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The International Criminal Court: Assessing The Jurisdictional Loopholes In The Rome Statute, Melissa K. Marler Dec 1999

The International Criminal Court: Assessing The Jurisdictional Loopholes In The Rome Statute, Melissa K. Marler

Duke Law Journal

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Mining Multiple-Level Association Rules In Large Databases, Jiawei Han, Yongjian Fu Dec 1999

Mining Multiple-Level Association Rules In Large Databases, Jiawei Han, Yongjian Fu

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

A top-down progressive deepening method is developed for efficient mining of multiple-level association rules from large transaction databases based on the Apriori principle. A group of variant algorithms is proposed based on the ways of sharing intermediate results, with the relative performance tested and analyzed. The enforcement of different interestingness measurements to find more interesting rules, and the relaxation of rule conditions for finding `level-crossing' association rules, are also investigated in the paper. Our study shows that efficient algorithms can be developed from large databases for the discovery of interesting and strong multiple-level association rules.

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Multimedia Databases, S. R. Subramanya Dec 1999

Multimedia Databases, S. R. Subramanya

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The acquisition, generation, storage and processing of multimedia data in computers and transmission over networks have grown tremendously. Databases have been developed to cope with huge amounts of data in different applications. Multimedia databases (MMDB) are essential for efficient management and effective use of this data. They are however still in their infancy. Most current MMDB system prototypes are closely bound to narrow application areas. Experiences gained from developing and using novel multimedia will help advance the multimedia database technology.

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Analysis And Average-Value Modeling Of An Inductorless Synchronous Machine Load Commutated Converter System, J. T. Alt, Scott D. Sudhoff, B. E. Ladd Dec 1999

Analysis And Average-Value Modeling Of An Inductorless Synchronous Machine Load Commutated Converter System, J. T. Alt, Scott D. Sudhoff, B. E. Ladd

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Synchronous machine fed load-commutated converters (SMLCCs) are commonly used for dc power sources in marine and aircraft power systems. The focus of this paper is to set forth a model for SMLCCs for use in transient stability studies involving these systems. Although there has been considerable work in this area, much of this work has assumed the existence of a dc link inductor whereupon the dc link current is approximately constant. In practice, this filter is often eliminated, whereupon previous models are no longer valid. A new average-value model is set forth for SMLCCs in which there is no dc …

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As Different As Night And Day: Palamon And Arcite Reconsidered, William Hamilton Dec 1999

As Different As Night And Day: Palamon And Arcite Reconsidered, William Hamilton

Masters Theses

Through an analysis of characterization and the sub-text of infernal allusions to the myths of Orpheus and the ravishment of Proserpina, my thesis demonstrates that the Theban cousins Palamon and Arcite are not only distinct but diametrically opposed characters who are more central to The Knight' s Tale than the present critical consensus allows. Chapter I analyzes Charles Muscarine, who so convincingly put an end to the once lively debate over the characterization of the cousins that the proposition that they are indistinguishable remains an a priori assumption in the criticism of the poem to this day. Chapter II analyzes …

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Computational Geometry Column 36, Joseph O'Rourke Dec 1999

Computational Geometry Column 36, Joseph O'Rourke

Computer Science: Faculty Publications

Two results in "computational origami" are illustrated.

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While Lot Of Nothing Going On: The Civil Rights Remedy Of The Violence Against Women Act, Christopher James Regan Dec 1999

While Lot Of Nothing Going On: The Civil Rights Remedy Of The Violence Against Women Act, Christopher James Regan

Notre Dame Law Review

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Population History And The Islamization Of The Iberian Peninsula: Skeletal Evidence From The Lower Alentejo Portugal, James L. Boone, Garnett P. Mcmillan Dec 1999

Population History And The Islamization Of The Iberian Peninsula: Skeletal Evidence From The Lower Alentejo Portugal, James L. Boone, Garnett P. Mcmillan

