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From: jennyg@titan.ucs.umass.edu (Well Paid in Name Only)
Newsgroups: sci.psychology
Subject: Re: Psychology jokes
Date: 25 Jan 1993 00:00:08 -0500
Organization: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
NNTP-Posting-Host: titan.ucs.umass.edu

In article <1993Jan24.233530.8620@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu> sfm@manduca.neurobio.arizona.edu (Stephen Matheson) writes:
>From article <hbsperki.727789106@kraken>,
>by hbsperki@kraken.itc.gu.edu.au (James Perkins):
>
>> Does anybody know any good psychology jokes?
>
>Q: How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb?
>

Stephen, I think the important question is: How many psychologists do
*you* think it takes to change a light bulb?

Jenny G
-- 
***************************************************************************
jennyg@titan.ucc.umass.edu is Jenny Gutbezahl @ Univ. of Mass, Amherst
****************************************************************************
"I'm not cheap, love.  Loud, but not cheap."  - The Crying Game
Newsgroups: sci.psychology
From: jpk@Ingres.COM (Jon Krueger)
Subject: Re: historical effects on psychology
Reply-To: jpk@Ingres.COM (Jon Krueger)
Organization: Ingres Corporation, a subsidiary of The ASK Group, Inc.
Date: 23 Jan 93 06:32:38 GMT

Frederic Alexandre writes:
> effects of the historical context on psychologist theories

A turn of the century science watcher (Chesterton?)  pointed out that,
according to the accounts, German rats sat and thought and then acted
decisively, whereas American rats ran in circles until they stumbled
on the answer.  A better example you're not going to find.

Another fun example is Pavlov himself, who "held the view that
conditioned reflexes, although manifestly a behavioral phenomeon, were
of interest for understanding of the brain" (Millenson and Leslie,
Principles of Behavioral Analysis, 1979).

Historical context ("zeitgeist") is well known to affect the conduct
of science.  Psychology is no exception.

-- Jon
--
Jon Krueger  jpk@ingres.com  
Newsgroups: sci.psychology
From: shd1221@andy.bgsu.edu (Sherlette Dixon)
Subject: I/O People: Please reply
Followup-To: sci.psychology
Organization: Bowling Green State U., OH
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 13:55:54 GMT

I am a psychology major who wants to specialize in organizational psych. in
a graduate program that has more of a practioner-based rather than a
research-based foundation.  I will graduate the spring of '94  with a BS. I
have researched the following schools:  San Francisco State U.; Claremont
Graduate School, CA; CA Professional School of Psych, San Diego; University
of N. Texas, Denton; University of Houston, TX; and Georgia Institute of
Tech., Atlanta.  
I would appreciate any information concerning other schools whose programs
are based on this aspect of the field.


Sherlette
From: abramwtz@coral.bucknell.edu (Jon Abramowitz)
Newsgroups: sci.psychology
Subject: Re: FRUIT MACHINES
Date: 27 Jan 1993 11:58:59 -0500
Organization: Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, USA
NNTP-Posting-Host: coral.bucknell.edu

Fruit machines (or slot machines as we call them in the states) are very
addicting to people because of the way they are set up to give out money. 
Our behavior is based on schedules of reinforcement (reward).  That is, all of
our behavior is motivated by its consequences.  If you give someone roses, they
give you a kiss.  The kiss is a reward and "reinforces" you to give them roses again.  This is a "fixed-ratio" schedule.  Every time you gives roses, you get
a kiss.  With a fruit machine, the schedule of reinforcement is a "variable-
ratio"  That is, the ratio of times putting money in to times being rewarded
is random.  You never know when you will win, but you know that you CAN win.

It so happens that behavior that is rewarded on a "variable-ratio" schedule is 
the most difficult to extinguish.  People have a hard time stoping at fruit machines because they figure "maybe THIS time I'll win".  If they don't, they still hopr it'll be next time.

The great B.F. Skinner is the man to read if you want more info about this.
Much has been written about the psychology of gambling, but i hope that I've helped somewhat in outlining basic constructs.

Jon
Newsgroups: sci.psychology
From: mcintosh@alw.nih.gov (Anthony R. McIntosh)
Subject: structural modeling programs for the Mac
Organization: National Inst. of Health, DCRT, CSL
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 21:31:59 GMT

This posting has appeared in sci.math.stat


Does anyone out there know of a stats program which does structural equation modeling on the Macintosh.  I had heard rumors at one time of a Mac program which lets you define the model graphically rather than thru matrices (ala LISREL).

