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Preliminaries To A Study Of Stance In News Broadcasts, Nigel Ward

Departmental Technical Reports (CS)

Aspects of stance have significant potential for information retrieval and filtering. This technical report is about stance in radio news broadcast, and is intended primarily to motivate and document details of the data and annotations used in the work reported in Inferring Stance from Prosody (Ward et al., 2016). It describes the process of identifying 14 important aspects of stance, describes two corpora for investigating stance, describes the annotation of those corpora, presents some preliminary observations, and lists a set of useful prosodic features.

For Multi-Interval-Valued Fuzzy Sets, Centroid Defuzzification Is Equivalent To Defuzzifying Its Interval Hull: A Theorem, Vladik Kreinovich, Songsak Sriboonchitta

Departmental Technical Reports (CS)

In the traditional fuzzy logic, the expert's degree of certainty in a statement is described either by a number from the interval [0,1] or by a subinterval of such an interval. To adequately describe the opinion of several experts, researchers proposed to use a union of the corresponding sets -- which is, in general, more complex than an interval. In this paper, we prove that for such set-valued fuzzy sets, centroid defuzzification is equivalent to defuzzifying its interval hull.

As a consequence of this result, we prove that the centroid defuzzification of a general type-2 fuzzy set can be reduced …

Metric Spaces Under Interval Uncertainty: Towards An Adequate Definition, Mahdokhat Afravi, Vladik Kreinovich, Thongchai Dumrongpokaphan

Departmental Technical Reports (CS)

In many practical situations, we only know the bounds on the distances. A natural question is: knowing these bounds, can we check whether there exists a metric whose distance always lie within these bounds -- or such a metric is not possible and thus, the bounds are inconsistent. In this paper, we provide an answer to this question. We also describe possible applications of this result to a description of opposite notions in commonsense reasoning.

Decision Making Under Interval Uncertainty As A Natural Example Of A Quandle, Mahdokhat Afravi, Vladik Kreinovich

Departmental Technical Reports (CS)

In many real-life situations, we need to select an alternative from a set of possible alternatives. In many such situations, we have a well-defined objective function u(a) that describes our preferences. If we know the exact value of u(a) for each alternative a, then we select the alternative with the largest value of u(a). In practice, however, we usually know the consequences of each decision $a$ only with some uncertainty. As a result, for each alternative $a$, instead of the exact utility value $u(a)$, we only know the interval of possible values. In this paper, we show that the resulting …

Methane Emissions From Global Rice Fields: Magnitude, Spatiotemporal Patterns, And Environmental Controls, Bowen Zhang, Hanqin Tian, Wei Ren, Bo Tao, Chaoqun Lu, Jia Yang, Kamaljit Banger, Shufen Pan

Plant and Soil Sciences Faculty Publications

Given the importance of the potential positive feedback between methane (CH₄) emissions and climate change, it is critical to accurately estimate the magnitude and spatiotemporal patterns of CH₄ emissions from global rice fields and better understand the underlying determinants governing the emissions. Here we used a coupled biogeochemical model in combination with satellite-derived contemporary inundation area to quantify the magnitude and spatiotemporal variation of CH₄ emissions from global rice fields and attribute the environmental controls of CH₄ emissions during 1901–2010. Our study estimated that CH₄ emissions from global rice fields varied from 18.3 ± …

How Did The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Impact Deep-Sea Ecosystems?, Charles R. Fisher, Paul A. Montagna, Tracey Sutton

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Approximately 90% of the volume of the Gulf of Mexico is contained in water deeper than 200 m, a region where the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) blowout had more impact on ecosystems than any previous oil spill. The remoteness and relative inaccessibility of the deep sea makes documenting even acute impacts to the animals that live in this realm difficult. This article reviews Natural Resource Damage Assessment studies and follow-up work funded as part of the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative that targeted deepwater pelagic and benthic fauna. Oil was incorporated into the pelagic food web, and a reduction in planktonic …

Gouldian Finch Breeding Surveys 2016: Ord-East Kimberley Expansion Project - Weaber Plain Development Area, Sarah R. Pryke

Irrigated Agricultural Development in the North

As part of the requirement for State approval under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) and the Gouldian Finch Management Plan (GFMP), a baseline assessment and on-going monitoring of the endangered Gouldian finch (Erythrura gouldiae) is required during the construction and operation of the Ord River Irrigation Area Weaber Plain Development Project in the eastern Kimberley, Western Australia. This report details the findings from surveys of Gouldian finches during their annual breeding season (2016).

