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Distributed Source Separation Algorithms For Hyperspectral Image Processing, Stefan Robila Dec 2004

Distributed Source Separation Algorithms For Hyperspectral Image Processing, Stefan Robila

Department of Computer Science Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

This paper describes a new algorithm for feature extraction on hyperspectral images based on blind source separation (BSS) and distributed processing. I use Independent Component Analysis (ICA), a particular case of BSS, where, given a linear mixture of statistical independent sources, the goal is to recover these components by producing the unmixing matrix. In the multispectral/hyperspectral imagery, the separated components can be associated with features present in the image, the source separation algorithm projecting them in different image bands. ICA based methods have been employed for target detection and classification of hyperspectral images. However, these methods involve an iterative optimization …

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Studies Of High-K Isomers At Triumf-Isac, M. B. Smith, P. M. Walker, R. S. Chakrawarthy, R. A.E. Austin, G. C. Ball, J. J. Carroll, E. Cunningham, P. Finlay, P. E. Garrett, G. F. Grinyer, G. Hackman, B. Hyland, K. Koopmans, W. D. Kulp, J. R. Leslie, A. A. Phillips, R. Propri, P. H. Regan, F. Sarazin, M. A. Schumaker, H. C. Scraggs, T. Shizuma, C. E. Svensson, J. Von Schwarzenberg, J. C. Waddington, D. Ward, J. L. Wood, B. Washbrook, E. F. Zganjar Dec 2004

Studies Of High-K Isomers At Triumf-Isac, M. B. Smith, P. M. Walker, R. S. Chakrawarthy, R. A.E. Austin, G. C. Ball, J. J. Carroll, E. Cunningham, P. Finlay, P. E. Garrett, G. F. Grinyer, G. Hackman, B. Hyland, K. Koopmans, W. D. Kulp, J. R. Leslie, A. A. Phillips, R. Propri, P. H. Regan, F. Sarazin, M. A. Schumaker, H. C. Scraggs, T. Shizuma, C. E. Svensson, J. Von Schwarzenberg, J. C. Waddington, D. Ward, J. L. Wood, B. Washbrook, E. F. Zganjar

Faculty Publications

The properties of high-K isomers have been investigated by measuring γ rays from a source of the 31-year 178Hfm2 isomer and from the decay of implanted 178,179Lu beams. Low-intensity transitions have been identified in the decay of 178Hfm2, demonstrating a consistent extension of K-hindrance systematics to higher multipolarities, and elucidating the spin-dependence of the mixing between the two Kπ = 8- bands. A search is underway for new isomers in 178,179Lu and the preliminary results of the analysis are reported. © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Employment Discrimination In A High Velocity Labor Market, Alan Hyde Dec 2004

Employment Discrimination In A High Velocity Labor Market, Alan Hyde

Rutgers Law School (Newark) Faculty Papers

Silicon Valley employers employ few African-Americans, Latino/as, or older workers, yet do not fit the usual paradigms of employment discrimination: they exhibit no taste for uniformity and do not employ job tournaments or internal labor markets. A new model of employment discrimination attributes disparate hiring in Silicon Valley to a combination of: demands for specific skill sets at hiring (the opposite of the subjective criteria that have long beguiled scholars of discrimination) and concomitant refusal to train; hiring through networks of personal contacts; and rewards to career paths that alternate employment with self-employment. Overcoming the disparate impact of these employment …

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Who Speaks For The Working Poor?: A Preliminary Look At The Emerging Tetralogy Of Representation Of Low-Wage Service Workers, Alan Hyde Dec 2004

Who Speaks For The Working Poor?: A Preliminary Look At The Emerging Tetralogy Of Representation Of Low-Wage Service Workers, Alan Hyde

Rutgers Law School (Newark) Faculty Papers

Recent advocacy campaigns for low-wage service workers in New York City reveal a new pattern of representation by legal avocacy groups (like National Employment Law Project or law school clinics), governmental actors (like the state Attorney General or New York City Council), and immigrant rights groups. Such campaigns have won important economic and legal victories for Mexican workers in Korean greengroceries, West African delivery personnel for supermarkets and drug chains, and domestic workers. They have not, however, institutionalized workplace or political representation for these groups. Unions have either been passive, outmaneuvered, or played negative roles in these campaigns. This pattern …

