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Automated Multi-Modal Search And Rescue Using Boosted Histogram Of Oriented Gradients, Matthew A. Lienemann

Master's Theses

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) provides a platform for many automated tasks and with an ever increasing advances in computing, these tasks can be more complex. The use of UAVs is expanded in this thesis with the goal of Search and Rescue (SAR), where a UAV can assist fast responders to search for a lost person and relay possible search areas back to SAR teams. To identify a person from an aerial perspective, low-level Histogram of Oriented Gradients (HOG) feature descriptors are used over a segmented region, provided from thermal data, to increase classification speed. This thesis also introduces a dataset …

Sparse Aperture Speckle Interferometry Telescope Active Optics Control System, Matthew Clause

Master's Theses

A conventional large aperture telescope required for binary star research is typically cost prohibitive. A prototype active optics system was created and fitted to a telescope frame using relatively low cost components. The active optics system was capable of tipping, tilting, and elevating the mirrors to align reflected star light. The low cost mirror position actuators have a resolution of 31 nm, repeatable to within 16 nm. This is accurate enough to perform speckle analysis for the visible light spectrum. The mirrors used in testing were not supported with a whiffletree and produced trefoil-like aberrations which made phasing two mirrors …

Identifying And Predicting Rat Behavior Using Neural Networks, Jonathan A. Gettner

Master's Theses

The hippocampus is known to play a critical role in episodic memory function. Understanding the relation between electrophysiological activity in a rat hippocampus and rat behavior may be helpful in studying pathological diseases that corrupt electrical signaling in the hippocampus, such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. Additionally, having a method to interpret rat behaviors from neural activity may help in understanding the dynamics of rat neural activity that are associated with certain identified behaviors.

In this thesis, neural networks are used as a black-box model to map electrophysiological data, representative of an ensemble of neurons in the hippocampus, to a T-maze, …

A Lidar Based Semi-Autonomous Collision Avoidance System And The Development Of A Hardware-In-The-Loop Simulator To Aid In Algorithm Development And Human Studies, Thomas F. Stevens

Master's Theses

In this paper, the architecture and implementation of an embedded controller for a steering based semi-autonomous collision avoidance system on a 1/10^th scale model is presented. In addition, the development of a 2D hardware-in-the-loop simulator with vehicle dynamics based on the bicycle model is described. The semi-autonomous collision avoidance software is fully contained onboard a single-board computer running embedded GNU/Linux. To eliminate any wired tethers that limit the system’s abilities, the driver operates the vehicle at a user-control-station through a wireless Bluetooth interface. The user-control-station is outfitted with a game-controller that provides standard steering wheel and pedal controls along …

Open Source Toolkit For Reentry Object Modeling, Christopher Lloyd Ostrom Ii

Master's Theses

Predicting the mass, position, and velocity of an object during its reentry are critical to satisfy NASA and ESA requirements. This thesis outlines a 3-D orbit and mass determination system for use on low earth orbit as applicable to general objects, of various material and size. The solution uses analytical models to calculate heat flux and aerodynamic drag, with some basic numerical models for simple orbit propagation and mass flow rate due to ablation. The system outlined in this thesis currently provides a framework for rough estimates of demise altitude and final mass, but also allows for many potential accuracy …

Divergent Plume Reduction Of A High-Efficiency Multistage Plasma Thruster, Christopher M. Barlog

Master's Theses

High Efficiency Multistage Plasma Thrusters (HEMPTs) are a relatively new form of electric propulsion that show promise for use on a variety of missions and have several advantages over their older EP competitors. One such advantage is their long predicted lifetime and minimal wall erosion due to a unique periodic permanent magnet system. A laboratory HEMPT was built and donated by JPL for testing at Cal Poly. Previous work was done to characterize the performance of this thruster and it was found to exhibit a large plume divergence, resulting in decreased thrust and specific impulse. This thesis explores the design …

Enhancing Language Development For English Learners, Frank L. Silva

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

Previously accepted and current research has been reviewed regarding the development of English proficiency for English Language Learners. The particular areas of concern deemed crucial for language development are the domains of reading, writing, listening and speaking. The critical components for effective English Language Development instruction as well as the strategies considered the most effective and efficient were also investigated. The review resulted in the creation of an English Language Development unit that includes the essential components and various strategies that are considered effective in developing English proficiency for English Language Learners.

