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Bandwidth-Efficient Frequency-Domain Equalization For Single Carrier Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Underwater Acoustic Communications, Jian Zhang, Yahong Rosa Zheng

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

This paper proposes a single carrier (SC) receiver scheme with bandwidth-efficient frequency-domain equalization (FDE) for underwater acoustic (UWA) communications employing multiple transducers and multiple hydrophones. Different from the FDE methods that perform FDE on a whole data block, the proposed algorithm implements an overlapped-window FDE by partitioning a large block into small subblocks. a decision-directed channel estimation scheme is incorporated with the overlapped-window FDE to track channel variations and improve the error performance. the proposed algorithm significantly increases the length of each block and keeps the same number of training symbols per block, hence achieving better data efficiency without performance …

Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation Annual Report 2009, Philippines: Deposit Insurance Corporation (Pdic)

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The Federal Reserve's Section 13(3) Lending Facilities To Support Overall Market Liquidity, Federal Reserve System: Board Of Governors: Office Of Inspector General

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The Federal Reserve's Section 13(3) Lending Facilities to Support Overall Market Liquidity: Function, Status, and Risk Management

Housing Policy, Subprime Markets And Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac, Jason Thomas, Robert Van Order

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Nama One Year Later – A Lombard Street Research Report For The Construction Industry Federation November 2010 Nama – A Flawed Idea And A Failure, Lombard Street Research

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Financial Stability Report, Reserve Bank Of New Zealand/Te Putea Matua

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Ally Financial Inc., Q3 2010: Form 10-Q, Ally Financial Inc., General Motors Acceptance Corporation (Gmac)

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Aig To Get $22 Billion In Tarp Funds For Fed Exit, David Lawder

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Treasury Update On Aig Investment Valuation, United States: Department Of The Treasury

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Congressional Budget Office Report On Troubled Asset Relief Program, United States: Congress: Congressional Budget Office (Cbo), Douglas W. Elmendorf

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Fcic Emails With Ann Rutledge (R& R Consulting) Re Cdo Ratings, Ann Rutledge, Kim Leslie Shafer

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Frbny Staff Report The Tri-Party Repo Market Before The 2010 Reforms, Adam Copeland, Antoine Martin, Michael Walker

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Agenda For Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Meetings Wednesday, November 17, 2010 And Thursday, November 18, 2010, United States: Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (Fcic)

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Agenda For Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Retreat And Meetings Wednesday, November 3, 2010; Thursday, November 4, 2010; And Friday, November 5, 2010, United States: Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (Fcic)

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Agenda Item 4 Materials For Chair-Vice Chair Report, Darrell E. Issa, Gary Cohen

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Draft - Revised Agenda For Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Retreat And Meetings Wednesday, November 3, 2010 And Thursday, November 4, 2010, Gretchen Kinney Newsom

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This document is a draft agenda of the FCIC meeting on Wednesday, November 3, 2010, and Thursday, November 4, 2010

Draft- Revised Agenda For Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Retreat And Meetings Wednesday, November 3, 2010 And Thursday, November 4, 2010, Gretchen Kinney Newsom

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Revised Agenda For Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Retreat And Meetings Wednesday, November 3, 2010 And Thursday, November 4, 2010, United States: Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (Fcic)

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Linked is Agenda Item 4 for the meeting of November 4, 2010

The Frs Section 13(3) Lending Facilities To Support Overall Market Liquidity: Function, Status, And Risk Management, Federal Reserve System: Board Of Governors: Office Of Inspector General

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China's Renewable Energy Law: A Platform For Green Leadership?, Joel B. Eisen

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

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Müllerian Body Production By Cecropia Obtusifolia (Cecropiaceae) With And Without Azteca Ants, November 2010, Josh Neighbor

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Cecropia obtusifolia (Cecropiaceae) has a facultative mutualism with Azteca ants to minimize herbivory. In this study, Müllerian Bodies (MBs), glycoprotein bodies the plant produces to feed its mutualist ants, were systematically removed, from C. obtusifolia. A second study tested at what rate the tree would decrease its production of MB if the ants were restricted from removing them. It was found that removal of the MBs did result in an increase in MB production for two of the five trees in the treatment group. The C. obtusifolia where the ants were restricted from removing the MB, in all but one …

Feeder Position Preferences In Response To Potential And Artificial Predators In Hummingbirds, November 2010, Su Mei Lai

