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Novafacts - December 28, 1990, Nova University

NovaFacts

No abstract provided.

Datascan - December 9, 1990, Nova University

DataScan

No abstract provided.

Implementing Expert System Rule Conditions By Neural Networks, Henry Tirri

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

A Whole Word And Number Reading Machine Based On Two Dimensional Low Frequency Fourier Transforms, Mark A. O'Hair

Theses and Dissertations

The Fourier transform is investigated as a means for developing an optical reader capable of reading a large vocabulary without segmenting the image of a word into individual characters. The reader is capable of reading printed and cursive font styles, is scale invariant, and is substantially insensitive to noise. The image of a particular word is treated as a single symbol; the two dimensional low frequency Fourier coefficients (assuming n coefficients are calculated) define the word's location on an n dimensional hypersphere of unit radius. The distance between individual locations (words) categorizes similar and dissimilar words. The smaller the distance, …

A Remote Visual Interface Tool For Simulation Control And Display, William J. Derouchey

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis discusses the design and development of the Visual Interactive Simulation Interface Tool (VISIT). VISIT was designed to provide the graphical representation and user interface for a simulation that is running on another processor utilizing internet communications. The system provides support for various input devices to control the simulation display and environment. Simulation objects are displayed using either a three-dimensional wireframe representation or a Gouraud shaded representation. Viewer interaction to the simulation is provided by a collection of commands that allow the viewer to initialize, start, stop, abort, and restart the simulations. The viewer also has the ability to …

A Comparison Of Human-Computer Interfaces In Air Force Organizations, Michael G. Morris

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis investigated differences in organizational efficiency and effectiveness for users of graphical user interfaces and text-based interfaces on personal computers in Air Forces offices. Areas of interest included amount of time required to learn the basic system, amount of time required to learn new application, users' ratings of user-friendliness, users' perceptions of the extent that their system help them perform in their job, the number of software packages used on the job by users of each system, user satisfaction, responsible authorities' ratings of quality of output, and the relationship between user job experience level and interface used on the …

Novafacts - October 26, 1990, Nova University

NovaFacts

No abstract provided.

Ua77/1 Alumni, Wku Alumni Relations

WKU Administration Documents

WKU's alumni magazine. Contents:

• Dancing on Walls - Governor's Scholars Program
• An Anniversary Gift - Preston Health & Activities Center
• 1990 Alumni Annual Student Phonathon
• A Sturdy Individualist - Virginia Woods
• Turn Your Radio On - WKYU-FM
• Competitive Edge - Miss Kentucky, Miss Western
• Excitement! - 1990 Homecoming
• Mammoth Cave is a Cool Spot in a Hot Summer

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 33 Number 1, Fall 1990, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

12 - PRIESTS & MARRIAGE The Pope has allowed the ordination of nearly 50 married Episcopal priests since 1980. Some see this as a sign of hope for a married priesthood . By Julie Sly '82

18 - THE POWER OF ONE Because of her own personal tragedy, Mary Beth Cahill Phillips '76 forced the state of California to form Trustline, a registry parents can use to check out a nanny. By Susan Frey

20 - THE ART OF BIOGRAPHY Our natural curiosity about each other tempts us into reading biographies the same way we turn to novels. Is peering …

Student Fact Book, Fall 1990, Wright State University, Office Of Student Information Systems, Wright State University

Wright State University Student Fact Books

The student fact book has general demographic information on all students enrolled at Wright State University for Fall Quarter, 1990.

Wright State University College Of Engineering And Computer Science Bits And Pcs Newsletter, September 1990, College Of Engineering And Computer Science, Wright State University

BITs and PCs Newsletter

An eight page newsletter created by the Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science that addresses the current affairs of the college.

Mathematical Visions: The Pursuit Of Geometry In Victorian England (Book Review), Calvin Jongsma

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

Reviewed Title: Joan L. Richards. Mathematical Visions: The Pursuit of Geometry in Victorian England. xiii + 266 pp., illus., figs., bibl., index. Boston/New York: Academic Press, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1988.