Examination Of Larval Transport, Distribution And Hybridization Patterns Of Two Blue Mussel Species Mytilus Edulis And M. Trossulus In Machias Bay, Maine, Elizabeth A. Prochaska

All Theses And Dissertations

Using an interdisciplinary approach, this study examined the population connectivity of the blue mussel Mytilus trossulus within Machias Bay, Maine, near its inshore southern boundary range. The Eastern Maine Coast Current (EMCC) flows southwestward along the northern Gulf of Maine coastline, just outside of Machias Bay and is a potential pathway for M. trossulus larvae. This study compared results to two historical studies that assayed M. trossulus and M. edulis species distributions to evaluate any temporal changes. Both similarities and differences were found in species composition in Machias Bay. Historical data suggested that the lower Machias Bay was supplied by …

Force Transducer For Inventory Management, Trever Hoye, Austin Adee

Electrical Engineering

Inventory management for small parts such as electronic components remains time consuming and costly to implement, yet required for efficient business operations. Currently there exists no solution to this problem that is both automated and inexpensive. This project provides a solution by developing an accurate and wireless force transducer for automated inventory management systems. The device works by laying on the bottom of an inventory storage container and measuring the total weight of the items. The device then wirelessly transmits this weight to a receiver where it is stored in a database. Afterwards, the database compares the most recent weight …

Platform For Environmental Sensing Of Algae, Alex Wu

Electrical Engineering

No abstract provided.

Alumni Journal - Volume 86, Number 3, Loma Linda University School Of Medicine

Alumni Journal, School of Medicine

Features
10 | A Call for Medical Missionaries
12 | They Helped to Establish This Noble Legacy
14 | The Evolution of Graduation
22 | Graduation 2015

Departments
2 | From the Editor
3 | This and That
4 | From the President
5 | From the Dean
6 | The Student Fund
8 | School of Medicine News
38 | AIMS Report
40 | Book Review
42 | Alumni News
43 | In Memoriam
49 | What's Up Doc?

Extras
24 | Note from the Class of 2015 President
48 | 1 Corinthians 13 - Revised Medicalized Version

State V. Matney Respondent's Brief Dckt. 43056

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State V. Wesling Respondent's Brief Dckt. 43126

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State V. Evans Respondent's Brief Dckt. 43205

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State V. Renz Appellant's Brief Dckt. 43212

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State V. Cerino Appellant's Brief Dckt. 43301

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State V. Remm Respondent's Brief Dckt. 43353

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State V. Jorgensen Respondent's Brief Dckt. 42872

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Lott V. State Respondent's Brief Dckt. 42895

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State V. Coniconde Respondent's Brief Dckt. 42924

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Criminal Justice At The Crossroads: Transforming Crime And Punishment By William R. Kelly, Columbia University Press, 2015, Gene Guerrero

Wagadu: A Journal of Transnational Women's & Gender Studies

Criminal Justice at the Crossroads: Transforming Crime and Punishment by William R. Kelly, Columbia University Press, 2015

How Much Is A Teacupful?, Jeremy A. Jackson

Gandy Dancer Archives

No abstract provided.

