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String Pattern Matching For A Deluge Survival Kit, Alberto Apostolico, Maxime Crochemore
String Pattern Matching For A Deluge Survival Kit, Alberto Apostolico, Maxime Crochemore
Department of Computer Science Technical Reports
No abstract provided.
Experimental Evaluation Of Design Tradeoff In Specialized Virtual Machine For Multimedia Traffic In Active Networks, Sheng-Yih Wang, Bharat Bhargava
Experimental Evaluation Of Design Tradeoff In Specialized Virtual Machine For Multimedia Traffic In Active Networks, Sheng-Yih Wang, Bharat Bhargava
Department of Computer Science Technical Reports
No abstract provided.
An Adaptable Network Architecture For Multimedia Traffic Management And Control, Sheng-Yih Wang, Bharat Bhargava
An Adaptable Network Architecture For Multimedia Traffic Management And Control, Sheng-Yih Wang, Bharat Bhargava
Department of Computer Science Technical Reports
No abstract provided.
Applications And Algorithms For Least Trimmed Sum Of Absolute Deviations Regression, Douglas M. Hawkins, David Olive
Applications And Algorithms For Least Trimmed Sum Of Absolute Deviations Regression, Douglas M. Hawkins, David Olive
Articles and Preprints
High breakdown estimation (HBE) addresses the problem of getting reliable parameter estimates in the face of outliers that may be numerous and badly placed. In multiple regression, the standard HBE's have been those defined by the least median of squares (LMS) and the least trimmed squares (LTS) criteria. Both criteria lead to a partitioning of the data set's n cases into two “halves” – the covered “half” of cases are accommodated by the fit, while the uncovered “half”, which is intended to include any outliers, are ignored. In LMS, the criterion is the Chebyshev norm of the residuals of the …
A Hierarchy Of Maps Between Compacta, Paul Bankston
A Hierarchy Of Maps Between Compacta, Paul Bankston
Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science Faculty Research and Publications
Let CH be the class of compacta (i.e., compact Hausdorff spaces), with BS the subclass of Boolean spaces. For each ordinal α and pair $\langle K,L\rangle$ of subclasses of CH, we define Lev≥α K,L), the class of maps of level at least α from spaces in K to spaces in L, in such a way that, for finite α, Lev≥α (BS,BS) consists of the Stone duals of Boolean lattice embeddings that preserve all prenex first-order formulas of quantifier rank α. Maps of level ≥ 0 are just the continuous surjections, and the maps of level ≥ 1 are …
Oxygen Pressure-Tuned Epitaxy And Optoelectronic Properties Of Laser-Deposited Zno Films On Sapphire, S. Choopun, R. D. Vispute, W. Noch, A. Balsamo, R. P. Sharma, T. Venkatesan, A. Iliadis, David C. Look
Oxygen Pressure-Tuned Epitaxy And Optoelectronic Properties Of Laser-Deposited Zno Films On Sapphire, S. Choopun, R. D. Vispute, W. Noch, A. Balsamo, R. P. Sharma, T. Venkatesan, A. Iliadis, David C. Look
Physics Faculty Publications
Influence of oxygen pressure on the epitaxy, surface morphology, and optoelectronic properties has been studied in the case of ZnO thin films grown on sapphire ~0001! by pulsed-laser deposition. Results of Rutherford backscattering and ion channeling in conjunction with atomic force microscopy clearly indicate that the growth mode, degree of epitaxy, and the defect density strongly depend on the oxygen background pressure during growth. It is also found that the growth mode and the defects strongly influence the electron mobility, free-electron concentration, and the luminescence properties of the ZnO films. By tuning the oxygen pressure during the initial and the …
Thermal Degradation Of Blends Of Polystyrene And Poly(Sodium 4-Styrenesulfonate) And The Copolymer, Poly(Styrene-Co-Sodium 4-Styrenesulfonate), Qiang Yao, Charles Wilkie
Thermal Degradation Of Blends Of Polystyrene And Poly(Sodium 4-Styrenesulfonate) And The Copolymer, Poly(Styrene-Co-Sodium 4-Styrenesulfonate), Qiang Yao, Charles Wilkie
Chemistry Faculty Research and Publications
The thermal degradation of blends and copolymers of styrene with styrenesulfonic acid has been studied using thermogravimetric analysis, TGA/FTIR, and cone calorimetry. The blends have enhanced thermal stability relative to virgin polystyrene but there is no enhancement in thermal stability for the copolymers. Apparently, it is necessary to have adjacent sulfonic acid groups in order to permit the formation of a graphite-like char which can provide thermal protection to the polymer. It is necessary to have a good match in degradation temperatures of the two components if one is to have significantly enhanced thermal stability.
