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The False Promise Of One Person, One Vote, Grant M. Hayden Nov 2003

The False Promise Of One Person, One Vote, Grant M. Hayden

Michigan Law Review

It has now been four decades since the Supreme Court stepped into the political thicket with its groundbreaking series of reapportionment cases. Those cases rather quickly brought about radical changes in the structure of our national, state, and local governments and, in so doing, reshaped the political landscape of the country in many, mostly beneficial, ways. The reapportionment cases also signaled the beginning of a revolution in the way we view the rights associated with meaningful participation in a democratic society, a revolution that continues to this day. We now enjoy a right to vote that is much more comprehensive …

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An Inconsistency Sensitive Arrangement Algorithm For Curve Segments, Victor Milenkovic, Elisha Sacks Nov 2003

An Inconsistency Sensitive Arrangement Algorithm For Curve Segments, Victor Milenkovic, Elisha Sacks

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

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Imhbco (In My Humble But Correct Opinion): Oclc, Trademarks, And The Library Hotel, Rick Anderson Nov 2003

Imhbco (In My Humble But Correct Opinion): Oclc, Trademarks, And The Library Hotel, Rick Anderson

Against the Grain

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A Token-Based Model For Fraud Detection And Prevention, Yunhua Lu, Leszek T. Lilien, Bharat Bhargava Nov 2003

A Token-Based Model For Fraud Detection And Prevention, Yunhua Lu, Leszek T. Lilien, Bharat Bhargava

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

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164th Infantry News: November 2003, 164th Infantry Association Nov 2003

164th Infantry News: November 2003, 164th Infantry Association

164th Infantry Regiment Publications

November 2003 edition of the 164th Infantry News. A total of 24 pages, containing news articles, event notices, photographs, and personal memories from the veterans of the 164th Infantry Regiment.

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A Robust Dissolve Detector By Support Vector Machine, Chong-Wah Ngo Nov 2003

A Robust Dissolve Detector By Support Vector Machine, Chong-Wah Ngo

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

In this paper, we propose a novel approach for the robust detection and classification of dissolve sequences in videos. Our approach is based on the multi-resolution representation of temporal slices extracted from 3D image volume. At the low-resolution (LR) scale, the problem of dissolve detection is reduced as cut transition detection. At the highresolution (HR) space, Gabor wavelet features are computed for regions that surround the cuts located at LR scale. The computed features are then input to support vector machines for pattern classification. Encouraging results have been obtained through experiments.

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Synchronization Of Lecture Videos And Electronic Slides By Video Text Analysis, Feng Wang, Chong-Wah Ngo, Ting-Chuen Pong Nov 2003

Synchronization Of Lecture Videos And Electronic Slides By Video Text Analysis, Feng Wang, Chong-Wah Ngo, Ting-Chuen Pong

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

An essential goal of structuring lecture videos captured in live presentation is to provide a synchronized view of video clips and electronic slides. This paper presents an automatic approach to match video clips and slides based on the analysis of text embedded in lecture videos. We describe a method to reconstruct high-resolution video texts from multiple keyframes for robust OCRrecognition. A two-stage matching algorithm based on the title and content similarity measures between video clips and slides is also proposed.

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Study Of The Electronic Properties Of Some Ytterbium Filled Skutterudites By Magnetic Susceptibility And X-Ray Absorption And Tin-119 Mössbauer Spectroscopy, Fernande Grandjean, Gary J. Long, Bernard M. Mahieu, Ji Hui Yang, Gregory P. Meisner, Donald T. Morelli Nov 2003

Study Of The Electronic Properties Of Some Ytterbium Filled Skutterudites By Magnetic Susceptibility And X-Ray Absorption And Tin-119 Mössbauer Spectroscopy, Fernande Grandjean, Gary J. Long, Bernard M. Mahieu, Ji Hui Yang, Gregory P. Meisner, Donald T. Morelli

Chemistry Faculty Research & Creative Works

Magnetic susceptibility, ytterbium LIII-edge x-ray absorption and tin-119 Mössbauer spectral measurements have been carried out to probe the electronic structure of ytterbium and tin in the filled or partially filled skutterudite compounds, YbyCo4Sb12-xSnx, over a range of x and y values. The ytterbium valence obtained from the magnetic susceptibility and ytterbium LIII-edge x-ray absorption measurements is in excellent agreement and clearly reveals an evolution from intermediate valence ytterbium for x=0 to nearly divalent ytterbium for x=0.8. This evolution parallels an increase in the unit cell volume and hence …

