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A Sweet Career Already Underway, Teresa Mariani Hendrix Nov 2010

A Sweet Career Already Underway, Teresa Mariani Hendrix

Cal Poly Magazine

No abstract provided.


Expert Aid In The Real World, Matt Lazier Nov 2010

Expert Aid In The Real World, Matt Lazier

Cal Poly Magazine

No abstract provided.


Crossing The Divide, Scott Roark Nov 2010

Crossing The Divide, Scott Roark

Cal Poly Magazine

No abstract provided.


Alumni In The News Roundup: Fall 2010 Nov 2010

Alumni In The News Roundup: Fall 2010

Cal Poly Magazine

No abstract provided.


University News Nov 2010

University News

Cal Poly Magazine

No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of The Manufacturing Process As Related To The Camber Requirement For Brake Pads, Daniel Patrick Midden Nov 2010

An Analysis Of The Manufacturing Process As Related To The Camber Requirement For Brake Pads, Daniel Patrick Midden

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the College of Science and Technology at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science by Daniel Patrick Midden on November 30, 2010.


The Daily Egyptian, November 30, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff Nov 2010

The Daily Egyptian, November 30, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff

November 2010

No abstract provided.


Home Computer Security Can Be Improved Using Online Video Streaming Services, Russell Barber Nov 2010

Home Computer Security Can Be Improved Using Online Video Streaming Services, Russell Barber

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

Home computer users face many new computer security threats. The rise of the internet has enabled viruses to spread rapidly. Educating computer users on security issues is one way to combat security threats. Video streaming web sites can provide a simple way to distribute educational videos to computer users. This project investigates the effectiveness of creating and distributing computer security educational videos on video streaming sites.


New Approaches To Mitigation Of Malicious Traffic In Voip Networks, Tobi Wulff, Ray Hunt Nov 2010

New Approaches To Mitigation Of Malicious Traffic In Voip Networks, Tobi Wulff, Ray Hunt

Australian Information Security Management Conference

Voice over IP (VoIP) telephony is becoming widespread in use, and is often integrated into computer networks. Because of this, malicious software threatens VoIP systems in the same way that traditional computer systems have been attacked by viruses, worms, and other automated agents. VoIP networks are a challenge to secure against such malware as much of the network intelligence is focused on the edge devices and access environment. This paper describes the design and implementation of a novel VoIP security architecture in which evaluation of, and mitigation against, malicious traffic is demonstrated by the use of virtual machines to emulate …


11/30/2010 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries Nov 2010

11/30/2010 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 11/30/2010. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.


Silicon-Controlled Rectifier (Scr) Device For High-Voltage Electrostatic Discharge (Esd) Applications, Juin Liou, Zhiwei Liu, James Vinson Nov 2010

Silicon-Controlled Rectifier (Scr) Device For High-Voltage Electrostatic Discharge (Esd) Applications, Juin Liou, Zhiwei Liu, James Vinson

UCF Patents

A silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) device having a high holding voltage includes a PNP transistor and an NPN transistor, each transistor having both p-type and n-type dopant regions in their respective emitter areas. The device is particularly suited to high voltage applications, as the high holding voltage provides a device which is more resistant to latchup subsequent to an electrostatic discharge event compared to devices having a low holding voltage.


Error Correcting Codes For Cooperative Broadcasting, Robert H. Morelos-Zaragoza Nov 2010

Error Correcting Codes For Cooperative Broadcasting, Robert H. Morelos-Zaragoza

Faculty Publications

This talk considers the design and implementation of error correcting codes for cooperative broadcasting in wireless networks. Focus is on the case of two cooperating sources transmitting two classes of information to a single receiver. This case was first introduced in the seminal work of Bergmans and Cover and referred to as "over the air mixing". Two levels of protection are provided using two low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes combined using Plotkin's |u|u+v|-construction. Expressions are derived for the bit metrics used in iterative decoding for two-level codes combined with BPSK, QPSK and 4-PAM modulations. Several examples of codes and their performance …


Toxic Diatoms And Domoic Acid In Natural And Iron Enriched Waters Of The Oceanic Pacific, Mary W. Silver, Sibel Bargu, Susan L. Coale, Claudia R. Benitez-Nelson, Ana C. Garcia, Kathryn J. Roberts, Emily Sekula-Wood, Kenneth W. Bruland, Kenneth H. Coale Nov 2010