Tga/Ftir: An Extremely Useful Technique For Studying Polymer Degradation, Charles A. Wilkie
Tga/Ftir: An Extremely Useful Technique For Studying Polymer Degradation, Charles A. Wilkie
Chemistry Faculty Research and Publications
Thermogravimetric analysis coupled to Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, TGA/FTIR, has been used to probe the degradation of several polymeric systems. These include poly(methyl methacrylate) in the presence of various additives, graft copolymers of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene and styrene-butadiene with sodium methacrylate and styrene with acrylonitrile, blends of styrene-butadiene block copolymers with poly(vinylphosphonic acid) and poly(vinylsulfonic acid), and cross-linked polystyrenes. Additives may interact with poly(methyl methacrylate) by coordination to the carbonyl oxygen to a Lewis acid and the subsequent transfer of an electron from the polymer chain to the metal atom or by the formation of a radical which can trap the degrading …
A Model For Active Techniques For Compressed Video Transmission, Sheng-Yih Wang, Bharat Bhargava
A Model For Active Techniques For Compressed Video Transmission, Sheng-Yih Wang, Bharat Bhargava
Department of Computer Science Technical Reports
No abstract provided.
The Weyr Characteristic, Helene Shapiro
The Weyr Characteristic, Helene Shapiro
Mathematics & Statistics Faculty Works
No abstract provided.
Comparison Of One-Dimensional And Two-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Modeling Approaches For Red River Basin, Sajjad Ahmad, Slobodan P. Simonovic
Comparison Of One-Dimensional And Two-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Modeling Approaches For Red River Basin, Sajjad Ahmad, Slobodan P. Simonovic
Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction Faculty Research
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A devastating flood in Red River valley in 1997 emphasized the need to study the flood control measures in the Red River basin using state of the art modeling tools. The Red River and its floodplains can be modeled using one-dimensional, quasi two-dimensional or fully two-dimensional hydrodynamic models. Each modeling approach has its own advantages and limitations. The main purpose of this report is a comparison between one-dimensional (or quasi two dimensional) and fully two-dimensional hydrodynamic modeling approaches for modeling floods in the Red River basin.
A two-dimensional hydrodynamic model, MIKE 21, coupled with Geographic Information System (GIS) …
La Gestion De La Faune Aux Aeroports, Edward C. Cleary , Richard A. Dolbeer
La Gestion De La Faune Aux Aeroports, Edward C. Cleary , Richard A. Dolbeer
Other Bird Strike and Aviation Materials
L’homme a toujours ete intrigue et inspire par la beaute des oiseaux et leur capacite de voler. Mais si les oiseaux ont colonise le ciel il y a quelque 150 millions d’annees, nous ne partageons leur espace aerien que depuis cent ans. Helas, ce partage forcement simultane est source de collisions. Certes, les oiseaux ne sont pas les seuls problemes des pilotes.
Initial State Dependence Of Low-Energy Electron Emission In Fast Ion Atom Collisions, Robert Moshammer, Pablo Daniel Fainstein, Michael Schulz, Wayne M. Schmitt, Holger Kollmus, Rido Mann, Siegbert Hagmann, Joachim Hermann Ullrich
Initial State Dependence Of Low-Energy Electron Emission In Fast Ion Atom Collisions, Robert Moshammer, Pablo Daniel Fainstein, Michael Schulz, Wayne M. Schmitt, Holger Kollmus, Rido Mann, Siegbert Hagmann, Joachim Hermann Ullrich
Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works
Single and multiple ionization of neon and argon atoms by 3.6 MeV/u Au53+ impact has been explored in kinematically complete experiments. Doubly differential cross sections for low-energy electron emission have been obtained for a defined charge state of the recoiling target ion and the receding projectile. Observed target specific structures in the electron continuum are attributable to the nodal structure of the initial bound state momentum distribution. The experimental data are in excellent accord with continuum-distorted-wave eikonal-initial-state single ionization calculations if multiple ionization is considered appropriately.
