled "The Design and Construction of a Plasmid Vector for Encoding Green Fluorescent Protein that is Compatible with Bacillus thuringiensis." The project was guided by BIMS faculty member Dr. Paul Pyenta in Chemistry & Biochemistry. Matt took up the project begun years ago by another student and made great strides to express gfp in Bt cells. The work is in support of an interdisciplinary project that will study the ecology of Bt spores through the use of the genetically-modified, gfp-expressing strain Matt has engineered.
Second place in the group project category went to Dustin Mance, Laura Salas, and Julie Halverson for their project entitled "The Inhibition of Mannitol Use of Gram Positive Bacteria by Bacitracin". This project was completed in their BIOL 3410 Microbiology course, where the lab skills and knowledge are learned through student involvement in research projects. One of the early projects all students participated in was the isolation and identification of bacteria from nature. As groups, students then studied the antiseptic/disinfectant- and antibiotic-resistance of their bacteria. This group tested their Gram positive cocci's antibiotic resistance using mannitol salt agar, and an interesting anomaly was seen with Julie's Staphylococcus aureus. The bacteria turned the normally red plate yellow (as expected) everywhere except in the vicinity of the bacitracin antibiotic disk. Their final poster project was to study this phenomenon further. Obviously, their work impressed the judges.
Our congratulations to each of these students for a job well done. Can't wait to see what Fall 2009 has in store for us!


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At first glance, it may seem that Tales of Fantasy is just another MMORPG, a proverbial needle in a 3D haystack. But the distinct Mounted Combat System makes it so different.
Mounted Combat System allows players to ride astride a great beast as they gallop towards glory and adventure. With a vast array of mounts available, and each mount having special attribute bonuses and effects, it won't be long before you find yourself yelling"Hi-yo Silver, away!"
Below are some typical mounts' information.
Since ancient times horses have been the primary source of transportation for simple folk and wandering warriors alike. In Tales of Fantasy, there is an extensive variety of horses for players to choose from - from common brown horses to the white steeds of legend. What's more, these steeds (like the Clouder) even offer an additional +10 HP Recovery when they have a rider mounted on them!
Kirins and Lions
Kirins, being the beast of worship for the Bohren, are sure to bathe their riders in splendor and awe; while the Lions of Ashland add a definite measure of grandeur. These steeds are not simply fashion accessories though, they also contribute to each character's resistance to the elements, with various breeds offering varying forms of protection (example: The Grove Kirin is resistant to lightning, yet weak against fire).
Tigers and Leopards
Tigers, with their lethal precision with fang and claw, offer superior overall bonuses to their rider's HP (the Striped Tiger adds 150 HP to the rider's current max HP, as well as granting Strength and Agility bonuses). When speed is the thing you need, hop on the lightning quick, lithe Leopard– other than the speed bonuses it offers, it also increases hit and evasion rates for the character riding it.
How to Obtain Mounts
Horses, Kirins and Lions are purchasable through Animal Tamers, but Tigers and Leopards are much rarer, and cannot be purchased– though rumor has it that these mounts will be available from Item Mall events in game.
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MHS Rowing Team Wins GBL Championships
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The Medford High School Crew Team successfully defended its Men's & Women's titles at the 2014 Greater Boston League Championships on May 10 in Malden. Novice and varsity rowers powered several winning boats against strong crews from Malden and Somerville-Everett.
After capturing the GBL championship for the second consecutive year, the team will host the 2nd Annual "Mayor's Cup" out of the Tufts Boathouse at River's Edge on Saturday, May 17. Please visit www.medfordrowing.org for more details.
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Letting her live with the thought that Lee turned into a walker because she didn't do anything is by far more disturbing than letting her kill him.
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First time I had her shoot me because I didn't want Lee to be a walker and I was too emotional and full of adrenaline to think properly.
The second time I left lee because I wanted Clem to have a bullet; I think that choice was sadder. When Clem said "please don't leave me" I felt like I was leaving her and I couldn't do anything about it ;_;
She has to be able to put people down.
The fainting during the opening sequence really made me think that the zombies were still somewhat alive in there. Lee basically started roaming around like one. Point is, I put myself in Lee's shoes: I didn't want to find out what being a zombie was like, and the opening sequence really had me questioning whether I would really be dead or stuck to my mortal coil by a thread once I turned.
Me too! Plus I wanted to have a different unexpected ending unlike everyone else's descision to shoot Lee.Willzy123;731203 said:I made Clem save the bullet, purely because I wanted to see Lee as a Zombie!
If Clem shot Lee,it would give her some closure but she would have to live with a fact that she killed one of the most important persons in her life.And it might make her stronger,unless it makes her weaker (it definatly wasn't easy for her to shoot Lee)
On the other hand,if Clem left Lee...she will always think about what happened to him but she won't have think about how she killed somebody she loved alot...also,she will keep the bullet if she ever needs it to save herself.
Now,both choices are not actually good but i left Lee,and this is why : she already killed walkers but killing somebody as important for her as Lee is totally different (atleast that's how i thought)...and i also thought this is the last thing Lee could've done for her...to save her from having to do something as horrible as that...
Anyway : people have different opinions...
Two Reasons:
1) Teach her to save ammo.
2) She already killed the Stranger in my game, I didn't want her to have to kill again so soon.
I did it partly out of morbid curiousity - I wanted to see Lee as a Walker too; sue me. If my undead Lee happens to kill some shmuck in Season 2, I'd actually be kinda proud, since it means he didn't get rusty and can still ruin someone's day even if he's living impaired.
