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From: PNCSPPC@ccvax1.cc.ncsu.edu
Newsgroups: sci.engr.biomed
Subject: Computer applications in the life sciences?
Date: 6 Oct 1992 19:51:27 -0500
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

My educational background is in the life sciences.  I have a B.S. in
biology and recently completed an M.S. in food science (microbiology
minor).  Lately, I have become more and more interested in software
development.  Does anyone know of any graduate programs where I could do
research on computer applications in the biological sciences-- for example,
use of AI to solve problems in pharmacology, medicine, drug
design/development, etc.?  Suggestions on good books or articles to read
would also be appreciated.

Phil Calvert
 
<Bitnet: pncsppc@ncsuvax / Internet: pncsppc@ccvax1.cc.ncsu.edu>
Newsgroups: sci.engr.biomed
From: samir@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Samir Patel)
Subject: Careers in Biomed Acoustics and Biomed Signal Processing
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center
Distribution: usa  
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 22:25:42 GMT


  Hi Netters!

   Could somebody enlighten me on Reasearch and industrial job prospects
   for Biomed Acoustics and Biomed Signal Processing?
   Any pionter in this direction will be a timely help.
   I appreciate the response.

   Thanks in advance,

   with best regards,
   -SAMIR
    Email: samir@ecn.purdue.edu

Newsgroups: sci.engr.biomed
From: sundare@watson.ibm.com (C. Sundaresan)
Subject: device to detect eye movements for communication
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1992 13:57:16 GMT
Distribution: usa
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

For a person who is almost totally paralyzed, yet very bright,
a communication technique is needed which would read either
the position of the eyeballs, or eyelids, eyebrows etc.
This might interface to a PC.  We are programmers so whatever
we find need not be in 100% perfectly releasable shape, but
we could deal with it.
I had heard of fighter-plane cockpits which could sense where
the pilot was looking, and do various things on CRTs.
I wonder if that technology has made it to the non-military 
world.  I believe there were a couple of light beams
that read the angle of the cornea, or lens ....
please give me any leads you can think of.

Chris Sundaresan 
Newsgroups: sci.engr.biomed
From: bnouredd@engr.UVic.CA (Borna  Noureddin)
Subject: Re: EEinBio graduate programs help
Reply-To: bnouredd@engr.UVic.CA
Organization: University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 21:26:03 GMT

I am also VERY interested in this list, especially for computer engineering related
programs. I would very much appreciate you sending me a copy of the list if and when
you compile it.

Thanx.

Newsgroups: sci.engr
From: bway@kean.ucs.mun.ca
Subject: the pitot tube
Organization: Memorial University. St.John's Nfld, Canada
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 18:38:28 GMT

Can anybody tell me what a "pitot tube" is? As well, where would be a 
good place to find information (eg. a journal article) about it. 
Thanx.  Brent


!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brent C. Way

Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Memorial University of Newfoundland

bway@kean.ucs.mun.ca          bway@morgan.ucs.mun.ca

"So I decided to study the sciences. I figured 'Hey, who needs a life 
anyway?"

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Newsgroups: sci.engr.chem
From: jaturne@eng.clemson.edu (james turner)
Subject: FORTRAN compiler for Mac
Reply-To: jaturne@eng.clemson.edu
Organization: College of Engineering, Clemson Univ.
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 14:31:42 GMT



Does anyone know of a DECENT fortran compiler for the Macintosh????

Al Turner
jaturne@eng.clemson.edu
From: s907487@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Chang Onn Lai)
Newsgroups: sci.engr.chem
Subject: Insulation cellulose fibre
Summary: Insulation cellulose fibre
Date: 29 Sep 92 04:41:18 GMT
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre
NNTP-Posting-Host: minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au


 The insulation cellulose fibre is a very good insulation. It is fire proof and
 thermal proof. It is a very interesting material which can prevent heat loss,
 by having insultor in between the fibre gap. 

