Brief Literature Review A very large number of research papers and doctoral dissertations have already been produced using the previous patent database constructed by Hall, Jaffe, and Trajtenberg (2001), in a number of disciplines including economics, management, law, and sociology. The appendix lists the papers and projects that we are aware of via author communication and/or citation on the W...

Despite its relative young age in the LTER program, the PIE site is a model LTER in terms of scientific merit, organization, education, outreach and leadership among the ecosystem science community. As commented by one experienced reviewer, from the standpoint of both how to organize ecosystem science and prepare a review “lots of existing, presumably mature, LTER sites could certainly learn fr...

During the past five years, the PI has received funding from individual grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Security Agency, as follows: DMS 9500936 (Random Tilings, 1995-1998); DMS 9803249 (Research on Tilings, 1999-2003). As part of these grants, the PI has also received REU Supplements. The PI received additional support from the VIGRE grants awarded by NSF to the Un...

Background The breakthrough of advanced composite materials in various applications has occurred to a smaller extent than might have been expected previously, mainly due to the high integral costs of composite products: a high cost of manufacturing added to the already expensive raw material. There is a clear need for improved costeffectiveness. The key issues are considered to be: cheaper prod...

942 Evidence for Great Holocene Earthquakes Along the Outer Coast of Washington State: B. F. ATWATER 944 Interferon-y and B Cell Stimulatory Factor-1 Reciprocally Regulate Ig Isotype Production: C. M. SNAPPER AND W. E. PAUL 947 Electrophoretic Evidence for Genetic Diploidy in the Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum): P. G. WOLF, C. H. HAUFLER, E. SHEFFIELD 949 Effect of Lizards on Spider Populati...

The contents of this report describe the specifics of a project aimed to program a “domestic” robot to follow an individual or specified target using sensor technology. Ultimately, the target will be, though not restricted to, the “Smart Chair,” a wheelchair that facilitates physically handicapped citizens with speaking and maneuvering. This would be of significant assistance to those with phys...