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Mining Maximal Cliques Through An Intuitionistic Fuzzy Graph, S. Venkatesh, S. Sujatha

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

This paper deals with an inspiring and real-world problem of mining maximal cliques in an intuitionistic fuzzy graph G where the edges are weighted by the degrees of membership together with non-membership values. By using fuzzy cuts ( α , β ) such that 0 ≤ αβ ≤ 1, a modified concept of C αβ maximal clique is proposed in an intuitionistic fuzzy graph. To find C αβ maximal cliques in an intuitionistic fuzzy graph, we present an effective mining algorithm based on this C αβ is introduced.

Mathematical Model For Problem Of Stresses In Thermomagneto-Piezoelectric Material, S. R. Mahmoud, Shafeek. A. Ghaleb, A. K. Alzahrani, E. Ghandourah

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

In this paper, an analytical solution for the stresses in a homogeneous, transversely isotropic, piezo-thermo-elastic material has investigated. The generalized theories of thermo-elasticity have used to investigate the problem. The surface subjected to thermally insulated or isothermal and electrically shorted boundary conditions. Finally, in order to illustrate the analytical development, numerical solution has carried out piezo - thermo-elastic material. The corresponding simulated results of various physical quantities such as displacements and stresses have presented graphically.

Big Brother Or Big Pharma: The Lion Fight Over The Surveillance And Promotion Of Pharmaceutical Use In America, Patrick Bailey

Florida State University Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Political Economy Of The Constitutional Right To Asylum, Lucas Kowalczyk, Mila Versteeg

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Aquilegia Volume 41 No. 4 Summer 2017, Jan Loechell Turner, Rob Pudim, Linda Smith, Nan Daniels, Charlie Turner

Aquilegia - Colorado Native Plant Society

No abstract provided.

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Summer 2017, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the University of Northern Iowa.

Free Will's Enormous Cost: Why Retribution, Grounded In Free Will, Is An Invalid And Impractical Penal Goal, Matthew D. Moyer

Notre Dame Law Review

The lack of free will in human experience causes clear problems for criminal punishment. Free will is a central assumption of retribution; without the free choice to tear the moral fabric of society, one’s actions cannot warrant that she receives punishment. For its invalidity and cost, retribution should not be used as a penological goal in the creation of laws or sentencing. Utilitarian goals, aimed at the social good, should be used in retribution’s place.

2017-2018 Ursinus College Course Catalogue, Office Of The Registrar

Ursinus College Catalogues, 1869-Present

A digital copy of the 2017-2018 Ursinus College Catalog. It contains details of the curriculum, departmental requirements and courses of instruction as well as core requirements such as the Common Intellectual Experience (CIE) and Independent Learning Experience (ILE). Academic policies, special opportunities and scholarships, off-campus programs and graduation requirements are also outlined.

Syncing The Unsyncable: Legal And Policy Implications Of Paperless Clinical Trials, Kimberly Rhodes

UC Law Science and Technology Journal

No abstract provided.

Malaysia Road Accidents Influences Based On Structural Time Series Analysis, Noor Wahida Md Junus, Mohd Tahir Ismail, Zainudin Arsad, Rosmanjawati Abdul Rahman

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

Traffic accidents are very common and it is such a trauma to all the road users. Decreasing the rate of road accidents is an important issue in developing countries including Malaysia. The aim of this study is to investigate the contributing factors of road accidents as well as to determine the effectiveness of structural time series in predicting Malaysian road accidents. This study applied structural time series approach as this method offers the possibilities of modeling time series component in terms of stochastic processes. The estimation process in this study was implemented by using Kalman filter approach. The factors that …

A Novel Iterative Numerical Algorithm For The Solutions Of Systems Of Fuzzy Initial Value Problems, Omar Abu Arqub, Shaher Momani, Saleh Al-Mezel, Marwan Kutbi

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

Behaviors of many dynamic systems with uncertainty can be modelled effectively by systems of fuzzy differential equations. In this paper, we develop new numerical iterative method for solving systems of fuzzy initial value problems based on the reproducing kernel theory under the assumption of Hukuhara differentiability. The exact and approximate solutions are given with series form in terms of their parametric form, where two smooth reproducing kernel functions are used throughout the evolution of the algorithm to obtain the required nodal values. Furthermore, error estimation is proved in order to capture the behavior of fuzzy solutions. Applicability, potentiality, and efficiency …

Office Of Research, Grants And Sponsored Programs Newsletter, Summer 2017, Lincoln Memorial University, Office Of Research, Grants, And Sponsored Programs

Office of Research, Grants and Sponsored Programs Newsletter

No abstract provided.

