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Use Of Optical Character Recognition In The Invoice Processing System Of The Michigan Medicaid Program, Richard F. Burns

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Computer Manpower In The United States - Supply And Demand, John Wesley Hamblen

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

At a time when new departments of computer science, data processing, information science, information systems, etc. are being created and existing departments are trying to grow and compete with more established disciplines for scarce resources, it seems imperative that we attempt to keep abreast of the needs of industry and government for the graduates of these programs. This need must be monitored and matched against the production of graduates at all appropriate levels. The author has assembled extensive data on the latter over the past eight years while at the Southern Regional Education Board in Atlanta, GA (USA) during the …

"Large Systems", Richard Ernest Bellman

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

No abstract provided.

"Education For Managing Complexity", Harold A. Linstone

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

No abstract provided.

"A Philosophy For Complexity", Charles West Churchman

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

No abstract provided.

Decide : How Much Superphosphate, G A. Robertson, J. W. Bowden, N. J. Halse

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

* A 400 per cent increase in ihe price of superphosphate has reduced the economic optimum rates of super for crops and pastures in 1975.

* Many factors, both biological and economic, must be taken into account in determining the rate of superphosphate to apply.

• DECIDE, a model developed by CSIRO and the Department of Agriculture, provides a formal system in which all these factors can be considered.

• DECIDE is based on the results of all research on superphosphate carried out in Western Australia. However, each farmer's own knowledge of his farm, the soils, crops and animals is …

System Reliability: Exact Bayesian Intervals Compared With Fiducial Intervals, Kathryn P. Berkbigler, James K. Byers

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

This paper compares numerically two different, widely used lower limit estimates for the reliability of a series system: Bayesian limits and fiducial limits. The fiducial limits are obtained by Monte Carlo simulation because of its simplicity and ease of computer programming. Subsystem failures are s-independent and exponentially distributed; life test data are available for estimating the failure rate of each system. Copyright © 1975 by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.

Collocation Methods For Linear Elliptic Problems, Elias N. Houstis

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Characterizing The Orders Changes By Program Translators, Margaret Shay, Paul Young

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

High Order Fast Elliptic Equation Solver, Elias N. Houstis, T. S. Papatheordorou

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

The Difficulty Of Optimum Index Solution, Douglas E. Comer

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Effects Of Numerical Error Propagated Through Several Independent Stages: An Electron Optics Simulation., William Donald Webster

Masters Theses

"Presented is a study, combining numerical methods in a series of stages whereby each stage provides input data to its successor. A model problem from electron optics ii is studied in which a potential field is computed, gradient vectors calculated, and trajectory equations solved. Error effects in each stage is assessed for its influence on the final results of the numerical process mimicking the model problem. Error analysis is given in Appendix A. Finally, the superiority of Spline approximations for estimating derivatives is demonstrated"-- Abstract, p. ii

On The Benefactive Feature In Transitivity, Dale Ellen Gaucas

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science - Technical Reports

An elaboration on the transitivity system network introduced by M. A. K. Halliday is developed. This extension consists of a separate feature system network for the participant role of “beneficiary”. The formulation of the proposed grammar rules to conjoin this network and Halliday's is facilitated by building up the transitivity network to describe "systemically” and uniquely each type of benefactive and range clause presented by Halliday. Systemic descriptions of these clauses are given as examples throughout the discussion.

Statistical Modelling Of Computer Systems: A Review, Amrit L. Goel, Anand M. Joglekar

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science - Technical Reports

This paper briefly reviews the data dependent statistical methods useful for computer systems modelling. The techniques are classified according to their applicability toward comparison, tuning and design of computer systems. A review of publications dealing with statistical modeling of computer systems is presented and a comprehensive bibliography is included to provide a useful source of reference toward the present and potential applications of statistical methods for computer system modelling.

Requirements Statement Language Principles For Automatic Programming, Thomas I. M. Ho, J. F. Nunamaker

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Statistical Modelling Of Computer Systems: A Survey, Amrit L. Goel, Anand M. Joglekar

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science - Technical Reports

This paper briefly surveys the data dependent statistical methods useful for computer systems modelling. The techniques are classified according to their applicability toward comparison, tuning and design of computer systems. A review of papers dealing with statistical modelling of computer systems is presented and a comprehensive bibliography is included to provide a useful source of reference toward the present and potential applications of statistical methods for computer system modelling.

