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University of Ottawa

1. Adepegba, Adekunle Akinpelu. Multi-Agent Area Coverage Control Using Reinforcement Learning Techniques .

Degree: 2016, University of Ottawa

► An area coverage control law in cooperation with reinforcement learning techniques is proposed for deploying multiple autonomous agents in a two-dimensional planar area. A scalar… (more)

▼ An area coverage control law in cooperation with reinforcement learning techniques is proposed for deploying multiple autonomous agents in a two-dimensional planar area. A scalar field characterizes the risk density in the area to be covered yielding nonuniform distribution of agents while providing optimal coverage. This problem has traditionally been addressed in the literature to date using locational optimization and gradient descent techniques, as well as proportional and proportional-derivative controllers. In most cases, agents' actuator energy required to drive them in optimal configurations in the workspace is not considered. Here the maximum coverage is achieved with minimum actuator energy required by each agent. Similar to existing coverage control techniques, the proposed algorithm takes into consideration time-varying risk density. These density functions represent the probability of an event occurring (e.g., the presence of an intruding target) at a certain location or point in the workspace indicating where the agents should be located. To this end, a coverage control algorithm using reinforcement learning that moves the team of mobile agents so as to provide optimal coverage given the density functions as they evolve over time is being proposed. Area coverage is modeled using Centroidal Voronoi Tessellation (CVT) governed by agents. Based on [1,2] and [3], the application of Centroidal Voronoi tessellation is extended to a dynamic changing harbour-like environment. The proposed multi-agent area coverage control law in conjunction with reinforcement learning techniques is implemented in a distributed manner whereby the multi-agent team only need to access information from adjacent agents while simultaneously providing dynamic target surveillance for single and multiple targets and feedback control of the environment. This distributed approach describes how automatic flocking behaviour of a team of mobile agents can be achieved by leveraging the geometrical properties of centroidal Voronoi tessellation in area coverage control while enabling multiple targets tracking without the need of consensus between individual agents. Agent deployment using a time-varying density model is being introduced which is a function of the position of some unknown targets in the environment. A nonlinear derivative of the error coverage function is formulated based on the single-integrator agent dynamics. The agent, aware of its local coverage control condition, learns a value function online while leveraging the same from its neighbours. Moreover, a novel computational adaptive optimal control methodology based on work by [4] is proposed that employs the approximate dynamic programming technique online to iteratively solve the algebraic Riccati equation with completely unknown system dynamics as a solution to linear quadratic regulator problem. Furthermore, an online tuning adaptive optimal control algorithm is implemented using an actor-critic neural network recursive least-squares solution framework. The work in…

Subjects/Keywords: Area Coverage; Coverage Control; Reinforcement Learning

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Adepegba, A. A. (2016). Multi-Agent Area Coverage Control Using Reinforcement Learning Techniques . (Thesis). University of Ottawa. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10393/34584

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Adepegba, Adekunle Akinpelu. “Multi-Agent Area Coverage Control Using Reinforcement Learning Techniques .” 2016. Thesis, University of Ottawa. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/34584.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Adepegba, Adekunle Akinpelu. “Multi-Agent Area Coverage Control Using Reinforcement Learning Techniques .” 2016. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

Vancouver:

Adepegba AA. Multi-Agent Area Coverage Control Using Reinforcement Learning Techniques . [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Ottawa; 2016. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10393/34584.

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Council of Science Editors:

Adepegba AA. Multi-Agent Area Coverage Control Using Reinforcement Learning Techniques . [Thesis]. University of Ottawa; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10393/34584

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Addis Ababa University

2. Setotaw, Girma. News Coverage of NGOs and Ethical Concerns: The Case of ETV Amharic Broadcast .

Degree: 2008, Addis Ababa University

URL: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/4955

► The aim of the research is to asses the role of ETV’s newsroom journalist, reporters’ and editors’, as gatekeepers and agenda setter in news selection… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: News Coverage; NGO

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Setotaw, G. (2008). News Coverage of NGOs and Ethical Concerns: The Case of ETV Amharic Broadcast . (Thesis). Addis Ababa University. Retrieved from http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/4955

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Setotaw, Girma. “News Coverage of NGOs and Ethical Concerns: The Case of ETV Amharic Broadcast .” 2008. Thesis, Addis Ababa University. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/4955.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Setotaw, Girma. “News Coverage of NGOs and Ethical Concerns: The Case of ETV Amharic Broadcast .” 2008. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

Vancouver:

Setotaw G. News Coverage of NGOs and Ethical Concerns: The Case of ETV Amharic Broadcast . [Internet] [Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2008. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/4955.

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Setotaw G. News Coverage of NGOs and Ethical Concerns: The Case of ETV Amharic Broadcast . [Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2008. Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/4955

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3. Obare, Nyaega G. Determinants of financial performance of internet service providers in Kenya .

Degree: 2012, U of Nairobi

URL: http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/13037

► Due to the increase in competition and increasing market liberalization, firms in the telecommunications industry are facing a threat to the profit sustainability. As market… (more)

▼ Due to the increase in competition and increasing market liberalization, firms in the telecommunications industry are facing a threat to the profit sustainability. As market players’ increase and offerings diversify, the market share reduces causing decrease in profit (Neto, Kenny, Janakiram, & Watt, 2005). Furthermore, customers’ preferences are dangerously volatile and satisfaction of their diverse needs can prove arduous and the heightened customer awareness results in search for better alternative offerings in the market. As a result, customers may voluntarily switch from one vendor to the other. The study adopted a descriptive study design. The population was ISP firms in Kenya from which 10 large ISPs were selected. A total of 50 questionnaires were mailed to the managers of these firms. Primary data was collected through structured questionnaires. Data was analysed using descriptive analysis and regression analysis. The study found that before customer make a decision to purchase or stay with a service provider, they considered service uptime, network coverage, and customer service. The regression results showed that product pricing, customer service, and service uptime had negative but insignificant effects on firm performance while parent shareholding and network coverage had positive effects on firm performance. The study concludes that the factors influencing customer staying in a provider were service uptime, customer service, and network coverage. The study also concludes that product pricing, customer service, parent shareholding,network coverage , and service uptime do not have a significant effect on firm performance. Thus the financial performance of ISPs in Kenya is not influenced by the churn factors. The study recommends that Internet Service Providers in Kenya should ensure that they enhance the level of service uptime as this was a major factor that customers considered before making a decision to purchase an ISP product or to stay with the same ISP. The study also recommends that Internet Service Providers should have large network coverage and not just limit themselves to a small or specific area to cover. Third, the study recommends that Internet Service Providers should invest in a modern and efficient customer care service that can provide solutions to customers who have issues with their internet. This was an important purchase decision factor by customers.

Subjects/Keywords: network coverage; Internet

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Obare, N. G. (2012). Determinants of financial performance of internet service providers in Kenya . (Thesis). U of Nairobi. Retrieved from http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/13037

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Obare, Nyaega G. “Determinants of financial performance of internet service providers in Kenya .” 2012. Thesis, U of Nairobi. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/13037.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Obare, Nyaega G. “Determinants of financial performance of internet service providers in Kenya .” 2012. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

Vancouver:

Obare NG. Determinants of financial performance of internet service providers in Kenya . [Internet] [Thesis]. U of Nairobi; 2012. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/13037.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Obare NG. Determinants of financial performance of internet service providers in Kenya . [Thesis]. U of Nairobi; 2012. Available from: http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/13037

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4. Hinga, Juliet W. Print Media Coverage Of The 2006 Standard Group Raid: A Content Analysis Of The Standard And Daily Nation .

