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Link Quality Prediction For Wireless Devices With Multiple Radios, Qiuyi Duan, Charles D. Knutson, Lei Wang, Daniel Zappala
Link Quality Prediction For Wireless Devices With Multiple Radios, Qiuyi Duan, Charles D. Knutson, Lei Wang, Daniel Zappala
Faculty Publications
Communication between wireless devices ought to be as simple as possible; they should be able to seamlessly switch between different radios and network stacks on the fly in order to better serve the user. To make this a possibility, we consider the challenging problem of predicting link quality in a changing mobile environment. In this paper we present an algorithm that uses Weighted Least Squares Regression to predict whether a given link can meet application requirements in terms of throughput, delay, and jitter. We use a simulation study to demonstrate that our algorithm is able to predict link quality accurately …
Repeated Games Played In A Network, Markus Kinateder
Repeated Games Played In A Network, Markus Kinateder
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers
Delayed perfect monitoring in an infinitely repeated discounted game is modelled by allocating the players to a connected and undirected network. Players observe their immediate neighbors’ behavior only, but communicate over time the repeated game’s history truthfully throughout the network. The Folk Theorem extends to this setup, although for a range of discount factors strictly below 1, the set of sequential equilibria and the corresponding payoff set may be reduced. A general class of games is analyzed without imposing restrictions on the dimensionality of the payoff space. Due to this and the bilateral communication structure, truthful communication arises endogenously only …
Smart People, Stupid Networks: The Internet’S Equalizing Influence On Political Discourse And Engagement, Joseph D. Backer
Smart People, Stupid Networks: The Internet’S Equalizing Influence On Political Discourse And Engagement, Joseph D. Backer
Government and International Relations Honors Papers
This study explores the impact and influences of the Internet on formalized political discourse and engagement during the last decade. It traces the traditions and conventions of predominantly top-down and elite-dominated methods of information dissemination and citizen mobilization, beginning with newspapers at the turn of the nineteenth century and progressing to the professionalization and specialization experienced during the twentieth century. These sustained patterns of limited influence for non-elites had a marginalizing effect on participation and understandings of democratic responsiveness. Since the emergence of the Internet as a widespread medium of communication, however, prevailing hierarchies of control over discourse and engagement …
Organizational Culture, Workplace Incivility, And Turnover : The Impact Of Human Resources Practices., Dana Cosby Simmons 1969-
Organizational Culture, Workplace Incivility, And Turnover : The Impact Of Human Resources Practices., Dana Cosby Simmons 1969-
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation examines the relationship between two communication-related dimensions of organizational culture, workplace incivility, and turnover. In particular, it investigates the impact that four human resources practices have on the relationship between incivility and turnover. These practices are (a) training, (b) formal policies, (c) grievance procedures, and (d) vertical hierarchy. Employing data from the National Organizations Survey (2002), the study provides a conceptual model suggesting that "soft" measures such as organizational culture and human resources practices impact the bottom line of an organization. The dissertation is divided into five chapters. Chapter One provides an introduction to the research problem and …
Opening The Aperture: Examining Images Of War In The Press, Jeffrey Albanese
Opening The Aperture: Examining Images Of War In The Press, Jeffrey Albanese
Senior Honors Projects
A number of policymakers have attributed America’s defeat in Vietnam, the first “television war,” to a collapse of public support caused by nightly news coverage of combat with associated iconic photographs and moving images. The assumptions underlying this opinion are that photographs and video footage of war have an inherent pacifistic bias, that the emotional impact of visual images can override reason, and that powerful images can drive or overturn foreign policy. This has led subsequent administrations to increase their control over the media’s coverage of war. During the Vietnam War, the press was relatively uncensored. As a response to …
Teaching Effective Communication Principles: Characteristics Of Effective Preaching To Young Adult In A North American Context, Matthew William Gamble
Teaching Effective Communication Principles: Characteristics Of Effective Preaching To Young Adult In A North American Context, Matthew William Gamble
Human Subject Research Archive
The purpose of this dissertation is to help preachers to be more effective in the pulpit. The characteristics for what make a preacher effective in the pulpit are explored and considered in this project. The seminar: Preaching to the iPod Mind was presented to four different groups of preachers in the North American Division. A survey was provided to each participant.
