The logical configuration of a WDM network can be changed by reassigning wavelengths to tunable transceivers of nodes. In this paper, we develop reconfiguration algorithms to obtain an optimal node placement of multihop networks with regular topology. The algorithms are based on meta-heuristics such as simulated annealing, threshold acceptance, and multistart local search. We compare the perfor...

ECE The undersigned hereby certify that they have read and recommend to the Faculty of Graduate Studies for acceptance a thesis entitled " Face Illumination Normalization with Shadow Consideration " by Avinash B. Baliga in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. Permission is herewith granted to Carnegie Mellon University to circulate and to have copied for ...

The key policy orientation underpinning these recommendations is that of SOCIAL SOLIDARITY. The fundamental concept for public policy aimed at addressing inequity and unfair access must be a public consensus about the degree of social solidarity required in financing health services; we believe this ought to mean social and political acceptance of the value that all citizens must receive equal ...

I am submitting herewith a dissertation written by Junjie Lu entitled "An Analog VLSI Deep Machine Learning Implementation." I have examined the final electronic copy of this dissertation for form and content and recommend that it be accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, with a major in Electrical Engineering. We have read this dissertation ...

For at least 25 years, hypertension guidelines have suggested measuring blood pressure in both arms, but GPs' acceptance of this is low. Current and past versions of major guidelines were identified to review and assess the degree to which they provided justification, evidence, and a description of dual-arm measurement techniques. It is suggested that if guidelines better justified recommendati...

We explored how the intended purpose of a knowledge model can influence the modelling process and in particular, how it impacts on the choice points of the underlying modelling methodology. We introduce a classification of knowledge models according to their intended scope, expressiveness and degree of acceptance. As a result, we aim to define critical success factors of methodologies for ontol...

in this paper, it was shown that , where  and , and , where  is not prime and , are od-characterizable.

let $g$ be a connected graph with vertex set $v(g)$‎. ‎the‎ ‎degree resistance distance of $g$ is defined as $d_r(g) = sum_{{u‎,‎v} subseteq v(g)} [d(u)+d(v)] r(u,v)$‎, ‎where $d(u)$ is the degree‎ ‎of vertex $u$‎, ‎and $r(u,v)$ denotes the resistance distance between‎ ‎$u$ and $v$‎. ‎in this paper‎, ‎we characterize $n$-vertex unicyclic‎ ‎graphs having minimum and second minimum degree resista...