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On Relay Node Placement Problem For Survivable Wireless Sensor Networks, Changyong Jung

Theses and Dissertations

Wireless sensor networks are widely applied to many fields such as animal habitat monitoring, air traffic control, and health monitoring. One of the current problems with wireless sensor networks is the ability to overcome communication failures due to hardware failure, distributing sensors in an uneven geographic area, or unexpected obstacles between sensors. One common solution to overcome this problem is to place a minimum number of relay nodes among sensors so that the communication among sensors is guaranteed. This is called Relay Node Placement Problem (RNP). This problem has been proved as NP-hard for a simple connected graph. Therefore, many …

The Cuban Spectacular: The Story Of Latin Jazz, Today To Yesterday, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

Music Department Concert Programs

No abstract provided.

St. Norbert Named Among “Best Bang For The Buck” Colleges, St. Norbert College

St. Norbert College Magazine 2013-2018

St. Norbert sits at #32 on a list of schools that do the best job of helping non-wealthy students attain marketable degrees at affordable prices, according to Washington Monthly. Out of the 1,572 colleges and universities ranked by the magazine, only 349 made the cut as best bang-for-the-buck schools.

Prison Study Unlocks New Doors, St. Norbert College

St. Norbert College Magazine 2013-2018

Among St. Norbert’s four McNair scholars who presented their research to the campus community last month was Rachel Gintner ’14. Gintner's work on prison narratives took her to the University of Illinois at Chicago this summer. She reflects on a research opportunity that brought new perspective in more ways than one – and on the McNair experience itself, a program that prepares underrepresented students for graduate work.

Sophomore’S Crafty Efforts Outfit An Entire Elementary School Against The Cold, St. Norbert College

St. Norbert College Magazine 2013-2018

When Erin Knipp ’16 decided to help the world, she thought local, but she thought big, too. The sophomore decided she would make mittens for cold hands at an elementary school near her home – all the cold hands.

Fall/Winter 2013: Multimedia Snc With Your New Magazine Online, St. Norbert College

St. Norbert College Magazine 2013-2018

Drew Van Fossen (Communications) shares some of the web-exclusive content featured in the Fall/Winter 2013 issue of St. Norbert College Magazine, available online. Van Fossen, the college's director of communications, also serves as art director for its magazine.

Twitter In Special Libraries: A Distributed Social Media Strategy, Ilana Stonebraker

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

No abstract provided.

December 3, 2013 Ereporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, December 3, 2013, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 141, Issue 39

Cancellation Of Iwu's Madrigal Dinner, Sherry Wallace

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Hybrid Pet/Mri Nanoparticle Development And Multi-Modal Imaging, David Hoffman

Theses and Dissertations

The development of hybrid PET/MRI imaging systems needs to be paralleled with the development of a hybrid intrinsic PET/MRI probes. The aim of this work was to develop and validate a novel radio-superparamagnetic nanoparticle (r-SPNP) for hybrid PET/MRI imaging. This was achieved with the synthesis of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) that intrinsically incorporated 59Fe and manganese iron oxide nanoparticles (MIONs) that intrinsically incorporated 52Mn. Both [59Fe]-SPIONs and [52Mn]-MIONs were produced through thermal decomposition synthesis. The physiochemical characteristics of the r-SPNPs were assessed with TEM, DLS, and zeta-potential measurements, as well as in imaging phantom studies. The [59Fe]-SPIONs were evaluated …

The Design And Synthesis Of Magnetic Nanocomposites, Daniel Hudgins

Theses and Dissertations

Magnetism lies at the core of modern technology and can be found in industries such as oil refining, automotive, telecommunications, personal electronics, and power generation that are integral to our day to day lives. This permeation into everyday life has been enhanced in the past several decades with improvements in material design based upon the principles of nanotechnology leading to smaller, faster, and more efficient devices. The presented research will discuss the synthesis and processing of multiple magnetic nanoparticle structures designed for the enhancement of various, application specific, properties. In the first experiments a tunable core/shell structure was developed with …

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• Historic Upset Over Florida
• News
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• Classifieds
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• Sports

Assessing “Dangerous Climate Change”: Required Reduction Of Carbon Emissions To Protect Young People, Future Generations And Nature, J Hansen, P Kharecha, M Sato, V Masson-Delmotte, Et Al

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

We assess climate impacts of global warming using ongoing observations and paleoclimate data. We use Earth's measured energy imbalance, paleoclimate data, and simple representations of the global carbon cycle and temperature to define emission reductions needed to stabilize climate and avoid potentially disastrous impacts on today's young people, future generations, and nature. A cumulative industrial-era limit of ∼500 GtC fossil fuel emissions and 100 GtC storage in the biosphere and soil would keep climate close to the Holocene range to which humanity and other species are adapted. Cumulative emissions of ∼1000 GtC, sometimes associated with 2°C global warming, would spur …

