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Documents From The November 10, 2004 Meeting Of The Associated Students Of The University Of Montana (Asum), University Of Montana--Missoula. Associated Students

ASUM Senate Documents, 1919-2007

Documents from the November 10, 2004 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM), including an agenda and meeting minutes with associated exhibit documents.

Environmental Effects On Corrosion Properties Of Alloy 22, K. S. Raja, L. G. Mcmillion, Shantanu A. Namjoshi, Paige Russel, Raymond E. Keeler, Amy J. Smiecinski

Publications (YM)

During the regulatory life of the Yucca Mountain High Level Nuclear Waste (HLNW) repository the primary engineered barrier that is to prevent release of radioactive material into the environment is proposed to be a Corrosion-Resistant Material (CRM) outer shell covering the Waste Package (WP) container. The current selection for the CRM is Alloy 22 (UNS N06022), a Ni-Cr-Mo-W-Fe alloy. Alloy 22 forms a defective chromic oxide passive film which results in excellent corrosion resistance; the presence of molybdenum in Alloy 22 offers corrosion resistance in reducing environments as well as oxidizing environments.

Banner News, Robin Cazavilan, Megan Shadle, Josh Hutt, Breget Medley, James Bregenzer, Mollie Richert, Ashley Crouthamel, Brandon Kleinke, Jason Moore

Banner News

No abstract provided.

Modeling Alternate Strategies For Airline Revenue Management, Kapil Joshi

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Ever since the deregulation of the airline industry in 1978, fierce competition has made every airline try and gain a competitive edge in the market. In order to accomplish this, airlines are turning to advanced optimization techniques such as revenue management. Revenue management is a way for airlines to maximize capacity and profitability by managing supply and demand through price management.

Over the last few years research in the field of revenue management has steadily progressed from seat inventory control techniques such as single leg seat inventory and network inventory control to ticket pricing techniques. Ticket pricing techniques involve setting …

Gait-Based Recognition At A Distance: Performance, Covariate Impact And Solutions, Zongyi Liu

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

It has been noticed for a long time that humans can identify others based on their biological movement from a distance. However, it is only recently that computer vision based gait biometrics has received much attention. In this dissertation, we perform a thorough study of gait recognition from a computer vision perspective. We first present a parameterless baseline recognition algorithm, which bases similarity on spatio-temporal correlation that emphasizes gait dynamics as well as gait shapes. Our experiments are performed with three popular gait databases: the USF/NIST HumanID Gait Challenge outdoor database with 122 subjects, the UMD outdoor database with 55 …

The Lumberjack, November 10, 2004

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

The Spinnaker Vol. 28 No. 12, University Of North Florida

Spinnaker

Student newspaper for the UNF community.

The Origin Of Fe Ii Emission In Active Galactic Nuclei, J. A. Baldwin, Gary J. Ferland, K. T. Korista, F. Hamann, A. Lacluyzé

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications

We used a very large set of models of broad emission line region (BELR) clouds in active galactic nuclei to investigate the formation of the observed Fe II emission lines. We show that photoionized BELR clouds cannot produce both the observed shape and observed equivalent width of the 2200-2800 Å Fe II UV bump unless there is considerable velocity structure corresponding to a microturbulent velocity parameter v_turb≥100 km s^-1 for the locally optimally emitting cloud models used here. This could be either microturbulence in gas that is confined by some phenomenon such as MHD waves or a …

The Bg News November 10, 2004, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. November 10, 2004. Volume 95-Issue 56.

Minutes, Wilma B. Hogan Foundation Board Of Directors Meeting, Altrusa International Of Tampa, October 4, 1999 - November 10, 2004, Altrusa International Of Tampa Bay, Inc.

Altrusa International of Tampa Bay, Inc. - Records

The Wilma B. Hogan Foundation Board of Directors Meeting minutes for the Altrusa International of Tampa, for October 4, 1999 through November 10, 2004.

Minutes, Altrusa Club Of Tampa, January-November 2004, Altrusa International Of Tampa Bay, Inc.

Altrusa International of Tampa Bay, Inc. - Records

The meeting minutes for the Altrusa Club of Tampa from January through November 2004.

