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Strengths And Challenges In Chinese Immigrant Families, Xiaolin Xie, Yan Xia, Zhi Zhou Oct 2004

Strengths And Challenges In Chinese Immigrant Families, Xiaolin Xie, Yan Xia, Zhi Zhou

Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences (through 2013)

This qualitative study involved interviewing 40 Chinese Americans residing in Lincoln and Omaha, NE, and Naperville, IL, on their perceptions of family strengths and acculturative stress. Themes related to family strengths include family support leading to achieving a renewed sense of family, contextual support from friends and community, communication among family members, spiritual well-being, and balancing host and heritage cultures. Themes pertaining to acculturative stress are language barriers, loneliness, and loss of social status and identity at the early stage of immigration. New dimensions are being added to the current family strengths model. Implications for health professionals are provided.

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Documentary Editing, Volume 26, Number 3, Fall 2004--Front Matter Oct 2004

Documentary Editing, Volume 26, Number 3, Fall 2004--Front Matter

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

Cover--Photo of "Plat of the Town of Indianapolis"--Title page--Publication page--Contents--Contributors

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Congress And The Multiparty, Multiform Trial Jurisdiction Act Of 2002: Meaningful Reform Or A Comedy Of Errors?, Angela J. Rafoth Oct 2004

Congress And The Multiparty, Multiform Trial Jurisdiction Act Of 2002: Meaningful Reform Or A Comedy Of Errors?, Angela J. Rafoth

Duke Law Journal

No abstract provided.

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Factors That Contribute To Nursing Job Satisfaction At Valley Hospital, Christopher Jones Oct 2004

Factors That Contribute To Nursing Job Satisfaction At Valley Hospital, Christopher Jones

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The United States is in the midst of a nursing shortage and it is expected to get even worse in the coming years due to several trends. These trends include the aging of the workforce where many nurses will be retiring in the next few years, the low enrollment in nursing schools, nurses leaving the profession for other fields of work and the lack of interest that many people are showing towards a career in nursing.

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Recent Editions--Fall 2004 Oct 2004

Recent Editions--Fall 2004

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

This quarterly bibliography of documentary editions recently published on subjects in the fields of American and British history, literature, and culture is generally restricted to scholarly first editions of English language works. In addition to the bIblIiographIcal references, Internet addresses are provided for the editorial project or the publisher.

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Effects Of Ramadan Fasting On Cardiovascular Diseases, Majda T. Benchekroun, Samya Moussamih Oct 2004

Effects Of Ramadan Fasting On Cardiovascular Diseases, Majda T. Benchekroun, Samya Moussamih

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

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Rit Dividends Fall 2004 Oct 2004

Rit Dividends Fall 2004

RIT Digital Archives

No abstract provided.

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Trapped In The Greenhouse?: Regulating Carbon Dioxide After Fda V. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., J. Christopher Baird Oct 2004

Trapped In The Greenhouse?: Regulating Carbon Dioxide After Fda V. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., J. Christopher Baird

Duke Law Journal

No abstract provided.

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Blocking Reduction Strategies In Hierarchical Text Classification, Ee Peng Lim, Aixin Sun, Wee-Keong Ng, Jaideep Srivastava Oct 2004

Blocking Reduction Strategies In Hierarchical Text Classification, Ee Peng Lim, Aixin Sun, Wee-Keong Ng, Jaideep Srivastava

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

One common approach in hierarchical text classification involves associating classifiers with nodes in the category tree and classifying text documents in a top-down manner. Classification methods using this top-down approach can scale well and cope with changes to the category trees. However, all these methods suffer from blocking which refers to documents wrongly rejected by the classifiers at higher-levels and cannot be passed to the classifiers at lower-levels. We propose a classifier-centric performance measure known as blocking factor to determine the extent of the blocking. Three methods are proposed to address the blocking problem, namely, threshold reduction, restricted voting, and …

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Compliant Encryption Of Jpeg2000 Codestreams, Yongdong Wu, Robert H. Deng Oct 2004

Compliant Encryption Of Jpeg2000 Codestreams, Yongdong Wu, Robert H. Deng

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

This paper presents a compliant encryption method for JPEG 2000 codestreams such that the encryption process does not introduce superfluous JPEG2000 markers in the protected codestream, i.e., the protected codestream preserves the syntax of the original codestream. The proposed encryption method works with any standard ciphers, incurs no storage overhead, introduces negligible computational cost and maintains all the desirable properties of the original JPEG 2000 codestream such as error resilience and scalability.

