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Central Florida Future, Vol. 20 No. 46, March 1, 1988

Central Florida Future

UCF union leaving dorm issue lonely for attention; They're not just Book Exchange, this frat is into helping all sorts; Navy coming in May; Arizona blacks recall injustice Students pass out 1962 literacy test given to Miss, blacks; Grads of '88 doing better in job market.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 20 No. 45, February 25, 1988

Central Florida Future

Students' choice for president? 'Nobody' Many say no Democrats or Republicans impress them; say they wouldn't vote at all; UCF more than foreign land to international students; Psychology Dept. gets new doctorate program;

Central Florida Future, Vol. 20 No. 44, February 23, 1988

Central Florida Future

Communicating; [Wellness] Center offering help for adults raised by alcoholic parents; Fewer students think they need escorts at night; Pipe near Health Center cause of 'slimy' water; SG election season coming soon; News clips; Grads finding more jobs despite market crash; Opinion: When people die, it's OK to point out Greek system's bad apples; Voice from the wilderness: The decadence-of America (by Andy Campanaro); Health Bolt (presented by the UCF Student Health and Wellness Center); Sports.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 20 No. 43, February 18, 1988

Central Florida Future

Reid working to keep promises (photo of student government president Roy Reid); University conducting Star Wars' research?; UCF has scholarships to spare; News clips; Opinion: SG is in the right, feds are in wrong, and much more; Sports: UCF's Bernard Ford blazes Way through NFL combine; Confetti: The entertainment and feature supplement of the Central Florida Future.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 20 No. 42, February 16, 1988

Central Florida Future

Congress' inaction means lower Pell Grants next year; What 1 in 5 graduates can look forward to; SG says jazz club will have to earn funding; CEBA II coming in under cost, ahead of schedule; SG looks for new ways to fund student union, Students go to legislators to ask for more money, say $2.3 million isn't enough for project; News clips; Ethics debate over killing animals in the classroom getting professors fired; Opinion: Koop has right idea with AIDS testing, colleges being selfish; A voice from the wilderness: The Presidency, Art and the question why?' (by Andy Campanaro); Health …

Central Florida Future, Vol. 20 No. 41, February 11, 1988

Central Florida Future

Koop wants all university students tested for AIDS; Percentage of UCF students who have tried drugs or alcohol; Former student honored; Court: students don't need due process; Students plant tree on green (photo); Fuji, Kodak Still Fighting on College Campuses; 13 beagles kidnapped; CC [community college] leaders urge higher minority recruitment; Med school tries lower tuition; Judaic Studies offers more than classes; News clips; Opinion: Look at home· before accusing paper of racism; Confetti: The entertainment and feature supplement of the Central Florida Future.

The Ucf Report, Vol. 10 No. 16, February 10, 1988, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

Toward 'equal funding for equal work': BOR's new funding formula helps faculty pay, work load; highway to everything: Alafaya: Bridge bids Feb. 26; six-laning in 1989.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 20 No. 40, February 9, 1988

Central Florida Future

[ Student Wellness] Center working to help students deal with stress; SG might loan students money; System gives quick look at picture; News clips; Parents to get new incentive to save; Dangerous drug XTC still· popular on U.S. campuses; Opinion: Reality, nonsense both have place in U.S. education; Health Bolt (presented by the UCF Student Health and Wellness Center); Sports: Four football· players named AH-American Ford, O'Brien, Slack and Coad receive honors; UCF only team with 4 players named (photos of Mike Coad, Ed O'Brien, Bernard Ford, Darin Slack).

