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Real-Time Software Electric Guitar Audio Transcription, Xander Fiss May 2011

Real-Time Software Electric Guitar Audio Transcription, Xander Fiss

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Guitar audio transcription is the process of generating a human-interpretable musical score from guitar audio. The musical score is presented as guitar tablature, which indicates not only what notes are played, but where they are played on the guitar fretboard. Automatic transcription remains a challenge when dealing with polyphonic sounds. The guitar adds further ambiguity to the transcription problem because the same note can often be played in many ways. In this thesis work, a portable software architecture is presented for processing guitar audio in real time and providing a set of highly probable transcription solutions. Novel algorithms for performing …

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Multiple Scale Landscape Pattern Index Interpretation For The Persistent Monitoring Of Land-Cover And Land-Use, Alvin Spivey May 2011

Multiple Scale Landscape Pattern Index Interpretation For The Persistent Monitoring Of Land-Cover And Land-Use, Alvin Spivey

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Mapping land-cover land-use change (LCLUC) over regional and continental scales, and long time scales (years and decades), can be accomplished using thematically identified classification maps of a landscape--a LCLU class map. Observations of a landscape's LCLU class map pattern can indicate the most relevant process, like hydrologic or ecologic function, causing landscape scale environmental change. Quantified as Landscape Pattern Metrics (LPM), emergent landscape pat- terns act as Landscape Indicators (LI) when physically interpreted. The common mathematical approach to quantifying observed landscape scale pattern is to have LPM measure how connected a class exists within the landscape, through nonlinear local kernel …

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Inventory 03 21 -06 20, Maria Casanovas May 2011

Inventory 03 21 -06 20, Maria Casanovas

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This thesis explores the essential qualities that make one person different from others, particularly the characteristics of the self that determine identity through vernacular, ephemeral objects and everyday experiences. I aim to examine and formulate questions related to the role that systems, rules and authority play in the formation of that personal sense of uniqueness. Themes addressed include the relationship of the real and photographic verisimilitude and the role of the artist in the process. I investigate these issues by establishing a set of rules to create a photographic inventory of all the objects that entered and exited my apartment …

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A Power Efficient Pulsed Mac Protocol For Body Area Networks, David Layerle May 2011

A Power Efficient Pulsed Mac Protocol For Body Area Networks, David Layerle

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The need for a reduction in healthcare cost has escalated over the past decade. Therefore, preventive medicine through remote health monitoring and Body Area Networks has gained more attention. This paper presents a novel Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol called Pulsed-MAC or simply PMAC to efficiently manage wireless communications in Body Area Networks. PMAC drastically extends the network life time by augmenting sensor nodes with charge pumping circuitry which harvest energy from a pulsed signal used to orchestrate communications. By measuring the average radio power consumption in a sensor node over a 24 hour simulation period, results show that PMAC …

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Beauty Of Taiwan, Yu-Chung Chang May 2011

Beauty Of Taiwan, Yu-Chung Chang

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The term "Multimedia" refers to not only the materials used in creating art, but also the devices used for presenting the content. In the present time, artists can practice computer softwares as the media. They use audio and video tracks to display artwork. Various formats of technological or digital multimedia enhance the user's experience in entertainment or art, and transcend everyday experience. "Beauty of Taiwan", my MFA Thesis, is a Flash-based program which offers users interactivity to control the way to view art piece as used in video games. This program allows the presented film, made from my pencil drawings …

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The Twelve Animals: An Interactive Guide To The Chinese Zodiac Signs, Yanzi Chen May 2011

The Twelve Animals: An Interactive Guide To The Chinese Zodiac Signs, Yanzi Chen

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The Chinese Zodiac signs are determined by the lunar year in which you were born. The Chinese believe the animal ruling one's birth year has a profound influence on personality, and destiny. Unlike Western astrology, which is based on the months of the year, the Chinese Zodiac,traditionally referred to as the Sheng Xiao, is based on a twelve-year cycle with each year represented by an animal. The twelve animals are: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. The Chinese Zodiac is found in several East Asian countries besides China. My thesis is an exploration …