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Flexible Verification Of Mpeg-4 Stream In Peer-To-Peer Cdn, Tieyan Li, Yongdong Wu, Di Ma, Robert H. Deng Oct 2004

Flexible Verification Of Mpeg-4 Stream In Peer-To-Peer Cdn, Tieyan Li, Yongdong Wu, Di Ma, Robert H. Deng

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

The current packet based stream authentication schemes provide effective and efficient authentication over a group of packets transmitted on erasure channels. However, by fixing the packets in transmission, any packet manipulation will cause authentication failure. In p2p content delivery network where a proxy-in-the-middle is able to store, forward, transcode and transform the stream, previous schemes are simply unapplicable. To address the problem, we propose a flexible verification scheme that relies on special stream formats (i.e. Unequal Loss Protection ULP scheme [7]). We apply the so called Unequal Loss Verification ULV scheme into MPEG-4 framework. The encoding, packing, amortizing and verifying …

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Dynamic Access Control For Multi-Privileged Group Communications, Di Ma, Robert H. Deng, Yongdong Wu, Tieyan Li Oct 2004

Dynamic Access Control For Multi-Privileged Group Communications, Di Ma, Robert H. Deng, Yongdong Wu, Tieyan Li

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Recently, there is an increase in the number of group communication applications which support multiple service groups of different access privileges. Traditional access control schemes for group applications assume that all the group members have the same access privilege and mostly focus on how to reduce rekeying messages upon user joining and leaving. Relatively little research effort has been spent to address security issues for group communications supporting multiple access privileges. In this paper, we propose a dynamic access control scheme for group communications which support multiple service groups with different access privileges. Our scheme allows dynamic formation of service …

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Design And Analysis Of A Cooperative Medium Access Scheme For Wireless Mesh Networks, Arup Acharya, Archan Misra, Sorav Bansal Oct 2004

Design And Analysis Of A Cooperative Medium Access Scheme For Wireless Mesh Networks, Arup Acharya, Archan Misra, Sorav Bansal

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

This paper presents the detailed design and performance analysis of MACA-P, a RTS/CTS based MAC protocol, that enables simultaneous transmissions in wireless mesh networks. The IEEE 802.11 DCF MAC prohibits any parallel transmission in the neighborhood of either a sender or a receiver (of an ongoing transmission). MACA-P is a set of enhancements to the 802.11 MAC that allows parallel transmissions in situations when two neighboring nodes are either both receivers or transmitters, but a receiver and a transmitter are not neighbors. The performance of MACA-P in terms of system throughput is obtained through a simulation of the protocol using …

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Moore's Paradoxes, Evans's Principle And Self-Knowledge, John N. Williams Oct 2004

Moore's Paradoxes, Evans's Principle And Self-Knowledge, John N. Williams

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

I supply an argument for Evans’s principle that whatever justifies me in believing that p also justifies me in believing that I believe that p. I show how this principle helps explain how I come to know my own beliefs in a way that normally makes me the best authority on them. Then I show how the principle helps to solve Moore’s paradoxes.

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Legislative Ethics And Codes Of Conduct, Rick Stapenhurst, Riccardo Pelizzo Oct 2004

Legislative Ethics And Codes Of Conduct, Rick Stapenhurst, Riccardo Pelizzo

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

The purpose of this paper is to discuss why and how ethics reforms have been enacted by many parliaments in the course of the past decade. Our argument is fairly straightforward. Politicians’ perceived irresponsiveness, various forms of misconduct and corruption scandals have eroded voters’ trust in politicians and political institutions. In order to induce a more ethical behavior among politicians as well as to rebuild public trust in political institutions, ethics regimes have been adopted by several legislatures. Such regimes have generally taken two main forms: ethics codes and conduct codes. Ethics codes tend to be fairly general documents: they …

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Are Use Case And Class Diagrams Complementary In Requirements Analysis? An Experimental Study On Use Case And Class Diagrams In Uml, Keng Siau, Lihyunn Lee Oct 2004

Are Use Case And Class Diagrams Complementary In Requirements Analysis? An Experimental Study On Use Case And Class Diagrams In Uml, Keng Siau, Lihyunn Lee

