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Automated Algorithm For The Identification Of Artifacts In Mottled And Noisy Images, Onome Augustine Ugbeme, Eli S. Saber, Wencheng Wu, Kartheek Chandu

Articles

We describe a method for automatically classifying image-quality defects on printed documents. The proposed approach accepts a scanned image where the defect has been localized a priori and performs several appropriate image processing steps to reveal the region of interest. A mask is then created from the exposed region to identify bright outliers. Morphological reconstruction techniques are then applied to emphasize relevant local attributes. The classification of the defects is accomplished via a customized tree classifier that utilizes size or shape attributes at corresponding nodes to yield appropriate binary decisions. Applications of this process include automated/assisted diagnosis and repair of …

Arkansas Water Resources Center Annual Technical Report, 2006, Arkansas Water Resources Center

Arkansas Water Resources Center Annual Report

No abstract provided.

Pengembangan Computer-Assisted Instruction (Cai) Untuk Pembelajaran Biologi Sma Kelas Xi, Dwi Riastuti

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Tujuan penelitian pengembaogan ini adalah untukmenghasilkanproduk software berupa CD paket belajai Biologi SMA kelas XI semestet 1 yang memenuhi syarat sebagai sumber belajar yang baik.

Responden uji coba berjumlah 184 orang, yakni dua orang ahli, yaitu masing-masing satu orang ahli media dan satu orang ahli materi Biologi, dan 182 siswa SMA kelas XI dengan rincian dua siswa untuk uji coba perorangan dan 180 siswa untuk uji coba lapangan. Jenis data berupa data kuantkatif dengan . skala lima (rentang satu sampai dengan lima) yang kemudian diubah ke data kualitatif. Data tersebut memberikan gambaran tentang kualitas aspek pembelajaran, isi, tampilan, dan pemrograman. …

Internet Virtual Storage Sebagai Alternatif Penyimpanan Data, Kuswari Hernawati

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Hampir seluruh aspek kehidupan manusia saat ini tidak dapat dilepaskan dari teknologi, khususnya teknologi komputer. Revolusi Teknologi Informasi(TI) ikut mengubah perilaku masyarakat modern yang mencoba masuk dan menghirup atmosfer sebuah kebudayaan baru, suatu kecenderungan terciptanya "masyarakat tanpa kertas". Untuk menuliskan suatu dokumen, orang cenderung sudah meninggalkan mesin ketik manual dan sudah digantikan perannya oleh komputer. Selain itu pengarsipan data sudah mulai meninggalkan kertas, dan menyimpannya dalam media penyimpanan seperti disket, CD, hardisk dan sebagainya. Banyaknya kejadian seperti kerusuhan, bencana alam yang terjadi misalnya gempa bumi, banjir yang menghancurkan gedung-gedung perkantoran yang sekaligus menghancurkan komputer beserta data-data didalamnya, telah memunculkan alternatif …

Pengembangan Media Gambar Berbasis Komputer Dalam Pembelajaran Kosakata Bahasa Arab Untuk Siswa Man Kelas X, M. Miftah

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelidan dan pengembangan ini bertujuan menghasilkan suatu produk pengembangan media gambar berbasis komputer yang layak untuk pembelajaran kosakata bahasa Arab bagi siswa madrasah aliyah negeri kelas x.

Untuk mendapatkan program yang valid diadakan ujicoba melalui 4 tahap dengan responden uji coba berjumlah 34 orang, terdiri darb dua ahli bidang studi bahasa Arab, dua ahli media pembelajaran, dan 30 siswa kelas X MAN 3 Yogyakarta. Uji coba lapangan dilakukan untuk memperoleh masukan terhadap produk jika digunakan dalam pembelajaran. Data diperoleh melalui kuesioner dan dianalisis menggunakan teknik deskriptif kuantitatif.