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Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Photonics, Karthik Narayanan May 2011

Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Photonics, Karthik Narayanan

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Silicon Photonics is quickly proving to be a suitable interconnect technology for meeting the future goals of on-chip bandwidth and low power requirements. However, it is not clear how silicon photonics will be integrated into CMOS chips, particularly microprocessors. The issue of integrating photonic circuits into electronic IC fabrication processes to achieve maximum flexibility and minimize complexity and cost is an important one. In order to maximize usage of chip real estate, it will be advantageous to integrate in three-dimensions. Hydrogenated-amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) is emerging as a promising material for the 3-D integration of silicon photonics for on-chip optical interconnects. …

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System Design For Health Information Management In Rural India, Rishikesh Khedkar May 2011

System Design For Health Information Management In Rural India, Rishikesh Khedkar

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The problem of child mortality in India is one of the biggest that today's developing nation is dealing with. A complex matrix of different societal and behavioral forces is present at the root of this problem. Not only are absolute numbers of child deaths high in India, but the Child Mortality Rate (CMR) is also substantially higher among developing nations. Different sources of information at national as well as at state levels give feedback to the Indian Government on this nationwide issue. Looking closely at the west coast of India, the State of Maharashtra is having systematic problems in recording …

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Transformative Reflections, Jose Portas May 2011

Transformative Reflections, Jose Portas

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These written words represent the internal experiences that have comprised my inner self since my early childhood growing up in Montortal, Spain. In my mind there is an endless battle between the reality of consciousness and the surreality of the subconscious. I am trying to manage the challenges of the past, live in the present, and give the future a new understanding of how to connect and communicate through different genres with an emphasis on painting. The production of my work is meant to change how art is created and viewed today.

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Development Of Cerium Dioxide Coated Alumina Adsorbent To Study The Removal Of Arsenic From Ground Water, Laura Herder May 2011

Development Of Cerium Dioxide Coated Alumina Adsorbent To Study The Removal Of Arsenic From Ground Water, Laura Herder

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Arsenic contamination of groundwater is a major problem in both developing and developed countries as it is quite dangerous at extremely low concentrations and prevalent in many water supplies. Although there are many removal techniques for arsenic, the most promising for developing countries appears to be adsorption, since it is relatively low in cost, is easy to implement, requires no electricity, and can remove trace amounts of materials from solutions. Current adsorbents that have a high affinity for arsenic, but are costly because they have slow adsorption rates, low capacities, limited pH ranges, are affected adversely by competing ions, and …

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Ereview, Print Industry Center May 2011

Ereview, Print Industry Center

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Reporter - April 29th 2011, Rit Reporter Staff Apr 2011

Reporter - April 29th 2011, Rit Reporter Staff

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Creating Current, Jesse Harrington Apr 2011

Creating Current, Jesse Harrington

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What if we could bring education to the masses explaining how to develop a particular product without having to mass produce the actual product? The pursuit of creating knowledge economies using power on demand as an idea worth spreading is how I have attempted to answer this question. Through identifying three styles of active learning, I designed three idea spreading mechanisms. Kinesthetic, Accommodative and Tactillian learners are all active learners, they want physical involvement with their education. These three concepts; a bicycle generator museum exhibit (accommodative), a traveling bicycle generator exhibit (kinesthetic) and a set of DIY/DIT (Do it together) …

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Reporter - April 22nd 2011, Rit Reporter Staff Apr 2011

Reporter - April 22nd 2011, Rit Reporter Staff

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Reporter - April 15th 2011, Rit Reporter Staff Apr 2011

Reporter - April 15th 2011, Rit Reporter Staff

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Turing Instability In Discrete Replicator Systems, Alex Bryce Apr 2011

Turing Instability In Discrete Replicator Systems, Alex Bryce

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When analyzing a discrete reaction-diffusion dynamical system, one primary area of interest is locating where in the parameter space Turing instabilities occur. It will be shown that Turing instabilities cannot occur in the react then diffuse equations if all diffusion coefficients are equal. The replicator dynamic is a system of equations that is used in evolutionary game theory applications to study behavior types in animal populations. Conditions for a Turing instability in first order discrete replicator systems will be discussed and illustrated with computer simulations of the results.

