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We derive universal lower bounds for the potential energy of spherical codes, that are optimal in the framework of Delsarte-Yudin linear programming method. Our bounds are universal in the sense of both Levenshtein and Cohn-Kumar; i.e., they are valid for any choice of dimension and code cardinality and they apply to any absolutely monotone potential. We further discuss a characterization on when the lower bounds are LP-optimal, that is they are the best possible in terms of the linear programming approach. Finally, we present the analogous results for codes in projective spaces

For the past two decades more and more universities have adopted embedded microprocessors in their Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum. The reasons are twofold. First nowadays embedded microprocessors become more and more popular and can be found in almost everybody’s daily lives. Second embedded microprocessors allow more flexibility in low level port accessing and interfacing with other external chips. This paper presents the redevelopment of a junior level introductory microprocessor/microcontroller course, ECE 362 – Microprocessor Systems and Interfacing. The course development transforms the current Intel x86 family processors to the ARM Cortex microprocessors. The course development includes both the lecture and the laboratory experiments. This transformation is aiming at enhancing the students’ learning objectives with more hands-on experience on interfacing the microprocessor with various peripherals. The learning objectives are mapped into course outcomes for assessment. Students’ course outcome assessment was conducted in the end of the Fall 2014 semester. The assessment results showed that the outcomes were all achieve

A move toward care of residents in nursing homes where they are respected and heard is finally emerging. Common strategies used in nursing homes to improve quality of care for residents are integration of person-centered care and assessing care using satisfaction surveys. Although approaches of integrating person-centered care and satisfaction surveys have been valuable in improving nursing home quality, these strategies may exclude things that residents describe for themselves matter to them while living in nursing homes. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to describe things that residents age 65 and older state matter to them while living in the long-term care sections of nursing homes. A qualitative mode of inquiry using purposeful sampling led to a natural unfolding of data that revealed things that mattered to residents. Content analysis was used to reduce the data in a manner that kept the data close to the context, yet moved the data toward new ideas about including things that mattered to residents in nursing homes. The findings revealed residents positive and negative experiences and addressed the question: How can nurses manage residents’ positive and negative aspects of care in nursing homes? This study substantiated the importance of developing nursing care strategies derived from residents’ descriptions of care. Finding ways to promote nurses’ investment in attitudes about a person-centered care philosophy is essential for successful person-centered care implementation. Enhancing nurses’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes with an investment in person-centeredness will be more likely to put nurses in a position to provide care that is person-centered from residents’ perspectives. Objectives for this Presentation: After the presentation, the attendees will be able to: describe four clusters of data that reflect positive and negative things that matter to ten residents who live in the long-term care sections of nursing homes. discuss four suggestions for how nurses may manage residents’ positive and negative aspects of care in nursing homes. describe four ways to enhance nurses’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes for improving person-centered care in nursing homes

Soybean vein necrosis virus (SVNV) is a new viral disease infecting soybean crops in the United States. Since its discovery in 2008, it has since spread to infect many states in the US and has also been detected in Ontario, Canada. SVNV has been identified as being a new virus in the genus Tospovirus, which are typically transmitted or vectored by thrips. Thrips species make up a large proportion of arthropods found in soybean fields, sometimes accounting for up to half of the arthropods collected. So far, only soybean thrips have been confirmed to transmit SVNV. However, eight other species of thrips are found in soybean fields, including eastern flower thrips and tobacco thrips. The goal of my thesis project is to improve our understanding of the plant pathogen, SVNV, and the thrips vectors of SVNV. There were two main objectives of the project. The first objective was to determine SVNV incidence and seasonal patterns of thrips abundance in soybean fields, and to determine the effects of weather on these two factors. SVNV was quite widespread during the 2013 and 2014 growing seasons in Indiana. Virus incidence as well as thrips abundance showed seasonal patterns, with SVNV symptoms being detected in August, coinciding with the highest incidence of thrips. Weather parameters, such as degree day and rainfall index varied in their ability to predict the abundance of different species in the field. Cumulative degree day was the most useful parameter in predicting soybean, eastern flower, and tobacco thrips abundance using short term weather data. However, the rainfall index became more important in determining thrips abundance over the long term for soybean thrips. The second objective was to determine the life history traits of infected and uninfected soybean thrips as well as the life history traits of different species of thrips on soybean. Total fecundity was the only life history trait studied that showed a significant difference between SVNV-infected and –uninfected soybean thrips. However, this is the first report that shows that SVNV infection has a direct negative impact on soybean thrips vectors. Soybean thrips also showed the highest fecundity on soybean out of the three species studied. Outcomes of this study will increase the known information and understanding of population dynamics of SVNV and thrips vectors in the field, as well as the life history traits of known and potential vectors of SVNV, all of which will be beneficial in implementing management strategies to control the spread of SVNV

