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The D-Tree: An Index Structure For Planar Point Queries Location-Based Wireless Services, Jianliang Xu, Baihua Zheng, Wang-Chien Lee, Dik Lun Lee

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Location-based services (LBSs), considered as a killer application in the wireless data market, provide information based on locations specified in the queries. In this paper, we examine the indexing issue for querying location-dependent data in wireless LBSs; in particular, we focus on an important class of queries, planar point queries. To address the issues of responsiveness, energy consumption, and bandwidth contention in wireless communications, an index has to minimize the search time and maintain a small storage overhead. It is shown that the traditional point-location algorithms and spatial index structures fail to achieve either objective or both. This paper proposes …

Logistics Network Design With Differentiated Delivery Lead Time: A Chemical Industry Case Study, Michelle Lee Fong Cheong, Rohit Bhatnagar, Stephen C. Graves

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Most logistics network design models assume exogenous customer demand that is independent of the service time or level. This paper examines the benefits of segmenting demand according to lead-time sensitivity of customers. To capture lead-time sensitivity in the network design model, we use a facility grouping method to ensure that the different demand classes are satisfied on time. In addition, we perform a series of computational experiments to develop a set of managerial insights for the network design decision making process.

Women's Voice, November/December 2004, Women's, Gender, And Sexuality Studies Program

Women's Voice (1991-2006)

No abstract provided.

Modeling Incomplete Longitudinal Data, Hakan Demirtas

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

This article presents a review of popular parametric, semiparametric and ad-hoc approaches for analyzing incomplete longitudinal data.

A Conversation With R. Clifford Blair On The Occasion Of His Retirement, Shlomo S. Sawilowsky

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

An interview was conducted on 23 November 2003 with R. Clifford Blair on the occasion on his retirement from the University of South Florida. This article is based on that interview. Biographical sketches and images of members of his academic genealogy are provided.

Review Of "Julian Of Norwich: Mystic And Theologian", New Ed. By G. Jantzen, Wendy E. Chmielewski

Library Staff Works

No abstract provided.

Geodetic And Sconstraints On Some Seismogenic Zone Processes In Costa Rica, Edmundo Norabuena, Timothy H. Dixon, Susan Schwartz, Heather Deshon, Andrew Newman, Marino Protti, Victor Gonzalez, Leroy Dorman, Ernst R. Flueh, Paul Lundgren, Fred Pollitz, Dan Sampson

School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications

New seismic and geodetic data from Costa Rica provide insight into seismogenic zone processes in Central America, where the Cocos and Caribbean plates converge. Seismic data are from combined land and ocean bottom deployments in the Nicoya peninsula in northern Costa Rica and near the Osa peninsula in southern Costa Rica. In Nicoya, inversion of GPS data suggests two locked patches centered at 14 ± 2 and 39 ± 6 km depth. Interplate microseismicity is concentrated in the more freely slipping intermediate zone, suggesting that small interseismic earthquakes may not accurately outline the updip limit of the seismogenic zone, the …

The Ellison Unitary Model In Conflict Resolution Training, Claire Michele Rice, Deryl G. Hunt

Peace and Conflict Studies

The Ellison Model Executive Mentoring Inclusive Community Building Model (The Ellison Model) is used in training people to initiate and implement inclusive community building (ICB) projects using executives and professionals from a variety of fields and industries to mentor university and pre-college students, all serving as mentors at each succeeding level of function. The model promotes ethical values and inclusion in community development. Participants at ICB conferences receive conflict resolution, relationship management and cultural sensitivity/diversity training through interactive and dramatic techniques. This essay examines the theoretical premises upon which The Model bases its philosophies. Theories examining the nexus between culture …

Illuminations, Fall Issue, November 2004, Ucf Libraries

Libraries' Newsletters

No abstract provided.

The Inaugural Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference (Brochure), William & Mary Law School

2004 Property Conference

No abstract provided.

Service-Learning Opportunities That Include Students With Moderate And Severe Disabilities, Harold Kleinert, Virginia Mcgregor, Michelle Durbin, Tina Blandford, Karen Jones, Josh Owens, Beth Harrison, Sally Miracle

Disabilities

Picture this scenario: For Young at Heart, a monthly social and recreational event targeted specifically for senior citizens, students with moderate and severe disabilities worked with Key Club members to plan and cook a dinner for seniors, as well as plan the entertainment for the evening. During the event, students helped prepare the meal, served it, and participated in the social activities. After a successful evening, the students wrote letters to local businesses to solicit funding for the next event. Students and their peer partners composed reflections and planned a celebration. Teachers included videotaped reflections and activities into students’ alternate …

