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A System-On-Programmable-Chip Approach For Mimo Lattice Decoder, Vipul Hiralal Patel
A System-On-Programmable-Chip Approach For Mimo Lattice Decoder, Vipul Hiralal Patel
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
The past decade has shown distinct advances in the theory of multiple input multi output techniques for wireless communication systems. Now, the time has come to demonstrate this progress in terms of applications. This thesis introduces implementation of Schnorr- Euchner strategy based decoding algorithm applied on Altera system-on-chip (Stratix EP1S10F780C6) with Nios embedded processor. The lattice decoder is developed on FPGA using VHDL. The preprocessing part of algorithm is targeted for Nios embedded processor using C language. A controller is also designed to interface and communicate between the Nios embedded processor and lattice decoder.
Wearable Personal Data Information Capture System, Jiangpeng Shi
Wearable Personal Data Information Capture System, Jiangpeng Shi
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
This thesis is motivated by development of The Wearable Personal Data Information Capture System (WPDICS), which is used to support the "physical" data stream requirement on a person as they experience daily life, including visual and audio information. To fit the acquirement of "wearable", the system should be very tiny in size and very low cost. Our purpose is to conduct a feasibility analysis for WPDICS using commercially available components (Sharp Zaurus SL 5600 Linux PDA) and evaluate the acquisition of "physical" data streams grabbed by this component. In the thesis, we also develop some software test the data acquisition, …
Employee Satisfaction And Performance: A Study Of The Rc Hotel Company Kitchen Environment, Melissa Bradberry Sims
Employee Satisfaction And Performance: A Study Of The Rc Hotel Company Kitchen Environment, Melissa Bradberry Sims
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Employee satisfaction and performance are a major determinant of the corporate culture of a property. Discussion of whether or not this statement is true within the kitchens of The Ritz Carlton Hotel in New Orleans is the basis for this study. By using the corporate mandated tools (the annual employee satisfaction survey and the employee performance appraisals) the determination of this question was confirmed. However, there were some great concerns about the validity of the two tools. The tools showed a definite relationship between the employee satisfaction survey and the performance appraisal, as well as a negative employee perception of …
Biomass Integrated Gasification Combined Cycles (Bigcc), Mun Roy Yap
Biomass Integrated Gasification Combined Cycles (Bigcc), Mun Roy Yap
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Conversion of biomass to energy does not contribute to the net increase of carbon dioxide in the environment, therefore the use of biomass waste as a clean and renewable fuel source is an attractive alternative to the use of fossil fuels. Biomass can be converted to energy via direct combustion or via thermo-chemical conversion to liquid or gas fuels. This study focuses on employing gasification technology to convert biomass waste to producer gas, which is then cleaned and fed as gaseous fuel into the gas turbine. Since the producer gases are usually low caloric values, the power plants performance under …
Study Of Bis-Imidazol-2-Ylidines As Ligands For Transition Metal Catalyzed Coupling Reactions, Stanhope Turnbull
Study Of Bis-Imidazol-2-Ylidines As Ligands For Transition Metal Catalyzed Coupling Reactions, Stanhope Turnbull
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Two bis-imidazol-2-ylidine N-heterocyclic carbenes have been employed as ancillary ligands in an attempt to illustrate their utility in the palladium-mediated preparation of aryl ethers from aryl halides. Ullman-type homo-coupling of the aryl halides persistently occurred instead of ether formation. One of the well known N-heterocyclic carbenes, IPr, was employed with the same results. A variety of reaction conditions and reagents were investigated including solvents, N-heterocyclic carbene species, palladium source, alkoxide base, palladium to ligand ratio and reaction time. Reactivity of the individual N-heterocyclic carbenes as ancillary ligands in the palladium-catalyzed amination reaction of aryl halides was investigated to determine functionality …
The Role And Structure Of Mediating Entities In University-Community Partnerships: An Examination Of Urban Routes, Mathew Spaan
The Role And Structure Of Mediating Entities In University-Community Partnerships: An Examination Of Urban Routes, Mathew Spaan
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