Anthropology Faculty & Staff Publications

Despite the wealth of documentary evidence regarding the development of Andalusian civilization in the Iberian Peninsula following the first Muslim invasions in a.d. 711, considerable controversy surrounds the issue of how to interpret the political, cultural, and demographic impact of Islamization on what is now Spain and Portugal. That Islamic civilization had a profound impact on the culture and language of Iberia cannot be questioned. Much debate, however, centers around the issue of the demographic impact of immigrating North African Berber and Arab settlers into Al-Andalus. Was the rise of Andalusian civilization primarily a process of conquest, immigration, and demographic …

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Satire, Journalism, And Madrid's Gedeón: National Images And National Characters In The Spanish-American War Of 1898, Aurora G. Morcillo Dec 1999

Satire, Journalism, And Madrid's Gedeón: National Images And National Characters In The Spanish-American War Of 1898, Aurora G. Morcillo

Colonial Latin American Historical Review

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A Perturbation Of A Periodic Hamiltonian System, Gregory S. Spradlin Dec 1999

A Perturbation Of A Periodic Hamiltonian System, Gregory S. Spradlin

Publications

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Statistical Controller Design For The Linear Benchmark Problem, Chaouki T. Abdallah, V. Koltchinskii, M. Ariola, Peter Dorato Dec 1999

Statistical Controller Design For The Linear Benchmark Problem, Chaouki T. Abdallah, V. Koltchinskii, M. Ariola, Peter Dorato

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

In this paper some fixed-order controllers are designed via statistical methods for the benchmark problem originally presented at the 1990 American Control Conference. Based on some recent results by the authors, it is shown that the statistical approach is a valid method to design robust controllers. Two different controllers are proposed and their performance are compared with controllers with the same structure, designed using different techniques.

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A Comparative Approach To European Folk Poetry And The Erotic Wedding Motif, Louise O. Vasvari Dec 1999

A Comparative Approach To European Folk Poetry And The Erotic Wedding Motif, Louise O. Vasvari

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In her article, "A Comparative Approach to European Folk Poetry and the Erotic Wedding Motif," Louise O. Vasvari posits that while the corpus of folk poetry in any one area of Europe always differs from neighboring traditions, of greater interest is the existence of a large amount of related material across the continent. Nevertheless, while research in folk poetry has been rich in field collecting and cataloguing, there exists little in-depth comparative study of folk poetry. Doubtless, this is owing in part to the fact that the great majority of the texts are accessible only in the original language or …

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Fiction, Biography, Autobiography, And Postmodern Nostalgia In (Con)Texts Of Return, Patricia D. Fox Dec 1999

Fiction, Biography, Autobiography, And Postmodern Nostalgia In (Con)Texts Of Return, Patricia D. Fox

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

Patricia D. Fox discusses in her article, "Fiction, Biography, Autobiography, and Postmodern Nostalgia in (Con)Texts of Return," the meditations, in novel and essay, of variously positioned writers and protagonists as each contemplates return to a never glimpsed or long-lost geographical and cultural center. Attempting to decipher the grounding in place and time, by heritage or tradition, Fox's analysis juxtaposes selected texts: Hungarian Rhapsodies: Essays on Ethnicity, Identity and Culture (Richard Teleky, 1997); Out of America: A Black Man Confronts Africa (Keith B. Richburg, 1998); Dreaming in Cuban: A Novel (Cristina García, 1992); The Hundred Secret Senses (Amy Tan, 1995); Next …

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Literature, "In-House" Writers, And Processes Of Success In Publishing, Frank De Glas Dec 1999

Literature, "In-House" Writers, And Processes Of Success In Publishing, Frank De Glas

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

Frank de Glas discusses in his article, "Literature, 'In-House' Writers, and Processes of Success in Publishing," the fact that too many studies of twentieth-century publishing practices concentrate on individual case studies while neglecting more general patterns and that too little use is made of theoretical concepts developed in the sociology of cultural production. He argues that one of the contributing elements in the economic and artistic success of a publishing house is the bringing together of a productive group of "in-house authors." To build up and to maintain such a group, publishers steadily launch new authors who they hope will …

