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Wavelet-Based Registration Of Medical Images., Raj Sharman

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Registration is the process of spatially aligning two objects and is normally a preprocessing step in most object recognition algorithms. Registration of images and recognition of signatures of objects in images is important for clinical and diagnostic purposes in medicine. Recognizing structure, potential targets for defense purposes and changes in the terrain, from aerial surveillance images and SAR images is the focus of extensive research and development today. Automatic Target Recognition is becoming increasingly important as the defense systems and armament technology move to use smarter munitions. Registration of images is a preprocessing step in any kind of machine vision …

Rethinking Medical Monitoring, Andrew R. Klein

Brooklyn Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Tour Of Mistakes, Paul H. Edelman

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

In these pages, Steven Lubet recently reviewed A Tour of the Calculus, by David Berlinski. Inspired by both the beauty of calculus and Berlinski's description of it, Lubet waxes poetic on the many parallels between the law and calculus. It is completely understandable--even admirable that one might be led to ruminations on the relationship between calculus and one's own discipline. There is little doubt that the subject of calculus stands as one of the great intellectual feats of Western thought. It has had profound implications for physics, engineering, economics and many other disciplines-so why not law? Alas, these philosophical musings …

A Study Of Integrated Learning Systems In The Public Schools, Mary N. Parker

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of an Integrated Learning System (ILS). This study focused on how public school districts in Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, and Iowa were using the ILS. Eighty-five surveys were sent to public school contact persons whose names were provided by Computer Curriculum Corporation (CCC) which produces an ILS called SuccessMaker. Other software providers refused to cooperate in supplying names for the study. The study also asked if the ILS were effective in producing student gains.

While this study did not statistically evaluate the effectiveness of the ILS compared to control groups, or …

Factors Associated With The Utilization Of Mathematics Manipulatives In Grades Kindergarten Through Four, Debra J. Bandy

Masters Theses

Since the publication of "Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics" by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in 1989, mathematics pedagogy has shifted from the standard memorization of facts and processes to concept development and application. Teachers have been encouraged to utilize manipulatives to help students bridge the gap between concrete and abstract mathematical concepts. This study was conducted to determine if grade level impacted the frequency with which manipulatives were used, to examine teacher perceptions of eleven factors associated with the frequency of utilization of math manipulatives, and to assess the perceived effect of teaching with manipulatives …

A Comparison Of Blood Cholesterol Levels And The Intake Of Dietary Trans Fatty Acids In Post-Menopausal Women, Bridget Cartwright

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between dietary trans fatty acids and levels of total serum cholesterol, high and low density lipoproteins, and the ratio of total serum cholesterol to HDL in apparently healthy post-menopausal women.

Subjects (n = 21) were current members of the Eastern Illinois University Adult Fitness Program. All were moderately active Caucasian women determined to be post-menopausal and not taking hormone replacement therapy or lipid lowering medications. Mean age of the subjects was 69.1 ± 9.1 years.

Dietary intakes were assessed with the use of a multiple day food record and personal …

The Relationships Among Length Of Sleep And Performances On Arithmetic, Digit Span, And Digit Symbol Subtests Of The Wais-R In College Students, Mike F. Welsh

Masters Theses

Eighty-one college students (26 Male and 55 Female) were administered the Digit Span, Arithmetic, and Digit Symbol subtests from the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R). Two questionnaires were given to the participants. The first requested the participant to report their sleep habits over the last 30 days (Past Month Sleep), the night before the tests (Night Before Sleep), and the amount of sleep they feel they need in order to feel well rested (Needed Sleep). While the second asked if they had given their best effort during testing. Upon completion, the subtest scores were explored in order to determine if …

Compensating Differentials For Gender-Specific Job Injury Risks, Joni Hersch

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

Women have largely been excluded from analyses of compensating differentials for job risk since they are predominantly employed in safer, white-collar occupations. New data reveal that their injury experience is considerable. One-third of the total injury and illness cases with days away from work accrue to female workers. Adjusted for employment, women are 71 percent as likely as men to experience an injury or illness. As one would predict on theoretical grounds, these risks generate compensating differentials. Based on gender-specific injury incidence rates for both industry and occupation, I find strong evidence of compensating wage differentials for the job risk …

Diode Lasers And Their Application For Raman Spectroscopy, Richard Bandell Homard

Theses and Dissertations

Diode lasers are semiconductor devices and as such are small, relatively inexpensive, and modest in power requirements. They are being used more and more in a variety of spectroscopic measurement systems. Diodes can be configured to provide a single wavelength for Raman measurement or be tuned over a 10-20 nm range for absorption studies. Most commercial diode-based Raman systems currently employ lasers with output powers in the 100-1000 mW range. There are obvious strategic and economic advantages associated with low power diode chemical analyzers, especially those being developed for on-line industrial and environmental monitoring. A diode-based Raman measurement system which …

Family-Friendly Backlash—Fact Or Fiction? The Case Of Organizations' On-Site Child Care Centers, Teresa J. Rothausen, Jorge A. Gonzalez, Lisa L. O'Dell, Nicole E. Clarke