Disclosure Detection In Multivariate Categorical Databases: Auditing Confidentiality Protection Through Two New Matrix Operators, Sumit Dutta Chowdhury, George T. Duncan, Ramayya Krishnan, Stephen F. Roehrig, Sumitra Mukherjee
Disclosure Detection In Multivariate Categorical Databases: Auditing Confidentiality Protection Through Two New Matrix Operators, Sumit Dutta Chowdhury, George T. Duncan, Ramayya Krishnan, Stephen F. Roehrig, Sumitra Mukherjee
CCE Faculty Articles
As databases grow more prevalent and comprehensive, database administrators seek to limit disclosure of confidential information while still providing access to data. Practical databases accommodate users with heterogeneous needs for access. Each class of data user is accorded access to only certain views. Other views are considered confidential, and hence to be protected. Using illustrations from health care and education, this article addresses inferential disclosure of confidential views in multidimensional categorical databases. It demonstrates that any structural, so data-value-independent method for detecting disclosure can fail. Consistent with previous work for two-way tables, it presents a data-value-dependent method to obtain tight …
Measurement Of The B0B̅0 Oscillation Frequency Using L-D*+ Pairs And Lepton Flavor Tags, T. Affolder, Kenneth A. Bloom, Collider Detector At Fermilab Collaboration
Measurement Of The B0B̅0 Oscillation Frequency Using L-D*+ Pairs And Lepton Flavor Tags, T. Affolder, Kenneth A. Bloom, Collider Detector At Fermilab Collaboration
Kenneth Bloom Publications
The oscillation frequency Δmd of B0B̅0 mixing is measured using the partially reconstructed semileptonic decay B̅0→l- ν̅ D*+X. The data sample was collected with the CDF detector at the Fermilab Tevatron collider during 1992–1995 by triggering on the existence of two lepton candidates in an event, and corresponds to about 110 pb-1 of p̅p collisions at √s =1.8 TeV. We estimate the proper decay time of the B̅0 meson from the measured decay length and reconstructed momentum of the l-D*+ system. The charge of …
Rental Harmony: Sperner's Lemma In Fair Division, Francis E. Su
Rental Harmony: Sperner's Lemma In Fair Division, Francis E. Su
All HMC Faculty Publications and Research
No abstract provided in this article.
Molecular-Dynamics Study Of Phase Transitions In Alkali Azides, M. M. Ossowski, John R. Hardy, R. W. Smith
Molecular-Dynamics Study Of Phase Transitions In Alkali Azides, M. M. Ossowski, John R. Hardy, R. W. Smith
John R. Hardy Papers
An account is presented of our studies of the order-disorder phase transitions in KN3, RbN3, and CsN3. These are based on parameter-free interionic potentials based on the Gordon-Kim modified electron-gas formalism extended to molecular ions. We performed static structural relaxations and supercell molecular dynamics and predicted with reasonable accuracy the temperatures for the onset of the transitions. In particular, we address the question of how the N3- ions reorient to yield the transitions. We found the existence of NaCl-type high-temperature phases in disordered KN3 and RbN3 and argue that this …
Characterisation Of The Effects Of Time And Pressure On A Group Of Electronic Voltage Standards, James Kevin Armstrong
Characterisation Of The Effects Of Time And Pressure On A Group Of Electronic Voltage Standards, James Kevin Armstrong
Masters
Although primary metrology laboratories use standards based on the Josephson effect to maintain a local reference standard for dc voltage, artefact standards are still the standard of choice in many secondary laboratories. The National Metrology Laboratory, Dublin maintains a local reference standard for dc voltage by means of an ensemble of Zener-diode based electronic voltage standard units. Electronic voltage standards have a number of shortcomings over Josephson standards for use as a local reference standard. In particular their output voltages are influenced by several external factors. In order to make optimum use of the NML reference standard it is important …
Alkyl Nitrates During The Prophet ’98 Summer Intensive, Kristi A. Ostling
Alkyl Nitrates During The Prophet ’98 Summer Intensive, Kristi A. Ostling
Masters Theses