This thesis examines the use of mediating entities in overcoming barriers found in many university-community partnerships, which arise out of unequal power, a lack of mutual understanding, and divergent agendas of the partners. In order to develop a theory or model of the functions and structure of these mediating entities, this thesis analyzes the Urban Routes program of International Project for Nonprofit Leadership. This study identifies four main functions of mediating entities: integration, interpretation, equalization, and sustaining. This case study reveals the importance of structuring these mediating entities in a way that allows for the most effective utilization of the …
Simulation Of Coal Gasification Process Inside A Two-Stage Gasifier, Armin Silaen
Simulation Of Coal Gasification Process Inside A Two-Stage Gasifier, Armin Silaen
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Gasification is a very efficient method of producing clean synthetic gas (syngas) which can be used as fuel for electric generation or chemical building block for petrochemical industries. This study performs detailed simulations of coal gasification process inside a generic two-stage entrained-flow gasifier to produce syngas carbon monoxide and hydrogen. The simulations are conducted using the commercial Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) solver FLUENT. The 3-D Navier-Stokes equations and seven species transport equations are solved with eddy-breakup combustion model. Simulations are conducted to investigate the effects of coal mixture (slurry or dry), oxidant (oxygen-blown or air-blown), wall cooling, coal distribution between …
The Biology Of Spaeroma Terebrans In Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana With Emphasis On Burrowing, Laura Lee Wilkinson
The Biology Of Spaeroma Terebrans In Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana With Emphasis On Burrowing, Laura Lee Wilkinson
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Sphaeroma terebrans (Bate 1866) is an economically and ecologically important cosmopolitan species because this isopod is found burrowed in wood and marine structures of fresh to saline water. Existing literature on S. terebrans focuses on the destruction of red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) in India, Pakistan, and Florida. This study concentrates on S. terebrans habitat and boring preferences in bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) in Lake Pontchartrain near the Bonnet Carre Spillway, Louisiana. In addition laboratory experiments for water column distribution and substrate preferences were conducted using cypress, Styrofoam, and balsa. Results indicate that this population may be parthenogenic and that wood …
Critical Discourse Analysis Of Sexual Enhancement Medication Ads, John-Paul Gomez
Critical Discourse Analysis Of Sexual Enhancement Medication Ads, John-Paul Gomez
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
This study contributes to the expanding critical range of discourse analysis by analyzing texts used to market Viagra and other "sexual enhancement medication," pharmaceuticals that treat "erectile dysfunction". Applying elements of Norman Fairclough's critical discourse analysis framework, this study examines as cultural artifacts Viagra, Levitra, and Cialis print advertisements and television commercials and it offers insight into the institutional discourse of "sexual enhancement medication" and how this discourse constructs male identity and subjectivity.
Parental Determinants Of Emotion Regulation In A Maltreated Sample, Lara Rachel Robinson,
Parental Determinants Of Emotion Regulation In A Maltreated Sample, Lara Rachel Robinson,
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
The current investigation examines the relationship between parenting, emotion regulation, and symptoms of psychopathology in maltreating and non-maltreating parent-child dyads. The participants in this study were 114 children (67 maltreated and 57 non-maltreated) from ages 1 to 4. Child affect and effortful control along with parent affect were observed during a parentchild interaction procedure. Symptoms of psychopathology were measured using the Child Behavior Checklist. The maltreated children in this study exhibited more irritability/anger, affect lability, and internalizing symptomatology, along with less positive affect than their non-maltreated peers. These data also suggest that parental affect is related to internalizing symptomatology; but …
Optoelectronic Multifractal Wavelet Analysis For Fast And Accurate Detection Of Rainfall In Weather Radar Images, Radhika Dahale
Optoelectronic Multifractal Wavelet Analysis For Fast And Accurate Detection Of Rainfall In Weather Radar Images, Radhika Dahale
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