Management Faculty Publications

Employer offerings of on-site child care benefits have grown tremendously in the past few decades; both beneficial and detrimental effects on worker attitudes and behaviors have been noted. Some research suggests that offering on-site child care benefits can cause resentment among childless workers and/or workers with children who do not use the center. In a field sample of 271 employees (mean age 34.5 yrs), current and past use of the on-site child care center, as well as anticipated future use of the on-site child care center, were related to more positive proximal reactions such as attitudes closely related to the …

Disaggregation Procedures For Stochastic Hydrology Based On Nonparametric Density Estimation, David G. Tarboton, Ashish Sharma, Upmanu L. Lall

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications

Synthetic simulation of streamflow sequences is important for the analysis of water supply reliability. Disaggregation models are an important component of the stochastic streamflow generation methodology. They provide the ability to simulate multiseason and multisite streamflow sequences that preserve statistical properties at multiple timescales or space scales. In recent papers we have suggested the use of nonparametric methods for streamflow simulation. These methods provide the capability to model time series dependence without a priori assumptions as to the probability distribution of streamflow. They remain faithful to the data and can approximate linear or nonlinear dependence. In this paper we extend …

A Model For Thermal Growth Of Ultrathin Silicon Dioxide In O2 Ambient: A Rate Equation Approach, Suresh Gorantla, S. Muthuvenkatraman, Rama Venkat

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Research

A new thermal oxidation model based on a rate equation approach with concentration dependent diffusion coefficient is proposed for ultrathin SiO2 for thicknesses of the order of 100 Å. The oxidation reaction of silicon is assumed to be dependent on the concentrations of unreacted silicon and oxygen. The results of oxide thickness versus oxidation time for various growth conditions and activation energies for diffusion coefficients are in agreement with various experimental data for O2 ambient.

The Robustness Of Optimum Portfolio Investment Rankings When Short Selling Is Allowed And With Risk-Free Lending And Borrowing, Cesar C. Rufino

DLSU Business & Economics Review

One of the most interesting areas in portfolio management theory is the determination of the optimum solution to the classical problem of a risk averse investor who would like to make his total portfolio risk as small as possible, but at the same time meeting a guaranteed rate of return. Much has been written and said about the various approaches in solving such a problem, that today, a unified body of techniques complemented by highly sophisticated computer software, has evolved. Investment analysts, fund managers, and brokers/dealers often refer to these techniques in their practical investment analysis applications.

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Turkish Journal of Zoology

No abstract provided.

Swimming Against A Legal Current: A Critical Analysis Of The Pacific Salmon Treaty, Brent R.H. Johnston

Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies

The 1985 Pacific Salmon Treaty between the United States and Canada was intended to establish ongoing cooperative management of the west coast salmon stocks. In recent years, however, disputes over Pacific salmon have recurred, and relations between the parties have become increasingly acrimonious. This paper critically reviews the Pacific Salmon Treaty and identifies aspects of the Treaty which tend to frustrate cooperative relations. From this analysis, it is concluded that concerns over long-term resource conservation and short-term resource allocation are poorly reconciled under the Treaty. Finally recommendations far improving the bilateral salmon management effort are outlined. *** Le Traité sur …

Sensitivity Analysis Of The Simpplle Model On Lubrecht Experimental Forest, Western Montana, Christine Marie Stalling

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Understanding Casablanca: A Values-Based Approach To Legal Negotiations, Roy Stuckey

Clinical Law Review

The central thesis of this Article is that each party's desire to attain personal happiness underlies all decisions in negotiations. While this paradigm does not resolve all of the uncertainties about negotiations, it does provide a simple reference point that can help us understand what the parties to a negotiation want, expect, and are willing to accept. It can also help us develop and employ effective strategies and tactics. The objective of all negotiators is to obtain satisfactory outcomes. As lawyers, we have a professional responsibility to try to maximize our clients' satisfaction with the results of negotiations. This requires …

A Review Of Federal Sentencing Treatises And Periodicals, Michael M. O'Hear

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Editor's Introducation: Fictionary, Daniel C. Peterson

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Introduction to the current issue, including editor's picks. Peterson examines “terminological trickiness” and lexical games, particularly as A. A. Howsepian employs them in a recent article in the distinguished journal Religious Studies.

We Ask You To Consider: Learning About Practical Judgment In Lawyering, Mark Neal Aaronson

Clinical Law Review

When I need a good lawyer, I look for someone who is knowledgeable and conscientious and has integrity, but above all I want someone with good judgment. Though it is not that clear what we precisely mean when we talk about sound lawyering judgment, few would dispute its desirability and potential importance. Many are apt to question whether judgment can be taught in law school or any school. Nonetheless, I want to suggest that implicit in much of what we are doing in clinical legal education is trying to find ways to help law students exercise better judgment in their …

Northwestern News, Winter 1997-1998, Public Relations

Northwestern News

Board of Trustees approves strategic planning process; Council explore fundamental questions; Enrollment high again; I have an investment for you!; Washington event honors NWC; Fakkema is constant in NWC promoter; Northwestern honors Parent of Year; NWC dedicates carillon; Ver Mulm uses technology to teach; Alum new board member; Alumni of the Year; Vogelaar works to improve Christian-Muslim relations; Students receive honors; Humorous historian: Dr. Michael Kugler; Barber studies in London; On the other side; Fall highlights; Gunderson Coach of Year; Standouts inducted into Hall of Fame; Standouts inducted into Hall of Fame; Alumni Corner; Van de Waas vouch for joy …

Dangers Of Monetary Commensurability: A Psychological Game Model Of Contagion, Peter H. Huang

Publications

No abstract provided.

