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Improved Dv-Hop Localization Scheme Based On The Best Path Matching Strategy, Qinqin Shi, Xu Qiang, Jianping Zhang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Improvement strategies are provided in view of the fact that the original DV-Hop (Distance, Vector-Hop) method has great error in distance estimation due to the network anisotropy in practical applications and the sensitivity of its location derivation algorithm to the range error. In the distance estimation step, a strategy of computing path similarity parameter is proposed to find out the most similar beacon-beacon path to beacon-node path; in the position calculation step, a modified PSO (Particle Swarm Optimization) algorithm is added after the initial position of an unknown node being derived using Lateration algorithm. Simulation shows that compared with …

Traffic Dynamic Regulation And Control Technology In The Central Area Of Nanning City, Yiman Du, Hongfan Su, Jianping Wu, Chen Yu, Huang Lin, Longfei Liu

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: As the transportation develops rapidly, the traffic burden increases in downtown areas, especially in the areas of convention center, government building, and business & financial center, which exacerbates traffic congestion nearby. Conventional traffic control measures taken include stagger shifts, congestion charging, and tail number limit. Interests of multi aspects are involved in these measures, which has broad effect. The traffic managers now begin to ameliorate traffic burden by technical methods. A feedback-gate control based regional traffic volume control method was proposed and a microscopic simulation was adopted. This reasearch aims to ameliorate traffic pressure and balance traffic flow through …

Gesture Recognition Method Based On Multi-Feature Fusion, Yuanming Wang, Zhang Jun, Yuanhui Qin, Xiujuan Chai

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Aiming at the specific application requirements of command gesture for flight deck, a gesture recognition method based on multi-feature fusion is proposed. The 3D trajectory feature vector and hand sparse representation are established from two aspects of the trajectory and posture based on the visual information collected by depth camera. On the one hand, the gesture is recognized through normalization resampling and alignment based on the trajectory feature. On the other hand, the gesture is recognized through sparse representation alignment based on the HOG feature. The recognition results are fused effectively. The experimental results indicate that our …

Mr. George Harrison Fontaine

African American Funeral Programs

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A History Of Yugoslavia, Marie-Janine Calic

Purdue University Press Books

Why did Yugoslavia fall apart? Was its violent demise inevitable? Did its population simply fall victim to the lure of nationalism? How did this multinational state survive for so long, and where do we situate the short life of Yugoslavia in the long history of Europe in the twentieth century? A History of Yugoslavia provides a concise, accessible, comprehensive synthesis of the political, cultural, social, and economic life of Yugoslavia—from its nineteenth-century South Slavic origins to the bloody demise of the multinational state of Yugoslavia in the 1990s.

Calic takes a fresh and innovative look at the colorful, multifaceted, and …

Gut Microbiome, Probiotics And Bone: An Updated Mini Review, Myriam Abboud, Dimitrios Papandreou

All Works

© 2019 Myriam Abboud, Dimitrios Papandreou. The gut microbiome is now considered as a large organ that has a direct effect on gastrointestinal tract, immune and endocrine system. There is no evidence that gut microbiota regulates the immune system and is responsible for bone formation and destruction. Probiotics have been shown through the gastrointestinal tract to have a positive effect on the management of the healthy bone. This article discusses the latest data available from PubMed and Scopus databases regarding gut microbiome, probiotics and bone briefly.

Hyperspectroscopic And Microtopographic Analyses Of Salt Crust Forms On Arid, Silty Clay Loam Desert Soils, Fares M. Howari, Fatima Al Aydaroos, Yousef Nazzal, Jibran Iqbal, Nadine Bou Orm

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This paper describes simultaneous uses of field sampling and hyperspectroscopic approaches to understand the distributions of salt crusts and factors affecting them under field conditions. Samples of salt affected soils and associated salt crusts that represented a range of soil salinities, slope, and moisture contents were gathered from the banks of the Rio Grande. The samples were studied for salt identification by optical microscopy and using a high-resolution spectroradiometer, GER 3700, and for salinity level, and moisture content by the wet chemistry method. The study identified two main groups of salt crusts, contaminated halite and gypsum crusts. Reflectivity was correlated …

User Perception Of Library Services In Public Libraries In Western Tamilnadu With Special Reference To Salem District: A Case Study, N Sundareswaran

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Public libraries are always called ‘People’s University’ as it provides education to all and to improve Information literacy, empowerment, and cultural heritage. Public libraries facilitate variety of services to the user community. This study has made an attempt to investigate the current trends of user perception in terms of library services and availability of resources in public libraries in western Tamilnadu particularly in District Central Public Library at Salem. This study tired to focus to evaluate regarding the gender and age wise distribution, Marital status and Educational qualifications, Occupation wise distribution, and Membership status, Residence wise distribution, Availability of library …

Lindenwood Digest, February 15, 2019, Lindenwood University

Lindenwood Digest

The Lindenwood Digest has been a digital employee newsletter since 2009.

