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Kirkpatrick, Michael S. Ph.D., Purdue University, August 2011. Trusted Enforcement of Contextual Access Control. Major Professor: Elisa Bertino. As computing environments become both mobile and pervasive, the need for ro­ bust and flexible access control systems comes to the fore. Instead of relying simply on identity-based mechanisms or multi-level classifications, modern information sys­ tems...

Srivastava, Satyam Ph.D., Purdue University, May 2011. Display Device Color Management and Visual Surveillance of Vehicles. Major Professor: Edward J. Delp. Digital imaging has seen an enormous growth in the last decade. Today users have numerous choices in creating, accessing, and viewing digital image/video content. Color management is important to ensure consistent visual experience across i...

In the context of the field theory limit of superstrings, we consider an almost realistic model of supersymmetry breaking by gaugino condensation which includes, through nonperturbative corrections to the Kähler potential, dilaton stabilization at a value compatible with a weak coupling regime. Invariance under modular transformations is ensured through a Green-Schwarz term and string threshold...

To the Editor: In the letter “Article on Sodium Intake Should Include Ethnic Disclaimer,” Professor Hilliard states that “healthy blacks who consume more than 1,500 mg of sodium per day are at risk for hypertension and chronic kidney disease” and that “accumulation of irrefutable medical data on the subject” shows that “American blacks are 4 times more likely than whites to die of kidney failur...

A fit of amplitudes to the experimental branching ratios to two mesons is used to construct a new estimate of neutral D mixing which includes SU(3) breaking. The result is dominated by the experimental uncertainties. This suggests that the charm sector may not be as sensitive to new physics as previously thought and that long-distance calculations may not be useful.

We investigate how the gender composition of migrant flows and the intra-household allocation of labor are employed as risk-coping strategies in El Salvador. We show that agricultural productivity shocks primarily increased male migration to the US and, at the same time, increased the number of hours that the household devoted to agricultural activities. In contrast, damage sustained from the 2...

Uncertainty is an essential aspect of risk assessments that should be accounted for in the analysis considering potential implications for the decision-making process. Uncertainty depends in particular on the information at hand regarding factors that influence risk. It is suggested in this report that different types of information, regarding variables that appear in risk assessment models, re...

Financial Disclosure: Dr Emanuel gave 2 lectures for Merck of France in 2003. Messrs Sobolski and Barton reported no financial disclosures. Disclaimer: The opinions expressed herein are the authors’ own and do not necessarily reflect those of the National Institutes of Health, the US Public Health Service, or the Department of Health and Human Services. Acknowledgment: We thank Yochai Benkler, ...