Degree: 2015, U of Nairobi

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11295/95021

► The media are a very powerful tool in society and should ideally be free of any government control and interference. The Kenyan Constitution upholds press… (more)

▼ The media are a very powerful tool in society and should ideally be free of any government control and interference. The Kenyan Constitution upholds press freedom and thus anytime the government interferes with the media, it will be infringing on their constitutional right. Regardless of this constitutional provision, the Kenyan government has sometimes sought to interfere with the media operations. This study seeks to find out how the two leading newspapers in the country reported on the Standard Group raid of 2006. The main objective of this study was to find out how the Daily Nation and the Standard covered the Standard Group raid of 2006.The study also sought to find out the themes that came out in the stories done on the raid and to establish the sources of the stories done on the raid. This study used the qualitative research approach and content analysis as the data collection method. The method of analysis that was used by this study was thematic analysis. The mass communication theory used by this study was the Agenda Setting theory. The population used in this study was all the stories on the Daily Nation and Standard newspapers for the month of March 2006, from 1st March to 31st March. The sample used for the study was a census of all the stories on the Standard Group Raid. The data collected was presented in form of tables and graphs. The study found out that most of the stories on the raid were done by the Standard. It also found that the Daily Nation had no editorial and the Standard had only one editorial. The study found that majority of the stories on the Standard Group raid were news stories. The study concluded that the Standard and Nation newspapers had covered the Standard Group raid adequately but had downplayed the affected parties that are journalists and media owners. The political angle of coverage of the Standard Group raid had taken prominence during the reporting on the raid by the Nation and Standard newspapers. The study recommended that the Nation and Standard should have had more editorials to show their strong standpoint against the raid. Another recommendation was for the two dailies to minimize politicization of the raid when reporting on similar incidents in the future

Subjects/Keywords: Print Media Coverage

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Hinga, J. W. (2015). Print Media Coverage Of The 2006 Standard Group Raid: A Content Analysis Of The Standard And Daily Nation . (Thesis). U of Nairobi. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11295/95021

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Hinga, Juliet W. “Print Media Coverage Of The 2006 Standard Group Raid: A Content Analysis Of The Standard And Daily Nation .” 2015. Thesis, U of Nairobi. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11295/95021.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Hinga, Juliet W. “Print Media Coverage Of The 2006 Standard Group Raid: A Content Analysis Of The Standard And Daily Nation .” 2015. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

Vancouver:

Hinga JW. Print Media Coverage Of The 2006 Standard Group Raid: A Content Analysis Of The Standard And Daily Nation . [Internet] [Thesis]. U of Nairobi; 2015. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11295/95021.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Hinga JW. Print Media Coverage Of The 2006 Standard Group Raid: A Content Analysis Of The Standard And Daily Nation . [Thesis]. U of Nairobi; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11295/95021

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

5. Ombati, Kenneth M. A Prototype for Making Calls Between Mobile Phones in Areas Without Cellular Network Coverage .

Degree: 2016, U of Nairobi

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11295/100292

► Mobile phone voice communications using the traditional Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) signal methods depends on the cellular network operator signal coverage. There is… (more)

▼ Mobile phone voice communications using the traditional Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) signal methods depends on the cellular network operator signal coverage. There is a communication problem when mobile phones users want to communicate to each other when they are located in an area where there is no GSM signal coverage. This study objective was to develop and evaluate a prototype that can enable mobile phone calls between users who are located within an area where there is no mobile operator signal coverage. The prototype focuses on using Asterisk server which is an open source framework that can be used for building voice-protocol real-time communications applications, Session Initiation protocol which is a call setup and signaling protocol and a wireless local area network (WLAN). This study results and analysis demonstrated that the prototype can be successfully used to make phone calls between mobile phones without using cellular network GSM or 3G signals with satisfactory voice quality. According to voice quality standards, the prototype provides acceptable sound quality as evidenced by the measured R-Factor of 93.2. The call establishment time was below a second, which is ideal for real time mobile phone calls communication. The prototype also provided the capability of multiple simultaneous calls between mobile phones. However, mobile phone calls conversations were getting poor and eventually being disconnected when either the calling or called wireless network signal becomes weak. For the wireless network to cover a wide area, an extended distributed wireless local area network using multiple high performance access points, signal repeaters, as well as using a hybrid of wireless and cabled infrastructure is recommended for future studies. Also recommended is a server class hardware to host the IP PBX server as well as integrating the prototype with existing PBXs that are connected to PSTN lines to bridge mobile phones VoIP calls with external PSTN or GSM mobile phone users.

Subjects/Keywords: Cellular Network Coverage

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Ombati, K. M. (2016). A Prototype for Making Calls Between Mobile Phones in Areas Without Cellular Network Coverage . (Thesis). U of Nairobi. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11295/100292

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Ombati, Kenneth M. “A Prototype for Making Calls Between Mobile Phones in Areas Without Cellular Network Coverage .” 2016. Thesis, U of Nairobi. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11295/100292.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Ombati, Kenneth M. “A Prototype for Making Calls Between Mobile Phones in Areas Without Cellular Network Coverage .” 2016. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

Vancouver:

Ombati KM. A Prototype for Making Calls Between Mobile Phones in Areas Without Cellular Network Coverage . [Internet] [Thesis]. U of Nairobi; 2016. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11295/100292.

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Council of Science Editors:

Ombati KM. A Prototype for Making Calls Between Mobile Phones in Areas Without Cellular Network Coverage . [Thesis]. U of Nairobi; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11295/100292

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University of Ghana

6. Adogla-Bessa, E. Newspaper Coverage of Tourism: A Content Analysis of the Daily Graphic and the Mirror.

Degree: MA, 2015, University of Ghana

URL: http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/8489

► The main objective of this study was to investigate how the Daily Graphic, Ghana’s most credible and widely circulated paper and the Mirror, Ghana’s number… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Newspapers ; Coverage ; Tourism

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Adogla-Bessa, E. (2015). Newspaper Coverage of Tourism: A Content Analysis of the Daily Graphic and the Mirror. (Masters Thesis). University of Ghana. Retrieved from http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/8489

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Adogla-Bessa, E. “Newspaper Coverage of Tourism: A Content Analysis of the Daily Graphic and the Mirror. ” 2015. Masters Thesis, University of Ghana. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/8489.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Adogla-Bessa, E. “Newspaper Coverage of Tourism: A Content Analysis of the Daily Graphic and the Mirror. ” 2015. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

Vancouver:

Adogla-Bessa E. Newspaper Coverage of Tourism: A Content Analysis of the Daily Graphic and the Mirror. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Ghana; 2015. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/8489.

Council of Science Editors:

Adogla-Bessa E. Newspaper Coverage of Tourism: A Content Analysis of the Daily Graphic and the Mirror. [Masters Thesis]. University of Ghana; 2015. Available from: http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/8489

University of Waterloo

7. Bochkarev, Stanislav. Minimizing Turns in Single and Multi Robot Coverage Path Planning.

Degree: 2017, University of Waterloo

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/11230

► Spurred by declining costs of robotics, automation is becoming a prevalent area of interest for many industries. In some cases, it even makes economic sense… (more)

▼ Spurred by declining costs of robotics, automation is becoming a prevalent area of interest for many industries. In some cases, it even makes economic sense to use a team of robots to achieve a goal faster. In this thesis we study sweep coverage path planning, in which a robot or a team of robots must cover all points in a workspace with its footprint. In many coverage applications, including cleaning and monitoring, it is beneficial to use coverage paths with minimal robot turns. In the first part of the thesis, we address this for a single robot by providing an efficient method to compute the minimum altitude of a non-convex polygonal region, which captures the number of parallel line segments, and thus turns, needed to cover the region. Then, given a non-convex polygon, we provide a method to cut the polygon into two pieces that minimizes the sum of their altitudes. Given an initial convex decomposition of a workspace, we apply this method to iteratively re-optimize and delete cuts of the decomposition. Finally, we compute a coverage path of the workspace by placing parallel line segments in each region, and then computing a tour of the segments of minimum cost. We present simulation results on several workspaces with obstacles, which demonstrate improvements in both the number of turns in the final coverage path and runtime. In the second part of the thesis, we extend the concepts developed for a single robot coverage to a multi robot case. We provide a metric χ that approximates the cost of a coverage path, which accounts for the cost of turns. Given a polygon, we provide a method for cutting a polygon into two that would minimize the maximum cost χ between the two polygons. Provided with an initial n-cell decomposition, we apply this method in the iterative manner to re-optimize cuts in order to minimize the maximum cost χ over all cells in the decomposition. For each cell in the re-optimized n-cell decomposition, a single robot coverage path is computed using the minimum altitude decomposition. We present the simulation results that demonstrate improvements in the maximum cost as well as the range of costs over all robots in the team.