Thanks

Randy
From: spx2rbr@thor.cf.ac.uk (Rhun Roberts)
Newsgroups: sci.psychology
Subject: FRUIT MACHINES
Date: 27 Jan 93 15:16:24 GMT
Organization: University of Wales College at Cardiff
X-Mailer: Cardiff Computing Maths PP Mail Open News Gateway

Is there anybody out there who knows anything about the psychology
involved when designing the circuit boards for modern day fruit
machines?

I am very interested in the Psychology of such machines since I am about
to do a survey on the reasons why so many people throw their money away
knowing full well that in the long run they are going to lose their
money.
Is there anybody out there who knows a circuit designer for Fruit
Machines?   I would be very grateful gor any replies I get to this
posting.

Thanks

Rhun.
Newsgroups: sci.engr
From: agung@kean.ucs.mun.ca
Subject: Ocean Engr. Prog. -info needed
Organization: Memorial University. St.John's Nfld, Canada
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 03:54:02 GMT


	Hi netters,	
	I need information about Canadian universities or univ.(s) 
	in the States that offer Ocean Engineering program . 
	My background is civil (structure). I am doing master now 
	(hopefully, i can finish sometime in February 93) and I 
	want to continue my study to get PhD. I do not know where 
	I should go. Any suggestions or comments ?
	Thanks a lot!
	Agung  (agung@kean.ucs.mun.ca)

	----------------------------------------------------------
	Agung 
    	Memorial University 
	St. John's Canada
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Newsgroups: sci.engr
Subject: new technologies(artificial materials,sensoring, many others)  )
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 19:13:33 +0200
Distribution: world
Organization: NEWS NETWORK SERVICE, Ltd
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Newsgroups: sci.engr
From: agh0792@usl.edu (Hill Archibald G)
Subject: Call for Papers for a session at ISA93 Chicago Sept 20-24
Organization: University of Southwestern Louisiana
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 16:21:00 GMT

CALL FOR PAPERS

for one or two sessions on "Developments in the Engineering Lab"

to be held at ISA93 Chicago International Conference & Exhibition,
              September 20-24, 1993. (Annual meeting of the Instrument
              Society of America)

Papers are solicited that describe 1) experimental studies of new applications
of control theory and  2) improvements in process control laboratories.
               
     
Please contact session chairman: A.G. Hill
                                 Dept of Chemical Engineering
                                 Univ. of Southwestern Louisiana 
                                 Lafayette, LA 70504-4130
                                 phone: 318-231-5761
                                 fax:   318-231-6688
                                 email: aghill@usl.edu

Draft papers will be due for review on April 1, 1993.  Reviewed papers
will be published in a bound proceedings. 
Newsgroups: sci.engr.biomed
From: gt2841c@prism.gatech.EDU (gt2841c)
Newsgroups: sci.engr.biomed
Subject: interferometry
Date: 28 Jan 93 16:07:06 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology


Hi folks,


I am looking for information about the uses of interferometry
in measuring the dimensions of cells in blood. It is one of my
alternate topics for a term paper. I'm an undergrad EE pursuing
a certificate in bioeng. , so I don't have the means to set up
the experiments myself :(

Any leads would be greatly appreciated.


advTHANKSance,

-Koushik
Xref: sparky sci.engr.biomed:708 sci.med.physics:550 alt.sci.physics.acoustics:348
From: haase@zaphod.uchicago.edu (Mark Haase)
Newsgroups: sci.engr.biomed,sci.med.physics,alt.sci.physics.acoustics
Subject: Elastic/Compression Wave Models
Keywords: PDE, numerical methods, FEM
Date: 21 Jan 93 02:58:54 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Dept. of Mathematics, U. of Chicago

Dear Users:

I am a graduate student in applied mathematics at the University of 
Chicago and am working on finite element methods.  I am interested in
examining the propagation of acoustic waves (ultrasound) through the
human body using numerical methods assuming CT/MRI scans of the 
geometry and density.  Does anyone know of code or a mathematical
model of such a system (second order hyperbolic PDE's with parabolic-
energy loss)?  I am interested in attempting such a model but do not wish
to "re-invent" the wheel.  Any information that you might provide
would be *greatly* appreciated.  Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Chris Haase
DoD Fellow
University of Chicago
Newsgroups: sci.engr.biomed,sci.engr.chem
From: mueller@cage.eng.mcmaster.ca (Edna Mueller)
Subject: silver in the environment
Organization: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:47:27 GMT

First International Conference 
"Transport, fate and effects of silver in the environment"

University of Wisconsin-Madison

August 8-10, 1993

For more information contact:

