Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science articles from January 2000

Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science archives from January 2000

PRESIDENT OF THE TENNESSEE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE FOR 2000.(address)
January 1, 2000... I would like to thank the Tennessee Academy of Science for the opportunity to serve as president; I am most grateful for the honor. My work is eased by the devoted efforts of my predecessors and the energetic work of our officers and committee...

PROCEEDINGS OF THE TENNESSEE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 1999.
January 1, 2000... Tennessee Academy of Science Executive Committee Meeting 23 April 1999 The Executive Committee meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science (TAS) was called to order by President Steven Murphree at 7:00 PM in the Board Room of the Jack...

THE ONE HUNDRED NINTH MEETING OF THE TENNESSEE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE.
January 1, 2000... November 18-19, 1999 The University of Tennessee, Memphis The annual meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science (TAS) was held on the campus of the University of Tennessee, Memphis 18-19 November 1999. Arthur Geller served as...

HOST OF THE 109TH ANNUAL MEETING: THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, MEMPHIS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... In 1911, The University of Tennessee (UT) established a new campus in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, devoted exclusively to education and research in the health sciences. Beginning with programs in medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy, the Memphis...

DISTINGUISHED COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY SCIENTIST AWARD: 1999.(Dr. Marion R. Wells)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Dr. Marion R. Wells, Professor of Biology at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) was the recipient of the 1999 Tennessee Academy of Science Distinguished College/University Scientist Award. The award was established in 1996 by the...

DISTINGUISHED INDUSTRIAL SCIENTIST AWARD: 1999.(Dr. Robert Lauf)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Dr. Robert Lauf was named the recipient of the prestigious 1999 Tennessee Academy of Science Distinguished Industrial Scientist Award. Begun in 1997 by the Tennessee Academy of Science, the Industrial Scientist Award program was developed to...

DISTINGUISHED SECONDARY SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHER AWARD: 1999.(Jane T. Whitaker)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Jane T. Whitaker was named the recipient of the prestigious 1999 Tennessee Academy of Science Distinguished Science Teacher Award. Begun in 1997 by the Tennessee Academy of Science, the award originated as a means of recognizing outstanding...

FOREST COMPOSITION AND COMMUNITIES OF A WESTERN HIGHLAND RIM FOREST, HICKMAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... FOREST COMPOSITION AND COMMUNITIES OF A WESTERN HIGHLAND RIM FOREST, HICKMAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE. Rex Barber, Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin, Tennessee. The Point-quarter plotless sampling technique was utilized for a dendrological...

ASSESSING PHOTOSYNTHETIC POTENTIAL IN A HOLOPARASITIC PLANT WITH A CONSERVED PHOTOSYNTHETIC GENE.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... ASSESSING PHOTOSYNTHETIC POTENTIAL IN A HOLOPARASITIC PLANT WITH A CONSERVED PHOTOSYNTHETIC GENE. Carol J. Baskauf, W. G. Eickmeier, and C. W. dePamphilis, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee, Vanderbilt University, Nashville,...

EXAMINATION OF DROUGHT TOLERANT GENES IN GLYCINE MAX.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... EXAMINATION OF DROUGHT TOLERANT GENES IN GLYCINE MAX. Yunru Cao [*], D. Long, C. Caudle, and E. Lewis Myles, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee. Soybeans are a very economically important legume crop grown in the Americas. Drought...

WESTERN BLOT ANALYSIS OF DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN SOYBEANS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... WESTERN BLOT ANALYSIS OF DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN SOYBEANS. Shana Benton [*], D. Long, C. Caudle, and E. Lewis Myles, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee. Stress in any organism can be described as any change in environmental...

THE EFFECTS OF SHADING AND NUTRIENTS ON RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN AN EXOTIC INVASIVE, MICROSTEGIUM VIMINEUM.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... THE EFFECTS OF SHADING AND NUTRIENTS ON RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN AN EXOTIC INVASIVE, MICROSTEGIUM VIMINEUM. Kevin Claridge [*] and Scott B. Franklin, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee. The invasion of alien species into natural...