Robust Modeling Of Epistemic Mental States And Their Applications In Assistive Technology, A K M Mahbubur Rahman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This dissertation presents the design and implementation of EmoAssist: "Emotion-Enabled Assistive Tool to Enhance Dyadic Conversation for the Blind". The key functionalities of the system are to recognize behavioral expressions and to predict 3-D affective dimensions from visual cues and to provide audio feedback to the visually impaired in a natural environment. Prior to describing the EmoAssist, this dissertation identifies and advances research challenges in the analysis of the facial features and their temporal dynamics with Epistemic Mental States in dyadic conversation. A number of statistical analyses and simulations were performed to get the answer of important research questions about …

Infant Volubility Across Circumstance Estimated From All-Day Recordings, Barbara S. Franklin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

By analyzing infant volubility we may illuminate early communication development and aid early identification of disorders. LENA recordings provide a naturalistic method for gathering data all-day and yield automated labeling of speakers including the infant wearing the device. In Study 1, 10 six-month-old infants were studied for volubility in a naturalistic setting analyzed by LENA and a human coder using a traditional repeat-listening method based on a single all-day recording for each infant. Twelve randomly selected 5-minute segments (excluding presumed sleep) were coded for vocal type (vocants, squeals, and growls). This allowed for estimation of six-month-old infant vocal rate across …

The Moderating Effect Of Employee Age On The Association Between Affective Commitment And Human Resource Practices, Michael Mark Mackay

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Drawing hypotheses from a theory of lifespan development called selective optimization with compensation (SOC, Baltes & Baltes, 1990; Baltes, Staudinger, & Lindenberger, 1999), the study explored the degree to which employee age moderates the relationship between employee affective commitment and satisfaction with various high commitment human resource practices (HCHRPs; e.g., providing training, opportunity for advancement, work/life balance). In addition, as exploratory hypotheses, the study also tested whether other employee-level variables such as gender, job tenure, and job type also serve as moderators of the HCHRP-affective commitment relationship. Customer-facing employees (N = 6,360) representing three job types (O*NET titles: Shipping, Receiving, …

Student Internet Speech: Where Does The Schoolyard End In The Cyberworld?, Thomas D. Denny

Theses and Dissertations

This study examines student internet speech that originates off-campus but results in discipline from school. The history of the issue of student speech is explored to set the foundation for the current issue. In the absence of a Supreme Court ruling on student off-campus internet speech, cases reaching the Federal level are explored in search of commonalities. The resulting information is synthesized to create two artifacts. The first is a matrix to summarize the rulings and rationale of the cases. The second is a reference tool to guide administrators in dealing with similar student speech cases.

An Analysis Of Twenty Statement Test Results From Children Of Bonaire-Are Self-Perceptions As Predicted, Robyn Patricia Ciliax

Honors Capstone Projects and Theses

No abstract provided.

Nebraska Libraries - Volume 1, Number 4 (November 2013)

Nebraska Libraries

No abstract provided.

Gsu View, 2013-12-02, Office Of Marketing And Communications

GSU View

Newsletter published by Governors State University 2007-current.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 038, Number 15, December 2, 2013, Grand Valley State University

2013-2014, Volume 38

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

December 2, 2013, Lumpkin College Of Business And Applied Sciences

Curriculum Committee

No abstract provided.

Updates In Academic Affairs - 12/02/13, Office Of The Provost And Vice President For Academic Affairs

Updates in Academic Affairs

• New methods for reporting progress on strategic planning
• Transparency reporting

Current, December 02, 2013, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2010s)

No abstract provided.

Commonwealth Times 2013-12-02

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Deuteronomy And Work, Theology Of Work Project, Duane Garrett

Theology of Work Project

1. Introduction to Deuteronomy
2. Rebellion and Complacency (Deuteronomy 1:1–4:43)
   • Israel Refuses to Enter the Promised Land (Deuteronomy 1:19-45)
   • When Success Leads to Complacency (Deuteronomy 4:25-40)
3. God’s Law and its Applications (Deuteronomy 4:44–30:20)
   • The Ten Commandments (Deuteronomy 5:6-21)
     • “You shall have no other gods before me” (Deut 5:7; Ex 20:3)
     • “You shall not make for yourself an idol” (Deut 5:8; Ex 20:4)
     • “You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the LORD your God” (Deut 5:11; Ex 20:7)
     • “Observe the Sabbath day and keep it holy” (Deut 5:12; Ex 20:8-11)
       • The Sabbath and the work we do (Deut 5:12; Ex …

Communiqué, December 2, 2013, Lindenwood University

Communiqué

The Communiqué was the faculty/staff newsletter for Lindenwood University/College from 1982 to 2016.

Columbia Chronicle (12/02/2013), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from December 2, 2013 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 44 pages and is listed as Volume 49, Number 14. Cover story: "College optimistic and trustee resignations" Editor-in-Chief: Lindsey Woods

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 50th Anniversary Celebration Speech, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

No abstract provided.