A Review Of For White Folks Who Teach In The Hood…And The Rest Of Y’All Too: Reality Pedagogy And Urban Education, Jackie Mania-Singer

Administrative Issues Journal

This literature review provides a summary and analysis of Christopher Emdin’s For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood…and the Rest of Y’all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education. Emdin proposes a theory of reality pedagogy and provides a framework, the Seven Cs, for practical implementation of the approach in the urban classroom.

A Systems Theory Approach To The District Central Office’S Role In School-Level Improvement, Jackie Mania-Singer

Administrative Issues Journal

This qualitative case study used General Systems Theory and social network analysis to explore the relationships between the members of a district central office and principals of elementary schools within an urban school district in the Midwest. Findings revealed sparse relationships between members of the district central office and principals, more opportunities for higher performing schools to participate in decision making, and few opportunities for all schools to provide feedback to the district, resulting in a centralized network structure that may inhibit the transfer of knowledge and communication, and ultimately, hinder school-level improvement efforts.

Summer 2017, Augustana College, Rock Island Illinois

Augustana Magazine

No abstract provided.

Cc: Connecticut College Magazine, Summer 2017, Connecticut College

Alumni News/Connecticut College Magazine

No abstract provided.

Openness And Protection: A Philosophical Analysis Of The Placenta's Mediatory Role In Co-­‐Constituting Emergent Intertwined Identities, Marjolein Oele

Philosophy

This paper analyzes the placenta's biological and ontological underpinnings in human affectivity as it is generated. The placenta as medial boundary constitutes a place for the encounter and becoming of mother and child, not only as sapient beings, but also in their very nature. Before and beyond the difference between self and other, the placenta offers a model of affective symbiogenesis where selves come into existence in and through the very materiality of one another, contradicting the presumed "immunitary logic of selfpreservation."

The section on placental (re)presentation crafts a placentology that accounts for the possibility of ontogenetic becoming in the …

Ua42/1/5 Online Learning At Wku, Wku Online

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by and about WKU Online / Online Program Services.

• Faculty Spotlight: Creating a Sense of Community in an Online Program with Dr. Jane Olmsted
• Student Spotlight Meet Jessie Key
• Supporting Student Success Through Coaching
• Recent Changes
• Resources for Working with Online Students
• Guaranteed Online Pathway for Completion of Colonnade
• Ideas for Expanding Communication to Increase Recruitment & Support
• WKU Online Learning / Tuition Cheat Sheet
• Addressing Financial Barriers
• 6 Areas of Impact
• Our Team

A Phenomenological Study Of Youth Experiences In Residential Foster Care And Their Recommendations For Change, Mary Elizabeth Ann Mccullough

Doctor of Education (EdD)

This dissertation explored the perspectives of young adults who experienced residential foster care and sought their recommendations for improving the care youth receive in residential settings. It consists of personal interviews with three young adults who spent time during their adolescence in residential foster care. Many of the recommendations are in line with existing research. Specific recommendations include: family-like environment, limited number of youth, individual and group support, and family activities.

An Attractive Portal To Uncertainty, Lisa Romeo

Harpur Palate: a Literary Journal

Pages 90-101

July And August 2017 News Items, Office Of Vice President For Research

Research and Discovery News

• Obare named interim vice president for research
• Algorithms for life
• Engineered for brain science
• Demystifying the universe
• A virtual world for flight
• Vandiver honored for research relating to ethnic minorities
• Discover Discovery Workshops
• Discovery Webinar Series
• WMU Mallinson Institute receives $622,992 NSF grant
• WMU ranks 68th in business education research, leads way in state
• Researchers explore human-robot communication with Pepper, a humanoid robot
• NSF EAGER Grants Award of $111,834
• WMU lauded again with Washington Monthly top-100 ranking

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 58 Number 2, Summer 2017, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

18 - LISTENING IS HER SUPERPOWER The groundbreaking stage work of Anna Deavere Smith. By Jesse Hamlin.

22 - CASTS A SHADOW Travel bans: Four international graduate students respond. By Matt Morgan.

24 - A BIGGER STAGE Priest, social worker, CEO, and teller of stories: Jim Purcell on what drew him to Santa Clara—and what Jesuit education can be. By Steven Boyd Saum.

28 - THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE KID Ron Hansen M.A. ’95 talks truth and fiction and Billy the Kid—and when you can’t tell the good guys from the bad guys.