E Trade Iii Cdo Term Sheet, Merrill Lynch International

Documents

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Jupiter High-Grade Cdo Pitchbook, Maxim Advisory Llc

Documents

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Foraging Patterns Of Male Tiaris Olivacea (Yellow-Faced Grassquits) In Different Flock Sizes, November 2004, Chai Blair-Stahn

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Flock sizes can have both positive and negative consequences on foraging time of birds. It has been shown that increased flock size decreases any given bird’s time spent scanning for predators and will allow them to increase their foraging time. In this paper I study male Tiaris olivacea (Yellow-faced Grassquits) in different flock sizes in the San Luis Valley, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. A total of 21 groups of T. olivacea were recorded in sizes of 1-50. No significant correlation was found between group size and time spent foraging by males when all data points were analyzed (p = 0.0553, R …

Trail Fidelity In Atta Cephalotes, November 2004, Amy Romer

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Trail fidelity in Atta cephalotes was tested through marking experiments by comparing the movement of 500 marked workers that were removed but replaced on the same trail with the movement of a separate group of 500 marked workers that were displaced to a new trail. Trail fidelity was very high for replaced workers: 94% of workers observed at a census 24 hours after marking remained on the original trail. Trail fidelity was such a strong force in displaced ant behavior that by 24 hours after marking 74% had returned to their original trail. This indicates that worker ants are orientated …

University Reporter - Volume 09, Number 03 - November 2004

1996-2009, University Reporter

This issue of the University Reporter includes articles about a partnership between UMass Boston and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the relocation of the Massachusetts Office of Dispute Resolution to UMass Boston, professor of science education Arthur Eisenkraft, the Nellie Mae Education Foundation's support of the Urban Scholars Program, and other news from UMass Boston.

Monitor Newsletter Monthly, November 2004, Bowling Green State University

Monitor

Official Publication of Bowling Green State University for Faculty and Staff

Bard Free Press, Vol. 6, No. 2 (November 1, 2004), Bard College

Bard Free Press - All Issues (2000-2018)

No abstract provided.

Apocalyptic Terrorism: The Case For Preventive Action, Joseph Mcmillan

Strategic Forums

This policy brief examines the growing threat posed by apocalyptic, religiously motivated terrorist movements, particularly al Qaeda, and argues that their ideology, intent, and capabilities require a reassessment of international norms governing the use of force. Unlike earlier terrorist groups constrained by political objectives, apocalyptic terrorists seek mass casualties and reject traditional limits on violence, making purely reactive or law-enforcement approaches inadequate. The brief contends that under certain circumstances states must retain the ability to take preventive action, including military operations on foreign territory, when governments are unwilling or unable to suppress terrorist threats within their borders. Drawing on principles …

The Bg News November 1, 2004, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. November 1, 2004. Volume 95-Issue 49.

Intelligent, Pervasive And Context-Aware Promotion Delivery Framework For Wireless Mobile Devices, Karthik Harihar

Theses and Dissertations

Mobile devices are now powerful systems and are the main vehicles for m- commerce. Market research predicts enormous potential for m-commerce applications and services [9], [10], [11], [12]. Unique features such as portability, location-awareness and personalization make mobile devices effective tools for targeted advertising. Several mobile marketing frameworks have been designed that deliver promotions based on location information and user preferences [3], [4], [5]. These frameworks have several drawbacks that need to be addressed in order to be effective. The aim of this thesis is to research a simple and efficient framework for targeted and personalized advertising. This work presents …

Mucuna Urens Dispersal By Agoutis (Dasyprocta Punctata) In The Monteverde Area Of Costa Rica, November 2004, Melissa Senf

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Mucuna urens (Papilionaceae) is a large-seeded liana that is largely dispersed by scatterhoarding mammals. Agoutis (Dasyprocta punctata) are one of the most common scatterhoarding dispersers in Costa Rica and are a known disperser of M. urens. D. punctata in two locations in Monteverde, Costa Rica, were presented with 203 flagged M. urens seeds, in groups of twenty, over a period of 16 days. The seeds were recovered after the D. punctata had cached them or the flags were collected for those eaten. There was no significant difference between the number of seeds eaten and the number of seeds cached (p …

Soil Microfungi In The Forest-Agricultural Landscape Of San Luis, Costa Rica, November 2004, Ellyn Yakowenko

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Soil microfungi are known to play key roles in ecosystem function and are often the first indicators of a breakdown in stability (Volk 2001). This study compares soil microfungal abundance and diversity across a tropical human land use gradient in the San Luis valley of Costa Rica. Microfungi were cultured from soil samples collected from primary forest, secondary forest, pasture, and coffee farm sites using the Soil Dilution Plate Technique (Christensen 2001). Thirty-six soil samples yielded a total of 17,321 isolates of 41 different morphological species. Each habitat type was characterized by the dominance of a few abundant species while …

