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FPGA Prototyping For Fast And Efficient Verification Of ASIC H.264 Decoder
(Electrical Engineering, 2007-08-23)To improve compression efficiency, recent video compression standards such as H.264 use complex algorithms and various modes that demand more computational power. Consumer electronics industry requires a low power, compact ... -
FRACTURE DENSITY AND BRITTLENESS OF THE MESOZOIC FORMATIONS EXPOSED ON THE CANADIAN ESCARPMENT OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO
(2018-07-02)Production of hydrocarbons from tight and unconventional reservoirs has become so prevalent, the need to understand rock fracture mechanics has become increasingly important. A specific research goal is the need to understand ... -
Fracture Density Of Units In The Brushy Canyon Formation, Whitehorse Group And Winchell Formation Of The Permian Basin.
(Geology, 2013-10-22)This study tests the theoretical equation(Fd Ua)/μ=A v/(1-2v)+B, where Fd equals the fracture density present in a geologic unit under constant strain conditions. The material properties in the equation were measured using ... -
FrameAnnotator - A Web-Based Frame Semantic Annotation Tool
(2019-05-14)News headlines around the world are alarming. They aim to trigger emotional responses from the consumer. In an era where news and social media posts spread so quickly, it is often difficult to distinguish between what is ... -
A Framework For A Dynamic Invocation Interface And High-level Interoperability For Mobile Agent Platforms
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)The mobile agent paradigm for distributed systems is inherently suitable for many applications ranging from network management to e-commerce. One inherent problem to its wide spread use is communication between disparate ... -
Framework for Determining the Pullout Resistance of Inextensible 2-Wire Soil-Reinforcing Elements Embedded in Sand
(2018-10-04)Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) has been successfully used as a commercial retaining structure since its development in 1963 by Henry Vidal (Schlosser 1990). MSE is a ground improvement system that consists of ... -
A Framework For Improving The Performance Of Application Servers In Next Generation Networks (NGNs)
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2007-09-17)Next generation networks (NGNs) such as IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) are completely built on the Internet Protocol (IP) suite. This has made IP the de facto standard for data networking, voice over IP (VoIP), and media ... -
A Framework For Model Checking Object Oriented Security Protocol Implementations
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)With the rapid growth of the Internet, more and more vendors see the Internet as a viable marketplace. Since the Internet is public, providing security in the presence of malicious intruders has become paramount. Security ... -
A Framework For Real-time Fault Detection And Response In Multi-agent Teams
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2011-03-03)This thesis details the creation of a fault detection and response framework that can be applied to mobile multi-agent teams. This framework unites existing concepts of conditioned based maintenance and real-time machine ... -
A Framework For Robust Detection And Prevention Of Wide-spread Node Compromise In Wireless Sensor Networks
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2010-07-19)Wireless sensor networks are known to be vulnerable to a variety ofattacks that could undermine normal sensor network operations. Manyschemes have been developed to defend the wireless sensor networksagainst various attacks. ... -
A Framework For Supporting Quality Of Service Requirements In A Data Stream Management System
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)Currently, a large class of data-intensive applications, in which data are presented in the form of continuous data streams rather than static relations, has been widely recognized in the database community. Not only is ... -
FRAMEWORKS, ALGORITHMS, AND SYSTEMS FOR EFFICIENT DISCOVERY OF DATA-BACKED FACTS
(2017-12-07)This thesis studies the problem of finding facts from semi-structured and structured data. The amount of data in our world is exploding, and the proliferation of data is making them increasingly inaccessible. It is now ... -
FRAMING LEADERSHIP RHETORIC: EXPLORING GENDER (IN) EQUALITY IN CORPORATE TRAINING MATERIAL
This study explores gender equality in the workplace using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Two sets of data were analyzed: leadership training and development materials and in-depth interviews. This two-fold ... -
Framing The Flu
(Marketing, 2012-04-11)Since Tversky and Kahneman's article on prospect theory in 1979, there have been many articles published on framing with mixed success in finding preference shifts and in which frame subjects are most persuaded. Framing ... -
Frantic Fathers And Misplaced Mothers: Hegemonic Patriarchal Reinforcement Of The Traditional Family In American Film
(English, 2008-04-22)Movies play an integral part in the formation of cultural identity and therefore should be subject to critical examination. This study examines the roles of mothers and fathers in films by looking at several basic techniques ... -
Freeze-Frame: Time And Vision In Three Early Welty Stories
(English, 2007-10-08)Eudora Welty's early short stories provide a fitting career transition from photographer to writer. In particular, her creative figuration of time--enriched by her employment of photographic vision--graces her earliest ... -
Freezing-induced Microstructural Changes Of Collagen Scaffolds
(Mechanical Engineering, 2007-08-23)Understanding the effects of freezing on the functional properties of tissues is critical to cryopreservation of native and artificial tissues, and prognosis after cryotherapies. Although investigations have been performed ... -
A Frequency Domain Approach For Time-reversal Of Microwave Impulses
(Electrical Engineering, 2009-09-16)In this thesis, a compact and low-cost electronic circuit system is designed for time-reversal of microwave impulses with nanosecond and sub-nanosecond temporal durations. A frequency domain approach is adopted in order ... -
Frequency Response Approximation Methods Of The Dissipative Model Of Fluid Transmission Lines
(Mechanical Engineering, 2007-08-23)This thesis introduces an accurate and efficient method of obtaining a linear approximation for a nonlinear model of a complete fluid transmission line system using Matlab® Signal Processing Toolbox and Symbolic Math Toolbox ... -
FREQUENCY TUNING OF VIBRATION ABSORBER USING TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION
(2017-05-08)A tuned mass absorber is a system for reducing the amplitude in one oscillator by coupling it to a second oscillator. If tuned correctly, the maximum amplitude of the first oscillator in response to a periodic driver will ...