38 - DISCOVER. INNOVATE. A …

A Statistical Investigation Of Lower Columbia River Water Temperature, 1915-2003, Corina Christina Mae Overman

Civil and Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses

The Columbia River is home to anadromous salmon populations that migrate upriver every year to spawn. These fish require cool water temperatures (T_w) to survive. In recent years, high summer T_w in the Columbia River has caused increased mortality of salmon. Different possible explanations for increased T_w include climate change, deforestation, and decreased summertime streamflow (Q) due to dams. In this study, robust linear regression models of T_w based on air temperature (T_a) and Q were developed to examine the change in T_w over time. The data was …

Ua77/1 Wku Spirit, Wku Alumni Relations

WKU Administration Documents

WKU alumni magazine. Contents:

• Ransdell, Gary. Letter from the President
• 20 Things You Didn’t Know About Gary Ransdell
• Scholarship Celebration
• U.S. News & World Report Ranks WKU Online Programs Among Best in Nation
• Gary Ransdell to Become President & CEO of Semester at Sea
• Six WKU Students Awarded Gilman International Scholarships for Summer 2017
• WKU Tied for 2^nd in 2016-2017 List of Top Fulbright Producers
• Six WKU Faculty & Alumni Named 2017 Trailblazer Honorees
• University Distinguished Professor Gifts Proceeds from IRA to WKU
• Honors College at WKU Named for Dixie & Pete Mahurin
• Gabbi Doolin Memorial Scholarship
• Vic Richey …

Toward Transformative Gender Justice: Listening To ̶G̶E̶N̶D̶E̶R̶ ̶N̶O̶N̶-̶B̶I̶N̶A̶R̶Y̶ Individuals' Experiences Of School, Katherine Lewis

Education | Faculty Authored Dissertations and Theses

The primary purpose of this study is to investigate and understand gender diverse individuals’ retrospective accounts of their experiences of school and to interpret these experiences under the influence of deconstruction. A second purpose is to use these experiences to inform a model of gender-inclusive education.

In this qualitative study, semi-structured interviewing served as the primary method of inquiry. Eight gender non-binary adult participants were purposefully selected and individually interviewed. The participants were asked to describe their gendered experiences in K-12 schools. The secondary method of inquiry was a focus group interview in which seven participants were asked to offer …

Genetic Analysis Of Distinct Clades Of Plethodon Cinereus At A Secondary Contact Zone In Northeast Ohio, Brian Waldron

Masters Theses

Contact zones between species, subspecies, or incipient lineages offer important insights into the processes that maintain reproductive isolation. Plethodon cinereus, a highly abundant and wide-ranging terrestrial salamander found in the northeast United States and southeast Canada, provides an excellent model system for studying secondary contact zones. Using mtDNA, six distinct clades have been identified across the range of P. cinereus. Populations of two such clades, the Ohio (OH) clade, which dispersed through central Ohio following receding glaciers of the last glacial maximum, and the Pennsylvania (PA) clade, which dispersed through Pennsylvania and then west through northern Ohio, can be found …

The Influence Of Matrix Contrast On Species Richness In Fragmented Landscapes, Ian Reider

Masters Theses

Habitat destruction is the leading threat to biodiversity worldwide, causing once continuous landscapes to become fragmented and isolated and harming the persistence of biodiversity. Our goal was to determine how species richness in fragmented forest landscapes is influenced by the vegetation density of the surrounding matrix. We gathered existing studies of fragmented landscapes with Species Area Relationship (SAR) data and analyzed the landscape vegetation in each study site using satellite imagery in ArcGIS. We investigated to see how contrast between vegetation density in matrix versus forested habitat areas correlated to the strength of the SAR for the 45 study landscapes …

Ceteal News, July/August 2017, Ceteal, Coastal Carolina University

CeTEAL Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Ua64/2 The Challenge: Magazine For The Center For Gifted Studies (No. 42, Summer 2017), Center For Gifted Studies, Tracy Inman Editor

Gifted Studies Publications

No abstract provided.

The Polarization Of Reproductive And Parental Decision-Making, Jamie R. Abrams

Florida State University Law Review

Women’s abortion and parental decision-making in child rearing are constructed as polarized methods of decision-making in law, politics, and society. Women’s abortion decision-making is understood as myopic and individualistic. Parental decision-making is understood as sacrificial and selfless. This polarization leaves reproductive decision-making isolated, marginalized, and vulnerable while parental decision-making is essentialized, protected, and revered. Both framings are inaccurate and problematic. A unified family decision-making framework that aligns abortion decision-making and parental decision-making reveals that both forms of decision-making are more multi-dimensional, relational, and family-centered than currently understood. This Article exposes the ground to be gained by crossing longstanding boundaries in …