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Western Mediations In Reevaluating The Communist Past: A Comparative Analysis Of Gothár's Time Stands Still And Andonov's Yesterday, Roumiana Deltcheva Dec 1999

Western Mediations In Reevaluating The Communist Past: A Comparative Analysis Of Gothár's Time Stands Still And Andonov's Yesterday, Roumiana Deltcheva

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

Roumiana Deltcheva's article, "Western Mediations in Reevaluating the Communist Past: A Comparative Analysis of Gothár's Time Stands Still and Andonov's Yesterday," offers a comparative analysis of two films, Peter Gothár's Time Stands Still and Ivan Andonov's Yesterday. Both films appeared in the 1980s, in Hungary and Bulgaria, respectively, and were highly acclaimed by the critics and the audience. Both films deal with the Communist past of these two countries. In her analysis, Deltcheva's adopts the perspective of "in-between peripherality," a particular manifestation of the post-colonial paradigm in its application to East Central and Central Europe. The two films use similar …

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The New Comparative Literature: A Review Article Of Work By Bassnett, Bernheimer, Chevrel, And Tötösy, Joseph Pivato Dec 1999

The New Comparative Literature: A Review Article Of Work By Bassnett, Bernheimer, Chevrel, And Tötösy, Joseph Pivato

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

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Effects Of Watershed Land Use On The Benthic Macroinvertebrate Assemblages In Ridge And Valley Streams In Chattanooga, Tennessee, Paul Leiper Freeman Dec 1999

Effects Of Watershed Land Use On The Benthic Macroinvertebrate Assemblages In Ridge And Valley Streams In Chattanooga, Tennessee, Paul Leiper Freeman

Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

A total of 20 sites in five Ridge and Valley streams located in Chattanooga, Tennessee were sampled May 8, 1998 to June 18, 1998 using quantitative and qualitative macroinvertebrate sampling techniques. All streams sampled were part of the Tennessee River drainage system and eventually contribute to Nickajack Reservoir. The 20 sites were second to fourth order streams with drainage areas of 3.8 to 46.9 (km2) and elevations of 195 to 232 (m). Sites with different percentages of agricultural, urbanized and forested land-use were selected to best evaluate the resulting impacts of urbanization and other anthropogenic activities on the invertebrate community …

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Dielectric Plug-Loaded Two-Port Transmission Line Measurement Technique For Dielectric Property Characterization Of Granular And Liquid Materials, K. Mubarak, R. Zoughi, Aaron D. Benally, Karl Joseph Bois, Larry F. Handjojo Dec 1999

Dielectric Plug-Loaded Two-Port Transmission Line Measurement Technique For Dielectric Property Characterization Of Granular And Liquid Materials, K. Mubarak, R. Zoughi, Aaron D. Benally, Karl Joseph Bois, Larry F. Handjojo

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

There are numerous dielectric property characterization techniques available in the microwave regime each with its own uniqueness, advantages and disadvantages. The two-port completely-filled waveguide (transmission line) technique is a robust measurement approach which is well suited for solid dielectric materials. In this case, the dielectric material can be relatively easily machined to fit inside the waveguide and the subsequent measurement of the scattering parameters of this two-port device renders the dielectric properties of the material filling the waveguide. However, this technique is not well suited for measuring the dielectric properties of granular and liquid materials. These materials are used in …

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Wildlife-Caused Losses For Producers Of Channel Catfish Ictalurus Punctatus In 1996, Alice P. Wywialowski Dec 1999

Wildlife-Caused Losses For Producers Of Channel Catfish Ictalurus Punctatus In 1996, Alice P. Wywialowski

