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Design Studies Suggested By An Abstract Model For Medical Information System, Jerome R. Cox Jr., Takayuki D. Kimura, P. Moore, Will D. Gillett, Mishell J. Stucki

All Computer Science and Engineering Research

We have developed a formal model of a database system that is unusual in that it has the ability to represent information about its own structure and to insure semantic consistency. The model distinguishes general laws from instances of events and objects, but many of its mechanisms serve both categories of information. The model form a substrate upon which an information structure appropriate to neonatology is being developed. Some example queries are shown and a design study for an associative memory suggested by the model is described briefly.

Hierarchical Analysis Of A Distributed Evaluator, Robert M. Keller, Gary Lindstrom

All HMC Faculty Publications and Research

We outline the analysis of a distributed evaluator for an applicative language FGL (Function Graph Language). Our goal is to show that the least fixed point semantics of FGL are faithfully implemented by the hardware evaluator envisioned in the Applicative Multi-Processor System AMPS. Included in the analysis are a formalization of demand-driven computation , the introduction of an intermediate graphic language IGL to aid in our proofs, and discussion of pragmatic issues involved in the AMPS machine language design.

Bounds On The Number Of Samples Needed For Neural Learning, Kishan G. Mehrotra, Chilukuri K. Mohan, Sanjay Ranka

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science - Technical Reports

This paper addresses the relationship between the number of hidden layer nodes in a neural network, the complexity of a multi-class discrimination problem, and the number of samples needed for effective learning. Bounds are given for the latter. We show that Ω(min(d,n).M) boundary samples are required for successful classification of M clusters of samples using a 2 hidden layer neural network with d-dimensional inputs and n nodes in the first hidden layer.

Ua66/16/2 Ogden Instructional Computing Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 1, Wku Mathematics & Computer Science

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by the Ogden Computer Laboratory to promote services, courses, hardware, software and student activities.

High Order Methods For Elliptic Partial Differential Equations With Singularities, Elias N. Houstis, John R. Rice

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Principles, Preferences And Ideals For Computer Arithmetic, Thomas E. Hull, Christian H. Reinsch, John R. Rice

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Principles Of Program Design Induced From Experience With Small, Public Programs, Douglas E. Comer

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

A Critique Of The Foundations Of Hoare-Style Programming Logics, Michael O'Donnell

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

A Dimensionality Reduction Algorithm For The Karhunen Loeve Transform, Salomi T. Charalambous

Computational Modeling & Simulation Engineering Theses & Dissertations

The Karhunen Loeve Transform has conclusively been shown to be the optimum data compression algorithm for signals belonging to the same second order stationary process. Consequently, researchers have been searching for a fast implementation for the transform. Fast imple­mentation methods similar to those developed for other orthogonal transforms are generally not applicable to the Karhunen Loeve Transform (KLT). Also, since the basis vectors composing the transformation matrix of the KLT are the eigenvectors of the covariance matrix of the input process, they must be computed first. The research re­ ported here is an attempt to reduce the dimensionality of the …

Using The Purdue Procsy Terminal System (Fortran), Bob Brown

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

An Information Theoretic Approach To The Construction Of Efficient Decision Trees, Jaime M. De Faria, Carlos R.P. Hartmann, Carl L. Gerberich, Pramod Varshney

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science - Technical Reports

This paper treats the problem of construction of efficient decision trees. Construction of optimal decision trees is an NP-complete problem and, therefore, a heuristic approach for the design of efficient decision trees is considered. The approach is based on information theoretic concepts and the proposed algorithm provides us with a simple procedure for the construction of near-optimal decision trees.

Economic Comparison Of Alternative Burley Tobacco Harvesting Practices By Computer, Thomas C. Bridges, Larry G. Wells, George A. Duncan, John N. Walker

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Faculty Publications

The computer model CATCH (Computer Analysis of Tobacco Cutting and Housing) was developed to provide the individual tobacco producer with management information concerning alternative methods of harvesting burley tobacco. CATCH utilizes specific producer in-puts to analyze 24 alternative burley production systems and presents up to four economic rankings containing costs, equipment and labor for each system. The economic rankings aid the producer in decision making with regard to his own operation.

