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Groundwater Study Of The York Townsite, Edward K. Crossley, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia. Rural Towns Program

Resource management technical reports

A groundwater study was carried out in the townsite of York in April-May 2002. The prupose was to collect information on local groundwater systems that could be used to develop a salinity management strategy. The study included a driling program, which established a network of monitoring bores. Seventy-seven monitoring bores were installed at 32 sites as well as a production bore for testing aquifer properties.

Soil Survey Of Vasse Research Station, Western Australia, M R. Wells, N L B Richards

Resource management technical reports

This soil survey of the Vasse Research Station properties was carried out at the request of the Division of Plant Production of the Agriculture Western Australia. The survey followed a preliminary examination and mapping of soil series in the area by Mr T. Stoneman in 1982, after which it was concluded that more detailed survey work was required to assist farm management and research experimentation.

The research station consists of two blocks, referred to here as the main block (Sussex Locations 1475, 1439, 2128, 2138, 2137, 2136, 2129, 2130, 2119, 2118, 2126 and 2125) and the hill block (Sussex Locations …

Automatic Annotation Of Database Images For Query-By-Concept, Nualsawat Hiransakolwong

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

As digital images become ubiquitous in many applications, the need for efficient and effective retrieval techniques is more demanding than ever. Query by Example (QBE) and Query by Concept (QBC) are among the most popular query models. The former model accepts example images as queries and searches for similar ones based on low-level features such as colors and textures. The latter model allows queries to be expressed in the form of high-level semantics or concept words, such as "boat" or "car," and finds images that match the specified concepts. Recent research has focused on the connections between these two models …

Adaptive Intelligent User Interfaces With Emotion Recognition, Fatma Nasoz

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The focus of this dissertation is on creating Adaptive Intelligent User Interfaces to facilitate enhanced natural communication during the Human-Computer Interaction by recognizing users' affective states (i.e., emotions experienced by the users) and responding to those emotions by adapting to the current situation via an affective user model created for each user. Controlled experiments were designed and conducted in a laboratory environment and in a Virtual Reality environment to collect physiological data signals from participants experiencing specific emotions. Algorithms (k-Nearest Neighbor [KNN], Discriminant Function Analysis [DFA], Marquardt-Backpropagation [MBP], and Resilient Backpropagation [RBP]) were implemented to analyze the collected data signals …

Polarimetric Characterization Of Random Electromagnetic Beams And Applications, Mircea Mujat

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Polarimetry is one of the principal means of investigating the interaction of light with matter. Theoretical models and experimental techniques are presented in this dissertation for polarimetric characterization of random electromagnetic beams and of signatures of random media in different scattering regimes and configurations. The degree of polarization rather than the full description of the state of polarization is of interest in multiple scattering and free space propagation where the statistical nature and not the deterministic component of light bears the relevant information. A new interferometric technique for determining the degree of polarization by measuring the intensity fluctuations in a …

Object Tracking And Activity Recognition In Video Acquired Using Mobile Cameras, Alper Yilmaz

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Due to increasing demand on deployable surveillance systems in recent years, object tracking and activity recognition are receiving considerable attention in the research community. This thesis contributes to both the tracking and the activity recognition components of a surveillance system. In particular, for the tracking component, we propose two different approaches for tracking objects in video acquired by mobile cameras, each of which uses a different object shape representation. The first approach tracks the centroids of the objects in Forward Looking Infrared Imagery (FLIR) and is suitable for tracking objects that appear small in airborne video. The second approach tracks …

2,2':6',2"-Terpyridine N,N',N"-Trioxide, Kraig A. Wheeler, Scott E. Mckay, Silas C. Blackstock

Faculty Research and Creative Activity

No abstract provided.

