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A Note On The Orientation Of Symmetric Rigid Bodies Sedimenting In A Power-Law Fluid, Ashuwin Vaidya Dec 2005

A Note On The Orientation Of Symmetric Rigid Bodies Sedimenting In A Power-Law Fluid, Ashuwin Vaidya

Department of Mathematics Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

We study the terminal orientation of symmetric bodies translating in a quiescent liquid modeled by the power-law fluid. We are able to show by invoking the symmetries of the sedimenting body and the Stokes flow field that at small Reynolds numbers, the competition of inertial and shear-thinning (or shear-thickening) contributions to the torque does not cause the tilt angle that is observed in experiments performed on viscoelastic liquids with shear-thinning properties.

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Chinese-Brazilian Protocol On Distribution Of Cbers Products, Jose Monserrat Filho, Alvaro Fabricio Dos Santos Dec 2005

Chinese-Brazilian Protocol On Distribution Of Cbers Products, Jose Monserrat Filho, Alvaro Fabricio Dos Santos

Journal of Space Law

Appended Protocol: Complementary Protocol to the Framework Agreement Between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil on Cooperation in the Peaceful Application of Outer Space Science and Technology on the Cooperation for the CBERS Application System

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International Cooperation For Sustainable Space Development, Chukeat Noichim Dec 2005

International Cooperation For Sustainable Space Development, Chukeat Noichim

Journal of Space Law

No abstract provided.

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Who Is Listening To Local Communities? Connections Between Chicago Region Community-Based Organizations And Regional, State, And National Policy Initiatives, Center For Urban Research And Learning, Philip Nyden, Nathan Benefield, Maureen Hellwig Dec 2005

Who Is Listening To Local Communities? Connections Between Chicago Region Community-Based Organizations And Regional, State, And National Policy Initiatives, Center For Urban Research And Learning, Philip Nyden, Nathan Benefield, Maureen Hellwig

Center for Urban Research and Learning: Publications and Other Works

As the Chicago metropolitan area continues to grow, a number of plans have been authored by a variety of regional civic organizations. “Regional equity” and “smart growth” have been suggested as organizing principles in some, while economic growth and public revenues have been the focus of others. However, the ongoing role of local community voices in past, present, and future plans is a critical matter. The extent to which future direction of our city and suburbs is informed by local needs partially hinges on the integration of local communities in regional policy debates on both comprehensive plans and specific policy …

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Transvergence In Art History, Ami Davis Dec 2005

Transvergence In Art History, Ami Davis

SWITCH

SWITCH Issue 20 explores the theme of “Transvergence” in preparation for the ISEA2006 Symposium, hosted in San Jose as part of the ZeroOne Festival. This issue brings together ideas from artists, scientists, educators, and others to examine hybrid cultural experiences that transcend disciplines.

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An Interview With Nikki Stott Of The Biojewellery Project, Nora Raggio Dec 2005

An Interview With Nikki Stott Of The Biojewellery Project, Nora Raggio

SWITCH

This article explores the concept of transvergence in art history, which is described as an approach that challenges the boundaries between art and science. Unlike interdisciplinary art, which involves collaboration while preserving the distinctions between fields, transdisciplinary art removes the distinction.

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Noetic Spaces: The Human Mind And The Sense Of Reality, Niko Shido Dec 2005

Noetic Spaces: The Human Mind And The Sense Of Reality, Niko Shido

SWITCH

In this article, the author looks at how our minds create our sense of reality and how computers and virtual reality can imitate or expand those inner worlds. Using examples from medicine and psychology, the author shows how virtual environments can help us better understand other people’s experiences and even change how we see our own.

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Texas & Transvergence, James Morgan, Michael Weisart, Ethan Miller Dec 2005

Texas & Transvergence, James Morgan, Michael Weisart, Ethan Miller

SWITCH

This article documents the SWITCH team’s attendance at the 2005 South by Southwest Interactive Festival. The team examined how shared language, skills, and ideas overlap within a large conference.

