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Hardware/Software Co-Design Architecture And Implementations Of Mimo Decoders On Fpga, Cao Liang
Hardware/Software Co-Design Architecture And Implementations Of Mimo Decoders On Fpga, Cao Liang
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
During the last years, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technology has attracted great attentions in the area of wireless communications. The hardware implementation of MIMO decoders becomes a challenging task as the complexity of the MIMO system increases. This thesis presents hardware/software co-design architecture and implementations of two typical lattice decoding algorithms, including Agrell and Vardy (AV) algorithm and Viterbo and Boutros (VB) algorithm. Three levels of parallelisms are analyzed for an efficient implementation with the preprocessing part on embedded MicroBlaze soft processor and the decoding part on customized hardware. The decoders for a 4 by 4 MIMO system with 16-QAM modulation …
Relations Between Parenting, Family Context, And Emotion Regulation In The Development Of Psychopathology In Young Maltreated Children, Lara Rachel Robinson
Relations Between Parenting, Family Context, And Emotion Regulation In The Development Of Psychopathology In Young Maltreated Children, Lara Rachel Robinson
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Emotion regulation has been recognized as a fundamental process in early socioemotional development; however, investigation into the relations between parenting styles, practices, and emotion regulation in maltreating families has been severely lacking in the literature. The current study observationally examined the relations between specific parenting practices, parenting styles, and maltreated children's emotion regulation examining the same child with both a maltreating and non-maltreating caregiver. The findings of this study indicate that parenting practices within both maltreating and non-maltreating caregivers affect child emotion regulation and emotionality. Positive, supportive parenting increases child effortful control and positive affect while decreasing anger. Alternately, negative, …
Fabrication And Magnetic Property Investigation Of Metallic Nanowire Arrays, Bo Ye
Fabrication And Magnetic Property Investigation Of Metallic Nanowire Arrays, Bo Ye
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Single Metallic Nanowire Arrays (Ni, Au and Cu etc) and superlattice nanowire arrays (Ni/Au, Ni/Cu) were synthesized through template-directed electrochemical deposition method. The dual-bath technique was employed in fabrication of superlattice nanowire arrays. Anodized alumina membrane (AAM) and Ion Track-etched Polycarbonate Membrane was used as the fabrication templates. The specific electrode making technique and electrochemical deposition procedures were described in detail. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) performed all sample characterization. Vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) and ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) were utilized to investigate the magnetic properties of single Ni nanowire arrays of different lengths and Ni/Cu superlattice nanowire arrays. The VSM data …
Gold And Magnetite Nanoparticles As Sensors Of Conformational Changes In Proteins, Larisa Radu
Gold And Magnetite Nanoparticles As Sensors Of Conformational Changes In Proteins, Larisa Radu
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
The folding of proteins was investigated by using helical polypeptides attached to gold or magnetite nanoparticle surfaces. Depending on type and loading of the polypeptide on the surface of gold nanoparticles, pH, temperature, presence of different ions in the solution, and influence of different mechanical factors, conformational changes in the polypeptide occurred. The aggregation of the gold nanoparticles related to the folding of the polypeptide caused shifts in color of the solutions from red to blue that were measured by UV-Vis spectrometry. Different ligands were attached on the surface of magnetite nanoparticles. The resulting structures induced modifications in the characteristics …
Nanopore Detector Feedback Control Using Cheminformatics Methods Integrated With Labview/Labwindows Tools, Srikanth Sendamangalam
Nanopore Detector Feedback Control Using Cheminformatics Methods Integrated With Labview/Labwindows Tools, Srikanth Sendamangalam
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Single biopolymers (DNA, RNA, or polypeptide) can be examined using an alpha-hemolysin channel detector. When a biopolymer is present in an alpha-hemolysin channel it can produce a highly structured ionic current blockade pattern, where the lifetimes at various sub-blockade levels reveal information about the kinetics of the biopolymer. Here we describe integration of LabVIEW/LabWindows automation capabilities with the "in-house" Channel Current Cheminformatics (CCC) software. Data acquired with LabVIEW/LabWindows is passed to the CCC software, on a streaming real time basis, for analysis and classification. The classification results are then quickly returned to the LabVIEW/LabWindows automation software for experimental feedback control. …
Permeability And Flammability Study Of Composite Sandwich Structures For Cryogenic Applications, Monika Bubacz
Permeability And Flammability Study Of Composite Sandwich Structures For Cryogenic Applications, Monika Bubacz