Far-Infrared Spectroelectrochemistry: A Study Of Linear Molybdenum/Iron/Sulfur Clusters, Michael D. Ryan, Lin Li

Chemistry Faculty Research and Publications

The far-infrared spectroelectrochemistry of linear M/Fe/S (M=Mo, W) complexes was investigated in methylene chloride and dichloroethane. With CsI as spectral windows, bands above 200 cm⁻¹ can be observed in methylene chloride, except for a weak methylene chloride band at 450 cm⁻¹. Substitution of dichloroethane for methylene chloride, solvents of nearly identical electrochemical properties, allows one to observe solute bands in the 450-cm⁻¹ region. The far-infrared spectroelectrochemistry of [MoFe₂S₄Cl₄]²⁻ and its tungsten analogue was investigated. The disappearance of the oxidation bands and the appearance of bands due to the reduced …

Mononuclear Nitrogen/Sulfur-Ligated Cobalt(Ii) Methoxide Complexes: Structural, Epr, Paramagnetic 1h Nmr, And Electrochemical Investigations, Kyle J. Tubbs, Ewa Szajna, Brian Bennett, Jason A. Halfen, Rex W. Watkins, Atta M. Arif, Lisa M. Berreau

Physics Faculty Research and Publications

The first examples of mononuclear nitrogen/sulfur-ligated Co(II) alkoxide complexes, species of relevance to a reactive intermediate observed for Co(II)-substituted liver alcohol dehydrogenase, have been isolated and characterized by multiple methods including X-ray crystallography, EPR, paramagnetic ¹H NMR, and cyclic voltammetry.

Effects Of Residential Xeriscape Conversions On Property Values: A Baseline Case Study, Andréa E. Baker

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The conversion of grass lawns to xeriscape has become more prevalent in the desert Southwest, including here in the Las Vegas Valley. The purpose of this thesis was to determine whether the conversion of residential landscapes from grass lawn to xeriscape influences the property value of a home. This case study involved the comparison of property values for residential homes that had participated in the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s Water Smart Landscapes rebate program and non-participant homes with similar amenities before and after the landscape conversion. The results of the analysis show that xeriscape dose have a potentially positive impact …

A New Optimal Algorithm For Outerplanar Graph Testing., Yuanyuan. Lin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A graph is a mathematical abstraction that is useful in solving a variety of problems. NP-complete (Non-deterministic Polynomial) problems are computational problems for which there is no known polynomial time algorithm solving them. Unfortunately, many important graph theoretic problems are known to be NP-Complete for arbitrary graph. However, for some classes of graphs, polynomial time algorithms have been discovered. Owing to this reason, it is of both theoretical and practical interest to be able to tell if a given graph belongs to one of those classes. As a result, graph recognition has received considerable attention over the last few decades. …

Mining Classification Rules By Using Genetic Algorithms With Non-Random Initial Population And Uniform Operator, Korkut Koray Gündoğan, Bi̇lal Alataş, Ali̇ Karci

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Classification is a supervised learning method that induces a classification model from a database and is one of the most commonly applied data mining task. The frequently employed techniques are decision tree or neural network-based classification algorithms. This work presents an efficient genetic algorithm (GA) for classification rule mining technique that discovers comprehensible IF-THEN rules using a generalized uniform population method and a uniform operator inspired from the uniform population method. Initial population is generated by methodically eliminating the randomness by generalized uniform population method. In the subsequence generations, genetic diversity is ensured and premature convergence is prevented by the …

A Platform For Software Engineering Course Projects, Bi̇rol Aygün

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

The importance of projects in software engineering courses is well known. Both synthetic and real-life projects have various advantages and disadvantages. Our aim was to create a framework where students can develop projects which reflect some of the complexities of real-life, involving many concurrent, interacting, asynchronous processes, each in a different stage of development, with wide temporal differences among them - some occurring within millisconds of each other and others executing sporadically over much longer periods. In this project, which was carried out in different arrangements in several software engineering courses in three universities, the students developed both the sub- …

Qos Routing Optimization Strategy Using Genetic Algorithm In Optical Fiber Communication Networks, Zhaoxia Wang, Zengqiang Chen, Zhuzhi Yuan

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

This paper describes the routing problems in optical fiber networks, defines five constraints, induces and simplifies the evaluation function and fitness function, and proposes a routing approach based on the genetic algorithm, which includes an operator [OMO] to solve the QoS routing problem in optical fiber communication networks. The simulation results show that the proposed routing method by using this optimal maintain operator genetic algorithm (OMOGA) is superior to the common genetic algorithms (CGA). It not only is robust and efficient but also converges quickly and can be carried out simply, that makes it better than other complicated GA.