Toxic Diatoms And Domoic Acid In Natural And Iron Enriched Waters Of The Oceanic Pacific, Mary W. Silver, Sibel Bargu, Susan L. Coale, Claudia R. Benitez-Nelson, Ana C. Garcia, Kathryn J. Roberts, Emily Sekula-Wood, Kenneth W. Bruland, Kenneth H. Coale

Faculty Publications

Near-surface waters ranging from the Pacific subarctic (58°N) to the Southern Ocean (66°S) contain the neurotoxin domoic acid (DA), associated with the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia. Of the 35 stations sampled, including ones from historic iron fertilization experiments (SOFeX, IronEx II), we found Pseudo-nitzschia at 34 stations and DA measurable at 14 of the 26 stations analyzed for DA. Toxin ranged from 0.3 fg·cell-1 to 2 pg·cell-1, comparable with levels found in similar-sized cells from coastal waters. In the western subarctic, descent of intact Pseudo-nitzschia likely delivered significant amounts of toxin (up to 4 μg of DA·m-2·d …


Water Resources Played Important Role In Patterns Of Human Settlement, New Unh Research Shows, Lori Wright Nov 2010

Water Resources Played Important Role In Patterns Of Human Settlement, New Unh Research Shows, Lori Wright

Media Relations

No abstract provided.


Fibronectin For Use In Hemostats And Wound Stabilization In Trauma, Mohammed Halhouli Nov 2010

Fibronectin For Use In Hemostats And Wound Stabilization In Trauma, Mohammed Halhouli

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Exploring the phase during wound healing when fibrinogen (FBG) and fibronectin (FN) interact forming a small thin layer for cells to migrate and proliferate at the injury site is necessary for the primary building blocks and initial stages of skin recovery. The aim of this thesis is to illustrate that administrating a reasonable amount of (FN) and FBG, in a semi-organizational technique, to the wound site will encourage cell population and ECM formation, as well as, improve the wound healing process. WE hypothesized that FBG and FN interactions will configure the construction of dermal cells and their final fate to …


System And Technique For Retrieving Depth Information About A Surface By Projecting A Composite Image Of Modulated Light Patterns, Laurence G. Hassebrook, Daniel L. Lau, Chun Guan Nov 2010

System And Technique For Retrieving Depth Information About A Surface By Projecting A Composite Image Of Modulated Light Patterns, Laurence G. Hassebrook, Daniel L. Lau, Chun Guan

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Patents

A technique, associated system and program code, for retrieving depth information about at least one surface of an object, such as an anatomical feature. Core features include: projecting a composite image comprising a plurality of modulated structured light patterns, at the anatomical feature; capturing an image reflected from the surface; and recovering pattern information from the reflected image, for each of the modulated structured light patterns. Pattern information is preferably recovered for each modulated structured light pattern used to create the composite, by performing a demodulation of the reflected image. Reconstruction of the surface can be accomplished by using depth …


Small-Scale Solutions To Grand Challenges In Thermal Management, Suresh V. Garimella Nov 2010

Small-Scale Solutions To Grand Challenges In Thermal Management, Suresh V. Garimella

Birck and NCN Publications

Research needs in the field of thermal management of microelectronics and microsystems are identified, followed by a brief discussion of recent advances in solution approaches. These include novel solutions that rely on two-phase flow at the microscale, micropumps, droplet actuation on structured surfaces, passive transport in wick structures, ion-driven and piezoelectrically driven airflow, nanostructured thermal materials, and novel diagnostic tools.


Cell Lines Having Enhanced Cell Longevity And Protein Expression, Bruce Allen Webb, Jeremy Kroemer Nov 2010

Cell Lines Having Enhanced Cell Longevity And Protein Expression, Bruce Allen Webb, Jeremy Kroemer

Entomology Faculty Patents

It is the object of the current invention to provide methods and compositions relating to the expression of vankyrin proteins in cell lines to increase their viability, longevity and capacity for protein production. The inventors have discovered that the expression of P-ank-1 and I2-ank-3 proteins in cell culture has increased the cells' longevity and capacity for endogenous and/or heterologous target protein production. Specifically, the present invention relates to the enhanced expression of endogenous and/or heterologous target proteins/polypeptides in recombinant cells that are also expressing P-ank-1 and/or I2-ank-3 protein compared to expression host cells that are not …