Satellite-Beacon Ionospheric-Scintillation Global Model Of The Upper Atmosphere (Sigma) Ii: Inverse Modeling With High Latitude Observations To Deduce Irregularity Physics, K. B. Deshpande, G. S. Bust, C. R. Clauer, W. A. Scales, N. A. Frissell, J. M. Ruohoniemi, L. Spogli, C. Mitchell, Allan T. Weatherwax

Physics Faculty Publications

Ionospheric scintillation is caused by irregularities in the ionospheric electron density. The characterization of ionospheric irregularities is important to further our understanding of the underlying physics. Our goal is to characterize the intermediate (0.1–10 km) to medium (10–100 km) scale high-latitude irregularities which are likely to produce these scintillations. In this paper, we characterize irregularities observed by Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) during a geomagnetically active period on 9 March 2012. For this purpose, along with the measurements, we are using the recently developed model: “Satellite-beacon Ionospheric-scintillation Global Model of the upper Atmosphere” (SIGMA). The model is particularly applicable at …

The Ebb And Flow Of Official Calls In Water Polo, James Graham, John Mayberry

College of the Pacific Faculty Articles

Defensive fouls play an important role in elite men’s water polo generating over half of all goals. Despite their importance, little is known about the relationship between foul calling patterns and other game-state variables in the sport. Here we apply a sequence of hierarchical mixed logistic regression models on data from major tournaments in 2012–2014 to study such relationships and find a number of significant biases in foul calling rates. Offensive teams who are winning/tied are about 31% less likely to draw a defensive foul and 32% more likely to get called for an offensive foul than teams who are …

Mysterious Mesospheric Bores Over The South Pole, Christina Solorio

Physics Capstone Projects

Abstract. During the winter‐time, the South Pole lies at the center of the giant Antarctic polar vortex which isolates it from the rest of the world. Over the past four years, USU has successfully operated an infrared camera at the US Amundsen‐Scott South Pole Station to investigate dynamics of atmospheric gravity waves within the vortex. Gravity waves are generated when a force disturbs an air packet and buoyant and gravitational forces in turn cause it to oscillate. While gravity waves in general are ubiquitous in the atmosphere, propagating well into the mesosphere and lower thermosphere region (~80‐100 km), one rare …

Rethinking The Polar Cap: Eccentric Dipole Structuring Of Ulf Power At The Highest Corrected Geomagnetic Latitudes, Kevin D. Urban, Andrew J. Gerrard, Louis J. Lanzerotti, Allan T. Weatherwax

Physics Faculty Publications

The day-to-day evolution and statistical features of Pc3-Pc7 band ultralow frequency (ULF) power throughout the southern polar cap suggest that the corrected geomagnetic (CGM) coordinates do not adequately organize the observed hydromagnetic spatial structure. It is shown that that the local-time distribution of ULF power at sites along CGM latitudinal parallels exhibit fundamental differences and that the CGM latitude of a site in general is not indicative of the site's projection into the magnetosphere. Thus, ULF characteristics observed at a single site in the polar cap cannot be freely generalized to other sites of similar CGM latitude but separated in …

Virtual Networks Comparison Solutions For Community Clouds, Adnan Lupçi

Theses and Dissertations

Cloud computing has a huge importance and big impact nowadays on the IT world. The idea of community clouds has emerged recently in order to satisfy several user expectations. Clouds are distributed technology platforms that leverage sophisticated technology innovations to provide highly scalable and resilient environments that can be remotely utilized by organizations in a multitude of powerful ways. To successfully build upon, integrate with, or even create a cloud environment requires an understanding of its common inner mechanics, architectural layers, and models, as well as an understanding of the business and economic factors that result from the adoption and …

Implementimi I Ipv6 Në Protokollet E Rrugëtimit, Faton Ferizi

Theses and Dissertations

Në këtë hulumtim është shtjelluar tema ,,Implementimi i IPv6 në protokollet e rrugëtimit”. Ky hulumtim përmban hyrje rreth protokollit kryesor në të cilin aktualisht është i bazuar interneti, IPv4. Fillimisht është cekur struktura dhe tiparet e IPv4: adresimi, klasat e adresave dhe organizimi i header-it. Po ashtu tregohen kufizimet e këtij protokolli të cilat do t’i paraprijnë nevojës për një protokoll të ri të internetit i cili do t’i eliminojë këto kufizime.