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On Being Trans, And Under The Radar: Tales From The Actlab, Allucquére Rosanne Stone Dec 2005

On Being Trans, And Under The Radar: Tales From The Actlab, Allucquére Rosanne Stone

SWITCH

In this article, the author reflects on being trans and on the ACTLab, a creative teaching space. The author describes how language, identity, and new media practices evolve, and how the ACTLab embraces that fluidity by encouraging students to make work that defies categories and lives “under the radar.”

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A Chat With Steve Dietz And Joel Slayton, Rachel Beth Egenhoefer Dec 2005

A Chat With Steve Dietz And Joel Slayton, Rachel Beth Egenhoefer

SWITCH

This chat between ISEA Festival/Symposium Director Steve Dietz, ISEA’s Academic Symposium Chair Joel Slayton, and CADRE Professor Rachel Beth Egenhoefer explores the idea of “transvergence,” a creative space where art, technology, and research come together to create new forms of collaboration.

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Using An Easy-To-Use And Free Tool In Teaching And Researching Networks And Security Issues, Victor A. Clincy Dec 2005

Using An Easy-To-Use And Free Tool In Teaching And Researching Networks And Security Issues, Victor A. Clincy

Faculty Articles

ITGuru is a powerful simulation environment developed by OpNET Corporation. ITGuru is unique because of its ability to model the entire networking domain, including its routers, switches, protocols, servers, and the individual applications they support. ITGuru improves network researchers' and instructors' ability to identify and solve problems throughout the network. The OpNET Corporation provides a FREE academic copy of their simulation environment to universities for both teaching and research.

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Water Quality Changes Of Underground Mines In Northern West Virginia, Jennifer Demchak Dec 2005

Water Quality Changes Of Underground Mines In Northern West Virginia, Jennifer Demchak

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Acid mine drainage (AMD) is a serious problem from both abandoned surface and underground mines, and about 10,000 km of streams have been impacted by AMD in the northeastern U.S. (Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, and West Virginia). Streams in the region have shown improvement over time and this improvement has been partly attributed to reclamation of mined sites and natural attenuation of AMD impacts. This study was initiated to determine the water quality changes from underground mines over time in northern West Virginia. In order to compare chemistry data across years and seasons with varying flow, relationships between discharge rates and …

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A Web-Based Environment For Automated Dental Identification Research, Satyasrinivas Chekuri Dec 2005

A Web-Based Environment For Automated Dental Identification Research, Satyasrinivas Chekuri

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS), division of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), include in its strategic plan the creation of an Automated Dental Identification System (ADIS), a Post Mortem Dental Identification System.;This project aims at designing an end-to-end web-interface to meet the requirements of ADIS like Identification, Maintenance and Bridge Modules. In Identification Mode the subject record will be uploaded by the user and the match list is obtained as result. Maintenance Mode enables uploading of reference records and to populate the database with preprocessing data. Bridge Module enables researchers from other universities to use the database designed …

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The Design, Construction And "Optimization" Of A Binder Pitch Refining Unit, Kevin D. Whiteman Dec 2005

The Design, Construction And "Optimization" Of A Binder Pitch Refining Unit, Kevin D. Whiteman

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Pitches have been important to mankind for hundreds of years. One of the most important pitches used in industry today is binder pitch. Binder pitch is used to make anodes for the aluminum industry. The supply of high quality binder pitch has been steadily decreasing. A process has been developed to produce binder pitch from coal at West Virginia University, but this pitch in this process requires refining.;The focus of this thesis was to design, and construct a bench top wiped film evaporator system to refine that pitch. From the data collected in this thesis, the process was scaled up …

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A Proposed Design For The Broadband Microwave Distributed Amplifiers, Ali A. Ali, M. S. Abdulwahaab, Azad Raheem Kareem Dec 2005

A Proposed Design For The Broadband Microwave Distributed Amplifiers, Ali A. Ali, M. S. Abdulwahaab, Azad Raheem Kareem

Iraqi Journal of Computers, Communications, Control and Systems Engineering

In this paper, a new method for the design of the broadband RF/microwave amplifiers employing distributed amplification is presented. It proposes to use stages with asymmetric lumped elements (inductances and capacitances) in the gate and drain circuits of the amplifier instead of symmetric elements in order to control the frequency response and to achieve a flat gain over a large bandwidth. The need for impedance matching problems is also solved. Simulation result obtained demonstrates that the new design gives better frequency response as compared to the conventional distributed amplifiers even without optimization