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Despite the status of united modeling language (UML) as the de facto standard for object oriented modeling, it has received controversial reviews. The most controversial diagram in UML is the use case diagram. Some practitioners claim that use case diagrams are not valuable in requirements analysis and some have even argued that use case diagrams should not be part of UML. This research examined the values of use case diagram in interpreting requirements when use case diagrams are used in conjunction with class diagrams. In other words, the study investigated the possible synergetic values and relationships between the use case …

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Clip-Based Similarity Measure For Hierarchical Video Retrieval, Yuxin Peng, Chong-Wah Ngo Oct 2004

Clip-Based Similarity Measure For Hierarchical Video Retrieval, Yuxin Peng, Chong-Wah Ngo

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

This paper proposes a new approach and algorithm for the similarity measure of video clips. The similarity is mainly based on two bipartite graph matching algorithms: maximum matching (MM) and optimal matching (OM). MM is able to rapidly filter irrelevant video clips, while OM is capable of ranking the similarity of clips according to the visual and granularity factors. Based on MM and OM, a hierarchical video retrieval framework is constructed for the approximate matching of video clips. To allow the matching between a query and a long video, an online clip segmentation algorithm is also proposed to rapidly locate …

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Trust Establishment In Large Scale Grid Settings, Bo Zhu, Tieyan Li, Huafei Zhu, Mohan S . Kankanhalli, Feng Bao, Robert H. Deng Oct 2004

Trust Establishment In Large Scale Grid Settings, Bo Zhu, Tieyan Li, Huafei Zhu, Mohan S . Kankanhalli, Feng Bao, Robert H. Deng

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Trust establishment is hard in grid architecture by the ad hoc nature. To set up trust in large scale of network is more difficult. In this paper, we propose an automatic key management (AKM) model and corresponding key construction schemes. The hierarchical structure is formed automatically and scale seamlessly in arbitrary network sized. Regions are configured differently according to various levels of risks faced. The novel model provides an integrated solution for self-organized trust establishment, upon which rich appliances are securely supported. It is automatic, flexible, and scalable. Furthermore, simulation results show that computation costs due to the variations are …

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Things That Pass Away, James J. Lidington Oct 2004

Things That Pass Away, James J. Lidington

English Theses & Dissertations

"Things That Pass Away" is a memoir of family dynamics and my growth from childhood through my adult years. Through a series of essays about my father's failing mental state, my mom's death, my first marriage, and finding out about a longtime affair Dad had with a woman with whom he worked, I deal with the mechanics of my family and how they handled -- or not -- situations that defied being handled. They're stories that I tell as much out of a felt need to record them, to get them down before they dissolve into vapor, as to pay …

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The Meanings Of Biological Integrity, Diversity, And Environmental Health, Robert L. Fischman Oct 2004

The Meanings Of Biological Integrity, Diversity, And Environmental Health, Robert L. Fischman

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

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A Chronological Frame Of Reference For Ecological Integrity And Natural Conditions, Brian Czech Oct 2004

A Chronological Frame Of Reference For Ecological Integrity And Natural Conditions, Brian Czech

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

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Nuclear Legacy: Students Of Two Atomic Cities, By Maureen Mcquerry, Robert Neill Oct 2004

Nuclear Legacy: Students Of Two Atomic Cities, By Maureen Mcquerry, Robert Neill

Natural Resources Journal

No abstract provided.

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A Novel Log-Based Relevance Feedback Technique In Content-Based Image Retrieval, Steven C. H. Hoi, Michael R. Lyu Oct 2004

A Novel Log-Based Relevance Feedback Technique In Content-Based Image Retrieval, Steven C. H. Hoi, Michael R. Lyu

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Relevance feedback has been proposed as an important technique to boost the retrieval performance in content-based image retrieval (CBIR). However, since there exists a semantic gap between low-level features and high-level semantic concepts in CBIR, typical relevance feedback techniques need to perform a lot of rounds of feedback for achieving satisfactory results. These procedures are time-consuming and may make the users bored in the retrieval tasks. For a long-term study purpose in CBIR, we notice that the users' feedback logs can be available and employed for helping the retrieval tasks in CBIR systems. In this paper, we propose a novel …

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Full Issue, New Mexico Historical Review Oct 2004

Full Issue, New Mexico Historical Review

New Mexico Historical Review

No abstract provided.

