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Improved Aperture For Modulation Transfer Function Measurement Of Detector Arrays Beyond The Nyquist Frequency, Alfred D. Ducharme, Sarah P. Temple Dec 2007

Improved Aperture For Modulation Transfer Function Measurement Of Detector Arrays Beyond The Nyquist Frequency, Alfred D. Ducharme, Sarah P. Temple

Faculty Bibliography 2000s

The design of an aperture for the generation of laser speckle with a flat power spectrum covering a wide band of the measurement spatial-frequency range is presented. This aperture allows for the measurement of modulation transfer function (MTF) from zero to twice the Nyquist frequency of a two-dimensional detector array. This design mitigates many of the measurement problems inherent in other aperture designs. The MTF measurement of a CCD detector array is used to demonstrate the measurement technique and illustrate the advantages of the new aperture design.

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Unit Rectangle Visibility Graphs, Alice M. Dean, Joanna A. Ellis-Monaghan, Sarah J. Hamilton, Greta Pangborn Dec 2007

Unit Rectangle Visibility Graphs, Alice M. Dean, Joanna A. Ellis-Monaghan, Sarah J. Hamilton, Greta Pangborn

Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science Faculty Research and Publications

Over the past twenty years, rectangle visibility graphs have generated consider- able interest, in part due to their applicability to VLSI chip design. Here we study unit rectangle visibility graphs, with fixed dimension restrictions more closely modeling the constrained dimensions of gates and other circuit components in computer chip applications. A graph G is a unit rectangle visibility graph (URVG) if its vertices can be represented by closed unit squares in the plane with sides parallel to the axes and pairwise disjoint interiors, in such a way that two vertices are adjacent if and only if there is a non-degenerate …

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Arkansas Water Resources Center Annual Technical Report, 2007, Arkansas Water Resources Center Dec 2007

Arkansas Water Resources Center Annual Technical Report, 2007, Arkansas Water Resources Center

Arkansas Water Resources Center Annual Report

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Considering Dalits And Political Identity In Imagining A New Nepal, Mary Cameron Dec 2007

Considering Dalits And Political Identity In Imagining A New Nepal, Mary Cameron

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

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Educating Dalit Women: Beyond A One-Dimensional Policy Formulation, Ramu Bishwakarma, Valerie Hunt, Anna Zajicek Dec 2007

Educating Dalit Women: Beyond A One-Dimensional Policy Formulation, Ramu Bishwakarma, Valerie Hunt, Anna Zajicek

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

No abstract provided.

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Book Review Of 'The Origins Of Himalayan Studies: Brian Houghton Hodgson In Nepal And Darjeeling, 1820-1858' Edited By David M. Waterhouse, Arjun Guneratne Dec 2007

Book Review Of 'The Origins Of Himalayan Studies: Brian Houghton Hodgson In Nepal And Darjeeling, 1820-1858' Edited By David M. Waterhouse, Arjun Guneratne

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

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Exploring Producers', Staff Members', And Board Members' Cognitive Frame On Decision Making In An Appalachian Organic Farming Venture, Curt D. Gervich, Max Stephensen Jr., Marc J. Stern Dec 2007

Exploring Producers', Staff Members', And Board Members' Cognitive Frame On Decision Making In An Appalachian Organic Farming Venture, Curt D. Gervich, Max Stephensen Jr., Marc J. Stern

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Sustainable development assistance organizations (SDAOs) aim to help producers of natural resource products move their goods and services to market. This article explores how the cognitive frames held by producers, staff, and board members in an agricultural SDAO in rural Appalachia influence organizational decision-making. This study explores identity, characterization, value, and membership frames. Data collected through semi-structured interviews with growers, staff, and board members reveal that the frames these stakeholders hold lead to the institutionalization of decision-making processes that allow organizational managers to make quick, consistent, and clear decisions while avoiding conflicts among members who hold competing frames. Simultaneously, these …

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Central Bank Of Nigeria Annual Report And Statement Of Accounts For The Year Ended 31st December 2007, Central Bank Of Nigeria Dec 2007

Central Bank Of Nigeria Annual Report And Statement Of Accounts For The Year Ended 31st December 2007, Central Bank Of Nigeria

CBN Annual Report

In 2007, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) faced significant challenges in monetary management due to statutory allocations to government tiers, autonomous foreign exchange inflows, and pre-election spending. These challenges were addressed through Open Market Operations (OMO), issuance of treasury securities, standing facilities, and foreign exchange swaps. The introduction of the monetary policy rate (MPR) in December 2006 moderated inter-bank rates, encouraged trading, and improved the transmission of monetary policy actions. The Bank intensified its non-regular management activities to ensure the Policy Support Instrument (PSI) target was met. The financial system at end-2007 comprised the CBN, the Nigeria Deposit Insurance …

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Meningkatkan Kreativitas Siswa Melalui Problem Posing, Ali Mahmudi Dec 2007