 There are also retandant present to prevent the fibre to burn, ulitimately the
 fibre will burn but it takes very long time  and it does not emit smoke and 
 no odour smell.

 Is there anyone up there have study this topic or do a research on it?
 Eg, test its amount retandant present and the the compactivity density
 or some methods to test the fibre from the market whether it meets the 
 standard or not.

Thanks!

   COL
Newsgroups: sci.engr.chem
From: ecm9093@aston.ac.uk (J.P.FLETCHER)
Subject: Re: Chemical Plant Pollution Curbs Held Up by OM
Organization: Aston University
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 09:36:15 GMT

In article <7065@lhdsy1.lahabra.chevron.com> roat@rrc.chevron.com (Suzanne 
Roat,Chevron,(510)242-5313) writes:
>  --  Long discourse of stuff omitted

>Fact:  Contribution by Chemical/Petroleum Industry to Air Pollution:  <5%
>Fact:  Contribution by Cars, Trucks, Buses to Air Pollution:  45%

>We're focusing on the wrong problem people.  We need to work on getting
>cars off the roads, getting all vehicles rigged with better emission
>controls, formulate better fuels, make mass transportation feasible, etc.  
>if we want to have a significant impact on the amount of air pollution.
>Unfortunately, the lobby to prevent such actions is too well financed.
>Merely my opinion based on the facts.
Surely the total amount of air pollution is not the only problem.  There is 
the location and what the pollution actually is.  The release of quite 
small quantities of poisonous material can have a very large impact 
in the area around the release site.  If the chemical industry does not act 
to reduce pollution, it is in fact transferring the costs to those injured 
by the pollution, and the wider community.

John
--------------------------------------------------------------
Dr John P. Fletcher       
Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry,
Aston University,         Tel: (44) 21 359 3611 ext 4625
Aston Triangle,		  Email(Janet): J.P.FLETCHER@UK.AC.ASTON
BIRMINGHAM B4 7ET   U.K.  Email(Other): J.P.FLETCHER@ASTON.AC.UK
--------------------------------------------------------------
From: JRBANGA@poppy.ucdavis.edu (JULIO RODRIGUEZ BANGA)
Newsgroups: sci.engr.chem
Subject: Info about SPEEDUP
Date: 30 Sep 92 15:24:44 GMT
Organization: University of California, Davis
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.20


  Dear netters::

   Our group is considering using SPEEDUP for dynamic simulation of processes
in the food and bioproducts industry. Before buying it, we would like to
receive some feedback from users of this package. Any kind of comments and
opinions are welcome. Comparisons with alternative simulator would be very
desirable.

  *** Please email your answers to julio@iim.csic.es
      I'll post a summary if I receive any answers.

    Thanks in advance. Regards,

                                 Julio. 
Newsgroups: sci.engr.chem,alt.activism,talk.environment
From: Nigel.Allen@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Nigel Allen)
Subject: Re: Chemical Plant Pollution Curbs Held Up b
Organization: NDA
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 00:59:44 GMT

In article <7105@lhdsy1.lahabra.chevron.com> roat@rrc.chevron.com writes:
>>
>>We're focusing on the wrong problem people.  We need to work on getting
>>cars off the roads, getting all vehicles rigged with better emission
>>controls, formulate better fuels, make mass transportation feasible, etc.  
>>if we want to have a significant impact on the amount of air pollution.
>>Unfortunately, the lobby to prevent such actions is too well financed.
>>Merely my opinion based on the facts.
>>
>
>Found the actual statistics last night:
>
>According to a study of 5 metropolitan areas (unnamed in report I have) done in
>1989 by an independent group hired by the South Coast Air Quality Management
>District (southern Cal.):
>
>Apparent percentage of cancers due to air pollution:  8%
>[Major contributors are still smoking, excessive drinking]
>Percentage of the 8% of cancers due to vehicle emissions:  65%
>Percentage of the 8% of cancers due to industry:  2.3% (2 point 3, not 23)
>
>According to another study performed in 1990 by an independent research
>organization for entire US:
>Percent of air pollution due to vehicle emissions:	55%
>Percent of air pollution due to industry:		2%
>
>As I said before, we're focusing on the wrong problem.  Reducing emissions
>from industry will have a miniscule effect on total air pollution.  We must
>stop driving our cars.  I personally would love to see Chevron become
>strictly a lubricants company.  We will always have moving parts that need
>lubrication.  Again, just my humble opinion.

