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Fine-Granularity Transmission Distortion Modeling for Video Packet Scheduling Over Mesh Networks
(IEEE, 2010-01)
Packet scheduling is a critical component in multi-session video streaming over mesh networks. Different video packets have different levels of contribution to the overall video presentation quality at the receiver side. ...
Modification, Degradation, and Stability of Polymeric Surfaces Treated with Reactive Plasmas
(Journal of Polymer Science: Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 2000)
The degradation, modification, and stability of polymeric surfaces exposed to chemically reactive O2 and H2O-vapor plasmas were investigated. Specifically, the effects of these plasmas on etching rate, surface morphology, ...
The measurement of decoupled payments' effects on U.S. agricultural production
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
In the current WTO negotiations, the developing and the developed countries take an opposite view regarding the criteria for green box subsidies supposed to be decoupled from current production levels and prices. This study ...
Study of QoE for DASH at Sub-representational Level
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP has become the most commonly used technology in
video streaming. It enables the player to adapt to the bitrate of the video while streaming to
ensure continuous playback. DASH ...
The Political Economy of Agriculture and the Social Economy of Local Sustainable Agriculture in Kansas City
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
This dissertation contributes to heterodox economics by presenting a unique
heterodox economics approach, utilizing aspects of heterodox surplus approach, Post
Keynesian, Institutional, feminist, and ecological economics. ...
Mizzou Nursing, 2014 Fall
(University of Missouri -- Columbia. School of Nursing., 2014)
Energy-Aware Portable Video Communication System Design for Wildlife Activity Monitoring
(IEEE, 2008)
In this paper, we introduce our recent research and development effort on energy-efficient portable video communication system design for wildlife activity monitoring. The
capability of seeing what an animal sees in the ...
Program assessment : industrial hygiene and safety sciences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
as well. The University of Central Missouri, a mid-sized school in Western Missouri has produced 400 alumni with master's degrees in industrial hygiene. The program is accredited by ABET. To assess what alumni of the program think of their preparation...
Midwest Winegrower Quarterly Volume 1, Issue 4
(University of Missouri--Columbia, Institute for Continental Climate Viticulture and Enology, 2008-02)
Midwest Winegrower Quarterly includes research reports and educational articles on grape and wine production in the Midwest, reports on meetings, workshops, and events as well as announcements of upcoming events and other ...
Video adaptation for IPTV applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In recent years, with the growing popularity of inter-networking and digital video, there arises a trend of delivering television services using the Internet Protocol, (a...
The socially filtered media agenda : a study of agenda setting among news outlets on Twitter
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study examines whether and how Twitter users set the agenda for legacy media outlets by sharing news URLs. It also investigates which news story topics are the most salient...
A neo-Gramscian communication analysis of structure and agency in the hegemonic struggle for meaning: organic retailer and organic activist group
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation extends environmental communication theorizing by drawing upon socio-political cultural and critical theory. The exigency of this project arose out...
The interface between the stellar wind and interstellar medium around R Cassiopeiae revealed by far-infrared imaging
(arXiv, 2009)
The circumstellar dust shells of intermediate initial-mass (about 1 to 8 solar masses) evolved stars are generated by copious mass loss during the asymptotic giant branch phase. The density structure of their circumstellar ...
Mizzou engineer, volume 10, number 2
(University of Missouri--Columbia. College of Engineering., 2011)
Embedded system design and power-rate-distortion optimization for video encoding under energy constraints
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
videos with non-stationary statistics, using the proposed P-R-D optimization technology, the encoder energy consumption can be significantly reduced. This has many important applications in energy-efficient portable video communication system design....
Efficient H.264 video coding with a working memory of objects
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Efficient spatiotemporal prediction to remove the source redundancy is critical in video coding. The newest international standard H.264 video coding introduces several advanced features, such as multiple-frame motion ...
Transcoding transport stream mpeg2
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Video conferencing provides students with the opportunity to remotely attend classes and participate in a 2-way communication with the teacher. Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute at the University of Missouri - Columbia has been using VBrick...
Advanced Light Field Frame Prediction For Optimized Compression
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
Current light field compression techniques lack robustness to handle both rate
distortion optimized motion compensation as well as latency during the encoding and
decoding process. This paper focuses on a contribution ...
Analysis Of A Distribution System Integrated With Photovoltaic Charging Facilities
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
Electricity generation and transportation account for most of the global primary
energy demand. The majority of the world’s coal demand is for electricity generation and
the majority of the world’s oil demand is for ...
Daniel H. Burnham: his legacy to American architecture
(2013)
This thesis will identify artistic sensibilities and leadership characteristics of the
American architect Daniel H. Burnham (1846-1912). It will assert that this particular
architect had enormous impact on urbanism in ...