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Conventional And Differential Scanning Optical Microscopy Using Higher-Order Gaussian-Hermite Beam Patterns, Peter Chrusch

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This thesis addresses the problem of contrast in scanning optical microscopy by resorting to differential imaging. The use of a unique, two-wavelength laser as the coherent source in a scanning format is investigated. In particular, it is shown that the TEM10 mode of this laser provides a novel method for performing simultaneous conventional and differential microscopy. Results are presented on the use of the laser for performing differential imaging. In addition, the technique is extended to encompass a second, tunable, laser. Rather than performing electronic differentiation, the TEMi0 mode of this, second, laser provides an in-situ, optical differential microscope. Two …

Analysis Of Umberger's Theory For Subtractive Color Reproduction, Paul R. Bartel

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A method, proposed by Umberger, for the identification of additive stimuli representative of the red, green, and blue primaries controlled by dyes obeying Beer's law was examined. The primary stability study suggests that for a set of colors created of various dye concentrations, the pattern of Umberger's primary distribution is a translation of the original colors on a chromaticity diagram. Results of a theoretical color reproduction study where the colormatching functions of Umberger's primaries were assumed as the color reproduction system's spectral sensitivities indicate an increase in metric chroma of reproduced colors. Color reproduction errors for a large number of …

Provocations: Raw Constructs In Mixed Media, Heinrich Klinkon

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Shaping Wood/Naming Shapes, Robert Thomas Leverich

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Aggression And Symbols Of Power, Karen Kuhn

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Weapons are one of the oldest and most significant forms of artifacts, occurring in virtually all human cultures. Weapons and their technology often determine power structures, not only by brute force of arms, but by long standing respect to ritual aggression. In many cultures, weapons have become abstracted and formalized to become symbols of power and authority, as in a ruler 's scepter, which is a glorified war club. Jewelry functions in much the same manner, proclaiming the social status of the wearer, although in the western world, we have lost most of the symbolic meaning of our jewelry; for …

Kinetic Studies Of Dna Interstrand Crosslink By Nitrogen Mustard And Phenylalanine Mustard, Margaret I. Kaminsky

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Phenylalanine mustard (PAM) and nitrogen mustard (HN2) are bifunctional alkylating agants which covalently crosslink DNA. Their crosslinking ability forms the basis of their usefulness as anti-cancer drugs since crosslinked DNA cannot replicate and thus the cancers cells cannot reproduce. Despite apparent similarities, the two drugs are known to have important differences. PAM is more effective against cancer and has fewer side effects. In reactions with cell cultures, PAM produces crosslinks more slowly, but the crosslinks are more persistant The experiments reported here offer kinetic explanations for the differences. In vitro time-dependent crosslinking reaction profiles for HN2 and PAM produced using …

Neural Net Classification Of States In Finite State Vector Quantization, Zhigang Zhang

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In this thesis, a new image coding technique based on Neural Network Finite State Vector Quantization(NNFSVQ) is presented. The new design takes advantage of the high interblock spatial correlation of pixels in typical grey-level images, in addition to intrablock correlation already exploited by vector quantization (VQ). Although many FSVQ require large memory space for the storage of the numerous state codebooks, the memory space requirement of NNFSVQ can be reduced by a very large factor (about 10²-10³) to manageable size without impairing image quality. Simulation experiments have shown that by using NNFSVQ the bit rate can …

Simulation And Analysis Of Integrated Lans For Hospital Environment, Naveen K. Verma

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Hospitals generate a large number of data sets of different types and formats and it is required to integrate these data sets for their rapid and simultaneous communication in order for a better treatment of patients and to cut the escalating costs. A better approach to meet this requirement is to have a distributed system linked all together with a high capacity LAN using an efficient integration method.

This thesis begins by studying the characteristic feature and suitability of Queued Packet & Synchronous Exchange (QPSX) network architecture. The network models are simulated for QPSX, Ethernet and Token Bus networks for …

Reflection And Transmission Through Achiral-Chiral Interface, Jia-Feng Wang

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Electromagnetic wave propagation through an achiral-chiral interface is analyzed via Maxwell's equations using the appropriate boundary conditions. Experimental data for reflected power from achiral-chiral interface was found to be in qualitative agreement with the analytical results. In addition, coupled mode equations for chiral cladding waveguides were derived and solved for weak coupling. The experimental results of chiral cladding waveguides show that an average of about 0.2° per cm in polarization rotation occurred. These waveguides were fabricated by using spin-coating deposition. The sense of the rotation was found to be independent of the handness of the cladding chirality, which was predicted …

Optimization Of Bandwidth Allocation In Atm Nets Through Simulated Annealing, Chien-Long Hou

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Optimization of Bandwidth Allocation in ATM network is considered in this thesis. We address the problem of determining optimal bandwidth allocation in such BISDN's that adopt ATM as their basic switching. technique by using Simulated Annealing. Computer simulation shows that this optimal policy leads to the configuration which yields the minimum average packet delay.