Më pas tema shtjellon protokollin IPv6 që është pasardhës i IPv4, ku tregohen aspektet kyçe të tij si: formati i header-it, adresimi dhe benefitet që sjell …

Adsmerge – Cross Media Advertising Platform, Edison Rama

Theses and Dissertations

Zhvillimi teknologjik në ditët e sotme si rezultat ka pasur rritje eksponenciale të sistemeve softwerike. Gjatë zhvillimit të këtyre sistemeve, bota e marketingut ka marrë kahje tjetër. Shumë nga kompani të ndryshme anë e mbanë botës përdorin internetin për reklamimin e produkteve të tyre apo shërbimeve që ata posedojnë për klientët e tyre. Por, shumë nga sistemet që ofrojnë këtë mundësi reklamimi, marrin shumë kohë dhe resurse për t’u menaxhuar, duke rezultuar në zvoglim të reklamuesve në këtë drejtim. Prandaj, një sistem që do të ofronte çasje të lehtë dhe të shpejtë në rrjete sociale që ofrojnë opcione reklamimi, do …

Web Services Në Java Ee, Jax-Ws Vs. Jax-Rs, Marigona Çeta

Theses and Dissertations

Interneti ka revolucianizuar bizneset tona duke siguruar një rrugë të informacionit që vepron si një shtyllë e re komunikimi. Ky medium i ri ka dërguar bizneset në një botë virtuale ku konsumatorit nuk i ofrohet vetëm tetë orë shërbime por gjatë gjithe kohës[6].

Përveq kësaj, rritë përfitimet e rëndësishme në aspektin e produktivitetit të biznesit, kursimet e kostos dhe kënaqësi të konsumatorëve në një organizatë. Fenomeni kryesorë mundëson që aplikacionet e biznesit në internet të jenë të bazuara në një teknologji që quhet kompjuterika e shperndarë.

Që atëherë, aplikacionet softuerike funksionojnë në një sërë platformash harduerike, sistemeve operative si dhe …

Tranzicioni Nga Ipv4 Në Ipv6, Lumturie Avdimetaj

Theses and Dissertations

Aktualisht Internet Protocol Vision 4 është duke u përballur më problemin e shpenzimit të adresave hargjimit të tyre, dhe kjo ka ndikuar që të bëhet një tranzicion në IPv6.

IPv4 është përdorur në sekuencat e duhura të të dhënave.Adresat IPv4 janë të përbërë nga 32 bita, e cila lejon një total prej 4294967296 (2 ^ 32) adresa.Ky numër nuk ishte i mjaftueshm duke pasur parasysh se edhe numëri i përdoruesve ishte qdo herë e më shumë në rritje, dhe kështu u ndi nevoja e shtimit të më shumë adresave, dhe përfundimisht në vitin 1990 doli dhe verzioni i fundit i …

Zhvillimi I Aplikacioneve Me Javaee Dhe Javame, Vlora Gjurka

Theses and Dissertations

Qëllimi i këtij studimi është krijimi i një ueb aplikacioni - ankandi online për Kompaninë X në platformën Java EE dhe krijimi i një loje kompjuterike në Java ME për telefonat adekuat mobil. Aplikacionet do të zhvillohen në platformën Java, ku ai në Java EE do t’i lejojë njerëzit të blejnë ose të shesin gjëra me çmime fikse ose përmes sistemit të ankandit, përderisa ai në Java ME do të fokusohet në atë se si do të përdoret dizajni i lojës për të krijuar komponente vizuale të lojes.

Pjesa teorike që kërkohet për zhvillim dhe i gjithë procesi me pjesë …

Advanced Responsive Forms And Menus In Web Development Extending Html 5, Css3, Javascript, Adhurim Sulejmani

Theses and Dissertations

Përmes këtij punimi të temës së diplomës ështeë paraqitur një punë e cila ka të bëjë me ueb menytë edhe ueb format të avancuara responsive. Zhvillimi i tyre përmes gjuhëve implementuese si HTML 5 dhe CSS3, gjithashtu një rol te veqantë luan edhe funksionet të cilat implementohen përmes javascript. Në këtë punim qëllimi kryesor ka qenë që të bëhet një analizë e plotë e ueb-dizajnit më perkasishtë menytë dhe format. Në këtë punim janë marrë shembull disa ueb meny dhe forma janë zhvilluar përmes gjuhëve responsive pastaj është bërë një krahasim mbi atë që se janë te përshtatshme për një …

Umphlett Qci Sept 2016, Natalie Umphlett

High Plains Regional Climate Center: Staff Publications

Highlights for the Basin

Temperature and Precipitation Anomalies

Streamflow Conditions

Challenging Season for Bird Breeding

Mixed Impacts to Agriculture this Summer

Unprecedented Fish Kill on Yellowstone River

3-Month Precipitation and Temperature Outlooks

Soil Moisture Conditions

Beyond Death: Using Design To Transcend Life, Memories And Traditions, Alex Lobos

Presentations and other scholarship

Sustainable design provides benefits across a product’s lifecycle, particularly for end of life. Designers and end users are aware that as much as product lifetime can be extended, no artifact can last forever. But when looking at end of life in human beings, most people are not comfortable with dealing with death whether is their own or of someone else’s. Sustainability can provide initial strategies for designing for human death but in order to make a significant contribution to this area, designers need to address a wider set of needs that also include social, emotional and psychological issues. Models such …