The Origins Of Computing And Computer Science At Purdue University, Saul Rosen, John R. Rice

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

The Gamut: A Journal Of Ideas And Information, No. 30, Summer 1990, Cleveland State University

The Gamut Archives

CONTENTS OF ISSUE NO. 30, SUMMER, 1990

Louis T. Milic: A Fire in the Kitchen, 2

Leonard M. Trawick: A Place in the Ecosystem, 3

Tenth Anniversary Contest Winners

Jill Wilson Brennan: Terrorism Against Americans, 5

Daniel Hill: The Battle Over Native American Remains, 16

Science, piety, and politics

Todd Lieber: "How Many Acres You Got Out There?", 24

Independent farmers in the age of agribusiness

Eric May: Wood Engravings, 30

Jacque Parsley: Collage/ Assemblage, 35

P.J. Rogers: Aquatint/ Etchings, 40

Richard Kraus: On Vacation, 47

Dashka Slater: Persephone Tells, …

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 32 Number 4, Summer 1990, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

10 - WHAT'S UP WITH COMIC BOOKS? Comic books aren't what they used to be but they continue to charm our children. By Mitch Finley '73

14 - STRESS, ILLNESS, AND PSYCHOTHERAPY The meaning of a stressful situation determines whether it is perceived as a challenge to be overcome or a demoralization. By Jerome D. Frank

18 - A BEELINE TO THE USA "Killer" bees have been winging their way from Brazil since scores of queens escaped a Sao Paolo lab in 1957. By Paul M. McCarthy '46

21 - PROMISE & OPPORTUNITY An economic forecast for the 1990s by …

A Logic For Natural Language, William C. Purdy

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science - Technical Reports

This paper describes a language called £N whose structure mirrors that of natural language. £N is characterized by absence of variables and individual constants. Singular predicates assume the role of both individual constants and free variables. The role of bound variables is played by predicate functors called "selection operators." Like natural languages, £N is implicitly many-sorted. £N does not have an identity relation. Its expressive power lies between the predicate calculus without identity and the predicate calculus with identity. The loss in expressiveness relative to the predicate calculus with identity however is not significant. Deduction in £N is intended to …

An Artificial Neural Approach To The Decomposition Problem, Chandrashekar L. Masti

Electrical & Computer Engineering Theses & Dissertations

The goal of this thesis is to develop an artificial neural approach toward addressing the intractability involved with the decomposition problem. The search for the lattice of substitution property (s. p.) partitions essential to decompositions is cast into the framework of constraint satisfaction. An artificial neural network is developed to provide solutions by performing optimization of a mathematically derived objective function over the problem space. The issue of transitivity is verified to belong to a class of problems beyond the scope of solvability for conventional quadratic-order constraint satisfaction neural networks. A theorem is stated and proved establishing that third-order correlations …

Economic And Social Impacts Of Agriculture-To-Urban Water Transfers: The Arkansas Valley Of Colorado, Charles W. Howe, Jeffrey K. Lazo

Moving the West's Water to New Uses: Winners and Losers (Summer Conference, June 6-8)

20 pages.

Contains 1 page of references.

Coke Oven Emissions: A Case Study Of Technology-Based Regulation, John D. Graham, David R. Holtgrave

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

After examining and analyzing the experience with coke ovens, the authors conclude that attempts to force technology beyond its demonstrated competence can be both expensive and ineffective in controlling hazards. They also suggest implications for pending proposals to further control air pollution.

Indices, Editorial Advisory Board, Ascii Text Files, Risk Editorial Board

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

[Excerpt] "An unindexed journal is of little use over the long haul, and many libraries will not subscribe to it. [Of course, we plan to include at least an author and title index in the next issue, but that doesn't count.] Therefore, we were pleased to learn that Risk has been approved by the Indexing Periodical Literature Advisory Committee [One of the few which may not need nonexpert members!] of the American Association of Law Libraries. This means, for example, that Risk will be included in the Current Law Index, Legaltrac, and Legal Resources Index published by Information Access Company."

Visual Protocol Collection For The Enhancement Of The Radiological Diagnostic Process, Erika Rogers, Ronald C. Arkin, M. Baron, N. Ezquerra, E. Garcia

Computer Science and Software Engineering

This paper describes the Observation Phase of a research project that is designed to explore the nature of visual radiological diagnosis. It is concerned with the collection and analysis of visual protocol data in an effort to determine the salient image features that may impact on the different stages of the diagnostic process, both perceptual and cognitive. These features, once identified, will lead to the formulation of image enhancement hypotheses and the development of knowledge-based visualization techniques to assist the radiological diagnostic process.

Input Data Pattern Encoding For Neural Net Algorithms, Hyeoncheol Kim, George Winston Zobrist

Computer Science Technical Reports

First, a brief overview of neural networks and their applications are described, including the BAM (Bidirectional Associative Memory) model.

