Electronic measurement of variable torques in precision work technology

Approaches for the determination of torques on the basis of length measurements are discussed. Attention is given to torque determinations in which the deformation of a shaft is measured, an electric measurement of the torsion angle, and an approach proposed by Buschmann (1970). Methods for a torque determination conducted with the aid of force measurements make use of piezoelectric approaches. The components used by these methods include a quartz crystal and a charge amplifier

Why Not the Best? How Science Failed the Florida Panther

The US Fish and Wildlife Service is charged with using the "best available science" to manage endangered species. But a scientific review panel found "fatal flaws" in agency models used to regulate development in the habitat of the critically endangered Florida panther. What happened

Culture and achievement motivation

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/102201/1/ijop283948.pd

Psychology in Relationship to Theology

The purpose of this paper is not to answer specific questions but rather to probe widely and, to as great a degree as possible, effectively into the field in order to raise certain questions and determine the point of thrust of future research

Avon Park Air Force Range project: distribution and abundance of sensitive wildlife species at Avone Park Force Range

Executive Summary. We surveyed for seven species ofsensitve wildlife (Florida gopher frogs, gopher tortoise, eastern indigo snake, eastern diamondback rattlesnake, Florida mouse, Florida roundtail muskrat, Sherman's fox squirrel) between October 1996 and May 1998 at Avon Park Air Force Range (APR). The presence of 87 other species ofamphibians, reptiles, and mammals also were detected. Selected species ofbirds were noted, particularly if they were found dead on APR roads. We recorded nine new county records ofamphibians and reptiles from Polk and Highlands counties, based on range maps presented in Ashton and Ashton (1981, 1985, 1988). We discuss a biogeographic model based on the vertebrates recorded from APR, the Lake Wales Ridge, and the low dune region along SR 64 to explain some of the distributional anomalies associated with the Bombing Range Ridge and vicinity. (199 page document

Black Bear Depredation on Bee Yards in Florida

The development of procedures for dealing with nuisance black bears in Florida has followed many years of antagonism between beekeepers and the State\u27s wildlife agency as well as an intensive effort to mitigate the problem. With an apparently decreasing black bear population and increasing public sentiment for the bear, the pressure to develop acceptable management guidelines has become great. This paper summarizes the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission\u27s efforts in documenting and mitigating the bear-beekeeper problem in Florida