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- Studies of Site-Specific Dynamics of Aβ Amyloid Formation and Effect of Macromolecules on Aβ Amyloidogenesis.
- Creator
- Liu, Haiyang, Du, Deguo, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Abstract/Description
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The aim of this dissertation was 1) to explore early stage aggregation kinetic behavior of Amyloid-β 1-40 (Aβ1-40) by incorporation of unnatural amino acid pcyanophenylalanine as a site-specific fluorescence reporter, 2) to explore the effect of macromolecules on the aggregation of Aβ1-40. Chapter One provides an introduction of Alzheimer’s disease as an amyloidogenic disease, amyloidogenic peptide and amyloid formation. Details were shown about the research progress of Aβ1-40 aggregation and...
Show moreThe aim of this dissertation was 1) to explore early stage aggregation kinetic behavior of Amyloid-β 1-40 (Aβ1-40) by incorporation of unnatural amino acid pcyanophenylalanine as a site-specific fluorescence reporter, 2) to explore the effect of macromolecules on the aggregation of Aβ1-40. Chapter One provides an introduction of Alzheimer’s disease as an amyloidogenic disease, amyloidogenic peptide and amyloid formation. Details were shown about the research progress of Aβ1-40 aggregation and Aβ1-40’s interaction with polyelectrolytes, and how treatments studies were designed. In Chapter two, using Aβ1-23 as a model molecule, the distinct site-specific dynamics was identified, during amyloid formation, and the structural characteristics of amyloid fibrils were defined by using an unnatural amino acid, p-cyanophenylalanine, as a sensitive fluorescent and Raman probe. The results reveal distinct local environmental changes of specific residues during the aggregation of Aβ1-23. The results also suggest that an edge-to-face aromatic interaction between the F4 and F19 residues from the adjacent in-register β-strands plays a key role in the conformational conversion to form and stabilize β-sheet structure. In Chapter Three, p-cyanophenylalanine was incorporated in the full sequence of Aβ1-40. Site-specific information from p-cyanophenylalanine fluorescence was studied and summarized. In Chapter Four, the inhibiting effect of an anionic polyelectrolyte poly(4- styrenesulfonate) (PSS) on the aggregation of Aβ1-40 peptide was reported. The results demonstrate the strong inhibition potential of PSS on the aggregation of Aβ1-40. Additional studies indicate that the presence of both aliphatic backbone as well as aromatic side chain group in PSS is essential for its inhibition activity. In Chapter Five, it was investigated the effect of two polyelectrolytes, chitosan (CHT) and N-trimethyl chitosan chloride (TMC), on the aggregation of Aβ1-40. Results show that both CHT and TMC exhibit a concentration-dependent decrease of amyloid aggregation suggesting their application as amyloid assembly inhibitors. Their binding mechanism was investigated by computational modeling which shows that Aβ1-40 monomer was primarily stabilized by electrostatic interactions with charged amine and quaternary amines of CHT and TMC respectively. Chapter Six, describes all experimental procedures and instrument setup in detail.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004769, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004769
- Subject Headings
- Alzheimer's disease--Research., Alzheimer's disease--Pathogenesis., Molecular biology., Molecular dynamics., Prions., Amyloid beta-protein.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Studies of specific gene expression of phosphate transporters in sawgrass (Cladium jamaicense crantz) and cattail (Typha domingensis pers.).
- Creator
- Lin, Li, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
- Abstract/Description
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In the Florida Everglades, sawgrass has been displaced by cattail, predominantly resulting from phosphate enrichment. It has been found that phosphate transporters and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi play an important role in phosphate uptake in the plants. This study aimed to reveal the symbiosis between AM fungi and sawgrass and cattail and identify the phosphate transporters, especially AM-specific phosphate transporters in these two species. AM colonization was only found in sawgrass...
Show moreIn the Florida Everglades, sawgrass has been displaced by cattail, predominantly resulting from phosphate enrichment. It has been found that phosphate transporters and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi play an important role in phosphate uptake in the plants. This study aimed to reveal the symbiosis between AM fungi and sawgrass and cattail and identify the phosphate transporters, especially AM-specific phosphate transporters in these two species. AM colonization was only found in sawgrass roots, not cattail, at low phosphate concentrations in lab and field samples by trypan blue staining. AM fungi could increase sawgrass growth and had little effect on cattail growth. Four phosphate transporters were identified in sawgrass. CjPT1, CjPT2 and CjPT3 were expressed in roots and shoots independent of AM fungi and phosphate availability, while CjPT4 appeared to be an AM regulated phosphate transporter gene and its expression was induced by AM fungi.
