A template-based sub-optimal content distribution for D2D content sharing networks

We propose Templatized Elastic Assignment (TEA), a light-weight scheme for mobile cooperative caching networks. It consists of two components, (1) one to calculate a sub-optimal distribution of each situation and (2) finegrained ID management by base stations (BSs) to achieve the calculated distribution. The former is modeled from findings that the desirable distribution plotted in a semilog graph forms a downward straight line with which the slope and Yintercept epend on the bias of request and total cache capacity, respectively. The latter is inspired from the identifier (ID)-based scheme, which ties devices and content by a randomly associated ID. TEA achieved the calculated distribution with IDs by using the annotation from base stations (BSs), which is preliminarily calculated by the template in a fine-grained density of devices. Moreover, such fine-grained management secondarily standardizes the cached content among multiple densities and enables the reuse of the content in devices from other BSs. Evaluation results indicate that our scheme reduces (1) 8.3 times more traffic than LFU and achieves almost the same amount of traffic reduction as with the genetic algorithm, (2) 45 hours of computation into a few seconds, and (3) at most 70% of content replacement across multiple BSs

Rapid quality control of potato chips using near and mid-infrared spectroscopy

Potato chips are the most important product among all the snack industry. Quality of potato chips is monitored by their moisture content and fat content. Traditional methods are reliable, but also time consuming and expensive. The feasibility of developing a methodology for a reliable, sensitive and fast quantification of moisture and fat in potato chips by using infrared spectroscopy combined with multivariate analysis was investigated Commercial potato chips (16) were obtained from a local market. Samples were grinded and their spectra collected using an integrating sphere (NIR) or attenuated total reflectance (MIR). Calibration models were developed to predict the content of fat and moisture in an independent set of samples. The total fat content ranged from 18% to 45% and the moisture content ranged from 1.2% to 4%. The correlation coefficients (r) obtained for the prediction model of moisture were >0.97 and standard error of cross validation (SECV) 0.96 and SECV values of 1.29% and 1.65% for NIR and MIR, respectively. Classification models developed based on Soft Independent Modeling of Class Analogy were able to differentiate the potato chips according to type of oil in which the potatoes were fried. The MIR spectroscopy was able to identify samples containing -trans fats at 965 cm-1. A fast, simple and accurate method to evaluate potato chip quality was developed by infrared spectroscopy, providing the industry a convenient technique for routine analysis of the product

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Arkansas: First Amendment Rights, Reading Practices, and Moral Injury

37 pages. A thesis presented to the Department of Comparative Literature and the Clark Honors College of the University of Oregon in partial fulfillment of the requirements for degree of Bachelor of Arts, Fall 2013.This work is an attempt to use the concepts of moral injury and reading practices to complicate the common debate between freedom of speech and freedom of religion as it is framed in the Counts v. Cedarville School District court case. In understanding these often overlooked issues, the central motives behind restricting access to the Harry Potter series are revealed as well as the lack of appropriate language with which to discuss these problems in a legal manner. Thus, an awareness and comprehension of moral injury and various types of reading practices are required if religious dilemmas are to ever be accurately discussed in the court

Sustainable Fashion at Nordstrom: Its Sustainable Future

This CSR mini-case focuses on CSR issues related to the supply chain in the fashion industry. The case is based on the Fashion Futures 2025 report by the Forum for the Future, and focuses on anticipated supply shortages, workforce issues, technological advances, water shortages, high energy prices, re-use and remanufacturing changes. The case calls for students to develop a strategy for Nordstrom as they prepare for this changed new world. The second-place team was originally composed of students from a variety of participating universities. The other three students dropped out, citing irreconcilable differences. The student from the University of Puget Sound asked to present on her own, which was granted because of the exceptional circumstances. MICCSR teams are expected to have 3-4 participants

Single Parent Co-Housing

Tiana Shiroma’s Single Parent Co-Housing project is located in a proposed neighborhood center in northwest Paradise on Billie Road. Co-housing is a communal way of living, intended to provide an affordable housing option. This one, designed for single parents and transitional families, is comprised of four separate buildings – each one with communal kitchens, dining rooms, and living rooms on the ground floor, and apartments above – that form a large, protected courtyard