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Nonlinear Bayesian Estimation via Solution of The Fokker-Planck Equation
(2009)
A general approach to optimal nonlinear filtering can be described by a recursive Bayesian approach. The key step in this approach is to determine the probability density function of the state vector conditioned on available ...
InSb QUANTUM WELL STRUCTURES FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE APPLICATIONS
(2009)
The electron effective mass is smaller in InSb than in any other III-V semiconductor. Since the electron mobility depends inversely on the effective mass, InSb-based devices are attractive for field effect transistors, ...
THE ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL EXTREME HALOPHILIC ARCHAEA FROM A LOW-SALT, SULFIDE- AND SULFUR-RICH SPRING.
(2009)
The archaeal community of a low-salt, sulfur-rich spring in south-western Oklahoma, was analyzed at two different locations along the spring. Interestingly, 36% of the archaeal mat clone library and 4% of the source clone ...
Lines on the Land: The San Luis Rey River Reservations and the Origins of the Mission Indian Federation, 1850-1934
(2009)
This dissertation explores the environmental and legal context of political activism among southern California Indians between 1850 and 1934. Specifically, it tracks the rise of the Mission Indian Federation in the early ...
Feasibility of a Cognitive Extension to Existing 802.11b Wireless Devices
(2009)
Cognitive radio presents a means of altering the communication method of a wireless device based on channel conditions and the intended receiving device. However, the design of such a radio is very complicated as it must ...
The Daily Floggings Will Continue Until Morale Improves: An Examination of the Relationships Among Organizational Justice, Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment and Intention to Turnover
(2009)
Although the relationships among organizational justice, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment have been studied frequently in recent decades, researchers continue to produce inconsistent findings. Questions ...
Characterization of Poly(propylenimine) and Poly(N-methylpropylenimine) as Polymer Electrolytes with N,N'-dimethylethylenediamine and N,N'-dimethylpropylenimine as Model Compounds
(2009)
Many factors including light weight, flexible form factor, processing ease and environmental friendliness make solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) desirable materials for use in lithium ion battery systems. However, consistently ...
"MAKING A MAN OUT OF A BOY": MASCULINITY, MALE PRIVILEGE, AND MISEDUCATION IN THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
(2009)
This inquiry responds to a perceived "masculinity crisis" by examining the educational meanings and cultural values of "masculinization." (Pollack, 1998, 2000; Sommers, 2000; Gurian, 1996) Claiming that a masculinization ...
Oklahoma's Newer New Deal: The Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act of 1936
(2009)
Historians contend that the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA), enacted in 1934 forever changed the direction of federal Indian policy. The Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act (OIWA) passed two years later in 1936 helped transform ...
Science in the American Style, 1700 - 1800
(2009)
Science formed an important element of Anglo-American life throughout the eighteenth century, and not only for the colonial elite. In both private and public realms, in commercial as well as social settings, eighteenth-century ...