Meningkatkan Kreativitas Siswa Melalui Problem Posing, Ali Mahmudi

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Di dunia yang begitu cepat berubah, kreativitas menjadi penentu keunggulan. Daya kompetitif suatu bangsa sangat ditentukan pula oleh kreativitas sumber daya manusianya. Tidak sebagaimana pandangan klasik yang menganggap kreativitas sebagai kemampuan yang hanya dimiliki oleh individu luar biasa, pandangan terkini mengenai kreativitas menempatkannya sebagai kemampuan yang dapat dibentuk atau dikembangkan melalui berbagai usaha, termasuk melalui kegiatan pembelajaran yang terencana dengan baik. Dalam artikel ini dikemukakan mengenai keterkaitan problem posing yang diterapkan dalam kegiatan pembelajaran dan pengembangan kemampuan siswa terhadap tiga dimensi utama kreativitas, yaitu kefasihan (fluency), fleksibilitas (flexibility), dan kebaruan (novelty).
Kata kunci: kreativitas, problem posing

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Identity Politics Among Dalits In Nepal, Steven Folmar Dec 2007

Identity Politics Among Dalits In Nepal, Steven Folmar

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

No abstract provided.

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Conference Abstracts Dec 2007

Conference Abstracts

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

No abstract provided.

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Front Cover Dec 2007

Front Cover

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

No abstract provided.

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Back Cover, Kevin Bubriski Dec 2007

Back Cover, Kevin Bubriski

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

No abstract provided.

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Buffer Projects In The Town Of Wakefield And City Of Somersworth, Julie Labranche Dec 2007

Buffer Projects In The Town Of Wakefield And City Of Somersworth, Julie Labranche

PREP Reports & Publications

Participants in the Wakefield Buffer Project include SRPC staff, members of the Acton Wakefield Watershed Alliance (AWWA), local board and commission members, and the Wakefield Town Planner, Kathy Menici. AWWA members included: Linda Schier, Carol Lafond, Marge Kimball and Adam Soukimas. Town Staff included Joe Fluet (Planning board Chair) and Nancy Spencer Smith (Conservation Commission). The goals of AWWA are to educate and inform shoreland property owners about the harmful effects of erosion and uncontrolled stormwater runoff on water quality of its lakes and ponds. AWWA focuses their on- the-ground efforts to repair, restore and preserve healthy functioning buffers and …

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The Struggle For Full Citizenship For Dalits In Nepal: Approaches And Strategies Of Dalit Activists, Sambriddhi Kharel Dec 2007

The Struggle For Full Citizenship For Dalits In Nepal: Approaches And Strategies Of Dalit Activists, Sambriddhi Kharel

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

No abstract provided.

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Fair Trade Organic Tea Production And Women's Political Futures In Darjeeling, India, Debarati Sen Dec 2007

Fair Trade Organic Tea Production And Women's Political Futures In Darjeeling, India, Debarati Sen

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

No abstract provided.

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Book Review Of 'The Inheritance Of Loss' By Kiran Desai, B.P. Giri Dec 2007

Book Review Of 'The Inheritance Of Loss' By Kiran Desai, B.P. Giri

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

No abstract provided.

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Book Review Of 'The Dalit Nepali Social Movement' By Yam Bahadur Kisan, Rama Lohani-Chase Dec 2007

Book Review Of 'The Dalit Nepali Social Movement' By Yam Bahadur Kisan, Rama Lohani-Chase

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

No abstract provided.

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From The Editor, Arjun Guneratne Dec 2007

From The Editor, Arjun Guneratne

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

No abstract provided.

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Report On The 2007 Anhs Members Meeting, Anne Rademacher Dec 2007

Report On The 2007 Anhs Members Meeting, Anne Rademacher

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

No abstract provided.

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Proposed Amendments To The Constitution Of The Association For Nepal And Himalayan Studies Dec 2007

Proposed Amendments To The Constitution Of The Association For Nepal And Himalayan Studies

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

No abstract provided.

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Rural Communities And Disasters: Research From The Southern United States, Courtney G. Flint, M. A. Brennan Dec 2007

Rural Communities And Disasters: Research From The Southern United States, Courtney G. Flint, M. A. Brennan

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This special issue of Southern Rural Sociology brings together a diverse array of theoretical and empirical explorations on the rural community context of disaster in the Southern United States. As the Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2004 and 2005 made abundantly clear, natural and other disasters present a host of unique problems for rural areas. In many cases, rural communities are often left on their own to meet the emergency needs of local residents. While both urban and rural communities found themselves grappling with inexplicable turmoil in the midst and wake of recent hurricane disasters, rural communities were often at the …

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Collective Disaster Responses To Katrina And Rita: Exploring Therapeutic Community, Social Capital, And Social Control, Lee M. Miller Dec 2007

Collective Disaster Responses To Katrina And Rita: Exploring Therapeutic Community, Social Capital, And Social Control, Lee M. Miller

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

The goal of this paper is to explore the dynamics of one East Texas community’s responses to hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Literature on community response to disaster forms a basis for reflections on observed local response activities, including convergence behavior. In particular, the concept of social capital is compared to, and contrasted with, Barton’s model of therapeutic community. Social control is a relatively unexplored element of social capital, but one that helps us understand the development of normative frameworks, generalized trust, and the perceived legitimacy of institutions–important factors in effective community response to disasters. In conclusion, implications for future preparedness …

