November 09, 2009

New Mathematics Publications from BU Researchers

On Exact and Asymptotic Properties of Two-Stage and Sequential Estimation of the Normal Mean Under LINEX Loss
Zacks, Shelemyahu; Mukhopadhyay, Nitis
COMMUNICATIONS IN STATISTICS-THEORY AND METHODS 38 (16-17): 2992-3014 2009

Improved Density Estimators for Invertible Linear Processes
Schick, Anton; Wefelmeyer, Wolfgang
COMMUNICATIONS IN STATISTICS-THEORY AND METHODS 38 (16-17): 3123-3147 2009

Posted by ebrown at 10:15 AM | Permalink | Mathematics, Publications by BU Researchers

October 30, 2009

Internet turns 40

On October 29, 1969, the internet was born with a crash. To read about the history of the Internet, check out the following news stories:

Web pioneer recalls 'birth of the Internet' [CNN.com]

The Internet at 40: History Began With Its First Crash [PC World]

Happy 40th Birthday, Internet! Five Milestones in the Ever-Evolving History of the Web [Popular Science]

Posted by jdixon at 10:32 AM | Permalink | Science News

October 07, 2009

Checklist of Sanborn Maps Available

The Library of Congress Geography and Map Division has created the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps Online Checklist. The online checklist is based upon the LoC Library's 1981 publication Fire Insurance Maps in the Library of Congress and will be continually updated to reflect new acquisitions. The online checklist also contains links to existing digital images from their collection and will be updated as new images are added.
To learn more, please visit: http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/sanborn/

Posted by ajbrown at 03:27 PM | Permalink | Maps

September 25, 2009

SPSS Statistical Program Information

The SPSS statistical program has a new name - PASW Statistics 17. It can be accessed from the desktop application folder in the following locations:

• Academic A PODS – Classrooms 2, 4 and 14
• College in the Woods PODS
• Science Library Information Commons
• Science II PODS – Rooms 134 and 135

Students can also access SPSS via the new Desktop Virtualization pilot program. To access the Desktop Virtualization, log-on at http://bingvdi.binghamton.edu.

Information Technology Services has helpful information about SPSS at their Statistical Programming Support webpage

If you have any questions about SPSS, contact the ITS Help Desk.

Posted by jdixon at 11:13 AM | Permalink | News and Announcements

September 21, 2009

New Physics Publications by BU Researchers

Theory of the normal-superfluid interface in population-imbalanced Fermi gases
Baur, Stefan K.; Basu, Sourish; De Silva, Theja N.; Mueller, Erich J.
PHYSICAL REVIEW A 79 (6): Art. No. 063628 JUN 2009

Doubly resonant Raman electron paramagnetic transitions of Cr3+ in ruby (Al2O3:Cr3+)
Lu, X.; Venugopalan, S.; Kim, Hyunjung; Grimsditch, M.; Rodriguez, S.; Ramdas, A. K.
PHYSICAL REVIEW B 79 (23): Art. No. 235204 JUN 2009

Magnetotransmission spectra in La0.7Pb0.3MnO3-delta epitaxial thin film with colossal magnetoresistance effect
Malak, Sidney T.; Clayton-Cox, Ryan; Scheuermann, James R.; Stehlik, Jiri; Wang, Jian-Qing
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS 105 (7): Art. No. 07D727 APR 1 2009

Three-component fermion pairing in two dimensions
De Silva, Theja N.
PHYSICAL REVIEW A 80 (1): Art. No. 013620 JUL 2009

Population imbalanced Fermi gases in quasi two dimensions
De Silva, Theja N.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS B-ATOMIC MOLECULAR AND OPTICAL PHYSICS 42 (16): Art. No. 165301 AUG 28 2009

Magnetotelluric evidence for thick-skinned tectonics in central Taiwan
Bertrand, Edward; Unsworth, Martyn; Chiang, Chih-Wen; Chen, Chow-Son; Chen, Chien-Chih; Wu, Francis; Turkoglu, Ersan; Hsu, Han-Lun; Hill, Graham
GEOLOGY 37 (8): 711-714 AUG 2009

Posted by ebrown at 10:47 AM | Permalink | Physics and Astronomy, Publications by BU Researchers

New Mathematics Publications from BU Researchers

Hyperbolic Weyl groups and the four normed division algebras
Feingold, Alex J.; Kleinschmidt, Axel; Nicolai, Hermann
JOURNAL OF ALGEBRA 322 (4): 1295-1339 AUG 15 2009

Gradient estimates for the eigenfunctions on compact manifolds with boundary and Hormander Multiplier Theorem
Xu, Xiangjin
FORUM MATHEMATICUM 21 (3): 455-476 MAY 2009

On rigidity and the isomorphism problem for tree braid groups
Sabalka, Lucas
GROUPS GEOMETRY AND DYNAMICS 3 (3): 469-523 2009

Posted by ebrown at 10:45 AM | Permalink | Mathematics, Publications by BU Researchers

New Chemistry Publications by BU Researchers

Synthesis and Optical Properties of Co-Doped ZnO Submicrometer Tubes from Electrospun Fiber Templates
Ochanda, Frederick; Cho, Kevin; Andala, Dickson; Keane, Thomas C.; Atkinson, Ari; Jones, Wayne E., Jr.
LANGMUIR 25 (13): 7547-7552 JUL 7 2009

Comprehensive Study of the Application of a Pb Underpotential Deposition-Assisted Method for Surface Area Measurement of Metallic Nanoporous Materials
Liu, Y.; Bliznakov, S.; Dimitrov, N.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C 113 (28): 12362-12372 JUL 16 2009

Nanostructured PtVFe catalysts: Electrocatalytic performance in proton exchange membrane fuel cells
Fang, Bin; Luo, Jin; Njoki, Peter N.; Loukrakpam, Rameshwori; Mott, Derrick; Wanjala, Bridgid; Hu, Xiang; Zhong, Chuan-Jian
ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS 11 (6): 1139-1141 JUN 2009

Nucleophilic chemistry of X-type Faujasite zeolites with 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide (CEES), a simulant of common mustard gas
Kanyi, Charles W.; Doetschman, David C.; Schulte, Juergen T.
MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS 124 (1-3): 232-235 AUG-SEP 2009

Attempted Generation of the Potentially Aromatic 6,7-Diphenyldibenzo[e,g][1,4]diazocine Dianion Leads with Profound Rearrangement to the Isomeric N-(2-Amino-1,2-diphenylethenyl)carbazole Dianions
Eisch, John J.; Manchanayakage, Renuka N.; Rheingold, Arnold L.
ORGANIC LETTERS 11 (18): 4060-4063 SEP 17 2009

A Conserved Na+ Binding Site of the Sodium-coupled Neutral Amino Acid Transporter 2 (SNAT2)
Author Full Names:
Zhang, Zhou; Albers, Thomas; Fiumera, Heather L.; Gameiro, Armanda; Grewer, Christof
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY 284 (37): 25314-25323 SEP 11 2009

Identification and Quantitation of Bacillus globigii Using Metal Enhanced Electrochemical Detection and Capillary BiosensorMwilu, Samuel K.; Aluoch, Austin O.; Miller, Seth; Wong, Paula; Sadik, Omowunmi A.
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 81 (18): 7561-7570 SEP 15 2009

Posted by ebrown at 10:40 AM | Permalink | Chemistry, Publications by BU Researchers

September 17, 2009

ScienceDirect - Down for Maintenance on Sept. 19

ScienceDirect will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance by the vendor for approximately 13 hours from 8am - 9pm on Saturday, September 19. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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