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- 2010
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/1930493
- Subject Headings
- Phosphorus, Physiological transport, Soil stabilization, Vegetation dynamics, Ecosystem management, Soil mineralogy, Plant physiology
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Studies on bathyal and abyssal buccinidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda): 1. Metula fusiformis Clench and Aguayo, 1941.
- Creator
- Harasewych, M. G.
- Date Issued
- 1990
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3351941
- Subject Headings
- Buccinidae, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Abyssal zone
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Studies on carrageenans and effects of seawater phosphorus concentration on carrageenan content and growth of Agarhdiella subulata (C. Agardh) Kraft and Wynne (Rhodophyceae, Solieriaceae).
- Creator
- Chopin, T., Hanisak, M. Dennis, Koehn, F. E., Mollion, J., Moreau, S.
- Date Issued
- 1990
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3333156
- Subject Headings
- Carrageenan, Rhodophyceae, Seaweed, Algae culture, Algae--Growth, Phosphorus
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Studies on carrier-free (or ultra-wideband) radar performance under clutter and stealth-target environments.
- Creator
- Mendivil, Edwin David., Florida Atlantic University, De Groff, Dolores F., College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Abstract/Description
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This thesis is concerned with the use of ultra-wideband radar detection specific to the following target and background considerations. (1) Statistical attributes of the RCS models of stealth-targets illuminated by ultra-wideband radars. (2) Analysis of radar echo signatures of low flying stealth-targets with a background of sea-clutter and illuminated by an ultra-wideband radar. (3) Analysis of impulse echoes from simple (planar) surface(s) coated with a radar absorbing material (RAM). The...
Show moreThis thesis is concerned with the use of ultra-wideband radar detection specific to the following target and background considerations. (1) Statistical attributes of the RCS models of stealth-targets illuminated by ultra-wideband radars. (2) Analysis of radar echo signatures of low flying stealth-targets with a background of sea-clutter and illuminated by an ultra-wideband radar. (3) Analysis of impulse echoes from simple (planar) surface(s) coated with a radar absorbing material (RAM). The first problem refers to the elucidation of Swerling-Marcum type classifications of RCS fluctuation(s) to characterize the stochastical aspects of the echoes from stealth-targets illuminated by an impulse from an ultra-wideband radar. In the second analysis, performance of a radar receiver configuration, using the log-likelihood function of the signal received from a stealth target flying at low altitude over the sea-surface is predicted. The third effort addressed provides analytical representations in time-domain of echoes from planar surface(s) coated with RAM's for normal incidence of ultra-wideband short pulse illumination.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1996
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15278
- Subject Headings
- Radar, Signal processing, Radar cross sections, Stealth aircraft
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- STUDIES ON CHANNEL CATFISH VIRUS PASSAGED IN CELL CULTURES OF THE WALKING CATFISH.
- Creator
- NOGA, EDWARD J., Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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Gonadal (GDlI), kidney (KlK) and gill (GlB) cell lines were established from tissues of the walking catfish using an improved procedure. These cell lines were found to be susceptible to channel catfish virus (CCV) infection. A virus sample (HPV) propagated for 59 passages at low dilution in KlK cells was found to be of lower virulence for young channel catfish than two other field strains of CCV (LPV) with fewer in vitro passages. Injection of channel catfish with HPV protected these fish...
Show moreGonadal (GDlI), kidney (KlK) and gill (GlB) cell lines were established from tissues of the walking catfish using an improved procedure. These cell lines were found to be susceptible to channel catfish virus (CCV) infection. A virus sample (HPV) propagated for 59 passages at low dilution in KlK cells was found to be of lower virulence for young channel catfish than two other field strains of CCV (LPV) with fewer in vitro passages. Injection of channel catfish with HPV protected these fish from subsequent challenge with the more virulent LPV. Challenge of walking catfish with several different CCV samples including wild strains and Clarias-propagated virus failed to produce any mortalities.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1977
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13896
- Subject Headings
- Channel catfish virus disease, Walking catfish--Biological control
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Studies on composite media as electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials.
- Creator
- Iyer, Viswanathan R., Florida Atlantic University, Ungvichian, Vichate
- Abstract/Description
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This thesis addresses pertinent studies concerning the use of electromagnetic composite media as EMI shielding materials. Specifically biphasic composites constituted by conducting and/or lossy inclusions dispersed in a dielectric host are considered. The effects of conductivity and/or dielectric loss, shape, size and volume fraction of the included component in deciding the shielding effectiveness of the composite material are ascertained over radio frequency spectrum. Theoretical studies in...
