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Experimental Investigation On Voip Performance And The Resource Utilization In 802.11b Wlans, Miroslaw Narbutt, Mark Davis

Conference papers

In a shared medium network like the 802.11b WLAN, predicting the quality of VoIP calls from the resource usage of the wireless medium is highly desirable. Analyzing the bandwidth usage at the L2/MAC layer may be especially useful for potential QoS provisioning and call admission schemes. This paper experimentally investigates the relationship between resource utilization in WLANS and the quality of VoIP calls transmitted over wireless medium. Specifically we evaluate how the amount of free bandwidth influences transmission impairments (i.e. delay, loss and jitter) and thus call quality. Resource utilization (under the MAC bandwidth components framework) is calculated by a …

Violence And Coping Of Emergency Department Nurses, Sarah Fraser

Graduate Research Projects

The purpose of this research is to gather information about the types of interventions that best help victims of ED violence. Studies demonstrate that there is a definite problem of violence in the Emergency Department (ED). Studies also show there has been an increase in the victimization of ED staff. The problem of violence in the ED is not just a problem within the United States but also found in countries such as Ireland and Australia. There is a need to improve the safety measures of the ED so that staff will feel safe and can perform their jobs efficiently …

Transmission Electron Goniometry And Its Relation To Electron Tomography For Materials Science Apoplications, Peter Moeck, P. Fraundorf

Physics Faculty Publications and Presentations

Aspects of transmission electron goniometry are discussed. Combined with high resolution phase contrast transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and atomic resolution scanning TEM (STEM) in the atomic number contrast (Z-STEM) or the phase contrast bright field mode, transmission electron goniometry offers the opportunity to develop dedicated methods for the crystallographic characterization of nanocrystals in three dimensions. The relationship between transmission electron goniometry and electron tomography for materials science applications is briefly discussed. Internet based java applets that facilitate the application of transmission electron goniometry for cubic crystals with calibrated tilt-rotation and double-tilt specimen holders/goniometers are mentioned. The so called cubic-minimalistic tilt …

Farmers' Market, Fall Feast Offer Homegrown Fare, University Relations

Campus News Archive

Mark your calendars for the Pride of the Prairie Farmers’ Market and Fall Feast coming to the University of Minnesota, Morris on Thursday, Nov. 9. The public is invited to enjoy homegrown food and entertainment.

Campus Comes Together For Anti-Hate Rally, University Relations

Campus News Archive

Students, staff and faculty came together November 1 on the campus mall in what was billed as an Anti-Hate Rally. The rally was sponsored by H.E.A.T. (Hate Education Awareness Team).

Preventive Medicine: A "Cure" For The Healthcare Crisis, Janice L. Clarke, Deborah Meiris

College of Population Health Faculty Papers

Introductory Editorial: Few would dispute the premise that prevention, early detection, and early intervention form the first line of defense on the disease management (DM) continuum. That being the case, our national statistics on preventive health should be raising concerns throughout the industry. The US healthcare delivery system continues to fall woefully short of its prevention targets. On the international scene, the United States lags behind countries with less wealth and less technological savvy. Commentaries abound on the problems, but recently I became aware of an organization with an exciting goal and a novel solution for bringing preventive medicine …

On The Effective Communication Of The Results Of Empirical Studies, Part Ii, Lee Epstein, Andrew D. Martin, Matthew M. Schneider

Vanderbilt Law Review

In an important and certainly timely article published in the N.Y. U. Law Review, Nancy C. Staudt demonstrates that, in taxpayer standing cases, judges are motivated by politics but can be constrained when the law is clear and oversight exists. As part of that demonstration, Professor Staudt offers an empirical analysis of the decision to grant standing to federal taxpayers-the results of which we reproduce in Table 1.2

What are we to make of this rather ominous-looking table? Professor Staudt suggests two key takeaways. First, the analysis, she reports, shows that doctrine helps explain standing decisions even when political factors …

Juror Questions During Trial: A Window Into Juror Thinking, Shari Seidman Diamond, Mary R. Rose, Beth Murphy, Sven Smith

Vanderbilt Law Review

The jury has undergone a dramatic transformation from its earliest incarnation when jurors acted as witnesses, investigators, and tribunal. In the modern American jury trial, the parties determine what jurors learn during the proceedings. Jurors of today, assigned the role of audience members until deliberations begin, typically speak in the courtroom only during jury selection and through their verdict at the end of the trial. In light of their enforced silence throughout the trial, jurors have no opportunity to clarify or check on their interpretation of the evidence and they provide few external indications about their thinking as the trial …

Mri And Mrv In Cerebral Venous Thrombosis, Zafar Sajjad

Department of Radiology

Although Cerebral venous thrombosis is an uncommon cause of stroke among the young, it is being increasingly recognised. A prothrombotic risk factor is identified in the majority of the patients. In most instances it is seen in women in the post-partum period and those on oral contraceptives. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has improved our ability to diagnose this condition however the variability of radiological and clinical presentation remains a challenge. MR in combination with MR venography (MRV) is the single most sensitive diagnostic technique. The MR appearance of the thrombus within the dual sinus or cortical vein is variable and …