Prof. Anders W. Andren, UW Sea Grant Institute, University of Wisconsin-
Madison, 1800 University Ave., Madison, WI 53705-4094
Tele:(608)262-0905

or 

Prof. James R. Kramer, Department of Geology, McMaster University,
1280 Main Str. W., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8S 4M1
Tele:(416)525-9140 Ext. 4514
email:kramer@mcmaster.ca
From: sramalin@memstvx1.memst.edu
Newsgroups: sci.engr.biomed
Subject: ANY JOBS FOR PH.D BIOMEDICAL ENGG.?
Date: 21 Jan 93 13:16:25 -0600
Organization: Memphis State University
Summary: JOBS FOR BIOMEDICAL GRADS ?
Reply-To: ALL
Followup-To: ALL
Keywords: BIOMEDICALS, JOBS ETC.,
Distribution: all

Hi ! everybody.
I am doing Ph.d in biomed engg and am in Memphis State Univ.
      ............
Thanks to everyone in advance.
               ..........
E-mail : SRAMALIN@MEMSTVX1.MEMST.EDU

Note :   THE RESPONSES I GET WILL BE SUMMARISED AND POSTED BACK AND SO DONT
WORRY NETTERS. BUT GET AS MUCH INFO AS POSSIBLE AND SEND ME MAIL AS MANY AS YOU
LIKE. SO FAR I HAVE NOT GOT A SINGLE ONE....SO HURRY UP BOYS/GALS...SDR

P.S: YOU CAN ALSO SEND ME POSSIBLE NAMES OF COMPANIES THAT "MAY OFFER" JOBS FOR
                          ==============                    =========
BIOMEDICALS ( FORGET PH.D, IT COULD BE USEFUL FOR M.S STUDENTS TOO ) 
LET US ALL DO SOME BITS AND PIECES AND I WILL SUMMARISE ALL, BELEIVE ME !!
Xref: sparky sci.engr.biomed:709 sci.med.physics:551 alt.sci.physics.acoustics:349
From: phj@eagle.larc.nasa.gov (Patrick H. Johnston)
Newsgroups: sci.engr.biomed,sci.med.physics,alt.sci.physics.acoustics
Subject: Re: Elastic/Compression Wave Models
Date: 21 Jan 1993 12:28:19 GMT
Organization: NASA Langley Research Center
Distribution: world
Reply-To: phj@eagle.larc.nasa.gov (Patrick H. Johnston)
NNTP-Posting-Host: patoff.larc.nasa.gov

-------
A lot of work was done in the late 70s and early 80s
in ultrasonic tomography, and ray tracing and other modeling
methods were used a lot.

Some key players were (and in some cases still are):

James Greenleaf, Mayo Clinic (his lab has done some tomography recently)
Avinash Kak, Purdue University
James Miller, Washington University
Paul Carson, University of Michigan

Techical papers on the subject can be found in journals:

Ultrasonics (I think)
Ultrasonic Imaging
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
IEEE Transactions on Sonics and Ultrasonics
	(now called IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics,
	Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control)
Acoustical Imaging (formerly Acoustic Holography)
Proceedings of IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Sorry I do not have a list of specific references for you,
but I hope this information helps.

--------
Dr. Patrick H. Johnston
Group Leader, Ultrasonic NDE Research
NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton, VA 23681

Ultrasonic NDE Laboratory
Newsgroups: sci.engr.biomed
From: anadeem@ampere.sci.engr.biomed (Ahmed Nadeem)
Subject: Khoros And PV-WAVE For Edge Detection And Segmentation?
Organization: /home/ampere1/anadeem/.organization
Distribution: sci.engr.biomed
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 00:26:53 GMT

Netters,
        I am currently working on a research project that involves generating
solid or geometric models from MRI images. Part of the procedure will require 
me to possibly perform Thresholding & Edge Detection on my MRI images in order
to find out which pixels lie on boundaries between two different regions. 
Thus, I would like to have an Image Processing Software package that has good 
Edge Detection and Classification ( Segmentation ) modules/routines.  
        I have heard a lot about Khoros ( University Of New Mexico) and 
PV-WAVE (Precision Visuals) and was curious if other professionals or students
had any experience on how good they are for the above purposes. Suggestions 
on other software packages are also much welcome.
                                                       Thanks,
                                                              Ahmed Nadeem
From: sramalin@memstvx1.memst.edu
Newsgroups: sci.engr.biomed
Subject: JOBS FOR PH.D IN BIOMEDICAL ENGG ?
Date: 21 Jan 93 13:22:59 -0600
Organization: Memphis State University

Hi ! everybody.
I am doing Ph.d in biomed engg and am in Memphis State Univ.

