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A Comparison Between Cluster Busting Technique And A Classification Tree Algorithm Of A Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (Modis) Land Cover Map Of Honduras, Samuel Rivera, John H. Lowry, Alexander J. Hernandez, R. Douglas Ramsey, Ricardo Lezama, Miguel A. Velasquez

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

A national land cover map derived from moderate resolution imaging spectrometer (MODIS) imagery products was developed for Honduras, Central America. We compared two methods of image classification: a cluster busting (CB) classification technique and a classification and regression tree (CART) algorithm. Field data samples were used to validate the resulting classifications. Inthe classification process, we used: a Google Earth™ sampling scheme, a time series of MODIS's Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) and digital elevation data(shuttle radar topography mission, SRTM). The CART classification method provided a more accurate classification (Kappa coefficient, K = 74%, overall model accuracy = 79.6%) while compared to …

The Cowl - V. 76 - N. 9 - Nov 10, 2011

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 76 - Number 9 - November 10, 2011. 36 pages.

Gerardo V. State Appellant's Brief Dckt. 38592

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

2011 Accreditation Information Sheets

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

No abstract provided.

Recent Developments In Virginia Taxation, Craig D. Bell, William L.S. Rowe

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily November 10, 2011, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 137, Issue 41

The Grizzly, November 10, 2011, Liz Kilmer, Nick Pane, Jordan Demcher, Ron Stranix, Lisa Jobe, Rosie Clark, Jenna Yaich, Sarah Bollert, Jane Helmick, Kahlil Pitman, Marina Mccann, Sara Hourwitz, Sabrina Mcgettigan, Victoria Cameron, Jacquelyn Heikel, James Noebels

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Dean Judith Levy Announces Retirement • Faculty to Challenge Students in Charity Game • Students Offered "Working World" Experience • Student Spearheads Peer Advocacy Program • "Which Fork?" Prepares Students • Senior Spends Summer Interning at Arts Center • Committee Kicks Off Preparation for 29th Annual Airband Event • UC Junior Wins Miss NJ "Most Photogenic" • Best Buddies Forms Lasting Bonds • Opinion: Graduation Date Change Helps More Than Hurts; Bring Back "Baby Bio" for Non-Science Majors • Men's Basketball is Young, but Well-Prepared • Women's Basketball Turns to Senior Leadership • Women's Track & Field Ready for Championship …

An Examination Of Spiritual And Religious Coping And Well-Being And Their Impact On The Health-Related Quality Of Life For Patients With Mechanical Circulatory Support, Angela Hardy-Duncan

Theses and Dissertations

Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) improves the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for patients with end-stage heart failure (HF) (Friedrich & Bohm, 2007). Religious and spiritual practices positively influence health and well-being for cardiac patients (Ai, Park, Huang, Rodgers, & Tice, 2007; Blackhall, & Koenig, 1998). The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of spiritual well-being (SWB) and religious well-being (RWB) and coping styles and methods (CSM) on health related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients with MCS. This exploratory repeated measures study used Spearmans’ rho and Wilcoxons’ Signed Rank tests for correlation and comparison analyses. The study …

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

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V344 Lyrae: A Touchstone Su Uma Cataclysmic Variable In The Kepler Field, Matt A. Wood, Martin D. Still, Steve B. Howell, John K. Cannizzo, Alan P. Smale

Aerospace, Physics, and Space Science Faculty Publications

We report on the analysis of the Kepler short-cadence (SC) light curve of V344 Lyr obtained during 2009 June 20 through 2010 March 19 (Q2-Q4). The system is an SU UMa star showing dwarf nova (DN) outbursts and superoutbursts, and promises to be a touchstone for CV studies for the foreseeable future. The system displays both positive and negative superhumps with periods of 2.20 and 2.06 hr, respectively, and we identify an orbital period of 2.11 hr. The positive superhumps have a maximum amplitude of ~0.25 mag, the negative superhumps have a maximum amplitude of ~0.8 mag, and the orbital …

The East Texan, 2011-11-10, Texas A&M University-Commerce

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Volume XCVI, number 10 of The East Texan, a student newspaper published at Texas A&M University-Commerce.

Communication Skills–Core Of Employability Skills: Issues & Concerns, A.V. Bharathi

Higher Learning Research Communications

Based on a case study conducted by the researcher on a sample of 618 UG students, this paper focuses on identifying certain flaws in the present educational communication. The researcher after presenting the data analysis of the survey, attempts to highlight the present ELT scenario and its relevance to the present day needs of the society. It also emphasizes on the need to focus on practical dimensions of learning. It substantiates that inadequate language proficiency, lack of presentation skills knowledge and unawareness about life skills are the main reasons for the educated unemployment. Finally, the researcher concludes this paper with …

November 10, 2011, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Letters To The Editor

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

Letter to the Editor, Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 10, Number 1, 1992.