As part of the PROPHET intensive held at the University of Michigan Biological Station in northern Michigan, a gas chromatography system for making fast-turnaround measurements of C1 to C5 alkyl nitrates was developed and deployed from July 19 to August 21, 1998. Every 30 minutes, samples were automatically acquired on a small Tenax trap made from silicosteel column and injected on a GC column by thermal desorption prior to ECD detection. Tests performed to measure breakthrough and on-trap destruction indicated no breakthrough for C3, C4, and C5 nitrates and excellent stability for these compounds on the trap. Chromatographic resolution of …
Stellar Angular Diameters Of Late-Type Giants And Supergiants Measured With The Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer, Tyler E. Nordgren, M. E. Germain, J. A. Benson, D. Mozurkewich, Jeffrey J. Sudol, N. M. Elias Ii, Arsen R. Hajian, N. M. White, D. J. Hutter, K. J. Johnston, F. S. Gauss, J. T. Armstrong, T. A. Pauls, L. J. Rickard
Stellar Angular Diameters Of Late-Type Giants And Supergiants Measured With The Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer, Tyler E. Nordgren, M. E. Germain, J. A. Benson, D. Mozurkewich, Jeffrey J. Sudol, N. M. Elias Ii, Arsen R. Hajian, N. M. White, D. J. Hutter, K. J. Johnston, F. S. Gauss, J. T. Armstrong, T. A. Pauls, L. J. Rickard
Physics & Engineering Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Probe, Issue 207 – December 1999
The Probe, Issue 207 – December 1999
The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association
NADCA: A Proud History, A New Future -- Robert H. Schmidt, President, NADCA
Position Announcement: WILDLIFE ECOLOGIST - Urban Wildlife & Urban-Human Conflict Management Illinois Natural History Survey, Urbana-Champaign, IL
In Memoriam: Guy R. Hodge
Personnel Changes in USDA Wildlife Services: Two new State Directors
Book review: "Wildlife of the New Millennium: A Field Guide" by Buck Peterson. Published by Longstreet Press, Marietta, Georgia 1999. (152 pages, illustrated. $11.95) ISBN 1-56352-546-1
Euthanasia Chamber Available from Pioneer Wildlife Control of Westwood, MA
Abstracts from the 6th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society - September 1999, Austin, TX
Public health significance of …
Wildlife-Caused Losses For Producers Of Channel Catfish Ictalurus Punctatus In 1996, Alice P. Wywialowski
Wildlife-Caused Losses For Producers Of Channel Catfish Ictalurus Punctatus In 1996, Alice P. Wywialowski
USDA Wildlife Services: Staff Publications
The National Agricultural Statistics Service surveyed by telephone and mail in January and February 1997 all known producers of channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus to acquire current information about wildlife-caused losses in calendar year 1996. Many producers tried to prevent wildlife-caused losses of their catfish by shooting (57%), vehicle patrol (55%), or frightening (36%), at an estimated cost of >$5 million. Yet, 69% of catfish produces cited some wildlife-caused losses. Birds were most frequently cited as a cause of losses, and double-crested cormorants Phalacrocorax auritus was the species cited most frequently (53%). The next most frequently cited bids were herons Ardea …
Detailed Dynamics Of Electron Beams Self-Trapped And Accelerated In A Self-Modulated Laser Wakefield, Shouyuan Chen, M. Krishnan, Anatoly Maksimchuk, R. Wagner, Donald P. Umstadter
Detailed Dynamics Of Electron Beams Self-Trapped And Accelerated In A Self-Modulated Laser Wakefield, Shouyuan Chen, M. Krishnan, Anatoly Maksimchuk, R. Wagner, Donald P. Umstadter
Donald Umstadter Publications
The electron beam generated in a self-modulated laser-wakefield accelerator is characterized in detail. A transverse normalized emittance of 0.06 π mm mrad, the lowest ever for an electron injector, was measured for 2 MeV electrons. The electron beam was observed to have a multicomponent beam profile and energy distribution. The latter also undergoes discrete transitions as the laser power or plasma density is varied. In addition, dark spots that form regular modes were observed in the electron beam profile. These features are explained by analysis and test particle simulations of electron dynamics during acceleration in a three-dimensional plasma wakefield.
