Optimal allocation of effluent charges in regional water resource systems.

Dept. of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering. Paper copy at Leddy Library: Theses & Major Papers - Basement, West Bldg. / Call Number: Thesis1979 .A444. Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 40-07, page: . Thesis (M.A.Sc.)--University of Windsor (Canada), 1979

Design and performance analysis of a low complexity MIMO-OFDM system with Walsh block coding

There are many technologies being considered for the next generation of wireless communications. Of these technologies, multi-input multi-output (MIMO), orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) and Walsh spreading are drawing the most attention. Although a lot of research has been done in this area, it has not been decided yet as to which technology or combination of the technologies will be used in future wireless generations. The new generation will have to support high data rates and provide excellent performance in order to accommodate several multimedia services. In this thesis, a MIMO-OFDM system that employs Walsh sequences as block coding is designed. Simulation studies show that the proposed system exhibits high performance and comparisons show that it has low complexity compared to some of the previous systems. Two configurations are considered for the proposed system. The first configuration combines Vertical-Bell Labs Layered Space-Time (VBLAST), OFDM and Walsh block coding, for which a simplified implementation scheme for the proposed coding is presented. The system is investigated through extensive computer simulations using different system parameters and channel conditions. The proposed system is compared to some of the existing systems in terms of performance as well as computational complexity. The second configuration integrates space-time block coding (STBC), OFDM and Walsh block coding. In contrast to VBLAST, which aims to increase system capacity and data rates, STBC improves the system's performance through multipath diversity. The performance of the system is studied through computer simulations and the computational complexity of the system is also compared to some typical STBC systems from previous research. The simulations and comparisons of both configurations of the proposed system show its superiority in terms of performance and computational complexity to previous systems. Finally, to emulate real-life scenarios, the performance of the proposed system is also investigated using some common channel estimation techniques. It is shown that by utilizing a preamble of training symbols, the proposed system provides a satisfactory performance for both the configurations

Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Vertical Transmission in 12-Month-Old Infants Born to HCV-Infected Women and Assessment of Maternal Risk Factors

Background. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an underappreciated cause of pediatric liver disease, most frequently acquired by vertical transmission (VT). Current guidelines that include the option of screening infants for HCV RNA at 1–2 months are based on data prior to current real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based testing. Previous studies have demonstrated VT rates of 4%–15% and an association with high maternal viral load. We evaluated HCV RNA in infants with HCV VT and assessed maternal risk factors in a prospective cohort in Cairo, Egypt

Khalawees

Khalawees is a cartoon that was created to fill the previously researched gaps in the current animation industry through creating diverse character designs that have Middle Eastern features and project the richness of local modern Egyptian culture and traditions without being confined to cliche views of Egypt’s ancient Egyptian mysticism. The cartoon was created to inspire positive social change while referencing Egyptian culture, and the children’s behavior should face positive influence through creating an inclusive diverse team of morally challenged character designs that can act as relatable role models for children. This cartoon is set in a supernatural alternate universe of Egypt created to teach children positive manners in an entertaining way. In this world, people’s bad manners are manifested into actual physical life forms. They develop into destructive creatures that can only be counterattacked with opposing good manners. The protagonists in the story do not have superpowers and are far from perfect, but they always leave room in their flawed personalities for character development. They learn how to hone their own quirky unique skills into becoming their own heroes and strategically fight villains through fun relatable light-hearted battles. When the word “battling your inner demons” becomes literal, how do you think our protagonists can handle it? Could you have acted the same way? We’ll have a blast watching them learn through thrilling adventures that take us on the road to becoming the awesomest version of ourselves

من الحكاية الشعبية ٳلى الحكاية النسوية: شهادة / From Folktale to Feminist Tale: A Testimony

[تتناول هذه الشهادة مشروع ﻣﺆسسة المرأة والذاكرة لٳعادة كتابة الحكايات الشعبية من منظور نسوي بهدف ٳعادة التوازن لذاكرة المجتمع الجماعية. وتوضح الكاتبة أن الفولكلور هو مادة تاريخية أكثر ثراء ومرونة من التاريخ الرسمي. والتركيز على الحكايات الشعبية يكشف عن كنز تاريخي يفسّر العديد من الأفكار التي ارتقت على أيدي المجتمع الذكوري ٳلى ٳطار الثوابت الاجتماعية. لقد طمح مشروع الحكايات ٳلى طرح ٳطار يعبر عن صوت نساء مختلفات عن اللاﺋﻲ نراهن في الحكايات التقليدية. ويلي الشهادة ملحق يتضمن ٳعادة كتابة صاحبة الشهادة لقصة ألف ليلة وليلة الٳطار، وملحق ثان عن أمسيات حكي ﻣﺆسسة المرأة والذاكرة، وثالث عن ٳصدارات ﺍﻟﻤﺆسسة الخاصة بالمشروع . This testimony presents the Women and Memory Foundation\u27s project of rewriting folktales from a feminist perspective. The author shows that folklore is a richer, more malleable source of social knowledge than mainstream history, holding that it offers an explanation of various social phenomena that have become norms at the hands of a patriarchal society. The testimony is followed by three appendices: a rewriting of Alf Layla\u27 s framestory by the author, a list of the Foundation\u27s story-telling events, and titles of publications related to the project.