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Formalization Of Input And Output In Modern Operating Systems: The Hadley Model, Matthew Gerber Jan 2005

Formalization Of Input And Output In Modern Operating Systems: The Hadley Model, Matthew Gerber

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

We present the Hadley model, a formal descriptive model of input and output for modern computer operating systems. Our model is intentionally inspired by the Open Systems Interconnection model of networking; I/O as a process is defined as a set of translations between a set of computer-sensible forms, or layers, of information. To illustrate an initial application domain, we discuss the utility of the Hadley model and a potential associated I/O system as a tool for digital forensic investigators. To illustrate practical uses of the Hadley model we present the Hadley Specification Language, an essentially functional language designed to allow …

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Famtile: An Algorithm For Learning High-Level Tactical Behavior From Observation, Brian Stensrud Jan 2005

Famtile: An Algorithm For Learning High-Level Tactical Behavior From Observation, Brian Stensrud

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This research focuses on the learning of a class of behaviors defined as high-level behaviors. High-level behaviors are defined here as behaviors that can be executed using a sequence of identifiable behaviors. Represented by low-level contexts, these behaviors are known a priori to learning and can be modeled separately by a knowledge engineer. The learning task, which is achieved by observing an expert within simulation, then becomes the identification and representation of the low-level context sequence executed by the expert. To learn this sequence, this research proposes FAMTILE - the Fuzzy ARTMAP / Template-Based Interpretation Learning Engine. This algorithm attempts …

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Integration Of Real-Time Experiments With Internet Access, Pavan Talakala Jan 2005

Integration Of Real-Time Experiments With Internet Access, Pavan Talakala

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The revolution of Internet – enabled instrumentation is emerging as a revolution in Measurement and Automation. New standards are being developed for transmitting data and connecting instruments to the Internet. The main purpose of this thesis is to design and develop a system to Integrate various Real – time experiments and be able to monitor and control them over Internet using LabVIEW. LabVIEW is a graphical programming package capable of data acquisition, data analysis, data presentation and real time remote control. In this thesis a Real – time system is developed which integrates several real time experiments and remote control …

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Developing An Object-Oriented Approach For Operations Simulation In Speedes, Amit Wasadikar Jan 2005

Developing An Object-Oriented Approach For Operations Simulation In Speedes, Amit Wasadikar

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Using simulation techniques, performance of any proposed system can be tested for different scenarios with a generated model. However, it is difficult to rapidly create simulation models that will accurately represent the complexity of the system. In recent years, Object-Oriented Discrete-Event Simulation has emerged as the potential technology to implement rapid simulation schemes. A number of software based on programming languages like C++ and Java are available for carrying out Object Oriented Discrete-Event Simulation. These software packages establish a general framework for simulation in computer programs, but need to be further customized for desired end-use applications. In this thesis, a …

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Becoming Transcultural: Filling The Cultural And Communication Gap Within The Black American Community, Quanda Le Boldin Jan 2005

Becoming Transcultural: Filling The Cultural And Communication Gap Within The Black American Community, Quanda Le Boldin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to define transculturalism by exploring the Black experience through collectivism/individualism, Black identity and the ability to be transcultural. The study included 83 male and female Black American, college students, graduate students and college graduates. The participants answered a 4-part survey that measured collectivism/individualism, Black identity, the ability to be transcultural and minority hardships. Results revealed that the Pre-encounter, Immersion, Emersion and Internalization phases of Black identity are predictors of minority hardships. There were also significant results for the Internalization phase of Black identity and the ability to be transcultural. In conclusion, Black Americans that …

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Reading Motivation In Upper Elementary Students: How Children Explain Reading For Pleasure, Rebecca Lynn Poppe Jan 2005

Reading Motivation In Upper Elementary Students: How Children Explain Reading For Pleasure, Rebecca Lynn Poppe