Present research is non invasive technique development for regional
lung dysfunctions and it is going on smoothly.

My interests are electro-physiology, cardiological and respiratory
systems and their monitoring. Good at S/W development for these and
H/W development for computer based systems and I have designed such
equipment for about 4 years, while teaching graduate students.

I would like to know, what are the chances for Ph.D biomeds for jobs in 
USA. If somebody can give me the details of the employers who offer jobs,
please send them to me by E-mail. Any # of E-mails are welcome and I have
plenty of memory.( I need an equal opportunity employer )

Thanks to everyone in advance.

By the way, Happy new year ( now ? ) and good wishes to everyone.

E-mail : SRAMALIN@MEMSTVX1.MEMST.EDU
Newsgroups: sci.engr.biomed
From: anadeem@ampere.sci.engr.biomed (Ahmed Nadeem)
Subject: MRI, CT-SCAN Images For Dogs?
Organization: /home/ampere1/anadeem/.organization
Distribution: sci.engr.biomed 
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 00:34:48 GMT

Netters,
      I am currently working on a research project that involves construction 
of realistic, solid or geometric models for dogs.
      Does anyone know where I can get serial section images( MRI, CT-SCAN, 
etc ) for dogs?
                                                       Thanks,
                                                              Ahmed Nadeem
From: anadeem@ampere.sci.bio (Ahmed Nadeem)
Newsgroups: sci.engr
Subject: Edge Detection And Segmentation Using Khoros And PV-WAVE Software
Date: 27 Jan 93 08:36:33 GMT
Article-I.D.: ampere.ANADEEM.93Jan27013633
Distribution: sci.engr
Organization: /home/ampere1/anadeem/.organization

Netters,
        I am currently working on a research project that involves generating
solid or geometric models from MRI images. Part of the procedure will require 
me to possibly perform Thresholding & Edge Detection on my MRI images in order
to find out which pixels lie on boundaries between two different regions. 
Thus, I would like to have an Image Processing Software package that has good 
Edge Detection and Classification ( Segmentation ) modules/routines.  
        I have heard a lot about Khoros ( University Of New Mexico) and 
PV-WAVE (Precision Visuals) and was curious if other professionals or students
had any experience on how good they are for the above purposes. Suggestions 
on other software packages are also much welcome.
                                                       Thanks,
                                                              Ahmed Nadeem
Newsgroups: sci.engr.chem
From: jobamk@hp12.che.ufl.edu (jobalia mihir kishore)
Subject: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
Keywords: GRADUATE PROGRAM INFO
Organization: UF Electrical Engineering
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 15:41:48 GMT

Hi!  I would like to get in touch with someone in the graduate Chemical Engineeing program at the University of Houston.
I have been accepted to the graduate program, and would like to get some info about the department, faculty, etc.
Please e-mail me at jobamk@che.ufl.edu

Thanks a lot...

- Mihir Jobalia
From: imustafa@slate.mines.colorado.edu (MUSTAFA IBRAHIM )
Newsgroups: sci.engr.chem
Subject: This is just a Test
Keywords: Test
Date: 22 Jan 93 05:48:50 GMT
Organization: Colorado School of Mines


	Please dont read this is just a test.
Newsgroups: sci.engr.chem
From: jhchen@UTKUX1.UTK.EDU (1Jason)
Subject: Help!!
Organization: University of Tennessee Computing Center
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 04:39:17 GMT


Does anyone know this problem about the molecular dynamic program for a
pure hard sphere fluid. This reads input positions and velovities  from
a file, and after simulation it writes out the final positions and
velocities to a data file(Config). When changing from one state to
another, it is necessary to equilibrate the configuration at the new
state before collecting data for final statistical analysis. First,
choose a reduced density between 0.0 and 0.943. Beginning with 100
collisions, see how the final value of PV/NKT - 1 approaches an
equilibrated value by running again and again and using the utput in
CONFN as input for the next run; once equilibration is attained there
will be statistical fluctuations but no trend. How many collisions were
needed to reach equilibrium? How many collision did you use to obtain an
correct averaged value of PV/NKT - 1?

