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Biologically Significant Illinois Streams: An Evaluation of the Streams of Illinois based on Aquatic Biodiversity: Part 1
Part 1: Text. See Reference ID-1365 for Part 2: AtlasReport issued on: December 31, 1991INHS Technical Report prepared for Illinois Dept. of Conservation, Illinois Dept. of
Energy and Natural Resource
Biological Assessments of Six Selected Fishes, Amphibians, and Mussels in Illinois
ID: 8758; issued November 1, 1996INHS Technical Report prepared for Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Division of
Natural Heritag
Influence of social and work exchange relationships on organizational citizenship behavior, The
Previous studies explain situational antecedents of OCB using social exchange theory. However, the effects of factors such as perceptions of job characteristics on OCB seem to require a different explanatory mechanism. We propose that these effects can be explained through a new exchange relationship that we call work exchange. We develop a theory for the situational antecedents of OCB that includes economic, work, and social exchange relationships. The theory is tested using structural equations.exchange relationship; organizational citizenship behavior; organizational commitment; perceived organizational support; job characteristics;
Probing the Gravitational Wave Signature from Cosmic Phase Transitions at Different Scales
We present a new signature by which to one could potentially discriminate
between a spectrum of gravitational radiation generated by a self-ordering
scalar field vs that of inflation, specifically a comparison of the magnitude
of a flat spectrum at frequencies probed by future direct detection experiments
to the magnitude of a possible polarization signal in the Cosmic Microwave
Background (CMB) radiation. In the process we clarify several issues related to
the proper calculation of such modes, focusing on the effect of
post-horizon-crossing evolution.Comment: 4 pages, Phys. Rev D version (revised in response to referee's
comments
Interpolation of the Josephson interaction in highly anisotropic superconductors from a solution of the two dimensional sine-Gordon equation
In this paper we solve numerically the two dimensional elliptic sine-Gordon
equation with appropriate boundary conditions. These boundary conditions are
chosen to correspond to the Josephson interaction between two adjacent pancakes
belonging to the same flux-line in a highly anisotropic superconductor. An
extrapolation is obtained between the regimes of low and high separation of the
pancakes. The resulting formula is a better candidate for use in numerical
simulations than previously derived formulas.Comment: 18 pages, 9 figure
Molecular Dynamics of pancake vortices with realistic interactions: Observing the vortex lattice melting transition
In this paper we describe a version of London Langevin molecular dynamics
simulations that allows for investigations of the vortex lattice melting
transition in the highly anisotropic high-temperature superconductor material
BiSrCaCuO. We include the full electromagnetic
interaction as well as the Josephson interaction among pancake vortices. We
also implement periodic boundary conditions in all directions, including the
z-axis along which the magnetic field is applied. We show how to implement flux
cutting and reconnection as an analog to permutations in the multilevel Monte
Carlo scheme and demonstrate that this process leads to flux entanglement that
proliferates in the vortex liquid phase. The first-order melting transition of
the vortex lattice is observed to be in excellent agreement with previous
multilevel Monte Carlo simulations.Comment: 4 figure
A Resonant soft x-ray powder diffraction study to determine the orbital ordering in A-site ordered SmBaMn2O6
Soft X-ray resonant powder diffraction has been performed at the Mn L2,3
edges of A-site ordered SmBaMn2O6. The energy and polarization dependence of
the (1/2 1/2 0) reflection provide direct evidence for a (x2-z2)/(y2-z2) type
orbital ordering in contrast to the single layer manganite. The temperature
dependence of the reflection indicates an orbital reorientation transition at
210 K, below which the charge and orbital ordered MnO2 sheets show AAAA type of
stacking. The concurring reduction of the ferromagnetic super exchange
correlations leads to further charge localization
Overcoming the boundary layer turbulence at Dome C: ground-layer adaptive optics versus tower
The unique atmospheric conditions present at sites such as Dome C on the Antarctic plateau are very favorable for high spatial resolution astronomy. At Dome C, the majority of the optical turbulence is confined to a 30 to 40 m thick stable boundary layer that results from the strong temperature inversion created by the heat exchange between the air and the ice-covered ground. To fully realize the potential of the exceptionally calm free atmosphere, this boundary layer must be overcome. In this article we compare the performance of two methods proposed to beat the boundary layer: mounting a telescope on a tower that physically puts it above the turbulent layer, and installing a telescope at ground level with a ground-layer adaptive optics system. A case is also made to combine these two methods to further improve the image quality
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