In this thesis we propose an automated process for the removal of non-precipitation echoes present in weather radar signals and accurate detection of rainfall. The process employs multifractal analysis using directional Gabor wavelets for accurate detection of the rain events. An optoelectronic joint transform correlator is proposed to provide ultra fast processing and wavelet analysis. Computer simulations of the proposed system show that the proposed algorithm is successful in the detecting rainfall accurately in radar images. The accuracy of the algorithms proposed are compared to accurate results that were generated under expert supervision. Results of the proposed system are also …
Byzantine Music Intervals: An Experimental Signal Processing Approach, Kyriakos Michael Tsiappoutas
Byzantine Music Intervals: An Experimental Signal Processing Approach, Kyriakos Michael Tsiappoutas
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
We used a Byzantine Music piece performed by a well recognized chanter in order to derive experimentally the mean frequencies of the first five tones (D – A) of the diatonic scale of Byzantine Music. Then we compared the experimentally derived frequencies with frequencies proposed by two theoretical scales, both representative of traditional Byzantine Music chanting. We found that if a scale is performed by a traditional chanter is very close in frequency to the frequencies proposed theoretically. We then determined an allowed frequency deviation from the mean frequencies for each tone. The concept of allowed deviation is not provided …
Informational Externalities Of Going Public Decisions, Carmen Cotei
Informational Externalities Of Going Public Decisions, Carmen Cotei
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
In this dissertation I examine the informational externalities of going public decisions for industrial and banking sector. The results show that industrial rivals have positive valuation effects only in response to venture backed IPOs and no significant reaction in response to non-venture backed IPOs. I also find evidence that the effect on rival firms is stronger if they operate in low concentrated industries (i.e. high competition) and have low growth opportunities. The relative size of IPO firm seems to play an important role in the direction and magnitude of industry rivals' valuation effects. Negative information revealed in the form of …
The Design And Synthesis Of Novel Barbiturates Of Pharmaceutical Interest, Donna Neumann
The Design And Synthesis Of Novel Barbiturates Of Pharmaceutical Interest, Donna Neumann
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Barbituric acids have been historically classified as compounds that act on the central nervous system, and as such provide therapeutic uses as anxiolytics, sedatives, hypnotics, and anticonvulsants. Recent investigations of barbituric acid derivatives have provided scientists with information that barbituric acids may have applications in antibacterial, anti-chlamydial, anti-viral, as well as anti-cancer treatments. Additionally, recent literature accounts have indicated that barbituric acid derivatives may also act as immune modulators. The recent explorations of barbiturates and their potential anti-cancer and immune modulating properties are the subject of this work. Novel synthetic approaches to the development of new barbituric acid derivatives were …
The Bear Went Over The Mountain, Sonja Mongar
The Bear Went Over The Mountain, Sonja Mongar
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
"The Bear Went Over the Mountain" is a memoir that marks the people, events, landscape, and era that shapes a women's identity as she journeys from adolescence to adulthood. The story evolves through accretion with the use of a variety of writing strategies such as third person limited omniscient narrator, auto-fiction, mosaic, and disrupted narrative. Other conventions of Creative Non-fiction are used such as dialogue, characterization and plot. Autotopography (photographs) are used to create a motif of ancestral ghosts. They haunt the lives of these characters as they act and react to plots that began long before they were born. …
The Process And Challenges Of Creating An Evening Of Greek Theatre, Shane Stewart
The Process And Challenges Of Creating An Evening Of Greek Theatre, Shane Stewart
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
A series of scenes taken from Greek theatre were collaborated and chosen to form what became known as An Evening of Greek Theatre. Along with the normal challenges of creating a production, such as memorization, blocking, costuming, and others, came challenges that were unique to this particular one. The training we are most familiar with is in the confines of realism, and this particular production had little to do with realism. The stylization created an amalgamation of techniques, which became a functional process used to create An Evening of Greek Theatre. Along with these problems were other ones, such as …
The Making Of The Taxidermist, Justin Cain Thomason
The Making Of The Taxidermist, Justin Cain Thomason
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
