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Computer Numerical Controlled (Cnc) Machining Of Screws And Dies For Plasticating Extruders : Determination Of The Criteria For Implementing Cnc Machining, Nilesh H. Desai

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The work of this thesis is dedicated to the manufacturing industry making production equipment to manufacture plastic products. The main theme of the thesis is to determine the criteria for implementing Computer Numerical Control machining to make parts with complex geometries for production equipment.

A small manufacturing company with job shop type of production was chosen as the subject and study of extruder manufacturing process was performed. The various available alternatives of CNC manufacturing units available in the market were chosen and their feasibility examined.

At present a large variety of CNC machine tools are available in the market, offered …

Binary Image Decomposition And Compression Using Mathematical Morphology For Object Recognition, Venu Gopal Gogusetti

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Image segmentation has been studied for several years. There are several segmentation techniques which are fast and effective but all of them are lacking the property of invariency to shift, rotation and sizing. In this study a new process is introduced which overcomes the shift, size and rotation variance and the compressed data can be used for object recognition.

Euclidean distance measurement is used in the compression process which is rotation invarient but is expensive in terms of time. Eucledean distance transformation is calculated using optimal double two scan algorithm with gray scale morphology, a new method developed by Dr. …

Ion Exchanged Glass Waveguides With Efficient Coupling To Fibers And Lasers, Shiqing Hu

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To be of practical use in optical communications networks, optical components must have both low on-chip losses and efficient coupling to fibers, semiconductor lasers and detectors. In this thesis work two types of channel waveguides were designed and fabricated on BK7 glass substrate using a low-cost ion-exchange process. The first type of waveguide was formed in a simple sequence of ion-exchange and post-exchange annealing. These single mode waveguides had large mode size and were efficiently coupled to single mode fibers. The lowest loss achieved in fiber-guide direct coupling was 1.25 dB. The second type of waveguide was formed in a …

A Machine Entity For A Coordinate Measurement Machine : The Generic Workcell Project, Richard C. Meyer

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The Center for Manufacturing Systems (CMS) department at New Jersey Institute of Technology and Siemens Corporate Research located in Princeton have agreed to jointly implement a research project in generic workcell control architectures. This paper discusses the module, called a Machine Entity, developed by the author that interfaces the Brown & Sharpe Coordinate Measurement Machine located on the CMS factory floor with the cell control software. The module has been designed in such a manner to simplify the development of future Machine Entities, thereby reducing the time required to integrate the CMS factory floor.

Dynamic Machine Scheduling, Expansion, And Control Of A Generic Workcell, Peter A. Murray

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Factory automation has come a long way since the invention of the automatic flour mill. A workcell is a group of machines (robots) working together to produce a product. In the past workcells have been hard wired using methods such as Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs). To change a part of this system would require reprogramming the entire system.

The Generic Work Cell (GWC) is a dynamic architecture which allows a workcell to be modified on the fly. The architecture enables the generation of new cells with minimal effort, and the modification of the system without reprogramming the entire system. The …

A Knowledge-Based Design System For A Housing Project For Altzheimer's [Sic] Disease Patients And Their Caregivers, Karin S. Bannier

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Since the beginning of the 20th century, architecture went through several different developments. Throughout these developments a large number of movements and design models Emerged, based on different design knowledge. The motivation for design projects is related Mainly to historical, functional, or site related issues. Today's changes in social relationships and therefore living arrangements question the validity of existing traditional design solutions, especially in the case of disabled clients. A new or modified specific design knowledge base has to be considered in order to meet the specific client's needs. To satisfy the wide range of changing nontraditional criteria that face …

Efficient Hypercube Communications, Shreyas R. Bhatt

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Hypercube algorithms may be developed for a variety of communication-intensive tasks such as sending a message from one node to another, broadcasting a message from one node to all others, broadcasting a message from each node to all others, all-to-all personalized communication, one-to-all personalized communication, and exchanging messages between nodes via fixed permutations. All these communication patterns are special cases of many-to-many personalized communication. The problem of many-to-many personalized communication is investigated here.

