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Calibration And 3-D Sound Reproduction In The Immersive Audio Environment, Pratik Shah, Steven Grant, William Chapin Nov 2011

Calibration And 3-D Sound Reproduction In The Immersive Audio Environment, Pratik Shah, Steven Grant, William Chapin

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The effectiveness of virtual environments depends largely on how efficiently they recreate the real world. in the case of auditory virtual environments, the importance of accurate recreation is enhanced since there are no visual cues to assist perception, as in the case of audio-visual virtual environments. in this paper, we present the Immersive Audio Environment (IAE), an easily constructible and portable structure, which is capable of 3-D sound auralization with very high spatial resolution. a novel method for acoustically positioning loudspeakers in space, which is required by the IAE for simulation of sound sources, is presented in this paper. Our …

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A Secure Data Aggregation Based Trust Management Approach For Dealing With Untrustworthy Motes In Sensor Network, Nayot Poolsappasit, Sanjay Madria Nov 2011

A Secure Data Aggregation Based Trust Management Approach For Dealing With Untrustworthy Motes In Sensor Network, Nayot Poolsappasit, Sanjay Madria

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

Efficient power management is vital for increasing the life of wireless sensor networks (WSN). the main reason is that the radio transmission consumes energy approximately three times comparing to other operations. Thus, techniques such as data aggregation have been widely used in WSN to preserve energy. Despite its appealing and powerful features, data aggregation requires a high level of security as tampering with aggregating data can be suspected due to small bit errors. We propose a comprehensive trust management approach to deal with the potential dishonest and faulty motes in sensor networks. Unlike other trust management approaches, we take into …

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Model-Free H∞ Stochastic Optimal Design For Unknown Linear Networked Control System Zero-Sum Games Via Q-Learning, Hao Xu, Sarangapani Jagannathan Nov 2011

Model-Free H∞ Stochastic Optimal Design For Unknown Linear Networked Control System Zero-Sum Games Via Q-Learning, Hao Xu, Sarangapani Jagannathan

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

In this paper, stochastic optimal strategy for unknown linear networked control system (NCS) quadratic zero-sum games related to H∞ optimal control in the presence of random delays and packet losses is solved in forward-in-time manner. This approach does not require the knowledge of the system matrices since it uses Q-learning. the proposed stochastic optimal control approach, referred as adaptive dynamic programming (ADP), involves solving the action dependent Q-function Q (z, u, d) of the zero-sum game instead of solving the state dependent value function J (z) which satisfies a corresponding Game Theoretic Riccati equation (GRE). an adaptive estimator (AE) is …

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The Role Of Information Literacy Competence And Higher Order Thinking Skills To Develop Academic Writing In Science And Engineering Learners, B. Kranthi Kumari Nov 2011

The Role Of Information Literacy Competence And Higher Order Thinking Skills To Develop Academic Writing In Science And Engineering Learners, B. Kranthi Kumari

Higher Learning Research Communications

The English syllabus for learners pursuing engineering courses includes teaching writing as one of the objectives. Learners who enroll for these courses are not equipped with the general writing skills that they should have mastered at the entry level. In this context, a study was organized to develop academic writing skills of the undergraduate learners who are pursuing engineering courses. The study focused on raising awareness in the learners of the nature and characteristics of academic texts in order to develop academic writing skills. The study also emphasizes that involving the learners in the cognitive processes of writing that include …

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Designing Allosteric Inhibitors Of Thrombin, Preetpal Sidhu Nov 2011

Designing Allosteric Inhibitors Of Thrombin, Preetpal Sidhu

Theses and Dissertations

Thrombin is a key enzyme of the coagulation cascade exhibiting important roles in both pro-coagulation and anti-coagulation processes. Most clinically used anticoagulant drugs, including polymeric heparin, warfarin, hirudin, argatroban and the recently approved dabigatran, aim to reduce thrombin activity. There are several binding domains on thrombin including the active site, anion-binding exosites I and II, and the sodium binding site. We hypothesized that thrombin may be better regulated through an allosteric process mediated by small molecules binding to either exosite I or II. An appropriately designed allosteric regulator that reduces the procoagulant signal in a finely tuned manner may maintain …

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November 7, 2011, The Daily Mississippian Nov 2011

November 7, 2011, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

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Deafdigest: Gold Edition, November 6, 2011, Barry Strassler Nov 2011

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, November 6, 2011, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2011

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Deafdigest: Blue Edition, November 6, 2011, Barry Strassler Nov 2011

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, November 6, 2011, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2011

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The Effects Of Neighborhood Context On Youth Violence And Delinquency: Does Gender Matter?, Abigail A. Fagan, Emily M. Wright Nov 2011

The Effects Of Neighborhood Context On Youth Violence And Delinquency: Does Gender Matter?, Abigail A. Fagan, Emily M. Wright

Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

This study examined the effects of neighborhood structural and social characteristics on offending among girls and boys aged 8–17 residing in 80 Chicago neighborhoods. The results demonstrated gender differences in contextual effects, although not in ways predicted by social disorganization theory. Collective efficacy and concentrated disadvantage were not significantly associated with self-reported offending among males. Among females, collective efficacy was related to higher rates of general delinquency and violence, while disadvantage reduced the likelihood of self-reported violence. These outcomes suggest that neighborhoods may impact individual offending in complex ways and highlight the importance of considering gender when researching contextual effects …

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Digital Literacy Matters. Increasing Workforce Productivity Through Blended English Language Programmes., Kshema Jose Nov 2011

Digital Literacy Matters. Increasing Workforce Productivity Through Blended English Language Programmes., Kshema Jose

Higher Learning Research Communications

The three Rs, the ability to read, write and do basic arithmetic have traditionally been measured as indicators of knowledge and ability to communicate, and in turn, a predictor of success at workplace. However, survey any place of work today, and we see that the traditionally held literacy skills do not suffice; newer forms of literacies that go beyond the ability to decode print, like the skill to communicate, interact, solve complex problems, analyse, judge, evaluate, collaborate, construct, create, and to use information technology/ digital tools, are now considered essential contributors to enhanced employability opportunities as well as workplace success.

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On The Maximum Number Of Edges In A Hypergraph With A Unique Perfect Matching, Deepak Bal, Andrzej Dudek, Zelealem B. Yilma Nov 2011

On The Maximum Number Of Edges In A Hypergraph With A Unique Perfect Matching, Deepak Bal, Andrzej Dudek, Zelealem B. Yilma

Department of Mathematics Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

In this note, we determine the maximum number of edges of a k-uniform hypergraph, k<3, with a unique perfect matching. This settles a conjecture proposed by Snevily.

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Men's Soccer Umac Champions, University Relations Nov 2011

Men's Soccer Umac Champions, University Relations

Campus News Archive

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Getting Started In Evaluation Consulting: Questions To Ask And Answer Along The Way, Judah J. Viola, Nov 2011

Getting Started In Evaluation Consulting: Questions To Ask And Answer Along The Way, Judah J. Viola,

Faculty Publications

This PowerPoint presentation includes a four phase approach to considering the main questions you'll need to ask and answer before taking the leap needed to begin working as an independent evaluation consultant.

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November 5, 2011 (Pages 5941-6070), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau Nov 2011

November 5, 2011 (Pages 5941-6070), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 41 (2011)

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Engendering Haiti’S Reconstruction: The Legal And Economic Case For Mainstreaming Women In Post-Disaster Programming Nov 2011

Engendering Haiti’S Reconstruction: The Legal And Economic Case For Mainstreaming Women In Post-Disaster Programming

Research Papers

On January 12, 2010, an earthquake of devastating magnitude shook Haiti, killing over 250,000, reducing much of the country’s infrastructure to rubble—including its government—and leaving millions of people without homes and livelihoods. As Haiti lurches toward an era of rebuilding and renewal, the ways in which priorities are set and resources spent can either accelerate the rate at which Haitians are able to emerge from poverty and achieve economic development—or they can substantially inhibit the country’s path toward recovery. One of the most critical factors that will determine which path Haiti takes is the extent to which gender concerns are …

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Resource Letter No-1: Nonlinear Optics, Elsa Garmire Nov 2011

Resource Letter No-1: Nonlinear Optics, Elsa Garmire

Dartmouth Scholarship

This Resource Letter provides a guide to the literature on nonlinear optics. Books, journals, and websites are introduced that cover the general subject. Journal articles and websites are cited covering the following topics: second-order nonlinearities in transparent media including second-harmonic generation and optical parametric oscillation, third-order and higher nonlinearities, nonlinear refractive index, absorptive nonlinearities such as saturable absorption and multiphoton absorption, and scattering nonlinearities such as stimulated Raman scattering and stimulated Brillouin scattering. Steady-state and transient phenomena, fiber optics, solitons, nonlinear wave mixing, optical phase conjugation, nonlinear spectroscopy, and multiphoton microscopy are all outlined.

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University System Of Georgia Faculty Council Draft Minutes For Meeting Of 2011.11.05, Georgia Southern University Nov 2011

University System Of Georgia Faculty Council Draft Minutes For Meeting Of 2011.11.05, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate: Index

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Editorial, Hlrc Editor Nov 2011

Editorial, Hlrc Editor

Higher Learning Research Communications

I am pleased to present Issue 6.3. Articles in this issue focus on aspects of teaching. Sara Sohr-Preston and colleagues examine the student rating of professors. In their empirical work, the authors demonstrate that there are multiple factors, some of which are not under the control of the professor, influence student ratings; this suggests that ratings should be used by faculty and administrators cautiously in any administrative decision process. David Giacalone provides results of a study showing the value of case-based scenarios and audience response systems to improve student learning. We are pleased to publish these works that further scholarship …

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Inaugural Conference For Positive Marketing, Linda Purcell Nov 2011

Inaugural Conference For Positive Marketing, Linda Purcell

Conference for Positive Marketing

Inaugural Conference for Positive Marketing, November 4, 2011

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The Real Mother-Issues In Adoption, Penelope J. Hooks, M.D. Nov 2011

The Real Mother-Issues In Adoption, Penelope J. Hooks, M.D.