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

The National Agricultural Statistics Service surveyed by telephone and mail in January and February 1997 all known producers of channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus to acquire current information about wildlife-caused losses in calendar year 1996. Many producers tried to prevent wildlife-caused losses of their catfish by shooting (57%), vehicle patrol (55%), or frightening (36%), at an estimated cost of >$5 million. Yet, 69% of catfish produces cited some wildlife-caused losses. Birds were most frequently cited as a cause of losses, and double-crested cormorants Phalacrocorax auritus was the species cited most frequently (53%). The next most frequently cited bids were herons Ardea …

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History Of Extension Work In Virginia Prior To Smith-Lever, Cathy M. Sutphin, John Hillison Dec 1999

History Of Extension Work In Virginia Prior To Smith-Lever, Cathy M. Sutphin, John Hillison

Journal of Extension

Numerous activities occurred in Virginia Extension associated with Congressional district agriculture schools prior to the passage of the Smith-Lever Act in 1914. Historical research methodology was utilized to find information. The article documents how the 11 schools had courses of study taught on the subjects of agriculture and home economics, and also performed a great deal of Extension work. Typically, the agriculture teacher would conduct demonstration work during the summer. Faculty members at the schools also worked with youth activities and home economics programs. The funding sources helped set precedents with a combination of state funding through the Land-grant university …

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Defining Your Customer Profile - An Essential Tool, Martha Bazik, Dave Feltes Dec 1999

Defining Your Customer Profile - An Essential Tool, Martha Bazik, Dave Feltes

Journal of Extension

Defining the customer in terms of wants, needs and desires is essential if Extension personnel are going to successfully deliver educational programs to their clientele. Defining whom the customer is in respect to what commodities are produced and how the customer prefers to receive information are two important criteria for the success of educational offerings. Data base management programs coupled with data collection tools can allow Extension personnel to do program marketing and reporting to the stakeholder.

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Effectiveness Of Extension Cotton Advisory Committees, John Barnett, Earl Johnson, Satish Verma Dec 1999

Effectiveness Of Extension Cotton Advisory Committees, John Barnett, Earl Johnson, Satish Verma

Journal of Extension

Well-organized and managed advisory committees are a key to quality Extension programs. Extension agents and members working with cotton advisory committees were interviewed in focus groups to find out if committees were effectively involved in programming and committee processes. Both groups agreed that committees were highly involved in giving advice to agents, legitimizing decisions, and implementing programs. Committees were less involved or not at all involved in communicating with others, or planning and evaluating programs. It was concluded that cotton advisory committees could be more effective if agents improved their management of some aspects of committee work, and if members …

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Priorities For University Outreach In Children, Youth, Families And Communities, Robert J. Griffore, Lillian A. Phenice, Rosemary Walker, Marsha Carolan Dec 1999

Priorities For University Outreach In Children, Youth, Families And Communities, Robert J. Griffore, Lillian A. Phenice, Rosemary Walker, Marsha Carolan

Journal of Extension

In a survey of 950 residents of Michigan, respondents were asked about their preferences concerning receiving more information from Michigan State University, and the means by which they would prefer to receive to this information. Topics that were more frequently rated high priority than others were school violence, child abuse, treating people equally, preventing drug abuse, and affordable health care. Methods of information dissemination that were most frequently rated as "highly prefer" were public schools, Internet, television, Extension, pamphlets and printed matter.

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Production, Processing, And Marketing Opportunities For Athens County, Ohio Farmers: Assessing Needs And Creating Solutions, Christopher D. Penrose, Penne L. Smith, Edward M. Vollborn Dec 1999

Production, Processing, And Marketing Opportunities For Athens County, Ohio Farmers: Assessing Needs And Creating Solutions, Christopher D. Penrose, Penne L. Smith, Edward M. Vollborn

Journal of Extension

An instrument was developed to identify production, processing and marketing needs of farmers in Athens County, Ohio. The questionnaire was mailed to 509 families with a 24% response rate. Forty-five (37.5%) needed improved markets. The greatest area of marketing interest was cattle (24.2%), hay (14.1%) and vegetables (14.1%). Respondents also expressed interest in educational programs on grazing livestock and farm management. As a result, a retail cooperative was formed to market local products, a feeder calf pool was established, and programs and publications were developed to address additional marketing and management needs.