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The Market For Contingent Fee-Financed Tort Litigation: Is It Price Competitive?, Lester Brickman Nov 2003

The Market For Contingent Fee-Financed Tort Litigation: Is It Price Competitive?, Lester Brickman

Cardozo Law Review

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Consumer Expectations' Last Hope: A Response To Professor Kysar, James A. Henderson Jr., Aaron Twerski Nov 2003

Consumer Expectations' Last Hope: A Response To Professor Kysar, James A. Henderson Jr., Aaron Twerski

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

The authors agree with Professor Kysar that the current version of the consumer expectations test for design defectiveness is an amorphous, unprincipled misreading of section 402A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts. And they agree that most courts apply risk-utility balancing in determining design defectiveness. But they disagree with Kysar's proposal to supplement risk-utility balancing with a reinvigorated consumer expectations test based on expert testimony regarding what consumers actually expect in the way of design safety. Judicial reliance on such testimony would be susceptible to result-oriented manipulation by litigants, would not guide manufacturers in making sensible design choices, would pressure …

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Effect Of External Electric Field On The Bulk And Interfacial Properties Of Weakly Dipolar Fluid In Slab-Shaped And Sphere-Shaped Systems, V.B. Warshavsky, Xiao Cheng Zeng Nov 2003

Effect Of External Electric Field On The Bulk And Interfacial Properties Of Weakly Dipolar Fluid In Slab-Shaped And Sphere-Shaped Systems, V.B. Warshavsky, Xiao Cheng Zeng

Xiao Cheng Zeng Publications

The effect of a uniform electric field on the bulk and interfacial properties of a model dipolar fluid is investigated by using a modified mean-field density functional theory. Particular attention is given to the dependence of the vapor-liquid phase coexistence in a slab-shaped system on the direction of the electric field with respect to the slab surfaces, as well as in the sphere-shaped system on the surrounding dielectric permittivity. For planar vapor-liquid interfaces, the interfacial profiles of the orientation order parameters and components of the dielectric-permittivity tensor are calculated. Analytical expressions for these interfacial profiles and their dependence on the …

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A New Era For Preventive Genetic Programs In The Arabian Peninsula, Ali N. Al-Odaib, Khaled K. Abu-Amero, Pinar T. Ozand, Ali M. Al-Hellani Nov 2003

A New Era For Preventive Genetic Programs In The Arabian Peninsula, Ali N. Al-Odaib, Khaled K. Abu-Amero, Pinar T. Ozand, Ali M. Al-Hellani

Saudi Medical Journal

In the Arabian Peninsula, high percentages of consanguineous marriages and the tribal nature of marriages have resulted in high incidence of genetically based disorders. The successful management of these disorders incurs a high financial cost, which is a great burden on the health care system. The practical solution to this problem is through prevention. Prevention of genetic disorders should be the utmost public health concern especially where these disorders are prevalent. Preventive genetics became possible with the advent of biochemical and molecular technologies. Biochemical neonatal screening based on tandem mass spectrometry technology and molecular technologies such as sequencing, DNA microarray …

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Pitfalls Of Inhalation Technique In Chronic Asthmatics. Effect Of Education Program And Correlation With Peak Expiratory Flow, Omer S. Alamoudi Nov 2003

Pitfalls Of Inhalation Technique In Chronic Asthmatics. Effect Of Education Program And Correlation With Peak Expiratory Flow, Omer S. Alamoudi

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: To determine the pattern of pitfalls of inhalation technique in chronic asthmatics; to assess whether an educational program can reduce the pitfalls of inhalation technique; and to evaluate whether reduction of the pitfalls could have a positive correlation with peak expiratory flow (PEF) measurements. METHODS: The pitfalls of inhalation technique in 106 chronic asthmatics using either metered dose inhaler (MDI) (65%) or turbuhaler (35%) were studied prospectively. The pitfalls of inhalation technique and PEF measurement were recorded before and after an educational program at first and second visit. It was performed in the outpatients asthma clinic of the King …