I agree that reducing automobile use is important.

However, industrial pollution is more localized. People living near a
factory that causes air pollution will have more respiratory diseases
than other people. (Of course, one way to spread out air pollution
and reduce its local effects is to build a very tall smokestack, such as
the "superstack" at the Inco smelter in Sudbury, Ontario. That doesn't
reduce the total volume of atmospheric pollutants; it just spreads them
out over a wider area.)

Investing in (or finding other ways to promote) measures to reduce air
pollution in neighboring countries may sometimes be more worthwhile than
improving an already more-or-less clean factory's emission levels.
Sweden found it worthwhile to pay to reduce pollution in Poland, partly
to reduce the amount of pollution from Poland that ended up in Sweden
and Swedish waters. The U.S. obviously has an interest in reducing
pollution in Mexico on that basis, and Canada has frequently expressed
its desire to see the U.S. reduce the amount of sulphur it pumps into
the atmosphere that becomes acid rain and acidifies Canadian forests and
lakes.



--
   The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the University of
     North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Campus Office for Information
        Technology, or the Experimental Bulletin Board Service.
           internet:  bbs.oit.unc.edu or 152.2.22.80
From: roat@rrc.chevron.com (Suzanne Roat,Chevron,(510)242-5313)
Newsgroups: sci.engr.chem
Subject: Re: Chemical Plant Pollution Curbs Held Up by OM
Date: 28 Sep 92 20:56:45 GMT
Reply-To: roat@rrc.chevron.com
Organization: Chevron, Richmond, California


  --  Long discourse of stuff omitted

Fact:  Contribution by Chemical/Petroleum Industry to Air Pollution:  <5%
Fact:	Contribution by Cars, Trucks, Buses to Air Pollution:  45%

We're focusing on the wrong problem people.  We need to work on getting
cars off the roads, getting all vehicles rigged with better emission
controls, formulate better fuels, make mass transportation feasible, etc.  
if we want to have a significant impact on the amount of air pollution.
Unfortunately, the lobby to prevent such actions is too well financed.
Merely my opinion based on the facts.

---
Suzanne Roat				Phone:	(510) 242-5313 Voice 
Chevron Research and Technology Company		(510) 242-4647 FAX
100 Chevron Way				Email:	roat@rrc.chevron.com
Richmond, CA  94802-0627

Xref: sparky sci.engr.chem:516 sci.bio.technology:270 sci.chem:3816
Organization: Middle East Technical University - Computer Center
Date: Monday, 5 Oct 1992 11:33:46 TUR
From: <C44590@TRMETU.BITNET>
Newsgroups: sci.engr.chem,sci.bio.technology,sci.chem
Subject: corrosion in water (3).

=========================================================================
my research thesis is about ^ Accelerated Corrosion Tests in  Water containing
Detergents^;i wonder,if anybody,would kindly send me ANYTHING related to this
topic.please send personal e-mail.

thanks in advance
From: rrobinso@jade.tufts.edu (Rick D. Robinson)
Newsgroups: sci.engr.chem
Subject: material research centers?
Date: 30 Sep 92 20:14:35 GMT
Article-I.D.: jade.1992Sep30.201435.16400
Organization: Tufts University - Medford, MA
Originator: rrobinso@jade.tufts.edu


Help 
I need to located the following Centers:

Ingal International Gallium
  GmbH
  Schnandorf, Germany

Thermophysical Properties Research Center
  Purdue University
  West Lafayette Indiana