Differing Effects Of Age And Starvation On Reproductive Performance In Drosophila Melanogaster, Er Churchill, C Dytham, Mdf Thom

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Successful reproduction requires the completion of many, often condition-dependent, stages, from mate searching and courtship through to sperm transfer, fertilisation and offspring production. Animals can plastically adjust their investment in each stage according to the physical and social environment, their own condition, their future reproductive potential, and the condition of their partner. Here we manipulate age and condition, through a nutritional challenge early or late in life, of both male and female Drosophila melanogaster and measure the effects on courtship, mating, and fitness when paired with a standardized (unmanipulated) partner. Older males were slower to start courting and mating, and …

Coastal Embayment Rotation: Response To Extreme Events And Climate Control, Using Full Embayment Surveys, Mark Wiggins, Tim Scott, Gerd Masselink, Paul Russell, Robert Jak Mccarroll

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

© 2018 The Authors Barrier beach change in directionally bi-modal wave climates presents an increasing challenge for coastal communities, both in the short-term (storm events), and decadal to centurial time scales (long-term evolution). Predicting and planning for subsequent variations requires understanding of the morphological response to changes in wave energy, along with the atmospheric forces driving the wave climate. In this paper, multi-method topo-bathymetric surveys are used to assess the morphological change of a semi-sheltered gravel barrier (Start Bay, Devon, UK). Total sediment budgets (supra- to sub-tidal), with spatially-varying uncertainty levels, indicate the embayment is closed. One third of total …

Temporal Evolution And Pathway Models Of Poly(Ethylene-Terephthalate) Degradation Under Multi-Factor Accelerated Weathering Exposures, Cara L. Fagerholm, Roger H. French, Laura S. Bruckman

Faculty Scholarship

Photolytic and hydrolytic degradation of poly(ethylene-terephthalate) (PET) polymers with different stabilizers were performed under multiple accelerated weathering exposures and changes in the polymers were monitored by various evaluation techniques. Yellowing was caused by photolytic degradation and haze formation was induced by combined effects of photolytic and hydrolytic degradation. The formation of light absorbing chromophores and bleaching of the UV stabilizer additive were recorded through optical spectroscopy. Chain scission and crystallization were found to be common mechanisms under both photolytic and hydrolytic conditions, based on the infrared absorption of the carbonyl (C = O) band and the trans ethylene glycol unit, …

Management Of Patients With Brain Metastases From Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer And Adverse Prognostic Features: Multi-National Radiation Treatment Recommendations Are Heterogeneous, Minesh Mehta

All Publications

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Efficient Nonlinear Dimensionality Reduction For Pixel-Wise Classification Of Hyperspectral Imagery, Xuewen Zhang

Theses

Classification, target detection, and compression are all important tasks in analyzing hyperspectral imagery (HSI). Because of the high dimensionality of HSI, it is often useful to identify low-dimensional representations of HSI data that can be used to make analysis tasks tractable. Traditional linear dimensionality reduction (DR) methods are not adequate due to the nonlinear distribution of HSI data. Many nonlinear DR methods, which are successful in the general data processing domain, such as Local Linear Embedding (LLE) [1], Isometric Feature Mapping (ISOMAP) [2] and Kernel Principal Components Analysis (KPCA) [3], run very slowly and require large amounts of memory when …

The George-Anne Daily, Georgia Southern University

George-Anne Media Group: Newsletters & Magazines

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Novel Use Of Tranexamic Acid To Reduce The Need For Nasal Packing In Epistaxis (Nopac) Randomised Controlled Trial: Research Protocol., A Reuben, A Appelboam, A Barton, Pj Vickery, Et Al

Peninsula Medical School

INTRODUCTION: Patients presenting to emergency departments (EDs) with epistaxis uncontrolled by subsequent simple first aid measures or application of topical vasoconstrictors will typically undergo anterior nasal packing. Packing is effective, but can be extremely painful and unpleasant and patients usually need hospital admission. Tranexamic acid (TXA) is a cheap, safe, readily available antifibrinolytic agent known to be beneficial in a variety of clinical settings where uncontrolled bleeding may be a problem. Anecdotal evidence suggests that topical TXA may be of value in persistent epistaxis; however, further evaluation is required. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This is a multicentre, double-blind, parallel group, randomised, …

Posters-At-The-Capitol 2019 Program Booklet, Posters-At-The-Capitol

Posters-at-the-Capitol

Posters-at-the Capitol 2019 program booklet.