Show moreThis thesis addresses pertinent studies concerning the use of electromagnetic composite media as EMI shielding materials. Specifically biphasic composites constituted by conducting and/or lossy inclusions dispersed in a dielectric host are considered. The effects of conductivity and/or dielectric loss, shape, size and volume fraction of the included component in deciding the shielding effectiveness of the composite material are ascertained over radio frequency spectrum. Theoretical studies in modeling the effective complex permittivity of the test composite are presented in the classical and state-of-the-art perspectives and hence the shielding effectiveness of the test composite is elucidated. The theoretical considerations also refer to two types of inclusions namely, conducting particulates (metallic particles, fibers and flakes), and lossy nonmetallic inclusions. In the first case the host-inclusions system refers to polemically opposite constituents and in the later case, it is simply a dielectric-dielectric mixture. Experimental studies to evaluate the shielding effectiveness of a set of test composite are presented. Relevant descriptions include details on the test composites synthesized, experimental arrangement and the test procedure followed. Particulars on test materials constituted by a host ceramic medium (such as TiO2) with conducting inclusions such as iron particles, copper rods and aluminum flakes are presented. Measured results on the shielding effectiveness of these materials over the frequency range (200 to 1500 MHz) are listed and compared with theoretical results. Conclusions and discussions as regard to pertinent applications of such materials are presented.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1994
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15013
- Subject Headings
- Electromagnetic interference, Shielding (Electricity), Radio--Interference
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Studies on cross-talk in microstriplines.
- Creator
- Kopp, Markus Benjamin., Florida Atlantic University, Ungvichian, Vichate, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Abstract/Description
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This thesis is concerned with the analysis of the current distributions in coplanar parallel microstripline structures, and the calculation of crosstalk in these structures. This is accomplished by using a Finite Element Method approach. Two parallel strips, a right angle bend junction, and a T junction are studied in order to gain an insight into the current distributions and the primary causes of crosstalk. The control of crosstalk is also investigated, with alternative geometries for...
Show moreThis thesis is concerned with the analysis of the current distributions in coplanar parallel microstripline structures, and the calculation of crosstalk in these structures. This is accomplished by using a Finite Element Method approach. Two parallel strips, a right angle bend junction, and a T junction are studied in order to gain an insight into the current distributions and the primary causes of crosstalk. The control of crosstalk is also investigated, with alternative geometries for microstrip designs. It is seen that the finite element method can yield results comparable with other accepted methods, and other perceivable physical models of the test structures. Also shown in the present study that crosstalk can be reduced by decreasing the trace-to-ground plane separation.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1993
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14954
- Subject Headings
- Microwave wiring, Crosstalk, Finite element method, Strip transmission lines
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Studies on decapod crustacea from the Indian River region of Florida. I. Alpheus Thomasi, new species, a new snapping shrimp from the subtropical east coast of Florida (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea).
- Creator
- Hendrix, G. Y., Gore, R. H., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
- Date Issued
- 1973
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3321191
- Subject Headings
- Decapoda (Crustacea), Snapping shrimps, Alpheus, Decapoda (Crustacea)--Florida--Identification
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Studies on decapod crustacea from the Indian River region of Florida. II. Megalobrachium soriatum (Say, 1818): The larval development under laboratory culture (Crustacea: Decapoda; Porcellanidae).
- Creator
- Gore, R. H., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
- Date Issued
- 1973
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174417
- Subject Headings
- Decapoda (Crustacea), Porcelain crabs, Species, Larvae, Animal experimentation
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Studies on decapod crustacea from the Indian River region of Florida. III. Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edwards, 1879 (Decapoda, Portunidae) from the central east coast of Florida.
- Creator
- Gore, R. H., Grizzle, Raymond E., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
- Date Issued
- 1974
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174420
- Subject Headings
- Decapoda (Crustacea), Swimming crabs, Species, Salinity, Specimens
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Studies on decapod crustacea from the Indian River region of Florida. VI. The identity of Parthenope (Platylambrus) Serrata (H. Milne Edwards 1834) and Parthenope (Platylambrus) Granulata (Kingsley 1879).
- Creator
- Gore, R. H., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
- Date Issued
- 1977
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3321195
- Subject Headings
- Decapoda (Crustacea)--Florida--Identification, Crabs--Anatomy, Crabs--Classification
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Studies on decapod crustacea from the Indian River region of Florida. VII. A field character for rapid identification of the swimming crabs Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863 and C. similis Williams, 1966 (Brachyura: Portunidae).