Emergency Preparedness : Disaster Planning For Health Facilities, Narendra R. Patel

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There seems little that can be done to eradicate or even control natural disasters, considering the current state-of-the-art. If nothing can be done to prevent them, we must be prepared to cope with them whenever they do occur.

One possibility for greater assurance that hospital will properly accomplish its post disaster mission is an up-to-date, well-thought-out " Hospital Emergency Preparedness Plan." A well written and rehearsed disaster plan is essential for the proper and timely care of casualties arising from an internal or external disaster.

This thesis attempts to bring together many widely dispersed studies, disaster experiences and principles that …

Simulation And Analysis Of Priority Classes In Extended Token Based Local Area Networks, Bhavinkumar R. Pathak

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Recently, Local Area Networks carrying multiple priority classes of messages have received considerable attention. The IEEE 802.5 token ring standard defines an optional priority scheme to handle different priority classes of messages. A simulation model of symmetric priority based networks, consisting of token ring networks interconnected by a bridge is considered. Messages are divided into two priority classes, namely, high priority traffic and low priority traffic. High priority traffic is guaranteed access on the channel, whereas low priority messages are served when the system determines that no high priority messages are currently waiting. The simulation results are used to evaluate …

Thin Film Adhesion Measurement Using Excimer Laser Ablation Test, Wen-Chieh Lee

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An excimer laser incident on a metallic thin film is used to measure the adhesion between the film and the substrate. The initial optical absorption leads to electron excitation. After collisions and degradation of the excited electrons, the absorbed energy is transferred into various kinds of energy among which the major one is thermal. The superheated surface undergoes vapor explosion which serves as one source of shock wave to break the thin film. The evaporated particles may recoil back to the surface constructing another shock wave to break the film. In addition, a tensile stress may be formed by the …

An Interferometric Method For Evaluating Holographic Materials, Roger C. Sumner

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A new method for evaluating the performance of holographic optical elements and holographic materials is described. The method involves recording a spherical holographic lens, aligning the lens in an interferometer, obtaining an interferogram, and analyzing the interferogram with fringe interpretation software . The analysis of the holographic lens provides a direct measure of the optical performance including the wavefront error or optical path difference, the point spread function, the MTF, and a set of Zernike polynomial coefficients. The aberration coefficients could prove to be very useful in quantifying the limiting performance of the holographic material as well as establishing a …

A Methodology For Nmos Vlsi Manufacturing: From Design To Test, Thecla Chomicz

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The development of a methodology to integrate design automation with the fabrication of very large scale integrated circuits is presented. A multiplier circuit is used as an example of a full custom circuit development, simulation and layout using Apollo workstations. Several other circuits, such as a 16x1 static random access memory (SRAM), a three bit counter, and a stepper motor controller, are included in the final layout. The final layout also includes smaller test circuits such as an AND gate, a shift register and a full adder. The discussion of circuit simulation includes the calculation of SPICE model parameters based …

Computer Animation: The Animation Capabilities Of The Genigraphics 100c, Pamela Barth Stainback

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Performance Evaluation Of Consumer Electronic Bus, Sairaj R. Pakkam

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This thesis describes the performance evaluation of the Consumer Electronic Bus proposed by the Electronic Industries Association. To study the behaviour of CEBUS under different traffic conditions, a simulation program was developed modelling the layer architecture of CEBUS. The CEBUS is based on the ISO/OSI model of layered architecture. The simulation results have shown that, when the throughput of the network is small, the delay is bounded for all messages of all priorities. As the throughput of the network increases, under the presence of more high priority messages, the lower priority messages get queued at their nodes. It is also …

Scatterer Number Density Estimation For Tissue Characterization In Ultrasound Imaging, Hui Zhu

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Ultrasound RF signal, backscattered from an inhomogeneous parenchymal tissue has the character of a random signal. It is the random fluctuating nature of this signal that is responsible for the speckle pattern observed in the images. These random signals, nevertheless, bear information related to the random scattering structure of the medium. Statistical moments of the signal can serve as feature parameters that are related to mean scatterer spacing in the random structure. However, such a feature is biased because the statistical nature of the RF signal depends, not only on the random tissue scattering structure, but also on the resolution …

Imagination Makes Things Perfect, Donna Lee Rollins

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Laser Diodes Incorporating Diffractive Features, Mark Meyers

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Laser diode structures which incorporate diffractive features (such as linear gratings or focusing output couplers) have several advantages in terms of device performance and increased flexibility. In this paper the properties of distributed feedback (DFB) and distributed bragg reflector (DBR) laser diodes are compared with those of cleaved cavity fabry-perot type laser diodes. Analysis of the propagation of light in the waveguide formed by the GaAlAs/GaAs/GaAlAs heterostructure will reveal how the interaction of light with periodic variations in dielectric interface can provide the optical feedback neccessary for lasing to occur. The resulting laser light wavelength is significantly less sensitive to …