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Fiber reinforced plastics offer advantageous specific strength and stiffness compared to metals and has been identified as candidates for the reusable space transportation systems primary structures including cryogenic tanks. A number of carbon and aramid fiber reinforced plastics have been considered for the liquid hydrogen tanks. Materials selection is based upon mechanical properties and containment performance (long and short term) and upon manufacturing considerations. The liquid hydrogen tank carries shear, torque, end load, and bending moment due to gusts, maneuver, take-off, landing, lift, drag, and fuel sloshing. The tank is pressurized to about 1.5 atmosphere (14.6psi or 0.1MPa) differential pressure …
Comparing The Effects Of Various Estrogen Replacement Paradigms On Working Memory Performance In The Radial-Arm Maze, Johannes Bohacek
Comparing The Effects Of Various Estrogen Replacement Paradigms On Working Memory Performance In The Radial-Arm Maze, Johannes Bohacek
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
The current study compared the impact of different paradigms of estradiol replacement on working memory performance. In adult ovariectomized rats, a vehicle-treated control group (n=10) was compared to three estradiol replacement paradigms: 1) continuous delivery via Silastic capsules (n=8); 2) cyclic replacement via two 10 ìg injections on two out of every four days (n=10); 3) cyclic replacement via one 2 ìg injection every four days (n=10). While treatment continued, animals were tested over 24 days in the 8-arm radial maze. After this acquisition period, various delay times were introduced between 4th and 5th arm choices. Treatments had no effects …
The Mineralogy, Geochemistry And Phosphate Paragenesis Of The Palermo #2 Pegmatite, North Groton, New Hampshire, James Nizamoff
The Mineralogy, Geochemistry And Phosphate Paragenesis Of The Palermo #2 Pegmatite, North Groton, New Hampshire, James Nizamoff
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
An investigation of the beryl-phosphate subtype Palermo #2 pegmatite, located in the Grafton pegmatite field of New Hampshire, has revealed a large number of phosphate species. Late-stage, carbonate-bearing aqueous fluids have metasomatically altered primary phosphates producing a suite of nearly forty species of secondary phosphates. The secondary phosphates at Palermo #2 are a result of alteration of primary phosphates and associated silicate, carbonate, sulfide, arsenide and oxide minerals locally present in the core margin. Concomitant alteration of these associated minerals contributes the necessary ions to the hydrothermal fluids responsible for the formation of the diverse suite of secondary phosphates. Alteration …
Value Creation Through Joint Venture And Strategic Alliance Formation, Elisabeta Pana
Value Creation Through Joint Venture And Strategic Alliance Formation, Elisabeta Pana
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
This study examines the price reaction to the announcements of joint venture and strategic alliance formation, the main determinants of the partnering firm's choices to enter a specific joint venture and a specific strategic alliance, and the impact of such alliance formation on partnering firms' valuation. The analysis of the price reaction at the announcement of alliance formation indicates that market can distinguish between value creating and non-value creating alliances. I also provide evidence supporting the argument that alliance formation is not a random process. A firm's choice of entering an alliance designed as diversifying or non-diversifying strategy is a …
Deforestation And Land-Use Change In Veracruz, Mexico: A Remote Sensing Analysis, Mark Dalrymple
Deforestation And Land-Use Change In Veracruz, Mexico: A Remote Sensing Analysis, Mark Dalrymple
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to analyze deforestation using multi spectral satellite imagery in a region of Veracruz and Puebla Mexico. A smaller study area in a subtropical region in Veracruz was used to relate changes in forest cover to changes in land-uses within the smaller region. A land-use classification was created for this study that includes fallow/barren, subsistence agriculture, sugar cane, urban/settlement, grazing lands and other vegetation. A change detection was performed to analyze the extent of each land-use encroaching into forests between 1979 and 2002. Another objective of the study is to examine the seasonal variation of …
The Relationship Of Socioeconomic Status, And Acculturation/Enculturation To Bmi And Perceptions Of Body Image Among College-Aged African American Women, Tamika Edwards
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of SES and acculturation/enculturation to body image perceptions and overweight (i.e. BMI) among African American college women. A secondary purpose was to examine which factors predicted BMI. Participants included 101 African American women from the University of New Orleans, aged 18-39 years of age. Participants completed a demographic information sheet, and four questionnaires assessing the components of body image and levels of acculturation/enculturation. There was no significant main effect of SES on levels of acculturation/enculturation. There was no significant effect of SES on the cognitive and behavioral components of body …
Guilty Pleasures: Narrative Craft And Mass Appeal In The Newgate Calendar, Aimee Rust
Guilty Pleasures: Narrative Craft And Mass Appeal In The Newgate Calendar, Aimee Rust
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
The Newgate Calendar, one of the earliest true crime documents, has rarely been studied. This paper aims to demonstrate that these texts illuminate various aspects of the culture that both produced and consumed the narratives the Calendar contains. In particular, I have focused on two different categories of crimes against the body. The Calendar's early volumes, which were published while state-sponsored punishment was still a public spectacle, offer several accounts that deal with the confinement and torture of living victims. Later volumes do not include torture narratives. Instead, anxiety over the treatment of dead bodies caused an increased interest in …
