Exploring Race, Racism, Racialism, and Empowerment: The Importance of Researching and Documenting the Historical Experiences of People of Color at PWIs

The presenter discusses his experience with researching African and African American students\u27 experiences in the archival collections of over 20 public and private PWls. Offers suggestions for research on campuses with little or no such documentation, and discusses the importance of oral history projects and research initiatives to build collections

Redeemed

The purpose for this dress came from mission trips. On these trips, I saw houses that were made from or repaired with garbage bags. There was also an area where the people lived near the garbage dump. This reminded me of populations of people that are written off as “unworthy” or “undesirable.

Sugarcane Combine Harvester Ownership Costs(Research Report #112)

This report presents annual ownership cost estimates associated with sugarcane combine harvesters. Two primary types of annual machinery ownership costs are defined, and estimates of these costs are calculated using current combine harvester purchase prices.https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/agcenter_researchreports/1015/thumbnail.jp

Economically Optimal Crop Cycle Length for Major Sugarcane Varieties in Louisiana (Research Report #111)

The recent, widespread adoption of the variety LCP 85-384 has caused sugarcane producers in Louisiana to reevaluate the number of stubble crops to keep in production before plowing out and replanting. This report outlines a procedure that can be used to determine the optimal number of sugarcane stubble crops to keep in production with the goal of maximizing producer net returns.https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/agcenter_researchreports/1019/thumbnail.jp

Evaluation of a Liquid Amine System for Spacecraft Carbon Dioxide Control

The analytical and experimental studies are described which were directed toward the acquisition of basic information on utilizing a liquid amine sorbent for in use in a CO2 removal system for manned spacecraft. Liquid amine systems are successfully used on submarines for control of CO2 generated by the crew, but liquid amines were not previously considered for spacecraft applications due to lack of development of satisfactory rotary phase separators. Developments in this area now make consideration of liquid amines practical for spacecraft system CO2 removal. The following major tasks were performed to evaluate liquid amine systems for spacecraft: (1) characterization, through testing, of the basic physical and thermodynamic properties of the amine solution; (2) determination of the dynamic characteristics of a cocurrent flow absorber; and (3) evaluation, synthesis, and selection of a liquid amine system concept oriented toward low power requirements. A low weight, low power system concept was developed. Numerical and graphical data are accompanied by pertinent observations

Size--sensitive melting characteristics of gallium clusters: Comparison of Experiment and Theory for Ga17+_{17}{}^{+} and Ga20+_{20}{}^{+}

Experiments and simulations have been performed to examine the finite-temperature behavior of Ga$_{17}{}^{+}$ and Ga$_{20}{}^{+}$ clusters. Specific heats and average collision cross sections have been measured as a function of temperature, and the results compared to simulations performed using first principles Density--Functional Molecular--Dynamics. The experimental results show that while Ga$_{17}{}^{+}$ apparently undergoes a solid--liquid transition without a significant peak in the specific--heat, Ga$_{20}{}^{+}$ melts with a relatively sharp peak. Our analysis of the computational results indicate a strong correlation between the ground--state geometry and the finite--temperature behavior of the cluster. If the ground--state geometry is symmetric and "ordered" the cluster is found to have a distinct peak in the specific--heat. However, if the ground--state geometry is amorphous or "disordered" the cluster melts without a peak in the specific--heat.Comment: 6 figure

Proceedings: Voice Technology for Interactive Real-Time Command/Control Systems Application

Speech understanding among researchers and managers, current developments in voice technology, and an exchange of information concerning government voice technology efforts are discussed