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

When risks are present, animals consider the costs and benefits of foraging. This study investigates the preferred feeder positions when potential risks are involved in feeding hummingbirds. Two experiments were conducted in this study in order to have a better understanding of animal risk assessment. The first experiment examined whether there was a preference for high or low feeders in hummingbirds. Results showed that hummingbirds had a preference for higher feeders. Results also showed that hummingbirds have a greater preference to feed from feeders that are closer to trees (outer) than feeders farther away (inner) from trees. The second experiment …

Absence Of Polarity In Trail Pheromones And Use Of Sun-Compass Orientation In Leafcutter Ants Atta Cephalotes, November 2010, Marc A. Bliss

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

The complex social system of leafcutter ants, Atta cephalotes (Formicidae) requires a high degree of organization and efficiency to ensure the survival of the colony. This suggests that communication between individuals is both common and intricate, especially during the complicated foraging process. Chemical signaling is employed by returning, laden ants along foraging trails. This study tested for the presence of polar properties within these trail pheromones to convey orientation cues to workers. Using manipulated foraging trails of a single colony in San Luis, Costa Rica, I observed individual ant behavior at different times of day. Rather than finding a correlation …

Partnership For The Americas: Western Hemisphere Strategy And U.S. Southern Command, James G. Stavridis

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Since its creation in 1963, United States Southern Command has been led by 30 senior officers representing all four of the armed forces. None has undertaken his leadership responsibilities with the cultural sensitivity and creativity demonstrated by Admiral Jim Stavridis during his tenure in command.

Breaking with tradition, Admiral Stavridis discarded the customary military model as he organized the Southern Command Headquarters. In its place he created an organization designed not to subdue adversaries, but instead to build durable and enduring partnerships with friends. His observation that it is the business of Southern Command to launch “ideas not missiles” into …

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Against the Grain

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Profile-Karl Debus-Lopez

Against the Grain

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Buttresses As Microhabitats For Leaf-Litter Macroinvertebrates, November 2010, Samuel C. Somerville

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

The functional properties of buttresses are still debated, but hypotheses include they may be a response to mechanical strain and a method to increase the surface area of the tree base; the increased surface area may provide increased structural support and a larger area of surface soil which may give a competitive advantage for nutrient uptake. The effects of the latter “nutrient hypothesis” and whether it supports a rich community of leaf-litter fauna has not been well-studied. A more abundant and species rich macroinvertebrate community in buttresses could be indicative of a more nutrient rich microhabitat. In this study I …

Effects Of Ecotourism On Mammal Diversity In The Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, November 2010, Sean Thomann

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Ecotourism is an increasingly popular way to promote and conserve biodiversity. Ecotourism provides a source of income, allowing reserves to promote education and afford protection. The downside to ecotourism is increased human activity, which can have negative impacts on local flora and fauna. I sampled mammal diversity at two sites in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve; one site that is commonly visited by tourists, and one site that is never visited by tourists, using track plots and transects. Mammal abundance and densities were slightly higher on trails frequently used by tourists. However, using the Shannon-Weiner diversity index, I found a …

Spatial Distribution Of Nectar In Lantana Camara And Visitation By Heliconius Butterflies, November 2010, Kaitland Harvey

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

The quality, quantity, timing, and placement of nectar can impact pollinator behavior. Here, I investigate the impact of the distribution of nectar in a patch: random, regular and clumped treatment. A 5 x 5 spatial grid was setup using wooden stands and Lantana camara inflorescences in the Monteverde butterfly garden. Nectar was added to 6 flowers in 8 of 25 stands, resulting in 8 stands with and 17 without nectar. Butterflies visited nectar and non-nectar stands equally in all three patterns. However, when comparing non-nectar stands across all treatments, the regular treatment decreased total butterfly visits to non-nectar stands (151visits) …

Influence Of Microhabitat Conditions On The Abundance Of American Leaf Spot Disease (Mycena Citricolor) On Coffea Arabica, November 2010, Elizabeth Peterson

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Coffea arabica (Rubiaceae) is extremely important to the agriculture, economy, and culture of Costa Rica. The primary production of coffee centers on the use of ‘shade-grown’ cultivation methods; even though this method yields high amounts of coffee, it also fosters conditions that are optimal for the growth of diseases, such as Mycena citricolor. This study aimed to determine which microhabitat conditions favor the growth of the disease. In addition to proximity to forest, the orientation of fungi spots, placement of the disease on the branches, and presence of an agricultural crop near the plant was recorded. It was determined that …