Two routing algorithms for many-to-many personalized communication are presented here. The algorithms proposed yield very high performance with respect to the number of time steps and packet …

Student Labor Shortage In R.I.T. Food Service: A Three Year Study, Sonal Maheshwari

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Application Of Technology In Hotel Industry, Bovornrudee Kongboonma

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Implementation Of National Vocational Qualifications In The Uk Utilizing Birmingham College Of Food, Tourism, And Creative Studies As A Systems Model, Edward Forrester Mcintyre

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A Study Of The Factors Used By Foodservice Brokers In The Qualification Of Sales Leads, Theodore Garofola

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The Language Of Group Travel: An Evaluation Of Group Tours And Group Travel Texts, John P. Spare

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Group Travel has evolved over a century and a half since Thomas Cook first organized a temperance tour by train for over 500 participants. Various modes of transportation, from the stage coach to the motorcoach have affected the way worldwide citizens react to group travel preparations. Multiple skills have been developed and adapted to facilitate the various operator and supplier levels within the group travel industry. Since the advent of international jetliners in the early 1960 's, a wide variety of college level courses have been designed to prepare the modern day student for entrance into the tour and travel …

A Case Study: The Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Nongluk Pongcharoenkiat

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In the past, most of the meetings and conventions were held in convention centers in the luxury hotels in Bangkok because Thailand had no independent convention centers or facilities that offered the same range of services as the hotels. The Thai government decided to construct a convention center named "The Queen Sirikit National Convention Center" (QSNCC) when Thailand got approval from the World Bank committees in 1989 to be the host in holding the World Bank and the International Mutual Fund meeting in October, 1991. The purpose of the QSNCC is currently to encourage the growth of the meetings and …

A Study On The Servicing Of Culturally Different Guests For The Hotel Industry In The U.S., Ivan Shiou-Herng Chen

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Since the increasing number of foreign visitors in the U.S. incites the hotel industry to be more competitive, hotels need to expand services to meet the foreign guest's needs and wants in order to stay in the business. Most often foreign guest complaints occur when the hotel services can not satisfy the guests. Misunderstandings and communication barriers occur when the hotel staff is not familiar with foreign guest's culture and does not speak the guest's language. This research was done to help hotel management explore the various cultural characteristics, identify the most frequent complaints of foreign guests, and discern the …

The Early Days Of Hotel Sales: A Historical Look At The Development And Growth Of Hotel Business Promotion, David C. Dorf

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The art and science of business promotion (later called sales promotion - and in contemporary usage, now a component of marketing) is comparatively new to the lodging industry, as far as being a formalized and accepted management discipline. The processes of attracting business to a particular establishment is as old as the industry; but until the middle of this century, they were generally looked down upon by most of the industry and in most cases were not considered key functions by those responsible for the operations of their properties. And other industries similarly looked at hotel sales promotion as a …

The Identification Of Criteria Essential For The Promotion Of Housekeepers: A Pilot Study, Natalie Daniels Smith

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The motivation and concentration for this research was partially funded by Commonwealth College of Virginia Beach, Virginia to help in the fulfillment of that college's mission: To serve the needs of it's students and it's community by providing quality collegiate Educational programs in careers with positive impact on it's society and environment. The issue of Housekeeping manpower is a primary concern of Hoteliers and a constant human resource need. This research project was designed to illicit primary data from area convention hotels to determine where the need for training exists germane to entry-level and mid-management positions in housekeeping. The results …

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Group Leader Trade Shows, James L. Watson

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The purpose of this study was to develop a system for evaluating the costs and benefits of exhibiting in a group leader trade show, while additionally determining the return on investment for the host destination. The population was defined as the 39 tour operators from North America, and the 13 6 exhibitors from New York State, who were in attendance at Travel Expo '90 held in Sullivan County, New York. An initial survey was distributed to all the attending tour operators and exhibitors from New York State. A follow-up evaluation was distributed to all tour operators and exhibitors who returned …

An Evaluation Of The Culinary Arts Curriculum At The Schenectady Community College, David Brough

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This study is an evaluation of the culinary arts curriculum at Schenectady County Community College, in Schenectady, New York. The purpose of the evaluation is to investigate the efficiency of the culinary arts program, and its ability to prepare the graduate for success in the hospitality industry. Using the Delphi Technique, each alumni of the program was asked to respond to a questionnaire. This data was then reviewed to determine the results of the survey. The review of literature was most helpful in obtaining additional insight from authorities in culinary education and the hospitality industry. The review of the data …

Build It And They Will Come, Charles Edward Simon

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The main thrust of this study was to decide if certain strategies exist that have significant impact on profit in a lodging establishment. In reviewing the literature it did not contain any conceptual plan for operating a lodging facility completely. However, as noted in the literature review, there are many articles discussing one strategy or another. It is pointed out in chapter two that most of these strategies are more correct by definition "tactics." Tactics that if implemented may contribute to success, but not be solely responsible for success. This study also attempted to identify some differences between the service …

A Marketing Plan For The Institutionalization Of Telecommunications-Related Expert System Software And Database Libraries, Charles T. Morris

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This thesis will focus on the development o f a marketing plan for a specific Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (SWBT) software product and the impact the plan has upon the course of action that the company takes in the marketplace with regard to the product.

