Georgia Journal of Science articles from September 2004

Georgia Journal of Science archives from September 2004

GAS President's comments and report from the Academy Council.(Letter to the Editor)
September 22, 2004... As your President, I have been thinking of innovative ideas to increase our membership numbers. During a spring departmental meeting of the Biology and Physics department at Kennesaw State University, I introduced everyone to the Georgia...

Meeting announcement.
September 22, 2004... The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Georgia Academy of Science will be held Friday and Saturday, April 1-2, 2005 at Gordon College, Barnesville, GA. The meeting will begin with a council meeting at 11 AM and continue Friday afternoon with paper...

Mission-based identification of Garden audiences.
September 22, 2004... Key words: Atlanta Botanical Garden, Fuqua Orchid Center, air washer. ********** The Atlanta Botanical Garden is a small urban Garden located just three miles from the city center in Midtown Atlanta. Since it was chartered in 1976...

Revisiting the waxy locus and the Capsicum annuum L. complex.
September 22, 2004... ABSTRACT Waxy locus introns from 35 accessions of the species comprising the Capsicum annuum complex [C. annuum (7), C. frutescens (10), and C. chinense (11)], C. baccatum (5), C. chacoense (1) and C. pubescens (1) were cloned and...

Demonstrating the Central Limit Theorem using MATLAB.
September 22, 2004... ABSTRACT In this paper MATLAB is used in a demonstration of the Central Limit Theorem (CLT). MATLAB is a powerful computer program used in education and industry. MATLAB allows us to increase the sample size and not sacrifice speed of...

Law, zoology, and statutory interpretation: is a six pound wallaby dangerous in Georgia?
September 22, 2004... ABSTRACT American courts of law have ruled in cases which required interpretation of statutory laws concerning animals. Confronted with ambiguous wording, the presiding judge or judges may need to analyze such statutes to determine whether...

The Georgia Academy of Science: affiliated with the American association for the advancement of science.
September 22, 2004... The Georgia Academy of Science is composed of "Residents and non-residents of Georgia who are engaged in scientific work, or who are interested in the development of science." The purpose of the Academy of "the promotion of interests of...