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Switching Decisions For Diversity Antennas Using Autoregressive Techniques, Sebastian Mani Puthenpurayil Dec 2002

Switching Decisions For Diversity Antennas Using Autoregressive Techniques, Sebastian Mani Puthenpurayil

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

Decision-making on switching for diversity antennas has been given considerable attention in recent times in mobile radio communications. Due to multipath propagation of radio waves the signals undergo a phenomenon known as fading and there will be considerable reduction in the average signal strength. By having multiple antennas in the receiver or transmitter the signal strength can be improved by switching back and forth to the antenna that has the maximum signal strength. In this thesis we have used linear prediction method for making decisions on which antenna gives the maximum signal strength. Linear prediction is applied on a single …

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Growth Equilibrium Modeling Of Urban Sprawl On Agricultural Lands In West Virginia, Yohannes G. Hailu Dec 2002

Growth Equilibrium Modeling Of Urban Sprawl On Agricultural Lands In West Virginia, Yohannes G. Hailu

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

With dynamic economic and social changes, increasing pressure is exerted on natural resources management. Agricultural land resources particularly face growing pressure of conversion to non-agricultural uses from population and development demands for land. The continual conversion of agricultural land may have implications in terms of the loss of prime farmland, irreversible landscape changes, deteriorating environmental quality, and interference with rural lifestyles. This study models urban sprawl on agricultural land in a growth equilibrium modeling approach where the population-employment simultaneous equations system is estimated using two-stages-least-squares while changes in agricultural land is estimated using OLS on West Virginia data. Results of …

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Opportunities And Occupations In Animal And Veterinary Sciences Based On The Current Careers Of West Virginia University Alumni, Stacey Michelle Hawkins Dec 2002

Opportunities And Occupations In Animal And Veterinary Sciences Based On The Current Careers Of West Virginia University Alumni, Stacey Michelle Hawkins

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The primary purpose of this study was to examine the career opportunities for graduates completing a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal and Veterinary Sciences at West Virginia University as measured by the first and current careers of alumni. The target population consisted of all alumni that graduated between the years 1991 and 2001. Over 61.6% of the West Virginia University Animal and Veterinary Science graduates were satisfied with both their first career selection as well as their current career. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree two-thirds of the graduates decided to pursue a post-graduate degree. Professional careers, …

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Thermodynamic Effects Of Phospholamban On Ca-Atpase Kinetics, Patrick L. Apopa Dec 2002

Thermodynamic Effects Of Phospholamban On Ca-Atpase Kinetics, Patrick L. Apopa

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The Ca-ATPase of sarcoplasmic reticulum removes cytosolic calcium to promote muscle relaxation. In the heart, the Ca-ATPase is regulated by phospholamban, which inhibits the Ca-ATPase by decreasing Ca-ATPase calcium sensitivity. However, the kinetic and thermodynamic mechanisms of inhibition are not understood. The purpose of this research was to test the hypothesis that phospholamban regulates Ca-ATPase kinetics by increasing Ca-ATPase activation energy. The baculovirus-insect cell expression system was used to produce samples containing Ca-ATPase alone or Ca-ATPase with phospholamban. The temperature-dependence of Ca-ATPase activity and catalytic site density was measured in the absence and presence of phospholamban at sub-saturating calcium and …

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Predictors Of Student Success In Distance Education Courses, Rhonda Suzanne Shepperd Dec 2002

Predictors Of Student Success In Distance Education Courses, Rhonda Suzanne Shepperd

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This study investigated the relationship between faculty-student communication, student time management, student expectations, and quality of instruction and the level of student success in distance courses. The population of the study consisted of undergraduate students enrolled in Independent Study courses at Mountain State University (N = 1007) during the summer and fall 2001 terms. The sample consisted of 500 students randomly selected from the population. Participants completed the Distance Education Satisfaction Survey developed by the researcher. Data analyses indicated that statistically significant differences existed within faculty-student communication, student time management, student expectations and quality of instruction based on the level …

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Application Evaluation Of A Prototype Backscatter Imaging Ldv System (Bils), Preetanshu Pandey Dec 2002

Application Evaluation Of A Prototype Backscatter Imaging Ldv System (Bils), Preetanshu Pandey