This paper is concerned with the connection between Jurgen Habermas’s theory of communicative action and critical literacy. The term “literacy” in critical literacy is multiple in nature and encompasses print and non-print texts. Before the texts are analyzed critically, one has to understand them. And to understand the texts is to examine their underlying validity claims. This paper proposes that Habermas’s criteria for evaluating validity claims in communicative action can be appropriated to analyze the texts in critical literacy. Examples of critical text analysis based on Habermas’s criteria as well as their implications for reading assessment will be discussed

This study examined the role of Facebook friends lists in identifying potential sexual and committed relationship alternatives and the effects this had on relationship investment in a sample of 371 young adult undergraduates. A Facebook versus memory experimental protocol was developed to test whether Facebook friends lists act as primers for recognition of potential sexual and committed relationship partners and whether identifying these potential partners (either from Facebook or from memory) caused lower relationship investment. Facebook friends lists did act as memory primers for potential partners, but only for sexual partners, and the effect was stronger for men than it was for women. However, identifying potential partners through Facebook actually lowered a personu27s perceptions of the quality of their alternatives. In contrast, merely thinking about potential alternatives from oneu27s social sphere lowered relationship satisfaction and commitment with oneu27s current committed partner. The implications of these findings are discussed in relation to current work on the negative effects of Facebook use on relationship outcomes

The importance of end-user participation in the design process of building and construction projects has been recognized and addressed by a number of researchers and practitioners. The main goal is to ensure that the project outcome meets the facility usersu27 needs. In order to understand their needs, a variety of approaches (e.g. focus groups, workshops, and questionnaires) for the building end-users participation in the design process have been presented in the literature. Despite the contributions and practical features of these methods, they require a significant amount of time and effort to conduct and interpret the participantsu27 responses. To overcome this limitation, this paper investigates the use of eye-tracking technology to measure and analyze end-user satisfaction. This study is carried out to test the hypothesis that the usersu27 satisfaction of design variations is related to their visual attention. In other words, design alternatives with high level of usersu27 satisfaction attract more attention. An experiment using four alternatives for the design of a façade is performed to test the effectiveness of eye-tracking technology. The design alternatives are developed and displayed in a virtual 3D environment. Participants are asked to rate their level of satisfaction with each alternative, while their interaction with the virtual models is recorded using eye-tracking. The results of the experiment are also demonstrated to domain experts to get a better understanding of the technologyu27s potential and challenges

The IPFW Department of Music welcomes Dr. Melanie Bookout and her early music ensemble to the Rhinehart Recital Hall. The recital will feature lute, voice, and string instruments of the 16th and 17th century. Pieces will include musis composed by William Byrd, John Jenkins, John Dowland and many more. Joinging Dr. Bookout will be Russell Bookout and Anne Martin, with special guests Dr. Phillip Serna, viola da gamba and Elizabeth Piercy Putt, soprano

Abstract Robots are increasingly being used in settings deemed too hazardous for humans. The communications link used in conjunction with these robots poses unique challenges, particularly in streaming video, which requires high bandwidth, typically found above 900 MHz. In the reported literature, use of UHF below 2 GHz for wireless operation on a robot platform is scarce, especially for non-line-of-sight (NLOS) applications and in addressing the feasibility of transmitting images or video. Furthermore, due to its superior ability to eliminate multipath-induced intersymbol interference (ISI), orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) is considered to be the best waveform available today for wireless local area network (WLAN) applications. The documented use of OFDM combined with UHF below 2 GHz is also sparse in the current literature. The objective of the research reported here is to demonstrate the performance of OFDM waveforms on a robot platform at two different UHF frequencies (900 MHz and 2.4 GHz)

23 and 7/8u22 x 27 and 3/4u22.Transparent positive film, paper, Plexiglas, hex bolts and washers, mounted on Gatorfoam. German silver frame.http://opus.ipfw.edu/haecceities_facgallery/1076/thumbnail.jp

Green’s Theorem in multivariable calculus is usually stated with a hypothesis that the partial derivatives are continuous. I will present an example of a function where the partial derivatives exist but are discontinuous, to which a stronger version of Green’s Theorem applies

