University Scholar Series: Craig B. Clements

Groundbreaking Research on Wildfire Weather On November 28, 2012 Craig B. Clements spoke in the University Scholar Series hosted by Provost Ellen Junn at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. Craig Clements is an associate professor in the Department of Meteorology and Climate Science who received a $900,000 National Science Foundation CAREER grant for his work in tracking atmospheric conditions in and around wildfires. His work will better help predict wildfire behavior and conditions that could lead to increased wildfire danger.https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/uss/1016/thumbnail.jp

Developing real-life driving simulations for novice driver education

This paper will describe the technological aspects of producing live-action videos of real traffic scenarios for a new driver education training CD-ROM (CD DRIVES) aimed at novice drivers in New Zealand. CD-DRIVES was created in order to help young drivers practise crucial higher level driving skills such as eye scanning, hazard detection and risk management. We will present a roadmap of the technological advances made through hardware, software and processes used in the production and post-production stages of CD-DRIVES

Buying Time 2000: Television Advertising in the 2000 Federal Elections

Summarizes a study of political television advertising in the 2000 federal primaries and elections with a focus on the use of the issue ad loophole to evade campaign finance laws. Questions the standard used to differentiate issue ads from election ads

Studies of the sexual development and spawning of yellowfin tuna, Neothunnus macropterus, and skipjack, Katsuwonus pelamis, in three areas of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, by examination of gonads.

ENGLISH: Knowledge of the size and age at maturity, spawning seasons, and spawning areas of the tropical tunas supporting the fishery in the Eastern Pacific is an important part of the basic information required for understanding their life history, population structure, and fishery dynamics. Until a few years ago nothing was known of these matters. In 1947 the senior author and one of his colleagues (Schaefer and Marr 1948, Schaefer 1948) were able to demonstrate that both yellowfin tuna and skipjack spawn offshore from Central America at least during the late winter and spring months. During January to April many yellowfin tuna over about 70 cm. total length in commercial catches from that region were found to have gonads in advanced stages of maturity, and specimens caught during late June were found to be spent. Maturing skipjack were collected in late February, and spawned-out fish were observed in late March. Numerous very young juveniles of the yellowfin, down to 10 mm. in length, and two very young juvenile skipjack, were captured in this area between January and May. SPANISH: El conocimiento del tamaño y la edad que corresponden a la primera madurez sexual, así como de las estaciones y áreas de desove de los atunes tropicales que mantienen las pesquerías del Pacífico Oriental, constituyen parte importante de la información que es menester para comprender la historia natural, la estructura de la población y la dinámica de la pesquería. Hasta hace pocos años nada se sabía sobre el particular. En 1947 el autor principal y uno de sus colegas (Schaefer y Marr, 1948; Schaefer, 1948) pudieron demostrar que tanto el atún aleta amarilla como el barrilete desovan en el mar abierto, frente a América Central, por lo menos durante la última parte del invierno y en la primavera. De enero a abril encontraron que muchos de los atunes aleta amarilla de más de 70 cm. de longitud total, procedentes de las pescas comerciales de dicha región; tenían gónadas en avanzados estados de madurez, mientras que ejemplares pescados hacia fines de junio ya habían desovado. Se recolectaron barriletes en vías de maduración a fines de febrero, al paso que en los últimos días de marzo se encontraron especímenes que ya habían desovado. Numerosos ejemplares muy juveniles del atún aleta amarilla, tan pequeños como 10 mm., y dos barriletes también muy juveniles, fueron pescados en esta región entre enero y mayo. (PDF contains 65 pages.

The Calumet Area Hazardous Substance Data Base : A User's Guide with Documentation

HWRIC Project 88/89-055NTIS PB90-25193