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Analysis Of Nydec Guidelines For Extended Detention Basins: Effectiveness In Water Quality Improvement In Western And Central New York, Karlene Thomas

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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC) has recently issued guidelines for stormwater management. One widely utilized management practice is the extended detention basin wherein improved water quality is achieved through sedimentation. NYDEC recommends these be designed so that the volume of storm runoff detained is equivalent to the first flush, defined as the first V of runoff or runoff from a 1-year, 24 hour storm event, whichever is greater, from all land areas for which the perviousness has been changed. It also suggests a minimum detention time of 24 hours. This thesis establishes if these generic criteria, …

Practical Application Of Random Vibration Signal Analysis On Structural Dynamics, Yu-Chin L. Allen

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The use of random signal analysis in vibration and structural analysis is discussed and documented. The need to minimize product performance and durability risks due to competitive pressure in the marketplace has forced industry to streamline methods of product design, processing, and evaluation. Engineers need to be experienced in much more advanced techniques than they did even a decade ago. Random vibration signals are used to simulate real world environments and are another tool in structural analysis. This investigation outlines the basics of random vibrations, frequency analyzers, data analysis, along with associated noise and errors problems. A case study using …

Laptop Applications For Retail Newspaper Advertising, Robert I. Nichols Jr.

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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to identify the means of using a laptop application in the creation of target market advertising for daily newspaper independent publications. More specific purposes were: (1) how to provide a sales representative with templates and guidelines to ensure that the primary function, selling, is maintained; (2) to train the sales representative on the hardware and software applications; (3) to analyze the productivity of the production department and the sales representative in relation to the laptop application; (4) to analyze the response to the laptop application by the customers and their involvement in the …

Dreams Of Desire And Demise, Ann Mcallister

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Design And Implementation Of An Asynchronous Version Of The Mips R3000 Microprocessor, Kevin Johnson

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The purpose of this thesis is to show some of the advantages for the asynchronous implementation of a major synchronous structure. Three people were involved with the design of an asynchronous microprocessor modeled after the MIPS R3000 microprocessor. This microprocessor implemented all of the MIPS reduced instruction set, while eliminating the need for synchronous clocking throughout the chip. Paul Fanelli modeled the asynchronous processor using VHDL (hardware description language). Kevin Johnson created circuit level designs and layouts of the arithmetic logic unit and supporting hardware. Scott Siers created circuit level designs and layouts of the instruction fetch, write back, memory …

Glass Sculpture: Light And Time, Dan Hertzson

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Glass vessels are produced in dynamic asymmetrical shapes that are a deliberate study in the contrast between machined and organic forms. The Houda series integrates these elements using evocative or directly narrative surface treatments to color the glass. A sense of monolithic sculptural presence is created by the use of architectural motifs and classic figurative components.

Airgun Pellet Performance Using Computational Fluid Dynamics, Kenneth P. Corey

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Very little formal analysis has been done with respect to flow around small scale projectiles. In late 1991, a local manufacturer of airgun pellets and related equipment approached RIT to investigate the flow characteristics of two particular airgun pellet geometries. Initial work was completed with the RIT wind tunnel through the use of scaled up models of the pellets. The conclusions of this work showed many interesting results, even though only the low speed velocity range of the pellets was studied. In order to study the actual operating velocity range of the pellets, the use of a Computational Fluid Dynamics …

Steady State Performance Of Discrete Linear Time-Invarient Systems, Steven W. Haddleton

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Transients mask the initial portion of an output signal preventing immediate analysis of the desired operational steady-state response and requiring, at times, lengthy simulation techniques to be employed. This investigation demonstrates a method for readily determining initial conditions that suppress transient solutions to forced discrete-time linear systems, and addresses the necessary theoretical precursors to obtaining the steady-state components of a response. The method is applicable to stable as well as, in principle, unstable systems of any order.

Numerical Analysis Of One-Dimensional Waves In Generalized Thermoelasticity, Mark J. Gorman

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Classical thermoelasticity theory is based on Fourier's Law of heat conduction, which, when combined with the other fundamental field equations, leads to coupled hyperbolic-parabolic governing equations. These equations imply that thermal effects are to be felt instantaneously, far away from the external thermomechanieal load. Therefore, this theory admits infinite speeds of propagation of thermoelastic disturbances. This paradox becomes especially evident in problems involving very short time intervals, or high rates. of heat flux. Since infinite wave speeds are physically unrealistic in some situations, and since experiments have shown the existence of wavetype thermoelastic interactions, like in the observation of thermal …

Examining The Creative Process; Electronic Technology In Art And Design, Michael Hahn

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The purpose of this thesis is to examine the impact that electronic technology has had in reshaping the artists' approach to the creative process. As computers become a vital resource and creative tool for the art community, it is important for the artist, and public alike, to understand the significance of elec tronic technology in facilitating the creative process.