Subjects/Keywords: Coverage; Path Planning

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Bochkarev, S. (2017). Minimizing Turns in Single and Multi Robot Coverage Path Planning. (Thesis). University of Waterloo. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10012/11230

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Bochkarev, Stanislav. “Minimizing Turns in Single and Multi Robot Coverage Path Planning.” 2017. Thesis, University of Waterloo. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/11230.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Bochkarev, Stanislav. “Minimizing Turns in Single and Multi Robot Coverage Path Planning.” 2017. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

Vancouver:

Bochkarev S. Minimizing Turns in Single and Multi Robot Coverage Path Planning. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2017. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/11230.

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Council of Science Editors:

Bochkarev S. Minimizing Turns in Single and Multi Robot Coverage Path Planning. [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/11230

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NSYSU

8. Hou, Yung-tsung. The Worst-case and Best-case Coverage Problems in Wireless Sensor Networks.

Degree: PhD, Information Management, 2009, NSYSU

URL: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0610109-130053

► Wireless sensor networks provide a wide range of applications, such as environment surveillance, hazard monitoring, traffic control, and other commercial or military applications. The quality… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Worst-case coverage; Line Coverage; Wireless sensor networks; Best-case Coverage

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Hou, Y. (2009). The Worst-case and Best-case Coverage Problems in Wireless Sensor Networks. (Doctoral Dissertation). NSYSU. Retrieved from http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0610109-130053

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Hou, Yung-tsung. “The Worst-case and Best-case Coverage Problems in Wireless Sensor Networks.” 2009. Doctoral Dissertation, NSYSU. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0610109-130053.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Hou, Yung-tsung. “The Worst-case and Best-case Coverage Problems in Wireless Sensor Networks.” 2009. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

Vancouver:

Hou Y. The Worst-case and Best-case Coverage Problems in Wireless Sensor Networks. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. NSYSU; 2009. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0610109-130053.

Council of Science Editors:

Hou Y. The Worst-case and Best-case Coverage Problems in Wireless Sensor Networks. [Doctoral Dissertation]. NSYSU; 2009. Available from: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0610109-130053

University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign

9. Athavale, Viraj. Coverage analysis for assertions and emulation based verification.

Degree: MS, 1200, 2012, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2142/29795

► Coverage analysis is critical in pre-silicon verification of hardware designs for assessing the completeness of verification and identifying inadequately exercised areas of the design. It… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: pre-silicon verification; coverage; assertions; emulation; code coverage; fault coverage; static analysis

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Athavale, V. (2012). Coverage analysis for assertions and emulation based verification. (Thesis). University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2142/29795

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Athavale, Viraj. “Coverage analysis for assertions and emulation based verification.” 2012. Thesis, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/29795.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Athavale, Viraj. “Coverage analysis for assertions and emulation based verification.” 2012. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

Vancouver:

Athavale V. Coverage analysis for assertions and emulation based verification. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign; 2012. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2142/29795.

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Council of Science Editors:

Athavale V. Coverage analysis for assertions and emulation based verification. [Thesis]. University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2142/29795

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University of Georgia

10. Putnam, Joshua Tyler. State legislatures as the motivating force behind frontloading.

Degree: MA, Political Science, 2004, University of Georgia

URL: http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/uga_etd/putnam_joshua_t_200412_ma

► Political science literature has done much to point out the presence of frontloading, but has failed to sufficiently explain why it is that states have… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: media coverage

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Putnam, J. T. (2004). State legislatures as the motivating force behind frontloading. (Masters Thesis). University of Georgia. Retrieved from http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/uga_etd/putnam_joshua_t_200412_ma

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Putnam, Joshua Tyler. “State legislatures as the motivating force behind frontloading.” 2004. Masters Thesis, University of Georgia. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/uga_etd/putnam_joshua_t_200412_ma.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Putnam, Joshua Tyler. “State legislatures as the motivating force behind frontloading.” 2004. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

Vancouver:

Putnam JT. State legislatures as the motivating force behind frontloading. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Georgia; 2004. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/uga_etd/putnam_joshua_t_200412_ma.

Council of Science Editors:

Putnam JT. State legislatures as the motivating force behind frontloading. [Masters Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2004. Available from: http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/uga_etd/putnam_joshua_t_200412_ma

11. Varun Malik. Impact of mass media coverage in the participation of university players in selected games; -.

Degree: Physical Education, 2012, Maharshi Dayanand University

URL: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/7940

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The purpose of the study was to see the impact of mass-media coverage in the participation of university players in selected games. CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION:… (more)

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The purpose of the study was to see the impact of mass-media coverage in the participation of university players in selected games. CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION: In this chapter meaning and some basic concept related to mass-media coverage in sports and physical education. Theories of mass-media coverage and factor effecting mass-media coverage of the respondents of the study are appended. The objective and hypothesis of the studies are also given in this chapter as below: OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY To see the impact of mass-media (T.V., display Media, News paper, Magazinesand Computer/internet) coverage in the participation of university players in selected games i.e. (Boxing, Wrestling, Hockey and Cricket). HYPOTHESIS There will be a significant impact of T.V., Display media, News paper, Magazinesand Computer/internet on the performance of selected games, (Boxing, Wrestling, Hockey and Cricket) male or female players of M.D. University, Rohtak. CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATE LITERATURE: In this chapter a review of literature related to mass-media coverage is discussed in detail by quoting major findings of the studies, conducted by J.R. Kelly (1973) L.Bryson,(1987) Creedon, P.J. (1994) Williams and Gill (2000) Weiss, Bredemeier and Shewchuk (2002) Shariffadeen (2004) Similarly Tariq (2008) Malik (2010) Qurat-ul-Ain (2010) or so many other. CHAPTER III DESIGN AND PROCEDURE OF THE STUDY This chapter seeks to outline the procedure followed design employed, sample selecting, tools used, procedure adopted for data collection and statistical analysis conducted to realize the objectives of the study. TOOLS USED Total 200 subjects were taken on randomly selection base to find out the impact of mass-media coverage in the participation of university players in selected games i.e. boxing, wrestling, cricket and hockey at university level.The impact of mass-media coverage as tool was used according to time and space given in media. Motivation and interests for mass participation among players were used to develop the questionnaire.

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Advisors/Committee Members: Rameshwari Devi.

Subjects/Keywords: Physical Education; mass media coverage

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Malik, V. (2012). Impact of mass media coverage in the participation of university players in selected games; -. (Thesis). Maharshi Dayanand University. Retrieved from http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/7940

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Malik, Varun. “Impact of mass media coverage in the participation of university players in selected games; -.” 2012. Thesis, Maharshi Dayanand University. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/7940.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Malik, Varun. “Impact of mass media coverage in the participation of university players in selected games; -.” 2012. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

Vancouver:

Malik V. Impact of mass media coverage in the participation of university players in selected games; -. [Internet] [Thesis]. Maharshi Dayanand University; 2012. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/7940.

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Malik V. Impact of mass media coverage in the participation of university players in selected games; -. [Thesis]. Maharshi Dayanand University; 2012. Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/7940

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California State University – Sacramento

12. Amos, Neil G. Characteristics of press coverage: candidates and ballot issues in California.

Degree: MA, Government, 2010, California State University – Sacramento

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10211.9/672

► Scholars have found contrasts in media coverage for different types of candidate races (e.g. Senator and Governor). However, existing research has not assessed the coverage… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Campaigns; Press coverage; Initiative process

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Amos, N. G. (2010). Characteristics of press coverage: candidates and ballot issues in California. (Masters Thesis). California State University – Sacramento. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10211.9/672

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Amos, Neil G. “Characteristics of press coverage: candidates and ballot issues in California.” 2010. Masters Thesis, California State University – Sacramento. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10211.9/672.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Amos, Neil G. “Characteristics of press coverage: candidates and ballot issues in California.” 2010. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

Vancouver:

Amos NG. Characteristics of press coverage: candidates and ballot issues in California. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. California State University – Sacramento; 2010. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10211.9/672.