- Creator
- Gore, R. H., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
- Date Issued
- 1977
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3340736
- Subject Headings
- Decapoda (Crustacea)--Identification, Indian River (Fla. : Lagoon), Callinectes, Swimming crabs, Brachyura
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Studies on decapod Crustacea from the Indian River region of Florida. X. A first continental record for Discias atlanticus Gurney, 1939 (Caridea, Disciadidae).
- Creator
- Gore, R. H., Wilson, Kim A., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
- Date Issued
- 1977
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3336692
- Subject Headings
- Decapoda (Crustacea), Shrimps--Classification, Shrimps--Identification, Shrimps--United States
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Studies on fouling invertebrates in the Indian River, Florida 2: effect of Modulus modulus (Prosobranchia: Modulidae).
- Creator
- Mook, David H., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
- Date Issued
- 1977
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3186449
- Subject Headings
- Fouling organisms, Prosobranchia, Indian River (Fla. : Lagoon), Seagrasses--Ecology
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Studies on fouling invertebrates in the Indian River: 1. Seasonality of settlement.
- Creator
- Mook, David H., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
- Date Issued
- 1976
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174432
- Subject Headings
- Fouling, Invertebrates, Estuaries, Hydroida, Bryozoa
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Studies on information-theoretics based data-sequence pattern-discriminant algorithms: Applications in bioinformatic data mining.
- Creator
- Arredondo, Tomas Vidal., Florida Atlantic University, Neelakanta, Perambur S., College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Abstract/Description
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This research refers to studies on information-theoretic (IT) aspects of data-sequence patterns and developing thereof discriminant algorithms that enable distinguishing the features of underlying sequence patterns having characteristic, inherent stochastical attributes. The application potentials of such algorithms include bioinformatic data mining efforts. Consistent with the scope of the study as above, considered in this research are specific details on information-theoretics and entropy...
Show moreThis research refers to studies on information-theoretic (IT) aspects of data-sequence patterns and developing thereof discriminant algorithms that enable distinguishing the features of underlying sequence patterns having characteristic, inherent stochastical attributes. The application potentials of such algorithms include bioinformatic data mining efforts. Consistent with the scope of the study as above, considered in this research are specific details on information-theoretics and entropy considerations vis-a-vis sequence patterns (having stochastical attributes) such as DNA sequences of molecular biology. Applying information-theoretic concepts (essentially in Shannon's sense), the following distinct sets of metrics are developed and applied in the algorithms developed for data-sequence pattern-discrimination applications: (i) Divergence or cross-entropy algorithms of Kullback-Leibler type and of general Czizar class; (ii) statistical distance measures; (iii) ratio-metrics; (iv) Fisher type linear-discriminant measure and (v) complexity metric based on information redundancy. These measures are judiciously adopted in ascertaining codon-noncodon delineations in DNA sequences that consist of crisp and/or fuzzy nucleotide domains across their chains. The Fisher measure is also used in codon-noncodon delineation and in motif detection. Relevant algorithms are used to test DNA sequences of human and some bacterial organisms. The relative efficacy of the metrics and the algorithms is determined and discussed. The potentials of such algorithms in supplementing the prevailing methods are indicated. Scope for future studies is identified in terms of persisting open questions.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2003
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT12057
- Subject Headings
- Data mining, Bioinformatics, Discriminant analysis, Information theory in biology
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Studies On Means to Enhance the Effectiveness of Dienogest in the Therapy of Endometriosis.
- Creator
- Tran, Kimberly, Hartmann, James X., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Biological Sciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
- Abstract/Description
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Endometriosis is an inflammatory disease that affects one in ten women, where ectopic endometrial cells grow outside of the uterus. Lesions are estrogen dependent but progesterone resistant due to decreased progesterone receptor activity. This study investigated whether a combination of dienogest, a synthetic progesterone, and calcitriol, vitamin D’s active form, had an additive or synergistic effect in the therapy of endometriosis. Experiments were conducted on immortalized endometriotic...