A Review Of Energy And Environmental Policy For Offshore Liquefied Natural Gas (Lng) Terminals, William D. Whitmore
A Review Of Energy And Environmental Policy For Offshore Liquefied Natural Gas (Lng) Terminals, William D. Whitmore
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
The Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 amended the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 allowing energy industries to construct offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals. The industry friendly amendments weakened environmental regulations resulting in quick approval of several terminals that utilize environmentally damaging open-loop regasification systems. The objectives of this case study are to determine what influences national energy security and energy industries have in offshore LNG policy development and what energy policy tactics are utilized by the George W. Bush administration. Senate testimony, industry publications, federal legislation, and permit case studies reveal the prominence of concerns for national energy …
Geomorphologic Evaluation Of The Gulf Of Mexico, Northwest Garden Banks, And Supra/Inter/Subsalt Architectural Influences On Possible Reservoir Characterization From The Miocene To Pleistocene Epochs, Sheri Sullivan
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
This study describes the geomorphology and characterizes the sequence stratigraphy of deep-water depositional elements and salt interactions in the northwest Garden Banks region with a focus on the Miocene epoch. The use of 2D and 3D data for the analysis of sediment feeders, shelf-margin location, timing of salt diapirism, faulting, and fluid migration can lend useful clues to the spatial patterns of plays. The 3D data focus mainly on blocks 236, 237, 191, 192, and 193. The 2D seismic data, while less precise, are used in conjunction with 3D seismics for an overview of the surrounding area. Some logs are …
Renegotiating Democracy In Public Space, Anna Brand
Renegotiating Democracy In Public Space, Anna Brand
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Dissent is intricately linked to the qualities of public space. While the First Amendment protects dissent, historical legal and social mechanisms have regulated protest and its relationship with public space. In the latter half of the twentieth century, a rigorous legal framework has emerged to both protect and regulate protest. Yet free speech rights are highly contested. The media are complicit in relating protesters to violence. This perception has been thoroughly constructed in the media since the World Trade Organization protests in Seattle in 1999. The September 11th terrorist attacks have further amplified concerns for security in public spaces. The …
Flood Mitigation Decision Tool For Target Repetitive Loss Properties In Jefferson Parish, Cemil Emre Ergen
Flood Mitigation Decision Tool For Target Repetitive Loss Properties In Jefferson Parish, Cemil Emre Ergen
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
For decades Louisiana, especially Jefferson and Orleans parishes, has been affected severely by floods. These two parishes have experienced fifteen significant flood events in twenty six years from 1978 to 2004, either due to tropical weather or strong rainfall events. Those floods have resulted in billions of dollars in damages. In 1996 the Congress authorized a large flood control project called Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project (SELA). SELA is a large scale project that once complete, will improve the channels and the pumping stations in Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Tammany parishes. FEMA has limited sources for non-structural mitigation projects. …
Improving Performance Of Spatial Network Queries, Elias Ioup
Improving Performance Of Spatial Network Queries, Elias Ioup
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Spatial network queries, for example KNN or range, operate on systems where objects are constrained to locations on a network. Current spatial network query algorithms rely on forms of network traversal which have a high complexity proportional to the size of the network making, them poor for large real-world networks. In this thesis, an alternative method of approximating the results of spatial network queries with a high level of accuracy is introduced. Distances between network points are stored in an M-Tree index, a balanced tree index where metric distance determines data ordering. The M-Tree uses the chessboard metric on network …
Steady State And Transient Dynamical Systems Analysis Of Uncoupled Roll Response For A Traditional Versus Advanced Hull Form, Sarah Eileen Juckett
Steady State And Transient Dynamical Systems Analysis Of Uncoupled Roll Response For A Traditional Versus Advanced Hull Form, Sarah Eileen Juckett
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
The two ships represented in this thesis are dramatically different in design, but both exhibit similar properties such as length and breadth. The traditional hull form is represented by a typical flare-sided design with a forward reaching bow while the advanced hull form has a modified tumblehome and a truncated bow. The difference in shapes provides an interesting problem, comparing the roll responses for these two very different vessels while keeping certain shape parameters such as length, beam, and draft constant.
