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Quantum-Secured Imaging, Mehul Malik, Omar S. Magaña-Loaiza, Robert W. Boyd Dec 2012

Quantum-Secured Imaging, Mehul Malik, Omar S. Magaña-Loaiza, Robert W. Boyd

Faculty Publications

We have built an imaging system that uses a photon's position or time-of-flight information to image an object, while using the photon's polarization for security. This ability allows us to obtain an image which is secure against an attack in which the object being imaged intercepts and resends the imaging photons with modified information. Popularly known as "jamming," this type of attack is commonly directed at active imaging systems such as radar. In order to jam our imaging system, the object must disturb the delicate quantum state of the imaging photons, thus introducing statistical errors that reveal its activity. © …

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Identification Of Galactic Bulge Survey X-Ray Sources With Tycho-2 Stars, Robert I. Hynes, N. J. Wright, T. J. Maccarone, P. G. Jonker, S. Greiss, D. Steeghs, M. A.P. Torres, C. T. Britt, G. Nelemans Dec 2012

Identification Of Galactic Bulge Survey X-Ray Sources With Tycho-2 Stars, Robert I. Hynes, N. J. Wright, T. J. Maccarone, P. G. Jonker, S. Greiss, D. Steeghs, M. A.P. Torres, C. T. Britt, G. Nelemans

Faculty Publications

We identify 69 X-ray sources discovered by the Galactic Bulge Survey (GBS) that are coincident with or very close to bright stars in the Tycho-2 catalog. Additionally, two other GBS sources are resolved binary companions to Tycho-2 stars where both components are separately detected in X-rays. Most of these are likely to be real matches, but we identify nine objects with large and significant X-ray-to-optical offsets as either detections of resolved binary companions or chance alignments. We collate known spectral types for these objects, and also examine Two Micron All Sky Survey colors, variability information from the All-Sky Automated Survey, …

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Caffeination And Loop: Approaches To Literary And Science Fiction, Griffin O'Hara Dec 2012

Caffeination And Loop: Approaches To Literary And Science Fiction, Griffin O'Hara

Undergraduate University Honors Capstones

Griffin O'Hara's critical introduction to two of his original stories discusses the author’s merger of two genres, popular science fiction and literary fiction. Previous experiments with this combination appear in the novels of David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest and Samuel Delany’s Dhalgren. O’Hara’s analysis of Foster’s and Delany’s influences on his stories delineates the strengths of both science fiction and literary fiction and explains how the merger results in expanded communication between author and reader. The two original stories resulting from his experimentation and illustrating these ideas are “Caffeination” and “Loop.” “Caffeination” is a work of fiction that follows the …

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Developing Life Cycle Management Plans For Power Plant Components, Srinath Raghavan, Badrul H. Chowdhury Dec 2012

Developing Life Cycle Management Plans For Power Plant Components, Srinath Raghavan, Badrul H. Chowdhury

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

A process to develop life cycle management (LCM) plans for power plant components is described. an LCM plan is a guide to make operational decision for a piece of equipment over its life cycle. an LCM typically consists of preventive maintenance schedule, condition monitoring and inspection activities, replacement or refurbishment plans and spares management. It is developed on the basis of component failure modes, operating history, maintenance practices, ageing, spares and obsolescence. Once an LCM plan has been formulated it can be compared with other alternative LCM strategies in order to minimize the long-term costs over the plant lifetime. for …

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State V. Peterson Appellant's Reply Brief Dckt. 39783 Dec 2012

State V. Peterson Appellant's Reply Brief Dckt. 39783

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

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State V. Hibbert Letter Dckt. 40088 Dec 2012

State V. Hibbert Letter Dckt. 40088

Not Reported

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The Chara Array Angular Diameter Of Hr 8799 Favors Planetary Masses For Its Imaged Companions, Ellyn K. Baines, Russel J. White, Daniel Huber, Jeremy Jones, Tabetha Boyajian, Harold A. Mcalister, Theo A. Ten Brummelaar, Nils H. Turner, Judit Sturmann, Laszlo Sturmann, P. J. Goldfinger, Christopher D. Farrington, Adric R. Riedel, Michael Ireland, Kaspar Von Braun, Stephen T. Ridgway Dec 2012