The Prize Is Right: Amending The Mpa To Put Patients First, Melanie R. Haywood

DePaul Law Review

No abstract provided.

Mining Metadata: The Gold Standard For Authenticating Social Media Evidence In Illinois, Linda Greene

DePaul Law Review

No abstract provided.

Protecting The People: Expanding Title Vii's Protection Against Sex Discrimination To Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Coco Arima

DePaul Law Review

No abstract provided.

Bridging The Property-Contract Divide: Testing The Endowment Effect In Law, Marco Jimenez

DePaul Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Course Of Performance Doctrine In Commercial Contracts: An Empirical Analysis, Uri Benoliel

DePaul Law Review

No abstract provided.

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DePaul Law Review

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Is There A Hidden Test Answer Key In The Aqedah? A Literary Structural Study., Arlyn S. Drew

Seminary Scholarship Symposium

The Aqedah (“Binding of Isaac”) or the Sacrifice of Isaac of Genesis 22:1–19 is framed as a divine test (v. 1). Scholars recognize the “structure matches exactly what a test is made up of.” Yet, paradox and tension mark Abraham’s trial. Why does God test Abraham by requiring the horrific sacrifice of Isaac then reverse himself? Since literary structure reveals the vision of the narrator, Jacques Doukhan’s chiastic structure (vv. 1–12) convincingly delineates the plot tension and dialogues. But verses 13–19 also correlate with parts of the chiasm and covenant revelations assuming the shape of a metaphorical key. If the …

Documentality And Dialogue, Terry Dwain Robertson

Seminary Scholarship Symposium

The function of the library is to collect, preserve, and provide access to recorded human communication. “Documentality” is an umbrella term that embraces the complexity and scope of this enterprise. By definition, the artifacts of recorded human communication are technology dependent, language dependent, and socially constructed. These factors impact and constrain the message contained in the recordings. This poster highlights a few of the challenges and introduces a number of specializations that provide ways to overcome the difficulties. An application to the Dialogue between Science and Theology about Creation is discussed.

A Covenant Interpretive Hypothesis For The Sacrifice Of Isaac: Unbinding With The Test Answer Key, Arlyn S. Drew

Seminary Scholarship Symposium

Abraham’s test of the sacrifice of Isaac in Genesis 22 hangs on God’s words. God’s last speech in the test functions as a divine interpretation of Abraham’s test actions (“because you have done this thing“ v. 16) for the covenant blessings (vv. 16-18) sequentially evoke all of Abraham’s seven covenant revelations except for the sixth (Abraham’s intercession in Gen 18). Since the covenant lessons are used as the divine norm for evaluating Abraham, one logical interpretative hypothesis for the test is a covenant-crisis challenge designed to elicit a comprehensive covenant response from the divinely trained Abraham. This covenant interpretation satisfies …

Missionary Bridges Toward Postmodernism, Bogdan Platon

Seminary Scholarship Symposium

The poster will observe the postmodern spirituality and will describe some possible bridges of connection between Christian mission and postmodern worldview. This will help to develop a better Christian mission with more effective relationships with Postmodern people.

Providing Responses To Queries Received In A Group Context, Anonymous

Defensive Publications Series

Techniques to provide responses to user queries are described herein. Sensor data from a client device is obtained with user permission to detect the presence of users near the device. Such users can include verified users and unverified users. User profiles for the users are accessed to retrieve information regarding the group, such as a total number of users, age/gender information, mood information, etc. The query context is determined, e.g., location and time of the query, weather at the location, etc. The user query is analyzed using natural language processing techniques. A customized response is generated based on the retrieved …

Controlling Routing For Power Outage Notification Transmission, Zaochun Zhang, Rui Huang, Zhanwu Wang, Xiaopu Zhang

Defensive Publications Series

Techniques are described herein to equip backup power for some key nodes and form the local Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs) rooted at the first hop node with backup power. Nodes have different preferred parents in different work states. In normal state, nodes behave like existing mesh networks and have no performance sacrifice. In Power Outage Notification (PON) state, nodes can unicast the PON messages to their PON state’s parents to improve PON message transmission efficiency and reliability.

Intelligent Regression Testing For Internet Of Things Wireless Device Using Mixed Machine Learning Methods, Lele Zhang, Mingyu Xie, Chuanwei Li, Xiang Fang

Defensive Publications Series

Techniques are described herein for a mixed Machine Learning (ML) method which contains both the Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) algorithm and Bayesian method. The regression test is very common for a Quality Assurance (QA) team in its daily work, but usually has too many cases for a very little-changed patch. The techniques described herein may pick up as few desired test cases as possible but still guarantee the same testing performance as before. This may improve the efficiency of the QA team, shorten its work time, and reduce the requirement for testing devices as well.