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Occupation Failures And The Legality Of Armed Conflict: The Case Of Iraqi Cultural Property, Mary Ellen O'Connell Dec 2004

Occupation Failures And The Legality Of Armed Conflict: The Case Of Iraqi Cultural Property, Mary Ellen O'Connell

The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Working Paper Series

US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld dismissed the looting of the Iraqi National Museum in April 2003 by remarking, “stuff happens.” In doing so, he gave an early indication that in planning to invade Iraq, the Bush Administration failed to take seriously the legal obligations of an occupying power. Occupying powers have a variety of binding legal obligations, including obligations to stop looting, protect cultural property, and protect persons in detention. Yet, the Administration sent a wholly inadequate force to fulfill those obligations, and, more seriously, the force received no direct and imperative orders to do so. As a result, …

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The Paperless Chase: Electronic Voting And Democratic Values, Daniel P. Tokaji Dec 2004

The Paperless Chase: Electronic Voting And Democratic Values, Daniel P. Tokaji

The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Working Paper Series

The 2000 election ignited a fierce controversy over the machinery used for voting. Civil rights advocates have called for the replacement of outdated paper-based voting equipment, like the infamous “hanging chad” punch card. Yet the introduction of paperless technology, especially electronic “touchscreen” machines, has induced widespread concern that software might be rigged to alter election results. This article examines the debate over electronic voting, which raises fundamental questions about the democratic values that should guide the administration of elections. It frames the debate by defining four equality norms embodied in federal voting rights laws and the Constitution. Electronic voting has …

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The New Canon: Using Or Misusing Foreign Law To Decide Domestic Intellectual Property Claims , Edward S. Lee Dec 2004

The New Canon: Using Or Misusing Foreign Law To Decide Domestic Intellectual Property Claims , Edward S. Lee

The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Working Paper Series

This Article provides the first in-depth analysis of the use of foreign authorities to resolve issues related to domestic statutes, particularly focusing on intellectual property (IP) statutes. The study of IP statutes provides a fertile area of research because of the increased pressures for international protection of IP. The Article criticizes the current approach U.S. courts have taken to using foreign authorities in this area, which can best be described as ad hoc. The Article then sets forth a framework by which U.S. courts can decide, more systematically, when to rely on foreign authorities in IP cases. The Article fills …

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The Balance Between Higher Education Autonomy And Public Quality Assurance: Development Of The Portuguese System For Teacher Education Accreditation, Bártolo Campos Dec 2004

The Balance Between Higher Education Autonomy And Public Quality Assurance: Development Of The Portuguese System For Teacher Education Accreditation, Bártolo Campos

Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)

The accreditation systems of higher education institutions and/or programmes are becoming a policy measure used to find a balance between their autonomy and public assurance concerning the quality of the qualifications they award. This article analyses, from the point of view of this balance of power, the process of development of the Portuguese accreditation system aimed at providing public assurance that initial teacher education programmes are more driven by social demand, namely by the changing school education needs. ...

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Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/73 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Dec 2004

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/73 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Balance between higher education autonomy and public quality assurance : development of the Portuguese system for teacher education accreditation / Bártolo Campos.

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December 25, 2004 (Pages 6753-6818), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau Dec 2004

December 25, 2004 (Pages 6753-6818), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 34 (2004)

No abstract provided.