Central Florida Future, Vol. 20 No. 39, February 4, 1988

Central Florida Future

Millions in building projects planned; Cheating still a problem-dean; UCF fighting ivory tower image with new project; News clips; [UCF] Police: no takers on pot ad yet; [The Small Business] Institute keeps UCF in touch; Opinion: A hero and a villain, both help improve UCF's public image; Voice from the wilderness: 'Church A' is not Church B' (by Andy Campanaro); Sports; Confetti: The entertainment and feature supplement of the Central Florida Future.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 20 No. 38, February 2, 1988

Central Florida Future

Student smashes record Ouch! Wooley busts six bricks with head for charity; Faculty supports student union; Band to play tunes in Switzerland, photo of Cynthia Moore, Miss UCF 1988; News clips; Administration has plan to fix parking woes; No college means hard times; Opinion: America's envied education system exposes its stupidity; The other side of nowhere: A root beer for some guts (by Tim Ball); Health Bolt (presented by the UCF Student Health and Wellness Center); Sports.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 20 No. 37, January 28, 1988

Central Florida Future

Honoring a professor [Dr. Gordon Paul Scholarship Fund]; Admissions game misleading, UCF becoming first choice for more HS students; Student trying to bust record by breaking bricks; News clips: Library Fines; U.S. starts to get tough; Fuss over hair stirring 60s-like sentiments in Lakeland; Opinion: Kids learning lesson left behind by Bias, Rogers: drugs kill; Voice from the wilderness: What path of doom are we taking? (by Andy Campanaro); Sports: 'Sweathog' DeFranco comes back, Just like TV character, former UCF tennis star returns to stomping ground (with photo of Mike DeFranco); Confetti: The entertainment and feature supplement of the Central …

The Ucf Report, Vol. 10 No. 15, January 27, 1988, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

Human factors, film degrees due BOR approval this week; Search starts for replacement of Ron Seacrist; Faculty Senate resolution for full-size Student Union ready for vote tomorrow; Coordinator hired to handle loans for Black businesses; 16th Recital; Simon talk.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 20 No. 36, January 26, 1988

Central Florida Future

How far is too far? Student says church harassing her; Not enough workers to fix bugs [439 fire code violations]; Cashier's office to take over collection of book fines; New magazine coming to UCF [The Florida Leader]; Getting dibs at registration; Office offers many programs [Office of Student Affairs]; Nicaragua moves to Asia, college students say; News clips: Library fines; Opinion: Degree sometimes just B.S., but it's better than alternative; Future world: I think I'll blame it on the moon (by Chris Richcreek); Health Bolt (presented by the UCF Student Health and Wellness Center); Sports: The First Ladies of UCF …

Central Florida Future, Vol. 20 No. 35, January 21, 1988

Central Florida Future

Colleges cry censorship, Supreme Court decision stifles high school press; Parking problem still denied; [Computer] Virus plagues UCF; Unavailable classes cause problems; [UCF Police Chief, Ronald] Seacrist resigns with smile; News clips: Library fines; Opinion: Supreme Court cripples students' freedoms of press; The voice from the wilderness: The silent generation sounds out (by Andy Campanaro); Sports: "Big" Ben Morton sparks Knights basketball Ben Morton (with photo); Beverly Knight leads lady knights to a hopeful future; Confetti: The entertainment and feature supplement of the Central Florida Future.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 20 No. 34, January 19, 1988

Central Florida Future

Police director resigns (with of photo of Chief Ronald Seacrist); Alumni Trust at $300,000; Vending profits come back to school; News clips: Library fines; Opinion: The good and bad from UCF, the state, and even the world; The other side of nowhere: Beating the lottery sort of (by Tim Ball); Health Bolt (presented by the UCF Student Health and Wellness Center); Sports.

The Ucf Report, Vol. 10 No. 14, January 13, 1988, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

UCF pioneers new approach to 'real life' audit experiences: Sponsor Coopers & Lybrand bets $8 million on 'Excellence in Audit Education' program; Taiwan educators to use UCF's hotel during Florida visit; Citizen advisory board to help guide Daytona Beach campus; Soviet educators to visit campus on weekend tour; Handbook rates UCF's research park in top 10; Art lecture; Show ends today; Resignation.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 20 No. 32, January 12, 1988

