This paper describes a method for generating phyllotaxis on surfaces of revolution. It extends the work done by previous authors in using Lindenmayer systems (L-systems) to model phyllotaxis in plants for the purposes of generating realistic visual models. The method described permits placement of small elements in phyllotactic patterns over surfaces of revolution. An area-based phyllotactic mo...

In order to avoid both religious intolerance and religious indifference, we need to develop a positive notion of an open laicity or secularity that permits us to respect our religiously plural as well as secular contemporary situation. Open laicity or secularity is the practical and political consequence of a Protestant theology and spirituality. It represents a critical answer to the disaster ...

The papers by Paul Ginsburg and Jason Lee and colleagues make it clear how far we have come on the issue of cost shifting and how far we still have to go. We have created some new myths, persisted in some old confusion, and largely ignored an enduring reality. That enduring reality is that lack of competition in the health care sector permits cost shifting to occur. Instead of focusing on this ...

This paper reports the results of over 130 auctions conducted under controlled conditions to examine the robustness of several auction mechanisms to allocate multiple objects. The simultaneous discrete auction process used by the Federal Communications Commission to allocate Personal Communications licenses was contrasted with a sequential auction and a combinatorial auction over a variety of d...

Using two different geometries, rectangular obstacles and asymmetric loops, we investigate the breakup dynamics of deformable objects, such as drops and bubbles, confined in microfluidic devices. We thoroughly study two distinct flow configurations that depend on whether object-to-object hydrodynamic interactions are allowed. When such interactions are introduced, we find that the volumes of th...

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For most of its products, Autodesk traditionally follows documentation creation and translation processes similar to those employed by many other software companies. The vast majority of the documentation is created in unstructured Adobe Framemaker, some also in Microsoft Word or directly in HTML. Single-sourcing of online help and printed documentation is typically achieved through complex con...