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Distributed Predictive Health Monitoring
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2008-04-22)According to the National Center for Health Statistics the major causes of death in the US are (per year) heart diseases with 654 thousand cases, followed by cancer with 550 thousand cases and stroke with 150 thousand ... -
Distributed Resilient Control of Multi-agent Systems with Applications to Microgrids
(2020-08-03)Distributed cooperative control of multi-agent systems (MAS) has been an active research area over the last few decades. Distributed cooperative controller is locally designed using the neighborhood relative information. ... -
A Distributed Sensor Data Management Infrastructure Based On 802.15.4/ZigBee Networks
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)Wireless sensor networks consist of a certain number of autonomous devices with sensor, every device has certain detection functionality like light, temperature pressure etc. Communication by using the radio frequency make ... -
Distributed Services In Pervasive Systems
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2011-03-03)Devices in pervasive systems are generally resource constrained, heterogeneous, personal, and mobile. These constraints limit the services and quality of service offered by the devices. For example, execution of such tasks ... -
Distributed Streaming For Video On Demand
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)With the advent of digital media, implementing reliable Video on Demand (VoD) systems over the best effort Internet is a potential issue. Distributed streaming for Video on Demand presents a combination of two techniques. ... -
Distribution Network Contingency Analysis And Contingency Detection With The Consideration Of Load Models
(Electrical Engineering, 2011-03-03)The electric utility market environment has changed quite radically during recent years due to the process of deregulation. This has changed the asset management towards a capital controlled business where owners are ... -
The Diverse Adolescent Relational Aggression Scale: Develpment And Validation
(Social Work, 2010-07-19)Relational aggression (RA) includes rumor spreading, social isolation, talking behind someone's back, staring, and threats to withdraw friendship. RA is associated with verbal and physical aggression, and these aggression ... -
Diversification Benefits Of Real Estate Assets And Equity Assets In A Regional And Global Perspective
(Finance & Real Estate, 2007-09-19)The primary purpose of this dissertation is to utilize recently available and reliable high frequency transactions based data provided by FTSE EPRA/NAREIT and employ modern day time series techniques and recently developed ... -
DIVERSIFICATION ON CONTINENTS AND ISLANDS: A HERPETOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
This dissertation seeks to understand the geological and climatological processes that have promoted diversification on continental and island systems. Using molecular genetic data generated using Sanger sequencing and ... -
Diversity And Community Organization In The Periphyton Of Recirculating Streams Channels Are Defined By Current Velocity And Nutrient Supply
(Biology, 2010-03-03)In a series of experiments taking place in recirculating artificial stream channels, periphyton communities growing on ceramic tiles were subjected to variations in current velocity and nutrient supply. The first experiment ... -
Diversity of the Fanged-Frog Complex, Limnonectes kuhlii (Anura: Dicroglossidae) on the Mountainous Regions of Java and Sumatra, Indonesia
(2021-12-21)The cryptic species complex, Limnonectes kuhlii, previously was considered to have a large range across Southeast Asia. Recent works have started to identify species within the complex using primarily genetic methodologies. ... -
Divide and Conquer Approach to Scalable Substructure Discovery: Partitioning Schemes, Algorithms, Optimization and Performance Analysis using Map/Reduce Paradigm
(2017-05-08)With the proliferation of applications rich in relationships, graphs are becoming the preferred choice of data model for representing/storing data with relationships. The notion of "information retrieval'' and "information ... -
DLP Hyperspectral Imaging For Surgical And Clinical Utility
(Biomedical Engineering, 2011-07-14)Surgeons want technology to help them see differences in tissue chemistry. If they know how oxygenated tissues and organs are during medical procedures, they are more able to eliminate dangerous tissues and maintain viable ... -
DNA Based Thin Film As Hole Transport Layer In Bulk Heterojunction Polymer Solar Cells
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2007-09-17)In the field of organic solar cell, the conjugated polymer-fullerene bulk heterojunction concept is one of the ongoing research interests. In this work, the use of de-oxyribose nucleic acid/ hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium ... -
DNS Study For The Origin Of The Chaos In Late Boundary Layer Transition Over A Flat Plate
(Mathematics, 2014-03-12)This dissertation is devoted to the investigation of the origin and mechanism of chaos ( asymmetric or disorganized flow) in late boundary layer transition over a flat plate without pressure gradient. This kind of flow not ... -
Do Aid Donors Reward Institutional Reforms?: A Panel Study On Aid-receiving Countries
(Economics, 2007-08-23)Foreign aid is an important component of financial flows to many developing countries. This study seeks to investigate how foreign aid flows are influenced by two factors: the gross domestic products (GDP) per capita of ... -
Do Family Firms Issue More Readable Annual Reports? Evidence From the United States
(2023)Using a sample of 22,442 firm-year observations for 3,721 U.S. listed firms, we show that family firms, on average, issue annual reports with higher readability than non-family firms. Higher readability could occur due to ... -
Do Green Buildings Influence People's Lifestyle Decisions And Support For Environmental Policy?
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2008-08-08)This thesis explores the possibility that experience with green buildings influences peoples' behavior in ways that help bridge the gap between, on one hand, public concern for the natural environment and on the other hand, ... -
Do Spinal Fusions Necessarily Result In Poorer Therapeutic Outcomes?
(Psychology, 2008-04-22)Controversy exists over the relationship between spinal fusion surgery and successful therapeutic outcomes. Common problems include unstandardized outcomes, ignoring the impact of the medico-legal system, and a paucity of ... -
Do Teachers' Backgrounds Matter? Examining Teachers With Low-socioeconomic Backgrounds' Perceptions Of Teaching Economically Disadvantaged Students
(Education, 2014-12)This qualitative study explored how teachers from low-income backgrounds perceived their roles as teachers of economically disadvantaged students. The specific setting was Pinewood Park Elementary School in North Texas ...