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Temperature Transfer Due To Induction Sealing, Scott Evans

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This thesis investigates the temperature recorded during the induction sealing process within the headspace of a container. The topic for this thesis stemmed from a question of whether or not the product inside an induction sealed bottle has the potential of being adversely affected by heat generated during the induction sealing process on a packaging line during production. The thesis demonstrated the heat generated and temperature recorded utilizing irreversible chemical temperature indicating labels during the induction sealing process on a standard bottle packaging line with an aluminum foil liner/innerseal. Based on the results of this study, the following trends were …

A Study Of Package Drops In Global Distribution Environment, Donald Appleton

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The focus of this study was to compile and interpret drop heights and drop frequencies data for small parcel packages moving through the Eastman Kodak Company global distribution network. The need for this study arose from the inclusion of drop height probability curves into Kodak's shipping tests for packaged product weighing less than 100 lb. Kodak packaging engineers suspected the drop heights included in the probability curves were too high in drop height and too many in frequency when compared to the actual distribution environment. The data for this study resulted from dozens of test shipments using dummy-load packages throughout …

"Click" (An Experiment In Virtual Anthropology) Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Conceptual Art, Eve Ogden

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A Practical Implementation Of High-Speed Communication Using Digital Subscriber Line Technology, Todd Engle

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This thesis creates a plan for the practical implementation of high-speed communication for residences and businesses. By implementing low-cost, high-speed communication on a global scale, tremendous benefits can occur in areas such as Internet communication, interactive multimedia, telecommuting, and distance learning. Despite several successful trials of various high-speed communication technologies, many barriers remain before deployment can occur to the general public. This thesis proposes a plan to bridge the gap between theoretical test studies and global implementation. This thesis evaluates three communication systems as potential solutions for high-speed communication and selects one system as the solution. The three candidate systems …

Application Of Statistical Techniques In The Evaluation Of Packaging Processes, Mark Harris

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Production processes for packaging components frequently are subject to variation that can result in the manufacture of unusable components. Significant exposure to both the component supplier and the customer is incurred when the production process capability is not established prior to the start of production. "Application of Statistical Techniques in the Evaluation of Packaging Processes" presents a program of statistical tests for problem resolution as well as for the qualification of a new process. Training of manufacturing personnel in the fundamentals is a necessary element to accurately apply and interpret the results. The successful use of statistics requires knowledge of …

Design Of An Automatic Postal Service System, Chia-Chuan Lin

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Interactive Multimedia: Defining A Place In History, Erika Sears

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Student Attitudes Toward Individuals With Disabilities: Inclusive Versus Traditional Classrooms In Elementary School, Heather Young

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In recent years, many schools have begun to include students with disabilities in general education classrooms. Studies on "inclusion," have shown several positive effects for students with and without disabilities. This study examines the self-reported attitudes of 185 elementary school students in inclusive and traditional classrooms, as measured by the Scale of Children's Attitudes Toward Exceptionalities (SCATE). Self-reported attitudes and experiences of general education teachers were also assessed using a survey developed by the researcher. Although statistically significant relationships were found on the SCATE, these were not logical or conclusive. Results of the teacher surveys indicate that teachers of inclusive …

An Investigation Into The Design And Implementation Of A Business Plan For Ozark Builders, A Housing Development Company, Benjamin Luke Beaman

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This thesis will investigate the design and implementation of a business plan for Ozark Builders , a housing development company.

One of the oldest professions in the United States, is the construction industry. This diverse industry that employs a large percent of the populace, plays an important role in our nation's economy. While, profits are to be made in the construction industry, the risks are overwhelming. The turnover rate for contractors exceeds twenty percent a year. Speculative building is considered a big gamble, and the builder 's need to stay attuned to changes in consumer preferences, in competition, and in …

An Investigation Into The Design & Implementation Of A Customer Service Manual For Laboratories In A Hospital Setting, Fay M. Craft

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The following applied learning expository thesis will focus on the design and implementation of a customer service manual for reference laboratories in a hospital setting.

The purpose of the manual is to provide direction for the reference laboratory customer service employees. Specifically, the manual consists of a series of steps which will enable employees to better service the hospital reference laboratory customers. The manual was broken down into sections which addressed characteristics, order taking, dispatching phlebotomists, proper collection of specimens, phlebotomy notification, registration of patient specimens, processing and reviewing of specimens, hiring, training, customer satisfaction, complaints and expectations.