Massive Unilateral Chylous Pleural Effusion: A Rare Initial Presentation Of Behcet's Disease., Husain Husain S J,

Department of Medicine

Pulmonary manifestations of Behcet's disease are not very common and usually include pulmonary artery aneurysms, central venous thrombosis, pneumonia and pleurisy. Chylothorax secondary to superior vena caval obstruction is a rare complication and has been reported in only a few cases. We report a case of a 24-year-old man presenting with massive chylothorax as the initial presentation of Behcet's disease that was successfully treated conservatively.

After Action Review (Aar) Of Attendance At The Brazilian Army Command And General Staff College, Gary Corn

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

In 2005, I was the first member of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG Corps) to attend a foreign command and general staff college (CGSC). This article provides a summary of my attendance at the Brazilian Army's Command and General Staff College-Escola de Comando e Estado Maior do Extrcito (ECEME). Through a unique series of events, I was selected and attended the Brazilian Army's ECEME, a ten-month CGSC equivalent, where I studied brigade and division-level operations through the lens of a foreign military. This rare opportunity not only afforded me a unique and valuable professional development experience, it …

Tuition Reduction Incentive Program Application (Compuscrip), Steve Williams

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

Often, private organizations such as schools, clubs, and non-profits operate on modest budgets in order to keep tuition, dues, or other types of fees associated with their organization affordable for its members. An option to help supplement tuition costs or fees is for the organization to partner with local businesses that will provide a "kick back" to the organization or members for purchasing debit cards from the businesses. The standard/generic term for this type of program is SCRIP. SCRIP is "a Latin term that means anything used instead of money" (United Scrip). This paper will describe a plan to create …

A Web-Based Portal For Aspiring Students And Prospective Employers In .Net & C#, Vidya C. Tripuraneni

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

Career Services System is a web-based application designed to assist students in their career development and to expose them to options that best fit their individual career needs. This application allows them to search and apply for jobs online, upload their resumes and submit them to the employer and Schedule/Change/Cancel their interview appointments. Through this application employers can post their jobs online, search for students and review students' job applications. The application is developed in C# and ASP.NET with Oracle Database at the back end. The major deliverable of this project is a web-based portal for students and employers. This …

From Substandard To Competitive, Cindi Scibelli

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

Technology has grown immensely over the past decade. Several cutting-edge companies are now finding their technology obsolete. Dallas Technical School (DT) is expanding and has realized the need for updates. This project will describe a needs assessment and viable solution for DT. Educational facilities are not able to compete as would a corporate business; therefore the approach of this project will be as cost effective as possible. This includes utilizing as much of the existing infrastructure as possible and purchasing modem, but cost effective technology. This thesis represents a response to a Request for Proposal (RFP) as a complete plan …

Exploration Of Data Sources For Air Cargo Studies, Mti Report Wp07-01, Wenbin Wei

Mineta Transportation Institute

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Rapid Bridge Replacement: Processes, Techniques, And Needs For Improvements, Yong Bai, William R. Burkett

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research and Publications

The terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 and subsequent potential threats to the United States transportation systems have presented an urgent need to develop emergency response plans in order to quickly react to the possible consequences of an extreme event. Highway bridges, as critical components of the nation’s transportation network, have received increased attention. To respond to the potential threats on highway bridges, a research project was conducted to identify rapid bridge replacement processes, techniques, and needs for improvements. To achieve the research objectives, the research team studied three cases of previous bridge replacements following extreme events. By studying these …

Fluorescence Polarization Of Helium Negative-Ion Resonances Excited By Polarized Electron Impact, J. W. Maseberg, Timothy J. Gay

Timothy J. Gay Publications

We have investigated helium (1s3d) ³D → (1s2p) ³P (588 nm) fluorescence produced by electron impact excitation in the vicinity of the (2s²2p) ²P and (2s2p²) ²D negative-ion resonances at 57.2 and 58.3 eV, respectively. In contrast to previous work, we use spin-polarized incident electrons and report the relative Stokes parameters P₁, P₂, and P₃ in the 55–60 eV region. Our failure to see discernable resonance effects in P₂ indicates that even though the lifetime of these resonances is significant (~10 fs), magnetic forces acting on …

Does How I Feel About It Matter? The Role Of Affect In Cognitive And Behavioral Reactions To An Illness Diagnosis, Darnell Schuettler, Marc T. Kiviniemi

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

Individuals often have low rates of compliance with treatment recommendations. We examined the role that experienced affect at the time of illness diagnosis might play in influencing thoughts and feelings relating treatment compliance. Participants were randomly assigned to receive a positive, neutral, or negative affect induction after imagining they were diagnosed with kidney cancer. They then reported on thoughts and feelings about the illness and the treatment regimen. Participants also reported interest in additional information about the illness and behavioral intentions for complying with the treatment regimen. Affect significantly influenced interest in information and behavioral intentions. Both effects were mediated …

