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Volume 11, Issue 39: November 7, 2011, Women's Studies & Gender Studies Program

Women's Studies & Gender Studies: Digest Magazine

No abstract provided.

Lanthorn, Vol. 46, No. 22, November 7, 2011, Grand Valley State University

Volume 46, July 14, 2011 - June 18, 2012

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

An Online Model-Based Fault Diagnosis Scheme For Hvac Systems, Balaje T. Thumati, Miles A. Feinstein, James W. Fonda, Alfred Turnbull, Fay J. Weaver, Mark E. Calkins, S. Jagannathan

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

In this paper, a model-based fault detection and isolation (FDI) scheme with online fault learning capabilities is proposed for HVAC systems. an observer comprising of an online approximator in discrete-time (OLAD) and a robust term is used for detection. a fault is detected if the generated detection residual, which is defined as the error between the observer outputs and HVAC system states, exceeds an apriori chosen threshold. the OLAD term in the FD observer learns the fault dynamics online while the robust term guarantees asymptotic estimation of the system states. Subsequent to detection, a fault isolation observer, which comprises of …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Artificial Immune System-Based Diagnostics And Prognostics Scheme And Its Experimental Verification, Gary R. Halligan, Balaje T. Thumati, S. Jagannathan

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

In this paper, a novel fault diagnostics and prediction (FDP) scheme is introduced by using artificial immune system (AIS) as an online approximator for a class of nonlinear discrete-time systems. Traditionally, AIS is considered as an offline tool for fault detection (FD). However, in this paper, AIS is utilized as an online approximator in discrete time (OLAD) along with a robust adaptive term in the proposed fault diagnostics observer. using the fact that the system outputs are alone measurable, an output residual is determined by comparing the observer and system outputs and a fault is detected if this output residual …

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 …

November 7, 2011, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

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

DeafDigest Gold 2011

No abstract provided.

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

DeafDigest Blue 2011

No abstract provided.

Eiu Choral Ensembles, Music Department

Concerts

From the gothic cathedrals and the majestic castles of Europe to the shores of the Americas, the EIU Choral Ensembles and Collegium Musicum will perform a wide variety of works by English, French, German, Italian, and American composers.

Church Bulletin, November 6, 2011

Church Bulletin

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Ottawa, Canada

Church Bulletin Finding Aid

Progesterone-Induced Changes In The Phosphoryl Potential During The Meiotic Divisions In Amphibian Oocytes: Role Of Na/K-Atpase, Gene A. Morrill, Terry L. Dowd, Adele B. Kostellow, Raj K. Gupta

Publications and Research

Background Progesterone triggers resumption of the first meiotic division in the Rana pipiens oocyte by binding to the N-terminal external loop of the catalytic subunit of Na/K-ATPase, releasing a cascade of lipid second messengers. This is followed by internalization of specific membrane proteins, plasma membrane depolarization and nuclear membrane breakdown, culminating in arrest at second metaphase. Results Progesterone initiates an increase in phosphoryl potential during the first meiotic division, resulting in the accumulation of high energy protein phosphate by second metaphase arrest. 31P-NMR, with saturation transfer, demonstrates that the phosphocreatine level rises ~2 fold and that the "pseudo" first order …

Postcard, Olivia: Meaning Envy At Studio@620 In St. Petersburg, Florida​, Studio At 620

Postcard Collection

A promotional postcard for Olivia: Meaning Envy, an art installation and performance by Black Horse Theatre at Studio@620. The production featured Alice Ferrulo as Olivia, incorporating the short film Four Chairs, sculptures by Darren Carter Beistle, original music by Dennis McAllister, and costume designs from Rogerio Martins' Envy Collection. The installation explored the concept of envy as "a secret within," integrating elements of dance, theater, and film.

Doctoral Lecture-Recital, Micheal Lee Smith Jr., Karen J. Mccann

Graduate Student Recitals

A lecture presenting the musical and extra-musical influences on the development of the do di petto, or from-the-chest masculine sounding tenor high C.

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.

Search-Based Fault Localization, Shaowei Wang, David Lo, Lingxiao Jiang, - Lucia, Hoong Chuin Lau

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Many spectrum-based fault localization measures have been proposed in the literature. However, no single fault localization measure completely outperforms others: a measure which is more accurate in localizing some bugs in some programs is less accurate in localizing other bugs in other programs. This paper proposes to compose existing spectrum-based fault localization measures into an improved measure. We model the composition of various measures as an optimization problem and present a search-based approach to explore the space of many possible compositions and output a heuristically near optimal composite measure. We employ two search-based strategies including genetic algorithm and simulated annealing …

Ncaa Division Ii West Regional Cross Country Championships, Final Results, Great Northwest Athletic Conference

Cross-Country Running

No abstract provided.

Ncaa Division Ii West Regional Cross Country Championships, Team Standings, Great Northwest Athletic Conference

Cross-Country Running

No abstract provided.

11/5/2011, Slutzker Center For International Students

Newsletters from Slutzker Center for International Services - SCIS News

No abstract provided.

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 …

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.

Legislating Psychiatry, Carla Rodgers, M.D.

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

REVIEW OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY AND THE LAW, VOL. I

Edited by Robert Simon, M.D.

American Psychiatric Press, 1989, 416 pages, $38.50

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 …

The Glory That Excelleth, Rev Daniel Steele

ATS Digital Resources

"Our inquiry relates to the subjective aspects of the question - that is, to the emotions and estimates of the subject of the two experiences [sanctification / justification]. For we freely admit that justification, when viewed objectively in its relation to the Divine law and to future destiny, is the greater work, in asmuch as it changes the relation of the soul to the moral government of God, ... But we are not discussiing this view of the subject. We are inquiring into the inward experiences of the subjects of these operations of the Holy Spirit."

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.

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

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton.

The Good 5 Cent Cigar (11/4/2011), University Of Rhode Island

The Good 5 Cent Cigar (Student Newspaper Archives)

This is a digitized, downloadable version of the University of Rhode Island school newspaper.

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 …