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Clustering Methods For Delineating Regions Of Spatial Stationarity, Jared M. Collings

Theses and Dissertations

This paper seeks to further investigate data extracted by the use of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (FMRI) as it is applied to brain tissue and how it measures blood flow to certain areas of the brain following the application of a stimulus. As a precursor to detailed spatial analysis of this kind of data, this paper develops methods of grouping data based on the necessary conditions for spatial statistical analysis. The purpose of this paper is to examine and develop methods that can be used to delineate regions of stationarity. One of the major assumptions used in spatial estimation is …

Newscast, November 30, 2007, Illinois State University, College Of Applied Science And Technology

newsCAST

Newsletter of the Illinois State University College of Applied Science and Technology

Volume Cxxv, Number 9, November 30, 2007, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

Remembering The 1982 Education Reform Act: Um Hosts Panel Discussion, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- Mississippi's historic1982 Education Reform Act was a significant civil rights and economic development initiative, but the Magnolia State needs to make continued advances in education.

Education In The Environment: A Strategy For Continued Interagency Outdoor Education Programming: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending November 30, 2007, Environmental Education Strategy For Nevada

Reports (PLI Education)

During the past three months, the focus of the university’s efforts has included the following highlights:

• Progress was made on three projects to meet SNAP strategic messaging needs: an anti-litter exhibit; a volunteer restoration program with educational components; and activity stations to tell the story of Lee Meadows restoration efforts.
• Interpretive planning is underway for Mountain’s Edge Explorer’s Interpretive Trail.
• A Spanish class tailored to meet the communication needs of environmental educators and interpreters will be offered January 2008.
• Forever Earth was scheduled for 15 days and benefited 411 individuals.
• Eight Discover Mojave Outdoor World events were conducted for 102 …

The Daily Egyptian, November 30, 2007, Daily Egyptian Staff

November 2007

No abstract provided.

Secretary Paulson To Speak At National Housing Forum, Henry M. Paulson Jr.

Documents

No abstract provided.

The Bg News November 30, 2007, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. November 30, 2007. Volume 98-Issue 68.

Low-Altitude Road Following, Using Strap-Down Cameras On Miniature Aerial Vehicles, Joseph M. Egbert

Theses and Dissertations

Miniature air vehicles (MAVs) are particularly well suited for short-distance, over-the-horizon, low-altitude surveillance and reconnaissance tasks. New camera and battery technologies have greatly increased a MAVs potential for these tasks. This thesis focuses on aerial surveillance of borders and roads, where a strap-down camera is used in-the-loop to track a border or road pathway. It is assumed that quality tracking requires that the pathway always remain in the footprint of the camera. The objective of this thesis is to explore roll-angle and altitude-above-ground-level constraints imposed on a bank-to-turn MAV due to the requirement to keep the pathway in the footprint …

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Form 10-K, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

Documents

No abstract provided.

Crusader, November, 30, 2007, College Of The Holy Cross

Student Newspapers

The student newspaper for the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. Articles include coverage of campus events and issues, sports, editorials and special features.

The Wooster Voice (Wooster, Oh), 2007-11-30, Wooster Voice Editors

The Voice: 2001-2011

This edition of the College of Wooster's student run newspaper--the Wooster Voice--was published on November 30, and it is eight pages long. The men's basketball team was defeated by Lake Erie College last Sunday. Wooster will be hosting the annual Midwest Regional Tournament this Friday and Saturday. Anatole Ayissi, senior political advisor of the United Nations Secretary General Special Representative in West Africa, spoke on Tuesday on the tensions in Darfur, Sudan. Marty Schneider and Katie Foulds debate the pros and cons of vegetarianism. The four Christian groups on campus will be participating in a 24 hour fast beginning at …

Modeling Transition Probabilities For Loan States Using A Bayesian Hierarchical Model, Rebecca Lee Monson