Light And Landscape, Stacey Neale

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Measurement Of Thermal Conductivities Of Polymer Films With The Tc-1000 Thermal Comparator, Dong Ming Li

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The single-probe, direct reading thermal comparator has been used extensively to measure the thermal conductivity of bulk solids, liquids, and gases. With the use of an analytical heat flow model based on the work of Dryden1 and the work of Carslaw and Jeager2, the comparator can also be used to obtain an in-situ measurement of the thermal conductivity of a film while attached to a substrate. The purpose of this paper is to test this model by measuring the thermal conductivities of commercially available polymer films (DuPont Kapton and Teflon). The values obtained with the comparator were found to be …

Exploring The Future Of Compact Disc-Interactive, Patrick J. Haggerty

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Transputer-Based Robot Controller, Wei-Chieh Chang

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A cost-effective architecture for the control of robot manipulators based on functional decomposition of the equations of motion is described. The Lagrange-Euler( LE) and the Newton-Euler( NE) formulations are used for decomposition. According to real-time control criterion, the LE equations are not suitable for implementation using currently available hardware because the required number of computations is too high, even after taking the inherent parallelism into account. However, the recursive nature of the Newton-Euler equations of motion lend themselves to being decomposed to terms used to generate the recursive forward and backward formulations. A special architecture implemented on a network of …

Prediction Of Screener-Induced Moire In Digital Halftone Pattern Generation, Richard Comeau

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In the graphic arts, objectionable moire patterns are often observed on films or printed products due to the interaction of various periodic structures of halftone images. A particular type of moire pattern that results from digital halftoning at arbitrary angles and frequencies using a virtual screen function has been studied. A computer program was developed that produces uniform digital halftone patterns using a virtual screen approach and that calculates the corresponding amplitude spectra. It was found that aliasing due to the sampling of the virtual screen causes low frequency components in the amplitude spectrum. Moire patterns with fundamental vector frequencies …

Ornamentalism, Douglas B. Prickett

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Chemical Sensitization Of Tabular-Grain Emulsions In The Presence Of Sensitizing Dye, Weide Victor Yang

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This thesis considers the role a spectral sensitizing dye plays in chemical sensitization for tabular-grain emulsions. Different approaches for introducing sensitizing dye have been chosen in conjunction with sulfur-thiocyanate-gold (S-SCNAu) chemical sensitization, 1. At the completion of nucleation (NUC) 2. At various precipitation completion points (pcp) a. At 35% pcp b. At 70% pcp c. At 80% pcp d. At 90% pcp e. At 100% pcp (i.e., at the beginning of Ostwald ripening) 3. Before chemical sensitization with varied digest addition sequences: Dye-SSCN- Au, Dye-SCN-S-Au 4. Conventionally: S-SCN-Au-Dye, i.e., dye introduced after chemical sensitization (control). It also considers what happens …

Investigation Of An In-Situ Method For Determining The Modulation Transfer Function And Its Applications In A Microlithographic Wafer Stepper, Steven D. Carlson

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Research into characterization of wafer stepper systems has been done primarily by analyzing a series of wafer exposures. This method does not allow for easy separation of the effects of the exposure system and the resist processing system. In addition, determination of the transfer characteristics of projection lithographic lenses is typically done before the lens system is installed into the wafer stepper system. A method is presented which allows for the in-situ determination of the modulation transfer function. This method separates the processing effects from those of the exposure system. Scattered light from a polys il icon edge is shown …

Model Reduction And Simulation Of Complex Dynamic Systems, Amit Gupta

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A novel method for reducing the order of discrete time systems is developed. This model reduction technique based on Continued Fraction approach allows design parameters to be preserved. A reduced order model obtained using this technique is compared with those by other techniques to show its superiority. Furthermore, form a practical point of view, it is shown that this method can be used to design lower order digital controllers for higher order plants. Development of various model reduction techniques for continuous and discrete time systems are discussed in details and computer programs are implemented. A modified algorithm that reduces the …

Improved Techniques For Bispectral Reconstruction Of Signals, Gopalakrishnan Sundaramoorthy

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Higher order cumulants and spectra have found a variety of uses in many areas of digital signal processing. The third order spectrum, or bispectrum, is of specific interest to researchers because of some of its properties. The Bispectrum is defined as the fourier transform of the third order cumulant se quence for stochastic processes, and as a triple product of fourier transforms for deterministic signals. In the past, bispectral analysis has been used in applications such as identification of linear filters, quadratic phase coupling problems and detection of deviations from normality. This work is aimed at developing techniques for reconstructing …