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Amos NG. Characteristics of press coverage: candidates and ballot issues in California. [Masters Thesis]. California State University – Sacramento; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10211.9/672

University of Otago

13. Tait, Sue. Making news at Pakaitore: a multi-sighted ethnography .

Degree: 2009, University of Otago

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/528

► As a public medium and a vehicle of "culture", which frames and comprehends social priorities, relations and identities, news has received scant anthropological attention (Spitulnik… (more)

▼ As a public medium and a vehicle of "culture", which frames and comprehends social priorities, relations and identities, news has received scant anthropological attention (Spitulnik 1993). Whanganui Iwi's occupation of Moutoa Gardens in 1995 was made available to a public as"news". My project reveals a range of exclusions around these mediations, which conjure wider issues regarding the production of representations within (post) colonial contexts. As a contribution to anthropology, my ethnography responds to the limitations of traditional ethnographic praxis, providing a productive response to criticisms of the discipline and revealing the public value of ethnographic sensibilities. Whanganui Iwi believed the Gardens to be the historical site of Pakaitore pa. The area was reclaimed as a marae, shelters were built, the perimeter fenced, and Iwi lived on site for 80 days. The initiative constituted an expression of Iwi's experiences of exteriority within Wanganui and their frustration with the delay of the Crown's response to their claims alleging breaches of Treaty of Waitangi. Iwi temporarily inverted their relationship to the Pakeha community by establishing a literal boundary to the marae, which rendered those who were not supportive of Iwi aspirations "outsiders". While access to the marae was controlled, and restrictions were placed on news workers, the only group banned from the marae were the employees of the city's newspaper, the Wanganui Chronicle. My project details the production of news about Pakaitore, and the attempts of Iwi to control their representation; specifying the role of "location" (both spatial and ideological) in the production of written and photographic accounts (Haraway 1991). I examine how the structures of news production are deployed and contested by news workers, and the manner in which news texts may or may not be "inhabited" by their subjects and public. I compare the journalistic practices of Chronicle workers, prior to and following their ban, with those of out of town newsworkers from press and television. The mechanisms, codes, and values of what makes "good" news structure particular locations for news workers, and this largely precluded conveying the intention and experience of nga Iwi at Pakaitore. This extended to the reports gathered by the reporter for TVNZ (the state owned broadcaster), who, as Iwi whānau, was allowed unfettered access to the marae. Being "the news" interfered with agendas inside the marae. From this location, Pakaitore was about building relationships between hapu and strengthening a sense of community. Hui addressed the status of Iwi within Wanganui, and rangatahi and visitors were educated in tribal history and tikanga. These priorities contest the "outside" perspective that Pakaitore was simply an attempt to antagonise Pakeha authorities. Throughout the course of my fieldwork visual aspects of media representations of Pakaitore were cited by a range of my informants as conveying particular authority. In some contexts this was by way… Advisors/Committee Members: Wilson, Peter (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: Maori; press coverage; land tenure

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Tait, S. (2009). Making news at Pakaitore: a multi-sighted ethnography . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/528

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Tait, Sue. “Making news at Pakaitore: a multi-sighted ethnography .” 2009. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Otago. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10523/528.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Tait, Sue. “Making news at Pakaitore: a multi-sighted ethnography .” 2009. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

Vancouver:

Tait S. Making news at Pakaitore: a multi-sighted ethnography . [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Otago; 2009. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/528.

Council of Science Editors:

Tait S. Making news at Pakaitore: a multi-sighted ethnography . [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Otago; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/528

University of Otago

14. Zeng, Jiaxu. Model-Averaged Confidence Intervals .

Degree: 2013, University of Otago

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/3806

► Model averaging is commonly used to allow for model uncertainty in parameter estimation. In the frequentist setting, a model-averaged estimate of a parameter is a… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Model-Averaging; Bootstrapping; Coverage

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Zeng, J. (2013). Model-Averaged Confidence Intervals . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/3806

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Zeng, Jiaxu. “Model-Averaged Confidence Intervals .” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Otago. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10523/3806.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Zeng, Jiaxu. “Model-Averaged Confidence Intervals .” 2013. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

Vancouver:

Zeng J. Model-Averaged Confidence Intervals . [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Otago; 2013. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/3806.

Council of Science Editors:

Zeng J. Model-Averaged Confidence Intervals . [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Otago; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/3806

University of Western Australia

15. Shine, Kathryn. Seen but not heard : schoolteachers in the news : a historical analysis of The West Australian newspaper's perspectives on teachers in its coverage from 1987 to 2007.

Degree: PhD, 2012, University of Western Australia

URL: http://repository.uwa.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=33351&local_base=GEN01-INS01

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[Truncated abstract] Teachers in Australia and internationally have expressed frustration at a perceived negative focus in news media coverage of education and teachers. They have… (more)

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[Truncated abstract] Teachers in Australia and internationally have expressed frustration at a perceived negative focus in news media coverage of education and teachers. They have also reported that news media coverage about teachers and schooling can affect their relationships with families, friends and the community. Despite this, few studies have examined the nature of news coverage relating to teachers. This thesis aimed to make a significant contribution to the field by providing a detailed analysis of a major newspaper’s coverage of teachers over a 20-year period, and comparing that to the dominant images of teachers in the educational research literature, popular culture and other news media. The thesis examined the portrayal of public school teachers in news articles and editorials published in The West Australian newspaper between 1987 and 2007, focusing on the depiction of teachers in the newspaper’s reporting of five education-related topics which were the subject of sustained coverage during years. These topics are: Unit Curriculum (1987-1988), Industrial Action (1995), The Introduction of Standardised Testing (1997-2001); Teacher Shortage (1999-2007); and Outcomes-Based Education (2005-2007). Each of the topics is the basis of a chapter in which relevant background and contextual information is also provided. The analysis of the reporting of each of the five topics led to the development of a series of propositions about the newspaper’s portrayal of teachers. These are outlined in detail in the relevant chapters, and subsequently allowed for three key representations of teachers to be identified. These can be described as negative representations, sympathetic representations and positive representations. The negative representations Teachers in Australia and internationally have expressed frustration at a perceived negative focus in news media coverage of education and teachers. They have also reported that news media coverage about teache

This thesis aimed to make a significant contribution to the field by providing a detailed analysis of a major newspaper’s coverage of teachers over a 20-year period, and comparing that to the dominant images of teachers in the educational research literature, popular culture and other news media. The thesis examined the portrayal of public school teachers in news articles and editorials published in The West Australian newspaper between 1987 and 2007, focusing on the depiction of teachers in the newspaper’s reporting of five education-related topics which were the subject of sustained coverage during years. These topics are: Unit Curriculum (1987-1988), Industrial Action (1995), The Introduction of Standardised Testing (1997-2001); Teacher Shortage (1999-2007); and Outcomes-Based Education (2005-2007). Each of the topics is the basis of a chapter in which relevant background and contextual information is also provided. The analysis of the reporting of each of the five topics led to the development of a series of propositions about the newspaper’s portrayal of…

Subjects/Keywords: Media coverage; Teachers; Education; News

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Shine, K. (2012). Seen but not heard : schoolteachers in the news : a historical analysis of The West Australian newspaper's perspectives on teachers in its coverage from 1987 to 2007. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Western Australia. Retrieved from http://repository.uwa.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=33351&local_base=GEN01-INS01

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Shine, Kathryn. “Seen but not heard : schoolteachers in the news : a historical analysis of The West Australian newspaper's perspectives on teachers in its coverage from 1987 to 2007.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Western Australia. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://repository.uwa.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=33351&local_base=GEN01-INS01.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Shine, Kathryn. “Seen but not heard : schoolteachers in the news : a historical analysis of The West Australian newspaper's perspectives on teachers in its coverage from 1987 to 2007.” 2012. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

Vancouver:

Shine K. Seen but not heard : schoolteachers in the news : a historical analysis of The West Australian newspaper's perspectives on teachers in its coverage from 1987 to 2007. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Western Australia; 2012. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://repository.uwa.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=33351&local_base=GEN01-INS01.

