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An interactive editor for definition of touch-sensitive zones for a graphic display
In the continuing effort to develop more efficient man-machine communications methods, touch displays have shown potential as straightforward input systems. The development of software necessary to handle such systems, however, can become tedious. In order to reduce the need for redundant programming, a touch editor has been developed which allows a programmer to interactively define touch-sensitive areas for a graphic display. The information produced during the editing process is written to a data file, which can be accessed easily when needed by an application program. This paper outlines the structure, logic, and use of the editor, as well as the hardware with which it is presently compatible
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Periportal Capsulotomy: A Technique for Limited Violation of the Hip Capsule During Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement.
Hip arthroscopy has become the standard treatment for symptomatic femoroacetabular impingement as patients have shown good outcomes and high satisfaction with this intervention. However, capsular management to gain access for intra-articular procedures remains greatly debated. Capsular closure is advocated particularly in the setting of interportal or T-capsulotomy to avoid complications of instability or nonhealing capsule. We introduce a technique for capsular management through a limited periportal capsulotomy during arthroscopic treatment of femoroacetabular impingement. In using dilation of the anterolateral and mid-anterior portals without completion of a full interportal capsulotomy, the stabilizing iliofemoral ligament is preserved. We have found that periportal capsulotomy provides safe and sufficient access to the hip joint without necessitating capsular closure
A Causal Comparative Analysis of Leveraging the Business Analytical Capabilities and the Value and Competitive Advantages of Mid-level Professionals Within Higher Education
The purpose of this quantitative causal-comparative study is an empirical examination of the differences in business intelligence capability and the value and competitive advantage of mid-level higher education academia professionals from community colleges, four-year public, and four-year private institutions within the United States. Institutions of higher education have an overabundant amount of student data that is often inaccessible and underutilized. Based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) and Management Information Systems/Decision Support Systems theory, using two-way ANOVA analysis, this research examined factors to understand the mastery of readiness for mid-level professionals in higher education institutions to embrace digital technologies and resources to develop a culture of digital transformation. This study applied the Business Analytics Capability Assessment survey responses from 176 mid-level higher education professionals, from community colleges, four-year private, and four-year public institutions, to understand how higher education professionals use Business Intelligence Analytics (BIA) and Big Data (BD) to improve the organization, operational business decisions, and data management strategies to provide actionable insights. This study found no significance between the type of institution that has business intelligence capability and the value and competitive advantage. A significant difference with a medium effect was identified between the Business Analytics Capability and the Value and Competitive Advantage for mid-level professionals who do and do not utilize BIA and BD resources. Therefore, this study calls for future research to understand how successful institutions have implemented BIA and BD tools and how higher education is shaped on a macro level
Purpose and Effects: Viewpoint-Discriminatory Closure of a Designated Public Forum
In early 2010, amidst a series of racially charged incidents on campus, the student government president at the University of California at San Diego revoked funding to all student media organizations in response to controversial speech on the student-run television station. It is well established that once the government has opened a forum, including a metaphysical forum constituted by government funding for private speech, it may not discriminate based on the viewpoints expressed within that forum. However, it has not been clearly established whether the government may close such a forum for a viewpoint-discriminatory purpose. This Note argues that courts should hold viewpoint-discriminatory closures unconstitutional because: (1) government action motivated by the desire to silence a particular viewpoint is inconsistent with core principles underlying the First Amendment, and (2) even facially neutral actions motivated by illicit purposes tend to have unconstitutional discriminatory effects
Feasibility study of resistance welding of aluminum alloys, stainless steel, and titanium in a hard vacuum Final report, Jun. 27, 1967 - Feb. 29, 1968
Tensile strength and X ray analysis of resistance spot welded aluminum and stainless steel alloy
Trapped ion quantum computation with transverse phonon modes
We propose a scheme to implement quantum gates on any pair of trapped ions
immersed in a large linear crystal, using interaction mediated by the
transverse phonon modes. Compared with the conventional approaches based on the
longitudinal phonon modes, this scheme is much less sensitive to ion heating
and thermal motion outside of the Lamb-Dicke limit thanks to the stronger
confinement in the transverse direction. The cost for such a gain is only a
moderate increase of the laser power to achieve the same gate speed. We also
show how to realize arbitrary-speed quantum gates with transverse phonon modes
based on simple shaping of the laser pulses.Comment: 5 page
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