Loss And Dispersion Analysis Of Microstructured Fibers By Finite-Difference Method, Shangping Guo, Feng Wu, Sacharia Albin, Hsiang Tai, Robert S. Rogowski

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

The dispersion and loss in microstructured fibers are studied using a full-vectorial compact-2D finite-difference method in frequency-domain. This method solves a standard eigen-value problem from the Maxwell’s equations directly and obtains complex propagation constants of the modes using anisotropic perfectly matched layers. A dielectric constant averaging technique using Ampere’s law across the curved media interface is presented. Both the real and the imaginary parts of the complex propagation constant can be obtained with a high accuracy and fast convergence. Material loss, dispersion and spurious modes are also discussed.

Chemical Vapor Deposited Diamond Films For Self-Referencing Fiber Optic Raman Probes [Erratum], Sacharia Albin, Jainli Zheng, Bing Xiao, John B. Cooper, Robert B. Jeffers, Sonia Antony

Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Synthesis And Reactivity Of Tetrahydroimidazo [1,5-B][1,2,4]Oxadiazol- 2(1h)-Thiones, Necdet Coşkun, Fatma Ti̇rli̇ Tat

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition of imidazoline 3-oxides 1 with methylisothiocyanate proceeds regio- and diastereoselectively to give tetrahydroimidazo[1,5-b][1,2,4]oxadiazol-2(1H)-thiones 3 in high yields. The cis configuration of the adducts was proved by our double cis elimination test as well as by NOESY experiments. Adducts 3a-c undergo ring opening at reflux in acetonitrile to give imidazoles while 3d-e undergo retro dipolar cycloaddition to give the starting nitrones 1d-e. The imidazooxadiazol-2-thiones 3a-e were treated with concentrated HCl in ethanol at 50 °C to give the corresponding 4H-[1,2,4]oxadiazole-5-thione only in cases in which the substituent at C-6 is an aryl.

Kinetics And Mechanism Of Oxidation Of N--Propanolamine By Dihydroxydiperiodatonickelate(Iv) In Alkaline Medium, Jin-Huan Shan, Jing Qian, Ming-Zhu Gao, Shi-Gang Shen, Han-Wen Sun

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The kinetics of oxidation of n--Propanolamine (n-PA) by dihydroxy diperiodato-nickelate(IV) (DPN) in alkaline medium was studied with spectrophotometry in a temperature range of 293.2-308.2 K. The reaction was found to be pseudo first-order with respect to DPN and fractional order to n-PA. The rate conatant k_{obs}, rose with an increase in the concentration of OH^{-} and a decrease in the concentration of IO_{4}^{-}. Added salts did not affect the rate and no free radical was detected. From the evaluation of linear data, a reaction mechanism is proposed which involves a pre-equilibrium of an adduct formation between n-PA and dihydroxymonoperiodatonickelate(IV) (MPN), …

Synthesis, Spectral Characterization And Biological Applications Of Tri- And Diorganotin(Iv) Derivatives Of 2-[N-(2,6-Dichloro-3-Methylphenyl)Amino]Benzoic Acid, Sohail Mahmood, Saqib Ali, Moazzam Hussain Bhatti, Mohammad Mazhar, Khadija Shahid, Khalid Mohammed Khan, Ghulam Mustafa Maharvi

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A series of tri- and diorganotin(IV) compounds with the general formulae R_{3}SnL and R_{2}SnL_{2} (where R = Me, n-Bu, Ph and L = 2-[N-(2,6-dichloro-3-methylphenyl)-amino]benzoate) were synthesized. These compounds were characterized by different instrumental methods such as infrared, multinuclear NMR (^{1}H, ^{13}C, ^{119}Sn) and mass spectrometry. The spectroscopic investigation illustrates that the carboxylate group acts as a bidentate in solid state and as a monodentate in solution. Biological screening tests reveal that the investigated compounds have potential as antibacterial agents.

New Adsorbents From Ti(Opr^{N})_{4} By The Sol-Gel Process: Synthesis, Characterization And Application For Removing Some Heavy Metal Ions From Aqueous Solution, Funda Sayilkan, Hi̇kmet Sayilkan, Sema Erdemoğlu, Şadi̇ye Şener, Murat Akarsu

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

New adsorbents were synthesized by the sol-gel process from the product of a hydrolysis reaction and its coated form of titanium(IV)-n-propoxide for removing some heavy metal ions from aqueous solution. Titanium(IV)-n-propoxide was uncatalyst hydrolyzed with different amounts of water at room temperature and was found to react in a 1:1.6 ratio (mole of Ti:mole of H_{2}O). It was found that the condensation following the hydrolysis reaction was alcohol condensation. The hydrolysis-condensation product was characterized in detail by GC, Karl-Fischer coulometric titrator, NIR-spectroscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy, TG-DTA and elemental analysis. The hydrolysis-condensation product of titanium(IV)-n-propoxide was calcinated at 900 °C after drying …