Somewhat more seriously, there's also the practical concerns that were previously covered. Ammunition and noise. Alerting nearby walkers when it wasn't at all necessary struck me as a bad idea, especially since poor Clem's now alone.
Regardless, I'd also consider it questionable whether it'd be harder for Clem to simply leave Lee to reanimate or personally shoot him in the face - he's dead either way, and she seems to fully comprehend that... as evidenced by her reaction after she sees her parents "they're dead for sure". Both options suck for the poor kid.
This describes my attitude completely. If she's going to survive, she needs to learn pragmatism. If I have only one lesson left to teach that sweet, brave little girl, it's "save the bullet."dubesor;731231 said:I didn't let her shoot me. For logic reasons.
think about it...
#1 I am handcuffed to the heater anyway, so I am no threat at all.
#2 shooting me doesn't personally help me, I am dead either way.
#3 Noise. Clem shooting makes noise. And as everyone knows noise attracts walkers - unnecessary danger for Clem
#4 wasting bullets - ammo is rare these days. Why waste a bullet? Rather save it for a crucial situation.
these were my reason to just leave me handcuffed to the heater.
no reason to shoot me at all. there's the most logical explanation to "why the hell wouldn't you".
I've seen a lot of "she had to shoot him to get stronger." From my perspective, she had to not shoot him to get stronger, because a mercy kill might seem nice at the time, but if it's not necessary in order to survive, it shouldn't happen. I taught her the entire game to do what is necessary--no more, no less. It might have been hard on her to think of Lee as a walker, but I played him as someone who was always thinking of her best interests. Sure, maybe he'd suffer if she didn't kill him, and maybe it would haunt her to think of him that way... but he didn't care in my mind, because everything was about Clementine's welfare. Leaving her with an extra bullet to protect herself with was more important than anything else.
And maybe someday when she was grown, she could come back to put all three of her guardians to rest.
It was an easy decision for me if i killed Duck, because no father should kill his family, and clem is like my daughter it is just wrong to force your 9 years old daughter to shoot you while you are alive.
Although it would be nice if you had and option to tell her to wait until lee is a walker then kill him.
Same reason here. I figured final words are Lee's last chance of giving Clem the advice to live in a brutal ZA world. I played Lee as a compassionate person throughout, and I think learning to have the strength to put a loved one out of misery is an important lesson.short_stack;731290 said:i had her shoot me, it makes her a stronger person.
The thought Lee might reanimate as a "sleeper" walker (the ones that pretend they are dead dead until someone walks close by, like the that got Hershel in the show) and harm someone also factored in, though only minutely.
Either way, this was an intense scene. Bravo TTG.
she prob would end up bitten...Jamboo;754479 said:It was an easy decision for me if i killed Duck, because no father should kill his family, and clem is like my daughter it is just wrong to force your 9 years old daughter to shoot you while you are alive.
Although it would be nice if you had and option to tell her to wait until lee is a walker then kill him.


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"I think the fact that we, at 'GH,' are doing so well right now, and to enter into our 50th anniversary on such a high, it feels really sweet," the actress, who plays Port Charles Police Chief Anna Devane, told Access Hollywood, when asked about the daytime drama's impending anniversary.
Being a part of the cast again on a full-time basis has brought a myriad of new acting opportunities for Finola - including working with Anthony Geary's Luke Spencer, who Anna had a brief romance with recently on the show (one which seemed to finally be put to rest earlier this week when Anna told Luke she wanted to pursue things with Duke Lavery).
"I've always wanted to work with Tony. Our paths crossed right as I was leaving the show [before], and I got to play one scene with him," Anna told Access when we visited the set of the ABC soap. "Coming back and having an opportunity to work with him has been just such a gift."
Recently, Finola has been paired again on screen with Ian Buchanan who played - at first Faison, in disguise as Duke, and now, once again, the real Duke. The two share a connection off-screen, which she admitted does make those smooches a little amusing.
"It is kind of weird," Anna laughed. "He's the godfather to my middle child and whenever we kiss, we always laugh because it's so funny. But we played [a] romantic couple for years and I think what we celebrate and love about the characters is just the flawed [nature of the pair]. And also, him being the bad guy and me being on the side of the good -- she wants to believe that that's going to change, but I think that your character is your character.
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What everyone is really interested in today, though, is the monthly Employment Situation. A disappointing 80,000 net new jobs were created last month, which was well below an already dismal expectation of 90,000 jobs. On the plus side, sharp revisions to prior months were unveiled. September jobs were revised to 158,000 from the originally reported 103,000, while August jobs were revised to 104,000 from the original 57,000. Sadly, we need in excess of 300,000 new jobs per month to begin growing jobs at a rate that will begin to replace the million lost since 2008. Earnings rose 0.2% last month, while the average workweek remained steady at 34.3 hours.
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What policies could the President execute today that would lead to an unemployment rate of say 7% by October of 2012?
None. The guy is totally clueless and has missed the decision window by a year.
I do see some small signs of recovery. But everything is held up now by the uncertainty coming from Europe. I think nearly every businessman, or even just every educated person who is not a lefty ideologue has now totally discounted Team Obama and Bernanke as the pack of idiots they are, and are just waiting for regime change.
My bet is that by the time the republicans have settled on a single candidate, the Euro situation will have stabilized, and at that time expectations of a republican win will cause a small upsurge in economic activity. At that time Gold prices will plummet. Although they might rise in the very near future.
I have already sold half of my gold for a tidy profit and now the rest will be pure gravy. I will sell just before it reaches $2000 because I think that will be a psychological barrier. Or if it starts to fall again I will sell.
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