A bucket-weight-matrix scheme is proposed, which is a data pattern encoding method that is necessary to transform a set of real-world numbers into neural network state numbers without losing the pattern property the set has. The scheme is designed as a neural net so that it can be combined with other data processing neural nets. The net itself can be used as a bucket-sorting net also. This shows that traditional data structure problems can be an area that neural networks may …

Software Validation Techniques : A Contrast Between Myers' And Hetzel's Techniques, Reyad I. Abukaker

Electronic Dissertations and Theses

This research work presents the contemporary testing methodologies of current state-of-the-art methodologies in software testing. Myers' and Hetzel's methodologies are the primary objectives of this research. The scope of this work is to contrast these two testing methodologies, through looking at their principles as well as their definitions of testing. The two definitions of testing differ substantially. Myers' philosophy deals with human psychology and economics as the primary factors in defining the test plans. Hetzel's philosophy is broad in that it looks at software testing in terms of "meeting requirements." However, Hetzel focuses toward "evaluating" and "measuring" a software system …

Forecasting Sunspot Numbers Using Neural Networks, Ming Li, Kishan Mehrotra, Chilukuri K. Mohan, Sanjay Ranka

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science - Technical Reports

A recurrent connectionist network has been designed to model sunspot data. Preliminary experimental work shows that the network can produce competitive results as compared to traditional autoregressive models. The method is not problem specific and could be applied to other problems in dynamical system modeling, recognition, prediction, and control fields. It is observed that statistical methods can be used to design an appropriate neural network architecture.

The Effect Of Seasonal Cattle Grazing On California Bighorn Sheep Habitat Use, Melanie J. Steinkamp

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The effect of seasonal cattle grazing on a newly reintroduced population of California bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis californiana) in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Idaho, was studied. The hypothesis that bighorn sheep avoid cattle was tested. The issue of avoidance between bighorn sheep and livestock is arguable. Some studies have found that bighorn sheep avoid cattle while others have found no response of bighorn sheep to cattle.

Evidence was found to document the avoidance of cattle by bighorn sheep. The size of the bighorn's home range and core area decreased with the movement of cattle into areas of high bighorn …

Information Systems And The Erosion Of Personal Privacy, Scott D. Sterner

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

The Annual Meeting Of The Iowa Academy Of Science April 20-21, 1990 [Program, 102nd Meeting], Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Contents:

Program Summary --- 5
General Session Speakers --- 9
Awards --- 12
Distinguished Fellow --- 12
Distinguished Service --- 13, 14
Symposia Programs --- 15
Poster Session --- 17
Campus Map --- Centerfold
Section Programs --- 22
Agricultural Sciences --- 22
Anthropology --- 25
Botany --- 26
Cellular & Molecular Biology --- 28
Chemistry, Inorganic --- 30
Chemistry, Organic --- 34
Conservation --- 37
Earth Science Teaching --- 39
Elementary Science Teaching --- 40
Engineering --- 42
Geology --- 47
Linguistics --- 48
Nursing --- 49
Physics --- 50
Physiology --- 53
Psychology --- 54
Science Teaching --- 56 …

Introductory Dataperfect® Instruction, Frances Jenson Larsen

Theses and Dissertations

The project should be used in a beginning computer class. These units contain projects from simple to complex. The first instructional unit uses a database that comes with the DataPerfect® program. The students build and manipulate a small database. Reports are prepared, and finally the students design an original database. These instructional units are intended to be used in a high school classroom with the DataPerfect® computer program. DataPerfect® is a copyrighted program marketed by WordPerfect Corporation of Orem, Utah.

The Human Element In Wildlife Damage Situations, Ron J. Johnson

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 14th (1990)

The field of prevention and control of wildlife damage is changing and evolving along with clientele needs, pressures from user and non-user groups, and other factors. A theoretical overview of the field may offer an action model regarding changing trends and potential responses. I propose that three things happen every time a wildlife damage problem occurs: 1) A human activity, desire, or need is interfered with, 2) the experience fosters an opinion about a wild animal - usually negative, and 3) a decision is made to tolerate the situation or to control it. If control is selected, availability and effectiveness …

Differential Toxicity And Taste Aversion To Strychnine Of Three Subspecies Of The California Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus Beecheyi), Walter E. Howard, Stephen D. Palmateer, Rex E. Marsh

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 14th (1990)

Three subspecies of the California ground squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi) were studied. In the first test of Experiment 1, Beechey (S. b. beecheyi), Douglas (S. b. douglasii), and, for comparative purposes, Sierra (S. b. sierrae) ground squirrels were each offered a drinking tube containing one of three H₂0 solutions of strychnine sulfate (0.01, 0.05, or 0.5%) after being deprived of water for 23 hr. In Test 2 the survivors of Test 1 were offered for 24 hr a free choice of distilled water and two of the above concentrations of strychnine …