Multi-User Uwb-Ir Systems With Interleaved Coding-Modulation On Multipath Fading Channels, Michal M. Pietrzyk, Keni Popovski, Tadeusz Wysocki, Beata J. Wysocki, Jos H. Weber

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: Faculty Publications (to 2015)

Interleaved coding-modulation (ICM) is a recently proposed method for ultra-wideband impulse radio (UWBIR) systems. ICM exploits the concept of chip interleaving, allowing to alleviate the problem of inter-symbol and inter-pulse interference commonly present in high data rate UWB-IR systems. In this paper, we extend previous work on ICM to scarcely populated multi-user scenarios. We propose a design of a deterministic chip interleaver based on time-hopping hyperbolic congruence sequences. We also review the main parameters of the random and hyperbolic interleavers. Our results indicate that the proposed type of interleaver yields similar performance to random interleavers but with the advantage of …

Alaska Civic Learning Assessment Project: Final Report And Policy Brief, Alexandra Hill, Diane Hirshberg, Letitia Fickel

CAEPR Reports

In late 2002, the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) and Carnegie Corporation of New York, in consultation with the Corporation for National and Community Service, convened a series of meetings involving some of the nation’s most distinguished and respected scholars and practitioners in the area of civic education. The purpose was to determine, based on solid data and evidence, the components of effective and feasible civic learning programs. Representing a diversity of political views, a variety of disciplines, and various approaches, these individuals shared a common vision of a richer, more comprehensive approach to …

Black (Samsum) Ant Induced Anaphylaxis In Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Al-Shahwan, Sultan Al-Khenaizan, Mohammed Al-Khalifa

Saudi Medical Journal

Ant allergy is a rare clinical problem that ranges from local to systemic reaction and life-threatening anaphylaxis. Different types of ants including the imported fire ants, the black (samsum) ants, and others, are considered health hazard in many parts of the world. We report a 32-year-old Saudi female from Hafr-Al-Batin in the Northern region of Saudi Arabia, with history of recurrent anaphylaxis following black (samsum) ant stings and we review the related literature. This is the first report of black (samsum) ant allergy in Saudi Arabia.

Werner Syndrome Associated With Renal Involvement, Gonenc Kocabay, Sukru Ozturk, Tevfik Ecder

Saudi Medical Journal

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Pregnancy Outcomes And Complications In Advanced Maternal Age, Seddigheh Ayaty, Fatemeh Vahidroudsari, Mohammad T. Shakeri, Zohreh Yousefi

Saudi Medical Journal

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Proportional Process Conflict In Undergraduate Cooperative Learning Groups, Glenna K. Dunn

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The first purpose of this research was to determine if minimal training on the concepts and effects of relational, task, and process conflict would have an effect on proportional process conflict (Jehn, 2000) in undergraduate cooperative learning groups. Proportional process conflict is explained as the amount of process conflict in proportion to relational and task conflict and to the overall amount of conflict within the group. The second purpose was to increase knowledge about the cultural patterns and perspectives of undergraduate cooperative learning groups. The sample consisted of 68 undergraduate students from four classes of the same course at a …

Refining The Production Burden For "Regarded As Disabled" Claimants, Jennifer Schechter Sharret

Cardozo Law Review

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Its News November 2006, Information & Technology Services

RIT Digital Archives

The Fight to Control SPAM Continues: New Techniques by Spammers Increase Volume of Messages||Many in F & A Family Nominated in Individual and Group Categories for 2006 Staff Recognition Awards||Major Software Upgrades from Microsoft: Office 2007 and Vista to be Released Soon||John Whitely Retires from RIT Celebrating 35 Years of Service||RIT Hosts Second Annual Explore Rochester IT Symposium||ITS Newsletter Becomes Part of RIT Digital Media Library||ITS Website Takes On New Look||University Web Services Team Grows

Ereview, Print Industry Center

RIT Digital Archives

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Taking The Sting Out Of Reporting Requirements: Reproductive Health Clinics And The Constitutional Right To Informational Privacy, Jessica Ansley Bodger

Duke Law Journal

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New Paradigm Of Inference Control With Trusted Computing, Yanjiang Yang, Yingjiu Li, Robert H. Deng

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

The database server is a crucial bottleneck in traditional inference control architecture, as it enforces highly computation-intensive auditing for all users who query the protected database. As a result, most auditing methods, though rigorously studied, can never be implemented in practice for protecting largescale real-world database systems. To shift this paradigm, we propose a new inference control architecture that will entrust inference control to each users platform, provided that the platform is equipped with trusted computing technology. The trusted computing technology is designed to attest the state of a users platform to the database server, so as to assure the …