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Individual Differences In Sentence Comprehension: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Investigation Of Syntactic And Lexical Processing Demands, Chantel S. Prat, Timothy A. Keller, Marcel Adam Just

Marcel Adam Just

No abstract provided.

Two Number-Theoretic Problems That Illustrate The Power And Limitations Of Randomness, Andrew Shallue

Andrew Shallue

This thesis contains work on two problems in algorithmic number theory. The first problem is to give an algorithm that constructs a rational point on an elliptic curve over a finite field. A fast and easy randomized algorithm has existed for some time. We prove that in the case where the finite field has characteristic 2, there is a deterministic algorithm with the same asymptotic running time as the existing randomized algorithm.

Brisc - An Open Source Pulmonary Nodule Image Retrieval Framework, Michael O. Lam, Tim Disney, Daniela S. Raicu, Jacob Furst, Davis S. Channin

Michael O Lam

No abstract provided.

The Organization Of Thinking: What Functional Brain Imaging Reveals About The Neuroarchitecture Of Complex Cognition, Marcel Adam Just, Sashank Varma

Marcel Adam Just

No abstract provided.

Construction Of Biorthogonal B-Spline Type Wavelet Sequences With Certain Regularities, Tian-Xiao He

Tian-Xiao He

No abstract provided.

Lexical Ambiguity In Sentence Comprehension, Robert A. Mason, Marcel Adam Just

Marcel Adam Just

No abstract provided.

Functional And Anatomical Cortical Underconnectivity In Autism: Evidence From An Fmri Study Of An Executive Function Task And Corpus Callosum Morphometry, Marcel Adam Just, Vladimir L. Cherkassky, Timothy A. Keller, Rajesh K. Kana, Nancy J. Minshew

Marcel Adam Just

No abstract provided.

Second Born Approximation And Coulomb Scattering, Br Holstein

Barry R Holstein

We examine the problem of calculating higher order contributions to the Coulomb scattering amplitude. To make contact with the well known result, it is necessary to modify the conventional definition of the scattering amplitude.

Iron(Iii) P-Toluenesulfonate Catalyzed Synthesis Of Homoallyl Ethers From Acetals And Aldehydes, Ram S. Mohan, Matthew J. Spafford, Erin D. Anderson, Joshua R. Lacey, Ann C. Palma

Ram S. Mohan

Reactivity Of Ionic Liquids, Ram S. Mohan, Shahana Chowdhury, Janet L. Scott

Ram S. Mohan

Prediction Of Children’S Reading Skills Using Behavioral, Functional, And Structural Neuroimaging Measures, Fumiko Hoeft, Takefumi Ueno, Allan L. Reiss, Ann Meyler, Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli, Gary H. Glover, Timothy A. Keller, Nobuhisa Kobayashi, Paul Mazaika, Booil Jo, Marcel Adam Just, John D. E. Gabrieli

Marcel Adam Just

No abstract provided.

Singular Value Decomposition And Its Visualization, Lingsong Zhang, J. S. Marron, Haipeng Shen, Zhengyuan Zhu

Zhengyuan Zhu

An Empirical Study Of The Sources Affecting E-Business Value Creation In Jordanian Banking Services Sector, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Support On The Initiation And Duration Of Breastfeeding, Sara L. Gill, Elizabeth Reifsnider, Joseph F. Lucke

Joseph Lucke

Researchers attempted to increase the initiation of breastfeeding and its duration to 6 months among a group of low-income, Hispanic women through an intervention program which included prenatal education and home based postpartum support. All participants were telephoned after delivery to determine infant feeding method. Duration of breastfeeding was determined by counting the number of days from initiation to the last day the baby was put to the breast. The Bayesian approach was used for the statistical analyses. In the intervention group, the propensity to initiate breastfeeding exceeded that of the control group. Results indicate the intervention group had twice …

Controlled Language: The Next Big Thing In Translation?, Uwe Muegge

Uwe Muegge

Many global organizations are beginning to see the productivity indicators for their translation and localization processes reach a plateau. That’s an inevitable fact even for those organizations that use what’s currently billed as the latest and greatest in translation technology, such as translation memory with automated workflow components or globalization management systems. Even with these tools in place, making content available in multiple languages remains a very expensive and time-consuming proposition. For those looking for ways to reduce the cost of translation to the point where almost all materials that should be translation actually can be translated, controlled language may …

Woodville Ice Cave (Hants County, Nova Scotia) And Notes On The “Ice Caves” Of The Canadian Maritimes, Max Moseley

Max Moseley

Several caves and sinkholes where snow and ice persist well into t he summer exist in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. In the past they were sometimes used as a source of ice or for cold storage, and are known locally as 'ice caves' or 'ice holes'. Although they are not true ice caves i n the speleological sense o f the term because t hey do not contain p erenniailc e,t hey are very similar.W oodville l ce Cave in Hants County, Nova Scotia, described h ere,i s a particularly g ood e xample. Invertebrates and bats recorded from …

The Abacus Of Universal Logics, Rudolf Kaehr

Rudolf Kaehr

No abstract provided.

Overcoming The Behavioral Impetus For Greater U.S. Energy Consumption, John C. Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

No abstract provided.

