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How Foot Voting Enhances Political Freedom, Ilya Somin

San Diego Law Review

To the extent we value political freedom in any significant sense, we should also assign a high value to foot voting. Freedom of choice through foot voting, and the freedom of movement that make it possible, cannot be absolute principles that always trump other considerations. But there should be at least a substantial presumption in their favor.

My analysis also emphasizes the fundamental similarity between three different types of foot voting that are usually considered to be very different from each other: interjurisdictional foot voting in federal systems, foot voting through international migration, and foot voting in the private sector. …

Lingnaw V. Lumpkin Appellant's Brief Dckt. 47098

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Chaput V. State Clerk's Record Dckt. 47459

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Suarez Excelling Off The Court, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Suarez Excelling off the Court

Suarez Excelling Off The Court, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Suarez Excelling off the Court

The Mechanical Development For An Autonomous Forest Service Robot, James P. Walker

Honors College Theses

Georgia’s forests are under threat from numerous invasive species of plant, both herbaceous and woody. A primary factor in the invasive potential of any given non-native plant is the lack of natural predators and rapid reseed and regrowth cycles. To combat invasive plants, this thesis proposes an artificial, robotic predator to provide a means of controlling invasive species. Although autonomous robots are currently being developed for similar agricultural purposes, none have emerged for forestry related tasks, such as proposed in this work. The chassis, inspired by rocker bogie and similar suspension systems, has been redesigned to have eight wheels, to …

Implications Of The Modifiable Areal Unit Problem For Wildfire Analyses, Timothy P. Nagle-Mcnaughton, Xi Gong, Jose A. Constantine

Geography and Environmental Studies Faculty Publications

Wildfires pose a danger to both ecologies and communities. To this end, many large-scale analyses of wildfire patterns and behavior rely on the aggregation of point data to polygons, typically those based on distinct disparate ecological areas. However, the sizes, shapes, andorientations of the polygons to which data are aggregated are not neutral factors in the resulting analysis. The influence of the aggregation polygons on calculated results is known as the modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP), which is well-documented in the spatial statistics literature. Despite the documentation of the MAUP, relatively few wildfire studies consider the effects of the MAUP …

Analysis Of Transition Processes In Power Systems With Hydroenergetic Istallations, O.Y. Nurmatov, S. K. Matkarimov

Technical science and innovation

This article is presented an overview of hydro mechanical and electromechanical processes. Little attention was paid to the study of these two areas at the same time. The two directions above are the results of a simultaneous study. A joint study of these components of a single process received little attention. In conclusion, conclusions are drawn on the effect of AER (automatic excitation regulator) on the damped operational parameters and ensuring the stable operation of hydropower plants. The results can be used in the reconstruction of existing and designing new pumping stations, so transients are considered for a certain range …

The Corrosion Stability Increase Of Adhering Coating Under The Process Of Electrochemical Mechanism, S. M. Turabdzhanov, M. S. Lee, U. A. Ziyamukhamedova, G. B. Miradullaeva

Technical science and innovation

The article discusses the development of organomineral materials for the protection of metal parts of technological machines and structures operating mainly under the influence of an electrochemical environment. A technology has been developed for producing modified organomineral materials for anticorrosive coatings using micro- and nanosized particles of layered silicates (mineral fillers). The mechanism of the formation of nanocomposites using layered silicates and organic materials for anti-corrosion coatings formed by the activation-heliotechnological method is investigated. Using thermomechanical, physical and physico-chemical methods for studying the structure and properties of the materials obtained. Among these methods are: IR spectral analysis, scanning electron microscopy, …

Methods For Researching The Localization And Delocalization Of Carriers In Yba2cu3o6+X Films, Q.H. Bobomurodov, J.Kh. Razakov, S.Q. Bobomurodov, R.A. Shokirov

Technical science and innovation

The results of the study of optical absorption of metal films YBa2Cu3O6+x when passing through the film direct current to 100 mA are presented. Analysis of the data indicates that the relationship between absorption and current arises due to the possibility of filling the localization areas with carriers in the current mode (or vice versa, due to the emission of localized carriers to the mobility level). Fdor films with substantially nonlinear voltammper characteristic, a strong effect of current on the value of interzone absorption was found. It has been experimentally established that the EO-effect occurs at interzone transitions only in …

From Field To Film: Mosquito Surveillance And Survey Of Us Adults' Knowledge And Attitudes Towards Arthropod-Borne Disease Vectors, Justine Laviolette

Department of Entomology: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Mosquito-borne disease is a public health challenge that warrants an active surveillance program for the identification of mosquito populations and the education of the public for prevention and protection against disease-transmitting arthropods. The communication of science to the public is necessary to prevent disease, change behavior, and promote a dialog between scientists and the public.

People are accustomed to high quality entertainment, which begs the question, “If we made science more entertaining, would the public be more interested?”

