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In this dissertation we will discuss geodesics between open curves and also between closed curves in Rn where n ≥ 2. In order to calculate these geodesics, we will form a Riemannian metric on a space of smooth curves with non-vanishing...
On-line optimization and control of batch processes
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In this dissertation, the class of problems where a performance index must be optimized at the final time of operation of a batch process, is studied for various process conditions. First, optimal state feedback laws for end-point...
The current study investigated how college students’ perception of cognitive demands, instrumentality and personality influent their learning strategies generally used for a specific course. A survey package consisting of a Cognitive...
"Realizing the importance of the subject of literary awards, the interest in short stories, and the value of good anthologies to the small library the writer chose for her study a short story award--The O. Henry Memorial Award Prize...
At the intersection of meta-ethics and philosophy of science, Nicholas Sturgeon's "Moral Explanation" ([1985] 1988), Richard Boyd's "How to be a Moral Realist" (1988), and David Brink's Moral Realism and the Foundations of Ethics (1989)...
Perceived roles of consultants by users and dispensers in the allied health field in public postsecondary institutions
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This study identified and assessed perceptions of eight (8) roles engaged in, and characteristic of, the competent allied health consultant. One hundred and thirty-eight respondents from across the nation completed a specially-designed... The major thrust of this investigation was to determine how closely respondents approximated hypothesized role perceptions derived from a model by Lippitt and Lippitt (1986), to determine the degree to which three groups, identified... A subsidiary consideration of this study, which proved late in the investigation to be salient, was whether respondents had some sense of the flow of the eight roles through the consultation process along a continuum from a nondirective... Results indicated that no significant differences distinguished any one group from another and that respondents showed a midpoint approximation of the perceptions reflected in the model by Lippitt and Lippitt. Results also indicated that... Summaries revealed that traditional views of consultation as (1) fact finder, (2) problem solver, and (3) information specialist predominated in importance. A central conclusion was that, in spite of the general view that little, if any, ...
A STUDY OF THE REACTION POSITIVE PION-PROTON ---> POSITIVE PION-PROTON PION(0) PION(0) AT 15.7 GEV/C
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From a sample of 30, 400 two prong events the reaction (pi)('+) p (--->) (pi)('+) p (pi)('0) (pi)('0) at 15.7 GeV/c is studied. The data were taken at the SLAC 40'' hybrid bubble chamber with a segmented lead-glass wall placed downstream... The experimental setup and the use of the wall in reconstructing the (pi)('0)'s is described. Invariant masses are presented including the (pi)('0)(pi)('0) mass up to about 4 GeV. No new high mass neutral meson is seen. A van Hove... Events with a (DELTA)('++)(1232) present are isolated and investigated. The cross section for the reaction (pi)('+) p (--->) (DELTA)('++) f('0) (f('0) (--->) (pi)('0)(pi)('0)) is determined to be 25.8 (+OR-) 3.4 microbarns. A moments... An OPE model calculation is made and compared with data using phase shifts measurements from other experiments. When using phase shifts from Biswas (1981) the model underestimated the cross section below m((pi)('0)(pi)('0)) = 1 GeV, ...
This research was designed to explore the relationship between students' nature of science knowledge and their epistemological beliefs. Nature of Science (NOS) knowledge refers to students' understanding of the characteristics of...
Significant disparities in healthcare among African-Americans are still prevalent in the U.S. with black patients having a higher incidence of common chronic diseases (heart disease, cancer and strokes), die at a higher rate, and lose...
Art as a Mirror and Window on Cultural Diversity in South Korea: A Critical Analysis of Artworks by Three Contemporary Artists with Implications for Art Education
Today's societies are becoming ever more culturally diverse. A traditionally mono-cultural society, South Korea is in the midst of remarkably rapid changes that have made cultural diversity a widely discussed topic in education and many...
The term "football school" has been disseminated in some manner or another in the popular press, by scholars, and by colleges for the past century. This label is shared and understood at a certain cultural level but research has yet to...
When Charles Edward Stuart landed on the shores of Scotland in 1745, he was greeted with ardent support from Jacobite men and women who supported the Stuart claim to the British throne. Women were particularly important supporters of...
This study deals with a university's responsibility to adopt sustainable practices in both education and building. The study places emphasis on both the social and fiduciary responsibilities that affect students, faculty and universities...
CONTINUING EDUCATION PERCEIVED NEEDS OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS IN MEXICO
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The overall purpose of this study was to identify the continuing education perceived needs of electrical and electronics engineers in Mexico. The data base and findings of this study will be used in the National Polytechnical Institute... This study, a descriptive needs assessment was conducted in two phases. The first phase was devoted to the development of the instrument for the needs assessment using a Delphi technique. The second phase consisted of a survey of a... The findings of the study provided priorities for use in planning for the continuing education of electrical and electronics engineers in Mexico. Priorities for specific needs were identified in four general areas: (1) technical skills...
