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Gendered Violence And The Ethics Of Social Science Research, Sameena A. Mulla, Heather R. Hlavka

Social and Cultural Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

The issue of ethical conduct in research settings is important and complex. As tenure-track researchers who study gendered violence, we found Clark and Walker’s discussion provocative, thoughtful, and interesting. They urge researchers to attend both to the structural dynamics of research carried out under the pressures of tenure and promotion while advocating an ethical frame that draws attention to the limited definition of risk or harm that animates typical human subjects research. Victims of violence, they argue, should not be subjected to a standardized understanding of risk. A broader framework is needed, one that brings into conversation virtue ethics with …

Compact Metallic Rfid Tag Antennas With A Loop-Fed Method, Peng H. Yang, Yan Li, Lijun Jiang, W. C. Chew, Terry Tao Ye

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Several compact, low profile and metal-attachable RFID tag antennas with a loop-fed method are proposed for UHF RFID systems. The structure of the proposed antennas comprise of two parts: (1) The radiator part consists of two shorted patches, which can be treated as two quarter-wave patch antennas or a cavity. (2) A small loop printed on the paper serves as the feeding structure. The small loop provides the needed inductance for the tag and is connected to the RFID chip. The input impedance of the antenna can be easily adjusted by changing loop dimensions. The antenna has the compact size …

Improving The Efficiency Of Lpg Compression Ignition Engines For Passenger Cars Through Waste Heat Recovery, Alberto Boretti

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The turbocharged direct injection lean burn Diesel engine is the most efficient now in production for transport applications with full load brake efficiencies up to 40 to 45% and reduced penalties in brake efficiencies reducing the load by the quantity of fuel injected. the secrets of this engine's performances are the high compression ratio and the lean bulk combustion mostly diffusion controlled in addition to the partial recovery of the exhaust energy to boost the charging efficiency. the major downfalls of this engine are the carbon dioxide emissions and the depletion of fossil fuels using fossil diesel, the energy security …

The East Texan, 2011-12-01, Texas A&M University-Commerce

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Volume XCVI, number 11 of The East Texan, a student newspaper published at Texas A&M University-Commerce.

The Lived Experiences Of Families Who Have Attended A Cardiogenetics Clinic, Esma D. Paljevic

Education Doctoral

This study explored the lived experiences of the family members who have participated in a Cardiogenetics Clinic at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, which utilizes an interprofessional approach to care. A qualitative phenomenological approach was used to explore the lived experience of the families. Families that are referred to the clinic have suffered the loss of a family member to sudden cardiac death (SCD). This interprofessional model of care offers information regarding SCD, a genetic profile to determine risk for SCD, an integrative collaborative approach to care as well as nursing, medical interventions, psychological support, and counseling. The theory of …

Eigenvalue Distributions Of Mimo Rayleigh-Product Channels With Arbitrary-Power Co-Channel Interference And Noise, Yongpeng Wu, Shi Jin, Xiqi Gao, Chengshan Xiao, Matthew R. Mckay

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

This paper studies the eigenvalue distributions of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) Rayleigh-product channels in the presence of both co-channel interference and thermal noise. We first present exact expressions for the marginal ordered eigenvalue distributions of the channel Gram matrix when multichannel beamforming is employed, from which we obtain exact results of the outage probability on each eigenmode. Our results apply to a wide class of multichannel systems which transmit on the eigenmodes of the MIMO channel, allowing for transmission on any numbers of eigen subchannels, with any numbers of antennas, any numbers of scatterers in the environment, and any numbers of …

Review Of Richard Junger's Becoming The Second City: Chicago’S Mass News Media, 1833-1898, John J. Pauly

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Borderplex Economic Outlook: 2011-2013, Thomas M. Fullerton Jr., Adam G. Walke

Border Region Modeling Project

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Localization Of Objects Using Cross-Correlation Of Shadow Fading Noise And Copulas, Mohammed Rana Basheer, Sarangapani Jagannathan

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

While fading, in general, is detrimental to accurately localizing a target, fading correlation between adjacent receivers may be exploited to improve localization accuracy. Therefore, this paper presents a novel wireless localization scheme that employs a combination of cross-correlation between shadow fading noise and copula technique to recursively estimate the location of a transmitter. a stochastic filter that models multipath fading as an Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process followed by a Generalized Auto Regressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity (GARCH) filtering is proposed to extract shadow fading residuals from measured RSSI values. Subsequently, Student-t Copula function is used to create the log likelihood function, which acts as …

Soft-Decision Feedback Turbo Equalization For Multilevel Modulations, Huang Lou, Chengshan Xiao

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Error propagation phenomena is the major drawback for existing hard-decision feedback turbo equalizers. in this paper, we propose a new soft-decision feedback equalizer (SDFE) suitable for multilevel modulation systems employing turbo equalization. the proposed SDFE offers a low computational complexity growing only linearly with the number of equalizer coefficients, as opposed to the quadratic complexity of MMSE-Based linear turbo equalizer with time-varying coefficients (Exact-MMSE-LE). the performance and convergence property of the proposed SDFE are analyzed using extrinsic information transfer (EXIT) chart and verified by simulations in a severe InterSymbol interference channel set by Proakis. Results show that our approach performs …