This thesis book details the conception and production of The Taxidermist, a narrative short film shot on 16mm color film. It tells the story of a loving father and his daughter who live in an isolated rural area. The over protective taxidermist tries to protect his daughter from all the ills of the world, but this also keeps her from experiencing the wider world. All aspects of the production from writing through post-production are covered within the thesis. In particular the challenges and advantages of location shooting are covered. Postproduction issues in the digital age are also covered in some …
The Synthesis Of Core-Shell Iron@Gold Nanoparticles And Their Characterization, Zhihui Ban
The Synthesis Of Core-Shell Iron@Gold Nanoparticles And Their Characterization, Zhihui Ban
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Au-coated magnetic Fe nanoparticles have been successfully synthesized by partial replacement reaction in a polar aprotic solvent with about 11 nm core of Fe and about 2.5 nm shell of Au. In this work, a combination of TEM (transmission electron microscopy), XRD (X-ray Powder Diffractometry), EDS (Energy disperse X-ray spectroscopy), SQUID (Superconducting Quantum Interference Device), TGA (Thermograviometric analysis), UV-visible absorption spectroscopy and Faraday rotation were employed to characterize the morphology, structure, composition and magnetic properties of the products. HRTEM images show clear core-shell structure with different crystal lattices from Fe and Au. SQUID magnetometry reveals that particle magnetic properties are …
Multipitch Analysis And Tracking For Automatic Music Transcription, Richard Baumgartner
Multipitch Analysis And Tracking For Automatic Music Transcription, Richard Baumgartner
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Music has always played a large role in human life. The technology behind the art has progressed and grown over time in many areas, for instance the instruments themselves, the recording equipment used in studios, and the reproduction through digital signal processing. One facet of music that has seen very little attention over time is the ability to transcribe audio files into musical notation. In this thesis, a method of multipitch analysis is used to track multiple simultaneous notes through time in an audio music file. The analysis method is based on autocorrelation and a specialized peak pruning method to …
The Impacts Of Exclusionary Zoning Practices And Gentrification On Low-Income And Minority Populations In America's Inner Cities, Tanjanesia Jackson
The Impacts Of Exclusionary Zoning Practices And Gentrification On Low-Income And Minority Populations In America's Inner Cities, Tanjanesia Jackson
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
This thesis will examine the effects of residential segregation, exclusionary zoning, and gentrification on low-income minorities in inner cities. The research will show the relationship between housing inequalities and institutional classism and racism. In addition, the research will examine the use of public policies and regulations that maintain the existing isolation and concentration of minorities and low-income families through disinvestment.
Residual Stress Measurements Of Unblasted And Sandblasted Mild Steel Specimens Using X-Ray Diffraction, Strain-Gage Hole Drilling, And Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry (Espi) Hole Drilling Methods, Saskia Lestari
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
The objectives of this research are to measure residual stress in both unblasted and sandblasted mild steel specimens by using three different techniques: X-ray diffraction (XRD), strain-gage hole drilling (SGHD), and electronic speckle pattern interferometry (ESPI) hole drilling, and to validate the new ESPI hole drilling method by comparing its measurement results to those produced by the SGHD method. Both the XRD and SGHD methods were selected because they are accurate and well-verified approaches for residual stress measurements. The ESPI hole drilling technique is a new technology developed based on the SGHD technique, without the use of strain gage. This …
Wave And Longshore Transport Studies On Lake Pontchartrain, Satya Sumanth Reddy Gala
Wave And Longshore Transport Studies On Lake Pontchartrain, Satya Sumanth Reddy Gala
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
A wind-wave model for Lake Pontchartrain has been developed. This model uses the probability data obtained from the frequency analysis of wind information from the four weather monitoring stations in Lake Pontchartrain. For any given season and any given location, this model generates statistical results of wave heights, wave periods and long-shore sediment transport in 10 degree directional bins along the shoreline of the Lake. This model can be used as an effective tool for planning, construction and maintenance of beaches along the shores of Lake Pontchartrain.