I need some way to contact these labs hopefully through email.
Thanks in advance!
Please send replys to 
 
rrobinso@jade.tufts.edu

Rich
From: roat@rrc.chevron.com (Suzanne Roat,Chevron,(510)242-5313)
Newsgroups: sci.engr.chem
Subject: Re: Chemical Plant Pollution Curbs Held Up b
Date: 29 Sep 92 18:08:59 GMT
Reply-To: roat@rrc.chevron.com
Organization: Chevron, Richmond, California

In article 7065@lhdsy1.lahabra.chevron.com, roat@rrc.chevron.com (Suzanne Roat,Chevron,(510)242-5313) writes:
>
>  --  Long discourse of stuff omitted
>
>Fact:  Contribution by Chemical/Petroleum Industry to Air Pollution:  <5%
>Fact:	Contribution by Cars, Trucks, Buses to Air Pollution:  45%
>
>We're focusing on the wrong problem people.  We need to work on getting
>cars off the roads, getting all vehicles rigged with better emission
>controls, formulate better fuels, make mass transportation feasible, etc.  
>if we want to have a significant impact on the amount of air pollution.
>Unfortunately, the lobby to prevent such actions is too well financed.
>Merely my opinion based on the facts.
>
>---
>Suzanne Roat				Phone:	(510) 242-5313 Voice 
>Chevron Research and Technology Company		(510) 242-4647 FAX
>100 Chevron Way				Email:	roat@rrc.chevron.com
>Richmond, CA  94802-0627
>


Found the actual statistics last night:

According to a study of 5 metropolitan areas (unnamed in report I have) done in
1989 by an independent group hired by the South Coast Air Quality Management
District (southern Cal.):

Apparent percentage of cancers due to air pollution:  8%
[Major contributors are still smoking, excessive drinking]
Percentage of the 8% of cancers due to vehicle emissions:  65%
Percentage of the 8% of cancers due to industry:  2.3% (2 point 3, not 23)

According to another study performed in 1990 by an independent research
organization for entire US:
Percent of air pollution due to vehicle emissions:	55%
Percent of air pollution due to industry:		2%

As I said before, we're focusing on the wrong problem.  Reducing emissions
from industry will have a miniscule effect on total air pollution.  We must
stop driving our cars.  I personally would love to see Chevron become
strictly a lubricants company.  We will always have moving parts that need
lubrication.  Again, just my humble opinion.

---
Suzanne Roat				Phone:	(510) 242-5313 Voice 
Chevron Research and Technology Company		(510) 242-4647 FAX
100 Chevron Way				Email:	roat@rrc.chevron.com
Richmond, CA  94802-0627

Newsgroups: sci.engr.mech
From: ziggy@r-node.gts.org (Adrian Buss  Sys-Op)
Subject: Re: autocad news group
Organization: R-node Public Access UNIX Information System (416-249-5366)
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 02:29:39 GMT

In article <Bv8t6u.L6J@acsu.buffalo.edu> v126nlbt@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (ZAC) writes:
>
>
>	We recently purchased autocad and I am starting to familiarize myself
>with its many features. If there is an autocad newsgroup could someone please
>tell me its name. I can't seem to find it.
>	Thankyou
>
>
>
>						ZAC  

Well if you still want to know the group is called alt.cad.autocad.


regards 

ziggy

-- 
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ziggy@r-node.gts.org         | Have you rubbed noses with an Eskimo today??
ziggy@zooid.guild.org        | My inability to spell and gramatize are no
adrian@skypod.guild.org      | reflection on the GENERAL CANADIAN intelligence!!
From: tcora@PICA.ARMY.MIL (Tom Coradeschi <tcora>)
Newsgroups: sci.engr.mech
Subject: Re: Ladder Logic - What is it?
Date: 25 Sep 92 17:40:12 GMT
Organization: Electric Armts Div, US Army ARDEC, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ

goldberg@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Mark Goldberg) writes:
>I'm in a new job.  A system I am working with employs what is called
>ladder logic in its programmable  logic controller.   I am unfamiliar
>with ladder logic and would appreciate some info.   Please respond via
>email.  Many thanks in advance.