There is a global trend of the shortage of nature resources, such as water and wildlife, which have suffered dramatic losses due to over-use, pollution, habitat loss, and, increasingly, changes caused by global warming. To make the planet more sustainable, abundant data has to be collected and analyzed from ecosystems for scientific decision-making, restoring and preserving natural resources. In this paper, an integrated systems approach has been proposed for the data acquisition and analysis in information management of an ecosystem; it is a direct extension of an agriculture ecosystem enterprise information system (AEEIS) developed by Xu et al. (Genomics Proteomics Bioinformatics 3:5-17, 2008). The challenges in system development have been discussed, and the significance of the developed system has been illustrated through a thorough discussion and a case study on the genetic coding and expression of antelopes. In the case study, an IoT-based enterprise information system (EIS) has been applied to investigate the effects of the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) on the adaptation mechanism to high altitude hypoxia. Two remarkable conclusions are (i) the levels of the STAT3 mRNA and protein vary from one tissue to another, and the highest level is in the lung tissue, and (ii) Tibetan antelopeu27s expression of STAT3 mRNA and protein are higher than that from plain sheep. Based on the fact that a Tibetan antelope has a higher adaptability to hypoxia; it has illustrated that the hypoxic STAT3-specific expression is one of the molecular bases of high altitude hypoxia adaptation in Tibetan antelope

The Cincinnatian Series (Upper Ordovician; upper Katian) of the Cincinnati Arch region, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky) contains several bed packages informally referred to as .butter shales. or .trilobite shales.. These packages are typically 1.2 m of relatively pure, homogeneous claystone with isolated, lenticular limestone beds. These claystones are most widely known for their excellent preservation of abundant trilobites, especially Isotelus and Flexicalymene, as well as diverse and commonly articulated bivalves, and nautiloids. A newly recognized butter shale interval in the Clarksville Member of the Waynesville Formation contains a typical butter-shale fossil assemblage, dominated by bivalves, orthoconic cephalopods and trilobites. To better study the fabric of this claystone, a large, epoxy-coated block of the claystone was dry-cut. Polished surfaces show a variety of otherwise cryptic features, including pervasive bioturbation and the presence of probable lingulid escape burrows (Lingulichnus), as well as abundant fodinichnia (Chondrites, Planolites, Teichichnus). Preservation of articulated trilobites and closed bivalves in approximate living position, as well as escape burrows, indicates deposition as a series of mud burial events or obrution deposits. We suggest that the butter shales resulted from net accumulation of multiple episodes of re-suspended mud deposition, which rapidly smothered organisms and resulted in exceptional preservation. Between events the seafloor was colonized by abundant deposit-feeding infaunal organisms, which destabilized the substrate and generated turbidity near the sediment.water interface, thus inhibiting sessile suspension feeders. Rapid net deposition was also interrupted by more prolonged periods (tens to hundreds of years) of low sedimentation that permitted colonization by epifaunal brachiopod-dominated communities. While most butter shale units are regionally extensive, the Oldenburg is confined to a few outcrops, apparently because it has been removed in most areas beneath a subtle but significant disconformity

Andrew Hakes is a history major. His area of interest within history is Latin America, specifically during the Cold War, and the revolutionary movements that occurred during that time. He was recently awarded the Judie and Ralph Violette scholarship for history students

This paper presents details of work carried out in 2014 in the Huaura Valley

The increased use of social media sites like Facebook has had an impact on employees when their behavior on such sites is deemed to be inappropriate by employers. This has led to a phenomenon that the popular press calls “Facebook Fired,” where an employee is fired for personal social media use. Such terminations have significant potential legal consequences. This article examines the current case law related to social media–based terminations within the job type of K-12 public school teachers. We give legal and practical recommendations to teachers who might potentially face such situations. We suggest legislation and give social media policy language recommendations for school corporations. Finally, we call for research examining the perceptions of fairness of such terminations by workers as well as the public at large

The release of the New Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education has occurred amidst a storm of discussion and debate, prompting an Open Letter Regarding the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. While the Standards for Information Literacy in Higher Education have provided a model that maps nicely to curriculum assessments, the New Framework is more theory based, with little provision for mapping theory to practice. This moderated panel explored both sides of this issue: one pro-Standards, and one pro-Framework

This article describes the author’s experience in developing and teaching an undergraduate course on Statistics for Industrial Engineering Technology (IET) students. Moreover, the impact of offering the course on students’ success in future courses for which Statistics is a pre-requisite, is discussed. The motivation to offer the course is twofold: 1) Statistics is a subject required by various programs and although several sections are being offered, often IET students would not be able to register in the course and consequently, they have to wait for next semester. 2) Since the Mathematics Department caters to students coming from various majors, the topics and particularly, examples and problems would not be necessarily major-oriented. In addition, the course has been offered since spring of 2012 and the degree to which the topics covered have addressed students need and faculty expectation are unknown. In this article, the author first describes the details of how the course was developed, how it would address relevant ABET’s accreditation criteria, and how it has been taught since spring of 2012 in terms contents. Then, the results of inquiry from faculty members in the department, as well as a summary of the course evaluations is presented. Finally, future modification to improve the course contents is mentioned