Theses and Dissertations

A Markov Chain model can be used to model loan defaults because loans move through delinquency states as the borrower fails to make monthly payments. The transition matrix contains in each location a probability that a borrower in a given state one month moves to the possible delinquency states the next month. In order to use this model, it is necessary to know the transition probabilities, which are unknown quantities. A Bayesian hierarchical model is postulated because there may not be sufficient data for some rare transition probabilities. Using a hierarchical model, similarities between types or families of loans can …

Analysis And Implementation Of High-Order Compact Finite Difference Schemes, Jonathan G. Tyler

Theses and Dissertations

The derivation of centered compact schemes at interior and boundary grid points is performed and an analysis of stability and computational efficiency is given. Compact schemes are high order implicit methods for numerical solutions of initial and/or boundary value problems modeled by differential equations. These schemes generally require smaller stencils than the traditional explicit finite difference counterparts. To avoid numerical instabilities at and near boundaries and in regions of mesh non-uniformity, a numerical filtering technique is employed. Experiments for non-stationary linear problems (convection, heat conduction) and also for nonlinear problems (Burgers' and KdV equations) were performed. The compact solvers were …

Bcs, Coach Buyouts, And Overtimes, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

As the college football season comes to its close, there are any number of absurdities and idiocies to contemplate. As usual they will be remarked upon by the fawning press and then passed over in favor of the more serious issues such as, who is number one?

Scandium Oxide Thin Films And Their Optical Properties In The Extreme Ultraviolet, Guillermo Antonio Acosta

Theses and Dissertations

This study reports on the physical and optical characterization of scandium oxide thin films. Thin films of scandium oxide, 20-40 nm thick, were deposited on silicon wafers, quartz slides, and silicon photodiodes by reactively sputtering scandium in an oxygen environment. These samples were characterized using ellipsometry, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, scanning transmission electron microscopy, and energy dispersive x-ray analysis. A 28.46 nm thick scandium oxide thin film was measured in the Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) from 2.7 to 50 nm (459.3 to 24.8 eV) using synchrotron radiation at the Advanced Light Source Beamline 6.3.2 at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. In …

Stadium Construction To Affect Campus Driving, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

The Eastern Echo, November 30, 2007, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.

9x9 Plans Fifth Film Festival, Jessica Block

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Senior Builds Filmmaking Repertoire, Jessica Block

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

A Direct Algorithm For The K-Nearest-Neighbor Classifier Via Local Warping Of The Distance Metric, Tohkoon Neo

Theses and Dissertations

The k-nearest neighbor (k-NN) pattern classifier is a simple yet effective learner. However, it has a few drawbacks, one of which is the large model size. There are a number of algorithms that are able to condense the model size of the k-NN classifier at the expense of accuracy. Boosting is therefore desirable for increasing the accuracy of these condensed models. Unfortunately, there does not exist a boosting algorithm that works well with k-NN directly. We present a direct boosting algorithm for the k-NN classifier that creates an ensemble of models with locally modified distance weighting. An empirical study conducted …

November 30, 2007, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

No abstract provided.

Pptv, Media Services Collaborate To Broadcast Carol Concerts, University Relations

Campus News Archive

Pioneer Public Television, Appleton, and the University of Minnesota, Morris are collaborating to present the UMM holiday Carol Concert, “Everywhere, Everywhere, Christmas Tonight!” on Pioneer Public Television.

Privacy In Database Designs: A Role Based Approach, Gary A. Poe

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Privacy concerns have always been present in every society. The introduction of information technology information has enabled a reduction in the cost of gathering information, management of that information and the permitted that same information to become increasingly portable. Coupled with these reductions of cost has been an increase in the demand for information as well as the concern that privacy expectations be respected and enforced through security systems that safeguard access to private-type data. Security systems enforce privacy expectations. Unfortunately there is no consensus on a definition of privacy making the specification of security often over broad and resulting …

Mustang Daily, November 29, 2007

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

The Daily Egyptian, November 29, 2007, Daily Egyptian Staff

November 2007

No abstract provided.

Commonwealth Times 2007-11-29

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Vol.35 N.28 November 29th 2007, Brown Publishing Company

Black Voice News

No abstract provided.

The Pacifican November 29, 2007, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.