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Reporter - April 14th 2011, Rit Reporter Staff Apr 2011

Reporter - April 14th 2011, Rit Reporter Staff

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The Relationship Between Self-Reported Strength Of Parasocial Interaction And Perception Of World Stability, Rachel Provenzano Apr 2011

The Relationship Between Self-Reported Strength Of Parasocial Interaction And Perception Of World Stability, Rachel Provenzano

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This study investigates parasocial relationships, uncertainty, and need for orientation. Respondents' strength of parasocial relationship was gathered using an adapted version of Auter and Palmgreen's (2000) Audience-Persona Interaction Scale. Respondents' perception of world stability was comprised of level of uncertainty and need for orientation, both measured using a scale created for the present study. Results showed a positive correlation between respondents' strength of parasocial relationship and level of uncertainty and a significant difference between respondents with high and low levels of parasocial interaction and need for orientation. However, no significant differences were found to exist between respondents with high and …

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Exploring The Relationship Between Personality And Work Values With Emerging Adults, Jennifer Katz Apr 2011

Exploring The Relationship Between Personality And Work Values With Emerging Adults, Jennifer Katz

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This study used archival data and analyzed the work values and personality traits of 20 high school juniors and seniors and 25 undergraduates with disabilities. 40 undergraduate students without disabilities were also included in this study. These measures were collected to explore the extensiveness of overlap between personality measurements and work values in emerging adults who are in the transition process and those who have recently transitioned to post-secondary education. A secondary purpose was to see if similar relationships exist between personality and work values in individuals with disabilities as in those without disabilities. Pearson correlations indicate there were significant …

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A Search For Self, Kristine Greenizen Apr 2011

A Search For Self, Kristine Greenizen

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My thesis objective is to explore the development of one's self image and sense of identity in the absence of the traditional familial role models. Some of what I expect to address is the loss of my mother in my teens and the subsequent impact on my personal development, as well as my father's disapproval and disparagement of all but my academic successes prior to his first stroke, in my early teens. The work will consist of portrait paintings and drawings of myself and family members, plus figurative paintings and prints based on myself and live models. What I hope …

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Distorter - April 1st 2011, Rit Reporter Staff Apr 2011

Distorter - April 1st 2011, Rit Reporter Staff

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Generational Stages In Family Firms: Expanding The Database - Kosovo, Matthew C. Sonfield, Robert N. Lussier, Robert J. Barbato Apr 2011

Generational Stages In Family Firms: Expanding The Database - Kosovo, Matthew C. Sonfield, Robert N. Lussier, Robert J. Barbato

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Expanding the authors’ international database of family businesses, this investigation compared first, second and third-generation family businesses in a sample from Kosovo. Both supporting and challenging the existing literature, the findings indicate that, as family businesses move from first to second to third generation, almost all managerial characteristics, activities and practices remain the same. Implications are presented for theory development, for further research, and for those who manage or advise family businesses.

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Discussion Of Parabolic Mask For Cumulative Sum Control Charts, Donald Holmes, A. Erhan Mergen Apr 2011

Discussion Of Parabolic Mask For Cumulative Sum Control Charts, Donald Holmes, A. Erhan Mergen

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In this paper we will discuss the use of parabolic control limits for cumulative sum (Cusum) control charts and an approach to correct the average run length (ARL) problem that may result from using a "three sigma" parabolic mask. Result of a simulation study will be reported to correct this problem.