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

Our society has deemed adoption a desirable alternative method of creating a family. It satisifies the need of a child for parents, it gratifies the desire of adults who yearn to provide a home and love for a child, and it gracefully solves the dilemma for the one who cannot or will not raise the child. In addition to the usual developmental conflicts, families involved in adoption will encounter a variety of fears, fantasies, resentments, and misconceptions which may adversely affect identity formation in the child. Here I will attempt to explore some of the psychodynamic issues which will be …

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A Sexually And Physically Abused Child: His Inner World, Carmen Mayugba-Sugai, M.D. Nov 2011

A Sexually And Physically Abused Child: His Inner World, Carmen Mayugba-Sugai, M.D.

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

This paper describes how a sexually abused 8 year old boy's internal dynamics correlated with and influenced his behavior while he was on an inpatient unit. Through play therapy and unit staff's observation, the psychopathological sequelae to the abuse unfolded in a very interesting way. This process of correlating play material with observations of behavior on the unit, helped the treatment team in understanding the child's inner world.

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Neurodevelopmental Disorders Associated With Chromosome 15, Karl G. Sieg, M.D. Nov 2011

Neurodevelopmental Disorders Associated With Chromosome 15, Karl G. Sieg, M.D.

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

Chromosome 15 is a focus of increasing interest to both psychiatry and neurology. Several neurodevelopmental disorders are genetically associated with this autosome, including Prader-Willi syndrome, Angelman syndrome, Dyslexia, Autism, Hyperlexia, Ring 15 Chromosome syndrome, and Trisomy 15 syndrome. This report provides a review of the molecular biology of chromosome 15 and these associated disorders.

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Therapeutic Alliance And Involuntary Commitment Of A Minor, Karen Dineen Wagner, M.D., Ph.D, Sharon R. Weinstein, M.D., Richard F. Wagner, Jr., M.D. Nov 2011

Therapeutic Alliance And Involuntary Commitment Of A Minor, Karen Dineen Wagner, M.D., Ph.D, Sharon R. Weinstein, M.D., Richard F. Wagner, Jr., M.D.

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

Children are legally entitled to be present throughout the commitment hearing for continued hospitalization. The effect of this process on the therapeutic alliance between the child and the psychiatrist warrants examination. A case study of a 14 year-old boy who participated in the court proceedings is presented. The outcome of the hearing resulted in a disruption of the therapeutic alliance. Alter natives to current commitment procedures for minors are discussed.

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Faculty Senate Minutes - November 4, 2011, Usm Faculty Senate Nov 2011

Faculty Senate Minutes - November 4, 2011, Usm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

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Storytelling Festival Returns To Governors State, Office Of Public Affairs Nov 2011

Storytelling Festival Returns To Governors State, Office Of Public Affairs

Press Releases

Tellebration! returns to Governors State University on Saturday, November 19 as three master storytellers will delight and captivate their audience as part of a world-wide celebration of the spoken word. The free event takes place at 7 p.m., in E Lounge, on GSU’s main campus in University Park.

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Person To Person In Hong Kong, Mengni Tang Nov 2011

Person To Person In Hong Kong, Mengni Tang

2011-12 Field Notes

While still in the midst of their study abroad experiences, students at Linfield College write reflective essays. Their essays address issues of cultural similarity and difference, compare lifestyles, mores, norms, and habits between their host countries and home, and examine changes in perceptions about their host countries and the United States. In this essay, Mengni "Moni" Tang describes her observations during her study abroad program at Hong Kong Baptist University in Hong Kong, China.

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Flyer News, Vol. 59, No. 14 (Nov. 4, 2011), University Of Dayton Nov 2011

Flyer News, Vol. 59, No. 14 (Nov. 4, 2011), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton.

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Research On The Historical And Philosophical Foundations Of Andragogy: Expanding Horizons And Deepening The Search In 2011, John Henschke Nov 2011

Research On The Historical And Philosophical Foundations Of Andragogy: Expanding Horizons And Deepening The Search In 2011, John Henschke

Adult Education Faculty Works

This paper on the History and Philosophy of Andragogy is mainly limited [with a few exceptions] to a chronological history and the accompanying philosophy of andragogy, in line with when the English language documents were published and personal descriptions of events were written down. Some of these documents, however, present aspects of the events and ideas which recount the years and contexts in which they appeared in published form. This will not be an exact history of the events and philosophy as they appear in chronological order. But, this will be presented in the general sequence of the years that …

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Snider V. Arnold Respondent's Brief Dckt. 38572 Nov 2011

Snider V. Arnold Respondent's Brief Dckt. 38572

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

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Umsl Magazine - Fall 2011, University Of Missouri-St. Louis Nov 2011

Umsl Magazine - Fall 2011, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

UMSL Magazine and other UMSL Magazines

The University of Missouri-St. Louis publishes UMSL Magazine for alumni and friends. The magazine highlights excellence at the university. Circulation is 79,000, and the magazine is released twice a year.

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