On Increasing Confidence In Confidence Intervals, Peter J. Denning

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Is Mathematical Software A Legitimate Research Area?, John R. Rice

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Program Restructuring In Segmenting Environments, Jehan-François Päris

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

A Software Science Analysis Of Cobol Programs, V. Y. Shen, Herbert E. Dunsmore

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

An Algorithm For The Electromagnetic Scattering Due To An Axially Symmetric Body With An Impedance Boundary Condition, F. Stenger, M. Hagmann, J. Scheing

Computer Science Faculty Publications

Let B be a body in R³, and let S denote the boundary of B. The surface S is described by S = {(x, y, z): (x² + Y²)^½= ƒ(z), -1≤ z ≤ I}, where ƒ analytic function that is real and positive on (-1, 1) and ƒ(±1) = 0. An algorithm is described for computing the scattered field due to a plane wave incident field, under Leontovich boundary conditions. The Galerkin method of solution used here leads to a block diagonal matrix involving 2M …

A Follow Up Study Of Printing Management Graduates, Terry Miller

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations (1964–2006)

No abstract provided.

A Cooperative Education Program For Technology Majors, Joel Lee Sawyer

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations (1964–2006)

Cooperative Education is a method of higher education that combines academic work with practical on-the-job experience. The goal is to prepare students for career opportunities through a balance of theory and related employment with a business or industry. "Thus, the student is provided a unique experience. . . Work that will be profitable to both the student and employer; and experience that will enhance the student's knowledge, personal development and professional preparation" (3, p. 2).

A need has been established to initiate a Cooperative Education Program for the Division of Technology at Georgia Southern College. This study was devoted to …

Correction To "Redundancy Optimization Of General Systems", H. Sivaramakrishnan, Arcot Desai Narasimhalu

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Reader Aids-

Purpose: Report a correction

Special math needed: Probability

Results useful to: Reliability Theoreticians

Alternative Parameterizations Of Product-Form Queueing Networks, James P. Bouhana

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Ua66 Ogden Instructional Computing Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 2, Wku Computer Science

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by WKU Computer Science regarding the department, campus computer use and curriculum.

Ua66/16/2 Ogden Instructional Computing Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 2, Wku Mathematics & Computer Science

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by the Ogden Computer Laboratory to promote services, courses, hardware, software and student activities.

1979 Ellpack Workshop, Progress Report And A Proposal For A 2-Year Program, John R. Rice

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Efficient Employment Of Cohorts Of Labor In The U.S. Economy: An Illustration Of A Method, A. E. Boardman, Steven M. Miller, A. P. Schinnar

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

This paper presents a model for the analysis of efficient labor force participation in the U.S. economy. Ridge regression estimates of the elasticities of cohorts of labor, classified by sex and occupation, are used in conjunction with wage data to illustrate the derivation of efficient allocation of labor cohorts in five economic sectors. These efficient constructs are compared with actual census data for 1960 and 1970. The results, while tentative, show a trend toward more efficient utilization of labor and greater participation by women in the work force.

Two Philosophical Problems About Mathematics, Stephen Barker

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1979

Mathematics is a flourishing field of human endeavor, a field that is accorded great respect and high standing. For 2500 years or more, many of the best minds available have worked in this field; and the results produced have indirectly been of enormous value to other fields, such as physics, engineering, architecture, economics, and so on. But with is mathematics about? Physics studies moving bodies; engineering studies bridges; architecture studies buildings; economics studies commercial behavior: here there are phenomena we can point to that constitute the subject matter. But what does mathematics study? If you answer “Numbers”, or “Abstract types …

Ua66/16/2 Ogden Instructional Computing Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 1, Wku Mathematics & Computer Science

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created to promote the Ogden College Computer Laboratory. This issue is a review of some projects, courses, hardware and software available from the computer lab.

Synchronization Strategies, Mishell J. Stucki, Jerome R. Cox Jr

All Computer Science and Engineering Research

Computing systems are now frequently composed of independently clocked subsystems that cooperate to perform the function desired for the whole. This type of architecture has many advantages and promises to be the standard for the foreseeable future. With the trend towards more and more gates per chip, the number of chips per subsystem gets smaller and smaller, and we can expect to soon see one or more subsystems per chip. This transition will require contributions from disciplines previously outside the field of chip design, and every issue will have to be carefully worked out beforehand because debugging chips of this …

Making Curriculum Decisions And The Nature Of Mathematics, Paul Zwier

ACMS Journal 2004

This paper clearly presents eight aspects of mathematics and contrasting perspectives in each that will affect the teaching of mathematics and the design of curricula. It also presents a collection of affirmations that could reasonably characterize a Christian perspective on teaching mathematics.

The Influence Of Harvest Rate And Drying Time On Grain Drying And Storage Facility Selection, Thomas C. Bridges, Otto J. Loewer Jr., Douglas G. Overhults

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.