If you can solve to this problem, I deeply appreciate you.

e-mail: ylin@utkvx.utk.edu


D
D
If you can sovle for this prob
From: jwong@cs.arizona.edu (John Wong)
Newsgroups: sci.engr.chem
Subject: Looking for publication of AIChE 1989 Spring National Meeting
Date: 23 Jan 93 17:43:01 GMT
Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson


    Hello ... i am looking for an article :

Lucadama, G.A., "Dephlegmator Technology for Improved Hydrocarbon
Recovery from Gas Streams," AIChE 1989 Spring National Meeting, p.2


   Since our library does not have the publication, I would appreciate 
if someone wouldl send me a mail if they have a copy of it or know
where to find it
   Thanks


--
John Wong
From: denis@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Denis Schiozer)
Newsgroups: sci.engr.chem
Subject: HELP
Date: 24 Jan 93 01:35:18 GMT
Organization: Stanford Univ. Earth Sciences
NNTP-Posting-Host: pangea.stanford.edu


Does anybody can help me with these questions?

1) 10 largest chemical companies (annual sales) in the world?
   (not including oil companies)

2) 10 chemicals produced in largest volume in US?
   (not including fuel)

Thank you very much for your help!

My e-mail is : denis@pangea.stanford.edu
From: simardr@IRO.UMontreal.CA (Richard Simard)
Newsgroups: sci.engr.chem
Subject: Re: A strange ODE from "population balance"
Keywords: population balance, leaching reactor
Date: 24 Jan 93 23:21:39 GMT
Reply-To: simardr@IRO.UMontreal.CA (Richard Simard)
Organization: Universite de Montreal

In article <C169GD.GzM@cs.mcgill.ca> filippou@cs.mcgill.ca (Dimitrios FILIPPOU) writes:
>I'm trying to solve a peculiar problem by a method called "population
>balance" (sth. like "mass balance") and I'm having difficulties
>solving an ODE, where I thought I wouldn't have any problem at all.
>
>   dn/dr + (-1/tu)n = (-1/tu) N delta(r-r*)         (2)
>
>When I try to solve this ODE by Laplace transformations, I get the
>following solution 
>
>        /  
>       |   0,                       for r < r*
>n(r) = |                                             (5)
>       |   (-N/ut) exp{(r-r*)/tu},  for r >= r*  
>        \
>
>
>This can not be true; I cann't have a NEGATIVE answer!
>Intuition says that the solution is exactly the opposite
>
>
>        /  
>       |   (N/ut) exp{(r-r*)/tu},  for r <= r*  
>n(r) = |                                            (6)
>       |   0,                       for r > r*
>        \
>

******************************************************************

The solution to (2) is found like this:

- for r < r* or r > r*, (2) becomes:

   dn/dr + (-1/tu)n = 0  

with solution:

	n(r) = c1 exp{(r-r*)/tu},  for r < r* 

	     = c2 exp{(r-r*)/tu},  for r > r* 

where c1 , c2 are constants of integration

- now integrate (2) with respect to r over an infinitesimal
interval of width d, containing r*, and then let d -> 0. 
Obtain:

n(r*+) - n(r*-)  =  (-1/tu) N

which fixes c2 as a function of c1 and the size of the jump
in the function at r*. c1 is fixed by one initial condition.

The general solution of (2):

	n(r) = c1 exp{(r-r*)/tu},  for r < r* 

	     = (c1 - N/tu) exp{(r-r*)/tu},  for r > r* 

As you can see, both (5) and (6) are particular solutions
of this ODE with different initial condition.



--
From:  simardr@iro.umontreal.ca
From: mueller@cage.eng.mcmaster.ca (Edna Mueller)
Subject: silver in the environment
Organization: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:45:30 GMT

First International Conference 
"Transport, fate and effects of silver in the environment"

University of Wisconsin-Madison

August 8-10, 1993

For more information contact:

Prof. Anders W. Andren, UW Sea Grant Institute, University of Wisconsin-
Madison, 1800 University Ave., Madison, WI 53705-4094
Tele:(608)262-0905

or 

Prof. James R. Kramer, Department of Geology, McMaster University,
1280 Main Str. W., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8S 4M1
Tele:(416)525-9140 Ext. 4514
email:kramer@mcmaster.ca

Newsgroups: sci.engr.mech
From: ajackson@ernie.Princeton.EDU (Andrew William Jackson)
Subject: Re: Inexpensive modeling kit
Originator: news@nimaster
Organization: Princeton University
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1993 01:19:39 GMT

In article <1993Jan19.174435.27423@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> johnny@ennex5.eng.utsa.edu (Johnny Roberts) writes:
>	Hello all
>
>	I am wondering if anyone can point me towards an inexpensive way  
>to construct mechanism models for study purposes? I am an M.E. student  
>currently taking some mech design classes, and am beginning to think how  
>handy an "expert" version of something like an erector set would be.

how about LEGO expert builder sets?