Moving Up the Ladder: Strategies for Economic Independence

Reports the findings of a statewide conference co-sponsored by the Heldrich Center and Center for Women and Work at Rutgers University, and issues a call for universal support for magnifying public and policy attention on improving how public funds and programs are managed and deployed to assist the working poor

Adaptive numerical integration technique for the analysis of open planar circuits and antennas

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Strengthening Career Guidance for New Jersey High School Students

This report is based on the findings of a conference held in October 2003 by the Heldrich Center and the State of New Jersey. The report includes the highlights of major speeches by Heldrich Center director Van Horn, Labor Commissioner Kroll, and Education Commissioner Librera, and of breakout discussions that included educators, counselors, business people, and researchers. The report highlights well-documented recommendations regarding improvements in career guidance, education, and awareness in the public schools, and in how local alliances and partnerships can play a major role in preparing students for a dynamic workforce. Includes findings of Heldrich Center-Fund for New Jersey survey of high school students regarding careers and preparation for college

Artikel Karya seni Gerahing Medang Kemulan

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Calculation of symbolic sensitivities for large-scale circuits in the sequence of expressions form via the transimpedance method

In this paper we describe a new method for obtaining, in symbolic form, the network functions and their small- and large-change sensitivities. Our method is based on the two-port transimpedance concept and the sequence of expressions approach to calculation of matrix determinant. We show that the network functions as well as their sensitivities can be expressed by appropriate transimpedances. Each transimpedance is given by an algebraic sum of at most four elements of the inverse of the circuit's reduced node admittance matrix. In our method the complexity of the sequence of expressions grows linearly with the circuit size. The extra effort required to obtain sensitivities is minimal and, more importantly, independent of the circuit size

SPECIES COMPOSITION OF THE FISH SPECIES IN KEMER RESERVOIR AND AKCAY STREAM, AYDIN, TURKEY

The study was carried out in Kemer Reservoir and Akcay Stream between December 2004 and June 2006. Fish samples were caught by using gill nets, cast nets and electrofishing. Fifteen species belonging to 6 families were caught during the study. Four species, Acanthobrama mirabilis (47.0), Lepomis gibbosus (18.8), Chondrostoma meandrense (12.8) and Barbus pectoralis (8.6) are dominant fish species in the reservoir

Imaging-based Parametric Resonance in an Optical Dipole Atom Trap

We report sensitive detection of parametric resonances in a high-density sample of ultracold $^{87}Rb$ atoms confined to a far-off-resonance optical dipole trap. Fluorescence imaging of the expanded ultracold atom cloud after a period of parametric excitation shows significant modification of the atomic spatial distribution and has high sensitivity compared with traditional measurements of parametrically-driven trap loss. Using this approach, a significant shift of the parametric resonance frequency is observed, and attributed to the anharmonic shape of the dipole trap potential

A scaling law for light scattering from dense and cold atomic ensembles

We calculate the differential cross section of polarized light scattering from a cold and dense atomic ensemble. The regularities in the transformation of the cross section when increasing the size of the atomic ensemble are analyzed numerically. We show that for typical experimental conditions, an approximate scaling law can be obtained. Very good agreement is found in a comparison with experimental data on the size dependence of a dense and cold cloud of 87$Rb atoms.Comment: Submitted to Journal of Modern Optics, Special issue on the Proceedings of the Colloquium on the Physics of Quantum Electronic

Quadrature noise in light propagating through a cold 87Rb atomic gas

We report on the study of the noise properties of laser light propagating through a cold 87Rb atomic sample held in a magneto-optical trap. The laser is tuned around the Fg = 2 \rightarrow Fe = 1, 2 D1 transitions of 87Rb. We observe quadrature-dependent noise in the light signal, an indication that it may be possible to produce squeezed states of light. We measure the minimum and maximum phase-dependent noise as a function of detuning and compare these results to theoretical predictions to explore the best conditions for light squeezing using cold atomic Rb