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Between, Aya Takashima

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Adaptive Virtual Protocol Stacks For Intrusion Detection Applications, David Mcgann

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A Study Of Unbalance In Hydraulically Driven Fan Systems, Collin Sirco

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A study has been conducted to investigate unbalance in Valeo hydraulically driven fan systems (HDFS). The principles of balancing have been modeled and applied to HDFS assemblies. The process from the initial build of the part during the molding process to the final completed assembly has been evaluated to determine how to best decrease unbalance in a manufacturing environment. The areas that were deemed to need significant improvement are the couple unbalance specification and the act of inserting balls into the fan groove to correct for unbalance. A new specification of 48 kg-mm2 was recommended and has been introduced to …

Design For Public Service, Cristine Beckley

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This thesis is aimed to use graphic design to increase volunteerism and aid in the alleviation of homelessness in Rochester, N.Y.

Visual Syntax And Intelligence, Tanya Harding

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This thesis project is concerned with the role that graphic designers have in making learning materials more effective. It is focused on the need for instructional materials to reflect current advances in cognitive psychology and our society's definition of intelligence. Most instructional materials today are outdated and ineffective. Some reasons are political, others are socio-economic, and some fall within the scope of the designed environment. Learning materials, especially textbooks, designed before the 1980's have been designed without standards, and at a time when intelligence was seen as a narrow list of abilities.

A Methodology Of Process, Belinda Bryce

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Information Sharing Architecture Using Internet's Xml And Soap, Puskar Adhikari

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Businesses should be able to share information among each other irrespective of the platform, operating systems and programming languages. Using Internet as the Information Systems Architecture has many values. Internet is affordable, easily available and is not tied to any specific vendor. Internet is simple and runs under any kind of operating system. Information sharing across the Internet is challenging but rewarding. Data Transfer using the Internet requires structure and discipline. To integrate diverse group of systems we need specialized protocols that can connect different platforms that use different languages together. Extensible Markup Language enables the creation of application dependent …

Graphic Design & Ubiquitous Graphic User Interfaces; The Third Wave Of Computing, Frank Marino

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Graphic design is an integral component of user interface design. Ubiquitous computing is the a form of computing that is "everywhere all the time" through technology advances in hardware, software, and communication networks. Consumers are able to retrieve and send information whenever a task needs to be completed. Graphic design is part of the visual mechanism through which people interact with devices. The visual interactive components of these devices are the part of computing systems that are addressed in this project. This thesis addresses the problems that arise when people need to interact with several devices at a given time. …

Creating The Consumer: Credit Cards & The Role Of Design & Advertising, Yasmin Jung

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The ideas and messages we as image makers communicate have a potential to reach millions of people, and as professionals we need to be aware of both the positive and negative consequences of the work we do. What are we as designers, photographers, and other creative professionals contributing with our work? Are we educating, informing, or simply manipulating? Ideally, ethics, education, and a certain sense of responsibility are integrated into each of our endeavors, but those things are often neglected for the sake of personal gain and prestige, and the goals of a client. Everyday, no matter where we turn, …

The Impact Of Visual Syntax On Reading Comprehension, Rebecca Biddle

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The Practice Of Graphic Design And Architectural Theory: A Study Of Two Disciplines, Tara Mcvean

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Installation, Blue, Mark Grimm

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Breath--Sound Of Time And Space, Cho Seung-Yean

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Thousands of times I have asked myself, "why do I draw?" Nobody asks me to paint and draw these things, but I am locked in my studio by myself and am drawing each day. Perhaps I draw in order to figure out why I draw. Everyone may have this kind of experience. Since I became a "grown-up," I haven't played on a swing which I did quite often during my childhood. A few years ago, I found swings near my house. I tried to swing again but I couldn't do it well. It was hard to recall how to swing. …

A Directorial Approach To Tennessee Williams' This Property Is Condemned, Chih-Shuen Hsu

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Error Characterization Of Spectral Products Using A Factorial Designed Experiment, John Klatt