Delusional Misidentification Syndromes, Zeljko Jocic, M.D.

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

Delusional misidentification syndromes are reviewed by their phenomenology, epidemiology, clinical characteristics, associated clinical findings, etiological theories, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment. Related neuropsychiatric syndromes are described and distinctions between them and delusional misidentification syndromes addressed. Current psychological and biologic-cognitive theories are briefly discussed. These peculiar phenomena are probably more frequent than previously thought, if they are specifically sought and recognized. Organic factors play a definitive role in their occurrence and two brain regions frontal and temporal, are presumably dysfunctional.

Psychiatric Consultation For The Demented Elderly, Kenneth Paul Rosenberg, M.D.

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

Psychiatric consultations for the demented elderly are often required and requested by the Medical service. With the rise in the number of demented elderly being housed in acute care hospitals, the need.for these consultations is increasing. In this paper, the author presents a case and discusses the role of the consultant in (1) diagnostics, (2) therapeutics, (3) assessment of involuntary vs. voluntary placement in an institution, (4) medical staff education, (5) family education, and (6) the management of evoked feelings and countertransference among the medical and nursing staff.

The Management Of Performance Anxiety With Beta-Adrenergic Blocking Agents, James A. Bourgeois, M.D.

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

Performance anxiety consists of several symptoms experienced in the context of public performance and is classified in DSM-III-R under social phobia. Performance anxiety must be distinguished from panic disorder, generalized social phobia, and generalized anxiety disorder. Performance anxiety symptoms can be detrimental to both performer and performance. These symptoms can be controlled by the judicious use of beta-adrenergic blocking agents. The use of beta-adrenergic blocking agents should be considered as part of a psychiatric stress-management program for these patients.

Corrected Confidence Bands For Functional Data Using Principal Components, Jeff Goldsmith, Sonja Greven, Ciprian M. Crainiceanu

Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Biostatistics Working Papers

Functional principal components (FPC) analysis is widely used to decompose and express functional observations. Curve estimates implicitly condition on basis functions and other quantities derived from FPC decompositions; however these objects are unknown in practice. In this paper, we propose a method for obtaining correct curve estimates by accounting for uncertainty in FPC decompositions. Additionally, pointwise and simultaneous confidence intervals that account for both model- based and decomposition-based variability are constructed. Standard mixed-model representations of functional expansions are used to construct curve estimates and variances conditional on a specific decomposition. A bootstrap procedure is implemented to understand the uncertainty in …

Easterner, Vol. 63, No. 8, November 9, 2011, Associated Students Of Eastern Washington University

Student Newspapers

This issue of the Easterner contains articles about mascot Swoop, cases investigated by Campus Police, the Dia de los Muertos celebration at JFK Library, proposed changes to the honorary degree program, textbook rentals, code blue stations, graduate affairs representative Josh Clayton, Dining Services attempt to improve sustainability, plaigraism policies, professor Henry-York Steiner, visiting trombonist Bill Waltrous, Alpha Omnicron Pi volunteer efforts at the Jingle Bell Run, football player Gabriel Jackson, pole vaulter Keisa Monterola, and volleyball player Kelsey Julian.

Committee On Academic Standing Minutes November 9, 2011, Bronx Community College Committee On Academic Standing

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the Committee on Academic Standing on November 9, 2011.

Faith, Spirituality, And Sustainability, C. William Pollard

C. William Pollard Papers

This speech was delivered at the University of Arkansas's Tyson Center for Faith and Spirituality in the Workplace (Fayetteville, AR). In it Pollard considers the 2008 financial crisis, which he believes requires business leaders to adopt new models of leadership and new ways of educating future managers. Such measures will ensure that corporate firms will always consider profit alongside the more significant goal of forming moral character.

Stephen Mathies V. Seth Silver

2011 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

Pettinaro Entr Llc V. Cont Casualty Co

2011 Decisions

USDC for the District of Delaware

Usa V. Christopher Young

2011 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

2011 November 9 - Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes, Undergraduate Curriculum Council, East Tennessee State University

Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Winonan, Winona State University

The Winonan - 2010s

No abstract provided.

Volume 49, Number 12: November 09, 2011, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

The Daily Gamecock, Wednesday, November 9, 2011, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

November

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The Lumberjack, November 9, 2011, The Lumberjack Staff

2011

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University

State V. Herren Appellant's Brief Dckt. 38783

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

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