The Labyrinthine Path, Shur-Tzy Hou

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Upgrading Biological Treatment Of Wastewater At Dubai’S Plant By A Fixed-Film System, Rashid Ahmed Bin-Fahad

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The wastewater treatment plant in Dubai, with a design capacity of 130,000 m³/d, receives primarily domestic wastewater and employs primary, secondary and tertiary stages of treatment to produce an effluent suitable for reuse in irrigation. Performance of the plant is influenced to a great extent by the success of the secondary aerobic biological treatment stage. This stage comprises the high-rate activated sludge system for removal of carbonaceous organics followed by the biofilter system for removal of nitrogenous material by nitrification. Operational problems have often been experienced at this plant because of increasing sludge solids production and sludge rising …

Attitudes Toward Counseling: A Study Of The Older Adult Population, Judith Reiter Tarkington

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This study investigates the attitudes of older adults toward counseling and professional psychological help, a topic of growing importance as populations age and mental health needs evolve. Using the Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help (ASPPH) scale, the research examined responses from 43 community-dwelling participants aged 51 to 84. The sample included 23 women and 20 men, with varying levels of previous counseling experience. The study sought to determine whether older adults generally hold favorable or unfavorable views of counseling and whether factors such as gender or prior counseling experience significantly affect these attitudes.

Results revealed that the group as …

Reliability Analysis Of Triple Modular Redundancy System With Spare, Khalid A. Al-Kofahi

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Hardware redundant fault-tolerant systems and the different design approaches are discussed. The reliability analysis of fault-tolerant systems is usually done under permanent fault conditions. With statistical data suggesting that up to 90% of system failures are caused by intermittent faults, the reliability analysis of fault-tolerant systems must concentrate more on this class of faults. In this work, a reconfigurable Triple Modular Redundancy (TMR) with spare system that differentiates between permanent and intermittent faults has been built. The reconfiguration process of this system depends on both the current status of its modules and their history. Based on this, a different approach …

The Heart Of The Dragon, Lilly Chen

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Optimization Of Modal Analysis And Cross-Orthogonality Techniques To Insure Finite Element Model Correlation To Test Data, Carlton Miller W.

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This work summarizes the views of current authors on the multifaceted problems associated with updating a finite element model with vibration test data. It presents the practical optimization solutions for each step from pre-test analysis, through the actual vibration test, through post-test orthogonality checks and subsequent model correlation.

Desktop Publishing Applications For Corporate Graphic Standards, Patricia Beckmann

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The Aesthetics Of Healing: Joining Feminism, Autobiography, And Landscape, Patricia Elaine Chandler

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Diamonds In The Rough: A Journey Of Human Spirituality, Holly Lynn Hoover

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The purpose of my thesis was to express various aspects of human spirituality using sculpture as the vehicle for this expression. During the course of my exploration clay and glass each came to take on special metaphorical significance and it became crucial to include both materials within the sculptures. I wanted to create a "marriage of materials" wherein the clay and glass needed each other to make a complete statement. Various clay surfaces and glass processes were explored and will be described later.

Docutech Open Job Submode Simulation, Lisa Bickerstaff

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What does computer-based training (CBT) have in common with art? Artists have always striven to produce artwork under various constraints and conditions. Trying something new was considered a rebellion and artists were often criticized. Through the ages, artists have had to overcome many obstacles, including exploring the limitations presented by their chosen media. Building a visual interface for a computer in the past was left to the programmer. At the time this was acceptable, because only a programmer would look at it. Today, almost everybody uses a computer and appealing graphics are a must. The programmer from the past cannot …

Music & The Creative Imagination, Pamela Fredericks

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Before entering the Computer Graphic Design program at Rochester Institute of Technology, I had been a graphic designer for a good many years. The introduction of the computer drastically changed the nature of the graphics arts industry, and in watching the rapidly changing technology, I realized that these new developments broadened and diversified the range of design possibilities. Embracing the computer as a design tool, and as a new means of communicating, I set about selecting a thesis topic that would allow me to explore and master these new tools. In selecting a topic, I was intrigued by the ability …