A New Voice For Chariho, Christopher Barrett
A New Voice For Chariho, Christopher Barrett
Senior Honors Projects
When the Founding Fathers drafted the U.S. Constitution, they recognized the importance of a free press by protecting it from government interference. Newspapers can wield incredible power in making positive change and building a better community. They also provide fantastic opportunities for journalists to learn about the world around them and become an expert in many fields. Journalists, however, are not limited to professionals in the newsrooms of the nation’s largest daily papers. Reporters of every age have made an impact on their communities. For my Honors Project I sought to bring this ability to high school students by designing …
Sparkle: What Every Teenage Girl Should Know, Alexandria D’Angelo
Sparkle: What Every Teenage Girl Should Know, Alexandria D’Angelo
Senior Honors Projects
As a journalism major with an interest in women’s studies, I took time to educate myself about the tactics that the magazine media use to sell themselves. I focused on magazines, because I am a print-oriented journalism student with the goal of working for a newspaper or a magazine after graduation. During my research, I found that there are few publications in this country offering sound advice to problems that teenage girls face on a daily basis. Most magazines for teenage girls focus on celebrity style, gossip and make-up tips. There is nothing wrong with this form of entertainment, especially …
Uri Student Bridge, Nicole Aragi
Uri Student Bridge, Nicole Aragi
Senior Honors Projects
The project that came to be known as URI Student Bridge began with my amazing college experience and my desire to share that experience with others who were making the decision of whether to begin a college experience of their own. I have been very fortunate to have the funding and motivation to attend college, and have had many opportunities that I know others may not ever have. There are many options and opportunities that are available for graduating high school students. Many choose to begin a career with a high school education and never even consider the idea of …
Hip Hop Is Dead: The Rhetoric Of Hip Hop, Kalyana Champlain
Hip Hop Is Dead: The Rhetoric Of Hip Hop, Kalyana Champlain
Senior Honors Projects
There is no doubt that Hip Hop has become a most influential international force. This animal has had many faces: two of these faces have been as a political tool as displayed by Public Enemy, and as a therapeutic release-- as I discovered while in AmeriCorps interning at AS220 for a program called Hip Hop 220, in which we took underprivileged youth and helped them to channel their energy through this art form. However, there is a dark side to this culture that includes extreme misogyny, self- sabotage, hatred, and an unhealthy obsession with status. As I reflected on these …
System Analysis Of The Uri Hurricane Preparedness Plan, Rebecca Harlow
System Analysis Of The Uri Hurricane Preparedness Plan, Rebecca Harlow
Senior Honors Projects
If a hurricane were to hit URI in the upcoming fall semester what would happen? This project is a thorough evaluation of the current URI plan, how it works, how it doesn’t and who has the answers. The project is framed from an information systems perspective. The analysis of the system is based on where vital information is stored, how it is communicated when needed and who is involved. To find the answers to these questions, in depth interviews were conducted with key emergency personnel. Among them are URI’s Director of Safety and Risk, J Kevin Culley, Major Baker of …
The Katrina Project, Alison Traver
The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 24 - May 1, 2008
The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 24 - May 1, 2008
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 72 - Number 24 - May 1, 2008. 28 pages.
The Cowl - V. 72 - N. N/A - May 1, 2008
The Cowl - V. 72 - N. N/A - May 1, 2008
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 72 - Number n/a - Commencement Issue - May 1, 2008. 8 pages.
Lost For Words: The Intelligence Community’S Struggle To Find Its Voice, Josh Kerbel
Lost For Words: The Intelligence Community’S Struggle To Find Its Voice, Josh Kerbel
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Leadership Communication : How Leader-Communicators Shape A Missional Culture, Willis Randy
Leadership Communication : How Leader-Communicators Shape A Missional Culture, Willis Randy
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
From The Forest To The Rose, Veronda G. Carey
From The Forest To The Rose, Veronda G. Carey
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
This thesis will examine the methods implemented to expand the minor character role of Coralee from Lillian Hellman's Another Part of the Forest and the minor character role of Mrs. Otery from J.M. Barrie's Mary Rose. The thesis will also include performance challenges faced and review the experience of working with contrasting directing methods.
Cancer Rumor Effects On Sense Making, Nicole M. Robinson
Cancer Rumor Effects On Sense Making, Nicole M. Robinson
Theses
A cancer rumor is collective sense making in response to uncertainty or threat regarding a cancer diagnosis. This study explored the types of cancer rumors in circulation, how these rumors spread, why people believed them, and how people made sense of these rumors in order to cope. Web survey responses from 188 participants found that both negative and positive rumors were spread. These rumors were believed due to perceived source credibility and plausibility. While participants held more faith in medical sources, 71 percent changed their behavior after hearing a rumor from a non-medical person. Results suggested that rumor participation aided …
The Express: April 28, 2008, Taylor University Fort Wayne
The Express: April 28, 2008, Taylor University Fort Wayne
2007-2008 (Volume 12)
What Would William Wilberforce do? Stop Slavery Now — Room Draw: Housing Options for On-Campus Students — The Aliens of Tipton County — Right to be Wrong: Tatoos — The Quake According to Bethany — My Right To Vote — The Church Has Left the Building — Beyond the Blog: The Evolution of Social Networks — Rockin’ Review: The Mill Cafe — Stephen Colbert: An American Laugh Track
The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 23 - Apr 24, 2008
The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 23 - Apr 24, 2008
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 72 - Number 23 - April 24, 2008. 28 pages.
