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Sub-Pixel Event Repositioning Algorithms For Chandra X-Ray Astronomical Imaging, Jingqiang Li Jan 2004

Sub-Pixel Event Repositioning Algorithms For Chandra X-Ray Astronomical Imaging, Jingqiang Li

Theses

Chandra X-ray Observatory (CXO) with the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS) offers unprecedented spatial resolution for X-ray astronomical imaging. As focal plane arrays, ACIS CCDs were fabricated to satisfy CXO's requirements in spatial and spectral specifications, and operate in photon-counting mode to record any photoelectric interactions into event lists with energy information and charge split morphology (grade). The charge cloud generated by a single X-ray photon has a relatively small size compared to ACIS pixel, and the shape is approximated by an axial-symmetric Gaussian with full width half maximum (FWHM) about 2 to 4 microns. This fact indicates that the …

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The Future Of Branding, Sharon Napier Jan 2004

The Future Of Branding, Sharon Napier

Theses

The purpose of this study is to utilize leading brand and marketing experts to further define and identify the meaning of a brand in its current and future states. In an effort to better understand the future of branding, this study attempts to gain relevant, insightful information from thought leaders in the industry. This qualitative research study investigates meaning, concentrating on "what" will effect the future of branding, not on "how much" it will change. Key questions regarding the current state of branding, the future of branding, and the major challenges and trends that will impact the ability of managers …

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Delivering A Graphic Design Course Online: Simulating A Real Classroom Situation And Speculating What Technologies Can Ideally Offer In This Virtual Situation, Uttam Kokil Jan 2004

Delivering A Graphic Design Course Online: Simulating A Real Classroom Situation And Speculating What Technologies Can Ideally Offer In This Virtual Situation, Uttam Kokil

Theses

This thesis examines a new way to simplify online education and to simulate a real classroom situation. It explores how a graphic design class can be conducted online where the students from different geographical locations and faculty can interact instantaneously with the aid of video, chat and whiteboard. For the most part, the potential for Macromedia Flash Communication Server to deliver chat, whiteboard and video functionality are assessed. It is speculated that video images are slightly jerky among Modem users whereas sharp video images are obtained with high-speed Internet connection. The survey findings among the design students and faculty at …

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Models Of Statistical Self-Similarity For Signal And Image Synthesis, Seungsin Lee Jan 2004

Models Of Statistical Self-Similarity For Signal And Image Synthesis, Seungsin Lee

Theses

Statistical self-similarity of random processes in continuous-domains is defined through invariance of their statistics to time or spatial scaling. In discrete-time, scaling by an arbitrary factor of signals can be accomplished through frequency warping, and statistical self-similarity is defined by the discrete-time continuous-dilation scaling operation. Unlike other self-similarity models mostly relying on characteristics of continuous self-similarity other than scaling, this model provides a way to express discrete-time statistical self-similarity using scaling of discrete-time signals. This dissertation studies the discrete-time self-similarity model based on the new scaling operation, and develops its properties, which reveals relations with other models. Furthermore, it also …

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Resource For Social Cause Design, Hang Lian Jan 2004

Resource For Social Cause Design, Hang Lian

Theses

The goal of this project is to compile a working resource to help graphic designers develop effective solutions for social cause design problems. The intent is to provide a starting place for designers rather than to create a comprehensive resource that covers every aspect of social cause design.

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Improving Existing Wayfinding Theory For Hospital Environments, Youngjoo Park Jan 2004

Improving Existing Wayfinding Theory For Hospital Environments, Youngjoo Park

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A hospital is an institution that provides medical, surgical or psychiatric care and treatment of the sick or the injured. With those specialized purposes, a hospital has a unique environment and hospital users have special needs and a wide range of personal characteristics. People visiting or admitted to a hospital are often anxious. Losing their way or becoming disoriented in a complex hospital facility increases anxiety and stress. Stress levels can adversely affect the results of medical treatment. Poor wayfinding design can elevate stress levels, which can adversely affect medical treatment, and decrease patients' satisfaction with the quality of medical …

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Unbidden Pilgrimage, Naomi Hart Jan 2004

Unbidden Pilgrimage, Naomi Hart

Theses

This thesis explores how the author expresses in a body of artwork her journey through grief after the loss of her son. In a series of prints and multimedia pieces, she develops the theme of a spiritual pilgrimage through loss to renewed hope and faith. The thesis includes reproductions of works by other artists.