The Chara Array Angular Diameter Of Hr 8799 Favors Planetary Masses For Its Imaged Companions, Ellyn K. Baines, Russel J. White, Daniel Huber, Jeremy Jones, Tabetha Boyajian, Harold A. Mcalister, Theo A. Ten Brummelaar, Nils H. Turner, Judit Sturmann, Laszlo Sturmann, P. J. Goldfinger, Christopher D. Farrington, Adric R. Riedel, Michael Ireland, Kaspar Von Braun, Stephen T. Ridgway

Faculty Publications

HR 8799 is an hF0 mA5 γ Doradus-, λ Bootis-, Vega-type star best known for hosting four directly imaged candidate planetary companions. Using the CHARA Array interferometer, we measure HR 8799's limb-darkened angular diameter to be 0.342 ± 0.008 mas (an error of only 2%). By combining our measurement with the star's parallax and photometry from the literature, we greatly improve upon previous estimates of its fundamental parameters, including stellar radius (1.44 ± 0.06 R⊙), effective temperature (7193 ± 87 K, consistent with F0), luminosity (5.05 ± 0.29 L ⊙), and the extent of the habitable zone (HZ; 1.62-3.32 AU). …

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Distribution System Operation With Solid State Controller And Energy Storage Management, F. Meng, D. Shah, B. H. Chowdhury, M. L. Crow Dec 2012

Distribution System Operation With Solid State Controller And Energy Storage Management, F. Meng, D. Shah, B. H. Chowdhury, M. L. Crow

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

A novel distribution system infrastructure is proposed with solid state controller locating at load sites. an energy storage management algorithm is developed to optimize battery charge/discharge operation using forward dynamic programming method. This algorithm is implemented in a system test bed in PSCAD. the simulation results present economic benefits to private customers with reduced energy cost. It also reduces system peak demand which may improve system reliability. © 2012 IEEE.

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Mulford V. Union Pacific Railroad Clerk's Record V. 1 Dckt. 39991 Dec 2012

Mulford V. Union Pacific Railroad Clerk's Record V. 1 Dckt. 39991

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

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Clark V. Shari's Management Corp. Agency's Record Dckt. 40393 Dec 2012

Clark V. Shari's Management Corp. Agency's Record Dckt. 40393

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

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Nebraska Sex Offender Registry Study: Interim Report, Ryan E. Spohn Dec 2012

Nebraska Sex Offender Registry Study: Interim Report, Ryan E. Spohn

Reports

Sexual victimization is of great concern to the public, as evidenced by the legislative attention it has received over the last twenty years (Adkins, Huff, and Stageberg 2000; Levenson 2006; Sample and Kadleck 2008; Schram and Milloy 1995; Walker et al. 2005; Zevit 2006). To help increase public safety and address public concern, corrections departments nationwide have adopted some form of risk classification and assessment instrument for offenders who have been convicted of sex crimes (Richardson and Huebner 2006). Some of the most popular risk assessment instruments include the STATIC 99, RRASOR, MnSOST, SORAG, and ASRS (Richardson and Huebner 2006; …

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Nebraska Offender Registry Study: Interim Report, Consortium For Crime And Justice Research, University Of Nebraska At Omaha, Ryan E. Spohn Dec 2012

Nebraska Offender Registry Study: Interim Report, Consortium For Crime And Justice Research, University Of Nebraska At Omaha, Ryan E. Spohn

Reports

Sexual victimization is of great concern to the public, as evidenced by the legislative attention it has received over the last twenty years (Adkins, Huff, and Stageberg 2000; Levenson 2006; Sample and Kadleck 2008; Schram and Milloy 1995; Walker et al. 2005; Zevit 2006). To help increase public safety and address public concern, corrections departments nationwide have adopted some form of risk classification and assessment instrument for offenders who have been convicted of sex crimes (Richardson and Huebner 2006). Some of the most popular risk assessment instruments include the STATIC 99, RRASOR, MnSOST, SORAG, and ASRS (Richardson and Huebner 2006; …

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College Departure: Exploring Student Aid Effects On Multiple Mobility Patterns From Four-Year Institutions, Dongbin Kim, Argun Saatcioglu, Amy Neufeld Dec 2012

College Departure: Exploring Student Aid Effects On Multiple Mobility Patterns From Four-Year Institutions, Dongbin Kim, Argun Saatcioglu, Amy Neufeld