Council of Science Editors:

Shine K. Seen but not heard : schoolteachers in the news : a historical analysis of The West Australian newspaper's perspectives on teachers in its coverage from 1987 to 2007. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Western Australia; 2012. Available from: http://repository.uwa.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=33351&local_base=GEN01-INS01

Victoria University of Wellington

16. Hill, Garrity. A Post-Environmental Discourse: Rhetoric, Science and Legitimacy in Environmental News Coverage of Lake Winnipeg, Canada.

Degree: 2012, Victoria University of Wellington

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2489

► In post-environmental news discourse, environmentalism is reduced to a rhetorical motif that is relayed by all sides of the political debate, including the environmental opposition.… (more)

▼ In post-environmental news discourse, environmentalism is reduced to a rhetorical motif that is relayed by all sides of the political debate, including the environmental opposition. The phase of post-environmentalism in environmental discourse is indicated by the absorption of environmental messages into mainstream discourse so that they are no longer 'owned' by subversive environmentalists, but by anyone claiming to represent the cause. The result is that a counter-discourse is no longer present in the discussion to challenge dominant assumptions about unlimited economic growth. Using critical discourse analysis, this thesis examines the news coverage of governmental regulations aimed at reducing toxic algae in Lake Winnipeg, Canada. The thesis describes how the science is used in the narratives, and compares patterns of doubting science in the coverage with similar patterns found in news discourse historically. The analysis shows that the pro-lake cause is recruited throughout the coverage to boost legitimacy for the Manitoba hog industry and the City of Winnipeg, who leveraged public campaigns opposing the regulations. Rather than contributing to a public understanding of the tension between environmental and economic paradigms, the simplistic cost-benefit analysis of the regulations in the coverage decontextualises the problem from its complex political-economic origins. Furthermore, rather than presenting environmental science in a way that aids public understanding, science is either credited or discredited to reinforce the industry and governmental positions. The need for transparent communication of environmental problems and their causes is thus hindered by the legitimacy claims-making that dominates the discourse. The repeated and shared voicing of environmental messages in the media further embeds the discourse into a post-environmental phase by excluding a counter-discourse from the discussion – environmentalism becomes talked about by everyone, and yet discussed by no one. Advisors/Committee Members: Nickel, Trish, Harrington, Carol.

Subjects/Keywords: Environment; Media; News coverage

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Hill, G. (2012). A Post-Environmental Discourse: Rhetoric, Science and Legitimacy in Environmental News Coverage of Lake Winnipeg, Canada. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2489

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Hill, Garrity. “A Post-Environmental Discourse: Rhetoric, Science and Legitimacy in Environmental News Coverage of Lake Winnipeg, Canada.” 2012. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2489.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Hill, Garrity. “A Post-Environmental Discourse: Rhetoric, Science and Legitimacy in Environmental News Coverage of Lake Winnipeg, Canada.” 2012. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

Vancouver:

Hill G. A Post-Environmental Discourse: Rhetoric, Science and Legitimacy in Environmental News Coverage of Lake Winnipeg, Canada. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2012. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2489.

Council of Science Editors:

Hill G. A Post-Environmental Discourse: Rhetoric, Science and Legitimacy in Environmental News Coverage of Lake Winnipeg, Canada. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/2489

17. Ally, Jamah. Kenya’s print media coverage of religious communities in the mandera and garissa terrorist attacks .

Degree: 2015, U of Nairobi

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11295/94871

► In the recent years, Kenyans have been scarred repeatedly by a series of attacks by the Al Shabaab terrorist group based in neighbouring Somalia. The… (more)

▼ In the recent years, Kenyans have been scarred repeatedly by a series of attacks by the Al Shabaab terrorist group based in neighbouring Somalia. The devastating attacks have been characterised by profiling and targeting of non-Muslims, a tactic that has polarised Kenyans along religious lines and increased likelihood of conflict. This study sought to find out how the print media covered religious communities, specifically Christians and Muslims, in the Al Shabaab attacks in Mandera (November/December 2014) and Garissa University College (April 2015) in the context of the Code of Conduct for the Practice of journalism by the Media Council of Kenya (2013) and the backdrop of interreligious polarisation occasioned by previous attacks. Both attacks under study were characterised by separation of Muslims and Christians before the latter were killed. The study analysed contents of 133 news articles that made direct references to the two religious communities within four weeks of the attacks. For the Mandera attack, articles were selected between November 23rd to December 23rd 2014 while for the Garissa attack; they were selected between April 2nd to May 2nd 2015. The study also interviewed six journalists and two editors regarding the print media coverage of those attacks to gain deeper insights into the matter. The study established that the coverage of religious communities in the two publications was largely done professionally in line with the Code of Conduct for the practice of journalism in Kenya with the exceptions of a few shortcomings. In addition, the coverage was largely done in a manner that is not polarising. Instead, the majority of articles published emphasised national unity among Kenyans of all religious communities to combat Al Shabaab. The study recommends that the media should exercise extra caution in reporting terrorist attacks to ensure that they do so professionally and accurately without fanning interreligious polarisation and conflicts in the country.

Subjects/Keywords: Media coverage of religious communities

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Ally, J. (2015). Kenya’s print media coverage of religious communities in the mandera and garissa terrorist attacks . (Thesis). U of Nairobi. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11295/94871

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Ally, Jamah. “Kenya’s print media coverage of religious communities in the mandera and garissa terrorist attacks .” 2015. Thesis, U of Nairobi. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11295/94871.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Ally, Jamah. “Kenya’s print media coverage of religious communities in the mandera and garissa terrorist attacks .” 2015. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

Vancouver:

Ally J. Kenya’s print media coverage of religious communities in the mandera and garissa terrorist attacks . [Internet] [Thesis]. U of Nairobi; 2015. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11295/94871.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

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Ally J. Kenya’s print media coverage of religious communities in the mandera and garissa terrorist attacks . [Thesis]. U of Nairobi; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11295/94871

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

KTH

18. Mishra, Shashank. Analysis of test coverage metrics in a business critical setup.

Degree: Computer Science and Communication (CSC), 2017, KTH

URL: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-213698

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Test coverage is an important parameter of analyzing how well the product is being tested in any domain within the IT industry. Unit testing… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Code coverage; line coverage; branch coverage; path coverage; mutation testing; unit testing; test process; complexity; Computer Science; Datavetenskap (datalogi)

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Mishra, S. (2017). Analysis of test coverage metrics in a business critical setup. (Thesis). KTH. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-213698

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Mishra, Shashank. “Analysis of test coverage metrics in a business critical setup.” 2017. Thesis, KTH. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-213698.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Mishra, Shashank. “Analysis of test coverage metrics in a business critical setup.” 2017. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

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Mishra S. Analysis of test coverage metrics in a business critical setup. [Internet] [Thesis]. KTH; 2017. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-213698.

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Mishra S. Analysis of test coverage metrics in a business critical setup. [Thesis]. KTH; 2017. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-213698

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Leiden University

19. Franssen, Anne. War of Double Standards.

Degree: 2015, Leiden University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1887/35350

► This thesis explores the representation of the Dutch-Indonesian conflict – between August 1945 and December 1949 – within the American media. In contrast with the… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: media coverage indonesian independence war

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Franssen, A. (2015). War of Double Standards. (Masters Thesis). Leiden University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1887/35350

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Franssen, Anne. “War of Double Standards.” 2015. Masters Thesis, Leiden University. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1887/35350.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Franssen, Anne. “War of Double Standards.” 2015. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

Vancouver:

Franssen A. War of Double Standards. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Leiden University; 2015. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1887/35350.

