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Comments on Neural Networks
(Sociological Methods & Research, 2000-05-01)
Although neural networks do offer a few advantages over some other nonlinear methods, in certain situations these advantages are difficult to utilize. However, many neural network applications in the social sciences are ...
"Reservation of the mind": The literary native spaces in the fiction of Sherman Alexie.
(2000)
This dissertation is dedicated largely to the contradictory nature of what the literary reservation space means in primarily the works of Sherman Alexie, but also including N. Scott Momaday, Leslie Marmon Silko, and Louise ...
Newsletter no. 32 for 1999
(2000)
INHIGEO produces an annual publication that includes information on the commission's activities, national reports, book reviews, interviews and occasional historical articles.
A study of the optical transmission properties of the polymer HPG.
(2000)
Hydroxypropyl Guar (HPG) is a polymer used extensively in the petroleum industry for fracturing oil and gas wells. Understanding the transmission of electromagnetic (EM) radiation in these fluids plays an essential role ...
Figures For An Apocalypse: An oratorio for chorus and wind ensemble.
(2000)
This document contains the complete musical score for Figures For An Apocalypse, a five-movement oratorio for choir and wind ensemble, based on text taken from a portion of Thomas Merton's 1947 poem of the same name. The ...
Application of Tiab's Direct Synthesis technique to multi-layer naturally fractured reservoirs.
(2000)
Next, the problem of the pressure behavior of a well crossed by a uniform-flux and infinite-conductivity vertical fracture and located in a single-layer and multilayered bounded square reservoir with a double porosity ...
From maverick lands to managed lands: Ranching and school lands in Cimarron County, Oklahoma.
(2000)
In this dissertation I trace the decisions affecting school lands since 1890, and I try to assess how these decisions impact Cimarron County ranchers. The story is ongoing, and my contribution is to provide a more complete ...
Direct analysis of type Ia supernovae spectra.
(2000)
This work describes how to use and modify the highly parameterized spectrum synthesis code (SYNNEW). SYNNEW can be used to derive information directly from type Ia supernovae spectra.
Branch-point structure and energy level calculations of diamagnetic hydrogen using dimensional perturbation theory.
(2000)
This dissertation describes the results of research that covers two distinct areas relevant to the field of physics: atomic theory and applied numerical analysis. In the first phase of this research the avoided crossings ...
Morality in combat.
(2000)
The factors that contribute to a military officer's moral and ethical decisions in combat are investigated with a qualitative study of interviews conducted with thirteen veterans. Theories of moral reasoning are discussed ...