External Support Vector Machine Clustering, Charlie Mcchesney
External Support Vector Machine Clustering, Charlie Mcchesney
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
The external-Support Vector Machine (SVM) clustering algorithm clusters data vectors with no a priori knowledge of each vector's class. The algorithm works by first running a binary SVM against a data set, with each vector in the set randomly labeled, until the SVM converges. It then relabels data points that are mislabeled and a large distance from the SVM hyperplane. The SVM is then iteratively rerun followed by more label swapping until no more progress can be made. After this process, a high percentage of the previously unknown class labels of the data set will be known. With sub-cluster identification …
An Effective Dynamic Handoff Support For Mobile Media Network, Aravinth Nallusamy
An Effective Dynamic Handoff Support For Mobile Media Network, Aravinth Nallusamy
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Mobility is the most important feature of a wireless cellular communication system. Usually, continuous service is achieved by supporting handoff (or handover) from one cell to another. Handoff is the process of changing the channel associated with the current connection while a call is in progress. It is often initiated either by crossing a cell boundary or by deterioration in quality of the signal in the current channel. In this thesis, the different types of handoff controlled mechanisms are proposed and analyzed by passing the parameters offset address, Header information associated with the file, bit rate and bit resolution. The …
Resilience And Resistance: Public Narratives From Post-Katrina New Orleans, Heather Price
Resilience And Resistance: Public Narratives From Post-Katrina New Orleans, Heather Price
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Narratives of resilience and resistance are applied by public editors in post-Katrina New Orleans in hopes of reordering the city's ruptured narrative. Using qualitative methods and grounded theory, the textual analysis of local newspaper editorials and letters to the editor, collected from the six month period between August 29, 2005 and February 28, 2006, have revealed categories of hope and struggle in acts of collective reaffirmation; of civility and leadership in expectations of personal transformation; and of self-reliance and civic engagement in acts of resistance. Discussion will focus on how editorialists work to create public narratives that will unite their …
Analysis Of A Turbopiston Pump, Kiranmayi Venkata Sristy
Analysis Of A Turbopiston Pump, Kiranmayi Venkata Sristy
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
An innovative pump, TurboPiston Pump, has been invented to incorporate the merits of centrifugal, axial, and positive displacement pumps. The TurboPiston pump is designed to deliver large flow rates at very high pressure of up to 1000 psia. To improve the original design, an understanding of flow behavior inside the pump is needed. Therefore, this thesis focuses on simulating the flow field inside the pump and studying its performance. This study includes modeling the pump using a commercial CAD package, GAMBIT and a 3-D computational fluid dynamic (CFD) solver, FLUENT. The calculation employs both the simplified steady moving frame and …
Artificial Reef Performance In Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, Kelly Whitmore
Artificial Reef Performance In Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, Kelly Whitmore
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Artificial reef development is a common fishery enhancement tool used in aquatic systems worldwide. In 2003 and 2004, a series of artificial reefs were constructed in a large oligohaline estuary, Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana to improve recreational fisheries. The reefs are the first in Louisiana to be built of reef balls, concrete domes deployed primarily in marine environments. Although they attract fish and invertebrates in high salinities, reef balls have not been tested in low-salinity estuarine systems. The objective of this study was to determine contributions of artificial reefs to habitat quality in Lake Pontchartrain. Evaluations of invertebrate and fish assemblages, …
Building Metal-Anion Layers Within A Preovskite Host, Xiao Zhang
Building Metal-Anion Layers Within A Preovskite Host, Xiao Zhang
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Alkali metal halide layers were constructed within Dion-Jacobson (DJ) layered perovskites by a two-step sequential intercalation method. Reductive intercalation with an alkali metal, followed by oxidative intercalation with chlorine gas, leads to the formation of compounds of the general formula, (A2Cl)LaNb2O7 (A = Rb, Cs). Rietveld refinement of X-ray powder diffraction data shows that an alkali metal halide layer is formed between the perovskite blocks. The alkali metal cation is eight-coordinate with 4 oxygens from the perovskite layer and 4 chlorides from the new halide layer; this environment is similar to cesium in the CsCl structure. Thermal analysis indicates that …
Factors Influencing Intent To Stay Of Nursing Faculty In Selected Schools Of Nursing In Sixteen States Within The Southern Region, Debbie Garbee