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Emotional Recogition Ability Among Incarcerated Youth, Aubrey S. Elmore Jan 2004

Emotional Recogition Ability Among Incarcerated Youth, Aubrey S. Elmore

Theses

The purpose of this study was to consider emotional recognition ability among incarcerated youth. Specifically, thirty-eight inmates who were eligible for a Free and Appropriate Education (FAPE) under New York State law participated in the study. Participants were administered Ekman's facial discrimination task (1976), the Sociomoral Reflection Measure-Short Form (SRM-SF; Gibbs, Basinger, &Fuller, 1992), and an Emotional Intelligence Survey (Schutte et al., 1998). Results showed the incarcerated youth were less accurate in identifying emotions from facial expressions than were non-incarcerated young adults. Further, incarcerated youth with identified learning disabilities were even less accurate in their ability to recognize emotions than …

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The Persuasive Image, George D. Grove Jan 2004

The Persuasive Image, George D. Grove

Theses

The unfortunate suburban migration continues. These newly arrived suburbanites exchange their multidimensional urban city views for those of a carefully constructed and intensely controlled pastoral view. This view from their windows is one that symbolizes their ownership of the land and their freedom from dense urban living conditions. The open space and grass function as powerful reminders of why they live in suburbia. But what would occur if the suburbanites were to exchange their view of plastic Eden with images from the city? What if the view of their altered yards and obsessively manicured gardens were intentionally replaced with views …

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Design Literacy For Children, John L. O'Neill Jan 2004

Design Literacy For Children, John L. O'Neill

Theses

The goals of this thesis are to propose specific graphic design methods that can be used as a supplement to enhance the 8th grade English Language Arts Learning Standards of the New York State Department of Education. The thesis includes a guidebook for educators.

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Design And Simulation Of A Mems Long Distance Traveling Micro-Actuator, Younes Elkacimi Jan 2004

Design And Simulation Of A Mems Long Distance Traveling Micro-Actuator, Younes Elkacimi

Theses

This thesis is primarily concerned with the design, synthesis, modeling, and simulation of a linear micro-actuator that is able to travel relatively long distances upon the application of a bias voltage. The theoretical investigation addresses the functionality of this device in a certain setting given fixed and variable parameters. The objective of this investigation is to lay out a mathematical model, which explains the physics behind the workings of this device. It is not the objective of this investigation to study all the possible different scenarios that would result by changing certain or all the variable parameters, rather to prove …

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Teaching Color Strategies, Carol Fillip Jan 2004

Teaching Color Strategies, Carol Fillip

Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to improve graphic design education through the addition of an effective series of instructional exercises for teaching color strategies.

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The Effects Of Cultural Variance On Communication Of The Sars Crisis, Joongho Shin Jan 2004

The Effects Of Cultural Variance On Communication Of The Sars Crisis, Joongho Shin

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

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A Content Analysis Of Online Recruiting Features Among Fortune's Top Companies, Daphne Joy Neuvenheim Jan 2004

A Content Analysis Of Online Recruiting Features Among Fortune's Top Companies, Daphne Joy Neuvenheim

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

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Effects Of Riparian Forest Buffers On Water Quality In The Canandaigua Lake Watershed, Trish Rider Jan 2004

Effects Of Riparian Forest Buffers On Water Quality In The Canandaigua Lake Watershed, Trish Rider

Theses

As watershed landscapes have been transformed to accommodate agriculture and urbanization, non-point source pollution has emerged as an important environmental issue, and riparian forest buffers (RFB) are recommended to control the flow of pollution into stream ecosystems. The Natural Resources Conservation Service recommends that RFBs have a width of at least 30 meters to protect water quality from surface runoff and non-point source pollution. The water quality, RFBs, and land uses within two tributaries of the Canandaigua Lake Watershed were investigated to determine if a positive correlation exists between water quality and RFB width as well as to determine if …

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Multi-Timeline Randomized Story Based Web Animation, Jonathan Fahnestock Jan 2004

Multi-Timeline Randomized Story Based Web Animation, Jonathan Fahnestock

Theses

Multi-Timeline Randomized Story Based Web Animation is the investigation of the use of randomness as a creative element and production tool for animations produced for the internet using Macromedia FlashTM. It discusses the process of utilizing Actionscript to create animations more efficiently, production techniques for animating with Flash, writing for randomized animations, directing voice talent, optimization for web output, and advantages and limitations of the application. The application discussed, titled "Random Life," is an animation which incorporates randomness while remaining coherent by adhering to a traditional story line format.

