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Automated Integration Of Biomedical Information For The Support Of Genome-wide Association Studies
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2008-09-17)
Genome-wide association studies of the genetic underpinnings of complex phenotypes, and human diseases in particular, have been steadily gaining momentum over the past several years. Yet, the number of polymorphic sites ...
Rate Control Algorithms For IEEE 802.11 Wireless Networks
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2007-09-17)
This thesis evaluates software driven rate selection algorithms used in IEEE 802.11 wireless network interface cards. The motive of the bit-rate selection techniques is to optimize the throughput over the wireless network ...
Towards A Stronger Peer-to-peer Anonymous System
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)
Anonymous communications systems on the Internet provides protection against
eavesdroppers and others that seek to link users with their communications. These systems
have many important applications in areas such as law ...
Evaluating Indexing And Routing Schemes For Spatial Queries In Sensor Networks
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)
Recent advances in low-power sensing devices coupled with widespread availability of wireless ad-hoc networks, has fueled the development of sensor networks. These senor networks have various applications such as to monitor ...
Infosearch: A System For Searching And Retrieving Documents Using Complex Queries
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)
The colossal amount of information available online has resulted in overloading users who need to navigate this information for their routine requirements. Although search engines have been effective in reducing this ...
Integration Of The SAM-grid Infrastructure To The D0 Data Reprocessing Effort
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)
The D0 experiment is one of the two high energy physics experiments currently being conducted at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, in Batavia, IL, on what is currently the world's highest energy particle accelerator, ...
Adapting Harmonic Function Path Planning: To Reflect User Motion Preferences
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2009-09-16)
Every human in the real world has a unique motion preference while moving to achieve a given task. These preferences could be expressed by moving in a straight line, following the wall along a corridor, avoiding sharp ...
Application Of Software Engineering Best Practices And Principles To Small Development Teams
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)
The motivation of this thesis comes from the professional experience of the author. Having worked with very small software development teams in various capacities, he realized that significant improvements could be achieved ...
Bridging Two Grids: The SAM-grid/LCG Integration Project
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)
SAM-Grid is an integrated data, job, and information management system. SAM-Grid addresses the distributed computing needs of the Dzero experiment at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, IL. The system typically ...
Alternative Architectures For Improving Document Readability
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)
A number of tools have been developed to improve the readability of documents. These tools assist users to make changes which result in an easy to read document. Most of these tools were developed for users who work ...