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American Sign Language - Sentence Reproduction Test: Development & Implications, Peter C. Hauser, Raylene Paludneviciene, Ted Supalla, Daphne Bavelier Jan 2006

American Sign Language - Sentence Reproduction Test: Development & Implications, Peter C. Hauser, Raylene Paludneviciene, Ted Supalla, Daphne Bavelier

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The deaf community is widely heterogeneous in its language background. Widespread variation in fluency exists even among users of American Sign Language (ASL), the natural gestural language used by deaf people in North America. This variability is a source of unwanted "noise" in many psycholinguistic and pedagogical studies. Our aim is to develop a quantitative test of ASL fluency to allow researchers to measure and make use of this variability. We present a new test paradigm for assessing ASL fluency modeled after the Speaking Grammar Subtest of the Test of Adolescent and Adult Language, 3'd Edition (TOAL3; Hammill, Brown, Larsen, …


Non-Contact Ultrasound Characterization Of Paper Substrates, María Helguera, J. Arney, N. Tallapally, D. Zollo Jan 2006

Non-Contact Ultrasound Characterization Of Paper Substrates, María Helguera, J. Arney, N. Tallapally, D. Zollo

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Different kinds of paper varying in basis weight, thickness, etc. and finishing characteristics such as cast, gloss, matte were analyzed with and without deposited ink. A 1.7 MHz Ultran non-contact ultrasound focused transducer was operated in the pulse-echo mode to investigate the samples following a raster scan on a 1.5 cm by 1.5 cm area. Both sides of each sample were imaged under this protocol. A pre-designed pattern consisting of some text and a rectangular solid block was printed on the front side of the samples using a Xerox Nuvera120 laser printer and the imaging protocol repeated. C-scan images created …


A Coherent Sequence Of Computer Architecture Laboratory Assignments, Dorin Patru, Konboye Oyake, Eric Peskin Jan 2006

A Coherent Sequence Of Computer Architecture Laboratory Assignments, Dorin Patru, Konboye Oyake, Eric Peskin

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The Computer Architecture course at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is taken by undergraduate students in their fourth year of study, after they have had an Introduction to Digital Systems, to Programming in C, and to Microprocessor Programming. The course gives students the computer hardware designer’s perspective, with an emphasis on complete logic design. The objective of the laboratory is the design, simulation and implementation of a processor in a reconfigurable hardware device. Each weekly laboratory assignment builds upon the previous one. The bottom-top design process starts with the design of a combinational logic Arithmetic and Logic Unit, of …


Laboratory Exercises For Optical Communications: Hardware And Simulation, Warren Koontz, Nerdin Taverez Jan 2006

Laboratory Exercises For Optical Communications: Hardware And Simulation, Warren Koontz, Nerdin Taverez

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A key goal of the Telecommunications Engineering Technology program at RIT is to prepare our students to work with sophisticated communications technology by giving them hands-on experience with the technology to support what they learn in the classroom. Most courses in the program, including the courses on optical communication, have associated laboratory exercises. Ideally, the laboratory exercises should include working with actual optical communication components and systems and some of this equipment is available in our laboratories. However, this equipment is limited to low bit rate (OC-3) and short distance because of cost and space constraints. Because of these constraints, …


Wireless Digital Repeater (Widr) Network's Packaging/ Initial Deployment Review, Margot Sandy Jan 2006

Wireless Digital Repeater (Widr) Network's Packaging/ Initial Deployment Review, Margot Sandy

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The WiDR Network’s packaging element of the project aims to develop a survival/storage unit for the inner components of the network nodes. There are many factors that go into building a successful embodiment or housing for the electronic features of the system. The orientation or course direction that the unit will take, the survivability or ability to adapt to multiple environments, the landing capabilities and the ability to collect solar energy and recharge are all important characteristics that go into building a successful system. Along with the main factors for the network’s packaging, several parts such as the antenna, the …


Microelectronic Engineering Education For Emerging Frontiers, Santosh Kurinec, Dale Ewbank, Lynn Fuller, Karl Hirschman Jan 2006

Microelectronic Engineering Education For Emerging Frontiers, Santosh Kurinec, Dale Ewbank, Lynn Fuller, Karl Hirschman

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With the support provided by the National Science Foundation and RIT Provost’s vision for providing flexible curricula, the department of Microelectronic Engineering has instituted new and enhanced program initiatives – (1) offering a semiconductor processing minor for other science and engineering programs promoting access to state-of-the art semiconductor fabrication facilities to students from other programs; (2) crafting a five course elective sequence within the existing curriculum by eliminating legacy material and course consolidation; (3) developing a concentration program in nanotechnology and MEMS; (4) outreach programs for targeting larger and diverse participation in preparing workforce for the nation’s future high tech …