Combined Anaerobic/Aerobic Treatment For Municipal Wastewater, Harold Padron
Combined Anaerobic/Aerobic Treatment For Municipal Wastewater, Harold Padron
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Implementation of combined anaerobic/aerobic processes for wastewater treatment has been shown feasible, especially for industrial wastewaters with high concentration of organics. However, the utilization of this type of technology for treating wastewaters with low content of organic matter, such as domestic sewage is quite recent, and very limited information is available regarding the topic. Recent investigations have demonstrated that it is feasible to utilize a combined technology composed of anaerobic pretreatment followed by an aerobic post-treatment to efficiently treat municipal wastewater. This research is a continuation of previous investigations about the feasibility of using an anaerobic fluidized bed reactor-aerated solids …
Under-Prepared College Students' Perceptions Of The Impact Of Technology Integration In A Developmental Reading Course, Deborah Darby
Under-Prepared College Students' Perceptions Of The Impact Of Technology Integration In A Developmental Reading Course, Deborah Darby
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Data collection included the following primary data streams: large group and small group class discussions, electronic submissions of personal reflections, answers to teacherresearcher- generated questions and questions and answers to student-generated questions posted to a Yahoo Discussion Group, a Character Analysis document using Powerpoint, and an audiotape of a whole class discussion. Also included in the data streams was an excerpt of an audiotaped session of a whole class discussion of a segment of the novel. All of the above activities were based on the novel, Life is So Good, by George Dawson and Richard Glaubman. Data collection also included …
Oligosaccharide Analysis Via Anion Attachment Using Negative Mode Electrospray (Es) And Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization (Maldi) Mass Spectrometry, Yanjie Jiang
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Eleven tested anions were able to form adducts with neutral oligosaccharides at low cone voltage in negative ion mode electrospray mass spectrometry. Among them, fluoride and acetate have the abilities to significantly enhance the absolute abundance of [M-H]- for neutral oliogosaccharides. The chloride adduct has the best stability among all the adduct species investigated. For the above three anions, CID of adduct species may be used for structural determination of neutral oligosaccharides. In the presence of F- and Ac-, simultaneous detection of acidic oligosaccharides and neutral oligosaccharides was achieved. The ratio of Cl- : non-Cl-containing product ions obtained in CID …
Subcultures, The Media And The Law: The Creation And Mystification Of The Rave Scene, Dana Mandolesi
Subcultures, The Media And The Law: The Creation And Mystification Of The Rave Scene, Dana Mandolesi
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
This study examines how rave subculture is constructed differently by participants of the rave scene and by external observers of the rave scene. Mainstream national media articles are compared to interviews with self-identified ravers to understand how rave subculture is constructed. Subcultural and Post-Subcultural theory support this method and illustrates how concepts of subcultures have changed over time. The construction of rave culture by the media as associated with drug abuse and illegal activity attracted drug abusers and irresponsible young people to the rave scene. This consequently led to a change in the rave scene and a criminalization of rave …
Neil And The Nun, Nicole Eiden
Neil And The Nun, Nicole Eiden
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
This thesis illustrates the production of the narrative short film Neil and the Nun. The various chapters included in this written work delineate the development, preproduction, production, and post-productions stages of this thesis film. In supplement to these four larger chapters, the script, shot list, budget, and script breakdown are included. Neil and the Nun, written, directed, produced, and edited by me, articulates life through the perceptions of a child. The story centers on the volatile relationship of two fourth graders and their teacher, a possibly closeted lesbian nun. Because they are children, they have different notions than adults of …
Living Without Your Skin, Kelly Gartman
Living Without Your Skin, Kelly Gartman
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.
An Evening Of Greek Theater: An Actor's Creative Process, Jane Mcnulty
An Evening Of Greek Theater: An Actor's Creative Process, Jane Mcnulty
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
This thesis is an attempt to document my creative process as an actor throughout the production process of An Evening of Greek Theater as accurately as possible. In a narrative structure, I will record the development of the production starting with the pre-production process, the rehearsal process, and evaluate my performance. Chapters include character analyses, pre-production, rehearsal and performance, self-evaluation and a scored script. A video is included with excerpts of my work from the production.
The Lilac Cube, Sean Murray
The Lilac Cube, Sean Murray
LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.