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The main objective of any imaging system is to collect information. Information is conveyed in remotely sensed imagery by the spatial and spectral distribution of the energy reflected/emitted from the earth. This energy is subsequently captured by an overhead imaging system. Post-processing algorithms, which rely on this spectral and spatial energy distribution, allow us to extract useful information from the collected data. Typically, spectral processing algorithms include such procedures as target detection, thematic mapping and spectral pixel unmixing. The final spectral products from these algorithms include detection maps, classification maps and endmember fraction maps. The spatial resolution, spectral sampling and …

Optimal Shape Design Of Steadily-Loaded Journal Bearings Using Genetic Algorithms, Sulaymon Eshkabilov

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This thesis investigates the use of genetic algorithms to optimize the shape of an ungrooved fluid-film journal bearing under steady load and steady speed so that it can carry the maximum possible load while constrained to maintaining an adequate minimum film thickness. The shape of the bearing sleeve is assumed to vary only in the radial direction, and the shape is represented by linear interpolation of three film thickness design specifications along the bearing sleeve. Each set of film thickness specifications in the design space is encoded into a binary string called a chromosome, and a set of chromosomes makes …

Breath--Sound Of Time And Space, Seung-Yean Cho

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Thousands of times I have asked myself, "why do I draw?" Nobody asks me to paint and draw these things, but I am locked in my studio by myself and am drawing each day. Perhaps I draw in order to figure out why I draw. Everyone may have this kind of experience. Since I became a "grown-up," I haven't played on a swing which I did quite often during my childhood. A few years ago, I found swings near my house. I tried to swing again but I couldn't do it well. It was hard to recall how to swing. …

Graphic Design In The Urban Transportation Environment, Ozlem Yildirim-Dessauer

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This thesis focuses on various design problems facing graphic designers who design visual messages for urban transportation environments, specifically bus and subway systems. The urban transit environment poses a unique challenge for designers because it is multidimensional, and the audience is in constant motion. As David Bernstein describes the transit environment: "It's up, down, all around, in the sky, underground..." (Bernstein, 1997, p. 9). Added to this unique challenge of capturing the audience's fleeting attention span, designers also face problems of space limitations, poor lighting, chaotic placement of posters, and lack of a cohesive visual plan for a transit venue. …

Kithengee Of The Treehouse, Michael Blackburn

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A Study Of Human Office Support In The Office Environment, Norman Fizz

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This thesis is about seating, the problems it creates, and a solution to those problems. This chapter will provide an overview of our bodies, a look at our work and an analysis of the problems created. It will explain my idea for a solution and describe how that solution was achieved. The chapters which follow go into further detail about the material presented.

Implementing An Icc Printer Profile Visualization Software, Stone Xianfeng Zhao

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Device color gamut plays a crucial role in ICC-based color management systems. Accurately visualizing a device's gamut boundary is important in the analysis of color conversion and gamut mapping. ICC profiles contain all the information which can be used to better understand the capabilities of the device. This thesis project has implemented a printer profile visualization software. The project uses A2B 1 tag in a printer profile as gamut data source, then renders gamut of device the profile represents in CIELAB space with a convex hull algorithm. Gamut can be viewed interactively from any view points. The software also gets …

Self-Organized Critical & Complex Adaptive Systems In A Simulated Manufacturing Environment, Kaine Gill

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The application of this thesis compares three different manufacturing theories, varying on resource allocation, to decide which performs best. Three Resource Allocation methods are analyzed including a static resource allocation method, a semidynamic resource allocation method, and a dynamic resource allocation method. The last methodology used in this thesis develops a resource allocation method intended to display complex behavior. A Base Case manufacturing simulation is developed to represent a static resource allocation system. A Theory of Constraints manufacturing model using the Theory of Constraints process represents a semi-dynamic resource allocation system. A Complex Adaptive System manufacturing model using autonomous agents …

Computational Flow Analysis Of A Dual Chamber Vortex Generator For An Absorption Refrigeration System, Amilcar Ramos

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A significant amount of low temperature (between 60C and 99C) heat is wasted annually in industrial processes. This wasted heat has the potential to drive absorption regrigeration systems with the penalty of lowering the COP (Coefficient of Performance) of the absorption regrigeration system. An absorption refrigeration system with a vortex generator, permits the use of low temperature waste heat as an energy source with improved generator capacity and COP. The vortex generator is a device that consists of two chambers (lower and upper chamber) and is used to separate the refrigerant from the absorbent in absorption refrigeration system by a …

Bibbily Bobbily Job, Valerie Perkins

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Ionizing Radiation Exposure Of Workers In Medicine And Industry Assessment Of The Present Radiation Safety Program In Dubai And Propositions To Its Upgrading, Najib Abdullah Al Haj Fadhlani

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Many of the latest practices in the fields of medicine and industry in the United Arab Emirates involve the use of radioactive ionizing sources and equipment of ionizing radiation.