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative study investigated the phenomenon of the pleasure reading experience in fourth and fifth grade students. The purpose of the study was to create a dialogue with children regarding their leisure reading habits in an effort to inform our understanding of aliteracy, a term that refers to having the ability to read but choosing not to. Fourth grade students were surveyed to uncover their attitudes toward pleasure reading and eleven students were chosen for interviews. Comparative data was obtained from those students who conveyed either extremely negative or extremely positive attitudes toward reading. Students of both genders were selected …

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Constructing Educational Criticism Of Online Courses: A Model For Implementation By Practitioners, Kelvin Thompson Jan 2005

Constructing Educational Criticism Of Online Courses: A Model For Implementation By Practitioners, Kelvin Thompson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Online courses are complex, human-driven contexts for formal learning. Little has been said about the environment emerging from the interaction of instructor(s), learners, and other resources in such courses. Theories that focus on instructional settings and methods that are designed to accommodate inquiry into complex phenomena are essential to the systematic study of online courses. Such a line of research is necessary as the basis for a common language with which we can begin to speak holistically about online courses. In this dissertation, I attempt to generate better questions about the nature of online instructional environments. By combining prior works …

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Relationship Between Adolescent Behavior And Civic Engagement, Michael Ernst Jan 2005

Relationship Between Adolescent Behavior And Civic Engagement, Michael Ernst

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Citizenship - commitment to and participation in a political community - is the heart of constitutional democracy and a free society. Knowledge of the rights, responsibilities, and privileges are the electrical impulses that keep a steady beat. Without the participation of educated citizens, a democratic republic can not and does not function. This study analyzed the relationship between adolescent behavior and civic engagement. This task was accomplished by examining the amount of civic knowledge possessed by two groups within a population. The population examined, a high school in Flagler County, was composed of "at risk" students (those who had an …

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The Sputnik Crisis And America's Response, Ian Kennedy Jan 2005

The Sputnik Crisis And America's Response, Ian Kennedy

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

On 4 October 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world's first artificial satellite, and the Space Age had arrived. While not an American achievement, Sputnik stands as a significant juncture in United States history. This thesis explores the resulting American political crisis, its development in the final three months of 1957, and the impact Sputnik had on American life. The thesis also examines the social and political context of the Sputnik crisis and will challenge some long-standing analysis of how America's reaction to the Soviet satellite developed. To accomplish this task, it was necessary to consult both primary and …

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Micromachined Electrochemical Sensors For Hydrogen Peroxide And Chlorine Detection, Anjum Mehta Jan 2005

Micromachined Electrochemical Sensors For Hydrogen Peroxide And Chlorine Detection, Anjum Mehta

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Hydrogen peroxide and chlorine detection is critical for many biological and environmental applications. Hydrogen peroxide plays important roles in a variety of fields including plant physiology, medical, environmental and biochemical applications. Its role in plant defense and signal transduction, diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzhemier's, industrial processes such as disinfection and wastewater treatment and biochemical enzymatic reactions is critical. Given the gamut of areas that hydrogen peroxide is a key component of; its detection assumes great importance. Similarly chlorine has long been used as a disinfectant for making drinking water safe, but excessive chlorination is an environmental and health hazard …

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Resource Allocation Using Touch And Audition, David Mortimer Jan 2005

Resource Allocation Using Touch And Audition, David Mortimer

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

When people multi-task with inputs that demand attention, processing, andencoding, sensory interference is possible at almost any level. Multiple Resource Theory (MRT) suggests that such interference may be avoided by drawing from separate pools of resources available when using different sensory channels, memory processes, and even different response modes. Thus, there should be advantages in dividing tasks among different sensory channels to tap independent pools of attentional resources. For example, people are better with two tasks using the eye and ear, than when using two auditory or two visual inputs. The majority of the research on MRT involves visual to …

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A Study Of The Cost-Utility Of Outcomes Of Various Methods Of Increasing The Four-Year Graduation Rate In Osceola County Public Schools, Isaac Harold Berger Jan 2005

A Study Of The Cost-Utility Of Outcomes Of Various Methods Of Increasing The Four-Year Graduation Rate In Osceola County Public Schools, Isaac Harold Berger

