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The Ucf Report, Vol. 10 No. 19, March 23, 1988, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

All the University invited to witness groundbreaking 88: Historical moment of 21 years ago to be reenacted on campus green April 5; Research for DOD: IST-developed software replaces human readers; London trip.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 20 No. 52, March 22, 1988

Central Florida Future

Enrichment for women; Profs pass plan to rebuild college; Expo bringing tips on wellness to campus; Shelter relies on volunteers.

The Ucf Report, Vol. 10 No. 18, March 9, 1988, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

UCF's role in Florida into Century 21: To meet developing needs of mid-Florida; Alafaya bridge a year off--low bid nearly $2.5 million; Major 1988 events to highlight UCF's 25th anniversary theme.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 20 No. 48, March 8, 1988

Central Florida Future

Working the road for Dad; University should try to mirror Orlando area growth; Students "stop out" Many drop semesters to raise money.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 20 No. 47, March 3, 1988

Central Florida Future

UCF 4th and rising in school tag game; Campus Democrats favor Durakis, Jackson on Tuesday; Time has passed to register for primary; Guest walks with loot Dorm thief claimed to be SAC performer.

Seattle Center Economic And Conceptual Development Study Phase 1 Report And Executive Summary - Draft, Walt Disney Imagineering, Harrison Price Company, Peter Moy & Associates, Sharon J. Dalrymple

Harrison "Buzz" Price Papers

The City of Seattle retained Walt Disney Imagineering, Inc. and Harrison Price Company, a Joint Venture, to prepare a master conceptual and economic development plan for Seattle Center. The six-month work program was initiated in December 1987 and encompassed a thorough examination of the physical condition, structural and use characteristics, and financial performance of Seattle Center buildings and grounds, both individually and collectively. It is emphasized that this new study is not simply an update of earlier planning work conducted over the past few years. Rather the scope and depth of this work program transcends these earlier efforts and formulates, …

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;

The Ucf Report, Vol. 10 No. 17, February 24, 1988, University Of Central Florida

The UCF Report

Surprise! This is you life on videotape, Joan Ruffier; Staff Council's good news: financial affairs on the mend; Drinking water emergency proves employees can rise to the occasion; Lex Wood appointed chain or Educational Foundations.

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.

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. 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.

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 …

Investigation Of Wear Of Materials By Laser Speckle Photography, Mohamed A. Seif

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

This study utilizes a non-contact technique, laser speckle photography, to measure deformations associated with sliding wear. These deformations are those which occur on the "side" of a rectangular-section pin which is in sliding contact against a counterface disc. The "side" of the pin is illuminated by a pulsed ruby laser beam, and a double exposure specklegram is made to obtain deformations which occur between laser pulses. So, by appropriately sequencing pulses, deformation histories can be obtained, in situ. Since the exposed "side" of the thin pin specimen represents the "cover" layer under which subsurface sections lie, the deformation history observable …

Development Of A Bi-Directional Inference Engine Using An Object-Oriented Approach, Taha A. Sidani

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

An inference engine is the mechanism by which an expert system program uses the domain specific information in the knowledge base to solve a problem at hand. Most of the current systems apply one of three control strategies to perform the reasoning process. These strategies are better known as forward chaining, backward chaining, and hybrid control. However, some of these systems restrict the user by confining him/her to use only the type of control provided. Hybrid systems infer using both forward and backward chaining. In either case, the user is limited to the method in which the knowledge engineer represented …

Using Combined Integration Algorithms For Real-Time Simulation Of Continuous Systems, Larry Keith Harbor

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

At many American colleges and universities, efforts to enhance the retention of a diverse group of students have become a priority. This study represents part of this effort at the University of Central Florida, a large public suburban state university in the South. Specifically, this investigation evaluated Pegasus '95 and the Academic Mentoring Program offered in the Summer and Fall Semesters of 1995 to specially-admitted students who fell short of regular admissions requirements. During the summer, Pegasus '95 provided testing, orientation, guided course work, study skills workshops, and mentoring, both individually and in the context of cohesive socialization groups of …

Saw Draw: An Interactive Graphical Layout System For Surface Acoustic Wave Devices, Jeffrey Blair Abbott

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

This thesis introduces a solution to the problem of time and memory space requirements associated with the manipulation/creation of solid state device layout. Through the use of a hierarchical organization of data and a tailored indexing technique, the software described here, referred to as Saw Draw, is capable of manipulating huge amounts of data in a short period of time. This program was written for surface acoustic wave (SAW) device layout but works for a broad range of devices to include semiconductors, microstrip and others.

Due to the large number of details which must be stored for each SAW structure, …

Multiple Signal Relative Entropy Spectral Estimation, David Martin Gregory

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

Presented is a generalized derivation of the Tzannes et al. algorithm (1985) to accommodate multiple signals and also a new algorithm for implementing the Relative Entropy method for estimating the spectral densities of multisignal input data.

Chapter 2 presents several of the current methods of Relative Entropy spectral estimation which involve solving N non-linear equations simultaneously. Chapter 3 presents the multisignal derivation for the Tzannes et al. method and develops the new algorithm which solves for one unknown at a time in an iterative fashion.

The performance of this new method is compared with the Maximum Entropy and Minimum Relative …

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.

Significant Measurements Of A Multiple Target Tracking System Utilizing Munkre's Algorithm As A Correlation Scheme, Nathalie Anna Day

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

This thesis presents and discusses the principles of multiple target tracking. A simulation written in Turbo Pascal provides the results of using a modified version of Munkre's algorithm for correlating targets with observations. The number and types of measurements necessary to obtain acceptable results are examined. The measurements under scrutiny are range, range rate, azimuth angle and elevation angle. A track-while-scan system is assumed and the nearest neighbor correlation scheme as well as rectangular gating are used for association.

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 …

Char: The Fire Investigators Aid The Implementation Of Expert System, Pamella M. Johnson

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research is to determine the applicability of expert systems to fire investigation. This will be accomplished by: a) using an expert systems building tool, b) extraction and organization of the knowledge base, c) application of the system to solve a real problem.

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 …

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 …