Show moreEndometriosis is an inflammatory disease that affects one in ten women, where ectopic endometrial cells grow outside of the uterus. Lesions are estrogen dependent but progesterone resistant due to decreased progesterone receptor activity. This study investigated whether a combination of dienogest, a synthetic progesterone, and calcitriol, vitamin D’s active form, had an additive or synergistic effect in the therapy of endometriosis. Experiments were conducted on immortalized endometriotic epithelial (12Z) and stromal (22B) cell lines. Results revealed that the combination therapy effectively inhibited cell viability in spheroids, limited proliferation, and reduced cell migration in cell monolayers of lipopolysaccharide- induced cells. Concentrations of prostaglandin E2, a key inflammatory cytokine, were measured from the supernatants of 12Z cells. The combination did not alter CD44 and progesterone receptor levels on the surface of 12Z cells. Further testing in a mouse model is necessary to determine the efficacy of the combination in vivo.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014262
- Subject Headings
- Endometriosis--Treatment, Dienogest, Calcitriol
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Studies on modern telecommunications planning: Technoeconomical considerations and environmental issues.
- Creator
- Baeza, Daniel Michael., Florida Atlantic University, Neelakanta, Perambur S., College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Abstract/Description
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The research addressed and presented in this dissertation can be placed within the broad scope of telecommunications technoeconomics. The relevant efforts include the subject-matter of identifying the issues posed by emerging technologies, related revenue considerations and environmental issues in modern telecommunications practice specific to service providers' perspectives. The topic-wise problems studied and analyzed are as follows: (1) A comprehensive portrayal of managerial concerns and...
Show moreThe research addressed and presented in this dissertation can be placed within the broad scope of telecommunications technoeconomics. The relevant efforts include the subject-matter of identifying the issues posed by emerging technologies, related revenue considerations and environmental issues in modern telecommunications practice specific to service providers' perspectives. The topic-wise problems studied and analyzed are as follows: (1) A comprehensive portrayal of managerial concerns and considerations on the technoeconomical perspectives vis-a-vis modern telecommunications; (2) Relevant analytical studies pertinent to: (1) "Greenfield starts" in a fresh, telecommunications deployment in a virgin service zone; (2) Embedded architectures; (3) Technology enhancements; (4) Environmental issues. The greenfield effort is analyzed to portray the feasibility of achieving technoeconomically optimal alternative designs. The embedded architecture refers to the prevailing infrastructure and their optimal usage is indicated via an arbitrated traffic-sharing technique. Concerning technology enhancements, "all-optical" technology is indicated as the ultimate goal. However, in the interim period, the optimal use of transitory technology such xDSL, MPLS, and others, is suggested and studied. Lastly, the environmental implications that coexist with technoeconomical impacts on modern telecommunications deployment are analyzed.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2000
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12655
- Subject Headings
- Telecommunication systems--Management, Engineering economy, Telecommunication systems--Environmental aspects
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Studies on nonlinear activity and cross-entropy considerations in neural networks.
- Creator
- Abusalah, Salahalddin Tawfiq., Florida Atlantic University, Neelakanta, Perambur S., College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Abstract/Description
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The objectives of this research as deliberated in this dissertation are two-folded: (i) To study the nonlinear activity in the neural complex (real and artificial) and (ii) to analyze the learning processe(s) pertinent to an artificial neural network in the information-theoretic plane using cross-entropy error-metrics. The research efforts envisaged enclave the following specific tasks: (i) Obtaining a general solution for the Bernoulli-Riccati equation to represent a single parameter family...
Show moreThe objectives of this research as deliberated in this dissertation are two-folded: (i) To study the nonlinear activity in the neural complex (real and artificial) and (ii) to analyze the learning processe(s) pertinent to an artificial neural network in the information-theoretic plane using cross-entropy error-metrics. The research efforts envisaged enclave the following specific tasks: (i) Obtaining a general solution for the Bernoulli-Riccati equation to represent a single parameter family of S-shaped (sigmoidal) curves depicting the nonlinear activity in the neural network. (ii) Analysis of the logistic growth of output versus input values in the neural complex (real and artificial) under the consideration that the boundaries of the sets constituting the input and output entities are crisp and/or fuzzy. (iii) Construction of a set of cross-entropy error-metrics (known as Csiszar's measures) deduced in terms of the parameters pertinent to a perceptron topology and elucidation of their relative effectiveness in training the network optimally towards convergence. (iv) Presenting the methods of symmetrizing and balancing the aforesaid error-entropy measures (in the information-theoretic plane) so as to make them usable as error-metrics in the test domain. (v) Description and analysis of the dynamics of neural learning process in the information-theoretic plane for both crisp and fuzzy attributes of input values. Relevant to these topics portraying the studies on nonlinear activity and cross-entropy considerations vis-a-vis neural networks, newer and/or exploratory inferences are made, logical conclusions are enumerated and relative discussions are presented along with the scope for future research to be pursued.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1996
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12447
- Subject Headings
- Neural networks (Computer science), Entropy (Information theory), Nonlinear control theory
- Format
- Document (PDF)