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Digital System For Aircraft Attitude Measurement, Moayad Shawqi M., M. Al-Faysal, Haider Khudher Lateef Dec 2005

Digital System For Aircraft Attitude Measurement, Moayad Shawqi M., M. Al-Faysal, Haider Khudher Lateef

Iraqi Journal of Computers, Communications, Control and Systems Engineering

Aircraft convention defines the attitude parameters in terms of three angles: roll, pitch and heading. These angles are referenced to the local horizontal plane defined by gravity vector. Attitude information for aircraft is obtained by using spinning rotor or ring laser gyroscopes. These systems are very precise but they suffer from many problems such as high cost, large size and weight and the requirements for elaborate and intricate mechanical structure. These problems can be reduced by the exploitation of the micro machined technology. In this work, an attitude measuring system based on the ADXL202 accelerometer, the HMC2003 magnetic sensor and …

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Design And Implementation Of A General Purpose Transmitter Based On Microcontroller At89c52, Munqith A. Al-Baker, Ameera Ali Salman Dec 2005

Design And Implementation Of A General Purpose Transmitter Based On Microcontroller At89c52, Munqith A. Al-Baker, Ameera Ali Salman

Iraqi Journal of Computers, Communications, Control and Systems Engineering

The purpose of this paper is to design an efficient, reliable, fast, easy to extend, andsmall size experimental real-time operating system kernel for uniprocessor multitasksystem. It is a kernel with an underlying formal model based on periodic and sporadic taskswith guaranteed response time requirements to tasks and shared software resources. It isdistinguished by the programming model it supports and its use of a new processorscheduling and resource allocation.The kernel represents a nucleus of supervisory softwareto perform the required real–time functions. It logically runs and coordinates concurrentand physically asynchronous activities. It offers appropriate synchronization and taskcommunication mechanism among tasks.

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Reduced Order Strapdown Terrestrial Ins Algorithm, Salam A. Ismail Dec 2005

Reduced Order Strapdown Terrestrial Ins Algorithm, Salam A. Ismail

Iraqi Journal of Computers, Communications, Control and Systems Engineering

Strapdown system algorithms are the mathematical definition of processes which convert the measured outputs of Inertial Navigation System (INS) sensors that are fixed to a vehicle body axis into quantities which can be used to control the vehicle. In this work, a reduced and fast terrestrial strapdown INS algorithm was developed and implemented for three-degree of freedom (3DOF). The evaluation of the algorithm is based on the accuracy of the proposed algorithm with real data.

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A Dynamic Economic Dispatch Solution Method Using Hopfield Neural Network, Q. M. Alias, F. Ben Hameda Dec 2005

A Dynamic Economic Dispatch Solution Method Using Hopfield Neural Network, Q. M. Alias, F. Ben Hameda

Iraqi Journal of Computers, Communications, Control and Systems Engineering

This paper analyzes and tests a proposed neural network (NN) to solve the Dynamic Economic Dispatch (DED) as part of the unit commitment problem. The proposed NN is a fast and direct computation solver using a Hopfield model for solving the dynamic economic dispatch problem of thermal generators which is a dynamic optimization problem taking into account the constraints imposed on system operation by generator ramping rate limits. Formulations for solving the ED and DED problems are explored. Through the application of these formulations, direct computation instead of iterations for solving the problem becomes possible. Not like the usual Hopfield …

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Design And Implementation Of Real-Time Executive (Rtdm) For Multitask System, Dhuha Basheer Abdullh, Basil Shukur Mohammed Dec 2005

Design And Implementation Of Real-Time Executive (Rtdm) For Multitask System, Dhuha Basheer Abdullh, Basil Shukur Mohammed