PLANT AND SOIL NUTRIENT ANALYSIS OF CHAMAELIRIUM LUTEUM AND HYDRASTIS CANADENSIS WILD-CRAFTED FROM A SOUTHERN HIGHLAND RIM HARDWOOD FOREST.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... PLANT AND SOIL NUTRIENT ANALYSIS OF CHAMAELIRIUM LUTEUM AND HYDRASTIS CANADENSIS WILD-CRAFTED FROM A SOUTHERN HIGHLAND RIM HARDWOOD FOREST. Kent Gallaher and R. Noel Gallaher, Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tennessee, and The University of...

CHLOROPHYLL DEFICIENCY IN INDIAN MUSTARD (BRASSICA JUNCEA): AN ASSESSMENT OF PLANT TOLERANCE TO METAL POLLUTANTS IN SOIL.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... CHLOROPHYLL DEFICIENCY IN INDIAN MUSTARD (BRASSICA JUNCEA): AN ASSESSMENT OF PLANT TOLERANCE TO METAL POLLUTANTS IN SOIL. M. S. Zaman [*], K. L. Shumaker, L. Johnson, and A. M. Powell, Alcorn State University, Alcorn State, Mississippi....

CHARACTERISTICS OF PHOTOAUTOTROPHIC PERIPHYTON WITHIN THE SULPHUR FORK CREEK WATERSHED OF ROBERTSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... CHARACTERISTICS OF PHOTOAUTOTROPHIC PERIPHYTON WITHIN THE SULPHUR FORK CREEK WATERSHED OF ROBERTSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE. Rebecca A. Houtman [*] and Jefferson G. Lebkuecher, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee. Effects of water...

TADPOLE ERYTHROCYTE FERRIREDUCTASE: AN ENZYME THAT RELEASES STORED IRON.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... TADPOLE ERYTHROCYTE FERRIREDUCTASE: AN ENZYME THAT RELEASES STORED IRON. Charles R. Thomas, The University of Tennessee, Martin, Martin, Tennessee. An activity that releases ferritin-bound iron was observed in tadpole red blood cells. This...

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF GLYCERALDEHYDE 3-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE FROM ESCHERICHIACOLI: DIRECT EVIDENCE FOR SUBSTRATE BINDING.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF GLYCERALDEHYDE 3-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE FROM ESCHERICHIACOLI: DIRECT EVIDENCE FOR SUBSTRATE BINDING. Mikyung Yun, Cheon-Gil Park, J. I Yeon Kim, and Hee- Won Park, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis,...

EXOSOME PROTEINS MAY BE INVOLVED IN SNRNA BIOGENESIS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... EXOSOME PROTEINS MAY BE INVOLVED IN SNRNA BIOGENESIS. Rebecca L. Seipelt, Brian C. Rymond, and T. H. Morgan, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee (RLS), and University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky (BCR, THM). A group...

EWS-INTERACTING PROTEINS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... EWS-INTERACTING PROTEINS. Lori L. Knoop [*] and Suzanne J. Baker, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, and The University of Tennessee, Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee. As a result of the t(11 ;22) chromosomal translocation...

ACTIVATION OF TRANSCRIPTION BY INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR IS DETERMINED BY PROMOTER CONTEXT.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... ACTIVATION OF TRANSCRIPTION BY INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR IS DETERMINED BY PROMOTER CONTEXT. Michelle M. Crum, Paul W. Rhyne, and Jeffery Sample, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, and The University of Tennessee,...

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX CLASS II ALLELES IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX CLASS II ALLELES IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. Kary Latham [*] and Edward Roslopiec, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, and Veterans Administration Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee. Numerous...

VANCOMYCIN TOLERANCE IN STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... VANCOMYCIN TOLERANCE IN STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE. Robyn Atkinson [*] and Rodger Novak, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee. Tolerant bacteria stop growing in...

DYNAMICS OF T-CELL RECEPTOR: CD3 COMPLEX CELL SURFACE EXPRESSION AND DOWN MODULATION.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... DYNAMICS OF T-CELL RECEPTOR: CD3 COMPLEX CELL SURFACE EXPRESSION AND DOWN MODULATION. Haiyan Liu [*], Dario A. Vignal, Michele Rhodes, and David Wiest, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee (HL), St. Jude Children's Research...

EXPRESSION OF CYCLOOXYGENASE-1 AND -2 AND PROSTAGLANDIN E2 DURING POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT OF RAT COLON.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... EXPRESSION OF CYCLOOXYGENASE-1 AND -2 AND PROSTAGLANDIN E2 DURING POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT OF RAT COLON. Hao Nguyen, Nadine Romain, Mark S. Gesell, and Gordon D. Luk, The University of Tennessee, Martin, Martin, Tennessee (HN), Presbyterian...

