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  • An inner product on adelic measures

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    Oberly, Peter J.
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    We define an inner product on a vector space of adelic measures over a number field $K$. We find that the norm induced by this inner product governs weak convergence at each place of $K$. The canonical adelic measure associated to a rational map is in this vector space, and...
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    degree. As a consequence, we deduce that the Arakelov-Zhang pairing of two rational maps f and g is

  • New Families of pseudo-Anosov Homeomorphisms with Vanishing Sah-Arnoux-Fathi Invariant

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    Do, Hieu Trung
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    Translation surfaces can be viewed as polygons with parallel and equal sides identified. An affine homeomorphism φ from a translation surface to itself is called pseudo-Anosov when its derivative is a constant matrix in SL₂(R) whose trace is larger than 2 in absolute value. In this setting, the eigendirections of...
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    Homeomorphisms with Vanishing Sah-Arnoux-Fathi Invariant. Abstract approved: Thomas A. Schmidt Translation

  • The dynamic speculation and performance prediction of parallel loops

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    Zier, David A.
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    General purpose computer systems have seen increased performance potential through the parallel processing capabilities of multicore processors. Yet this potential performance can only be attained through parallel applications, thus forcing software developers to rethink how everyday applications are designed. The most readily form of Thread Level Parallelism (TLP) within any...
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  • Applications of Holographic Optical Tweezers: Multiplexed Fluorescence Spectroscopy and the Micromechanics of Type-I Collagen

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    Cibula, Matthew A.
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    The development and some applications of holographic optical tweezers (HOT) are presented. Our HOT system uses a spatial light modulator (SLM) to control the location and properties of the optical trap. We have developed a method for optimizing the diffraction efficiency of a SLM that can be applied in situ...
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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 2.8 The 4-f system composed of lenses L1 and L2 acts as a telescope to match the size of the

  • A Rapid β-/γ Autoradiographic Imaging Method for Post-detonation Nuclear Forensics and Radiological Emergency Response

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    Foley, Ari A. R.
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    In a radiological emergency scenario, the capability to rapidly visualize radiation emitted from debris, contamination, or absorbed in biological samples, while visualizing the non-radioactive (or “conventional” image) features within a field of view, will provide critical information to support optimization of further analysis, sample collection, and decision making. This research...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Ari A. R. Foley for the

  • Dynamic and Dual Streaming Methods for H.264 Video and Parallel Performance Modeling

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    Johnson, Taylor N.
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    Traditional approaches to streaming H.264 video over a network typically rely on a single method of transport (i.e., reliable or unreliable) and/or use static values for parameters that can have a significant negative impact on the perceptual quality of the received video. This dissertation presents a dynamic method for wireless...
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    : Ben Lee Traditional approaches to streaming H.264 video over a network typically rely on a single

  • A remotely operated, autonomous wave energy converter system

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    Lewis, Timothy M.
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    The potential for electric energy generation from ocean waves is substantial and much research is being conducted on the conversion process as a renewable, grid-connected, power source. Some of the same attributes that make wave energy harvesting attractive as a grid-connected source also make it attractive as a remote, or...
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    Electrical and Computer Engineering presented on March 18, 2014. Title: A Remotely Operated

  • A probabilistic framework and algorithms for modeling and analyzing multi-instance data

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    Behmardi, Behrouz
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    Multi-instance data, in which each object (e.g., a document) is a collection of instances (e.g., word), are widespread in machine learning, signal processing, computer vision, bioinformatic, music, and social sciences. Existing probabilistic models, e.g., latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA), probabilistic latent semantic indexing (pLSI), and discrete component analysis (DCA), have been...
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    . The problem 3 of MIL is to learn a classifier f : 2X → Y. In binary classification (yi ∈ {−1,+1

  • Security protocols for linear network coding

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    Adeli, Majid
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    Network coding, as the next generation of data routing protocols, enables each intermediate node in a network to process and encode its received data before forwarding it to the next nodes. Hence, the core idea in network coding is to allow a network to encode the data that is being...
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    (Continued) Page 2.9 Algorithm F: A Throughput-Efficient and Light-Weight Security Protocol for Linear

  • Bioeconomic Simulation Modeling of Fisheries : Three Essays

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    Cusack, Christopher Inju
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    Researchers rely on bioeconomic models to guide research and generate fishery management advice for commercial fisheries. Due partly to a paradigm shift towards ecosystem based fishery management, increasing complexity in the characteristics of the problems has meant that bioeconomic simulation models are becoming more prevalent in the fisheries literature. However...
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    management advice for commercial fisheries. Due partly to a paradigm shift towards ecosystem based fishery