A Million Secondchandraview Of Cassiopeia A, Una Hwang, J. Martin Laming, Carles Badenes, Fred Berendse, John Blondin, Denis Cioffi, Tracey Delaney, Daniel Dewey, Robert Fesen

Dartmouth Scholarship

We introduce a million second observation of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A with the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. The bipolar structure of the Si-rich ejecta (northeast jet and southwest counterpart) is clearly evident in the new images, and their chemical similarity is confirmed by their spectra. These are most likely due to jets of ejecta as opposed to cavities in the circumstellar medium, since we can reject simple models for the latter. The properties of these jets and the Fe-rich ejecta will provide clues to the explosion of Cas A.

Mustang Daily, November 9, 2004

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

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

Ex. 281-Us-413, Craven Consulting Group

Hedden-Nicely Collection, All

A report of the Klamath Basin Fish Screen Inventory, Wood River Subbasin.

Ex. 281-Us-413, Craven Consulting Group

In re Klamath River (Klamath Tribe)

A report of the Klamath Basin Fish Screen Inventory, Wood River Subbasin.

Deletion/Substitution/Addition Algorithm For Partitioning The Covariate Space In Prediction, Annette Molinaro, Mark J. Van Der Laan

U.C. Berkeley Division of Biostatistics Working Paper Series

We propose a new method for predicting censored (and non-censored) clinical outcomes from a highly-complex covariate space. Previously we suggested a unified strategy for predictor construction, selection, and performance assessment. Here we introduce a new algorithm which generates a piecewise constant estimation sieve of candidate predictors based on an intensive and comprehensive search over the entire covariate space. This algorithm allows us to elucidate interactions and correlation patterns in addition to main effects.

In Situ Anomalous Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering From Metal Particles In Supported-Metal Catalysts. I. Theory, H. Brumberger, D. Hagrman, Jerry Goodisman, K. D. Finkelstein

Chemistry - All Scholarship

A supported-metal catalyst can be considered as a mixture of three homogeneous phases: support, void and metal. Information about the metal phase alone can be obtained using anomalous small-angle X-ray scattering (ASAXS), which requires measuring the SAXS for two different wavelengths near the metal's absorption edge. Herein, the conditions that must be obtained so that the difference between the two scattering profiles gives the scattering of the metal alone are presented. In a following contribution, the analysis will be applied to in situ ASAXS measurements made on mordenite impregnated with platinum metal while the temperature and composition of gas in …

Walker V. Atty Gen Usa

2004 Decisions

Agency

Duka V. Atty Gen Usa

2004 Decisions

Agency

The Bates Student - Volume 134 Number 08 - November 9, 2004, Bates College

The Bates Student

No abstract provided.

There Is Another Way: The Faculty-Developed Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Assessment For K-8 Pre-Service Teachers, David Squires, George F. Canney, Michael S. Trevisan

Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)

… This paper provides a brief history of major events in the field of literacy including teacher testing initiatives and policies, which led to the creation of the ICLA [Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Assessment]. A description of the ICLA assessment and its construction is provided, along with a report of initial performance. Implications and policy consequences of this approach are explored.

Geometric Acoustic Modeling Of The Lds Conference Center, Heather Smith

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis discusses the process of modeling a 21,000 seat fan-shaped auditorium using methods of geometric acoustics. Two commercial geometric acoustics software packages were used in the research: CATT-Acoustic™ 8.0 and EASE™ 4.1. The process first included creating preliminary models of the hall using published absorption coefficients for its surfaces and approximate scattering coefficients based on current best-known techniques. A detailed analysis determined the minimum numbers of rays needed in both packages to produce reliable results with these coefficient values. It was found that 100,000 rays were needed for CATT™ and 500,000 rays were needed for EASE™. Analysis was also …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/62 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

There is another way : the faculty-developed Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Assessment for K-8 Pre-Service Teachers / David Squires, George F. Canney [and] Michael S. Trevisan.

