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Design And Implementation Of A Hard Real-Time Telerobotic Control System Using Sensor-Based Assist Functions, Eduardo J. Veras-Jorge

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation presents a novel concept of a hard real-time telerobotic control system using sensory-based assistive functions combining autonomous control mode, force and motion-based virtual fixtures, and scaled teleoperation. The system has been implemented as a PC-based multithreaded, real-time controller with a haptic user interface and a 6-DoF slave manipulator. A telerobotic system is a system that allows a human to control a manipulator remotely and the human control is combined with computer control. A telerobotic control system with sensor-based assistance capabilities enables the user to make high-level decisions, such as target object selection, and it enables the system to …

The Beacon - Vol 7 No. 6 - November 21, 2008, Merrimack College

The Beacon

The Beacon - the student newspaper of Merrimack College. Volume 7, Number 6 - November 21, 2008. 12 pages

2008-November-21-Duncan Authors Book On Women’S Rights Activists, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

The Wooster Voice (Wooster, Oh), 2008-11-21, Wooster Voice Editors

The Voice: 2001-2011

This edition of the Wooster Voice, published on November 21 of 2008, is eight pages long. Students from California worry about their homes as wildfires continue to spread. The Fighting Scot football team beat Wittenberg at last weekend's mud bowl. Students are working to be able to donate leftover Flex and Meal Swipes. Wooster's own venue the Underground host a battle of the bands. Communications major Joe Besl does his independent study on Shaun of the Dead. The athletic updates for the past week are highlighted on pages seven and eight.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 40 No. 106, November 21, 2008

Central Florida Future

Local bands play concert for charity; Students sell work, bond with community; Deal brings $1 mil. to UCF; Creativity and community; Operation Christmas brings gifts to kids; Students bring home China.

Managing Geographic Data As An Asset: A Case Study In Large Scale Data Management, Clay Smithers

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Geographic data is a hallowed element within the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) discipline. As geographic data faces increased usage in distributed and mobile environments, the ability to access and maintain that data can become challenging. Traditional methods of data management through the use of file storage, databases, and data catalog software are valuable in their ability to organize data, but provide little information about how the data was collected, how often the data is updated, and what value the data holds for an organization. By defining geographic data as an asset it becomes a valuable resource that requires acquisition, maintenance …

The Eastern Echo, November 21, 2008, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.

Metadrama And Antitheatricality In Shakespeare’S King Lear And Troilus And Cressida, Douglas R. Willcox

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Shakespeare uses metadrama as a rhetorical vehicle for responding to antitheatricalism; realistic drama and staged theatricality therefore coexist in his plays. The cultural context of the early modern era, especially its antitheatrical rhetoric and the predominance of theatricality throughout the structures of its society, illumines the interaction of metadrama and antitheatricality Shakespeare's plays, particularly Troilus and Cressida and King Lear. By failing to consider adequately the unique nature of the emergence of early modern theater and the equally distinct reaction to its popularity, previous scholarship considering antitheatricality has exhibited essentialism and a universalizing tendency similar to that of the …

In Vivo Trafficking Of Endogenous Opioid Receptors, Yulin Wang, Elisabeth J. Van Bockstaele, Lee-Yuan Liu-Chen

Department of Neurosurgery Faculty Papers

Studies on trafficking of endogenous opioid receptors in vivo are subject of the present review. In many of the in vivo studies, the use of semi-quantitative immuno-electron microscopy is the approach of choice. Endogenous opioid receptors display differential subcellular distributions with μ opioid receptor (MOPR) being mostly present on the plasma membrane and δ- and κ-opioid receptors (DOPR and KOPR, respectively) having a significant intracellular pool. Etorphine and DAMGO cause endocytosis of the MOPR, but morphine does not, except in some dendrites. Interestingly, chronic inflammatory pain and morphine treatment promote trafficking of intracellular DOPR to the cell surface which may …

Volume Cxxvi, Number 8, November 21, 2008, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

November 21, 2008, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Front-Loading Urban Stormwater Management For Success – A Perspective Incorporating Current Studies On The Implementation Of Retrofit Low-Impact Development, William D. Shuster, Matthew A. Morrison, Rachel Webb

Cities and the Environment (CATE)