Council of Science Editors:

Franssen A. War of Double Standards. [Masters Thesis]. Leiden University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1887/35350

20. Nwaohiri, Anuli N. POPULATION COVERAGE OF MATERNAL, NEWBORN AND CHILD HEALTH INTERVENTIONS: THE IMPACT OF DONOR FINANCING, COVERAGE CHANGE METRICS AND PREDICTORS OF MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION.

Degree: 2014, Johns Hopkins University

URL: http://jhir.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/37007

► Background Donor financing in conjunction with national policies works through the existing health system to impact the uptake of MNCH interventions. However within countries, other… (more)

▼ Background Donor financing in conjunction with national policies works through the existing health system to impact the uptake of MNCH interventions. However within countries, other key factors such as individual and household behaviors, the political economy, and the macroeconomic environment also influence the uptake of interventions. Demonstrating the relationship between increased financing and increased coverage can provide a platform for policymakers and other stakeholders to refine and appropriately target their health programs. Methods This complex relationship between financing and coverage was analyzed using: 1) A multi-country analysis examining the impact of official development assistance on the change in coverage levels of MNCH interventions; 2) To further contextualize the results of the multi-country analysis, a systematic review was performed to identify the different metrics used in computing coverage change; and 3) Individual-level factors related to utilization of maternal health services was examined among women of varying socioeconomic status in Nigeria. Results The multi-country analysis examining the impact of official development assistance (ODA) on coverage levels of MNCH interventions positive associations. The systematic review found that the method of computing change is important in coverage change estimates; and this can impact findings and future research directions. Furthermore, the trend of coverage rates within a country and the baseline rate is also important. Lastly, predictors of maternal health service utilization among Nigerian women were maternal education and employment. Conclusion This analysis has shown that ODA to maternal and child health can be effective in increasing the coverage rates of MNCH interventions. These results are important and present a preliminary attempt to understand this complex relationship between financing and the uptake of health interventions. In addition, the coverage change metrics utilized are important can have a significant impact on the results of coverage change analyses. Lastly, in our analyses that examined individual level factors associated with maternal health service utilization, maternal education and employment are shown to be important factors associated with utilization regardless of socioeconomic status. Understanding the dynamics between individual level predictors and the uptake of interventions is important to ensure that those in need are appropriately targeted for health interventions. Advisors/Committee Members: Nelson, Kenrad (advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: MNCH Interventions; Financing; Coverage change

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Nwaohiri, A. N. (2014). POPULATION COVERAGE OF MATERNAL, NEWBORN AND CHILD HEALTH INTERVENTIONS: THE IMPACT OF DONOR FINANCING, COVERAGE CHANGE METRICS AND PREDICTORS OF MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION. (Thesis). Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved from http://jhir.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/37007

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Nwaohiri, Anuli N. “POPULATION COVERAGE OF MATERNAL, NEWBORN AND CHILD HEALTH INTERVENTIONS: THE IMPACT OF DONOR FINANCING, COVERAGE CHANGE METRICS AND PREDICTORS OF MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION.” 2014. Thesis, Johns Hopkins University. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://jhir.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/37007.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Nwaohiri, Anuli N. “POPULATION COVERAGE OF MATERNAL, NEWBORN AND CHILD HEALTH INTERVENTIONS: THE IMPACT OF DONOR FINANCING, COVERAGE CHANGE METRICS AND PREDICTORS OF MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION.” 2014. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

Vancouver:

Nwaohiri AN. POPULATION COVERAGE OF MATERNAL, NEWBORN AND CHILD HEALTH INTERVENTIONS: THE IMPACT OF DONOR FINANCING, COVERAGE CHANGE METRICS AND PREDICTORS OF MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION. [Internet] [Thesis]. Johns Hopkins University; 2014. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://jhir.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/37007.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

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Nwaohiri AN. POPULATION COVERAGE OF MATERNAL, NEWBORN AND CHILD HEALTH INTERVENTIONS: THE IMPACT OF DONOR FINANCING, COVERAGE CHANGE METRICS AND PREDICTORS OF MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE UTILIZATION. [Thesis]. Johns Hopkins University; 2014. Available from: http://jhir.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/37007

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University of Waterloo

21. Mirghaderi, Seyed Reza. Information Theoretic Aspects of Wireless Networks with Coverage Constraint.

Degree: 2007, University of Waterloo

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/3253

► A wireless multicast network with a stringent decoding delay constraint and a minimum coverage requirement is characterized when the fading channel state information is available… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Multicast; Coverage

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Mirghaderi, S. R. (2007). Information Theoretic Aspects of Wireless Networks with Coverage Constraint. (Thesis). University of Waterloo. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10012/3253

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Mirghaderi, Seyed Reza. “Information Theoretic Aspects of Wireless Networks with Coverage Constraint.” 2007. Thesis, University of Waterloo. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/3253.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Mirghaderi, Seyed Reza. “Information Theoretic Aspects of Wireless Networks with Coverage Constraint.” 2007. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

Vancouver:

Mirghaderi SR. Information Theoretic Aspects of Wireless Networks with Coverage Constraint. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2007. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/3253.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Mirghaderi SR. Information Theoretic Aspects of Wireless Networks with Coverage Constraint. [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2007. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/3253

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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

22. Otchere, Richard. Assessing the Coverage and Consistent Use of Insecticide Treated Bed Nets (ITNs) in the Prevention of Malaria Among Pregnant Women In The Nkoranza South District in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana.

Degree: 2011, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

URL: http://dspace.knust.edu.gh:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/1188

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Pregnant women are more vulnerable to malaria than other adults; they are four times more likely to get malaria and twice as likely to die… (more)

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Pregnant women are more vulnerable to malaria than other adults; they are four times more likely to get malaria and twice as likely to die of it. In Ghana, malaria is the leading cause of morbidity accounting for about 40% of outpatients’ attendance. It was estimated that malaria accounts for 22 percent of under-five mortality and 9 percent of maternal deaths (The President’s Malaria Initiative, 2007). At Nkoranza South District, over 7,510 ITNs have been issued out since 2007. But malaria is still the leading cause of ailment in the district accounting for about 47% outpatients’ attendance. The main objective of this study was to assess the coverage and consistent use of ITNs among pregnant women in Nkoranza South District. Coverage of possession and use of ITNs was assessed through descriptive cross sectional survey method of twenty towns and villages at Nkoranza South District. Three hundred and eighty four (384) pregnant women were sampled from the study communities. The data was analysed using SPSS version 16.0 and Stata software. Descriptive statistics was employed in the analysis of field data. Possession of ITN among pregnant women in the district was low (32%) when compared to the Abuja target of 60% but its use was high (73%) among those who possessed ITN. There was no association between possession and use of ITN (p= 0.12, chi = 2.47). More long lasting nets should be imported into the country and must be highly subsidized for all and not only pregnant women and children under 5 because everybody suffers from malaria. More permanent conical nets should be imported for easy hanging even without beds. Education on ITN should be intensified and more emphasis should be laid on the re-treatment of nets since culture of net re-treatment was very low in the district.