I'm gonna throw this out via Usenet, cuz others may be wondering (or end
up in a position where they will be wondering) just the same thing.

Ladder logic is, essentially, a software representation of a logic based
control system, which is oriented around the paradigm of a hardware based
system. Specifically, the use of relay coils and contacts to control the
flow of data and the operation of external devices. Years ago, all of this
stuff was done with relays, but the use of microprocessors has increased
the flexibility and power of such systems dramatically. Let me try to
illustrate with an example.

+5v
|
|     Switch A    Switch B                                 Output C
|-------|/|---------| |--------------------------------------(   )
|    [NC Contact][NO Contact]                             [Relay Coil]
|
|
|     Switch D    Switch E                                 Output F
|-------|/|---------| |--------------------------------------(   )
|
|
|
|     Contact C   Contact F                                Output G
|-------| |---------| |--------------------------------------(   )
|
|
|

Assume that all the switches are pressure switches for this case. What will
happen here is that:
    If Switch A is unpressurized and Switch B is pressurized, Output C
will be energized (A is NC, B is NO) since current can flow from the +5V
bus to the coil on relay C.
    If Switch D is unpressurized and Switch E is pressurized, Output F
will be energized (in the same fashion).
    Since the output coils on both relays C & F are energized, the NO
contacts on those relays close (all these are virtual relays, so far)
and energize output G. This is wired to a termination on the front panel
of the PLC and can be used ring an alarm, indicating that this specific
pressure state exists. Or maybe it starts a pump or opens a valve. What
it does is what you want it to do.

The big difference between relay-based systems and software-based is the
flexibilty the software gives you. Reprogramming a PLC is much easier than
reconfiguring a bunch of relays. Another big strength is in the ability
of software-based systems to do more than simply logical operations. The
GE Series Six in our lab has analog inputs and outputs (both +/- 10V and
200 mA loop), thermocouple inputs, an RS232 interface, a BASIC processor
(for driving the operator's terminal) and a buncha other stuff. These things
can be networked as well (our other lab has 6 of them; a supervisor and
5 remotes). Definitely a big help, compared to the alternative. (Wires and
relays From Hell.)

Hope this helps...
-- 
 
                tom coradeschi    <+>    tcora@pica.army.mil
Newsgroups: sci.engr.mech
From: campbell@leonardo.src.honeywell.com (Jim Campbell 7644)
Subject: Propeller Questions		
Reply-To: campbell@leonardo.src.honeywell.com
Organization: Honeywell Systems and Research Center
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 15:33:18 GMT

I worked on the University of Minnesota's human powered hydrofoil for over a year,
and we found that the most efficient propeller (theoretically) would have only
one blade in the flow.  However, at the speeds we were running (510 RPM) we needed
two blades for balance.

Jim Campbell

Xref: sparky sci.engr.mech:346 sci.math.num-analysis:2869
From: pushkar@bongo.cc.utexas.edu (pushkar tamhane)
Newsgroups: sci.engr.mech,sci.math.num-analysis
Subject: Commercial Finite Element Packages
Date: 29 Sep 92 16:12:40 GMT
Reply-To: pushkar@bongo.cc.utexas.edu (pushkar tamhane)
Followup-To: sci.engr.mech
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX
Originator: pushkar@bongo.cc.utexas.edu


>This is a query for those who use commercially availabel Finite Element Packages.
>There is a glut of such packages available in the market. I am interested in 
>knowing which packages are prefered over others for whatever reason - price, support,
>flexibility, GUI, versatality, licensing, availability, hardware, speed etc.

>I will summarize the responses if there are many.

>PS: I use ABAQUS only and it meets most of my requirements.