Iraqi Journal of Computers, Communications, Control and Systems Engineering

The purpose of this paper is to design an efficient, reliable, fast, easy to extend, and small size experimental real-time operating system kernel for uniprocessor multitask system. It is a kernel with an underlying formal model based on periodic and sporadic tasks with guaranteed response time requirements to tasks and shared software resources. It is distinguished by the programming model it supports and its use of a new processor scheduling and resource allocation.The kernel represents a nucleus of supervisory software to perform the required real–time functions. It logically runs and coordinates concurrent and physically asynchronous activities. It offers appropriate synchronization …

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Design And Implementation Of A Single Layer Feed Forward Neural Network Using Stand-Alone Architecture Fpgas-Based Platform, Waleed A. Mahmood, Monther H., Mothana H. Dec 2005

Design And Implementation Of A Single Layer Feed Forward Neural Network Using Stand-Alone Architecture Fpgas-Based Platform, Waleed A. Mahmood, Monther H., Mothana H.

Iraqi Journal of Computers, Communications, Control and Systems Engineering

A single layer feed-forward neural network are proposed and implemented using the schematic editor of the Xilinx foundation series 2.1i. First the mathematical model of the data set (weights and inputs) is presented in a matrix multiplication format. Secondly the five design stages are presented and implemented without using the finite state machine, which control the processes of the forward propagation phase, error calculation, and the training algorithm. Finally the design can be optimized to decrease the total execution time and to minimize the cost, which eventually will increase the performance and improve the function density.

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Implementation Of Link Quality Evaluation Unit For Hf Modems, Siddeq Y. Ameen, Muhaned I. Al-Farras, Wial Abdulhassan Dec 2005

Implementation Of Link Quality Evaluation Unit For Hf Modems, Siddeq Y. Ameen, Muhaned I. Al-Farras, Wial Abdulhassan

Iraqi Journal of Computers, Communications, Control and Systems Engineering

Link quality evaluation unit is very essential in recent digital data receiver especially in time vary channel such as HF and mobile radio. It provides the adaptive detector with the required information or parameters optimize its performance from the power and rate points of views. These information parameters include the signal-tonoise ratio, Doppler spread, channel severity and the estimate of the sampled impulse response of the channel. Efficient schemes for the estimation of HF channel were presented. The chosen parameters are the Doppler spread, channel severity and the signal-to-noise ratio which are the dominant ionosheric propagation parameters. Computer simulation tests …

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Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Decks For Military Applications, Srikanth Mantri Dec 2005

Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Decks For Military Applications, Srikanth Mantri

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The U.S. Marine Corps is aiming to replace the M105 cargo trailers, M149 water tank trailers, and the M353 utility trailers with a new trailer platform known as the Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement Trailers (MTVR-T). This project focused on developing a MTVR-T type trailer using Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer composite decks. Systems & Electronics Inc. (SEI) provided the initial design for the prototype trailer. Prodeck 4 was chosen as the decking material for the prototype trailer.;A detailed FE model of the FRP deck and steel support assembly was built. Four operational and transportation load conditions as identified by SEI were …

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Properties Of Chain Programs Over Difference Constraints, John E. Argentieri Dec 2005

Properties Of Chain Programs Over Difference Constraints, John E. Argentieri

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Chain Programming is a restricted form of linear programming in which there exists a total ordering over the program variables. In other words, the constraints x1 ≤ x 2 ≤ ... ≤ xn are either implicitly or explicitly part of the constraint system. At the present juncture, it is not clear whether an arbitrary Chain Program is easier to solve than a linear program, either asymptotically or computationally. This thesis presents a variety of interesting properties pertaining to the case in which a Chain Program is constituted entirely of difference constraints. Deciding the feasibility of a system of difference constraints …

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Human Error And General Aviation Accidents: A Comprehensive, Fine-Grained Analysis Using Hfacs, Douglas Wiegmann, Troy Faaborg, Albert Boquet, Cristy Detwiler, Kali Holcomb, Scott Shappell Dec 2005

Human Error And General Aviation Accidents: A Comprehensive, Fine-Grained Analysis Using Hfacs, Douglas Wiegmann, Troy Faaborg, Albert Boquet, Cristy Detwiler, Kali Holcomb, Scott Shappell