Recent work into the implementation of low-impact development (LID) suggests that a decentralized, source-control approach has the potential to significantly reduce urban stormwater runoff quantity. The practice of retrofit stormwater management is currently dominated by demonstration projects, and some additional momentum is required to spur adoption and upscaling of LID practices so that the scale of this management approach can better match the scale of disturbance. This momentum may be provided in part by targeted research into effectiveness of stormwater best management practices insofar as research accounts for cost and effectiveness (e.g., water quality benefits, and actual stormwater capture) under …

Disproportionality As A Framework To Target Pollution Reduction From Urban Landscapes, Lawrence A. Baker, Bruce Wilson, David Fulton, Brian Horgan

Cities and the Environment (CATE)

New federal water quality regulations regarding impaired waters and urban stormwater alongside a growing need to reverse eutrophication of urban lakes are creating demand to decrease nutrient export from urban landscapes, particularly lawns. We propose that Nowak’s disproportionality framework could be used to target specific households likely to generate disproportionate levels of nutrient export. The biophysical dimension would be based on landscape vulnerability (slope; soil type; proximity to lakes); the social dimension would target “inappropriate” lawn management behaviors leading to high nutrient export on these vulnerable landscapes. Understanding of lawn nutrient cycling (biophysical dimension) and homeowner beliefs and attitudes (social …

Ecological Landscaping: From Scientific Principles To Public Practices And Policies, Loren B. Byrne

Cities and the Environment (CATE)

No abstract provided.

Observer, Central Washington University

Student Newspaper

Student newspaper for Central Washington University for November 20, 2008

Children Enjoy The Show!, Office Of Public Affairs

Press Releases

Recently, hundreds of young children, including 140 kindergarten through second grade students from Bernice Childs Elementary School in Robbins, crowded into The Center for Performing Arts (CPA) at Governors State University to enjoy a rocking, musical depiction of evolution through the stories of some very large and colorful dinosaurs. As the dinosaurs romped across the stage in Mammoth Follies, they taught science lessons and the children laughed, learned, and enjoyed live theater.

Council On Academic Affairs Minutes, Nov 20, 2008, Eastern Kentucky University

Council on Academic Affairs

No abstract provided.

[2008-11-20] November 20, 2008 A Regular Meeting Of The Board Of Visitors, Virginia Commonwealth University. Board Of Visitors

VCU Board of Visitors Minutes

Official minutes of the VCU Board of Visitors and its Executive Committee.

Spartan Daily, November 20, 2008, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 131, Issue 45

Advancement, Marketing And Alumni Affairs Committee, November 20, 2008, Coastal Carolina University

Board of Trustees Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Gsu Art Professor Wins Award From Beverly Arts Center, Office Of Public Affairs

Press Releases

Art isn’t just about what we see. It also has to do with what we think. Jeff Stevenson, of Flossmoor, is an adjunct professor of art at Governors State University who has been honored twice in recent weeks for work that’s both visually stimulating and thought-provoking.

Two of Stevenson’s mixed media works received the Plaza Award at last weekend’s opening reception of the 32nd Plaza Arts Competition at the Beverly Arts Center in Chicago.

Vol.36 N.23 November 20th 2008, Brown Publishing Company

Black Voice News

No abstract provided.

Commonwealth Times 2008-11-20

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Otter Realm, November 20, 2008, California State University, Monterey Bay

The Otter Realm

Otters Take the Basketball World by Storm -- College Student 101:The Turkey Drop -- Sodexho in the BBC -- Homecoming is Here and Happenin': A Week of Celebratory Festivities -- Students take Advantage of the Discount Card -- A World on Thin Ice -- Give Back to the Local Community This Thanksgiving -- Muslim Reformer Takes Center Stage -- MPA Music Masterpiece: CSUMB Compilation CS -- Holiday Homecrafters Haven -- Win a Masterpiece for $5 -- Fort Ord Soldiers Step Out of the Fog: Stories from WWII -- Art in the Open -- TAT Film Soars: "Ella and the Astronaut" …

November 20, 2008, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2000-2009

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

The Carroll News- Vol. 85, No. 9, John Carroll University

The Carroll News

No abstract provided.

2008.11.20 - Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes, Northeastern Illinois University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees - 2008

Meeting materials for the NEIU Board of Trustees

2008-11-20 Unm News Minute, University Of New Mexico Communication And Marketing Department

UNM News Minute 2008

No abstract provided.

State Aid: Commission Approves Belgian State Guarantee For Fortis Bank, European Union: European Commission

Documents

No abstract provided.

The Minutes Of The Marshall University Staff Council Meeting, November 2008, Marshall University Staff Council

Staff Council Minutes

No abstract provided.