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Collapsible Furniture For The Contemporary Work Environment, Yoko Taniguchi Jan 2004

Collapsible Furniture For The Contemporary Work Environment, Yoko Taniguchi

Theses

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Spirituality Of Labor, Krisaya Luenganantakul Jan 2004

Spirituality Of Labor, Krisaya Luenganantakul

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Intrinsic Motivation In The Classroom: Increasing Learning And Retention, Emily K. Hesek Jan 2004

Intrinsic Motivation In The Classroom: Increasing Learning And Retention, Emily K. Hesek

Theses

A growing body of research suggests that intrinsic motivation and self-determination are key factors in academic achievement and success. The present study investigated whether children learned and retained information better when taught a social skills lesson using a self-determining approach, rather than a traditional directive lesson plan. In particular, this study examined whether lesson plans that included choice and autonomy support would affect students' intrinsic motivation for the task, and improve their learning and retention over time. Fifty-six fourth grade students from a large suburban school district in upstate New York participated. Significant group differences were found on a pre-test …

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The East Wing Beat: The Changing Role Of First Lady, Jacqueline M. Scheible Jan 2004

The East Wing Beat: The Changing Role Of First Lady, Jacqueline M. Scheible

Theses

First Ladies take on highly visible public roles within the American political system. They serve as role models for American women, symbolically representing the upper-middle-class-white American woman. The mass media cover extensively the women who become first ladies and symbolism associated with the firstladyship. The purpose of the present study is to provide a systematic examination of New York Times coverage of first ladies to understand and interpret change that has occurred in coverage. The findings suggest that first ladies have the opportunity to take advantage of the first lady podium and use it to meet public expectations and fulfill …

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Designing Risk Messages In Response To Human-Caused Disasters, Michael E. Hellinger Jan 2004

Designing Risk Messages In Response To Human-Caused Disasters, Michael E. Hellinger

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Image Sequence Restoration By Median Filtering, Shawn R. Jackson Jan 2004

Image Sequence Restoration By Median Filtering, Shawn R. Jackson

Theses

Median filters are non-linear filters that fit in the generic category of order-statistic filters. Median filters are widely used for reducing random defects, commonly characterized by impulse or "salt and pepper" noise in a single image. Motion estimation is the process of estimating the displacement vector between like pixels in the current frame and the reference frame. When dealing with a motion sequence, the motion vectors are the key for operating on corresponding pixels in several frames. This work explores the use of various motion estimation algorithms in combination with various median filter algorithms to provide noise suppression. The results …

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Technology Management In The Effective Implementation Of Change, Molly B. Kearns Jan 2004

Technology Management In The Effective Implementation Of Change, Molly B. Kearns

Theses

Organizational fitness is often achieved by making changes in business operations. These changes frequently involve the use of a new technology. The effective implementation of change is achieved by examining the benefits and challenges of technology management when making decisions. Important elements for consideration in technology management are technology evaluation, integration, planning, implementation, training, and change. A solution is proposed to combine and encompass all the elements of technology management to allow for the positive aspects and avoid the negative aspects of change implementation. The tool consists of principles to be addressed for each element.

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Trouble Report Decrease At An It Help Desk, Nori Montero Jan 2004

Trouble Report Decrease At An It Help Desk, Nori Montero

Theses

The purpose of this project is to help improve the internal customer service for the PRECISE. IT help desk. Specifically, this report will determine the root cause, or causes, of increased trouble reports after the installation of a new Wireless application. We will define the challenges the IT managers faced regarding the ability to embrace best practices for a complex IT environment. By this we will cover problems related to process assessment, mission, training, policy and how other companies are confronting the challenges of a service centered culture and TQM methodologies. This will help in understanding how these managers must …

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Use Of System Dynamics And Easel For Simulation Of The Software Development Process, Alicia Strupp Jan 2004

Use Of System Dynamics And Easel For Simulation Of The Software Development Process, Alicia Strupp

