Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 2005.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2005. Thesis (Ph. D. in Philosophy)--The Ohio State University, 2005. / Microfilm copy: University Microfilms No. 3161111. Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-162). Also available online online via OhioLINK's ETD Center

Thesis (M.Phil.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83-85). Also available in electronic version.

Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2007. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 67 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-67).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2000. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 119-124). Also available on the Internet.

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This diploma thesis deals with the design and blueprints for timber buildings according to principles for design of passive buildings. The structure is designed as diffusion-open. Individual compositions were assessed according to building physics and financial calculations of material costs were made. This thesis compares various possible options for improving energy concept of the house including internal building technology. The clever design and optimization of structures made reduction of specific heat needed for heating and other parameters to desired values for passive houses to achieve modern and healthy living possible.

The processing of medical image information in the context of this thesis means a complex of activities that can be achieved using ICT, needed to ensure effective acquisition, primary diagnosis, remote consultation, reliable archiving and other specific activities. The thesis describes the possibility of utilization of ICT in this environment, related trends and activities in the Czech Republic and in the world as well as a number of limitations, which result mainly from the applicable legislation. The main idea of this thesis is the integration platform proposal that represents a new alternative to the integration of existing services and DICOM applications in this field. Platform provides an environment for new interesting applications and enables the medical image processing to be organised different way. The system of efficient redistribution of requirements for the processing of medical image information within the coalition of cooperating medical institutions is describes as an application based on this platform. Increasing the efficiency of processing is achieved through greater specialization, more efficient diagnosis associated with access to the latest knowledge and efficient use of expensive equipment capacity and time of medical specialists. Part of this thesis is the methodology of implementation of this integration platform into medical institutions, placing particular emphasis on the risks associated with this way of integration.

Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1) will revolutionize how the public accesses emergency services and will alter the technological landscape within which existing public safety agencies operate. A lack of systematic methodologies exists for quality control of the required geospatial data layers for NG 9-1-1 systems. The primary objective of this study was to develop and systematize a highly accurate NG 9-1-1 GIS database for Counties of Southern Illinois (CSI). The project goals included mapping relevant geospatial data layers required by and based on NENA standard data formats; conducting data quality control and standardization; and providing standardized spatial datasets for NG 9-1-1 to relevant stakeholders. The approach was developed using a conceptual model for error and uncertainty analysis of the GIS-based NG 9-1-1 system. This included the identification of various sources of input uncertainties often associated with spatial data layers; modeling the accumulation and propagation of errors; analyzing their impact on the quality of the spatial data layers; and correcting the errors. Modeling uncertainty propagation focused on positional errors and was conducted through a simulation procedure. The results showed that the original spatial datasets possessed a large account of uncertainties, especially location errors of railroads and roads. The errors had different sources, including input map errors, the use of different map projection and coordinate systems, a lack of topological structures, etc. In addition, they varied from county to county. From the error propagation simulation, it was also found that the location errors measured as root mean square error (RMSE) fluctuated when the perturbed distance of the ground control points (GCP) was less than 15 m. After that, the RMSE increased as the perturbed distance of GCPs increased. This relationship was significantly linear. In addition, the location errors from railroads were larger than those from roads.

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