Hasil penelitian adalah sebagai berikut (1) Evaluasi ahli bidang studi bahasa Arab menunjukkan …

Pengembangan Program Pemebelajaran Fisika Sma Berbantuan Komputer, Titi Wurdiyanti

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Secara umum, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembang-kan program pembelajaran fisika sekolah menengah atas berbantuan komputer dan kemudian mengevaluasi program tersebut pada sampel siswa dari populasi penelitian ini. Secara lebih luas, tujuan penelitian ini adalah: (1) mempelajari tanggapan siswa terhadap program tersebut, dan (2) mempelajari perbedaan antara prestasi hasil belajar siswa sebelum dan sesudah mereka menggunakan program tersebut (perbedaan antara skor pretest dan skotpost test).

Subjek uji coba meliputi 82 orang, terdiri atas seorang ahli mata pelajaran, seorang ahli media, 30 siswa untuk uji coba instrumen penelitian, 20 siswa untuk uji coba kelompok kecil, dan 30 siswa untuk uji coba lapangan. …

Town Of Strafford Nroc Projects, Carolyn Page, Al Pratt, Jeff Schloss, Harmony Anderson

PREP Reports & Publications

The three Strafford committees formed through the work with the Natural Resources Outreach Coalition in 2004 and supported by the grant award from the New Hampshire Estuaries Project have succeeded in furthering land protection, water quality protection, and managing growth here in Strafford. The original NROC meetings brought many new volunteer citizens into the process, but even their enthusiasm and willingness to work could not have earned these results without the financial support of the NHEP grant award. Hours of letter writing and personal contact with landowners by the volunteers of the Land Protection Group have raised awareness of the …

Environmental Justice, Community Empowerment, And The Role Of Lawyers In Post-Katrina New Orleans, Janell Smith, Rachel Spector

City University of New York Law Review

Working together toward a common goal often requires mobilizing the strength and energy of many groups of people, all of whom share the same passion for accomplishing that goal. Hurricane Katrina and its devastating effect on the environment and communities in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast has done exactly that, bringing together numerous coalitions of concerned individuals who share the determination to clean up and improve New Orleans and the Gulf region. This Article addresses how lawyers from around the country can work with local advocates on reconstruction efforts in New Orleans in a way that increases, rather than …

Conducting Surveys Among Immigrants: Methodology And Implementation Of A Health Needs Assessment In The Haitian Community Of Miami, Florida

Florida Public Health Review

Lack of reliable data about foreign-born groups creates gaps in demographic measurement methodology leading to a cycle of misinformed policy development. Haitian immigrants represent one of the largest foreign-born groups in Florida. Only limited information is available on the health care issues that they face. This paper describes the methodological design and strategies employed for the implementation of a study whose primary purpose was to identify and evaluate basic health care needs and barriers to health care access for the Haitian immigrant population of Miami, Florida. Information was collected during face-to-face interviews on demographic characteristic and health needs and access …

Electronic Disclosure Pada Perusahaan Telekomunikasi Asia Pasifik Di New York Stock Exchange (Nyse), Fiqi Ardiansyah Kesumajuda

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

The aims o f the research is to measure the level o f disclosure by creating index with the purpose o f evaluating electronic disclosure practicing in Asean com­ panies, especially fo r emiten in telecommunication industry that listed in NYSE. Electronic disclosure that form electronic disclosure rankings between emiten show that there is low disclosure fo r electronic disclosure and also low disclosure fo r level o f company’s qualitative information especially information about corporate gov­ ernance, corporate responsibility and ethical code o f the companies. However, the disclosure about background o f the company, financial data, media center, …

Nile Development Initiatives: Cooperation And Conflict In The Nile Basin, Sherif Roushdy

The Undergraduate Research Journal

This paper examines three of the major developmental initiatives in the Nile Basin related to the use of Nile water. It provides an assessment of their terms, strengths and weaknesses in the context of an ever-changing political landscape reflecting the clash between the political tensions in the basin on one hand, and the dire need for mutual economic and developmental cooperation on the other.