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This study focuses on the application evaluation of a prototype backscatter imaging LDV system (BILS). This non-intrusive instrument has the ability to record particle images and two-dimensional velocity data simultaneously. A series of validation tests were conducted to verify the operation of the system. These included comparing the velocity of a wire, attached to a rotating disc, with known angular frequency (measured by digistrobe), with that measured by the instrument. The results were found to be in good agreement. The imaging part of BILS was calibrated using a target with known dimensions.;The terminal velocities and particle sizes of near-spherical, Nu-pareil …

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Students' Perceptions Of Nonnative Esl Teachers, Etelvo Ramos Filho Dec 2002

Students' Perceptions Of Nonnative Esl Teachers, Etelvo Ramos Filho

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

There has been a lot of research on native speaker and nonnative speaker teachers of English as a second language. Authors have addressed negative and positive aspects of these two classes. However, there has not been much research on how students of English as a second language see their nonnative instructors. This qualitative study addresses this issue. In this study I investigated how learners perceive their nonnative speaker teachers. The data were collected through a questionnaire, class observations, and audio-taped interviews with the 16 participants. Two nonnative instructors, who taught the participants, were interviewed also. Overall, despite some negative perceptions, …

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Off-Line Thai Handwriting Recognition In Legal Amount, Watchara Chatwiriya Dec 2002

Off-Line Thai Handwriting Recognition In Legal Amount, Watchara Chatwiriya

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Thai handwriting in legal amounts is a challenging problem and a new field in the area of handwriting recognition research. The focus of this thesis is to implement Thai handwriting recognition system. A preliminary data set of Thai handwriting in legal amounts is designed. The samples in the data set are characters and words of the Thai legal amounts and a set of legal amounts phrases collected from a number of native Thai volunteers. At the preprocessing and recognition process, techniques are introduced to improve the characters recognition rates. The characters are divided into two smaller subgroups by their writing …

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Effects Of Response-Independent Stimulus Delivery And Functional Communication Training, Shannon S. Haag Dec 2002

Effects Of Response-Independent Stimulus Delivery And Functional Communication Training, Shannon S. Haag

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Two individuals with developmental delays with a history of problem behavior participated in this study. Its purpose was to examine the efficacy of combining two treatments demonstrated to reduce problem behavior: response-independent stimulus delivery and differential reinforcement of an alternative behavior. This study examined whether the response-independent delivery of an alternative preferred stimulus and differential reinforcement of manding resulted in increases in manding and suppression of problem behavior prior to and during the fading of the schedule of response-independent stimulus delivery. The study also examined the necessity of extinction to obtain suppression of problem behavior. The response-independent delivery of an …

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Early Component-Based Reliability Assessment Using Uml Based Software Models, William Black Smith V Dec 2002

Early Component-Based Reliability Assessment Using Uml Based Software Models, William Black Smith V

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

In the last decade, software has grown in complexity and size, while development timelines have diminished. As a result, component-based software engineering is becoming routine. Component-based software reliability assessment combines the architecture of the system with the reliability of the components to obtain the system reliability. This allows developers to produce a reliable system and testers to focus on the vulnerable areas.;This thesis discusses a tool developed to implement the methodology previously created for early reliability assessment of component-based systems. The tool, Early Component-based Reliability Assessment (ECRA), uses Rational Rose Unified Modeling Language (UML) diagrams to predict the reliability of …

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An Electronic Commerce Bookstore System For National American University, Jonathan Outland Dec 2002

An Electronic Commerce Bookstore System For National American University, Jonathan Outland

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

This paper reviews the history and current market and technical status of electronic commerce systems used in college and university bookstores. It further details the business rules, parameters and details of the installation and customization of a third­party e-commerce application for bookstore sales at the Distance Learning campus of National American University.

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Web Presence, Website Marketing Plan And Technology Integration A Project For Lone Tree Creek, Lee Friesen Dec 2002

Web Presence, Website Marketing Plan And Technology Integration A Project For Lone Tree Creek, Lee Friesen

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

This project illustrates the processes involved in creating a website marketing plan, developing a small-scale website that can be easily maintained by a user with little training in technology. The focus of this project is to create a solid web presence on a very limited budget. The first stages of the project involve research of the company and competitors. Next the move to design of the website and database system. During the entire process the marketing plan is being developed. The result of this project is http://www.lonetreecreek.com and a viable marketing plan to enable Lone Tree Creek to expand the …

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N-Tier Architecture For A Life Insurance Company, Robert Srstka Dec 2002

N-Tier Architecture For A Life Insurance Company, Robert Srstka

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Online K-12 Attendance, Grading, And Transcript Processing, Barbara Myers Dec 2002