Living A Tattooed Life: The Female Experience, Kara G. Cleveland
Living A Tattooed Life: The Female Experience, Kara G. Cleveland
Communication
The present research is rooted in Human Science, and employed the epistemology of Constructionism, as well as the theoretical perspective of Social Construction of Reality. I used Narrative Inquiry as methodology and conversational interviewing as my method of collecting data. I interviewed six women who provided narratives of their lived experience of constructing their identities through tattoos. Three emergent themes, along with three sub-themes, are discussed in regards to the lived experiences of tattooed women: (1) becoming tattooed constructs who you are; (2) becoming tattooed develops relational identity with (a) friends, (b) the tattoo community, (c) family; and (3) the …
Keeping The Home Fires Burning: The Effects Of Military Induced Separations On Marital Intimacy From A Female Perspective, Deborah J. Cynar
Keeping The Home Fires Burning: The Effects Of Military Induced Separations On Marital Intimacy From A Female Perspective, Deborah J. Cynar
Communication
In this study, a convenience sample of 56 female, married, military wives in northwestern community responded to a survey questionnaire concerning intimacy promoting communication skills, marital satisfaction, and military induced separations. The results indicated a strong correlation between marital satisfaction and intimacy promoting communication skills. This study also explores the difference between the type and frequency of military induced separations and their influence on marital satisfaction and intimacy promoting communication skills. To further describe this military population, several post hoc tests for difference found significance between military branch affiliation, and between those who had or had not received premarital counseling …
Who Is In Charge Here? A Feminist Communicology Of Followership And Leadership In An Academic Organization, Robert Locke Jordan
Who Is In Charge Here? A Feminist Communicology Of Followership And Leadership In An Academic Organization, Robert Locke Jordan
Communication
This feminist critical study explicates the ways that followership is conceptualized at an academic organization in the Pacific Northwest. Through the use of qualitative methods, stories were solicited providing descriptions of events that define the hegemonically masculine ways that followership is conceptualized, suggesting the need for a feminist critical analysis and revisioning. A number of themes emerged from conversational interviews including: conceptual verisimilitude, archetypes of leadership, alternative conceptions of followership, the role of action in leadership and followership, and the emergent organization. The capta gathered from this qualitative study suggest a revisioning of human organization and recognizes leadership and followership …
The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 22 - Apr 17, 2008
The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 22 - Apr 17, 2008
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 72 - Number 22 - April 17, 2008. 24 pages.
The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 21 - Apr 10, 2008
The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 21 - Apr 10, 2008
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 72 - Number 21 - April 10, 2008. 28 pages.
“Smole Trifeles“: The Itinerant In British North America, David Michael Davisson
“Smole Trifeles“: The Itinerant In British North America, David Michael Davisson
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The earliest attempt to form a confederation among the British colonies in North America occurred with the creation New England confederation in 1643. For the next one hundred thirty-four years various attempts would be made to organize British America colonies into a confederacy. "Smole Trifeles": The Itinerant in British America moves beyond traditional histories which analyze how the social and political elite worked to bring the colonies together. This work focuses on the peddlers, the hawkers, petty chapmen, and the itinerant preachers who roamed the primitive roads and highways of early America. These wanderers knit together a nation and helped …
Major League Baseball Franchises And Their Minor League Players, Maintaining A Relationship On And Off The Field, Michelle Keating
Major League Baseball Franchises And Their Minor League Players, Maintaining A Relationship On And Off The Field, Michelle Keating
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
In today's professional arena, organized sports have grown to become institutionalized and highly organized through corporations in a multi-billion dollar industry. Through the use of in depth interviews completed online, this study investigated the role franchise communication plays in the development of nineteen minor league players' relationships within the Major League Baseball (MLB) sports industry. Results found that players feel their organizations disproportionately help some players achieve success over others and withhold information. As players, they felt they have a limited voice regarding the direction of their careers. Despite a difficult working environment, the players' desire to achieve success and …
The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 20 - Apr 3, 2008
The Cowl - V. 72 - N. 20 - Apr 3, 2008
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 72 - Number 20 - April 3, 2008. 28 pages.
Network Neutrality: What Is At Stake?, Shannon Griffin
Network Neutrality: What Is At Stake?, Shannon Griffin
Honors Projects in Communication
Network neutrality is the view that Internet users should have control over what content they view on the Internet. This principle was honored until 2005 when the FCC reclassified the technology that brings the Internet to its users. The purpose of this project is to gain insight into the net neutrality debate, examine what net neutrality really means to users and the potential long-term consequences the results of this debate could produce. I intend to demonstrate the need for network neutrality by providing the context in which network neutrality can be best understood. I examine the circumstances that led to …
The Matador: Allegory Through Visual Design, Matt Sauter