Three reference …

Lived Body Architecture : An Argument For Lived Bodies In Architecture And An Exploration Of Women's Lived Bodies In Society, Sherri A. Scribner

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This thesis is about architecture's current disregard for the lived body and about the lived bodily experiences of women in Western society. Although these seem to be two different themes, they are connected. Architecture disregards the lived body, but it can never escape it. Architects design buildings from their own lived experiences of the world and architectural theorists most often write about architecture from their experience of being in the buildings they discuss. But because architecture has been built and discussed predominantly by men, Western theories of architecture reflect mainly a male interpretation. I begin by analyzing the paradigms of …

Aluminum Nitride Films By Reactive Sputtering, Alvin Randolph

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Aluminum nitride thin films (-1000 A) have been deposited on silicon substrate by re active sputtering using Al target in 1 : 1 Ar:N2 environment. The atomic force microscopy examination revealed continuous microcrystalline film structure. The Auger electron spectroscopic analysis shows the presence of oxygen in the films. The annealing at 850 C in nitrogen is found to cause recrystallinization and, by FTIR analysis, further oxidation of the films. The films can be characterized as lossy dielectrics with relative permittivity ~ 10, higher than the bulk value of 8.9. Annealing the films is found to reduce anion vacancies and improve …

A Study Utilizing Halftone Based Digital Proofing Systems In The Flexographic Printing Process, William Hanna

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Contract proofing for printing has been traditionally done by press proofing. This is costly and wasteful, not just in terms of equipment and labor but also in terms of expendables. The advent of off-press proofing was greeted with some degree of uncertainty by the printing industry. With press proofing, the proof was literally a preview of what would happen on a press. The press proof, although often printed on a different press, generally used the same type of inks, plates and substrate that would characterize the final print. With offpress proofing, printers were comparing apples to oranges; instead of comparing …

Simplicity, Angela Stickell

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My thesis work is intended to be part of an ongoing polemic concerning the value of modernism. Modernism occurred at a time in history when craft, industrial design and architectural design were enjoying reciprocal influences. Many architects were translating their architectural value systems into object designs, many of which became landmarks of twentieth century design. This crossover between the fields, which is evidenced still today, produced a rich theoretic tradition from which to draw. I am convinced that architectural design and object design are invariably linked and this is reflected in my thesis works as well as in my thesis …

A Nonprofit's Guide To Internally-Planned Successful Print Communications, Joseph Wilson

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Nonprofit institutions, sans a large budget allocated towards design, publications production and printing, suffer from a lack of effective print communications. Even within the classification of "nonprofit," a distinction can be made between successful groups and struggling ones. To further compound the matter, nonprofit groups, beyond just a deficit of funds, lack a graphic artist's understanding of how to assemble, produce and intelligently purchase print communications. It is no wonder then, that the struggling nonprofit group finds itself caught in a frustrating cycle. They need, desperately, to get their word out in order to raise funds; yet they lack the …

The Design Of A Single Chip 8x8 Atm Switch In 0.5 Micrometers Cmos Vlsi, Rudi Rughoonundon

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This thesis illustrates the design of a single chip Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) protocol switch using Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI). The ATM protocol is the data communications protocol used in the implementation of the Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (B-ISDN), A number of switch architecture are first studied and a new architecture is developed based on optimizing performance and practicality of implementation in VLSI. A fully interconnected switch architecture is implemented by permanently connecting every input port to all the output ports. An output buffering scheme is used to handle cells that cannot be routed right away. This new …

Shooting The Touchers / Documenting Human Capital, Marten Czamanske

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Hydroboration Of Alkenes Catalyzed By Rhodium Compounds, Lu Yang

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Hydroboration of 1-octene in the presence of RhCl3-Aliquat 336 catalyst for different reaction times ( 24, 10, 5 and 2 hours ), results in 2-octanol as the major product , which means that Markovnikov addition is the major process . Different solvents and temperatures caused some changes of product ratio of 2-octanol to 1- octanol. The same catalyst system has been found to hydroborate styrene in an anti- Markovnikov fashion.

Kiosk For Do-It-Yourself Express Business Card Machine, Chamaipan Ruksakiati

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Real-Time Implementation Of An Adaptive Control System For A 3-Zone Rapid Thermal Processing Station, David Hur

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In this thesis, the implementation details of a real time adaptive control system for a TI 3-zone RTP station, as well as the simulation and the experimental results are presented. Extensive simulation of the system is performed in order to ensure proper operation of the system. The experimental results are used to verify proper operation of the closed loop control system. Initial experiments were conducted using two thermocouples. Further experiments were conducted using one thermocouple for the purpose of testing the performance of the system using Extended Kalman Filter as the state estimator.

