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Multiple description source coding for mobile radio channels
(Texas A&M University, 1999)
The topic of this thesis is the transmission of a memoryless source over a slow fading channel. It should be noted that when a channel is specified as a slow fading channel, it does not specify whether the channel is flat ...
Understanding the interaction of TCP retransmissions and link layer ARQ mechanisms in a wireless environment
(Texas A&M University, 1999)
TCP, the widely used transport protocol in the Internet, assumes that packet losses are because of congestion. Wireless networks have higher error rates than wired networks; TCP misinterprets the error losses as congestion ...
A structural approach to delay optimization in combinational circuits
(Texas A&M University, 1999)
A major problem in circuit design is achieving the maximum performance for a given technology. In the context of logic synthesis and optimization, maximizing performance means reducing the maximum propagation delay from ...
Strategic level expert system design for diamond interchange control
(Texas A&M University, 1999)
The selection of control for a diamond interchange is based upon many factors, including the geometry of the interchange, the current traffic patterns, and expected traffic patterns. Each possible control plan for an ...
Dyadic protocols and the acquisition of complex skills
(Texas A&M University, 1999)
This study investigated whether the benefits of distributed practice and observation could afford two trainees the same level of elective performance as an individual with all hands-on practice on a complex skill. In this ...
Towards believable cloth motion in computer animation
(Texas A&M University, 1999)
This thesis covers the implementation of a cloth modeling algorithm within a computer animation package. The main objective of this thesis is to prove the feasibility of simulating the behavior of cloth using an empirically ...
The effects of sulfate fertilization and high levels of sulfate and salt drinking water on the growth and mineral status of ruminants
(Texas A&M University, 1999)
Three experiments were conducted to determine the effects of sulfate (SO₄²⁻) in forage and drinking water on the performance and mineral status of cattle and sheep. In Experiment 1, forty-eight late gestation crossbred ...
A robust guidance system for aircraft approach and landing
(Texas A&M University, 1999)
Aircraft approach and landing are very demanding and risky operational phases compared to other routine flight phases. Statistics show that large percentages of aircraft accidents, especially general aviation (GA) aircraft, ...
Simmel and Baudrillard on schoolgirl prostitution in Japan
(Texas A&M University, 1999)
The present study is a theoretical work for discoveries in the neglected theories of Georg Simmel and Jean Baudrillard, and for assessment of the relevance of their theories in an application to a social problem. The first ...
Ancestral land, inheritance, and the revitalization or rural Japan: the case of Ogata Village
(Texas A&M University, 1999)
Three themes are especially significant in rural Japan today. The first two are the traditional strong sense of ancestral land ties shared by Japanese farmers and the shortage of heirs problem (atotsugi mondai), which they ...