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Fast Convergent and Secure Key Distribution Protocols Using a Dual-Quantum Channel
(2008)
This dissertation presents three new quantum key distribution protocols over a dual quantum-channel to enhance the convergence speed of the key distribution process. The proposed protocols effectively use a dual-quantum ...
Market Hegemony and Economic Theory
(Philosophy of the Social Sciences, 2008-12-01)
It is central to standard economic theory that people act on their interests. People are interested in a variety of things, so a range of values should influence market behavior. When engaged in commerce, however, people ...
PHYSICAL TOPOLOGY DESIGN AND ROUTING ALGORITHMS FOR DEGREE-CONSTRAINED FSO MESH NETWORKS
(2008)
Free-space optical (FSO) mesh networks are emerging as broadband communication networks because of their high bandwidth (up to Gbps), low cost, and easy installation. However, there are two existing problems in the deployment ...
Inmate Recidivism as a Measure of Private Prison Performance
(Crime & Delinquency, 2008-07-01)
The growth of the private corrections industry has elicited interest in the comparative performance of state and private prisons. One way to measure the service quality of private prisons is to examine inmates' postrelease ...
An Examination of Capital Outlay Funding Mechanisms in Oklahoma
(2008)
This is an exploratory study designed to assist in understanding how funding mechanisms in Oklahoma influence school districts in pursuing capital outlay projects, including an emphasis on the differences between rural and ...
Using A Psychodynamic Approach to Leadership in the United States Army
(2008)
The US Army is a diverse and rapidly changing organization made up of people from different groups, ethnicities, and geographies. This increases the possibility for relationship uncertainties between the leader and their ...
A Balancing Act: Reconciling Organizational Change with a Tradition of Uniqueness in Countercultural Liberal Arts Colleges
(2008)
The current investigation explores the impact of societal shifts in commercialism and consumerism on lesser-known colleges with a tradition of liberal arts education. I present a descriptive case study that examines the ...
Parallel & cluster computing : linear algebra
(2008-08-10)
A systematic study of genus
(2008)
First, pollen grains of tribe Sanguisorbeae (Rosaceae, Rosoideae) were examined using scanning electron microscopy in order to identify useful characters in the tribe, test taxonomic and phylogenetic hypotheses among genera, ...
Discrimination of Tornadic and Non-Tornadic Severe Weather Outbreaks
(2008)
Outbreaks of severe weather affect the majority of the conterminous United States. An outbreak is characterized by multiple severe weather occurrences within a single synoptic system. Outbreaks can be categorized by ...