THE EFFECTS OF DIET ON VOLATILE FATTY ACID CONCENTRATIONS IN THE STOMACH OF THE HORSE: IMPLICATIONS IN GASTRIC ULCER DISEASE.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... THE EFFECTS OF DIET ON VOLATILE FATTY ACID CONCENTRATIONS IN THE STOMACH OF THE HORSE: IMPLICATIONS IN GASTRIC ULCER DISEASE. Jenifer Nadeau [*], Frank Andrews, James Blackford, Alan Mathew, and Robert Argenzio, The University of Tennessee,...

SOLEUS MUSCLE POTENTIATION IN RAT SKELETAL MUSCLE.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... SOLEUS MUSCLE POTENTIATION IN RAT SKELETAL MUSCLE. Angela K Vaughn [*], Molly J. Worrall, David M. O'Drobinak, and William F. Brechue, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee (AKV, MJW, DMO), and Indiana University, Bloomington,...

METHYLPREDNISOLONE PHARMACOKINETICS IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... METHYLPREDNISOLONE PHARMACOKINETICS IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME. Charles R. Yates [*], Alexander Vysokonov, Umberto Meduri, and James T. Dalton, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee. Acute...

STAT ACTIVATION IN SCHWANN CELLS BY INJURY SIGNALS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... STAT ACTIVATION IN SCHWANN CELLS BY INJURY SIGNALS. Jessica C. Hogan and William C. Stewart, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Schwann cells are associated with the axons of peripheral nerves and have an important role...

EVALUATION OF CAPILLARY ZONE ELECTROPHORESIS IN DETECTING MONOLCONAL GAMMOPATHIES.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... EVALUATION OF CAPILLARY ZONE ELECTROPHORESIS IN DETECTING MONOLCONAL GAMMOPATHIES. D. L. Smalley [*], M. F. Bugg, and R. P. Mayer, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, Memphis Tennessee (DLS), Memphis Pathology Laboratory, Memphis, Tennessee...

OPTIMIZATION OF THE SYNTHESIS OF GUERBET ALCOHOLS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... OPTIMIZATION OF THE SYNTHESIS OF GUERBET ALCOHOLS. Carrie Teague, Sarah Shaub, Catherine Scarbrough, and Charles M. Baldwin, Union University, Jackson, Tennessee. The synthesis of a Guerbet alcohol from a long chain primary alcohol was studied....

THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF ACETONE TRIMERS DURING GC-MS ANALYSIS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF ACETONE TRIMERS DURING GC-MS ANALYSIS. Martin V. Stewart and Xiaoming Wang, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Triacetone alcohol and semiphorone undergo retrograde aldol reaction catalyzed by...

STRUCTURAL STUDIES OF CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITORS: DYNAMICS AND FLEXIBILITY ARE THE STORY.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... STRUCTURAL STUDIES OF CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITORS: DYNAMICS AND FLEXIBILITY ARE THE STORY. Richard W. Kriwacki, Igor Filippov, Ruchi Khanna, Chester Veazie, and Limin Xiao, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee....

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY: A PROCEDURE FOR COMPARING PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON SAMPLES.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY: A PROCEDURE FOR COMPARING PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON SAMPLES. David J. Wilson and Robert D. Norris, Eckenfelder/Brown and Caldwell, Nashville, Tennessee. Distinguishing between different sources of...

THE SYNTHETIC APPROACH TO D-ALA-D-ALA PEPTI-DOMIMETICS, A NEW CLASS OF POTENTIAL ANTIBACTERIALS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... THE SYNTHETIC APPROACH TO D-ALA-D-ALA PEPTI-DOMIMETICS, A NEW CLASS OF POTENTIAL ANTIBACTERIALS. N. K. Dunlap, Garry D. [Pennycuff.sup.*], and Tao [Meng.sup.*], Middle Tennessee State University, Muifreesboro, Tennessee. In the past few years...

AB-INTO STUDIES OF SUBSTITUTED BIS(CYCLOPENTADIENYL)BORANES AND BORONIMUM IONS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... AB-INTO STUDIES OF SUBSTITUTED BIS(CYCLOPENTADIENYL)BORANES AND BORONIMUM IONS. William H. Ilsley, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The results of RHF/3-[21g.sup.*] and RHF/6-[31g.sup.*] calculations performed on...