Using Measured Photography To Obtain Optimal Results From Ccd Color Scanners, David L. Milburn

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With the advent of desktop color scanners in the electronic prepress production environment, quality in color separations from transmissive originals has become erratic. The cause of this fluctuation is, in part, due to the transition from PMT to CCD-based scanning technology. Whereas, PMT scanners tend to have a broad dynamic range, that of CCD scanners is more limited. This characteristic adversely affects the quality of color separations by causing additional tone compression. An original transparency typically has a shadow density of 3.00 and a diffused highlight density of 0.30 for an overall density range of 2.70. On a four-color heatset …

An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Percentage Area Coverage And Ink Film Trapping, Daniel Garcia

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An investigation of the relationship between percentage underneath area cover age and ink film trapping is presented. It is common knowledge that an ink generally adheres better to the paper than to a wet ink. This is known as undertrapping. To avoid this problem, printers set a limit for the total area coverage to be printed on the press sheet. The problem is that no formal study has been done to find the optimum point at which the limit should be set. The investigation addresses the issue of total area coverage from a trap ping point of view. This presents …

Uaguzi, Christopher Erin Walsh

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I came to RIT, for a MFA in Computer Animation, with one aim in mind: to learn 3D animation. The most difficult part about my animation theses was finding a project that would challenge all that! had learned up to this point. I didn't want to just fly the camera around objects, as I'd seen in previous theses' and three dimensional animations. That was the easy way out! I set my goals high. I wanted to see if I could bring characters to life in 3D. I wanted to take traditional two dimensional character animation techniques and apply the movement …

S.57392, Christine Lo

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The idea of creating and writing a thesis loomed before me as an awesome task I would never be able to bring to fruition. However, the time came when I had to sit down and seriously ask myself how I would like to spend the remainder of my time here at RIT. Regretfully, I cannot say that there was a burning passion within me. I began to approach the thesis topic and asked myself, "What is out there that has yet to be fully explored?" Looking through several articles and speaking with a diverse group of people, I became involved …

A Study Of Techniques To Improve The Effective Resolution Of Thematic Mapper Thermal Infrared Imagery, Ranjit Bhaskar

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This work is a study of existing and proposed approaches to improve the effective resolution of the thermal band of a multispectral image. Frequency domain filtering, magnitude and phase merging, and adaptive least squares approaches were implemented. Those techniques that utilized the inherent correlation between bands appeared to show the most promise. A two step procedure combining the point-by-point merging technique with a regional replacement filter generated the best results.

A Log Neq Based Comparison Of Several Silver Halide And Electronic Pictorial Imaging Systems, Jack Holm

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A protocol for determining log NEQ and a new metric, the Equivalent Image Quality or EIQ, are presented for the generalized experimental evaluation of noise related monochrome pictorial image quality. These metrics are then applied to the evaluation of a pictorial CCD camera and several pictorial films. Emphasis is placed on the development and verification of experimental techniques which do not require elaborate equipment or support facilities. Data analysis is conducted using only available software packages and personal computers. Conclusions are drawn concerning the performance of CCD based and silver halide imaging systems which allow for the objective comparison of …

Digital Camera: An Interactive Tutorial, Roger Martinez I Colom

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The purpose of this thesis is to explore the possibilities of computer graphics applied to the creation of instructional projects. Chosen the topic of "basic photography", I will produce an interactive application that will teach several techniques used when learning photography. The project, fully interactive, will combine several media (computer generated images, acquired images, sound, etc.), all controlled by the computer. The main goal is to develop a proper user interface which allows any person to utilize the application. The original proposal, cited above as it had been turned in to the Department, was slightly transformed. Rather than changed, it …

Inshade: The Structure Of A Synergistic Approach To Product Design, James Read

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The objective of this thesis is to demonstrate a synergistic approach to the design of a consumer product, INshade.

An Extensible, Scalable Microprocessor Architecture, Matthew Dinmore

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An extensible, scalable stack-based microprocessor architecture is developed and discussed. Several unique features of the architecture, including its non-memory oriented interface, and its use of a stack for holding and executing code, are detailed. A programmed model is used to verify the architecture, and a hardware implementation of a small-scale version of the architecture is constructed and tested. Notes for future implementations are provides. Possible applications based on the latest technological trends are discussed, and topics for further research into the architecture are listed.