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Deregulation And Its Implications For Economic Growth, B.E. Aigbokhan Dec 2004

Deregulation And Its Implications For Economic Growth, B.E. Aigbokhan

Economic and Financial Review

The study found that real exchange rate has a positive and significant impact on growth, inflation has similar impact. Government fixed investment has negative significant impact on growth, and so does external debt. Fiscal deficit was found to have positive but insignificant impact on growth. As the period covered in the study contains twenty six pre-deregulation years, the influence of deregulation may not have been accurately captured. Partly to address this concern, a dummy variables was introduced for the SAP years. It was found not to be significant, implying that the (SAP) introduced since 1986 did not translate into long-run …

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Deregulation Of The Oil And Gas Industry In Nigeria, F. Kupolokun Dec 2004

Deregulation Of The Oil And Gas Industry In Nigeria, F. Kupolokun

Economic and Financial Review

This paper examine various developmental reforms in Nigeria Oil and Gas sector. The case study adopted is the survey method approach to ascertain various reforms in the sector. The findings revealed factors such as ( a) Petroleum Products scarcity ; (b) Funding problems for NNPC leading to irregular maintenance of refining and distribution facilities ; ( c) Refining capacity under-utilization ; ( d) Smuggling of Petroleum products; ( e) Divestment by marketers; (f) Wastages; (g) Adulteration of products and fire hazards; (h) Social and political unrest; (i) Poor economic growth; and (j) Rampant pipeline ruptures and vandalization. And, in tackling …

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Privatisation Of Public Utilities In Nigeria, Mike I. Obadan Dec 2004

Privatisation Of Public Utilities In Nigeria, Mike I. Obadan

Economic and Financial Review

This paper reviews the experience so far with the privatization of public utilities. To this end, the paper is organized into five sections. In order to underscore the essence of the programme, Section II makes a strong case for the privatization of public utilities in Nigeria while Section III discuses the significance of strategy and regulation in privatizing public utilities. Section IV is a review of the privatization journey so far with respect to public utilities. The fifth Section contains the concluding remarks.

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An Overview Of Nigeria's Economic Reform In-House Seminar On "Current Economic Reforms In Nigeria: The Case Of Deregulating The Downstream Petroleum Subsector", For Cbn Executive Staff, G.J. Donli Dec 2004

An Overview Of Nigeria's Economic Reform In-House Seminar On "Current Economic Reforms In Nigeria: The Case Of Deregulating The Downstream Petroleum Subsector", For Cbn Executive Staff, G.J. Donli

Economic and Financial Review

The article discusses the different reforms adopted by different administrations in addressing the crisis faced by our economy since 1960, most especially the current reforms being pursued by the Obasanjo administration. To achieve this, the rest of the paper is divided into four parts. Part two gives an Overview of the State of the Nigerian Economy with greater emphasis on the various economic reform programs put in place by successive governments to fine tune the economy to desired results.. The third part reviews the Current Economic Reform with particular emphasis on the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS), while …

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More Than Teacher Directed Or Child Initiated: Preschool Curriculum Type, Parent Involvement, And Children's Outcomes In The Child-Parent Centers, Elizabeth Graue, Melissa A. Clements, Arthur J. Reynolds, Michael D. Niles Dec 2004

More Than Teacher Directed Or Child Initiated: Preschool Curriculum Type, Parent Involvement, And Children's Outcomes In The Child-Parent Centers, Elizabeth Graue, Melissa A. Clements, Arthur J. Reynolds, Michael D. Niles

Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)

This study investigated the contributions of curriculum approach and parent involvement to the short- and long-term effects of preschool participation in the Title I Chicago Child-Parent Centers. …

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Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/72 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida Dec 2004

Education Policy Analysis Archives 12/72 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

More than Teacher Directed or Child Initiated: Preschool Curriculum Type, Parent Involvement, and Children, Äôs Outcomes in the Child-Parent Centers / Elizabeth Graue, Melissa A. Clements, Arthur J. Reynolds [and] Michael D. Niles.