Publications

The Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) is a theoretically based tool for investigating and analyzing human error associated with accidents and incidents. Previous research performed at both the University of Illinois and the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute has successfully shown that HFACS can be reliably used to analyze the underlying human causes of both commercial and general aviation (GA) accidents. These analyses have helped identify general trends in the types of human factors issues and aircrew errors that have contributed to civil aviation accidents. The next step was to identify the exact nature of the human errors identified. …

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An Ontological View Of The Kingdom Of God In Gutierrez, Segundo, Boff, And Sobrino, Hugo Monroy Dec 2005

An Ontological View Of The Kingdom Of God In Gutierrez, Segundo, Boff, And Sobrino, Hugo Monroy

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The great majority of the four hundred and fifty million people in Latin America are poor and oppressed. Presenting the gospel to them as good news is a challenge for any theologian. Theologians' lives are at risk in most places regardless of the ideology they endorse. Jon Sobrino escaped death because he was lecturing out of the country when a military squad came into his home and killed his six companions and the two women who helped them. To serve in a context of poverty and death, theologians need more than church doctrines, creeds, and traditions to sustain them in …

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Hanging The Moonbow : Tom Wallace And The Cumberland Falls Fight, 1926-1931., Noah Garland Huffman 1981- Dec 2005

Hanging The Moonbow : Tom Wallace And The Cumberland Falls Fight, 1926-1931., Noah Garland Huffman 1981-

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis is an examination of Louisville Times editor Tom Wallace's fight to prevent the construction of a hydroelectric dam at Cumberland Falls, Kentucky between 1926 and 1931. By mining Wallace's recently cataloged personal papers, this study provides a narrative of Wallace's lead role in the campaign that resulted in the preservation of Cumberland Falls and the establishment of a state park on the site in 1931. More importantly, however, as a case study of conservation activism during the understudied period from late 1920s and early 1930s, this thesis illustrates how Wallace developed certain arguments and strategies that were especially …

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Website Optimization, Design, And Restructuring., Christopher Thomas Gibson Dec 2005

Website Optimization, Design, And Restructuring., Christopher Thomas Gibson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The website has become a staple in the business environment, to provide information and services, and connect business-to-business and business-to-customers. Many of these sites require re-engineering in order to facilitate the needed complexities and frequent changes demanded. For such efforts, it is essential for web management to be adequately quantified with relevant metrics and measures. This thesis investigates useful metrics through a case study approach and presents usability and maintainability as the two primary categories of metrics, which provide useful information for web engineering analysis and development.

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Fabrication Of A Microfluidic Platform For Impedance Analysis Of Cultured Endothelial Cell Monolayers., Stuart J. Williams 1981- Dec 2005

Fabrication Of A Microfluidic Platform For Impedance Analysis Of Cultured Endothelial Cell Monolayers., Stuart J. Williams 1981-

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Assessing the functionality of the endothelium can provide insight into the initiation and formation of arterial diseases. One of the most important functions of the endothelial layer is its permeability. The integrity of the cell monolayer and its ability to transport molecules can be assessed in vitro by investigating the electrical impedance. In this study, a microfluidic platform was created using an electrode-patterned glass substrate and microfluidic poly(dimethyl siloxane) (PDMS) substrate. The electrode glass base of the structure was fabricated with platinum square electrodes of various sizes ranging from 10x10 ìm2 to 160x160 ìm2 and a larger, common counter electrode. …

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The Application Of Category Theory And Analysis Of Receiver Operating Characteristics To Information Fusion, Steven N. Thorsen Dec 2005

The Application Of Category Theory And Analysis Of Receiver Operating Characteristics To Information Fusion, Steven N. Thorsen

Theses and Dissertations

Multisensor data fusion is presented in a rigorous mathematical format, with definitions consistent with the desires of the data fusion community. A model of event-state fusion is developed and described. Definitions of fusion rules and fusors are introduced, along with the functor categories of which they are objects. Defining fusors and competing fusion rules involves the use of an objective function of the researcher's choice. One such objective function, a functional on families of classification systems, and in particular, receiver operating characteristics (ROCs), is introduced. Its use as an objective function is demonstrated in that the argument that minimizes it …

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