Low Power Technology Mapping And Performance Driven Placement For Field Programmable Gate Arrays, Hao, Li

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

As technology geometries have shrunk to the deep sub-micron (DSM) region, the chip density and clock frequency of FPGAs have increased significantly. This makes computer-aided design (CAD) for FPGAs very important and challenging. Due to the increasing demands of portable devices and mobile computing, low power design is crucial in CAD nowadays. In this dissertation, we present a framework to optimize power consumption for technology mapping onto FPGAs. We propose a low-power technology mapping scheme which is able to predict the impact of choosing a subnetwork covering on the ultimate mapping solution. We dynamically update the power estimation for a …

Metacow: A Public-Domain, High-Resolution, Fully-Digital, Noise-Free, Metameric, Extended-Dynamic-Range, Spectral Test Target For Imaging System Analysis And Simulation, Mark Fairchild, Garrett Johnson

Presentations and other scholarship

Standard, easily accessible, test targets have long served the field of color imaging as a foundation for comparison of the performance of various imaging systems and algorithms and the open and meaningful exchange of research results. This paper details the creation and application of a new digital color test target useful for research and development of color imaging systems. The target has several advantages over previous types of targets that include spatial resolution, dynamic range, spectral resolution, metameric properties, lack of noise, and continuous tonal variations. All these features can be important for visual assessment, computational analysis, and colorimetric evaluation. …

3d Simulation Of Prints For Improved Soft Proofing, Rohit Patil, Mark Fairchild, Garrett Johnson

Presentations and other scholarship

A display tool has been developed to perform simulation and three-dimensional rendering of prints in the quest towards achieving improved soft proofing capabilities. It was desired through this 3D simulation that the gloss and surface properties of hard-copy prints be represented on a display, which are absent in current 2D soft proofing workflows. The procedure is described along with the relevant historical work. The major components of the workflow are identified as: the gloss prediction model, and the representation of this gloss on a display using computer graphics rendering techniques. Psychophysical experiments were carried out to evaluate the usefulness of …

Testing Hdr Image Rendering Algorithms, Jiangtao Kuang, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Garrett Johnson, Mark Fairchild

Presentations and other scholarship

Eight high-dynamic-range image rendering algorithms were tested using ten high-dynamic-range pictorial images. A large-scale paired comparison psychophysical experiment was developed containing two sections, comparing the overall rendering performances and grayscale tone mapping performance respectively. An interval scale of preference was created to evaluate the rendering results. The results showed the consistency of tone-mapping performance with the overall rendering results, and illustrated that Durand and Dorsey’s bilateral fast filtering technique and Reinhard’s photographic tone reproduction have the best rendering performance overall. The goal of this experiment was to establish a sound testing and evaluation methodology based on psychophysical experiment results for …

Methods And Apparatus For In Vivo Identification And Characterization Of Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaques, Pedro Moreno, Robert A. Lodder, William O'Connor, James E. Muller

Internal Medicine Faculty Patents

Methods and apparatus for analyzing the chemical composition of vulnerable plaques with an intravascular catheter having a near-infrared light source, a fiber-optic probe, a mechanism for directing the light from the light source into a blood vessel, and detectors for detecting light reflected or scattered by the tissue. The light source may be a tunable laser, and may transmit an incident beam having a wavelength ranging from 1400 to 4100 nm. A computer may be included to receive and process the spectral data in the analysis of the vulnerable plaques. A catheter system may be configured to provide near-IR spectrometric …

Daily Eastern News: November 09, 2004, Eastern Illinois University

November

No abstract provided.

On Kamisar, Killing, And The Future Of Physician-Assisted Death, Norman L. Cantor

Rutgers Law School (Newark) Faculty Papers

In a famous 1958 article, Yale Kamisar brilliantly examined the hazards of abuse and of slippery slope extensions that subsequently, for 46 years, served to thwart legalization of physician-assisted death (PAD). This paper shows that during the same period law and culture have effectively accepted a variety of ways for stricken people to hasten death, with physicians involved in diverse roles. Those ways include rejection of nutrition and hydration, terminal sedation, administration of risky analgesics, and withholding or withdrawal of medical life support.

If these existing lawful modes of hastening death were widely acknowledged, the pressure to legalize voluntary active …