The implementation of the control system is …

Doing Business In China : A Primer For Foreign Architects, Shijie Wu

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With more and more U.S. and other foreign businesses investing in the Chinese market, it is a good time for American architectural firms to enter this great market and play an important role. This thesis analyzes the prospects and feasibility of cooperation between U.S. and Chinese architects by investigating China's construction market, architects and firms.

In an overseas investment and architectural project, foreign and Chinese architects have to learn how to co-operate. They will encounter many special problems in this new work, which is very different from projects in their own countries. American architects and businessmen urgently need a reference …

Oodini 2.1 : An Enhanced Graphical Schema Representation For Object-Oriented Database, Rajashekar Rao

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The graphical representation of an object-oriented database (OODB) schema is useful for the designers and users of a database system. The purpose of my thesis was to enhance the existing version of OOdini, an interactive graphical tool for editing an OODB schema. The new features include interactive modification and description of objects in the schema. Data structures for representing classes and attributes have been altered to incorporate object/data types as well as a descriptive string. The software has been implemented using the ObjectMaker toolkit to design our own methodology using the ObjectMaker Extension Language.

A Buffering Strategy For Stabilizing Network Data Rates, Brian Bell

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In the past ten years, there has been substantial growth in the area of networked applications. The expansion of such Internet applications as USENET and the world wide web has lead to greater demand for faster and higher quality data transmissions. However, the Internet tends to have a bursty traffic pattern. Such a pattern interferes with an application's ability to receive a data stream at a constant rate. A constant rate is necessary for real-time, networked multimedia applications to be able to provide a high quality of service to the user. This thesis proposes a buffering strategy that stabilizes a …

Lei Rimana "She Stays", Keith Watson

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My concept is to re-evaluate and advance personal communication aids, generally, but not entirely, in the form of greeting cards, to a new level of interest and signification. The goal is to eliminate the passive viewer, and have the individual actively participate in the presentation. The computer-based, interactive media project is designed around three-dimensional sculptures, which serve as "narrators," and put back the one-to-one interaction that is so often missing in non-verbal greetings. In combining technology with more traditional storytelling techniques, it will develop and express a personal message that will help reinforce the intent of the message by becoming …

Performance Differences Between White, Black And Hispanic Students, Jessica Gebhardt

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A major criticism of intelligence tests is that they are biased against ethnic minority groups. The purpose of this study was to examine whether culturally different values affect the performance of ethnic minority students on these standardized tests. The records of 21 White, 34 Black and 18 Hispanic students who had been given the WISC-HI were selected and scores on the timed subtests were compared. No significant differences were found between the White, Black and Hispanic groups on the basis of the overall Performance Scale IQ scores. However, the White students' scores on the Verbal Scale were significantly higher than …

A Study Of Presentation Products For The Himedia Soho Environment Of The 21st Century, Mine Ertan

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Myth Understanding, Chris Jackson

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"Myth Understanding" is a prototype of an interactive educational program geared towards elementary school children. It provides self-paced instruction, mixing animation, graphics, and sound with information pertaining to earth science. Mythological characters from ancient Greece are sources which provide the child with scientific as well as historic information. In effect, children learn about ancient Greek mythology as they discover the mysteries and makeup of the earth. Children are given the flexibility to decide on what information to view ac cording to their own personal preference. Meticulous attention was given to the artwork interface design and layout. "Myth Understanding" incorporates multimedia …

A Petri Net Design, Simulation, And Verification Tool, Richard Brink

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Increasing desire for thorough simulation and analysis of engineered products is quickly replacing the prototype and test design model. Petri nets are important instruments for modeling concurrent, distributed, asynchronous, parallel, deterministic, and non-deterministic systems. This tool provides designers with the ability to easily specify a Petri net design with an easy to use user interface, then simulate and analyze the Petri net to determine essential design properties using the reachability tree technique. The tool will construct a reachability tree, then analyze the tree for properties of safeness, boundedness, liveness, and conservativeness.

Modeling Ventricular-Vascular Coupling In The Developing Embryo, Michael Bauman

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Congenital cardiovascular malformations are one of the major contributors to infant mortality in the United States today. Defects in the cardiovascular system are evident at very early stages in the developing embryo, yet there exists no substantial diagnostic tool(s) for recognizing defects at these early stages. Cardiac morphogensis occurs throughout the pre-innervated period of embryonic development. It is speculated that the flow of blood during the early embryonic stages plays an important role in the development of the cardiovascular system. Blood flow is a possible mechanism for communication between the heart and vasculature, contributing to cardiac development. The objective of …

Happiness Is Not A Bad Idea, Wataru Okada

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