Journal of Student Financial Aid

College departure involves multiple mobility patterns that include lateral transfer (from a four-year to another four-year institution), reverse transfer (from a four-year to a two-year institution), and stop out (taking time out of higher education altogether). This study addresses how financial aid influences the likelihood of such mobility patterns for minority and low-income students. Utilizing data from the Education Longitudinal Survey of 2002, this study found that the effects of financial aid on multiple mobility patterns are similar across students of different income groups. By contrast, non-white students benefit significantly from financial aid, particularly from low-burden aid options (e.g., tuition …

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Life History Analysis Of James River Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser Oxyrinchus Oxyrinchus) With Implications For Management And Recovery Of The Species, Matthew Balazik Dec 2012

Life History Analysis Of James River Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser Oxyrinchus Oxyrinchus) With Implications For Management And Recovery Of The Species, Matthew Balazik

Theses and Dissertations

Sturgeon species (family Acipenseridae) are threatened globally due to habitat destruction, pollution, and overfishing. The Atlantic sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus was listed as a federally endangered species in 2012. Atlantic sturgeon have a complex life history that utilizes a wide range of habitats. Timing of life history varies in different areas requiring each population to be studied. Very little work has been published on Atlantic sturgeon reproduction in the James River, Virginia. To aid the recovery of James River Atlantic sturgeon, aspects of life history need to be addressed. To increase understanding of Atlantic sturgeon life history a length at …

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Nonlinear Response Prediction Of Spar Platform Using Artificial Neural Network / Md. Alhaz Uddin, Uddin Md. Alhaz Dec 2012

Nonlinear Response Prediction Of Spar Platform Using Artificial Neural Network / Md. Alhaz Uddin, Uddin Md. Alhaz

Student Works (2010-2019)

Due to global energy demand, offshore industries are moving towards deep and ultra-deep waters for oil and gas exploration in ocean environment. Floating offshore structures such as spar platform is considered to be the most economic and suitable offshore structure in deep water regions. During oil and gas exploration, floating offshore structures may sometimes be affected by critical environmental forces. Quick decision must be taken either to continue or to stop production, on the basis of response prediction of offshore structures under forecasted environmental conditions. Finite Element Method (FEM) is an important technique to predict the response of offshore structures …

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The Free Press Vol 44 Issue 11, 12-10-2012, Kirsten Sylvain Dec 2012

The Free Press Vol 44 Issue 11, 12-10-2012, Kirsten Sylvain

Free Press, The

2012 Winter Issue

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The Effect Of A Guidance Program In Correcting Misconceptions Among Middle School Students, Saad Aziz Joda Dec 2012

The Effect Of A Guidance Program In Correcting Misconceptions Among Middle School Students, Saad Aziz Joda

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

Behavioral anxiety among adolescents could be the result of their misconceptions that might threaten their natural behavior in the right direction. Since within adolescence, the period which is full of unrealistic thoughts due to the great changes that happen during this period, adolescents might be infected with pride and vanity that do not coincide with their real life, Conversely, more realistic thoughts have their own impact on the stability of the individual hnd the communify as welt.

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State V. Gosch Respondent's Brief Dckt. 38675 Dec 2012

State V. Gosch Respondent's Brief Dckt. 38675

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

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State V. Madrid Appellant's Brief Dckt. 40015 Dec 2012

State V. Madrid Appellant's Brief Dckt. 40015

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

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Deposition Of Gerald Sandoval 2012, Catholic Church. Archdiocese Of Santa Fe (N.M.) Dec 2012

Deposition Of Gerald Sandoval 2012, Catholic Church. Archdiocese Of Santa Fe (N.M.)

Depositions

No abstract provided.

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Ohio University Faculty Senate Minutes December 10, 2012, Ohio University Faculty Senate Dec 2012

Ohio University Faculty Senate Minutes December 10, 2012, Ohio University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

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The Effects Of Freestream Turbulence On Serpentine Diffuser Distortion Patterns, Jesse Scott Johnson Dec 2012

The Effects Of Freestream Turbulence On Serpentine Diffuser Distortion Patterns, Jesse Scott Johnson

Theses and Dissertations

Serpentine diffusers have become a common feature in modern aircraft as they allow for certain benefits that are impossible with a traditional linear configuration. With the benefits, however, come certain disadvantages, namely flow distortions that reduce engine efficiency and decrease engine surge stability margins. These distortions are now being researched comprehensively to determine solutions for mitigating the adverse effects associated with them. This study investigates how varying the freestream turbulence intensity of the flow entering a serpentine diffuser affects the distortion patterns that are produced by the diffuser. Experiments were performed with a model serpentine diffuser on the Annular Cascade …