Countering Home-Grown Terrorists In Australia: An Overview Of Legislation, Policy And Actors Since 2001, Michael G. Crowley Nov 2010

Countering Home-Grown Terrorists In Australia: An Overview Of Legislation, Policy And Actors Since 2001, Michael G. Crowley

Australian Counter Terrorism Conference

This article explores the impact of counter-terrorism legislation and policy in Australia. In particular it explores how legislation facilitated prosecution and conviction of persons involved in home-grown terrorism, including analysis of investigation and prosecution policy surrounding the ul-Haque and Haneef cases. Particular attention is given to the terrorism trials involving Benbrika & Ors and Elomar & Ors. What makes these trials intriguing is the fact that most of those convicted could be more easily described as more vulnerable than menacing. Sentencing of those convicted was cognate with no policies for rehabilitation. The small number of convictions under the legislation when …


Investigation Of Mechanical Differentials As Continuously Variable Transmissions, Dax B. Wells Nov 2010

Investigation Of Mechanical Differentials As Continuously Variable Transmissions, Dax B. Wells

Theses and Dissertations

In recent years the increasing demand for fuel efficient and less pollutant vehicles has stimulated the development of hybrid and electric vehicles. These vehicle platforms often incorporate drivetrains which utilize multiple power sources for vehicle propulsion in an effort to increase fuel mileage and reduce emissions. Coupling multiple power sources, such as an internal combustion engine and electric motor(s), has new challenges in drivetrain design. Understanding the torque and rpm relationships within the power transmission device used to combine power sources is fundamental to overcoming the design challenges associated with hybrid and electric vehicle platforms. Results from this research include …


Unh Partners With Idea Greenhouse To Provide Creative Space For Entrepreneurs, Erika Mantz Nov 2010

Unh Partners With Idea Greenhouse To Provide Creative Space For Entrepreneurs, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

No abstract provided.


Dynamic Security V. Faa Nov 2010

Dynamic Security V. Faa

2010 Decisions

Agency


A Comparison Of Laboratory And Vulnerability Evaluation Methods For The Testing Security Equipment, Benjamin Beard, David J. Brooks Nov 2010

A Comparison Of Laboratory And Vulnerability Evaluation Methods For The Testing Security Equipment, Benjamin Beard, David J. Brooks

Australian Security and Intelligence Conference

A facility wide security system cannot be tested without causing disruption or creating vulnerabilities within the system. To overcome this issue, individual components or equipment may be evaluated to a priori performance standard. The two common approaches to security equipment evaluations are vulnerability attacks and laboratory testing. Laboratory testing of security equipment can reduce the costs and time associated with evaluations, as well as limiting the subjectivity of the tests. Vulnerability attacks will produce more realistic evaluation results of the whole security system; nevertheless, the data obtained is dependent on the physical attributes and skill of the attackers. This study …


Assessing Vulnerabilities Of Biometric Readers Using An Applied Defeat Evaluation Methodology, David Brooks Nov 2010

Assessing Vulnerabilities Of Biometric Readers Using An Applied Defeat Evaluation Methodology, David Brooks

Australian Security and Intelligence Conference

Access control systems using biometric identification readers are becoming common within critical infrastructure and other high security applications. There is a perception that biometric, due to their ability to identify and validate the user, are more secure. However, biometric systems are vulnerable to many categories of attack vectors and there has been restricted research into such defeat vulnerabilities. This study expands on a past article (Brooks, 2009) that presented a defeat evaluation methodology applied to high-security biometric readers. The defeat methodology is represented, but applied to both fingerprint and back-of-hand biometric readers. Defeat evaluation included both physical and technical integrity …


Terrorism In Australia: A Psychometric Study Into The Western Australian Public Perception Of Terrorism, Richard Sargent, David J. Brooks Nov 2010

Terrorism In Australia: A Psychometric Study Into The Western Australian Public Perception Of Terrorism, Richard Sargent, David J. Brooks