Central Florida Future

No wait for dough this time, Financial aid system bugs fixed, director says; Workshops help students get aid; She's here for the victim; Health center extending hours to 11 p.m.; 'Millionaire' begins reign over Florida today, Lottery officials say about $145 million will be raised for education by June 30; News clips: Library Fines; Market crash dulls otherwise promising job market; Phone registration successful; Opinion: Titusville's secession extreme at best, ridiculous at worst; Future world: Samplings from 'Future World' (by Chris Richcreek); Health Bolt (presented by the UCF Student Health and Wellness Center); Sports: Crawford has tools Knights b-ball needs …

Central Florida Future, Vol. 20 No. 31, January 7, 1988

Central Florida Future

Campus flasher [Patrick Dodenhoff] out of the woods; SG prepares for new semester; Book exchange connects buyers to sellers; UCF gears up for Birthday; Opinion: CIass started early much to the surprise of students; The other side of nowhere: Welcome back and all that stuff (by Tim Ball); Health Bolt (presented by the UCF Student Health and Wellness Center); Sports: UCF players shine on US National team [Michelle Akers, Amy Allman, and Kim Wyant]; Confetti: The entertainment and feature supplement of the Central Florida Future.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 20 No. 33, January 14, 1988

Central Florida Future

Eating disorder afflicts women; College starts making money; CEBA II to fix space problem; $1.3 million for film department; News clips: Library fines; Opinion: Tough-guy practice works, let principal do what he does best; The Voice from the wilderness: And they didn't even try the lottery (by Andy Campanaro); Confetti: The entertainment and feature supplement of the Central Florida Future.

The Relationship Of Sources Of Job Stress And Role Constructs To Coping Behaviors, Valerie June Moser

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

Job Pressure and Lack of Support, two factors of job stress, were correlated with the role constructs, Role Ambiguity, Role Conflict, and Role Overload, and then entered into a multiple regression study to predict two distinct coping strategies, control and escape. The Job Stress Survey was used to obtain Job Presssure and Lack of Support scores, and the role constructs were obtained from several questionnaires. Data were obtained from 105 employees, 61.2% male, 38.8% female, from different levels of several oganizations. Bivariate correlations, carried out to determine the relationship between the job stress factors and the role constructs, showed positive …

The Time Slot Interchange In A Digital Central Office, Khalil George Al-Maalouf

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

The invention of the telephone and the telegraph opened the door to worldwide corrmunications. Over the years, complex and versatile corrmunication systems have evolved involving many devices and technologies. Switching protocols between switching offices have been established in accordance with the nature of the machines and with the capabilities of the transmission medium and its environment. Switching systems are now stored program oriented, providing a more generalized and digitally oriented internal switching capability. This report will discuss the Time Slot Interchange ( TSI), an important component of the Digital Central Office (DCO). The operation of the send section and the …

Research And Applications Of Expert Systems In Military Training, Philip Irwin Green

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

This report surveys recent research and applications of Expert Systems in the military training and simulation community. The report reviews twenty-one recent papers covering this subject. Each paper reviewed has been assigned a class which establishes the phase of development of the system or activities described. For each paper the abstract is given, followed by comments which summarize in more detail significant parameters of the activities reported. This is then followed by a listing of the specific Expert System "areas of interest" described in the paper.

Finite Impulse Response Filter Design Using Cosine Series Functions, Carlton Delos Bishop

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

Window functions have been extensively used for the design of SAW filters. The classical truncated cosine series functions, such as the Hamming and Blackmann functions, are only a few of an infinite set of such functions. The derivation of this set of functions from orthonormal basis sets and the criteria for obtaining the constant coefficients of the functions are presented. These functions are very useful because of the closed-form expressions and their easily recognizable Fourier transform. Another approach to the design of Gaussian shaped filters having a desired sidelobe level using a 40 term cosine series will be presented as …

Phase Noise Analysis And Basic Measuring Techniques, James A. Ferrell

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

Oscillators are important elements of RF and microwave communications systems. The increased use of the electromagnetic spectrum requires the use of better and cleaner oscillators. Local oscillators in RF to IF converters play a big role in the overall performance of the receiver systems because phase noise in the local oscillator can drastically reduce the signal to noise ratio at the output of the receiver, especially if the converter is at the front end. Phase noise is the parameter used to describe oscillator stability. The analysis and basic measurement techniques of phase noise are performed in this report.