Faculty marketing analysis of community college libraries and the relationship of marketing activities to utilization
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The purpose of this study was to determine if there was any relationship between marketing and utilization of library services/facilities at the fifteen two-year colleges in the University System of Georgia. Furthermore, the study... Statistics revealed that (1) part-time faculty perceive themselves marketed to less than full-time faculty; (2) part-time initially learn about the library through colleagues, librarians and department heads while full-time initially...
Next-to-leading-log QCD calculation of symmetric dihadron production
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We present a technique for using a Monte Carlo method to perform the phase space integrations used in calculating the next-to-leading-logarithm, QCD contribution to symmetric dihadron production. We show that this method is relatively...
The improvement of electrical energy storage (EES) devices such as batteries and electrochemical capacitors (ECs) is crucial to the widespread adoption of electric drive vehicles and the increased mobility of portable electronics. This...
This project proposes one possible solution to the information sharing and information processing problems within the intelligence community: include information professionals in each analytic division. By first creating a rough model of...
Selections From Keri Pack: Stories From the Tomato Field is a collection of works based on my experiences as a child growing up in the world of agriculture and near the Everglades, it is a memoir about my life and my family's 57 years in...
Ernesto Lecuona (1895-1963) is regarded as one of the most important Cuban musicians of the twentieth century, and one of the most prolific composers within Latin America. His piano skills were equal to that of Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873...
"The purpose of this study is to establish that the Alabama Library Association has wielded a powerful influence on the promotion and development of public, school and college libraries within the state, that the Association has been...
Project 1: ProDCoNN: Protein Design using a Convolutional Neural Network. Designing protein sequences that fold to a given three-dimensional (3D) structure has long been a challenging problem in computational structural biology with...
Throughout the course of this decade, the Sunshine State has emerged as one of America’s fastest growing states. As cities compete for opportunities to expand their tax base and achieve other municipally-centered goals, cities are faced...
Evaluating the impact of feedback about tips on waiter performance
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Feedback has been a widely used procedure in many Performance Management interventions. Despite the popularity of feedback as an intervention, few systematic analyses of the functions and effects of feedback used alone have been... The results were mixed. Graphic feedback about tips-per-customer appeared to have an impact on tips-per-customer but not on sales-per-customer. Ancillary measures (customer satisfaction, direct observation of server behaviors, sales of...
Emergency message dissemination (EMD) in vehicular ad hoc network (VANET) becomes a hot topic due to the ever increasing concern on the road safety. When encountering unusual situations, emergency messages should be disseminated quickly...
Trombonist innovator and pioneer, Stuart Dempster's diverse career has included roles as performer, teacher, commissioner, composer and healer. Through extensive interviews with Dempster, his colleagues and former students, this document...
The inclusion of reinforcing particles in materials used for AM allows for the fabrication of tailored multifunctional parts with improved mechanical properties, thermal conductivity, reduced coefficient of thermal expansion, improved...
Attitudes toward mental illness as expressed by relatives of veterans on regular trial visit, the Veterans Administration Center, Gulfport Division, Biloxi, Mississippi, January 1 - June 30, 1959
"The purpose of this study was to compare attitudes toward mental illness as expressed by the relatives of veterans on Regular Trial Visits from the Veterans Administration Center, Gulfport Division, Biloxi, Mississippi between January 1...
Get It How I Live: An Exploratory Qualitative Analysis of How Black First-Generation Low-Income Students Learn about Money through Community Cultural Wealth
Grounded in critical race theory, Yosso’s (2005) Community Cultural Wealth Model aims to capture unique ways that help students of color succeed in predominantly White institutions, and in society. This case study explores how Black...
The transcription factor ΔFosB is increased in the brain after repeated exposure to several forms of stimuli. The nucleus accumbens (NAc), an area of the brain involved in rewarding behavior, is a site of major ΔFosB activity after...
An historical study of the cluster college organizational structure at two universities: Comparative case histories
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The cluster college, rooted in a medieval tradition of undergraduate teaching, emphasized small, close-knit living-learning units. It re-emerged in the 1960s as one possible solution to demands by students for change in higher education... Examination of primary and secondary sources and oral history interviews permitted the researcher to investigate the processes involved in innovation and change in two newly established universities. The study focused on the motivations... The researcher found that curricular and organizational innovations in higher education move on a continuum that closely follow societal change. Using the cluster organization at The University of West Florida and the University of...
Testimonial literature is essential in order to understand the development of a Latin American Identity --it captures and manifests the epistemological and metaphysical difficulties that challenge the notion of identity and have...
The understanding of the evolution of a Tropical Cyclone (TC) has been a topic of research for several years. During the hurricane season not all thunderstorm events embedded in the African easterly waves or otherwise evolve into...
Creatine kinase (CK) and arginine kinase (AK) are members of a highly conserved family of phosphoryl transferase enzymes known as phosphagen kinases. CK and AK play a central role in cells that display high and variable rates of ATP...
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