Understanding The Association Of Biomedical, Psychosocial And Behavioral Risks With Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes, Michele Kiely, Ayman El-Mohandes, Marie G. Gantz, Dhuly Chowdhury, Jutta S. Thornberry, M. Nabil El-Khorazaty

Publications and Research

Objectives: This study investigates the relationship between diabetes, hypertension, preeclampsia, and Body Mass Index (BMI) -- the most common and interrelated medical conditions occurring during pregnancy; sociodemographic and behavioral risk factors; and adverse pregnancy outcomes in high-risk urban African American women in Washington, DC.

Methods: Data are from a randomized controlled trial conducted in 6 prenatal clinics. Women in their 1^st or 2^nd trimester were screened for behavioral risks (smoking, environmental tobacco smoke exposure, depression, and intimate partner violence) and demographic eligibility. 1,044 were eligible, interviewed and followed through their pregnancies. Classification and Regression Trees (CART) methodology was …

Library Education And Development Newsletter, Volume 5, Issue 2, Uno Library Science Education

Library Education and Development (L.E.A.D.)

This issue of the Library Education and Development Newsletter features Advice from the Frontlines from Nick Kaiser, a Student Spotlight of Kim Steinbrink, Announcements, Conferences and Professional Development, and Things to Consider: School Library Media Research: Research Articles for School Librarians.

Arbitration And Antitrust: Navigating The Contours Of Mandatory Law, Charles H. Brower Ii

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Cure For Laryngitis: A First Amendment Challenge To The Nlra's Ban On Secondary Picketing, Joseph L. Guza

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Annual Index To Volume 59, Buffalo Law Review

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Isotopic And Geochemical Investigation Into The Origin Of Elevated Uranium Concentrations In Treasure Valley Ground And Surface Waters, Idaho, Brian Hanson

Boise State University Theses and Dissertations

This study was initiated to evaluate potential source(s) of elevated uranium in ground and surface waters of the Treasure Valley in southwest Idaho. Groundwater in the area exhibits widespread but complexly distributed uranium concentrations up to 110 mg L^-1, well in excess of the U.S. EPA drinking water standard of 30 mg L^-1. Data from field sampling (surface water, groundwater, and solid sediments), laboratory experiments, and geochemical and isotopic analysis constrain the source of the elevated uranium. Results from surface water sampling show significant downstream increases in uranium concentrations. With irrigation return waters and shallow groundwater …

Crying Wolfish: The Upcoming Challenge To Blanket Strip-Search Policies In Florence V. Board Of Chosen Freeholders, Aaron Johnson

Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy Sidebar

No abstract provided.

December 2011 News Releases, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Annual Report, Report From The Administration, December 2011, Fundo Garantidor De Crèditos

Documents

No abstract provided.

Recently Certified Cdfi Banks And The Cdfi Banking Sector, Susan Longworth, Robin Newberger

Documents

No abstract provided.

Monthly Report On Credit And Liquidity Programs And The Balance Sheet, Federal Reserve System: Board Of Governors

Documents

Federal Reserve Bank: CLBS Report, Lending in Support of Specific Institutions.

Germany: Technical Note On Crisis Management Arrangements, International Monetary Fund (Imf)

Documents

No abstract provided.

Basel Iii: A Global Regulatory Framework For More Resilient Banks And Banking Systems, Bank For International Settlements (Bis)

Documents

No abstract provided.

No.20 - December 2011, Center Of Civil Law Studies

The Center of Civil Law Studies Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Table Of Contents And Masthead (V. 36, No. 1)

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.

The Bp Deepwater Horizon: A Cautionary Tale For Ccs, Hydrofracking, Geoengineering And Other Emerging Technologies With Environmental And Human Health Risks, Mark A. Latham

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

This Article first discusses the technological issues surrounding the BP Deepwater Horizon and summarizes how regulator and industry reliance on an inadequate fail-safe device played a crucial role in this disaster. Next, I discuss the fundamentals of carbon capture and sequestration, hydraulic fracturing, and geoengineering; that is, I attempt to capture what they involve, followed by the environmental and human health risks they present. I then summarize the current or proposed regulation of these technologies and analyze whether those regulations are sufficient to adequately protect human health and the environment. I conclude with recommendations for policymakers and regulators to consider …

Too Big To Obey: Why Bp Should Be Debarred, Rena Steinzor, Anne Havemann

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.

Evolving Law And Policy For Freshwater Ecosystem Service Markets, Martin W. Doyle, Todd Bendor

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.

The Slippery Shelf: Ceding The Public Trust To Administrative Ambivalence In Offshore Development, Rachel Ganong

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.

The Public Pore Space: Enabling Carbon Capture And Sequestration By Reconceptualizing Subsurface Property Rights, James Robert Zadick

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.