To address these issues, the objectives of this study are: 1) identify mosquito species and abundance at the US Meat Animal Research …

Lessons Learned From A Training Of Trainers Model In Africa, Corinne Brion

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

Few adequate educational leadership trainings are available for school leaders in Africa (Bush & Oduro, 2006). Due to the lack of professional development in leadership, the use of a Training of Trainers (TOT) model appears to an effective way to build the capacity of large numbers of school leaders. For the past few years, Dr. Paula Cordeiro and I have worked on a TOT model in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Liberia, Ethiopia and Rwanda. This article provides key lessons we learned from our experience with TOT.

Curriculum Minutes 12/12/2019, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Summer Camp Gift Certificates Available For Holiday Gift-Giving, Pam Starling

University of Mississippi News

Registration open for UM 2020 K-12 programs

Using Components Of American Sign Language To Better The Quality Of Life And Communication Access Of Elderly Persons In Assisted Living, Josie Arnett

Honors Theses

One of the most common conditions that affects people as they get older is presbycusis, the gradual loss of hearing (“Age-Related Hearing Loss”). Because of this, components of American Sign Language (ASL) were taught to elderly persons at Stillwater Senior Living assisted living facility in Edwardsville, IL with the purpose of improving access to communication. Helpful words to know in assisted living such as “want, food, hurt, and better” were taught. In addition, students were taught to feel comfortable with gestures such as pointing or thumbs up as a way to communicate. After learning how to sign certain words, students …

Do It Yourself: Women And Lgbtq+ Musicians And Promoters In The Diy Midwest Music Scene, Morgan W. Matzen

Honors Thesis

In certain parts of the Midwest “DIY,” or the underground/alternative music scene, there is not enough representation of women, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals in music, whether onstage as a band or musician, or in venue ownership and leadership. This study looks at where these diverse people are, and the setbacks they’ve faced along the way of becoming a musician, promoter or venue owner. Three emerging themes through this journalistic research include all-ages venues and music scenes as integral to getting people involved in music; a “DIY” attitude or ethos as a push for these musicians and promoters to …

Ypfs Lessons Learned Oral History Project: An Interview With Gary Cohen, Gary Cohen, Sandra Ward

Documents

Suggested Citation Form: Cohen, Gary, 2019. “Lessons Learned Interview."Interview by Sandra Ward. Yale Program on Financial Stability Lessons Learned Oral History Project. December 12, 2019. Transcript. https://ypfs.som.yale.edu/library/ypfs-lesson-learned-oral-history-project-interview-gary-cohen

Public Fund Management Status As Of The Third Quarter Of 2019, South Korea: Financial Services Commission

Documents

No abstract provided.

Wmu Board Of Trustees Formal Session December 12, 2019, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Approval of the Minutes
• Remarks by the Chair
• Remarks by the President
• Comments by the Faculty Senate President
• Comments by the Western Student Association Vice President
• Comments by the Graduate Student Association President
• Compliance Action Update
• STEP: Mentoring, Connecting, and Engineering Student Success
• Public Comments Regarding Action Items
• Honorary Degree Policy
• Presidential Compensation and Assessment Committee Charter
• Presidential Evaluation and Contract
• Consent Items
• General Public Comments

Characteristic Index Digging Of Combat Sos Capability Based On Machine Learning, Yongli Yang, Xiaofeng Hu, Rong Ming, Xiaojing Yin, Wenxiang Wang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Aiming at the two difficulties in characteristic index digging of combat system of systems (CSoS), namely operation data generation and digging method selection, this paper proposes a new digging method, that is, using the simulation testbed to generate operation data, then adopting the machine learning to dig characteristic index. Two methods of characteristic index digging based on machine learning are researched: (1) the method based on network convergence, divides the communities for fundamental indexes based on their relationship, and obtains the characteristic indexes by principal component analysis (PCA); this method is applied to dig the characteristic indexes of …

Data Model Of Battlefield Geographic Environment Simulation Object Based On Cognition, Zhu Jie, You Xiong, Xia Qing

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Aiming at the urgent demands on present battlefield environment cognition active service, its requirements are hard to be satisfied by the traditional battlefield environment data model, thus a kind of battlefield environment simulation data model needs to be constructed. The characteristics of task-orientated battlefield geographic space cognition progress are analyzed, and the cognitive process concept model is constructed. The characteristics of battlefield environment object recognition structure are analyzed; the hierarchical structure division is implemented on battlefield geographic environment simulation object with object-orientated method; and object data models are described uniformly with SEDRIS. Based on cognitive-driven mechanism of workflow, the …

Jammer Placement Algorithm Based On Particle Swarm Optimization, Fang Fang, Chunming Ye, Haibo Liu

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: A novel jammer placement algorithm based on particle swarm optimization is proposed to solve the problems of nodes’ mobility and restrictions on placement areas in ad-hoc network. There are three steps in this algorithm: network simulation, jamming simulation, and optimization. The algorithm simulates the network communication process and movement of nodes with discrete simulation method. Simple particle swarm optimization is applied to compute the exact coordinates of jammers. Experiment results show that this algorithm is good at jamming network nodes moving in different ways. The algorithm has stable performance with varying conditions such as different placement areas, jamming …

