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Cwbr Author Interview: Jefferson Davis And The Civil War Era

Interview with William J. Cooper, Jr. Interviewed by Christopher Childers Civil War Book Review (CWBR): You begin your latest book with the phrase Jefferson Davis by William Cooper, once again, of course referring to your 2000 biography Jefferson Davis, American. But why Jefferson Davis in the first place, what lead you to study this man? William J. Cooper, Jr. (WJC): I\u27ve been interested in Davis for a long time. When I was a senior in college..

Predator-prey distance and latency to flee from an immobile predator: functional relationship and importance

When an immobile prey has detected an immobile predator nearby, predation risk is greater when the predator is closer. Consequently, prey flee with shorter latency as standing distance (predator-prey distance when both are still) decreases. Since it was first reported in 2009, this relationship has been confirmed in the few species studied. However, little is known about the functional relationship between standing distance and latency to flee (LF). We hypothesized that LF increases as standing distance increases at short distances, but reaches a plateau at longer distances where prey can escape reliably if attacked. We simulated immobile predators by moving slowly into positions near striped plateau lizards Sceloporus virgatus, stopping and then remaining immobile, and recording LF from the stopping time. LF increased from shorter to longer standing distances in a decelerating manner. The relationship was concave downward, and LF was indistinguishable among the longer standing distance groups. Latency to flee appears to reach a plateau or approach an asymptotic value as standing distance increases. The effect size of standing distance was large, indicating that S. virgatus sensitively adjusts LF to the level of risk associated with standing distance. Relationships between risk assessment and theoretical zones associated with risk, its assessment by prey, and escape decisions are discussed. Effect sizes of standing distance were substantial to large in all studies to date, indicating that standing distance is an important predation risk factor when both predator and prey are immobile

1995 Accounting Hall of Fame induction: William W. Cooper

Citation for William W. Cooper, by Thomas J. Burns (Professor Emeritus, The Ohio State University) and Research and Practice in Contemporary Accounting, by W.W. Coope

Accounting Hall of Fame induction: Yuji Ijiri

1989 Accounting Hall of Fame induction: Yuji Ijiri; Introduction by William W. Cooper (Nadya Kozmetsky Scott Centennial Fellow) and Induction Citation by Thomas J. Burns (Professor and Chairman Faculty Committee on Accounting Hall of Fame The Ohio State University

Automation and robotics considerations for a lunar base

An envisioned lunar outpost shares with other NASA missions many of the same criteria that have prompted the development of intelligent automation techniques with NASA. Because of increased radiation hazards, crew surface activities will probably be even more restricted than current extravehicular activity in low Earth orbit. Crew availability for routine and repetitive tasks will be at least as limited as that envisioned for the space station, particularly in the early phases of lunar development. Certain tasks are better suited to the untiring watchfulness of computers, such as the monitoring and diagnosis of multiple complex systems, and the perception and analysis of slowly developing faults in such systems. In addition, mounting costs and constrained budgets require that human resource requirements for ground control be minimized. This paper provides a glimpse of certain lunar base tasks as seen through the lens of automation and robotic (A&R) considerations. This can allow a more efficient focusing of research and development not only in A&R, but also in those technologies that will depend on A&R in the lunar environment

Making Room for Innovation: Using Systematic Random Sampling to Quickly and Efficiently Obtain Shelf Occupancy Data

This poster was peer-reviewed for inclusion at the Association of College and Research Libraries' 2015 Conference in Portland, Oregon. Date of presentation is March 26, 2015.Are you preparing to renovate space currently occupied by the stacks to construct a new cafe? A collaborative learning space? A technology-rich environment? If so, data is needed about the collection. How much shelf space is currently occupied by monographs? By serials? How much is empty? How much space would be available if serials were relocated or withdrawn? Find out how to use systematic random sampling to quickly and efficiently obtain shelf occupancy data

Colorado Native Plant Society Newsletter, Vol. 10 No. 3, May 1986

The Colorado Native Plant Society Newsletter will be published on a bimonthly basis. The contents will consist primarily of a calendar of events, notes of interest, editorials, listings of new members and conservation news. Until there is a Society journal, the Newsletter will include short articles also. The deadline for the Newsletter is one month prior to its release.https://epublications.regis.edu/aquilegia/1029/thumbnail.jp