A Dissertation Submitted to the School of Graduate Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi in Partial Fulfilment Of Requirements for the Award of Master of Public Health (Mph) Degree in Health Education and Promotion

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Subjects/Keywords: Pregnant Women; Coverage; ITN usage

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Otchere, R. (2011). Assessing the Coverage and Consistent Use of Insecticide Treated Bed Nets (ITNs) in the Prevention of Malaria Among Pregnant Women In The Nkoranza South District in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. (Thesis). Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Retrieved from http://dspace.knust.edu.gh:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/1188

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Otchere, Richard. “Assessing the Coverage and Consistent Use of Insecticide Treated Bed Nets (ITNs) in the Prevention of Malaria Among Pregnant Women In The Nkoranza South District in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana.” 2011. Thesis, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://dspace.knust.edu.gh:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/1188.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Otchere, Richard. “Assessing the Coverage and Consistent Use of Insecticide Treated Bed Nets (ITNs) in the Prevention of Malaria Among Pregnant Women In The Nkoranza South District in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana.” 2011. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

Vancouver:

Otchere R. Assessing the Coverage and Consistent Use of Insecticide Treated Bed Nets (ITNs) in the Prevention of Malaria Among Pregnant Women In The Nkoranza South District in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. [Internet] [Thesis]. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology; 2011. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://dspace.knust.edu.gh:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/1188.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Otchere R. Assessing the Coverage and Consistent Use of Insecticide Treated Bed Nets (ITNs) in the Prevention of Malaria Among Pregnant Women In The Nkoranza South District in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. [Thesis]. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology; 2011. Available from: http://dspace.knust.edu.gh:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/1188

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Vilnius University

23. Zachaževski, Stanislav. Nežinomų teritorijų tyrinėjimas naudojant savaeigius robotizuotus mechanizmus.

Degree: Master, 2010, Vilnius University

URL: http://vddb.laba.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2009~D_20101125_190737-99166 ;

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Nežinomo ploto dengimas yra aktuali ir paplitusi problema. NPD sprendimas realiuose robotuose susiduria su daviklių ir mechanizmų netikslumu. Atliktame darbe yra pateiktas „Bouncing“ NPD algoritmo… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Area Coverage; Covering salesman; Robotic

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Zachaževski, Stanislav. (2010). Nežinomų teritorijų tyrinėjimas naudojant savaeigius robotizuotus mechanizmus. (Masters Thesis). Vilnius University. Retrieved from http://vddb.laba.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2009~D_20101125_190737-99166 ;

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Zachaževski, Stanislav. “Nežinomų teritorijų tyrinėjimas naudojant savaeigius robotizuotus mechanizmus.” 2010. Masters Thesis, Vilnius University. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://vddb.laba.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2009~D_20101125_190737-99166 ;.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Zachaževski, Stanislav. “Nežinomų teritorijų tyrinėjimas naudojant savaeigius robotizuotus mechanizmus.” 2010. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

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Vancouver:

Zachaževski, Stanislav. Nežinomų teritorijų tyrinėjimas naudojant savaeigius robotizuotus mechanizmus. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Vilnius University; 2010. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://vddb.laba.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2009~D_20101125_190737-99166 ;.

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Zachaževski, Stanislav. Nežinomų teritorijų tyrinėjimas naudojant savaeigius robotizuotus mechanizmus. [Masters Thesis]. Vilnius University; 2010. Available from: http://vddb.laba.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2009~D_20101125_190737-99166 ;

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Uppsala University

24. Rydén, Vilhelm. Outdoor to Indoor Coverage in 5G Networks.

Degree: Signals and Systems Group, 2016, Uppsala University

URL: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-298101

► Outdoor to indoor mobile coverage is evaluated for differentfrequencies in two scenarios, a single building scenario and a cityenvironment. A new model for outdoor… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: 5g; indoor coverage; wireless propagation

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Rydén, V. (2016). Outdoor to Indoor Coverage in 5G Networks. (Thesis). Uppsala University. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-298101

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Rydén, Vilhelm. “Outdoor to Indoor Coverage in 5G Networks.” 2016. Thesis, Uppsala University. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-298101.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Rydén, Vilhelm. “Outdoor to Indoor Coverage in 5G Networks.” 2016. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

Vancouver:

Rydén V. Outdoor to Indoor Coverage in 5G Networks. [Internet] [Thesis]. Uppsala University; 2016. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-298101.

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Council of Science Editors:

Rydén V. Outdoor to Indoor Coverage in 5G Networks. [Thesis]. Uppsala University; 2016. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-298101

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Texas A&M University

25. Lee, Jaeyong. Deployment and coverage maintenance in mobile sensor networks.

Degree: 2009, Texas A&M University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1564

► Deployment of mobile nodes in a region of interest is a critical issue in building a mobile sensor network because it affects cost and detection… (more)

▼ Deployment of mobile nodes in a region of interest is a critical issue in building a mobile sensor network because it affects cost and detection capabilities of the system. The deployment of mobile sensors in essence is the movement of sensors from an initial position to a final optimal location. Considerable attention has recently been given to this deployment issue. Many of the distributed deployment schemes use the potential field method. In most cases, the negative gradient of the potential function becomes the feedback control input to a node. This assumes that the potential function is differentiable over the entire region. This assumption is valid primarily when the topology of the network is fixed. In this research, we analyze the stability of a network that uses piecewise smooth potential functions. A gravitation-like force is proposed to deploy a group of agents and to form a certain configuration. We use a nonsmooth version of the Lyapunov stability theory and LaSalle?s invariance principle to show asymptotic stability of the network which is governed by discontinuous dynamics. We propose a hierarchical structure using potential fields for mobile sensor network deployment. A group of mobile nodes first form a cluster using a potential field method and then cluster heads are used to establish a hexagonal structure that employs a higher level potential field. We consider specifically the problem of deploying a mobile sensor network so that a certain area coverage is realized and maintained. And we propose an algorithm for main taining the desired coverage that assumes the availability of a stochastic sensor model. The model reflects the decline of the sensor accuracy as the distance increases from the sensor. It is further assumed that each node?s sensor has a different sensing range to represent sensor performance deterioration due to power decay. The network deployment scheme combines artificial forces with individual sensor ranges. The validity and the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm are compared to the conventional methods in simulations. Simulation results confirm the effectiveness of the proposed algorithms with respect to a defined performance metric. Advisors/Committee Members: Jayasuriya, Suhada (advisor), Kim, Won-jong (committee member), Parlos, Alexander (committee member), Welch, Jennifer L. (committee member).

Subjects/Keywords: mobile sensor network; coverage; deployment

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Lee, J. (2009). Deployment and coverage maintenance in mobile sensor networks. (Thesis). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1564

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Lee, Jaeyong. “Deployment and coverage maintenance in mobile sensor networks.” 2009. Thesis, Texas A&M University. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1564.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Lee, Jaeyong. “Deployment and coverage maintenance in mobile sensor networks.” 2009. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

Vancouver:

Lee J. Deployment and coverage maintenance in mobile sensor networks. [Internet] [Thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2009. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1564.

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Council of Science Editors:

Lee J. Deployment and coverage maintenance in mobile sensor networks. [Thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1564

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West Virginia University

26. Martin, Amanda Ellaina. Construction of Operation Iraqi Freedom as a social problem.

Degree: 2008, West Virginia University

URL: http://wvuscholar.wvu.edu:8881/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=13993

► This study looks at the construction of Operation Iraqi Freedom as a social problem bythe New York Times and USA Today between July 2002 and… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Iraq War, 2003 – Press coverage.; Social problems – Press coverage.

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Martin, A. E. (2008). Construction of Operation Iraqi Freedom as a social problem. (Thesis). West Virginia University. Retrieved from http://wvuscholar.wvu.edu:8881/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=13993

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Martin, Amanda Ellaina. “Construction of Operation Iraqi Freedom as a social problem.” 2008. Thesis, West Virginia University. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://wvuscholar.wvu.edu:8881/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=13993.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Martin, Amanda Ellaina. “Construction of Operation Iraqi Freedom as a social problem.” 2008. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

Vancouver:

Martin AE. Construction of Operation Iraqi Freedom as a social problem. [Internet] [Thesis]. West Virginia University; 2008. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://wvuscholar.wvu.edu:8881/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=13993.