Coverage Of Avian Flu: A Case Study Of Al Ahram Newspaper, Mirray Fahim

The Undergraduate Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Deviant Dreams: Extreme Associates And The Case For Porn, Sienna Baskin

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Relocation Of Prisoner Identity, Willa Payne, Matt Luton

City University of New York Law Review

No abstract provided.

Full Volume 82: The Law Of War In The 21st Century: Weaponry And The Use Of Force

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Cooperative Conservation: Increasing Capacity Through Community Partnerships -- Interagency Volunteer Program: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending December 31, 2006, Margaret N. Rees

Get Outdoors Nevada

• Volunteer database increased 8% over last quarter. Database now contains 2,923 records.
• Website activity increased, recording an average of 51,568 hits per month, with an average of 4,985 pages viewed per month (12.4% increase in pages viewed).
• Team charter approved and signed by federal managers and IVP team.
• Volunteer orientation and training in 11 subject areas delivered to 80 volunteers.
• Recognition Banquet and Awards Ceremony recognized 180 volunteers.
• Volunteer event list revised for 2007.

Take Pride In America In Southern Nevada: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending December 31, 2006, Margaret N. Rees

Anti-littering Programs

• Don’t Trash Nevada roll-out event held on October 12, 2006.

• Program website launched.

• 74 people have taken the on-line anti-litter and dumping pledge.

• Public-private partnership with Republic Services of Southern Nevada generated $11,917.97 in donations to Don’t Trash Nevada.

• Conducted 3 volunteer and 1 alternative workforce clean-ups this quarter.

• Fulfilled deliverable of 12 clean-ups for 2006 (9 volunteer / 3 alternative workforce).

• 16 volunteer clean-ups scheduled for 2007. • Two tons of agency-generated paper recycled this quarter, saving 14,000 gallons of water, 34 trees, and almost 8 cubic yards of landfill space.

• …

Legal Interoperability Issues In International Cooperation Measures To Secure The Maritime Commons, Craig Allen

Books

Contains papers submitted at a workshop sponsored by the William B. Ruger Chair of National Security Economics, Newport, Rhode Island 6-8 November, 2006.

The Antibacterial Activity Of Honey On Helicobacter Pylori, Basil C. Nzeako, Faiza Al-Namaani

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objective: This project aimed to assess the antibacterial potential of various brands of honey sold in Muscat area on some isolates of H. pylori and to determine if there is any synergy between honey and amoxycillin or clarithromycin used in the treatment of H. pylori gastritis and duodenal ulcer. Methods: Eight samples of commercial honey were used in the experiment after they were checked for purity by sub-culturing on blood agar and incubating for 48 hours at 370c. Honey samples showing gross contamination were discarded. Purified culture isolates of H. pylori from our laboratory stock cultures were swabbed on chocolate …

The Role Of Caregivers In The Management Of Alzheimer’S Disease : Examples From Asian Countries, Joydeep D. Chaudhuri, Srijit Das

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

The demographic profile of the Asian population is rapidly changing, with a fast increasing ageing population, owing to an increase in longevity and a decreasing birth rate. Moreover, due to improved medical facilities and the increased aged population, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is fast emerging as a major health problem in many Asian countries. As curative treatment for AD is still elusive, care giving is an important component of the management of AD. While Western countries have recognised this issue, besides highly industrialized Japan, the Asian initiative has been relatively slow. This article aims to address issues involved in caregiving in …

Empowering The Seafarer : Manpower Solution Of The Shipping Industry, Inderveer Solanki

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension With Multiple Ischemic Stroke: A Casereport, Won-Jean Lin, Wai-Keung Lee, Yau-Wai Wai, Li-Rong Chen, Cheng-Chih Liao

