Ohio MAA Spring 2016
Ohio Northern University April 8-9, 2016
Registration
Abstracts for contributed papers must be submitted by March 25.
The deadline for meeting pre-registration is April 1.
The deadline for meeting pre-registration is April 1.
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Sunday, April 3, 2016
Updated General Schedule
MAA Ohio Section
Spring 2016 Program
Friday, April 8
12:00-4:00
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Registration
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Faculty & Staff Lounge MT200, Mathile Center
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12:00-1:20
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Leo Schneider Student Team
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Activities Room, McIntosh Center
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12:00-1:00
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Committee Meetings:
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CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE
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Conference Room 202,
McIntosh Center
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CONCUR
(Curriculum)
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Conference Room 203,
McIntosh Center
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CONSACT
(Section Activities)
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Conference Room 204,
McIntosh Center
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CONTEAL (Teacher Education & Licensure)
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Conference Room 205,
McIntosh Center
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1:00-4:00
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Vendor & Book Exhibits
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MT206 A & B,
Mathile Center
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1:30-1:45
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Welcome and Announcements
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HP151, Hakes Pierstorf
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1:45-2:45
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Retiring President’s
address:
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716): an academy in
himself ---Danny Otero
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HP151, Hakes Pierstorf
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2:45-3:00
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Break
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MT206 A & B,
Mathile Center
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3:00-3:05
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Centennial Minute
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HP151, Hakes Pierstorf
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3:05-4:00
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Invited Address: Problems in number theory involving age-old sequences ---Dan Baczkowski
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HP151, Hakes Pierstorf
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4:15-5:50
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Executive Committee Meeting
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MT 239 Math & Stat Conference Room,
Mathile Center
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4:15-5:50
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Contributed Paper Sessions
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2nd floor, Mathile Center
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5:50-6:30
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Meeting of the Great Lakes
Region of KME
Chair: Pete Skoner, St. Francis University |
MT 212, Mathile Center
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6:30-6:45
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Social Time
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Ballroom, McIntosh Center
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6:50-8:00
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Banquet
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Ballroom, McIntosh Center
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6:30-8:00
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Student Pizza Party
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Activities Room, McIntosh Center
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8:15-9:15
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Invited After-Dinner
Address: Benjamin Franklin Finkel: The
Man on the Ball ---Fred Rickey
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Ballroom, McIntosh Center
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9:15
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Business Meeting
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Ballroom, McIntosh Center
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Saturday, April 9
8:00-10:00
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Registration
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Faculty & Staff
Lounge MT200, Mathile Center
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8:00-10:00
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Book Vendors and Exhibits
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MT206 A & B,
Mathile Center
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8:00-9:25
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Coffee and Pastries
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MT206 A & B,
Mathile Center
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8:50-9:25
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Committee On Local Arrangements
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MT 239 Math &
Stat Conference Room,
Mathile Center
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9:25-9:35
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Welcome and Announcements
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HP151, Hakes
Pierstorf
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9:35-10:30
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Invited Address: Top Secret: Women’s Contributions to the History of
Computing ---Jenna Carpenter, First Vice President of the National MAA
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HP151, Hakes
Pierstorf
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10:30-10:35
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Announcement of the results of the Leo J. Schneider
student team competition
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HP151, Hakes
Pierstorf
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10:35-10:50
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Break
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MT206 A & B,
Mathile Center
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10:50-11:50
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Contributed Paper Sessions
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2nd
floor, Mathile Center
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12:00-1:00
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Invited Address: Mentoring Women and Underrepresented
Minorities in Mathematics ---Jenna Carpenter
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HP151, Hakes
Pierstorf
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1:00-1:10
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Closing Remarks
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HP151, Hakes
Pierstorf
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Schedule for the Contributed Paper Sessions
Contributed Paper Sessions
*denotes undergraduate student
Friday, April 8
4:15—4:50
Time
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Session A
Mathile Center MT212
Session Chair: Carl Mummert
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Session B
Mathile Center MT210
Session Chair: Yong Wang
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Session C
Mathile Center MT209
Session Chair: Barbara
Margolius
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Session D
Mathile Center MT247
Session Chair: Malena
Espanol
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Session E
Mathile Center MT248
Session Chair: Vani Cheruvu
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Session F
Mathile Center MT311
Session Chair: Clayton
Brooks
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4:15-4:30
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An Observatory, a
Railroad, and the founding of the MAA
Abstract 1
Thomas Hern
Bowling Green State
University - Main
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Algebra
Abstract 2
Dang Phuong
Kent State University
- Kent
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Statistical Analysis
of Differential Gene Expression in Spinal Nerve Ligated Rats using RNA-seq
Abstract 3
Dirk Bullock
The University of Akron
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Visible Learning in
WebAssign
Abstract 4
Michael Lafreniere
Ohio University -
Chillicothe
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MyMathLab
Abstract 5
Gina Mackey
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Visible Learning in WebAssign
Abstract 6
Michael Lafreniere
Ohio University -
Chillicothe
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4:35–4:50
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A nonquantitative
grading system for upper-level classes
Abstract 7
Carl B. Mummert
Marshall University
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Focusing on Fibonacci
Through Different Eyes
Abstract 8
Douglas W Titchenal
Ohio State University
- Columbus
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The Generating
Function for a k-erlang Random Walk in terms of Roots of Unity
Abstract 9
Barbara Margolius
Cleveland State University
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A Number Theory
Surprise?