A Bipolar View Of Island Tourism Planning. A Case Of Maldives Islands, M. Maleeh Jamal, Rick Lagiewski Jan 2006

A Bipolar View Of Island Tourism Planning. A Case Of Maldives Islands, M. Maleeh Jamal, Rick Lagiewski

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The left/right approaches to tourism planning was an allegory in the late 20th and early 21st century. The bipolar view of tourism planning views matters through recurring patterns of binary separations depending on whether the approach is primarily concerned with an industry focus (rightist) or whether its main aim is addressing social development (leftist). This paper takes Peter M. Burns tourism planning a third way’s bipolar view of tourism planning approaches (2004) and applies them to the context of island tourism. This paper further elaborates this view of planning with examples from the Maldives Islands.


Experiential Marketing Of Tourism Destinations, Rick Lagiewski, Bozana Zekan Jan 2006

Experiential Marketing Of Tourism Destinations, Rick Lagiewski, Bozana Zekan

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Destinations are combination of tourism products, offering an integrated experience to consumers (Buhalis, 1999). Research shows that demand for experiences is a major trend in the tourism industry. Schneider (2004) briefly defined experiential travel as a "travel that enriches the soul while broadening the mind". Tourists are no longer satisfied with traditional services only - they want to go beyond that and have therefore created demand for diversified experiences (Banff Lake Louise Tourism, 2005). This increasing demand for experiences shows that it is no longer enough for destinations to compete with their facilities and amenities, but instead they need to …


Bringing The New Paradigm Of Business Education To The Balkans- The Case Of The American College Of Management & Technology (Acmt) And The American University In Kosovo (Auk), Rick Lagiewski, Clare Lagiewski Jan 2006

Bringing The New Paradigm Of Business Education To The Balkans- The Case Of The American College Of Management & Technology (Acmt) And The American University In Kosovo (Auk), Rick Lagiewski, Clare Lagiewski

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This paper examinesthe start-up of two educational institutions in a region of the world that has gone through violent strife and been involved in different levels of nation building. How different educational models and views of economic systems form the need for and success of such educational institutions are explored. This discussion identifiesthe benefitsand challengesof bringing formal education in entrepreneurshipto a region, against the backdrop of constant political, economic,and global changes.By using the case study approach, a record of events that led to the establishment of these educational institutions should serve as an example to policy makers, citizens, and the …


Advancing Tourism And Tourism Education Through Public And Private Partnerships: The Case Of The New York Wine & Culinary Center, Rick Lagiewski, Francis Domoy Jan 2006

Advancing Tourism And Tourism Education Through Public And Private Partnerships: The Case Of The New York Wine & Culinary Center, Rick Lagiewski, Francis Domoy

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With wine and food being one of the fastest growing tourist sectors, many destinations have established visitor and educational centers to promote and highlight their unique tourist offerings. One such example of this is the New York Wine & Culinary Center. This Center is being developed to serve as a gateway for agri-tourism in the State of New York. The Center is located in the Finger Lakes, which is the State's major wine producing and agricultural area. It was developed through a partnership among the following organizations: The School of Hospitality and Service Management at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT); …


The Design Of A Small Satellite Launch System - A Multidisciplinary Capstone Experience, Dorin Patru, Jeffrey Kozak, Robert Bowman Jan 2006

The Design Of A Small Satellite Launch System - A Multidisciplinary Capstone Experience, Dorin Patru, Jeffrey Kozak, Robert Bowman

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An Integrative Team Learning Model - New Perspectives For Manufacturing System Design, Qiang Tu Jan 2006

An Integrative Team Learning Model - New Perspectives For Manufacturing System Design, Qiang Tu

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Existing literature suggest that learning occur at three levels: individual, team and organizational. Although there have been theoretical models at all three levels, the research efforts to integrate them are limited. This paper proposes a team learning model that integrates previous learning theories at different levels. The model was then used to explain how to overcome learning barriers in various aspects of modern manufacturing system design.


The Design And Use Of A Macroeconomics Simulation Using Maple Software: A Pilot Study, Hal W. Snarr, Steven Gold Jan 2006

The Design And Use Of A Macroeconomics Simulation Using Maple Software: A Pilot Study, Hal W. Snarr, Steven Gold

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The mathematical models used in intermediate macroeconomics have become increasingly more sophisticated and challenging for students to learn. This paper demonstrates how mathematics software, such as Maple, can be used to design a simulation as a pedagogical aid. The paper proceeds by developing a system of equations to model the economy, simulating the system with Maple, and illustrating the impacts of fiscal and monetary policy changes. A pilot test of the simulation was performed to see if higher levels of mathematical rigor could be introduced in a principles course. The results indicate that symbolic mathematics software can be an effective …