Factors Influencing Intent To Stay Of Nursing Faculty In Selected Schools Of Nursing In Sixteen States Within The Southern Region, Debbie Garbee
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
The current nursing faculty shortage makes understanding intent to stay a step toward slowing the exodus of faculty. A wealth of literature exists on reasons nursing faculty leave academia; however, little research exists on reasons nursing faculty stay. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to discover a parsimonious set of predictor variables for intent to stay in nursing education. An online survey was conducted over six weeks in the spring of 2006 using four instruments, Index of Job Satisfaction, Mentoring Scale, Organizational Commitment Questionnaire, and Leadership Behavior Description Questionnaire. A random cluster sample of schools of nursing in states …
Diluted Magnetic Semiconductor Nanomaterials Fabrication By A Chemical Vapor Deposition Method, Jingjing Liu
Diluted Magnetic Semiconductor Nanomaterials Fabrication By A Chemical Vapor Deposition Method, Jingjing Liu
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Well-aligned DMS Zn1-xMnxO nanowires and nanorods were successfully synthesized in-situ using a chemical vapor deposition method. Low-dimensional nanostructures such as bowls and cages were deposited on a silicon surface downstream of the tube furnace. Variation of reaction temperature and Mn doping level were investigated on structure and properties of the as-grown nanomaterials. The as-grown nanowires and naorods are single crystalline wurtzite structure and possess a growth direction along the c axis. At 850 ºC, the most optimistic condition for ZnO crystal growth was obtained. At high reaction temperature 950ºC, Mn2+ were substitutionally doped into ZnO lattice, resulting in room-temperature ferromagnetic …
Microcracking Fracture Toughness For Graphite Epoxy Composite Laminates Using Finite Fracture Mechanics, Krishna Kumar Kasturi
Microcracking Fracture Toughness For Graphite Epoxy Composite Laminates Using Finite Fracture Mechanics, Krishna Kumar Kasturi
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Graphite/epoxy composite laminates are widely used in the aerospace industry. However the industry cannot take full advantage of the superior strength and stiffness of composite materials until their failure mechanisms can be thoroughly understood by engineers. Recognizing the importance of such understanding, the current study was undertaken to determine the microcracking fracture toughness in composite laminates using the energy release rate criteria. Three materials of specific interest in the aerospace industry – IM7/977-2, IM7/5555 and IM7/5276-1 – were analyzed. To evaluate the microcracking fracture toughness, displacement controlled static tensile tests were performed. Microcrack density (the number of microcracks per unit …
Performance Based Pay: Is It A Functional Alternative In Government?, Jerry Templet
Performance Based Pay: Is It A Functional Alternative In Government?, Jerry Templet
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
The use of performance-based, or incentive based, compensation plans is ubiquitous in the private sector. Private business operates under the belief that the use of incentives leads to increased performance from employees and higher profits for the companies. This study is centered on the function of those performance-based pay plans within the government. Its purpose is to determine if the use of such pay plans is effective, both for the efficiency of government organizations and the motivation of employees. Through the analysis of government documents and organizational plans, and interviews of human resource managers and employees, this study analyzes performance-based …
An Analysis Of Faith-Based Homeless Social Service Providers In Baton Rouge, Louisiana And Their Role In Helping Homeless People, Willie Green Jr.
An Analysis Of Faith-Based Homeless Social Service Providers In Baton Rouge, Louisiana And Their Role In Helping Homeless People, Willie Green Jr.
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
In recent years, there has been a strong push on the federal level to support efforts of faith-based organizations, which provide a variety of social services ranging from literacy improvement efforts to homeless prevention. This thesis sheds light on the current efforts by faith-based homeless service providers in the Baton Rouge area, and examines their role in helping the homeless. This thesis uses existing literature and interviews with the director of The Capital Area Alliance for the Homeless as well others involved with homeless programs in Baton Rouge. This thesis also provides data collected by the ServicePoint HMIS (Homeless Management …
Adrift, Alexis Wiggins
Adrift, Alexis Wiggins
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Adrift is a novel about Telemaka Miller, a beautiful young woman who cannot say no to men as a result of her father's abandoning her when she was young. Loosely based on Homer's epic poem The Odyssey (in which Odysseus' son, Telemakos, sets out to look for his lost father), the novel traces Telemaka's search for her father through an endless string of lovers. The novel opens in 2005, when Telemaka is in her late twenties, and works its way backward through her twenties, teens, and adolescence to the moment in her childhood when her father left the family.