Low-Cost Hardware-In-The-Loop Flight Simulation System, Chuanyan Tian, Junzhao Hu, Jikui Liu, Qianlong Yang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Hardware-in-the-loop simulation is an effective way and experimental method to evaluate and verify the performance of the aircraft system. To satisfy the requirements of real-time, scalability, high reliability simulation of a certain aircraft control system, a new design of low-cost hardware-in-the-loop real-time scene simulation system consisted of IPC, DSP, three-axis turntable, steering engine and visual simulation computer was put forward. Real-time simulation system software composed by flight control simulation module, aircraft movement simulation module and scene simulation module was implemented, and it resolved the difficulties in real-time, data synchronization, multiple node communication of simulation system. Comparison with …

Design And Implementation Of Parallel Central Securities Trading Simulation System, Guangbin Xu

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Chinese securities market has become a worldly very important finance pricing center. As the core facilities of the markets, the central securities trading systems of stock exchanges have been upgraded continually. Both Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges currently adopt the third-generation central securities trading systems to support respective business requirements, which are both based on the advanced parallel processing paradigm. To support various securities trading simulation experiments of the Chinese markets, referring to NGTS, the central trading system currently-used by Shanghai Stock Exchange, a PC-based simulation system is designed and implemented, which can support full market data distribution and …

Fire Emergency Evacuation Simulation Of Vertical Ship Lift, Jianping Wang, Meiru Wang, Chen Shu, Chengyou Liu, Li Zhi

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: In order to analyze the fire evacuation efficiency of vertical ship lift, the influence of population characteristics on evacuation is analyzed quantitatively from three aspects, such as age structure, population density and flow velocity. According to the emergency evacuation path of vertical ship lift, the three-stage evacuation time is divided into three parts. In order to obtain fire evacuation time, the model of vertical ship lift with the passenger ship is established and parameters of evacuation time are set up by using the simulation technology. The actual case of the Three Gorges ship lift shows:1) the evacuation …

Pathways To Careers In Health Care, Christopher T. King Editor, Philip Young P. Hong Editor

Upjohn Press

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama in 2010 effected major changes in the financing and delivery of health care in the United States. It also authorized creation of the Health Profession Opportunity Grants program (HPOG), a demonstration effort within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide opportunities for education and training that lead to jobs and career advancement in health care for recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and other low-income individuals and to respond to the increasing demand for health care professionals. …

Natural Aspects, Kaylie Riley

Professional Practices (ART 399)

Kaylie Riley

I can never seem to get away from the natural world. Almost everything I do whether intentional or not I always seem to make my art about nature in some way, shape, or form. I have always felt a connection with nature and it is where I am the happiest and I am afraid of losing it.

In my body of work from past to present the formal elements are earthy and organic and even in my graphics work I incorporate rounded shapes and corners. My color palette is usually neutral colors or softer colors more like pastels …

Independence Of National Competition Authorities – Problem Solved By Directive 2019/1? Example Of The Antimonopoly Office Of The Slovak Republic, Mária T. Patakyová

Yearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies

This paper analyses the independence of National Competition Authorities under legislation before Directive 2019/1 and after Directive 2019/1. The aim of the paper is to find out whether Directive 2019/1 addresses the problem of independence properly or not. In order to answer the question, it discusses what does the term ‘independence’ actually mean, especially in the view of scholars. Several aspects of independence are identified. Subsequently, this paper zooms in on what are current imperfections when it comes to the independence of National Competition Authorities. The Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic (AMO) is discussed in particular. The paper then …

Certification Of Vegetable Oils And Quality Control In The Technological Process Of Production, Ch.A. Bekmurotov

Technical science and innovation

The article reviewed the certification and quality control of the technological process for the production of vegetable oil. There is a procedure for packaging, quality control of products, determination of quality indicators and quality control of finished products. The procedure for using refined cottonseed oil and its varieties, the requirements for placement and storage of vegetable oils, as specified in the regulatory documents, the quality control of vegetable oils and other solutions for cottonseed oil are provided. The gas analyzer shows a solution for measuring the amount of solution by painting the tubes of a mixture of gas and air …

Development Of Correlation And Regression Models Of Electric Energy Indicators Of The Equipment With Continuous Nature Of Production, I.U. Rakhmonov, N.N. Niyozov, К. Ли

Technical science and innovation

The article presents an analysis of the use of correlation-regression analysis, which is based on the methods of mathematical statistics and probability theory in the study of the power consumption of enterprises with equipment of continuous production. On the basis of the annual power consumption schedule of the electric steel-smelting shop in a monthly time section, mathematical models have been developed for the power consumption parameters. And also, on the basis of statistical data with the use of a mathematical method, mathematical expressions were obtained for the electric power consumption and the specific consumption for the main equipment of the …