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine which interventions were deemed to be effective at increasing the four-year graduation rate in Osceola District Schools. This had become a concern due to the fact that this rate had decreased in recent years, and may be utilized as a predictor of the dropout rate. The interventions were then prioritized according to Levin's cost-utility theory, so that the order of implementation could be prioritized. The study was conducted in January and February of 2005, and responses were elicited from 600 people. Students currently in Osceola District Schools high schools comprised 200 of …

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Stephen Sondheim's Gesamtkunstwerk: The Concept Musical As Wagnerian Total Theatre, Diana Louise Calderazzo Jan 2005

Stephen Sondheim's Gesamtkunstwerk: The Concept Musical As Wagnerian Total Theatre, Diana Louise Calderazzo

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Stephen Sondheim, famous for writing such musicals as Company, Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, and Assassins, is often referred to as the originator of the modern concept musical. Despite varying definitions of the concept musical, it is generally agreed that the form embodies a specific identity or mood, which it communicates to an audience both emotionally and intellectually. As such it offers audience members a complete experience resembling in theory the idea of "total theatre" proposed in the nineteenth century by composer Richard Wagner. My thesis will argue that the similarity between Sondheim's concept musical and Wagner's total theatre is …

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Designing For A Japanese High-Context Culture: Culture's Influence On The Technical Writer's Visual Rhetoric, Russell Carpenter Jan 2005

Designing For A Japanese High-Context Culture: Culture's Influence On The Technical Writer's Visual Rhetoric, Russell Carpenter

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis analyzes the challenges technical writers face when designing documents for high-context cultures, such as the Japanese. When developing documents intended to cross cultural gulfs, technical writers must take into consideration cultural expectations, preferences, and practices in document design and communication. High-context cultures, such as Japan, design documents using drastically different design strategies than those used in the United States. Japanese communication habits are more ambiguous than communication in the United States. Thus, the Japanese often use visuals for their aesthetic appeal, not for their ability to complement the text that surrounds the visual. The ambiguous nature of high-context …

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Negotiating Place: Multiscapes And Negotiation In Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood, Kevin Gladding Jan 2005

Negotiating Place: Multiscapes And Negotiation In Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood, Kevin Gladding

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In Murakami's Norwegian Wood, romance and coming-of-age confront the growing trend of postmodernity that leads to a discontinuity of life becoming more and more common in post-war Japan. As the narrator struggles through a monotonous daily existence, the text gives the reader access to the narrator's struggle for self- and societal identity. In the end, he finds his means of self-acceptance through escape, and his escape is a product of his attempts at negotiating the multiple settings or "scapes" in which he finds himself. The thesis follows the narrator through his navigation of these scapes and seeks to examine the …

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 33, December 16, 2004 Dec 2004

Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 33, December 16, 2004

Central Florida Future

What I want for the holidays...A peek at the gifts Future writers hope to find under the tree

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University Of Central Florida Commencement, December 13 & 14, 2004, University Of Central Florida Dec 2004

University Of Central Florida Commencement, December 13 & 14, 2004, University Of Central Florida

Commencement Programs

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 31, December 2, 2004 Dec 2004

Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 31, December 2, 2004

Central Florida Future

Master Plan approved despite community protest: Protesters claim UCF violated Florida statutes; Bush's Cabinet empties: Ridge joins exodus empowering 'hawks'; SGA's leader tells all: President Peters speaks out about year's wins and losses; Bus poisons food bank employees; Israel the chief concern for Jewish student voters.

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 29, November 22, 2004 Nov 2004

Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 29, November 22, 2004

Central Florida Future

Football's final attempt at a win: Expectations may have been too high for O'Leary's start; Activity fee to increase: SGA-baked boost would push UCF's overall per-hour charges to the top; Tofurkey as an alternative: Animal-rights campaigners aim for Thanksgiving awareness; Jesus would vote for George W. Bush: And other myths of Christianity politics and their jilted marriage.

