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Influence of Dilute Acetic Acid Treatments on American Pondweed Winter Buds in the Nevada Irrigation District, California
American pondweed (
Potamogeton nodosus
Poir.) is commonly
found in northern California irrigation canals. The
purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that exposure
of American pondweed winter buds to dilute acetic acid under
field conditions would result in reduced subsequent biomass
The Chromospheric Telescope
We introduce the Chromospheric Telescope (ChroTel) at the Observatorio del
Teide in Izana on Tenerife as a new multi-wavelength imaging telescope for
full-disk synoptic observations of the solar chromosphere. We describe the
design of the instrument and summarize its performance during the first one and
a half years of operation. We present a method to derive line-of-sight velocity
maps of the full solar disk from filtergrams taken in and near the He I
infrared line at 10830 \AA.Comment: 12 pages, 9 figure
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An improved method for statistical analysis of raw accelerator mass spectrometry data
Hierarchical statistical analysis is an appropriate method for statistical treatment of raw accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) data. Using Monte Carlo simulations we show that this method yields more accurate estimates of isotope ratios and analytical uncertainty than the generally used propagation of errors approach. The hierarchical analysis is also useful in design of experiments because it can be used to identify sources of variability. 8 refs., 2 figs
A search for anomalously heavy isotopes of low Z nuclei
We present preliminary results of a search for anomalously heavy isotopes of certain light elements using an electrostatic charged particle spectrometer in conjunction with the MP tandem accelerator facility at the Nuclear Structure Research Laboratory of the University of Rochester. New limits for the existence of anomalous, heavy isotopes (100â10,000 amu) in ordinary, terrestrial Li, Be, B and F samples and enriched H2, C13, and O18 samples are reported.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/87394/2/1143_1.pd
Predicting seabed burial of cylinders by wave-induced scour : application to the sandy inner shelf off Florida and Massachusetts
Author Posting. © IEEE, 2007. This article is posted here by permission of IEEE for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering 32 (2007): 167-183, doi:10.1109/JOE.2007.890958.A simple parameterized model for wave-induced
burial of mine-like cylinders as a function of grain-size,
time-varying, wave orbital velocity and mine diameter was
implemented and assessed against results from inert instrumented
mines placed off the Indian Rocks Beach (IRB, FL), and off the
Marthaâs Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO, Edgartown,
MA). The steady flow scour parameters provided by Whitehouse
(1998) for self-settling cylinders worked well for predicting burial
by depth below the ambient seabed for Î (0.5 m) diameter mines
in fine sand at both sites. By including or excluding scour pit
infilling, a range of percent burial by surface area was predicted
that was also consistent with observations. Rapid scour pit infilling
was often seen at MVCO but never at IRB, suggesting that the
environmental presence of fine sediment plays a key role in promoting
infilling. Overprediction of mine scour in coarse sand was
corrected by assuming a mine within a field of large ripples buries
only until it generates no more turbulence than that produced by
surrounding bedforms. The feasibility of using a regional wave
model to predict mine burial in both hindcast and real-time forecast
mode was tested using the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA, Washington, DC) WaveWatch 3 (WW3)
model. Hindcast waves were adequate for useful operational
forcing of mine burial predictions, but five-day wave forecasts
introduced large errors. This investigation was part of a larger
effort to develop simple yet reliable predictions of mine burial
suitable for addressing the operational needs of the U.S. Navy.This work was supported by the grants from the U.S. Office of
Naval Research Marine Geosciences Program. The work of A. C. Trembanis
was supported by the USGS/WHOI Postdoctoral Fellowship
An Exhumed Late Paleozoic Canyon in the Rocky Mountains
Landscapes are thought to be youthful, particularly those of active orogenic belts. Unaweep Canyon in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, a large gorge drained by two oppositeâflowing creeks, is an exception. Its origin has long been enigmatic, but new data indicate that it is an exhumed late Paleozoic landform. Its survival within a region of profound late Paleozoic orogenesis demands a reassessment of tectonic models for the Ancestral Rocky Mountains, and its form and genesis have significant implications for understanding late Paleozoic equatorial climate. This discovery highlights the utility of paleogeomorphology as a tectonic and climatic indicator
The influence of distributed leadership on teachers' organizational commitment: a multilevel approach
In the present study the effects of a cooperative leadership team, distributed leadership, participative decision-making, and context variables on teachers' organizational commitment are investigated. Multilevel analyses on data from 1522 teachers indicated that 9% of the variance in teachers' organizational commitment is attributable to differences between schools. The analyses revealed that especially the presence of a cooperative leadership team and the amount of leadership support played a significantly positive key role in predicting teachers' organizational commitment. Also, participative decision-making and distribution of the supportive leadership function had a significant positive impact on teachers' organizational commitment. In contrast, distribution of the supervisory leadership function and teachers' job experience had a significant negative impact
International Variation in Screening Mammography Interpretations in Community-Based Programs
Variations in mammography interpretations may have important clinical and economic implications. To evaluate international variability in mammography interpretation, we analyzed published reports from community-based screening programs from around the world
The relation between school leadership from a distributed perspective and teachers' organizational commitment: examining the source of the leadership function
Purpose: In this study the relationship between school leadership and teachersâ organizational commitment is examined by taking into account a distributed leadership perspective. The relation between teachersâ organizational commitment and contextual variables of teachersâ perceptions of the quality and the source of the supportive and supervisory leadership function, participative decision making, and cooperation within the leadership team are examined. Research Design: A survey was set up involving 1,522 teachers from 46 large secondary schools in Flanders (Belgium). Because the data in the present study have an inherent hierarchical structure, that is, teachers are nested into schools, hierarchical linear modeling techniques are applied. Findings: The analyses reveal that 9% of the variance in teachersâ organizational commitment is attributable to differences between schools. Teachersâ organizational commitment is mainly related to quality of the supportive leadership, cooperation within the leadership team, and participative decision making. Who performed the supportive leadership function plays only a marginally significant positive role. The quality of the supervisory leadership function and the role of the leadership team members in this function were not significantly related to teachersâ organizational commitment. Conclusions: The implications of the findings are that to promote teachersâ organizational commitment teachers should feel supported by their leadership team and that this leadership team should be characterized by group cohesion, role clarity, and goal orientedness. Recommendations for further research are provided
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