One Step Synthesis And Some Reactions Of 7-Hydrazino-3,4-Diphenyl- 2h-Pyrazolo [3,4-D] Pyridazine, Ahmet Şener

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The 7-hydrazino-3,4-diphenyl-2H-pyrazolo-[3,4-d]-pyridazine 3, obtained in 2 different ways consisting of the reactions of anhydrous hydrazine with 4-benzoyl-5-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-2,3-furandione 1 or 3,4-diphenyl-2H-pyrazolo-[3,4-d]-pyridazin-7(6H)-one 2, was converted into hydrazone derivatives 4 by the reactions of 3 with various salicylaldehydes.

Ftir And Ft-Raman Spectral Investigations On 4-Aminoquinaldine And 5-Aminoquinoline, N. Puviarasan, V. Arjunan, S. Mohan

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The FTIR spectra of 4-aminoquinaldine and 5-aminoquinoline were recorded in solid phase on a Bruker IFS 66V spectrometer in the region 4000--400 cm^{-1}. The FT-Raman spectra of these compounds were also recorded in the same instrument with a FRA 106 Raman module. The molecules under investigation are considered to have a C_{S} point group by assuming the --NH_{2} and --CH_{3} groups as point masses. All the vibrations are both IR and Raman active. The simple general valance force field (SGVFF) is adopted for both inplane and out of plane vibrations. All the frequencies are assigned in terms of fundamentals, overtones …

Determination Of ^{90}Sr Accumulation In Human Teeth, Recep Acar, Orhan Acar

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The accumulation of ^{90}Sr in decayed or exfoliated human teeth was investigated by ultra low level beta counting. Fuming nitric acid and the necessary carriers and reagents were used for dissolving the samples, and the separation and purification of ^{90}Sr. The Ca contents of samples were determined by flame atomic absorption spectrometry with Zeeman-effect background correction. A mixture of K and La used as a matrix modifier was found to be preferable for the determination of Ca in samples. The optimum concentration and concentration ratio of K and La on the absorbance of Ca in the NIST certified reference material, …

Saponin, Iridoid, Phenylethanoid And Monoterpene Glycosides From Verbascum Pterocalycinum} Var. Mutense, İ. İrem Tatli, Zeli̇ha Ş. Akdemi̇r, Erdal Bedi̇r, Ikhlas A. Khan

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Ilwensisaponin C (= 3-O-{[\alpha-L-rhamnosyl-(1 \to 4)-(\beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 \to 3)]-\beta-D-glucopyranosyl]-(1 \to 2)-\beta-fucopyranosyl}-11-methoxy-olean-12-ene-3\beta, 23, 28-triol) (1), ilwensisaponin A (= mimengoside A = 3-O-{[\alpha-L-rhamnosyl-(1 \to 4)-(\beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 \to 3)]-\beta -D-glucopyranosyl]-(1 \to 2)-\beta-fucop- yranosyl}-13\beta, 28-epoxyolean-11-ene-3\beta, 23-diol) (2), ajugol (3), picroside IV (= 6^\prime-O-trans- p-hydroxycin- namoylcatalpol) (4), verbascoside {= acteoside, [\beta -(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-ethyl]-(3^{\prime-O-\alpha-L-rhamnopyra- nosyl)-(4^{\prime-O-caffeoyl)-\beta-D-glucopyranoside} (5) and 1-(\beta -D-glucopyranosyl)-8-hydroxy-3, 7-dimethyl-oct-2(E), 6(E)- dienoate (6) were isolated from the flowers of Verbascum pterocalycinum var. mutense Hub.-Mor. The structures of the compounds were determined primarily from 1D and 2D NMR experiments. This is the first phytochemical study performed on V. pterocalycinum var. mutense and the first report of the presence of 1-(\beta …

Synthesis Of Some New Pyridylethylated Benzoxa(Thia)Zolinones With Analgesic Activitiy, Nesri̇n Gökhan, Göknur Aktay, Hakki Erdoğan

