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Using Perturbed QR Factorizations To Solve Linear Least-Squares Problems
We propose and analyze a new tool to help solve sparse linear least-squares problems min{sub x} {parallel}Ax-b{parallel}{sub 2}. Our method is based on a sparse QR factorization of a low-rank perturbation {cflx A} of A. More precisely, we show that the R factor of {cflx A} is an effective preconditioner for the least-squares problem min{sub x} {parallel}Ax-b{parallel}{sub 2}, when solved using LSQR. We propose applications for the new technique. When A is rank deficient we can add rows to ensure that the preconditioner is well-conditioned without column pivoting. When A is sparse except for a few dense rows we can drop these dense rows from A to obtain {cflx A}. Another application is solving an updated or downdated problem. If R is a good preconditioner for the original problem A, it is a good preconditioner for the updated/downdated problem {cflx A}. We can also solve what-if scenarios, where we want to find the solution if a column of the original matrix is changed/removed. We present a spectral theory that analyzes the generalized spectrum of the pencil (A*A,R*R) and analyze the applications.
Date:
March 21, 2008
Creator:
Avron, Haim; Ng, Esmond G. & Toledo, Sivan
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 116, No. 57, Ed. 1 Friday, March 21, 2008
Daily newspaper from Perry, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 21, 2008
Creator:
Brown, Gloria
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 109, No. 251, Ed. 1 Friday, March 21, 2008
Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 21, 2008
Creator:
Bush, Michael
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, March 21, 2008
Semiweekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 21, 2008
Creator:
Cartwright, Brian
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 81, Ed. 1 Friday, March 21, 2008
Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 21, 2008
Creator:
Clements, Clifford E.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
South Texas Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, March 21, 2008
Semi-monthly newspaper from Corpus Christi, Texas published by the Diocese of Corpus Christi that includes news of interest to Diocese members along with advertising.
Date:
March 21, 2008
Creator:
Goldapp, Paula J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Averting Financial Crisis
This report focuses on the efforts of regulators to reduce stress to the markets.
Date:
March 21, 2008
Creator:
Jickling, Mark
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The GV Tribune (Grandview, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, March 21, 2008
Weekly newspaper from Grandview, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 21, 2008
Creator:
Knowles, Rexann
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
High School Graduation, Completion, and Dropouts: Federal Policy, Programs, and Issues
This report discusses federal policy, programs, and issues related to high school graduation, completion, and dropouts. The report then looks at historical data as well as the most recent indicators of these outcomes. That analysis is followed by a description of the federal programs designed to help youth who have dropped out, or who are at risk of dropping out. Finally, the report discusses issues that may arise as Congress considers reauthorizing the laws that pertain to this topic.
Date:
March 21, 2008
Creator:
Kuenzi, Jeffrey J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
K-12 Teacher Quality: Issues and Legislative Action
This report provides a brief overview of some of the most salient issues regarding the K-12 teaching force, describes the current federal role in this area, describes major federal programs, and tracks major legislative action by the Congress.
Date:
March 21, 2008
Creator:
Kuenzi, Jeffrey J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rural Education and the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP): Overview and Policy Issues
None
Date:
March 21, 2008
Creator:
Kuenzi, Jeffrey J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education: Background, Federal Policy, and Legislative Action
This report provides the background and context to understand these legislative developments. The report first presents data on the state of Schience, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education in the United States. It then examines the federal role in promoting STEM education. The report concludes with a discussion of the legislative actions recently taken to address federal STEM education policy.