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Representation And Recruitment: A Three-Part Analysis Of The Police Hiring Process Within New York State, Michelle Comeau Apr 2011

Representation And Recruitment: A Three-Part Analysis Of The Police Hiring Process Within New York State, Michelle Comeau

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This thesis consists of three separate analyses, each of which examines the representation of women, African Americans, and Latinos in the police organization in some form. The initial study compares department representation to that of the community in regards to race or ethnicity and gender. This is followed by the second study, which looks at the hiring process of one department within a mid-sized city (Rochester, NY) in detail, noting attrition by majority/minority status at each hurdle applicants' face. The study portion of this thesis concludes by utilizing data from the second study to create a model of attrition for …

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Appearance-Based Image Splitting For Hdr Display Systems, Dan Zhang Apr 2011

Appearance-Based Image Splitting For Hdr Display Systems, Dan Zhang

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High dynamic range displays that incorporate two optically-coupled image planes have recently been developed. This dual image plane design requires that a given HDR input image be split into two complementary standard dynamic range components that drive the coupled systems, therefore there existing image splitting issue. In this research, two types of HDR display systems (hardcopy and softcopy HDR display) are constructed to facilitate the study of HDR image splitting algorithm for building HDR displays. A new HDR image splitting algorithm which incorporates iCAM06 image appearance model is proposed, seeking to create displayed HDR images that can provide better image …

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Design And Synthesis Of A High-Performance, Hyper-Programmable Dsp On An Fpga, Stephen Nichols Apr 2011

Design And Synthesis Of A High-Performance, Hyper-Programmable Dsp On An Fpga, Stephen Nichols

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In the field of high performance digital signal processing, DSPs and FPGAs provide the most flexibility. Due to the extensive customization available on FPGAs, DSP algorithm implementation on an FPGA exhibits an increased development time over programming a processor. Because of this, traditional DSPs typically yield a faster time to market than an FPGA design. However, it is often desirable to have the ASIC-like performance that is attainable through the additional customization and parallel computation available through an FPGA. This can be achieved through the class of processors known as hyper-programmable DSPs. A hyper-programmable DSP is a DSP in which …

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Restorative Justice In Schools: An Examination Of Peace Circles Within Monroe High School, Christian Isaac Apr 2011

Restorative Justice In Schools: An Examination Of Peace Circles Within Monroe High School, Christian Isaac

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Literature suggests that restorative justice programs can have improved outcomes when examining recidivism rates and satisfaction levels of both victim and offender in many instances compared to traditional approaches. Partners in Restorative Initiatives implemented peace circles and community conferencing, both restorative justice programs, within James Monroe High School in Rochester, NY. The practice of peace circles within Monroe High School was explored in comparison to theory and current national and international uses of peace circles. This paper discussed the restorative justice approach of using peace circles within James Monroe High School in Rochester, NY and how it affected perceptions of …

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Environmental Impact Analysis Of Alternative Pallet Management Systems, Ainoa Mazeika Bilbao Apr 2011

Environmental Impact Analysis Of Alternative Pallet Management Systems, Ainoa Mazeika Bilbao

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Pallets, the most common unit-load platform, allow the transportation of goods in an efficient and reliable way. Every year, 700 million new pallets are manufactured and become part of the approximately 2 billion pallets that are in circulation in the U.S. The total life-cycle environmental impact of pallets depends on materials, manufacturing, handling processes, and the disposal practice (end-of-life). Plastic pallets can be lighter and might last longer but their manufacturing processes are energy intensive and could contribute significantly to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. On the other hand, wooden pallets can be cheaper and easily repaired but present a shorter …

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Scaling The Bulk-Driven Mosfet Into Deca-Nanometer Bulk Cmos Technologies, Christopher Urban Apr 2011

Scaling The Bulk-Driven Mosfet Into Deca-Nanometer Bulk Cmos Technologies, Christopher Urban

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The International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors predicts that the nominal power supply voltage, VDD, will fall to 0.7 V by the end of the bulk CMOS era. At that time, it is expected that the long-channel threshold voltage of a MOSFET, VT0, will rise to 35.5% of VDD in order to maintain acceptable off-state leakage characteristics in digital systems. Given the recent push for system-on-a-chip integration, this increasing trend in VT0/VDD poses a serious threat to the future of analog design because it causes traditional analog circuit topologies to experience progressively problematic signal swing limitations in each new process generation. …

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Ereview, Print Industry Center Apr 2011

Ereview, Print Industry Center

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