Modeling Innovation By A Kinetic Description Of The Patent Citation System, Gabor Csardi, Katherine J. Strandburg, Jan Tobochnik, Peter Erdi, Laszlo Zalanyi

Katherine J. Strandburg

This paper reports results of a network theory approach to the study of the United States patent system. We model the patent citation network as a discrete time, discrete space stochastic dynamic system. From patent data we extract an attractiveness function, A(k, l), which determines the likelihood that a patent will be cited. A(k, l) shows power law aging and perferential attachment, the exponent of the latter is increasing since 1993, suggesting that patent citations are increasingly concentrated on a relatively small number of patents. In particular, our results appear consistent with an increasing patent “thicket”, in which more and …

Modeling The Effect Of Alzheimer's Disease On Mortality, Elizabeth Johnson, Ron Brookmeyer, Kathryn Ziegler-Graham

Ron Brookmeyer

Mortality rate ratios and the associated proportional hazards models have been used to summarize the effect of Alzheimer's disease on longevity. However, the mortality rate ratios vary by age and therefore do not provide a simple parsimonious summary of the effect of the disease on lifespan. Instead, we propose a new parameter that is defined by an additive multistate model. The proposed multistate model accounts for different stages of disease progression. The underlying assumption of the model is that the effect of disease on mortality is to add a constant amount to death rates once the disease progresses from an …

Predicting Breast-Feeding Attrition: Adapting The Breast-Feeding Attrition Prediction Tool, Elizabeth Reifsnider, Sarah L. Gill, Joseph F. Lucke, Angela R. Mann

Joseph Lucke

CONTEXT: Current breast-feeding rates fall short of the recommendations set forth in Health People 2010. The Breast-feeding Attrition Prediction Tool (BAPT), administered in the postpartum period, has been useful in predicting breast-feeding attrition. However, assessing a woman's intention to breast-feed prior to birth would identify women at risk for breast-feeding attrition.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to describe a revised BAPT, administered antepartally that measures intention to breast-feed.

METHODS: The BAPT, comprising 94 items on a 6-point Likert-type scale, was translated into Spanish and back-translated for accuracy. The BAPT was then revised by reducing the number of items …

A Practical Illustration Of The Importance Of Realistic Individualized Treatment Rules In Causal Inference, Oliver Bembom, Mark J. Van Der Laan

Oliver Bembom

The effect of vigorous physical activity on mortality in the elderly is difficult to estimate using conventional approaches to causal inference that define this effect by comparing the mortality risks corresponding to hypothetical scenarios in which all subjects in the target population engage in a given level of vigorous physical activity. A causal effect defined on the basis of such a static treatment intervention can only be identified from observed data if all subjects in the target population have a positive probability of selecting each of the candidate treatment options, an assumption that is highly unrealistic in this case since …

Determination Of Labetalol Hydrochloride In Drug Formulations By Spectrophotometry, Habibur Rahman Dr.

Habibur Rahman

No abstract provided.

Game Design As A Writing Course In The Liberal Arts., Amber Settle, Robin Burke, Lucia Dettori

Amber Settle

Computing Branches Out: On Revitalizing Computing Education., Ljubomir Perkovic, Amber Settle

Amber Settle

No abstract provided.

Distance Learning And Student Satisfaction In Java Programming Courses, Amber Settle, Chad Settle

Amber Settle

Generators For Vector Bundles On Generic Hypersurfaces, Prabhakar Rao, N. Mohan Kumar, G. V. Ravindra

Prabhakar Rao

No abstract provided.

Exterminator: Automatically Correcting Memory Errors With High Probability, Gene Novak, Emery D. Berger, Benjamin G. Zorn

Emery Berger

Programs written in C and C++ are susceptible to memory errors, including buffer overflows and dangling pointers. These errors, which can lead to crashes, erroneous execution, and security vulnerabilities, are notoriously costly to repair. Tracking down their location in the source code is difficult, even when the full memory state of the program is available. Once the errors are finally found, fixing them remains challenging: even for critical security-sensitive bugs, the average time between initial reports and the issuance of a patch is nearly one month. We present Exterminator, a system that automatically corrects heap-based memory errors without programmer intervention. …

The Sheffer Group And The Riordan Group, Tian-Xiao He, Peter J.S. Shiue, Leetsch C. Hsu

Tian-Xiao He

We define the Sheffer group of all Sheffer-type polynomials and prove the isomorphism between the Sheffer group and the Riordan group. An equivalence of the Riordan array pair and generalized Stirling number pair is also presented. Finally, we discuss a higher dimensional extension of Riordan array pairs.

Synthesis, Physico-Chemical And Spectroscopic Investigations Of Sodium Dihydrobis(1,2,3-Benzotriazolyl)Borate Ligand And Its Transition Metal Complexes, Mohammad Mansoob Khan Dr, M. M. Rahman, Y. B. Hahn

Dr. Mohammad Mansoob Khan

The title ligand, sodium dihydrobis(1,2,3-benzotriazolyl) borate, Na[H2B(BTz)2],was synthesized by refluxing 1 mole of sodium borohydride with 2 moles of 1,2,3- benzotriazole in toluene. The ligand shows ample reactivity towards Cr(III), Mn(II), Fe(III), Fe(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II) metal ions and forms stable complexes. The ligand and its metal complexes were characterized by physico-hemical and spectroscopic techniques. All the complexes of divalent metal ions are tetrahedral except for Cu(II), which has been proposed to have a square-planar geometry. The complexes of Cr(III) and Fe(III) appear to have an octahedralge ometry. The magnitude of molar conductance of 10−3 M …