An Algorithm For Minimizing The Riding Time Of Students On School Buses., Dennis Ray Morgan

Masters Theses

"This thesis presents an algorithm which selects from a given set of stops a subset of stops corresponding to a given bus which minimize the riding time of students in going to and from school. The time required in picking up students at their stops and delivering them to school is analyzed. An example is given which illustrates the formulation of a problem and the results obtained from the solution. Finally, the program which was used in the solution of the problem is given along with its implementation"-- Abstract, p. ii

Bayesian Confidence Limits For The Reliability Of Mixed Cascade And Parallel Independent Exponential Subsystems, James K. Byers, Ronald W. Skeith, Melvin D. Springer

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

This paper deals with the theoretical problem of deriving Bayesian confidence intervals for the reliability of a system consisting of both cascade and parallel subsystems where each subsystem is independent and has an exponential failure probability density function (pdf). This approach is applicable when test data are available for each individual subsystem and not for the entire system. The Mellin integral transform is used to analyze the system in a step-by-step procedure until the posterior pdf of the system reliability is obtained. The posterior cumulative distribution function is then obtained in the usual manner by integrating the pdf, which serves …

A Numerical Study Of Ordinary Differential Equations With Periodic Coefficients, Richard Bruce Schuessler

Masters Theses

"In this thesis a method for solving ordinary differential equations with periodic coefficients is derived. In addition, by utilization of Floquet theory, a theorem is given by which it is possible to determine the stability of the zero solution. Error bounds are given for the method and for the two dimensional case bounds are given for the error in the eigenvalues. Several numerical examples are given to illustrate the method"--Abstract, page ii.

System Implementation And Evaluation, I. Trotter Hardy

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Prefix Codes, Trees And Automata, Jean-Louis Lassez

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Are The Needs Of Industry For Data Processing Programmers Being Adequately Supported By Technical Training Programs In Oklahoma, Dale I. Sare

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

In 1970 over 40,000 computers were in use in the United States and 1,000 more on order from manufacturers. Every major newspaper had published at least one news article or editorial about computers during 1970. These articles reported how computers function, the speed at which they function, their limitations and how they have, and are continuing to become, a complex part of the business world and social affairs of man.

Cephalometrics For The Oral Surgeon In The Diagnosis Of Facial Deformities, Frederick J. Mantz

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Surgical orthodontics presents a challenge to the oral surgeon. By the nature of the oral surgeon's training and discipline he should be the one best qualified to treat the surgical aspect of the surgical orthodontic case. The establishment of a proper diagnosis and means of communication between the oral surgeon and orthodontist are essential in achieving a good final result for the surgically treated case. Fortunately, a scientific method of diagnosis is available that can provide both specialties with a common language. Computerized cephalometric analysis can provide the diagnosis and link of communication for the discussion of goals and treatment. …

The Education Of A Computer: Development Of Computer-Assisted Instruction Of German Grammar, Karen Wintringham

Senior Scholar Papers

Characteristic of the acquisition of most skills, the learning of a foreign language requires formalized, systematic training. Computer-assisted instruction provides the necessary individualized drill with accompanying reinforcement. The "BASIC" CAI course, MODALS, represents the culmination of nine months of research and programming of the instruction of German modal auxiliaries; the complex of sixty seven interconnected sub -programs provide drill of all six modals in five different tenses. Subsequent to the in-class introduction of new lecture material concerning the modals, any student may then proceed to the computer terminal, there undertaking further study of the subject. MODALS lacks an answer recording …

Finite Dimensional Group Rings, Ralph W. Wilkerson

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

A Ring is Right Finite Dimensional If It Contains No Infinite Direct Sum of Right Ideals. We Prove that If a Group G is Finite, Free Abelian, or Finitely Generated Abelian, then a Ring R is Right Finite Dimensional If and Only If the Group Ring RG is Right Finite Dimensional. a Ring R is a Self-Injective Cogenerator Ring If Rn is Injective and RR is a Cogenerator in the Category of Unital Right /{-Modules; This Means that Each Right Unital A-Module Can Be Embedded in a Direct Product of Copies of R. Let G Be a Finite Group Where …

Monte Carlo Simulation Of Confidence Intervals For Reliability, Kathryn Palisch Berkbigler

Masters Theses

"A computer program which computes fiducial confidence intervals for reliability by Monte Carlo simulation has been written. The program has the capability of computing these intervals for general systems of series, parallel, and mixed series and parallel subsystems which have failure time distributions which are either exponential, Weibull, gamma, normal, or lognormal.

Comparison of the simulation technique with a Bayesian technique for computing confidence intervals in the case of a series of exponentially distributed components shows that the two methods agree quite well when a fiducial prior distribution for reliability is used in the Bayesian technique. A uniform prior distribution …

A Planning And Cost Allocation Procedure For Computer System Management, J. Nunamaker, A. Whinston

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

A Methodology For The Design And Optimization Of Information Processing Systems, J. F. Nunamaker

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

The Myhill Functor, Input-Reduced Machines, And Generalised Krohn-Rhodes Theory, Robert H. Yacobellis

Computer Science: Faculty Publications and Other Works

No abstract provided.

Unsteady Flow Toward Partially Penetrating Artesian Wells, Y. H. Huang

KWRRI Research Reports

A numerical method programmed for a high-speed computer was developed for determining the drawdown around an artesian well. A salient feature of the program is that it can be used for both fully and partially penetrating wells in either infinite or finite aquifers. The method Involves the application of finite difference equations to the well-known heat equation using a graded network. A comparison of the finite difference solutions with those obtained from the close-form formulas of Muskat, Theis, and Hantush indicates the validity of the method. A comparison between the finite difference solutions and the drawdowns measured on a sand …