INITIAL STUDY OF ALTERNATIVE SYNTHESES FOR TELLURIUM ALKOXIDES.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... INITIAL STUDY OF ALTERNATIVE SYNTHESES FOR TELLURIUM ALKOXIDES. P. Brian [Spangler.sup.*] and J. M. IriarteGross, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Tellurium alkoxides are used in many applications including as...

CONFIRMATION THAT Ce(IV)/[SiO.sub.2] FUNCTIONS AS A SOLID-SUPPORTED REAGENT DURING HYDROQUINONE OXIDATION.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... CONFIRMATION THAT Ce(IV)/[SiO.sub.2] FUNCTIONS AS A SOLID-SUPPORTED REAGENT DURING HYDROQUINONE OXIDATION. Jennifer G. [Martin-Tarpley.sup.*] and Martin V Stewart Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The traditional...

THEORETICAL STUDIES AND SELENIUM-77 CHEMICAL SHIFT DAT AFOR THE SERIES [([CH.sub.3]).sub.4-x][Si([SeCH.sub.3).sub.x].(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... THEORETICAL STUDIES AND SELENIUM-77 CHEMICAL SHIFT DAT AFOR THE SERIES [([CH.sub.3]).sub.4-x][Si([SeCH.sub.3).sub.x]. Zahra [Rezaei.sup.*], Judith Iriarte-Gross, William H. Ilsley, and Brian Hill, Middle Tennessee State University,...

SYNTHESIS, NMR, AND RHF/PM3 STUDIES OF THREE ARYL (PENTACHLOROCYCLOPENTADIENYL) MERCURY (II) COMPOUNDS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... SYNTHESIS, NMR, AND RHF/PM3 STUDIES OF THREE ARYL (PENTACHLOROCYCLOPENTADIENYL) MERCURY (II) COMPOUNDS. Mirfet [Abdelhadi.sup.*], William H. Ilsley, and James C. Howard, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Three...

A MODEL FOR THE HUMAN ANDROGEN RECEPTOR LIGAND BINDING DOMAIN USING MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... A MODEL FOR THE HUMAN ANDROGEN RECEPTOR LIGAND BINDING DOMAIN USING MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS. Craig A. Marhefka, Bob M. Moore II, and Duane D. Miller, The University of Tennessee, Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee. Androgen receptor agonists...

FATTY ACIDS AS CLASSIFICATION FACTORS IN FISH.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... FATTY ACIDS AS CLASSIFICATION FACTORS IN FISH. Le-Ellen Dayhuff, Christopher J. O'Bara, and Martha J. M. Wells, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee. Essentially all plants and animals are composed of lipids, which...

CESIUM-137 IN NORTHEAST TENNESSEE, AND ITS RELATION TO THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... CESIUM-137 IN NORTHEAST TENNESSEE, AND ITS RELATION TO THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. Mohamed Y. Z. Aboul Eish, G. Kim Stearman, Dale D. Ensor, Munther M. Hindi, and Martha J. M. Wells, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee....

MONITORING ENGINE EMISSIONS WITH ULTRAVIOLET/VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... MONITORING ENGINE EMISSIONS WITH ULTRAVIOLET/VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY. Serhiy Hnatyshyn, Jennifer Castro, Paul D. Marshall, Norma L. Ayala, Tye Ed Barber, John M. E. Storey, and Bill Partridge, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville,...

DETERMINATION OF THE COMPOSITION OF ENGINE DEPOSITS USING INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... DETERMINATION OF THE COMPOSITION OF ENGINE DEPOSITS USING INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY. Serhiy Hnatyshyn, Roopali Panchal, Paul D. Marshall, Norma L. Ayala, Tye Ed Barber, G. Louis Powell, John M. E. Storey, and Bill Partridge, Tennessee Technological...

ADDITION OF NUCLEOPHILES TO THE CARBONYL CARBON OF AN ALPHA-HALO KETONE TO FORM EPOXYETHERS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... ADDITION OF NUCLEOPHILES TO THE CARBONYL CARBON OF AN ALPHA-HALO KETONE TO FORM EPOXYETHERS. William E. Solomons, The University of Tennessee, Martin, Martin, Tennessee. Nucleophiles have been reacted with an [alpha]-halogenated slightly...