Online K-12 Attendance, Grading, And Transcript Processing, Barbara Myers

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

This project discusses the development and use of an online K-12 attendance, grading, and transcript program to be used by East Dakota Educational Cooperative teachers who are located at the main building and at external schools located approximately 100 miles from the main office. The internet-based program has a fully functional database that will store all grade and attendance information about each student attending an East Dakota Educational Cooperative school. The program allows teachers to access only those records for students currently at his or her school anywhere, anytime. Another benefit of the program is the ability of parents to …

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November 30, 2002 (Pages 5865-5940), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau Nov 2002

November 30, 2002 (Pages 5865-5940), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 32 (2002)

No abstract provided.

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Genetic Services In Ontario: Mapping The Future, Roxanne Mykitiuk Nov 2002

Genetic Services In Ontario: Mapping The Future, Roxanne Mykitiuk

Commissioned Reports, Studies and Public Policy Documents

No abstract provided.

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Homophobia And Academic Freedom, David Moshman Nov 2002

Homophobia And Academic Freedom, David Moshman

Department of Educational Psychology: Faculty Publications

Addressing homophobia and heterosexism as a teacher raises issues of respect for the intellectual freedom of your students. The central thesis of this article is that these issues are best addressed on the basis of general principles of academic freedom-that is, intellectual freedom in educational and research contexts. Three cases are analyzed on the basis of principles developed by the Academic Freedom Coalition of Nebraska (AFCON). These principles permit advocacy, rather than requiring neutrality, but do not permit indoctrination. That is, instructors may express and justify their own ideas relevant to the curriculum and try to convince students to adopt …

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New Mexico Labor Market Review 11-30-2002, New Mexico Department Of Labor Nov 2002

New Mexico Labor Market Review 11-30-2002, New Mexico Department Of Labor

Historic Publications

This issue of the New Mexico Labor Market Review presents October 2002 employment, unemployment, wage, and economic activity data for New Mexico, its counties, and metropolitan areas.

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Volume 40, Number 14: November 29, 2002, University Of North Dakota Nov 2002

Volume 40, Number 14: November 29, 2002, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

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The Weekly Challenger, November 28, 2002, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al Nov 2002

The Weekly Challenger, November 28, 2002, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The November 28, 2002, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

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The Cord Weekly (November 27, 2002) Nov 2002

The Cord Weekly (November 27, 2002)

The Cord

No abstract provided.

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November 27, 2002 Cal Poly Report Digest, Public Affairs Office Nov 2002

November 27, 2002 Cal Poly Report Digest, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

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Usa V. Carvajal-Garcia Nov 2002

Usa V. Carvajal-Garcia

2002 Decisions

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

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Richard B Roush Inc V. New England Mutl Nov 2002

Richard B Roush Inc V. New England Mutl

2002 Decisions

United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

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Flouting The Law: Does Perceived Injustice Provoke General Non-Compliance?, Janice Nadler Nov 2002

Flouting The Law: Does Perceived Injustice Provoke General Non-Compliance?, Janice Nadler

Law and Economics Papers

What happens when people's common sense view of justice diverges from the sense of justice they see enshrined in particular legal rules and legal outcomes? In particular, does the perception of one particular law as unjust make people less likely to comply with unrelated laws? This article reports an experiment that empirically tested the Flouting Thesis - the idea that the perceived justice of one law can influence the intention to comply with unrelated laws. Participants who were exposed to laws they perceived as unjust were more willing, as a general matter, to flout unrelated laws, compared to participants exposed …

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2002-11-27 Unm News Minute, University Of New Mexico Communication And Marketing Department Nov 2002

2002-11-27 Unm News Minute, University Of New Mexico Communication And Marketing Department

UNM News Minute 2002

No abstract provided.

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Ucc Minutes November 26, 2002, Kutztown University Curriculum Committee Nov 2002

Ucc Minutes November 26, 2002, Kutztown University Curriculum Committee

UCC Minutes

No abstract provided.

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Deafdigest: Deaf Sports News November 26, 2002, Barry Strassler Nov 2002

Deafdigest: Deaf Sports News November 26, 2002, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Sports 2002

No abstract provided.

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Spartan Daily, November 26, 2002, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications Nov 2002

Spartan Daily, November 26, 2002, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 119, Issue 63

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Mustang Daily, November 26, 2002 Nov 2002

Mustang Daily, November 26, 2002

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

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