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Council of Science Editors:

Martin AE. Construction of Operation Iraqi Freedom as a social problem. [Thesis]. West Virginia University; 2008. Available from: http://wvuscholar.wvu.edu:8881/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=13993

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The Ohio State University

27. Zheng, Zizhan. Sparse Deployment of Large Scale Wireless Networks for Mobile Targets.

Degree: PhD, Computer Science and Engineering, 2010, The Ohio State University

URL: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1275444923

► Deploying wireless networks at large scale is challenging. Despitevarious effort made in the design of coverage schemes and deploymentalgorithms with static targets in mind,… (more)

▼ Deploying wireless networks at large scale is challenging. Despitevarious effort made in the design of coverage schemes and deploymentalgorithms with static targets in mind, how to deploy awireless network to achieve a desired quality of service for mobile targets moving in a large region without incurringprohibitive cost largely remains open. To address this issue, thisdissertation proposes Sparse Coverage, a deployment scheme thatprovides guaranteed service to mobile targets while trading offservice quality with cost in a deterministic way. The first part of this dissertation discusses two sparse coveragemodels for deploying WiFi access points (APs) along a city-wide roadnetwork to provide data service to mobile vehicles. The first model,called Alpha Coverage, ensures that a vehicle moving through a pathof length a is guaranteed to have a contact with some AP.This is the first partial coverage model (in contrast to the moreexpensive full coverage model) that provides a performance guaranteeto disconnection-tolerant mobile users. We show that under thisgeneral definition, even to verify whether a given deploymentprovides Alpha Coverage is co-NPC. Thus, we propose two practicalmetrics as approximations, and design efficient approximationalgorithms for each of them. The concept of Alpha Coverage is thenextended by taking connectivity into account. To characterize theperformance of a roadside WiFi network more accurately, we proposethe second sparse coverage model, called Contact Opportunity, whichmeasures the fraction of distance or time that a mobile user is incontact with some AP. We present an efficient deployment method thatmaximizes the worst-case contact opportunity under a budgetconstraint by exploiting submodular optimization techniques. Wefurther extend this notion to the more intuitive metric – averagethroughput – by taking various uncertainties involved in the systeminto account. The second part of this dissertation studies sparse deploymenttechniques for placing sensor nodes in a large 2-d region fortracking movements. We propose a sparse coverage model called TrapCoverage, which provides a bound on the largest gap that a mobiletarget, e.g., an intruder or a dynamic event, is missed by anysensor node. In contrast to the current probabilistic partialcoverage models, this is the first 2-d coverage model that can tradeoff the quality of tracking with network lifetime in a deterministicway. For an arbitrarily deployed sensor network, we proposeefficient algorithms for determining the level of TrapCoverage even if the sensing regions have non-convex or uncertainboundaries. We then discuss a roadmap assisted geographic routingprotocol to support efficient pairwise routing in large sensornetworks with holes, which embodies a novel hole approximationtechnique and makes desired tradeoff between route-stretch andcontrol overhead. Advisors/Committee Members: Sinha, Prasun (Advisor).

Subjects/Keywords: Computer Science; Wireless networks; sensor networks; coverage; sparse coverage; approximation algorithms

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Zheng, Z. (2010). Sparse Deployment of Large Scale Wireless Networks for Mobile Targets. (Doctoral Dissertation). The Ohio State University. Retrieved from http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1275444923

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Zheng, Zizhan. “Sparse Deployment of Large Scale Wireless Networks for Mobile Targets.” 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, The Ohio State University. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1275444923.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Zheng, Zizhan. “Sparse Deployment of Large Scale Wireless Networks for Mobile Targets.” 2010. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

Vancouver:

Zheng Z. Sparse Deployment of Large Scale Wireless Networks for Mobile Targets. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. The Ohio State University; 2010. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1275444923.

Council of Science Editors:

Zheng Z. Sparse Deployment of Large Scale Wireless Networks for Mobile Targets. [Doctoral Dissertation]. The Ohio State University; 2010. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1275444923

NSYSU

28. Hsu, Shin-En. An Efficient Deployment Heuristic to Support Temporal Coverage of Heterogeneous Objects in Rotatable and Directional (R&D) Sensor Networks.

Degree: Master, Computer Science and Engineering, 2014, NSYSU

URL: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0608114-135737

► Rotatable and directional (R&D) sensors are wireless sensors that have the sector-like coverage range and rotation capability. These sensors can provide temporal coverage of objects… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: point coverage; directional sensor; sensor deployment; wireless sensor network; temporal coverage

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Hsu, S. (2014). An Efficient Deployment Heuristic to Support Temporal Coverage of Heterogeneous Objects in Rotatable and Directional (R&D) Sensor Networks. (Thesis). NSYSU. Retrieved from http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0608114-135737

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Hsu, Shin-En. “An Efficient Deployment Heuristic to Support Temporal Coverage of Heterogeneous Objects in Rotatable and Directional (R&D) Sensor Networks.” 2014. Thesis, NSYSU. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0608114-135737.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Hsu, Shin-En. “An Efficient Deployment Heuristic to Support Temporal Coverage of Heterogeneous Objects in Rotatable and Directional (R&D) Sensor Networks.” 2014. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

Vancouver:

Hsu S. An Efficient Deployment Heuristic to Support Temporal Coverage of Heterogeneous Objects in Rotatable and Directional (R&D) Sensor Networks. [Internet] [Thesis]. NSYSU; 2014. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0608114-135737.

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Council of Science Editors:

Hsu S. An Efficient Deployment Heuristic to Support Temporal Coverage of Heterogeneous Objects in Rotatable and Directional (R&D) Sensor Networks. [Thesis]. NSYSU; 2014. Available from: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0608114-135737

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29. Hicks, Justin B. Falling stars : an examination of star athlete sexual assault cases and the public relations crisis response strategies utilized by their teams.

Degree: MA, 2011, Ball State University

URL: http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/123456789/194920

► With the longstanding popularity of American team sports having now lead us to a point where athletes are multi‐million dollar investments capable of impacting culture… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Professional athletes – Press coverage; Rape – Press coverage; Sports teams – Public relations

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Hicks, J. B. (2011). Falling stars : an examination of star athlete sexual assault cases and the public relations crisis response strategies utilized by their teams. (Masters Thesis). Ball State University. Retrieved from http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/123456789/194920

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Hicks, Justin B. “Falling stars : an examination of star athlete sexual assault cases and the public relations crisis response strategies utilized by their teams.” 2011. Masters Thesis, Ball State University. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/123456789/194920.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Hicks, Justin B. “Falling stars : an examination of star athlete sexual assault cases and the public relations crisis response strategies utilized by their teams.” 2011. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

Vancouver:

Hicks JB. Falling stars : an examination of star athlete sexual assault cases and the public relations crisis response strategies utilized by their teams. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Ball State University; 2011. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/123456789/194920.

Council of Science Editors:

Hicks JB. Falling stars : an examination of star athlete sexual assault cases and the public relations crisis response strategies utilized by their teams. [Masters Thesis]. Ball State University; 2011. Available from: http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/123456789/194920

Oklahoma State University

30. Schweitzer, Julie. Media coverage of the Israel and Palestine conflict in the United States and in France.

Degree: International Studies, 2011, Oklahoma State University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11244/9869

► The purpose of this study is to analyze the differences and similarities in the media coverage of the Israel and Palestine conflict in the United… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: france; israel; media coverage; palestine; united states

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APA (6^th Edition):

Schweitzer, J. (2011). Media coverage of the Israel and Palestine conflict in the United States and in France. (Thesis). Oklahoma State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11244/9869

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Schweitzer, Julie. “Media coverage of the Israel and Palestine conflict in the United States and in France.” 2011. Thesis, Oklahoma State University. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11244/9869.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Schweitzer, Julie. “Media coverage of the Israel and Palestine conflict in the United States and in France.” 2011. Web. 22 Oct 2017.

Vancouver:

Schweitzer J. Media coverage of the Israel and Palestine conflict in the United States and in France. [Internet] [Thesis]. Oklahoma State University; 2011. [cited 2017 Oct 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11244/9869.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Schweitzer J. Media coverage of the Israel and Palestine conflict in the United States and in France. [Thesis]. Oklahoma State University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11244/9869

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

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