The Escape Artist, Angela Workoff

Gandy Dancer Archives

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Tortured Language: Lawful Permanent Residents And The 212(H) Waiver, Julianne Lee

Fordham Law Review

    Recent amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act have greatly expanded the grounds for removal of lawful permanent residents (LPRs) and, at the same time, constricted judicial review of agency decisions to deport immigrants. Language added to the 212(h) waiver of inadmissibility has increased the number of LPRs that are now ineligible for relief from removal by barring certain LPRs from applying for a waiver if, since the date of their admission, they have committed an aggravated felony or have failed to accrue seven years of continuous presence. The controversy discussed in this Note stems from differing interpretations of this …

Modeling Heterogeneity In Growth Mixture Models: A Case Study Of Model Selection Using Direct Behavior Rating, Janice Kooken

Doctoral Dissertations

This study investigates student classroom behavior changes over one year using multilevel growth mixture modeling to demonstrate how modifying assumptions of invariance affects parameter estimates, number of classes, and proportion of students assigned to each class. Current best practices for growth mixture modeling emphasize the importance of the proper specification, but the impact of these assumptions on the parameters and latent class composition has not been thoroughly addressed in applied research in multilevel growth mixture models. Using the Direct Behavior Rating Single Item Scale measures from 1975 students in lower elementary, upper elementary and middle school, a series of models …

7 'Pc' Ways To Make People-Centric Policies, David Chan

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

If asked to describe 2015 for Singapore, I would summarise it as "a people-centric year". For just about everyone - politicians, civil servants, community leaders, academics, journalists, social activists or the public itself - the attention was centred on issues that matter to the people. It may seem obvious that being people-centric should characterise how Singapore goes about things. But when people-centricity is driven by populist concerns or political correctness, the outcomes can be self-defeating at best and disastrous at worst. It is important that individuals, communities and the Government, who adopt the ideal of being people-centric, know what it …

Economic Status And Old-Age Health In Poverty-Stricken Myanmar, Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan, John Knodel

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Objective: We examine the association between poverty, economic inequality, and health among elderly in Myanmar. Method: We analyze 2012 data from Myanmar’s first representative survey of older adults to investigate how health indicators vary across wealth quintiles as measured by household possessions and housing quality. Results: Poverty and poor health are pervasive. Self-assessed health, sensory impairment, and functional limitation consistently improve with higher wealth levels regardless of socio-demographic controls. Differentials in self-rated health and sensory impairment between the bottom and second quintiles are clearly evident, suggesting that relative economic inequality matters even among very poor elders and that a small …