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Toward A Systems Approach To Understanding Plant Cell Walls, Chris Somerville, Stefan Bauer, Ginger Brininstool, Michelle Facette, Thorsten Hamann, Jennifer Milne, Erin Osborne, Alex Paredez, Staffan Persson, Ted Raab, Sonja Vorwerk, Heather Youngs Dec 2004

Toward A Systems Approach To Understanding Plant Cell Walls, Chris Somerville, Stefan Bauer, Ginger Brininstool, Michelle Facette, Thorsten Hamann, Jennifer Milne, Erin Osborne, Alex Paredez, Staffan Persson, Ted Raab, Sonja Vorwerk, Heather Youngs

Faculty Publications

One of the defining features of plants is a body plan based on the physical properties of cell walls. Structural analyses of the polysaccharide components, combined with high-resolution imaging, have provided the basis for much of the current understanding of cell walls. The application of genetic methods has begun to provide new insights into how walls are made, how they are controlled, and how they function. However, progress in integrating biophysical, developmental, and genetic information into a useful model will require a system-based approach.

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Pascack Valley Hosp V. Local 464a Ufcw Dec 2004

Pascack Valley Hosp V. Local 464a Ufcw

2004 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

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Soppick V. W Conshohocken Dec 2004

Soppick V. W Conshohocken

2004 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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Fogleman V. Greater Hazleton Dec 2004

Fogleman V. Greater Hazleton

2004 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

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Johnson V. Atty Gen Usa Dec 2004

Johnson V. Atty Gen Usa

2004 Decisions

Agency

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Land Use Influence On The Characteristics Of Groundwater Inputs To The Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire, Thomas P. Ballestero, Robert Roseen, Gabriel F. Bacca-Cortes Dec 2004

Land Use Influence On The Characteristics Of Groundwater Inputs To The Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire, Thomas P. Ballestero, Robert Roseen, Gabriel F. Bacca-Cortes

PREP Reports & Publications

This research examines the sources and factors affecting nutrient-laden groundwater discharge to the Great Bay Estuary. To further understand this relationship, examination of groundwater residence time, a review of historic land uses, and nitrate source tracking strategies were used. Seven submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) sites were selected, and groundwater monitoring networks were installed to examine the relationship between land use and groundwater quality at the discharge zones. Field activities were performed in the summer and fall of 2003 and 2004. Estuarine water intrusion in groundwater discharge samples confounded the analyses for major ion chemistry and boron isotopes. CFC-derived and modeled …

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Murray Ledger And Times, December 23, 2004, Murray Ledger And Times Dec 2004

Murray Ledger And Times, December 23, 2004, Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

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Usx Corp V. Comm Social Security Dec 2004

Usx Corp V. Comm Social Security

2004 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania

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Gordon V. Atty Gen Usa Dec 2004

Gordon V. Atty Gen Usa

2004 Decisions

Agency

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Summary Of Young V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 98, Kristen T. Gallagher Dec 2004

Summary Of Young V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 98, Kristen T. Gallagher

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Defendant Young appealed his criminal conviction, specifically the district court’s decision to deny his motion to dismiss and appoint new counsel. Young maintained that the lower court did not properly inquire into the facts surrounding his motion.

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The Weekly Challenger, December 23, 2004, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al Dec 2004

The Weekly Challenger, December 23, 2004, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The December 23, 2004, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

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Constitutional Law—State Employees Have Private Cause Of Action Against Employers Under Family And Medical Leave Act—Nevada Department Of Human Resources V. Hibbs, 538 U.S. 721 (2003)., Gabriel H. Teninbaum Dec 2004

Constitutional Law—State Employees Have Private Cause Of Action Against Employers Under Family And Medical Leave Act—Nevada Department Of Human Resources V. Hibbs, 538 U.S. 721 (2003)., Gabriel H. Teninbaum

ExpressO

The Eleventh Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that non-consenting states are not subject to suit in federal court. Congress may, however, abrogate the states’ sovereign immunity by enacting legislation to enforce the provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment. In Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs, the Supreme Court of the United States considered whether Congress acted within its constitutional authority by abrogating sovereign immunity under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which allows private causes of action against state employers to enforce the FMLA’s family-leave provision. The Court held abrogation was proper under the FMLA and state …

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Usa V. Shambry Dec 2004

Usa V. Shambry

2004 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

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Second Baptist V. Twp Gilpin Dec 2004

Second Baptist V. Twp Gilpin

2004 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania

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