Isolating Retrograde And Prograde Rayleigh-Wave Modes Using A Polarity Mute, Gabriel Gribler, Lee M. Liberty, T. Dylan Mikesell, Paul Michaels

Geosciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

Estimates of S-wave velocity with depth from Rayleigh-wave dispersion data are limited by the accuracy of fundamental and/or higher mode signal identification. In many scenarios, the fundamental mode propagates in retrograde motion, whereas higher modes propagate in prograde motion. This difference in particle motion (or polarity) can be used by joint analysis of vertical and horizontal inline recordings. We have developed a novel method that isolates modes by separating prograde and retrograde motions; we call this a polarity mute. Applying this polarity mute prior to traditional multichannel analysis of surface wave (MASW) analysis improves phase velocity estimation for fundamental and …

Biotic Paleothermometry Constrains On Arctic Plates Reconstructions: Carboniferous And Permian (Zhokhov Island, De-Longa Group Islands, New Siberian Archipelago), Vladimir I. Davydov

Geosciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

A warm-water fauna and flora from a Carboniferous limestone xenolith that was captured during penetration of deep intraplate Cenozoic basalts through a Paleozoic carbonate platform have been found on Zhokhov Island, New Siberian Archipelago (NSA). This limestone xenolith contains a very high taxonomic diversity of Moscovian (Middle Pennsylvanian) tropical foraminifera and calcareous algae. As this warm-water biota never occurs north of the forbiddance line, i.e., 30–35°N/S, this fauna and algal flora constrain the paleogeography and interpretation of the paleotectonics in the region. Thus, the location of the most of the New Siberian Archipelago islands at that time must have been …

Capture And Recycle Of Industrial Co2 Emissions Using Mircoalgae, Michael H. Wilson, Daniel T. Mohler, John G. Groppo, Thomas E. Grubbs, Stephanie Kesner, E. Molly Frazar, Aubrey Shea, Czarena L. Crofcheck, Mark Crocker

Center for Applied Energy Research Faculty and Staff Publications

A novel cyclic flow photobioreactor (PBR) for the capture and recycle of CO₂ using microalgae was designed and deployed at a coal-fired power plant (Duke Energy’s East Bend Station). The PBR was operated continuously during the period May–September 2015, during which algae productivity of typically 0.1–0.2 g/(L day) was obtained. Maximum CO₂ capture efficiency was achieved during peak sunlight hours, the largest recorded CO₂ emission reduction corresponding to a value of 81 % (using a sparge time of 5 s/min). On average, CO₂ capture efficiency during daylight hours was 44 %. The PBR at East Bend …

All Nirspec Needs Is Hst/Wfc3 Pre-Imaging? : The Use Of Milky Way Stars In Wfc3 Imaging To Register Nirspec Msa Observations., Benne W. Holwerda, R. J. Bouwens, M. Trenti, M. A. Kenworthy

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will be an exquisite new near-infrared observatory with imaging and multi-object spectroscopy through ESA’s NIRspec instrument with its unique Micro-Shutter Array (MSA), allowing for slits to be positioned on astronomical targets by opening specific 0′′.20′′.2-wide micro shutter doors. To ensure proper Target Acquisition (TA), the on-sky position of the MSA needs to be verified before spectroscopic observations start. An onboard centroiding program registers the position of pre-identified guide stars in a TA image, a short pre-spectroscopy exposure without dispersion (image mode) through the MSA with all shutters open. The outstanding issue is the availability …

The Distribution Of The Number Of Clusters In The Arratia Flow, Vladimir Fomichov

Communications on Stochastic Analysis

No abstract provided.

Krawtchouk-Griffiths Systems I: Matrix Approach, Philip Feinsilver

Communications on Stochastic Analysis

No abstract provided.

Krawtchouk-Griffiths Systems Ii: As Bernoulli Systems, Philip Feinsilver

Communications on Stochastic Analysis

No abstract provided.

Ergodic Control Of Stochastic Navier-Stokes Equation With Lévy Noise, Manil T Mohan, Sivaguru S Sritharan

Communications on Stochastic Analysis

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Is Quality Control Pointless?, Markus Karuse, Margeret A. Hall, Simon James Caton

Interdisciplinary Informatics Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

Intrinsic to the transition towards, and necessary for the success of digital platforms as a service (at scale) is the notion of human computation. Going beyond ‘the wisdom of the crowd’, human computation is the engine that powers platforms and services that are now ubiquitous like Duolingo and Wikipedia. In spite of increasing research and population interest, several issues remain open and in debate on large-scale human computation projects. Quality control is first among these discussions. We conducted an experiment with three different tasks of varying complexity and five different methods to distinguish and protect against constantly under-performing contributors. We …

Exponential Convergence Of The Stochastic Micropolar And Magneto-Micropolar Fluid Systems, Kazuo Yamazaki

Communications on Stochastic Analysis

No abstract provided.