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Taking The Time To Ask: An Assessment Of Home Economics Agents' Resource And Training Needs, Anne Murphy, Gayle Coleman, Pat Hammerschmidt, Kathy Majewski Dec 1999

Taking The Time To Ask: An Assessment Of Home Economics Agents' Resource And Training Needs, Anne Murphy, Gayle Coleman, Pat Hammerschmidt, Kathy Majewski

Journal of Extension

Michigan State University Extension food, nutrition and health campus-based staff members conducted a needs assessment of county home economics agents to obtain information to drive decision making for programs, resources and training and to build rapport with county agents. The methods used to collect this crucial information were personal telephone interviews with 62 county agents and a follow-up printed questionnaire. Findings supplied a wealth of information for campus staff members to use to establish priorities about program planning and support, select or develop materials or other resources, and plan and implement training appropriate and helpful to county staff.

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How To Evaluate A Conference Informally With "Listening Posts", Nancy Ellen Kiernan Dec 1999

How To Evaluate A Conference Informally With "Listening Posts", Nancy Ellen Kiernan

Journal of Extension

Extension agents often ask, "Isn't there an informal but somewhat structured way to get feedback at a conference or workshop without using a survey?" This article describes the use of 'Listening Posts' and the author gives a number of practical tips for putting this qualitative strategy to use. Benefits include: quality feedback, high participation and enthusiastic support from conferees and the chance to build program ownership among conference workers. Deficits: could exclude very shy persons or result in information most salient to participants.

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Helping Children Cope With Divorce, Beth D. Gaydos, Shelly Schwieterman, Bruce P. Zimmer Dec 1999

Helping Children Cope With Divorce, Beth D. Gaydos, Shelly Schwieterman, Bruce P. Zimmer

Journal of Extension

Children of divorce are at risk for increased emotional and educational problems including anxiety and depression. A two-hour, court mandated program entitled "Helping Children Cope with Divorce" was developed to help parents understand these risks as well as how to communicate with children about the divorce and help children adjust to the changes in the family. Through a variety of educational methods, parents learn how to keep children out of the crossfire. The authors have surveyed nearly 340 program participants with end-of-meeting evaluations which revealed that parents now recognize that their children are more affected by divorce than they realized.

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A Family Check-Up: A Web-Based, Self-Assessment Program In Family Life, Financial Management, Nutrition, And Food Safety, Rick Peterson, Connie Kratzer, Irene Leech, Kathleen Stadler Dec 1999

A Family Check-Up: A Web-Based, Self-Assessment Program In Family Life, Financial Management, Nutrition, And Food Safety, Rick Peterson, Connie Kratzer, Irene Leech, Kathleen Stadler

Journal of Extension

The Family Check-Up is a public internet site where families can access several self-scoring assessment programs in the areas of family life, financial management, nutrition and food safety. The self-assessment program provides immediate feedback to the consumer and provides a variety of on-line educational materials and Extension contacts for them to access. The web-based program has several programming application including needs assessment, marketing, and outcome research as participant data are store for later analysis by specialists. The Family Check-Up offers increased opportunities for collaboration and referrals among family and consumer science disciplines.

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Liberation From The Soviet Past: A Reflection On The Possibility Of Post-Gulag Theologies, Mikhail Sergeev Dec 1999

Liberation From The Soviet Past: A Reflection On The Possibility Of Post-Gulag Theologies, Mikhail Sergeev

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

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Historical Roots Of Slovenian Christoslavic Mythology, Mitja Velikonja Dec 1999

Historical Roots Of Slovenian Christoslavic Mythology, Mitja Velikonja

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

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