The radioactive sources are the materials, which produce nuclear radiation such as alpha, beta, gamma and neutron. These sources have important practical usefulness in the field of industry such as evaluating oil wells and tracing out corrosion of pipes and Concrete as well as in medicine for medical diagnosis and treating cancer. On the other hand, radiation has negative effects as in the case of radiation pollution or worker exposure to …

A Study And Some Experimental Work Of Digital Image And Video Watermarking, Tsui-Feng Liu

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The rapid growth of digitized media and the emergence of digital networks have created a pressing need for copyright protection and anonymous communications schemes. Digital watermarking (or data hiding in a more general term) is a kind of steganography technique by adding information into a digital data stream. Several most important watermarking schemes applied to multilevel and binary still images and digital videos were studied. They include schemes based on DCT (Discrete Cosine Transform), DWT (Discrete Wavelet Transform), and fractal transforms. The question whether these invisible watermarking techniques can resolve the issue of rightful ownership of intellectual properties was discussed. …

An Efficient Expression Of The Timestamp And Period In Packet-And Cell-Based Schedulers, Dong Wei

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Scheduling algorithms are implemented in hardware in high-speed switches to provide Quality-of-Service guarantees in both cell-based and packet-based networks. Being able to guarantee end-to-delay and fairness, timestamp-based fair queuing algorithms, which include SCFQ, WFQ, WF2Q and WF2Q+, have received much attention in the past few years. In timestamp-based fair queuing algorithms, the size of timestamp and period determines the supportable rates in terms of the range and accuracy. Furthermore, it also determines the scheduler's memory in terms of offchip bandwidth and storage space. An efficient expression can reduce the size of the timestamp and period without compromising the accuracy. In …

Development And Application Of A Computer Simulation Tool For Ecological Risk Assessments, Haiyi Lu

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In an effort to improve tools in ecological risk assessment (ERA), an ERA software tool was developed and applied. Based on a preliminary evaluation of existing ecorisk models, the relative deficiencies were identified and included the need for a user-friendly interface, an interactive database management system (DBMS), and a comprehensive evaluation of exposure pathways. In this research, Visual Basic (VB) 6.0 and Microsoft SQL server were selected for developing the Windows-based interface and local DBMS, respectively. For the exposure estimate, Yuma and Aberdeen Proving Grounds were identified as baseline ecosystems. Terrestrial and aquatic plant and animal receptor selection was based …

Effects Of Cold Stress On Worker Performance In A Refrigerated Warehouse, Margarita Chernyshov

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The effects of cold stress were evaluated on worker performance in a low temperature environment. Level of clothing protection was compared to the functional ability of working on various tasks. Physical as well as mental effects were discussed to develop a basis for the physiological adaptations due to cold stress. The study focused on workers that performed various simple and complex tasks in a refrigerated warehouse with a temperature range 32° - 40°F. Surveys were distributed to employees who presently and previously worked in this refrigerated area. The "Picker" and "Feeder" tasks were analyzed as they pertain to this low …

Testing Of Semiconductor-Based Adsorption Modified Photosensitive (Samp) Sensor For Response To Toluene, Ashish Agrawal

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The response of semiconductor-based adsorption modified photosensitive sensor is based on the dye-enhanced photoconductivity of a CdS semiconducting film. The change in this photoconductivity is brought about when organic molecules are sorbed onto the dye-coated surface. The response is related to the overlap in the infrared spectrum of the dye with that of the analyte.

This research was carried out to study the response of the sensor to a typical hydrocarbon, toluene. The sensor was tested for its response to concentrations of toluene ranging from 2.6 ppm to 200 PPM in nitrogen. The sensor was tested under non-flow conditions and …