The paper applies survival analysis to identify the determinants of terrorist group duration. Our sample includes 367 terrorist organizations that operated during 1970–2007. Consistent with the theory, determinants of these groups’ survival include their tactics, size, ideological basis, region of operation, and base-country characteristics. Cross-sectional and panel estimates are provided. Ter...

We have proposed a new type of audio-tactile interface called the Straw-like User Interface (SUI) that allowed users to virtually experience the sensations of drinking with straw. The sensations were created based on data of pressure, vibration and sound recorded during drinking with a straw. The device enabled us to develop many unique interfaces, facilitating extension of research fields rela...

Monocentric lenses have recently changed from primarily a historic curiosity to a potential solution for panoramic high-resolution imagers, where the spherical image surface is directly detected by curved image sensors or optically transferred onto multiple conventional flat focal planes. We compare imaging and waveguide-based transfer of the spherical image surface formed by the monocentric le...

This paper describes the architecture of an integrated platform developed for improving the development efficiency of system LSIs built into digital consumer electronics equipment such as flat-panel TVs and optical disc recorders. The reason for developing an integrated platform is to improve the development efficiency of system LSIs that serve the principal functions of the said equipment. The...

In today’s everyday-life an increasing amount of displays of arbitrary kind are used; in particular, the amount of publicly used displays of any kind are growing. Currently these displays are often static regarding the content they are presenting and moreover often do not allow people to directly interact with them. We propose “Stick-On Interfaces” consisting of a stickon hardware module and co...

In this paper, an online adaptation algorithm for bipedal walking on uneven surfaces with height uncertainty is proposed. In order to generate walking patterns on flat terrains, the trajectories in the task space are planned to satisfy the dynamic balance and slippage avoidance constraints, and also to guarantee smooth landing of the swing foot. To ensure smooth landing of the swing foot on sur...

Over the past decade, glass has become an increasingly sophisticated structural and functional component in uses as varied as flat panel displays, automobiles and architecture. For the manufacturer, this has created a drive to enhance the characteristics of the glass itself, to develop more advanced coatings, and also to improve the process for cutting glass, in terms of higher precision, great...

Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, Korea Department of Industrial, Welding and Systems Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, U.S.A. School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Keimyung University, Taegu 704-701, Korea National Core Research Center for Hybrid Materials Solution, Pusan National University, Busan 609-73...

A Empirical robustness exercises 3 A.1 Detrending method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 A.2 Alternative ways of constructing cohort-level employment . . . . . . . . . 3 A.3 Results using data averaged over a two-year window . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 A.4 Panel regressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 A.5 Establishments . . . . . ....

JIHWAN KIM, YANMING LI, MATTHEW N. MISKIEWICZ, CHULWOO OH, MICHAEL W. KUDENOV, AND MICHAEL J. ESCUTI* Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, USA Currently at Apple Inc., Flat Panel Display, Cupertino, California 95014, USA Currently at Intel Corporation, Technology and Manufacturing Group, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124, USA *...