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Prevalence Of Medically Compromised Patients Referred For Periodontal Treatment To A Teaching Hospital In Central Saudi Arabia, Khalid Almas, Fatin A. Awartani Nov 2003

Prevalence Of Medically Compromised Patients Referred For Periodontal Treatment To A Teaching Hospital In Central Saudi Arabia, Khalid Almas, Fatin A. Awartani

Saudi Medical Journal

OBJECTIVE: Many patients seeking dental care have a significant medical condition that may alter both the course of their oral disease and the treatment provided. The aim of this study was to assess the systemic diseases profile of patients with periodontal diseases for specialized periodontal treatment. METHODS: Seven hundred and forty-three patient9s medical records were screened from the Periodontal Clinics and referred to the College of Dentistry, King Saud University, a teaching hospital in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a special care during the period from January 2002 to June 2002. RESULTS: One hundred and sixty-seven were males while …

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The Risk Of Optimism In The Conduct Ofwar, Donald Chisholm Nov 2003

The Risk Of Optimism In The Conduct Ofwar, Donald Chisholm

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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Dragon Or Dinosaur? Nuclear Weapons In A Modernizing China, Thomas M. Kane Nov 2003

Dragon Or Dinosaur? Nuclear Weapons In A Modernizing China, Thomas M. Kane

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

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Intrinsic Complexity Of Learning Geometrical Concepts From Positive Data, Sanjay Jain, Efim Kinber Nov 2003

Intrinsic Complexity Of Learning Geometrical Concepts From Positive Data, Sanjay Jain, Efim Kinber

School of Computer Science & Engineering Faculty Publications

Intrinsic complexity is used to measure the complexity of learning areas limited by broken-straight lines (called open semi-hulls) and intersections of such areas. Any strategy learning such geometrical concepts can be viewed as a sequence of primitive basic strategies. Thus, the length of such a sequence together with the complexities of the primitive strategies used can be regarded as the complexity of learning the concepts in question. We obtained the best possible lower and upper bounds on learning open semi-hulls, as well as matching upper and lower bounds on the complexity of learning intersections of such areas. Surprisingly, upper …

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Sublime Hunger: A Consideration Of Eating Disorders Beyond Beauty, Sheila Lintott Nov 2003

Sublime Hunger: A Consideration Of Eating Disorders Beyond Beauty, Sheila Lintott

Faculty Journal Articles

n this paper, I argue that one of the most intense ways women are encouraged to enjoy sublime experiences is via attempts to control their bodies through excessive dieting. If this is so, then the societal-cultural contributions to the problem of eating disorders exceed the perpetuation of a certain beauty ideal to include the almost universal encouragement women receive to diet, coupled with the relative shortage of opportunities women are afforded to experience the sublime.

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Updating Bridge Reliability Based On Bridge Management Systems Visual Inspection Results, Allen C. Estes, Dan M. Frangopol Nov 2003

Updating Bridge Reliability Based On Bridge Management Systems Visual Inspection Results, Allen C. Estes, Dan M. Frangopol

Architectural Engineering

Bridge management systems have become increasingly sophisticated over the past decade and provide valuable information about the structural condition of all bridges in the national database. At the same time, reliability methods have gained increasing prominence and are used to forecast life-cycle performance over many decades of structural life. Such reliability analyses need to be updated based on the results of inspections. Specifically targeted nondestructive evaluations are the preferred solution, but are not always available for every bridge. This paper examines how the visual inspection data provided from bridge management systems already in place can be used to update the …

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Youth/Adult Partnerships: Tips For Success, Deb Jones Nov 2003

Youth/Adult Partnerships: Tips For Success, Deb Jones

All Current Publications

The core of 4-H is shared leadership of adult volunteers and youth members. Youth development is an inevitable process, and can be positive or negative depending on influences to which youth are exposed.