Multi-Ancestry Genome-Wide Association Study Of 21,000 Cases And 95,000 Controls Identifies New Risk Loci For Atopic Dermatitis, Lavinia Paternoster, Marie Standl, Johannes Waage, Hansjörg Baurecht, Melanie Hotze, David P. Strachan, John A. Curtin, Klaus Bønnelykke, Chao Tian, Atsushi Takahashi, Jorge Esparza-Gordillo, Alexessander C. Alves, Jacob P. Thyssen, Herman T. Den Dekker, Manuel A. Ferreira, Elisabeth Altmaier, Patrick M. Sleiman, Feng Li Xiao, Juan R. Gonzalez, Ingo Marenholz, Birgit Kalb, Maria Pino Yanes, Cheng-Jian Xu, Lisbeth Carstensen, Maria M. Groen-Blokhuis, Cristina Venturini, Craig E. Pennell, Sheila J. Barton, Albert M. Levin, Ivan Curjuric, Mariona Bustamante, Eskil Kreiner-Møller, Gabrielle A. Lockett, Jonas Bacelis, Supinda Bunyavanich, Rachel A. Myers, Anja Matanovic, Ashish Kumar, Joyce Y. Tung, Tomomitsu Hirota, Michiaki Kubo, Wendy L. Mcardle, A J. Henderson, John P. Kemp, Jie Zheng, George Davey Smith, Franz Rüschendorf, Anja Bauerfeind, Min Ae Lee-Kirsch, Andreas Arnold, Georg Homuth, Carsten O. Schmidt, Elisabeth Mangold, Sven Cichon, Thomas Keil, Elke Rodríguez, Annette Peters, Andre Franke, Wolfgang Lieb, Natalija Novak, Regina Fölster-Holst, Momoko Horikoshi, Juha Pekkanen, Sylvain Sebert, Lise L. Husemoen, Niels Grarup, Johan C. De Jongste, Fernando Rivadeneira, Albert Hofman, Vincent Jaddoe, Suzanne Gma Pasmans, Niels J. Elbert, André G. Uitterlinden, Guy B. Marks, Philip J. Thompson, Melanie C. Matheson, Colin F. Robertson, Janina S. Ried, Jin Li, Xian Bo Zuo, Xiao Dong Zheng, Xian Yong Yin, Liang Dan Sun, Maeve A. Mcaleer, Grainne M O'Regan, Caoimhe Fahy, Linda E. Campbell, Milan Macek, Michael Kurek, Donglei Hu, Celeste Eng, Dirkje S. Postma, Bjarke Feenstra, Frank Geller, Jouke Jan Hottenga, Christel M. Middeldorp, Pirro Hysi, Veronique Bataille, Tim Spector, Carla Mt Tiesler, Elisabeth Thiering, Badri Pahukasahasram, James J. Yang, Medea Imboden, Scott Huntsman, Natàlia Vilor-Tejedor, Caroline L Relton, Ronny Myhre, Wenche Nystad, Adnan Custovic, Scott T Weiss, Deborah A Meyers, Cilla Söderhäll, Erik Melén, Carole Ober, Benjamin A Raby, Angela Simpson, Bo Jacobsson, John W Holloway, Hans Bisgaard, Jordi Sunyer, Nicole M Probst Hensch, Keoki L. Williams, Keith M Godfrey, Carol A Wang, Dorret I Boomsma, Mads Melbye, Gerard H Koppelman, Deborah Jarvis, Wh Irwin Mclean, Alan D Irvine, Xue Jun Zhang, Hakon Hakonarson, Christian Gieger, Esteban G Burchard, Nicholas G Martin, Liesbeth Duijts, Allan Linneberg, Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin, Markus M Noethen, Susanne Lau, Norbert Hübner, Young-Ae Lee, Mayumi Tamari, David A Hinds, Daniel Glass, Sara J Brown, Joachim Heinrich, David M Evans, Stephan Weidinger

Center for Health Policy and Health Services Research Articles

Genetic association studies have identified 21 loci associated with atopic dermatitis risk predominantly in populations of European ancestry. To identify further susceptibility loci for this common, complex skin disease, we performed a meta-analysis of >15 million genetic variants in 21,399 cases and 95,464 controls from populations of European, African, Japanese and Latino ancestry, followed by replication in 32,059 cases and 228,628 controls from 18 studies. We identified ten new risk loci, bringing the total number of known atopic dermatitis risk loci to 31 (with new secondary signals at four of these loci). Notably, the new loci include candidate genes with …

Probation Officer Roles: A Statutory Analysis, Ming-Li Hsieh, Moana Hafoka, Youngki Woo, Jacqueline Van Wormer, Mary K. Stohr

Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

There are a limited number of studies that explore the legally prescribed roles of probation officers. To address this, the current study employed a statutory analysis to examine how probation officer roles have changed over the past 30 years, identifying which tasks and roles are statutorily mandated for probation officers. Findings indicate that there is an emergence of a "case manager" approach in the legally prescribed roles for probation officers in many states, even though law enforcement-oriented tasks are slightly more prescribed by law than rehabilitation-oriented tasks.

Modeling Of Gas Production From Shale Reservoirs Considering Multiple Transport Mechanisms, Chaohua Guo, Mingzhen Wei, Hong Liu

Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Gas transport in unconventional shale strata is a multi-mechanism-coupling process that is different from the process observed in conventional reservoirs. In micro fractures which are inborn or induced by hydraulic stimulation, viscous flow dominates. And gas surface diffusion and gas desorption should be further considered in organic nano pores. Also, the Klinkenberg effect should be considered when dealing with the gas transport problem. In addition, following two factors can play significant roles under certain circumstances but have not received enough attention in previous models. During pressure depletion, gas viscosity will change with Knudsen number; and pore radius will increase when …