I posted this query two days ago and the response has been lukewarm. However most
(almost 95%) of the responses were from academic institutions. I would like to hear more 
from the users in the industry.
On our Campus, we had a choice of using ABAQUS and MSC/NASTRAN. But MSC/NASTRAN was
removed due to low usage. It seems industry is more fond of this package. 
I will summarize the responses in few days.

	Pushkar Tamhane
	Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
	University of Texas at Austin
From: princecr@mala.bc.ca
Newsgroups: sci.engr.mech
Subject: propeler question
Date: 29 Sep 92 12:16:20 -0700
Organization: Malaspina College


	I saw a show on Tesla the other day and there was this rather crafty 
vertical take-off and landing plane thing.  It was developed by the US military
after Tesla's pivoting cockpit design.  Now, this thing had two props together 
on the same shaft.  My question is what is the purpose of these two props
inline with each other and how do they work??
						chris.
From: plapp@nosc.mil (Michael J. Plapp)
Newsgroups: sci.engr.mech
Subject: Re: Commercial Finite Element Packages
Date: 30 Sep 92 16:57:19 GMT
Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego


 I concur with the previous article that MSC/NASTRAN is a better code
 for eigenvalue type analyses.  We ran some comparison studies
 between NASTRAN and ABAQUS and NASTRAN won hands down.  For most
 other applications we have found ABAQUS to be better.  It is easier
 to use and has greater capabilities.  Particularly in modeling 
 geometric nonlinearities and characterizing nontypical materials.
 Whether it is because ABAQUS is not used in industry as extensively
 as NASTRAN and ANSYS or because it is a more extensive code, we have
 found it to be less "stable".  We have uncovered a number of bugs
 over the years.  However, their support people have always been very
 prompt in investigating problems and trying to work out solutions.
				Mike Plapp
Newsgroups: sci.engr.mech
From: arun@csvaxd.csuohio.edu
Subject: Applications of ANSYS
Organization: Cleveland State University
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 02:35:35 GMT

For my independent study I have to learn to use ANSYS. I have to solve
a problem using ANSYS. Are there any books (apart from the manuals) that 
help a beginner to FEM ? Is ANSYS good in any specific application like 
heat transfer, structures etc. ?

Please e-mail your responses to : arun@csvaxd.csuohio.edu


Thanks in advance,

Arun
From: krish-m@acsu.buffalo.edu (Mukund Krishnaswami)
Newsgroups: sci.engr.mech
Subject: Info about movie.byu (reqd by Mike Tiller)
Date: 30 Sep 92 23:54:41 GMT
Followup-To: potdarn@bones.caedm.byu.edu
Distribution: usa
Organization: UB

I am posting this for Mr. Mike Tiller - He (Mike) needed some info
on movie.byu. This was sent to me by my friend at BYU
(Brighman Young University, Provo, Utah).

:    Movie.Byu name has been changed to Sequel.byu. It  is  a  general
:    purpose  graphics software in the CE dept. It is supposed to have
:    a Post Processor, engg  visualization  capability,  reads  results
:    from  FEA  etc. It sells for $750 (academic use) and $1500 Indus-
:    trial use. If you need more information call Julie the secy,
:    at  801 378 2812. She will transfer the call to the right person.
:
:    Nitin.


Mukund
--
Dept of Mech Engg, SUNY at Buffalo, 		krish-m@acsu.buffalo.edu
#include <std_disclaimer.h>			Big_Al (Periya Aal)
Newsgroups: sci.engr.mech
From: acampane@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Angelo Campanella)
Subject: Re: Hydrogen burning combustion engine
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 03:04:50 GMT

Suggest you change fuel to propane or natural gas (mostly methane).
Anyway, they are mostly hydrogen, anyway...

Any gasoline engine will work on propane.  (e.g. a lawn mower engine or 
go-kart.) Key is to design a metering device that will follow throttle commands
vis-a-vis engine speed and operator desires.