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Modeling Yield Of Carbon-Nanotube/Silicon-Nanowire Fet-Based Nanoarray Architecture With H-Hot Addressing Scheme, Shanrui Zhang, Minsu Choi, Nohpill Park Oct 2004

Modeling Yield Of Carbon-Nanotube/Silicon-Nanowire Fet-Based Nanoarray Architecture With H-Hot Addressing Scheme, Shanrui Zhang, Minsu Choi, Nohpill Park

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

With molecular-scale materials, devices and fabrication techniques recently being developed, high-density computing systems in the nanometer domain emerge. An array-based nanoarchitecture has been recently proposed based on nanowires such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and silicon nanowires (SiNWs). High-density nanoarray-based systems consisting of nanometer-scale elements are likely to have many imperfections; thus, defect-tolerance is considered one of the most significant challenges. In this paper we propose a probabilistic yield model for the array-based nanoarchitecture. The proposed yield model can be used (1) to accurately estimate the raw and net array densities, and (2) to design and optimize more defect and fault-tolerant …

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Entertainment Media Violence: Roles For Extension Professionals, Kimberly Greder, Amina Charania Oct 2004

Entertainment Media Violence: Roles For Extension Professionals, Kimberly Greder, Amina Charania

Journal of Extension

This article highlights research findings and practical applications shared with over 1,800 professionals, volunteers, and parents during a national cooperative extension satellite series focused on entertainment media violence. Participants increased their awareness and understanding of the potential negative effects of entertainment media violence, as well as identified and took specific steps to address the issue locally. Extension is positioned well through its vast network and technology to deliver high-quality, timely, and cost-effective professional development to community partners.

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Establishing A 4-H Research Base Of Graduate Studies, Jan Scholl, Catherine Munya Oct 2004

Establishing A 4-H Research Base Of Graduate Studies, Jan Scholl, Catherine Munya

Journal of Extension

The study discussed in this article located graduate (or terminal degree) theses and dissertations about the 4-H program in order that a research base might be established to further research and improve 4-H programming. Nearly 1,550 studies were located, representing the years 1911 to 2002, from 130 institutions worldwide. Ten major categories of study were determined through qualitative content analysis.

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Taking Spanish-Speaking Countries To The County Through School Enrichment Programs, Scott D. Scheer, Gwen Wulford, Deborah Wilburn Robinson, Judy Conrad Oct 2004

Taking Spanish-Speaking Countries To The County Through School Enrichment Programs, Scott D. Scheer, Gwen Wulford, Deborah Wilburn Robinson, Judy Conrad

Journal of Extension

Many youth today do not have an opportunity to explore the Spanish language and culture. This article shares and explains how a new 4-H school enrichment program can bring the Spanish culture and language to children in elementary schools. A curriculum activity example is given, along with the results of an evaluation conducted with the children who participated in the program. This program provides Extension systems the opportunity to bring foreign language and culture to youth who would otherwise not have an opportunity for this type of experience.

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Parentnet: A Community Response To Parenting Education, Cathy Malley Oct 2004

Parentnet: A Community Response To Parenting Education, Cathy Malley

Journal of Extension

This article describes the creation and implementation of an ongoing parenting education initiative in Danbury, Connecticut. It includes information about community needs, coalition building, and a curriculum and process for community-based parenting programs. It describes the important role that Cooperative Extension Educators can take in providing leadership in building and maintaining coalitions that help parents, children, families, and communities.

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Exploitation, Exploration, And Firm Performance: The Case Of Small Manufacturing Firms In Japan, Takehiko Isobe, Shige Makino, David B. Montgomery Oct 2004

Exploitation, Exploration, And Firm Performance: The Case Of Small Manufacturing Firms In Japan, Takehiko Isobe, Shige Makino, David B. Montgomery

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between technological capabilities and firm performance. We divide technological capabilities into two types – exploitation, which refers to refinement, production and execution, and exploration, which refers to searching, flexibility, and innovation. Based on a sample of 302 small and medium-sized manufacturing firms in Japan, our analysis reveals that exploitation relates more positively to operational efficiency than exploration, and conversely, exploration relates more positively to strategic performance, such as technological innovation and new product development, than exploitation. Moreover, firms with superior exploitation capabilities tend to possess superior exploration skills. Our findings …

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