Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science articles from January 2006

Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science archives from January 2006

Examining the relationship between sprawl and neighborhood social conflicts in Alabama.
January 1, 2006... ABSTRACT The paper examines the relationship between sprawl and neighborhood social conflicts between non-farm residents and farmers in north Alabama. The analysis is based on 2000 census data and 2004 data from a multi-county survey of...

Fibrinogen levels in Polycythemia Vera patients and hematocrit target for performing a therapeutic phlebotomy in southwest Alabama.
January 1, 2006... ABSTRACT Patients with Polycythemia Vera undergo therapeutic phlebotomies on a routine basis to decrease their hematocrit. The blood collected is discarded and could potentially be used in other capacities such as research or controls in...

A novel approach to model turbulence Part I: theoretical formulation.
January 1, 2006... ABSTRACT This paper describes a novel unifying formulation of turbulence modeling via the optimal control theory. In this formulation, Reynolds stresses are considered control variables while the averaged velocities are considered state...

The search for human immortality: the biology and the ethics.(Merchants of Immortality: Chasing the Dream of Human Life Extension)(Book review)
January 1, 2006... Merchants of Immortality: Chasing the Dream of Human Life Extension, Stephen S. Hall, 360 pp. plus Notes, Bibliography, Acknowledgements, and Index. Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, New York, 2003. Scientific discovery has often kindled...

Biography of W. Peter Conroy.
January 1, 2006... Pete Conroy is the Director of Jacksonville State University's Environmental Policy and Information Center (EPIC). Trained as a biologist. Mr. Conroy moved to Alabama in 1985 to work as the curator of the Anniston Museum of Natural History. ...

AAS Fall 2005 Executive Committee meeting.
January 1, 2006... Biology Department Samford University Birmingham, AL, 35229 October 29, 2005 Call to Order and Approval of Minutes (A). Officer Reports (B) 1. Board of Trustees, Eugene Omasta Trustee members are very active in...