Ithomiinae Visitation To A Source Of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids (Ageratum Cf. Reedii) And Proximity To Mating Leks, November 2004, Katrina Welch

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Ithomiinae butterflies are protected from predation by pyrrolizidine alkaloids. These compounds are acquired as adults primarily from nectars, and, in the case of females from males via spermatophores. Nectar sources are most common outside of the forest, where Ithomiine collect in large aggregations, called leks, where mating occurs. In these leks males also use PA’s as precursors for mating pheromones. Visits to floral sources of protective compounds by Ithomiinae butterflies is 90-99% male (Drummond 1976). Three hypotheses explain this phenomenon. 1) females are constrained to obtain these pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA’s) from males via spermatophores passed while mating, 2) females prefer …

Evidence For Floral Mimicry In Epidendrum Radicans (Orchidaceae) With Asclepias Curassavica (Apocynaceae) And Lantana Camara (Verbenaceae), November 2004, Sarah Dupre

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Floral mimicry may occur between plant species with geographic overlap, similar flowering times and a shared set of pollinators. To demonstrate mimicry in such species, visitors must enhance fitness of individual flowering plants. This study focuses on potential floral mimicry for a Neotropical roadside weed, Epidendrum radicans (Orchidaceae), which produces no nectar but resembles nectar-producing, sympatric and phenologically similar plant species, Asclepias curassavica (Apocynaceae) and Lantana camara (Verbenaceae). Twenty pollinia of E. radicans were placed in four different groups. One containing the orchid alone, the second consisting of the orchid and A. curassavica, the third consisting of the orchid and …

Epiphytic Lichen Communities On Ficus Spp. Microhabitats In Relation To Canopy Density, November 2004, Tom Mcfarland

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

The purpose of this study was to determine if and how much forest canopy density affects the richness and composition of epiphytic lichen communities in Tropical Premontane Moist Forest. Lichen communities on the trunk and in the canopy on nine Ficus trees were examined. Friedman’s test was used to assess differences in lichen richness along a vertical gradient on trees, and Spearman rank test was used to look for a correlation between canopy density and lichen richness. Average habitat breadth between zones and between trees was also calculated. The results showed that there are significant differences in lichen richness across …

Changes In Avian Communities In The San Luis Valley, Costa Rica, November 2004, Nicholas Kovacs

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

In this experiment, avifauna of the transformed Costa Rican premontane moist forest was censused using fixedradius point counts within three habitats. Species abundance for all observed birds was calculated based on these observations. Study sites included pasture and fragmented secondary forest. Species abundance was compared to previous values known for the area from a 1993 study. For the 51 species observed in the area, 31 showed frequency changes. Twenty-six of the 31 were negative declines, and five showed positive increases in population. Four species declined from common to rare, three species declined from fairly common to rare and two new …

Effects Of Coffee Agroecosystems On Moth Diversity In San Luis, Costa Rica, November 2004, Nathaniel Talbot

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

The majority of Costa Rica’s primary forests have been fragmented and converted to agricultural landscape. Fragmentation studies based on Island Biogeography Theory and Hubble Unified Theory typically view the degraded area surrounding forests as uninhabitable, however, most agroecosystems actually serve as viable habitat to a subset of natural communities as well as a number of colonizing species. As a follow up to Rickets et al (2000) who studied moths in a tropical, agricultural landscape, this study focuses on how moth diversity is affected by coffee plantations in San Luis, Costa Rica. Moths were collected from three sites: a forest, a …

Clark Memorandum: Fall 2004, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, J. Reuben Clark Law School

The Clark Memorandum

• On the Shoulders of Giants (Elder Boyd K. Packer)
• How Do We Practice Our Religion While We Practice? (Thomas B. Griffith)
• In His Own Words (Monte Stewart)
• The Essence of Lawyering in an Atmosphere of Faith (Kevin J Worthen)

The Pending Reinvigoration Of Boyd: Personal Papers Are Protected By The Privilege Against Self-Incrimination, Aaron M. Clemens

Northern Illinois University Law Review

This article delineates the extent that personal papers and diaries are protected against being used to incriminate a person who had been compelled to produce them. It examines the way the Fifth Amendment privilege has been interpreted by the United States Supreme Court in relation to personal papers, places this jurisprudence in context, and posits a conclusion based on the Court's recent trends. It concludes that the Court should not allow American law enforcement officials to compel examination of a person's personal papers yet prosecute this person based on these compelled disclosures.