Abstract 10
Matthew McMullen
Otterbein University
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Phylogenetic Tree
Reconstruction with Balanced Minimal Evolution
Abstract 11
William A. Sands
University of Akron
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Image Compression
Using Fourier Series
Abstract 12
Ronald A. Johns
Ohio Northern University
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Contributed Paper
Sessions Friday,
April 8
*denotes undergraduate student 4:55—5:50
Time
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Session A
Mathile Center MT212
Session Chair: Carl Mummert
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Session B
Mathile Center MT210
Session Chair: Yong Wang
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Session C
Mathile Center MT209
Session Chair: Barbara
Margolius
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Session D
Mathile Center MT247
Session Chair: Malena
Espanol
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Session E
Mathile Center MT248
Session Chair: Vani Cheruvu
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Session F
Mathile Center MT311
Session Chair: Clayton
Brooks
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4:55-5:10
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A Modified Emporium
Developmental Mathematics Course - The Good, the Bad, and Everything in Between
Abstract 13
Anna Mummert
Marshall University
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Cover Pebbling
Numbers
Abstract 14
Grace McCourt*
Ashland University
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Discrepancies between
student perception and achievement of learning outcomes in learner-centered
instruction
Abstract 15
Jenna Van Sickle
Cleveland State University
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On the R. Lemke
Oliver - K. Soundararajan recent "prime conspiracy"
Abstract 16
Michelle Haver*
Ohio Northern University
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Retaining Interests-
what student interests reveal about retention rates
Abstract 17
Melody H. Sabo*
Malone University
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Summing Like Euler
Abstract 18
Jenna L. Wise*
Youngstown State University
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5:15-5:30
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Mathematical Models
of the Human Sleep-Wake Cycle
Abstract 19
James Delmege*
Cleveland State University
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A Process Convolution
Approach to Modeling Massive Spatial Data
Abstract 20
Yong Wang
Ohio Northern University
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Curiosities of the
Lorenz System
Abstract 21
Alena A Schwartsman*
Cleveland State University
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A Learning Approach
for Computing Regularization Parameters for Tikhonov Regularization
Abstract 22
Malena Espanol
University of Akron
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Updates from the Ohio
Mathematics Initiative
Abstract 23
Michelle Younker
Owens Community College &
Vani Cheurvu
University of Toledo
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Hawkes Learning:
Revolutionizing Math Courseware
Abstract 24
Kristin Marley
Hawkes Learning
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5:35-5:50
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M
The Analysis of Dose Response in GERD Patients Abstract 25 riateUse ofUniN NNaira Chovelidze Cleveland State University aiversity |
Credit Scoring
Concepts
Abstract 27
Michael Mina*
Cleveland State University
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Markov Chains Apllied
to Economics
Abstract 28
Mackenzie Jones*
University of Akron
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Contributed Paper Sessions
*denotes undergraduate student
Saturday, April 9
Time
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Session A
Mathile Center MT212
Session Chair: Adam Parker
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Session B
Mathile Center MT210
Session Chair: Mohammad
Zaki
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Session C
Mathile Center MT209
Session Chair: Michael W.
Schroeder
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Session D
Mathile Center MT247
Session Chair: Barbara
D’Ambrosia
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Session E
Mathile Center MT248
Session Chair: Susan
Thompson
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Session F
Mathile Center MT311
Session Chair: Mihai
Caragiu
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10:50-11:05
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The Architecture of
the ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer)
Abstract 29
Brian J. Shelburne
Wittenberg University
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Who Was Joseph Ray?
Abstract 30
David E. Kullman
Miami University –
Oxford
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Constructing a
Universal Differential Equation Based on Certain Trigonometric Relationships
Abstract 31
Leah Buck*
Muskingum College
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Hyperoperations and
Insights into Tetration
Abstract 32
Grant Dersom
West Jefferson High School
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Emmy Noether's Ideal
Theory in Rings
Abstract 33
Phil Blau
Shawnee State University
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Romanian Mathematics
Baccalaureate Exam (2015)
Abstract 34
Mihai Caragiu
Ohio Northern University
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11:10-11:25
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Is it Statistics?
Abstract 35
Laurence D. Robinson
Ohio Northern University
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Decimal, Fractions,
and Congruence Modulo Ten
Abstract 36
Patricia L. Johnson
Ohio Northern University
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Enumeration of
Violations to the Costas Property in Identity Matrices
Abstract 37
Christopher N.
Swanson
Ashland University
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Spirograph Designs
Abstract 38
Barbara D’Ambrosia
John Carroll University
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Bayesian Survival
Analysis
Abstract 39
Benjamin L Elson
Cleveland State University
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What are the conic
sections?
Abstract 40
Irina A. Boyadzhiev
Ohio State University-Marion
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11:30-11:45
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Variations in Brain
Cancer Mortality Rates in Contract Health Service Delivery Areas
Abstract 41
Keshav Pokhrel
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Arithmetical
Functions in Several variables
Abstract 42
Mohammad Zaki
Ohio Northern University
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Optimal Strategies
for 4X Games
Abstract 43
Matt Greer*
University of Findlay
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Trees for Values of
the Span and Icaps for L(2,1)-Colorings
Abstract 26
William Higgins
Wittenberg University
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