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Eighteen new 3-[2-(2-/4-pyridyl)ethyl]benzoxazolinone (benzothiazolinone) derivatives were synthesized by reacting 2-/4-vinylpyridine and appropriate benzoxazolinones and benzothiazolinones. The analgesic activities of these compounds were investigated by modified Koster and hot-plate tests. Test results revealed that most of the compounds at 100 mg/kg dose levels have higher analgesic activities than acetylsalicylic acid. Compounds with bromo substituents on the phenyl ring in the 6-position of the main ring seemed to show less activity than those with fluorinated ones. Compound 6b showed remarkably high activity in the hot-plate test, although it was inactive in the Koster test. However compound 3a had statistically significant high peripheral …

Chemical Constituents Of Linaria Aucheri, Di̇lek Erci̇l, M. Koray Sakar, Esther Del Olmo, Arturo San Feliciano

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

From the petroleum ether and methanol extracts of the aerial parts of Linaria aucheri (Scrophulariaceae) 6 known compounds: \beta-amyrin (1), ergost-7-en-3\beta-ol (2), stigmasta-5,22- E-dien-3\beta -ol (3), stigmast-5-en, 24S-3\beta-ol (4), antirrinoside (5) and linariin (6), were isolated and identified. The structures of these compounds have been elucidated by spectroscopic methods (UV, IR, ^{1}H NMR, ^{13}C NMR, DEPT-135 and GC-MS).

Deviance Information Criterion For Comparing Stochastic Volatility Models, Andreas Berg, Renate Meyer, Jun Yu

Research Collection School Of Economics

Bayesian methods have been efficient in estimating parameters of stochastic volatility models for analyzing financial time series. Recent advances made it possible to fit stochastic volatility models of increasing complexity, including covariates, leverage effects, jump components, and heavy-tailed distributions. However, a formal model comparison via Bayes factors remains difficult. The main objective of this article is to demonstrate that model selection is more easily performed using the deviance information criterion (DIC). It combines a Bayesian measure of fit with a measure of model complexity. We illustrate the performance of DIC in discriminating between various different stochastic volatility models using simulated …

Synthesis And Some Reactions Of 4-Benzoyl-5-Phenyl-1-(2,4,6-Trichloro Phenyl)-1h-Pyrazole-3-Carboxylic Acid, Ahmet Şener, İshak Bi̇ldi̇ri̇ci̇

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Furandione 1 was reacted with 2,4,6-trichlorophenylhydrazine to give the 1H-pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid 2 together with a new pyridazinone derivative 3. Then 2 was converted into the corresponding ester 5 or amide 6 derivatives, respectively, via reactions of its acid chloride 4 with various alcohols or N-nucleophiles. Nitrile derivative 7 was obtained by dehydration of 6a in a mixture of SOCl_2 and DMF. Condensation reactions of 2 with some hydrazines led to the formation of pyrazolo [3,4-d] pyridazinone 8 derivatives.

Mechanical And Light Transmittance Properties Of Locust Bean Gum Based Edible Films, Meltem Aydinli, Mehmet Tutaş, Ö. Altan Bozdemi̇r

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The behavior of locust bean gum (LBG) under heat was investigated by thermogravimetric (TG), differential thermogravimetric (DTG) and differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) methods. It was observed from the TG, DTG and DSC curves that LBG does not melt and is stable up to 300 °C, although exothermic degradation occurs at higher temperatures. The effect of the amount and molecular weight of polyethylene glycol (PEG) on the light transmittance and mechanical properties of these edible films was also examined. Haze increased and the luminous transmittance and total light transmittance values decreased with both the quantity and molecular weight of PEG. On …

Chalcogeno Ureas Derived From Bis(1,3-Diazepan-2-Ylidene), Yetki̇n Gök, Engi̇n Çeti̇nkaya

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A series of new electron rich olefins (=\overset{ } CNR(CH_2)_4\overset{ }NR)_2, 3, (a; R = CH_2C_6H_5, b; R = CH_2C_6H_4-OMe-p, c; R = CH_2C_6H_4-NMe_2-p) was generated via the condensation of RNH(CH_2)_4NHR with Me_2NCH (OMe)_2. The C=C bond cleavage reactions of 3 with S_8 and Se provide a simple and straightforward method for the synthesis of 1,3-diazepan-2-chalcogenones 4 and 5, respectively.