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Sandspur, Vol 111, No 12, November 19, 2004, Rollins College Nov 2004

Sandspur, Vol 111, No 12, November 19, 2004, Rollins College

The Rollins Sandspur

Rollins College student newspaper, written by the students and published at Rollins College. The Sandspur started as a literary journal.

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 27, November 15, 2004 Nov 2004

Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 27, November 15, 2004

Central Florida Future

Election breaks trends: Conservatism and moral values' rule minds of voters; Petition for life: Parents of dead children want to ban cell phones while driving.

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 26, November 11, 2004 Nov 2004

Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 26, November 11, 2004

Central Florida Future

Frankenstein brings Library to life: Monster exhibit pairs literature modern science; Citrus lots squeezing parking cash; Distorted male image: Researchers say chiseled models sell ads shatter male self-worth; Cornerstone: Bear Care 101: Class project raises cash and awareness for battered animals.

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 25, November 8, 2004 Nov 2004

Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 25, November 8, 2004

Central Florida Future

Waiting in line turns virtual on MyUCF site: Class holding isn't an option with new wait lists for popular classes; Are you covered enough? Renters insurance is not required by law in apartment homes; Glass ceiling goodies show discrimination: Feminist club spreads the word about unfair wages by sliding-scale prices; SGA's first fiscal bill goes to forensic club: Sponsors and members disappointed with $2000 cut to conference funds.

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 23, November 1, 2004 Nov 2004

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 23, November 1, 2004

Central Florida Future

Why this election matters to me: First-timers and repeaters reflect on importance of voting; Control lies in Florida's hands: Partisan dominance of Senate at stake in Castor Martinez race; Ludacris kicks off Knightmare 2004: Rap star joined by the Ataris Further Seems Forever.

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 20, October 21, 2004 Oct 2004

Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 20, October 21, 2004

Central Florida Future

More on Florida's ballot than just Kerry v. Bush: Voters will consider eight amendments to the Sunshine State's constitution; Pretty face in politics: Titanic star and a former EPA official criticize president; Off-campus gym not pulling its own weight: Hundreds of fitness buffs join commercial gyms.

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An Affinity For Users: Data Set: Survey Results, Athena Hoeppner, Meg Scharf Oct 2004

An Affinity For Users: Data Set: Survey Results, Athena Hoeppner, Meg Scharf

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Data from an Affinity Mapping mapping project. Students entering the UCF Library were invited to help redesign the Libraries web site by constructing Affinity Maps. The participants worked in groups ranging in size from 1 to 4 students who may or may not have known each other before the project. Participating students were provided with magnets pre-printed with terms and categories from the Libraries web pages. Students were instructed to select the terms which they thought should be on the Libraries web site and to organize the selected terms on a magnetic white board. Markers and blank magnets for their …

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Sandspur, Vol 111, No 05, October 01, 2004, Rollins College Oct 2004

Sandspur, Vol 111, No 05, October 01, 2004, Rollins College

The Rollins Sandspur

Rollins College student newspaper, written by the students and published at Rollins College. The Sandspur started as a literary journal.

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Sandspur, Vol 111, No 04, September 24, 2004, Rollins College Sep 2004

Sandspur, Vol 111, No 04, September 24, 2004, Rollins College

The Rollins Sandspur

Rollins College student newspaper, written by the students and published at Rollins College. The Sandspur started as a literary journal.

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 11, September 23, 2004 Sep 2004

Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 11, September 23, 2004

Central Florida Future

Kerry storms back into Florida: Candidate accuses Bush of living in denial; Senate Q&A falls flat: no one came to meet or greet SGA hopefuls; Pop culture politics: Celebrities aim to influence their young fans.

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 10, September 20, 2004 Sep 2004

Central Florida Future, Vol. 37 No. 10, September 20, 2004

Central Florida Future

Expensive majors can cost thousands more: Learning how to budget is essential; Where does tuition go? Breaking it down one fee at a time; Get out in four years: U Can't Finish grads catching up; Running for senate a race before it begins: Candidates time declaring intention.

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