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The causes of cerebrospinal fluid leakage leading to intracranial hypotension are generally iatrogenic or due to trauma. Postural headache is usually a characteristic symptom of intracranial hypotension, although other presenting neurologic symptoms occur, such as cranial nerve injury, vomiting, dizziness, photophobia, ataxia, dementia, coma, or death. A spontaneous cause for intracranial hypotension is uncommon. Intracranial hypotension with ischemic stroke, as described herein, has not been previously reported.A 43-year-old man complained of intermittent headaches for approximately one year, but the symptoms remitted with bedrest. He was ultimately sent to the hospital due to a severe headache. Although there were no significant …

Varietal Role In The Management Of The Larger Grain Borer, Prostephanus Truncatus (Horn) In Stored Maize, C. P. Rugumamu

Tanzania Journal of Science

The study determined the amount of haemolymph vitellogenin (Vg) of the Larger Grain Borer (LGB), Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) vitellogenic females reared on different maize varieties. The varieties were ZM 521, ZM 421, ECAVL1-DLN, WEEVIL A, LOCAL 1 and LOCAL 2. Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate-Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (SDS - PAGE) was conducted on the insect haemolymph. F1 LGB adults from each variety were used to determine Indices of Susceptibility (IS) of the varieties to the insect pest attack. Percentages of Vg from female insects and IS were in the order ZM 521>ZM 421> ECAVL1-DLN>WEEVIL A >LOCAL 1>LOCAL 2. Weight …

Coastal Tanzania, A New Home To The Living Coelacanth: An Oceanographic Analysis, N. Nyandwi

Tanzania Journal of Science

Coelacanth is no longer a new fish in Tanzania. After it was first discovered in September 2003 off Kilwa Masoko in southern Tanzania and with awareness campaigns, fishermen have reported further landings since, mostly in Tanga, northern Tanzania at Kigombe village. Analysis of habitat conditions suitable for the coelacanth indicates that the oceanography may just be right for the fish to have a permanent residence as opposed to the theory of drifters from a natural home elsewhere. At one time three specimens were captured together in the same net indicating that they formed a group. Oceanographic studies of the habitat …

Blogging While Untenured And Other Extreme Sports, A. Christine Hurt, Tung Yin

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Regulating Public Morals And Private Markets: Online Securities Trading, Internet Gambling And The Speculation Paradox, A. Christine Hurt

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Replacing The Federal Income Tax With A Postpaid Consumption Tax: Preliminary Thoughts Regarding A Government Matching Program For Wealthy Investors And A New Tax Policy Lens, J. Clifton Fleming Jr.

Faculty Scholarship

In recent years, proposals have been made to replace the federal income tax with a postpaid consumption tax - that is, a federal value added tax ("VAT"), a federal retail sales tax ("RST"), or a federal cash-flow (consumed income) tax. Because these taxes can be constructed so that they are indistinguishable at the level of the ultimate consumer in terms of their principal effects, and because a prominent recent proposal is the RST approach, I have written this article in terms of an RST/income tax comparison. The analysis, however, would be mostly the same if the income tax was compared …

Transportation Of Stowaways, Drugs And Contraband By Sea From The Maghreb Region : Legal And Policy Aspects, Semir T. Maksen

World Maritime University Dissertations

This dissertation is a study of the sensitive and complex maritime security issues of transportation of stowaways, smuggling drugs and contraband goods by sea from the Maghreb region. It considers the national and international contexts within which those threats have grown and discusses the root causes and consequences of this menace with emphasis on legal and policy aspects. This latter represents a challenge for the Maghreb States related to strategies, decision making fostering new reforms and proactive countermeasures. A particular focus on the notion of “maritime crime” is offered. An overview of the new maritime security concerns faced by the …

How The Suez Canal Can Contribute To The Reduction Of Air Pollution From Ships, Mohamed Moustafa Abbas El Kalla

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Departure From Colregs Infringement Or Good Seamanship, Rakish Suppiah

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.