PH STUDIES OF TELLURIC ACID.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... PH STUDIES OF TELLURIC ACID. Freneka F. Minter and Judith Iriarte-Gross, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Telluric acid, [Te(OH).sub.6], is a potential chemical shift reference for tellurium-125 NMR spectroscopy. It...

PROJECT SEED AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY 1999.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... PROJECT SEED AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY 1999. Stefanie Evagues, Judith Iriate-Gross, and William Ilsley, F. C. Boyd Sr. Christian School, McMinville, Tennessee (SE), and Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee (JIG,...

MODELING CHANGES OF THE CEREBRAL VASCULATURE INDUCED BY VARIATIONS OF [PCO.sub.2].(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... MODELING CHANGES OF THE CEREBRAL VASCULATURE INDUCED BY VARIATIONS OF [PCO.sub.2]. Richard Pasley, Chunzhi Wang, Charles W. Leffler, and Michael L. Daley, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee (RP, CW, MLD), and The University of...

SUPERINSULATIONS: USE IN MANUFACTURED HOMES.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... SUPERINSULATIONS: USE IN MANUFACTURED HOMES David W. Yarbrough, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee. Superinsulations produced by encapsulating evacuated fine powders have thermal resistances at 300K that are 5 to 10 times...

INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE: SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS OF B-WAVES AND OTHER LOW-FREQUENCY ACTIVITY.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE: SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS OF B-WAVES AND OTHER LOW-FREQUENCY ACTIVITY. Michael L. Daley, Dien Nguyen, Matthew J. L. Connolly, Shelley Timmons, John Angel, and Charles W. Leffler, The University of Memphis, Memphis,...

THE K-FACTOR METHOD: A NEW IMAGE PROCESSING TOOL.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... THE K-FACTOR METHOD: A NEW IMAGE PROCESSING TOOL. Jaime R. Taylor, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee. A new computational paradigm is introduced. Other image representations such as Fourier transforms and wavelength...

NON-INVASIVE METHOD OF ASSESSING RELATIVE CHANGES OF CEREBRAL BLOOD VOLUME.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... NON-INVASIVE METHOD OF ASSESSING RELATIVE CHANGES OF CEREBRAL BLOOD VOLUME. Ricky Dorsey*, Nicole Bond*, Monique Reeves*, Richard Pasley*, and Michael L. Daley, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee. Knowledge of the ability of the...

A METHODOLOGY FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE TENSILE CREEP BEHAVIOR OF ULTRA-HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... A METHODOLOGY FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE TENSILE CREEP BEHAVIOR OF ULTRA-HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE. Eric Walker, Krishy Gopalapillai, and Gladius Lewis, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee. Ultra-high molecular-weight...

DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS: OSCILLATIONS OF THE CEREBRAL ARTERIOLES DURING VENTILATION.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS: OSCILLATIONS OF THE CEREBRAL ARTERIOLES DURING VENTILATION. Sulhyung Han, Clarles W. Leffler, and Michael L. Daley. The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee (SH, MLD), and The University of Tennessee, Memphis,...

ACOUSTIC EMISSION ANALYSIS DURING FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION IN PALACOS R BONE CEMENT.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... ACOUSTIC EMISSION ANALYSIS DURING FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION IN PALACOS R BONE CEMENT. Eng-Teik Ng and Gang Qi. The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee. The fatigue crack propagation behavior of the Palacos R bone cement under...

USE OF AN ACOUSTIC EMISSION TECHNIQUE TO MONITOR AND ANALYZE FATIGUE FAILURE OF FEMUR PROSTHESES.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... USE OF AN ACOUSTIC EMISSION TECHNIQUE TO MONITOR AND ANALYZE FATIGUE FAILURE OF FEMUR PROSTHESES. Zaifeng Fan and Gang Qi, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee. Acoustic Emission (AE) technique is used to monitor and analyze fatigue...

FINITE ELEMENT EVALUATION OF MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF SPINAL INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO ROD CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE: SQUARE VS. CIRCULAR.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... FINITE ELEMENT EVALUATION OF MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF SPINAL INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO ROD CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE: SQUARE VS. CIRCULAR. Yingwu Cui and Gary Qi, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee. Few studies concerning the mechanical...