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Field-Scale Estimation Of Volumetric Water Content Using Ground-Penetrating Radar Ground Wave Techniques, Katherine R. Grote, Susan Sharpless Hubbard, Yoram N. Rubin Nov 2003

Field-Scale Estimation Of Volumetric Water Content Using Ground-Penetrating Radar Ground Wave Techniques, Katherine R. Grote, Susan Sharpless Hubbard, Yoram N. Rubin

Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) ground wave techniques were applied to estimate soil water content in the uppermost ∼10 cm of a 3 acre California vineyard several times over 1 year. We collected densely spaced GPR travel time measurements using 900 and 450 MHz antennas and analyzed these data to estimate water content. The spatial distribution of water content across the vineyard did not change significantly with time, although the absolute water content values varied seasonally and with irrigation. The GPR estimates of water content were compared to gravimetric water content, time domain reflectometry, and soil texture measurements. The comparisons of GPR-derived …

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Kalman Filtering For Fuzzy Discrete Time Dynamic Systems, Daniel J. Simon Nov 2003

Kalman Filtering For Fuzzy Discrete Time Dynamic Systems, Daniel J. Simon

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

This paper uses Kalman filter theory to design a state estimator for noisy discrete time Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy models. One local filter is designed for each local linear model using standard Kalman filter theory. Steady state solutions can be found for each of the local filters. Then a linear combination of the local filters is used to derive a global filter. The local filters are time-invariant, which greatly reduces the computational complexity of the global filter. The global filter is shown to be unbiased and (under certain conditions) stable. In addition, under the approximation of uncorrelatedness among the local models, …

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Sec Enforcement Heuristics: An Empirical Inquiry, Randall Thomas, James D. Cox Nov 2003

Sec Enforcement Heuristics: An Empirical Inquiry, Randall Thomas, James D. Cox

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

This Article examines the overlap between SEC securities enforcement actions and private securities fraud class actions. We begin with an overview of data concerning all SEC enforcement actions from 1997 to 2002. We find that the volume of SEC enforcement proceedings is relatively modest. We next examine the scope of the recently enacted "Fair Fund" provision that authorizes the SEC to designate civil penalties it recovers from defendants to benefit defrauded private investors. We conclude that this provision offers only limited potential relief for private investors. We complete this Part of the Article with an analysis of the serious resource …

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It's Time To Make The Administrative Procedure Act Administrative, Edward L. Rubin Nov 2003

It's Time To Make The Administrative Procedure Act Administrative, Edward L. Rubin

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) has been out of date from the day it was written because it fails to address the administrative character of the modern state. The APA imposes procedural requirements on agency rulemaking and adjudication, two activities that are singled out because they resemble legislation and judicial decision making in the premodern state. The requirements for adjudication are based on the procedural rules that govern courts; the requirements for rulemaking would be based on the procedural rules that govern legislatures, but because very few such rules exist, they are also based on the rules that govern courts. …

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Regulation By Networks, Avitai Aviram Nov 2003

Regulation By Networks, Avitai Aviram

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Reforming Securities Class Actions From The Bench: Judging Fiduciaries And Fiduciary Judging, Lisa L. Casey Nov 2003

Reforming Securities Class Actions From The Bench: Judging Fiduciaries And Fiduciary Judging, Lisa L. Casey

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Kaleidoscopic Consent Decrees: School Desegregation And Prison Reform Consent Decrees After The Prison Litigation Reform Act And Freeman-Dowell, Shima Baradaran-Robison Nov 2003

Kaleidoscopic Consent Decrees: School Desegregation And Prison Reform Consent Decrees After The Prison Litigation Reform Act And Freeman-Dowell, Shima Baradaran-Robison

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

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The Shrinkwrap Snafu: Untangling The "Extra Element" In Breach Of Contract Claims Based On Shrinkwrap Licenses, Nathan Smith Nov 2003

The Shrinkwrap Snafu: Untangling The "Extra Element" In Breach Of Contract Claims Based On Shrinkwrap Licenses, Nathan Smith

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

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The Octofoil, November/December 2003, Ninth Infantry Division Association Nov 2003

The Octofoil, November/December 2003, Ninth Infantry Division Association

The Octofoil

The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.

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Why Changes Must Be Made To The Standards Of Review Used To Determine Meaningful Attorney Involvement Under The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Eric M. Berman Esq. Nov 2003

Why Changes Must Be Made To The Standards Of Review Used To Determine Meaningful Attorney Involvement Under The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Eric M. Berman Esq.

DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal

No abstract provided.

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