Date:
March 21, 2008
Creator:
Kuenzi, Jeffrey J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants (Title II, Part A of the Higher Education Act): Overview and Reauthorization Issues
None
Date:
March 21, 2008
Creator:
Kuenzi, Jeffrey J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 93, No. 111, Ed. 1 Friday, March 21, 2008
Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 21, 2008
Creator:
Mattox, Jami
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, March 21, 2008
Weekly newspaper from Dell City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 21, 2008
Creator:
Morrell, Donna
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, March 21, 2008
Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date:
March 21, 2008
Creator:
Nash, Tammye
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Biologically Enhanced Carbon Sequestration: Research Needs and Opportunities
Fossil fuel combustion, deforestation, and biomass burning are the dominant contributors to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO{sub 2}) concentrations and global warming. Many approaches to mitigating CO{sub 2} emissions are being pursued, and among the most promising are terrestrial and geologic carbon sequestration. Recent advances in ecology and microbial biology offer promising new possibilities for enhancing terrestrial and geologic carbon sequestration. A workshop was held October 29, 2007, at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) on Biologically Enhanced Carbon Sequestration (BECS). The workshop participants (approximately 30 scientists from California, Illinois, Oregon, Montana, and New Mexico) developed a prioritized list of research needed to make progress in the development of biological enhancements to improve terrestrial and geologic carbon sequestration. The workshop participants also identified a number of areas of supporting science that are critical to making progress in the fundamental research areas. The purpose of this position paper is to summarize and elaborate upon the findings of the workshop. The paper considers terrestrial and geologic carbon sequestration separately. First, we present a summary in outline form of the research roadmaps for terrestrial and geologic BECS. This outline is elaborated upon in the narrative sections that follow. The narrative sections start with the …
Date:
March 21, 2008
Creator:
Oldenburg, Curtis; Oldenburg, Curtis M. & Torn, Margaret S.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
First Quarter Hanford Seismic Report for Fiscal Year 2008
The Hanford Seismic Assessment Program (HSAP) provides an uninterrupted collection of high-quality raw and processed seismic data from the Hanford Seismic Network for the U.S. Department of Energy and its contractors. The Hanford Seismic Assessment Team locates and identifies sources of seismic activity and monitors changes in the historical pattern of seismic activity at the Hanford Site. The data are compiled, archived, and published for use by the Hanford Site for waste management, natural phenomena hazards assessments, and engineering design and construction. In addition, the seismic monitoring organization works with the Hanford Site Emergency Services Organization to provide assistance in the event of a significant earthquake on the Hanford Site. The Hanford Seismic Network and the Eastern Washington Regional Network consist of 41 individual sensor sites and 15 radio relay sites maintained by the Hanford Seismic Assessment Team. For the Hanford Seismic Network, forty-four local earthquakes were recorded during the first quarter of fiscal year 2008. A total of thirty-one micro earthquakes were recorded within the Rattlesnake Mountain swarm area at depths in the 5-8 km range, most likely within the pre-basalt sediments. The largest event recorded by the network during the first quarter (November 25, 2007 - magnitude 1.5 …
Date:
March 21, 2008
Creator:
Rohay, Alan C.; Sweeney, Mark D.; Hartshorn, Donald C.; Clayton, Ray E. & Devary, Joseph L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Impact Aid for Public K-12 Education: Reauthorization Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Congressional Research Service (CRS) report entailing information about the reauthorization of Impact Aid for public K-12 education under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). This report goes over recent appropriations of the act, as well as detailing how Impact Aid payments are made. Additionally, the report is meant to be updated when the 110th congress sees fit to make amendments and expand the ESEA.
Date:
March 21, 2008
Creator:
Skinner, Rebecca R. & Apling, Richard N.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Capital Punishment: Constitutionality for Non-Homicide Crimes Such as Child Rape
This report provides background on the 8th Amendment and court decision on states imposing the death penalty for any crime other than murder.
Date:
March 21, 2008
Creator:
Smith, Alison M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The General Services Administration and Federal Real Property Management: Overview and Current Legislation
This report provides an overview and the current legislation on the general services administration and federal real property management.
Date:
March 21, 2008
Creator:
Smith, Stephanie
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Optics and multilayer coatings for EUVL systems
EUV lithography (EUVL) employs illumination wavelengths around 13.5 nm, and in many aspects it is considered an extension of optical lithography, which is used for the high-volume manufacturing (HVM) of today's microprocessors. The EUV wavelength of illumination dictates the use of reflective optical elements (mirrors) as opposed to the refractive lenses used in conventional lithographic systems. Thus, EUVL tools are based on all-reflective concepts: they use multilayer (ML) coated optics for their illumination and projection systems, and they have a ML-coated reflective mask.
Date:
March 21, 2008
Creator:
Soufli, R.; Bajt, S.; Hudyma, R. M. & Taylor, J. S.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 33, Number 12, Pages 2411-2620, March 21, 2008
A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date:
March 21, 2008
Creator:
Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Reforms: Regulatory Impacts Upon Innovation and Competition
This report reviews the USPTO rules that would restrict claims and continuing applications. It begins by offering a summary of the patent system and the role of patents in innovation policy. The context, details, and legal challenges to the new USPTO rules are then explained. The report then offers both the policy justifications for the new rules, as well as concerns that patent professionals and other observers have expressed over their effectiveness and impact. The report closes by identifying congressional issues and options.
Date:
March 21, 2008
Creator:
Thomas, John R.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library