MORPHOLOGY AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF OPEN POROUS ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR POLYETHYLENE (UHMWPE) FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... MORPHOLOGY AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF OPEN POROUS ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR POLYETHYLENE (UHMWPE) FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS. T. A. Venkatesh and F. Shutov, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee. Ultra High Molecular Weight...

PREDICTION OF SHRINKAGE AND EVAPORATION OF CONCRETE DECK SLAB.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... PREDICTION OF SHRINKAGE AND EVAPORATION OF CONCRETE DECK SLAB. Ling Ung Wong and Sharon X. Huo, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee. The prediction of shrinkage and evaporation of concrete deck slab is presented. Shrinkage...

MATERIAL COMPATIBILITY WITH HIGH TEST HYDROGEN PEROXIDE ROCKET PROPELLANT.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... MATERIAL COMPATIBILITY WITH HIGH TEST HYDROGEN PEROXIDE ROCKET PROPELLANT. Rudy Gostowski and Tom Owens, Austin Peay State University, Cookeville, Tennessee, and Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama. High test (90-98%) hydrogen...

PREDICTIVE COMPUTER MODELING OF FEED AND GROWTH RATES FOR PACIFIC WHITE SHRIMP IN HARD FRESH WATER.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... PREDICTIVE COMPUTER MODELING OF FEED AND GROWTH RATES FOR PACIFIC WHITE SHRIMP IN HARD FRESH WATER. Anthony F. Pegel and J. Richard Booth, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee. Feed costs can represent as much as 60% of...

WEB-BASED ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... WEB-BASED ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY. Adel Salama and Ashraf Saad, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee, and University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. Distance Education over the Web is increasing at an exponential rate...

LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD FOR SIMULATION OF FLOW THROUGH MICROCHANNELS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD FOR SIMULATION OF FLOW THROUGH MICROCHANNELS. Kaushal B. Mehta and Joseph J. Biernacki, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee. Gas and liquid microflows are encountered in many applications of...

STUDY OF THE REACTION BETWEEN FLY ASH AND CALCIUM HYDROXIDE.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... STUDY OF THE REACTION BETWEEN FLY ASH AND CALCIUM HYDROXIDE. Jenny Lau Eik Lang and Joseph Biernacki, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee. The demand for concrete is increasing every year due to the rapid development of...

COMPETENCY-BASED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COURSE AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... COMPETENCY-BASED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COURSE AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT. Ashraf Saad and Adel Salama, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee. The Ohio Information Technology (IT)...

THERMODYNAMIC MODELING OF HYDROGEN FLUORIDE.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... THERMODYNAMIC MODELING OF HYDROGEN FLUORIDE. Donald P. Visco Jr. and David A. Kofke, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee, and State University of New York, Buffalo, Amherst, New York. Hydrogen fluoride (HF) is notoriously...

STABILIZATION OF ASCORBIC ACID LOTION.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... STABILIZATION OF ASCORBIC ACID LOTION. Jackie McAreavey and Patricia J. M. Dycus, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee. Ascorbic acid, commonly known as vitamin C, has become an increasing topic of research. While vitamin C...

STUDY OF THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FOAM-IN-FOAM POLYURETHANE MATERIALS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... STUDY OF THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FOAM-IN-FOAM POLYURETHANE MATERIALS. Y. Yuan and F. Shutov, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee. Open-pore flexible polyurethane (PUR) foams with various pore sizes (1-8 mm) were used...

COMPUTER-SCIENCE STUDENT RESPONSES TO LEGISLATION, LITIGATION AND LEGALISMS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... COMPUTER-SCIENCE STUDENT RESPONSES TO LEGISLATION, LITIGATION AND LEGALISMS. M. Gene Bailey and Ruth Knight Bailey, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee. In addition to studying traditional curriculum, our computer-ethics...

ASSISTED REPRODUCTION: ETHICAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH HUMAN CLONING.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... ASSISTED REPRODUCTION: ETHICAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH HUMAN CLONING. Rebecca L. Seipelt, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The cloning of Dolly, the sheep, has advanced the possibility of human cloning beyond the...

ETHICS IN THE ACADEMY: THE INSTITUTION OF RESEARCH.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... ETHICS IN THE ACADEMY: THE INSTITUTION OF RESEARCH. Rubye Prigmore-Torrey, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee. The Tennessee Academy of Science (TAS) may be defined as a society of learned persons organized to advance...