This research …

Uniformity Correction For A Scanned Long Wavelength Infrared Focal Plane Array, George C. Heinold

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

This paper presents an alternative approach in providing uniformity correction for an infrared focal plane array by utilizing analog MOSFET circuitry. This technology is compatible with modern VLSI production and is capable of enhanced operation at cryogenic temperatures. The method presented here is a potential contribution to the growing list of special analog circuit configurations which may be incorporated for on-chip signal processing, inside the cryogenic dewar assembly. Electronic packaging of current thermal systems could be significantly reduced in size and weight by trading some of the cumbersome digital algorithms and complex post-processing circuitry for implementation in VLSI form.

The …

A Piezoelectric Actuated Scanning Mirror System Utilizing A Type One Control Loop, David Gibbs

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to design and build an improved control loop for a piezoelectric actuated scanning mirror system. A control system has been built having zero steady state position error and an 80 Hertz bandwidth. This was achieved by placing the piezoelectric actuator in the feedback path of an operational amplifier and placing series cascaded notch filters and lead compensators in the forward path of the control loop. A prototype system, including compensation and feedback, is developed. Its performance compares favorably with that of the system model. It is capable of plus and minus 1.7 degrees of …

Barium Borate In Parametric Oscillation And 1.54 Micron Generation, Mark Kerrigan

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

As to date, there are several relatively new crystals that have been developed for nonlinear or "parametric" optical applications, including KTP, LAP, KNbO3, m=NA, and BaB204 (barium borate, or simply BBO). The latter crystal, BBO, and the use of BBo to achieve parametric oscillation around an eyesafe wavelength of 1.54 microns is the emphasis of this paper.

Unpublished material includes determining the optimum type of coupling and pump wavelength used when generating 1.54 μm eyesafe radiation based upon Poynting vector walk off, suscpetibilityies, and both signal angular and spectral acceptance widths. Poynting vector walk off curves for linearly polarized extraordinary …

Uniform Energy Discharge For Pulsed Lasers, Eric Calvin Koschmann

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

The art of achieving a large energy discharge in a controlled manner with relative ease is to use a pulse forming network. Historically the design of such networks generally used a single inductor and capacitor. Although easy to design and implement, this practice does not provide optimum performance in all cases. In particular, most laser welding requires a uniform energy discharge in a pulse to produce a high quality weld. Analysis has shown that when the pulse forming network approximates a lumped constant transmission line a maximum flat pulse is produced with minimal degradation of the pulse rise time. This …

Ada Real-Time Performance Benchmarks For Personal Computer Environments, Stephen L. Laroche

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

A set of benchmarks were developed to test the real-time performance of Ada Personal Computer (PC) compilers. The benchmark set measures the overhead associated with various functions, including subprogram calls both from within and outside of packages ( including generic), dynamic allocation and deallocation of objects, exceptions, task activation/termination, task rendezvous, various time related functions, common arithmetic functions, and file I/0. The benchmark set also determines the type of memory deallocation supported, and determines whether fixed-interval or pre-emptive delay task scheduling is used. The different benchmarks are described along with an explanation of the testing methods for each benchmark. Two …

Three-Level Block Truncation Coding, Deborah Ann Lee

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

Block Truncation Coding (BTC) techniques, to date, utilize a two-level image block code. This thesis presents and studies a new BTC method employing a three-level image coding technique. This new method is applied to actual image frames and compared with other well-known block truncation coding techniques.

The method separates an image into disjoint, rectangular regions of fixed size and finds the highest and lowest pixel values of each. Using these values, the image block pixel value range is calculated and divided into three equal sections. The individual image block pixels are then quantized according to the region into which their …