Theses

Team software development is a complex and mostly unpredictable process and is characterized by inefficient use of staff and calendar resources. Given the magnitude of software development costs, a deeper understanding of the process may suggest ways to improve resource utilization. Simulation modeling is a useful approach to study the dynamics of complex systems. System dynamics characterizes systems as collections of interacting, non-linear feedback loops. The foundations of system dynamics were developed at MIT in the early 1950s. Since that time, system dynamics has been applied to a large number of complex system domains. In the early 1980s, the system …

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Ethical Dilemmas In Retrospective Studies On Genital Surgery In The Treatment Of Intersexual Infants, Sharon Sytsma Jan 2004

Ethical Dilemmas In Retrospective Studies On Genital Surgery In The Treatment Of Intersexual Infants, Sharon Sytsma

Faculty Articles, Papers, and Other Scholarship

Intersexual infants and infants with other genital abnormalities often receive genital surgery for sex assignment or for normalizing purposes. The wisdom and beneficence of these practices have been questioned by intersexual individuals, support groups, some doctors, and the media. Because the practices have been developed without long-term studies to evaluate them, pediatric urologists and parents of such children must face decisions with very little guidance from empirical support. In the face of ignorance about what is really the best medical response to intersexuality or genital abnormalities, some have argued for a moratorium on infant genital surgery until empirical studies are …

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The Realization Of L2 Speech Events: A Quantitative Study Of Korean Speakers Of L2 English With Respect To Formality And Proficiency, Nevin Liddy Jan 2004

The Realization Of L2 Speech Events: A Quantitative Study Of Korean Speakers Of L2 English With Respect To Formality And Proficiency, Nevin Liddy

LSU Master's Theses

Guided written conversations were studied from English speakers at four different proficiency levels. They were analyzed according to their speech act realization, speech event realization, and conversation management (as reflected by three levels of speech acts: primary, secondary, and complementary). All four proficiency levels were found to be capable in the formulation of speech acts and events, demonstrating access to certain discourse principles at all levels. Language proficiency was found to effect the way in which a speech event was realized to a greater degree than the level of formality was found to effect the way in which the speech …

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The Effect Of Program Commitment On The Degree Of Participative Congruence And Managerial Performance In A Budgeting Setting, Kevin T. Breaux Jan 2004

The Effect Of Program Commitment On The Degree Of Participative Congruence And Managerial Performance In A Budgeting Setting, Kevin T. Breaux

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this research endeavor is to investigate the effect that the degree of participative congruence has on the relationship between program commitment and managerial performance. The degree of participative congruence (Clinton and Hunton 2001) is a new measure of participation designed to determine the amount of congruence between the perceived need for participation and the degree of participation allowed. This study used a questionnaire to evaluate the antecedents of and effects of the degree of participative congruence (DPC) in a budgeting setting. In order to investigate these effects, the questionnaire was mailed to a sample of 1,500 AICPA …

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Constructive Habituation As An Educational Approach To Process-Object Reification In Mathematics, Alonzo F. Peterson Jan 2004

Constructive Habituation As An Educational Approach To Process-Object Reification In Mathematics, Alonzo F. Peterson

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Sfard and Thompson (1994) state that what matters most is that educators develop ways of thinking, teaching, and learning mathematics. This study introduced constructive habituation, a new strategy developed to aid both students and teachers in the thinking, teaching, and learning of mathematics. Constructive habituation attempts to unite constructivist teaching methods aimed at supporting students’ conceptual understanding of content and habituationist teaching method aimed at establishing routine responses to routine tasks. This study is exploratory in nature, designed to investigate if constructive habituation is a more effective means than a traditional teaching method in helping students reach process-object reification as …

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Better Writing, Better Thinking: Using Legal Writing Pedagogy In The "Casebook" Classroom (Without Grading Papers), Mary Beth Beazley Jan 2004

Better Writing, Better Thinking: Using Legal Writing Pedagogy In The "Casebook" Classroom (Without Grading Papers), Mary Beth Beazley

Scholarly Works

In this Article, Professor Beazley proposes that a Legal Writing revolution is the next revolution in legal education, and that the revolution is not just coming, it has begun. She offers first steps for law school faculty to take in furtherance of this revolution. Professor Beazley argues that the pioneers of this new revolution are Legal Writing faculty. Section I of this Article examines some ways that the law school culture that segregates Legal Writing faculty has both promoted their opportunities to develop innovative pedagogies and inhibited their ability to share those pedagogies with other faculty. Section II explains certain …

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