SODIS: A SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ETHICS TOOL.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... SODIS: A SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ETHICS TOOL. Mary Skiles Sullivan, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee. A SoDIS analysis was performed as a post-audit on a data warehousing project for a large organization. This organization...

ETHICS AND RADIATION RESEARCH.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... ETHICS AND RADIATION RESEARCH. Cliff Honicker, American Environmental Health Studies Project, Inc., Knoxville, Tennessee. A brief overview of the work of the American Environmental Health Studies Project (AEHSP) with respect to human radiation...

OCCURRENCE AND IMPACTS: THE CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE, TORNADO OF JANUARY 22, 1999.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... OCCURRENCE AND IMPACTS: THE CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE, TORNADO OF JANUARY 22, 1999. Robert A. Sirk, Austin Peay State University Clarksville, Tennessee. The Middle Tennessee region is not a traditional site of extreme cyclonic activity. Recent...

PORE-WATER PRESSURE AND WATER TABLE VARIATION DURING EARTHQUAKE SIMULATIONS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... PORE-WATER PRESSURE AND WATER TABLE VARIATION DURING EARTHQUAKE SIMULATIONS. Natasha Ramsey [*], Roy Van Arsdale, Robert A. Scarbrough, and Kevin Gough, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee. Shake table experiments were conducted on a...

NO EROSION BY TORRENTIAL RAINS ALONG LEAF MAT-PROTECTED OLD NATCHEZ TRACE, LEWIS COUNTY, TENNESSEE.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... NO EROSION BY TORRENTIAL RAINS ALONG LEAF MAT-PROTECTED OLD NATCHEZ TRACE, LEWIS COUNTY, TENNESSEE. Richard G. Stearns, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. There are 750 m of abandoned old trace near Meriwether Lewis Monument. A 9--15...

RECORDS OF FOSSIL VERTEBRATES FROM TENNESSEE: CRETACEOUS TO EARLY HOLOCENE.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... RECORDS OF FOSSIL VERTEBRATES FROM TENNESSEE: CRETACEOUS TO EARLY HOLOCENE. James X. Corgan, Emanuel Breitburg, John B. Broster, William C. Dickinson, Timothy J. Gaudin, Earl M. Manning, and Paul W Parmalee, Austin Peay State University,...

DISTRIBUTION AND ORIGIN OF LATE CENOZOIC ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS IN SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... DISTRIBUTION AND ORIGIN OF LATE CENOZOIC ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS IN SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE. Daniel Larsen and Dessalines McCleod McClure, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee. Stratigraphic data for late Cenozoic alluvial deposits in...

FAULT CONTROL OF THE CHICKASAW BLUFF/BIG CREEK LINEAMENT.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... FAULT CONTROL OF THE CHICKASAW BLUFF/BIG CREEK LINEAMENT. Randel Tom Cox, Roy Van Arsdale, and James Harris, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee (RTC, RVA), and Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi (JH). The Chickasaw Bluff/Big...

INFLUENCE OF MINERALOGY AND GRAIN SIZE ON THE ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SIGNAL OF LOESS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... INFLUENCE OF MINERALOGY AND GRAIN SIZE ON THE ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SIGNAL OF LOESS. David N. Lumsden and Aaron Broughton, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee. Electron spin resonance (ESR) can be used to determine absolute age. The...

PETROGRAPHY AND PETROCHEMISTRY OF LOWERMOST MIDDLE ORDOVICIAN CHERT IN THE VICINITY OF CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... PETROGRAPHY AND PETROCHEMISTRY OF LOWERMOST MIDDLE ORDOVICIAN CHERT IN THE VICINITY OF CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE. Habte Giorgis Churnet, The University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, Chattanooga Tennessee. Discrete nodules and clusters of chert of the...

ACADEMY LEADERS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... ACADEMY LEADERS: 1912-1936. James X. Corgan, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee. For the years 1912 through 1936, this study identifies leaders in the Tennessee Academy of Science. Twenty-two people served as president. Two...

THE VATICAN OBSERVATORY.
January 1, 2000... THE VATICAN OBSERVATORY. Brother Kevin Ryan, Christian Brothers University, Memphis, Tennessee. Abstract not available.

COSMIC ORIGINS.
January 1, 2000... COSMIC ORIGINS. Brig Klyce, Acorn Enterprises, Inc., Memphis, Tennessee. Abstract not available.