Australian Security and Intelligence Conference

Terrorism is not a new concept, as historically terrorist organisations have used the threat of violence or actual violence to generate fear in individuals, organisations and governments alike. Fear is a weapon and is used to gain political, ideological or religious objectives. Past terrorist attacks have raised concerns around the world, as governments ensured that their anti-terrorism security strategies are adequate. Domestically, Australia upgraded its capacity to respond to terrorism events through security enhancements across many areas and with new initiatives such as the 2002 public counter terrorism campaign. Nevertheless, there has been restricted research into how terrorist events have …


Australian Critical Infrastructure Protection: A Case Of Two Tales, Matthew Warren, Graeme Pye, William Hutchinson Nov 2010

Australian Critical Infrastructure Protection: A Case Of Two Tales, Matthew Warren, Graeme Pye, William Hutchinson

Australian Information Warfare and Security Conference

The protection of critical infrastructures and the choices made in terms of priorities and cost, all impact upon the planning, precautions and security aspects of protecting these important systems. Often the when choices made is difficult to assess at the time the decision is taken and it is only after an incident that the truth of the choices made become fully evident. The paper focuses on two recent examples of Australian Critical Infrastructure protection and the issues that related to those examples.


Threat Modelling With Stride And Uml, Michael N. Johnstone Nov 2010

Threat Modelling With Stride And Uml, Michael N. Johnstone

Australian Information Security Management Conference

Threat modelling as part of risk analysis is seen as an essential part of secure systems development. Microsoft’s Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) is a well-known software development method that places security at the forefront of product initiation, design and implementation. As part of SDL, threat modelling produces data flow diagrams (DFDs) as key artefacts and uses those diagrams as mappings with STRIDE to identify threats. This paper uses a standard case study to illustrate the effects of using an alternative process model (UML activity diagrams) with STRIDE and suggests that using a more modern process diagram can generate a more …


A Proposed Policy-Based Management Architecture For Wireless Clients Operating In A Heterogeneous Mobile Environment, Mayank Keshariya, Ray Hunt Nov 2010

A Proposed Policy-Based Management Architecture For Wireless Clients Operating In A Heterogeneous Mobile Environment, Mayank Keshariya, Ray Hunt

Australian Information Security Management Conference

The objective of this paper is to provide a managed always best connected service to mobile entities over underlying heterogeneous wireless and mobile platforms while maintaining negotiated security and quality of service (QoS). This paper proposes a new model and its architecture which is based upon Policy-based Management but provides a new framework based on layered-approach for the centralised management of mobile clients. In particular, we propose and implement a new model of a policy-managed mobile client and its architecture to support seamless handoff across multiple access networks. The proposed mobile client supports multi-domain authentication, authorisation and security based on …


Micro-Blogging In The Workplace, Chia Yao Lee, Matthew Warren Nov 2010

Micro-Blogging In The Workplace, Chia Yao Lee, Matthew Warren

Australian Information Security Management Conference

Micro-blogging services such as Twitter, Yammer, Plurk and Google Buzz have generated substantial interest among members of the business community in recent years. Many CEOs, managers and front-line employees have embraced micro-blogs as a tool for interacting with colleagues, employees, customers, suppliers and investors. Micro-blogs are considered a more informal channel than emails and official websites, and thus present a different set of challenges to businesses. As a positional paper, this paper uses a case study of a bogus Twitter account to emphasise security and ethical issues relating to (i) Trust, Accuracy and Authenticity of Information, (ii) Privacy and Confidentiality, …


A Novel Design And Implementation Of Dos-Resistant Authentication And Seamless Handoff Scheme For Enterprise Wlans, Isaac Lee, Ray Hunt Nov 2010

A Novel Design And Implementation Of Dos-Resistant Authentication And Seamless Handoff Scheme For Enterprise Wlans, Isaac Lee, Ray Hunt

Australian Information Security Management Conference

With the advance of wireless access technologies, the IEEE 802.11 wireless local area network (WLAN) has gained significant increase in popularity and deployment due to the substantially improved transmission rate and decreased deployment costs. However, this same widespread deployment makes WLANs an attractive target for network attacks. Several vulnerabilities have been identified and reported regarding the security of the current 802.11 standards. To address those security weaknesses, IEEE standard committees proposed the 802.11i amendment to enhance WLAN security. The 802.11i standard has demonstrated the capability of providing satisfactory mutual authentication, better data confidentiality, and key management support, however, the design …