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Usa V. Cremne Branch Dec 2012

Usa V. Cremne Branch

2012 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

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Steven Mcgee V. Jerry Martinez Dec 2012

Steven Mcgee V. Jerry Martinez

2012 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

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From Linkage To Gwas: A Multifaceted Exploration Of The Genetic Risk For Alcohol Dependence, Amy Adkins Dec 2012

From Linkage To Gwas: A Multifaceted Exploration Of The Genetic Risk For Alcohol Dependence, Amy Adkins

Theses and Dissertations

Family, twin and adoption studies consistently suggest that genetic factors strongly influence the risk for alcohol dependence (AD). Although the literature supports the role of genetics in AD, identification of specific genes contributing to the etiology of AD has proven difficult. These difficulties are due in part to the complex set of risk factors contributing to the development of AD. These risk factors include comorbidities with other clinical diagnoses and behavioral phenotypes (e.g., major depression), physiological differences that contribute to the differences between people in their level of response to ethanol (e.g., initial sensitivity) and finally the large number of …

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Adolescent Dating Violence Prevention And Intervention In A Community Setting: Perspectives Of Young Adults And Professionals, Donna S. Martsolf, Crystal Colbert, Claire B. Drauker Dec 2012

Adolescent Dating Violence Prevention And Intervention In A Community Setting: Perspectives Of Young Adults And Professionals, Donna S. Martsolf, Crystal Colbert, Claire B. Drauker

The Qualitative Report

Adolescent dating violence (ADV) is a significant community problem. In this study, we examine the perspectives of two groups (young adults who experienced ADV as teens and professionals who work with teens) on ADV prevention/intervention in a community context. We interviewed 88 young adults and 20 professionals. Our research team used Thorne’s (2008) interpretive description methods to determine participants’ perspectives on community views on ADV, community ADV prevention/intervention programs, and ideal ADV prevention/intervention strategies. Participants perceived most communities as being blind to ADV. They perceived prevention programs as unavailable, inappropriate, or impersonal. Young adults indicated that professionals should use a …

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The Bg News December 10, 2012, Bowling Green State University Dec 2012

The Bg News December 10, 2012, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. December 10, 2012. Volume 103-Issue 48.

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Predicting Stock Market Using Online Communities Raw Web Traffic Streams, Pierpaolo Dondio Dec 2012

Predicting Stock Market Using Online Communities Raw Web Traffic Streams, Pierpaolo Dondio

Articles

This paper investigates the predictive power of online communities traffic in regard to stock prices. Using the largest dataset to date, spanning 8 years and almost the complete set of SP500 stocks, we analyze the predictive power of raw unstructured traffic by filtering stock daily returns with traffic features. Our results partially challenge the assumption that raw traffic simply trails stock prices, as expected from a noisy signal without the sentiment direction. Raw traffic is shown to predict prices with statistical significance but with small economic impact. Anyway, this impact rises to moderate under the following conditions: 3 to 7 …

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The Far Field Transformation Using The Iterative Srm Based On The Phaseless Data, Ping Li, Li (Lijun) Jun Jiang Dec 2012

The Far Field Transformation Using The Iterative Srm Based On The Phaseless Data, Ping Li, Li (Lijun) Jun Jiang

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Conventional equivalent source reconstruction methods (SRM) require both phase and amplitude information of the field data. However, there are situations where the phase information is not easy to obtain. Hence, developing novel SRM based on phaseless data is necessary. In this paper, a novel iterative SRM based on two sets of measured phaseless data is presented. It can reproduce the 3D radiation pattern with very good accuracy. Integral equation (IE) is employed to build reconstruct equivalent source. Combined field IE (CFIE) is also employed to obtain more physical current distribution. © 2012 IEEE.

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An Automated Forward Operating Base Electrical Distribution System Simulator, Onur Kahveci, Mariesa L. Crow, Steven Corns Dec 2012

An Automated Forward Operating Base Electrical Distribution System Simulator, Onur Kahveci, Mariesa L. Crow, Steven Corns

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

In this paper, an automated forward operating base electrical distribution system simulator (ODCC) is developed. the ODCC has been developed based on the open platform distribution system simulator (DSS) that is able to create variable models of electrical systems and performing many types of analysis. © 2012 IEEE.

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