On-Line Bayesian Tree-Structured Transformation Of Hidden Markov Models For Speaker Adaptation, Shaojun Wang, Yunxin Zhao
On-Line Bayesian Tree-Structured Transformation Of Hidden Markov Models For Speaker Adaptation, Shaojun Wang, Yunxin Zhao
Kno.e.sis Publications
This paper presents a new recursive Bayesian learning approach for transformation parameter estimation in speaker adaptation. Our goal is to incrementally transform (or adapt) the entire set of HMM parameters for a new speaker or new acoustic enviroment from a small amount of adaptation data. By establishing a clustering tree of HMM Gaussian mixture components, the finest affine transformation parameters for individual HMM Gaussian mixture components can be dynamically searched. The on-line Bayesian learning technique proposed in our recent work is used for recursive maximum a posteriori estimation of affine transformation parameters. Speaker adaptation experiments using a 26-letter English alphabet …
Optimal Power Allocation In Cdma Forward Link Using Dependency Between Pilot And Traffic Channels, Seung Jong Park, Dongwoo Kim, Chang Yeon Kim
Optimal Power Allocation In Cdma Forward Link Using Dependency Between Pilot And Traffic Channels, Seung Jong Park, Dongwoo Kim, Chang Yeon Kim
Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works
This paper shows a new method for minimizing the transmit power on CDMA forward link channels. Different from previous works, the proposed method uses the dependency that exists between the respective signal qualities of the pilot channel and traffic channels. Since present CDMA forward link exploits coherent demodulation with continuously transmitting pilot signals, the stronger the pilot channel is, the less traffic power may be required while the same transmission quality is maintained. With laboratory tests, the dependency is graphed. And then an optimal pilot signal quality is found, which minimizes the total transmit power. Considering various mobile environments, -10 …
Stratigraphic Analysis Of Diamicton Units In North-Central St. Joseph County, Michigan, Andrew C. Flint
Stratigraphic Analysis Of Diamicton Units In North-Central St. Joseph County, Michigan, Andrew C. Flint
Masters Theses
Seven subsurface glacial diamicton units, including a paleosol, have been characterized from two borings in north-central St. Joseph County, Michigan. These units have been characterized in terms of their clay mineralogy, texture, color, and stratigraphic position. t-Tests confirm that each unit displays a significant difference in mean 7A/10A peak height ratio from all other units.
Unit 4, informally called the Gray Marker tilt has been correlated between borings in this study and to the findings of others (Gardner, 1997, Nicks, in preparation). The Newbury till described by the Indiana Geological Survey (unpublished data) may also correlate to Unit 4, raising …
Photodetachment Of He- In The Vicinity Of The He* (N=3, 4, And 5) Thresholds, Chien-Nan Liu, Anthony F. Starace
Photodetachment Of He- In The Vicinity Of The He* (N=3, 4, And 5) Thresholds, Chien-Nan Liu, Anthony F. Starace
Anthony F. Starace Publications
A comprehensive eigenchannel R-matrix study of photodetachment of He-(1 s2s2p 4P0 (1 ) is presented for the energy region of the Hesnl3l) thresholds, where 3<~n<~5. Over this energy region we present all partial cross sections which have been measured experimentally, including theoretical predictions (1 for the Hes3p 3P ( ) partial cross section, as well as energies and widths for all resonances, and identifications of all major ones. Near the Hen=3) thresholds, we predict two 4De resonances that to our knowledge have previously been neither predicted nor observed, and present results showing their effects on partial cross sections and photoelectron angular distributions; …~5.>~
A Comparison Of Training Algorithms For Dhp Adaptive Critic Neuro-Control, George G. Lendaris, Thaddeus T. Shannon, Andres Rustan
A Comparison Of Training Algorithms For Dhp Adaptive Critic Neuro-Control, George G. Lendaris, Thaddeus T. Shannon, Andres Rustan
Systems Science Faculty Publications and Presentations
A variety of alternate training strategies for implementing the Dual Heuristic Programming (DHP) method of approximate dynamic programming in the neuro-control context are explored. The DHP method of controller training has been successfully demonstrated by a number of authors on a variety of control problems in recent years, but no unified view of the implementation details of the method has yet emerged. A number of options are here described for sequencing the training of the Controller and Critic networks in DHP implementations. Results are given about their relative efficiency and the quality of the resulting controllers for two benchmark control …
Further Studies On Fire Retardant Polystyrene By Friedel–Crafts Chemistry, Zhitao Wang, David D. Jiang, Charles Wilkie, Jeffery W. Gilman
Further Studies On Fire Retardant Polystyrene By Friedel–Crafts Chemistry, Zhitao Wang, David D. Jiang, Charles Wilkie, Jeffery W. Gilman
Chemistry Faculty Research and Publications
The combination of a copolymer of 4-vinylbenzyl alcohol and styrene with 2-ethylhexyldiphenylphosphate (DPP) and with metal chlorides has been studied by TGA, radiative gasification, Cone Calorimetry, and oxygen index measurements. Evidence is presented in support of a cross-linking reaction with the additives and the copolymer, which proceeds through a Friedel–Crafts mechanism. This approach reduces the peak heat release rate (HRR) by 60% as measured in the Cone Calorimeter. There is a significant reduction in the mass loss rate during the thermal degradation, and evidence of char formation is observed in the radiative gasification experiments.
Computational Geometry Column 36, Joseph O'Rourke
Computational Geometry Column 36, Joseph O'Rourke
Computer Science: Faculty Publications
Two results in "computational origami" are illustrated.