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A Mixed-Methods Investigation Of Community Attachment In Rural Romania, Natalia Buta, Mark A. Brennan, Stephen M. Holland Dec 2007

A Mixed-Methods Investigation Of Community Attachment In Rural Romania, Natalia Buta, Mark A. Brennan, Stephen M. Holland

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This article explores the intricacies of community attachment using a multidimensional construct; attachment to the social and natural environment. A central focus is to assess whether attachment to the social and natural environment are distinctively predicted by length of residence, social interaction, and sociodemographic characteristics. Furthermore, this work elaborates on current understandings of community attachment by qualitatively exploring feelings of attachment toward the place of residence. All are explored in the context of rural Romania and communities managing the natural resources available to them. The results show the effect of several independent variables on attachment to social and natural environments. …

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Improved Duct Systems Task Report With Stagegate 2 Analysis, Florida Solar Energy Center, Neil Moyer Dec 2007

Improved Duct Systems Task Report With Stagegate 2 Analysis, Florida Solar Energy Center, Neil Moyer

FSEC Energy Research Center®

The Building America Industrialized Housing Partnership's work with two industry partners, Cavalier Homes and Southern Energy Homes, in constructing and evaluating prototype interior duct systems will be summarized. Issues of energy performance, comfort, DAPIA approval, manufacturability and cost will be addressed. A stage gate 2 analysis will address the current status of project showing that there are still refinements needed to the process of incorporating all of the ducts within the air and thermal boundaries of the envelope.

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Annual Report, 2006-2007, David B. Nash Dec 2007

Annual Report, 2006-2007, David B. Nash

College of Population Health Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

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Accelerating Rural Growth Through Collective Action: Groups' Activities And Determinants Of Participation In Southwestern Nigeria, Mure U. Agbonlahor, Oluwafemi S. Enilolobo, C. I. Sodiaya, Dare Akerele, Joel T. Oke Dec 2007

Accelerating Rural Growth Through Collective Action: Groups' Activities And Determinants Of Participation In Southwestern Nigeria, Mure U. Agbonlahor, Oluwafemi S. Enilolobo, C. I. Sodiaya, Dare Akerele, Joel T. Oke

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This study was conducted to investigate the types of activities promoted by cooperative groups and the determinants of participation intensity of members in cooperative activities in southwestern Nigeria. A multistage sampling approach was used to select 326 cooperators (45 groups). Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, difference of means test, and Tobit regression.Cooperative groups engaged in farm and off-farm activities such as arable crop production, fish farming, agricultural products processing, and produce marketing, among others. Farm input procurements and access to market information (74 percent), cooperative credits and thrift (53 percent), social networking (37 percent), multipurpose commercial activities (21.6 …

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The Texture Of Local Disaster Response: Service Providers' Views Following Hurricane Katrina, John J. Green, Anna M. Kleiner, Jolynn P. Montgomery Dec 2007

The Texture Of Local Disaster Response: Service Providers' Views Following Hurricane Katrina, John J. Green, Anna M. Kleiner, Jolynn P. Montgomery

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Disasters highlight elements of community vulnerability and resiliency. Effective responses are organized and managed to provide goods and services to survivors while also being supportive of the organizations attempting to meet these needs. Collaboration among local service providers, such as nonprofit, faith-based, and governmental organizations, allows communities to build upon internal and external networks and resources to prepare for and respond to disasters. Using a livelihoods framework, we analyze 139 qualitative field interviews conducted in the Mississippi Gulf Coast and Southeast Louisiana, to learn from the experiences, needs, and recommendations of people working on the front lines of disaster in …

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Mississippi Business Environment Before And After Katrina: Challenges And Opportunities, Domenico Parisi, Steven Michael Grice, Jed Pressgrove Dec 2007

Mississippi Business Environment Before And After Katrina: Challenges And Opportunities, Domenico Parisi, Steven Michael Grice, Jed Pressgrove

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Valid, reliable, and, most importantly, timely information is the most critical aspect for the design and implementation of successful emergency management strategies. This goal, however, is rarely achieved during the aftermath of a disaster. In this paper, we showcase how we used administrative records to assist Mississippi in evaluating the overall impact of Katrina on the state’s economy. Specifically, we assisted the state in developing a methodology to generate valid, reliable, and timely information on (1) the business environment and labor market and (2) rehiring and hiring practices. This information was used by the state to design recovery strategies and …

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Disaster Recovery In Rural Communities: A Case Study Of Southwest Louisiana, Deborah Tootle Dec 2007

Disaster Recovery In Rural Communities: A Case Study Of Southwest Louisiana, Deborah Tootle

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This paper provides a descriptive case study to develop a better understanding of the disaster recovery and rebuilding process in the three parishes (counties) in South Louisiana that were hardest hit by Hurricane Rita in 2005. The data come from a number of sources: official documents, news articles, published data, and personal observations. This case study’s implications raise questions about current approaches to disaster recovery. It also suggests strategies for practice, program development, and policy.

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