Subtracting Sexism From The Classroom: Law And Policy In The Debate Over All-Female Math And Science Classes In Public Schools, Carolyn B. Ramsey

Publications

No abstract provided.

Adaptive Shape From Shading, Ati̇lla Gülteki̇n, Muhi̇tti̇n Gökmen

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Extracting surface orientation and surface depth from one or more images is one of the classic problems in computer vision. Shape-from-shading (SFS) deals with the recovery of 3-D shape from a single shaded image. The shape is recovered by minimizing an energy functional involving constraints such as smoothness. In this constrained problem, although the smoothness constraint helps to stabilize the minimization process, it pushes the reconstruction toward a smooth surface. In this paper, we present a new adaptive shape-from-shading method which reduces this oversmoothing by controlling the smoothness spatially over the image space. In order to improve the quality of …

A Parallel Pipelined Computer Architecture For Digital Signal Processing, Haluk Gümüşkaya, Bülent Örenci̇k

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

This paper presents a parallel pipelined computer architecture and its six network configurations targeted for the implementation of a wide range of digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms described by both atomic and large grain data flow graphs. The proposed architecture is considered together with programmability, yielding a system solution that combines extensive concurrency with simple programming. It is an SSIMD (Skewed Single Instruction Multiple Data) or MIMD (Multiple Instruction Multiple Data) machine depending on the algorithms implemented and the programming methodologies. The concurrency that can be exploited by the algorithms using this Parallel pipelined architecture is both temporal and spatial …

Hierarchical Interconnection Network Architecture For Real-Time Systems, Bülent Örenci̇k

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

A hierarchical network suitable for interconnection of real-time client processes in a distributed multiprocessor environment is presented in this paper. A multi-layer {\it Communication Unit} (CU) prototype is developed for this purpose. This unit offers the client processes communication services for real-time operation. These services are structured in such a way that they do not depend on the characteristics of the communication medium. The basic hardware of the CU consists of a PC compatible card connected to the VME Bus. Client processes run on target cards (Motorola MVME-162) which are attached to the same bus. Target cards together with a …

Imaging Tissue Conductivity Via Contactless Measurements: A Feasibility Study, Nevzat G. Gençer, M. Nejat Tek

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

The feasibility of a new imaging system is investigated. This system will be used to image electrical conductivity distribution of biological tissues via contactless measurements. This will be achieved by introducing currents in the conductive medium using time-varying magnetic fields and measuring the magnetic fields of the induced currents. Consequently, the imaging system consists of transmitter and receiver coils placed nearby the conductive body. In this study, the basic features of the coplanar and coaxial coils are studied. The validity of the simplifying assumptions for the governing field equations is investigated. It is found that, for operating frequency of 100 …

Agricultural Water Quality Index Field Handout, Jeffrey Cooper, Richard Rediske, Melvin Northup, Mark Thogerson, Jonathan Van Denend

Scientific Technical Reports

The Agricultural Water Quality Index (AWQI) is an assessment tool designed for use in agroecosystems. Most existing environmental indices and assessment tools focus on the stream channel and/or riparian zone (the area between the channel and active land use). In contrast, the AWQI places an emphasis on land use and soil types that play a significant role in hydrologic cycles and water quality characteristics within the watershed.

The AWQI is designed to be used by agricultural technicians with limited experience in aquatic ecology; however, it does assume a reasonable background in soil characteristics. This index is intended for use during …

Coastal Marine Science For Law And Business Students: Preparing Law And Business Professionals To Make "Informed Decisions" About Coastal Issues, David H. Niebuhr, Lynda L. Butler, Don Rahtz, Britt E. Anderson, April N. Lawrence

Faculty Publications

The rigors of employment-directed undergraduate education. and decreased emphasis on "Liberal Arts" studies occurring at some colleges and universities has left many graduates with a level of scientific understanding which is inadequate to make infonned choices about issues which effect the environment. To address this lack of scientific understanding. the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Virginia) and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, with the Marshall-Wythe School of Law and the School of Business Administration of the College of William and Mary are developing a Coastal Ecosystem Science Program to teach future law and business professionals the basics of …

An Investigation Of Student Retention Practices And Development Of A Proposed School Retention Policy For The Beecher City, Illinois School District, Douglas C. Heiden

Masters Theses

The purposes of the study were to investigate student retention policies and practices in selected elementary schools in the Beecher City, Illinois, area and to develop a proposed school retention policy for the Beecher City School District where the author was employed as an emementary school principal. The issue of student retention has been debated across the country for decades. The review of literature and research found mixed evidence concerning the effectiveness of student retention. Since retention is an age-old practice, an historical review of literature was included to inform the reader of progression of the practice of retention in …