Due to general economic conditions, which are described in the conventional literature as ranging from a slowdown to a stall to a recession, depending on the authority's particular perspective, and an unprecedented event in the telecommunications industry, SWBT found itself with reduced resources, the loss of a previously targeted customer base, and no marketing plan …

A Directorial Approach To Brighton Beach Memoirs, Jesse Taylor Bean Iv

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Program Maintenance And Code Reuse: Object Oriented Versus Procedure Oriented Programming, Beiramali Moradi

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The purpose of this thesis is to address the problem of the increasing cost of program maintenance in the data processing world. On average, programmers today spend 60% of their time in program maintenance and that figure is increasing at an estimated rate of 1 % each year. The cost is staggering and almost every business would like to find ways of reducing maintenance costs. One way to help reduce maintenance and development costs is to improve code reusability. Both maintenance programming and code reusability are the focus of this thesis.

Today's most commonly used programming language style is procedure …

A Business Proposal For The Design And Implementation Of A Long-Term Health Care Facility, Laura E. Metzger

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This thesis will focus on the possibility of starting a new residential care facility in O'Fallon, Missouri.

In the United States the elderly population is increasing at a faster rate than ever before. It is expected that by the 21st century various forms of elderly health care services will be in high demand.

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the revenues and expenses associated with a residential care facility for the elderly. The issues of funding, design, marketing and implementation of this type of business were examined.

Three subjects participated in the study based on their education …

Caregivers, Employers And Eldercare Issues, Donna L. Petro

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Caregiving roles already impact the American workforce and will continue to affect productivity and personal lives of workers at an ever increasing rate. Demographics bear out that midlife females, the traditional caregivers, are returning to the workforce in increasing numbers each year. As our society ages, the fastest growing segment of the population, the "old-old," will require a wider spectrum of services from both agencies and family members. Many adults already find themselves "sandwiched" between the needs of children and the demands of elderly relatives, a situation that will become more common before the year 2000.

In the early 1980s, …

No Poster Child: The Rise And Fall Of The Field Of Chemical Dependency Treatment, Michael F. Nolan

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This thesis will focus on the development of the chemical dependency treatment field, including an overview of the historical growth of mental health and chemical dependency treatment, and its recent change from a growing to a declining field. It will also examine various theories in the treatment of mental illness and, specifically, chemical dependency, in a historic context, and placing these theories into a unified system of viewing illness in general. Finally, this thesis will explain the growth, then decline, in the field as a result of political, social, and financial developments, and show how these extra clinical influences are …

Guidelines For The Nursing Home Appraiser And The Valuation Of Entrepreneurship In Nursing Home Ownership, William R. Parrish

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The thesis, Guidelines for the Nursing Home Appraiser and the Valuation of Entrepreneurship in Nursing Home Ownership, explores the unique challenges in appraising nursing home properties. It emphasizes the critical role of federal and state regulations, reimbursement programs, and care requirements in influencing property values. The paper outlines appraisal methodologies, including the cost, income, and sales comparison approaches, and addresses the nuances of valuing skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, and residential care facilities. It highlights the impact of legislative acts such as TEFRA, DEFRA, COBRA, and OBRA on valuation standards, emphasizing their effect on Medicaid and Medicare participation. …

The Foodland International Employee Service Award And Image Marketing Plan, Vesper L. Mcdonald

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This expository applied learning study evaluated The Foodland International Corporation's role in the food chain, industry and retailer competition and needs. The research was used to design a Foodland marketing support program, with a flyer as the primary sales aide. The program was designed and implemented to offer a combination of The Foodland International Corporation's employee service award and image items to licensed Foodland affiliates.

The Foodland International Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wetterau Incorporated, a major U.S. food wholesaler, headquartered in Hazelwood, MO. Its licensed affiliates consist of other Wetterau-owned corporations (known as divisions), and outside corporations …

Sexual Abuse: The Victim's Role In The Incestuous Family System, Margaret Angus Wedbush

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The present study was an investigation of the incestuous family system. Adult survivors of incest were compared with adults currently receiving treatment for stress . It was hypothesized that the extent of reported assumption of maternal roles within the family system would be significantly higher in the abused sample than in the control sample. A secondary hypothesis was that the degree of assumption of maternal roles would be greater for abused subjects reporting an incapacitated mother (due to alcohol/drug abuse) than for abused subjects not reporting an incapacitated mother.

It was found that there was no significant difference between reported …

The Effects Of Prenatal Care On Infant Mortality In The United States, Barbara A. Dieterich

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This thesis will focus on the causes of infant mortality in the United States. The lack of adequate prenatal care will be specifically addressed.

Research has attributed the majority of preventable infant deaths to socio-economic factors as opposed to the lack of technology. Since the percentage of the United States GNP spent on medical care continues to rise without subsequent decreases in infant deaths, it becomes necessary to focus on causal relationship.

Since a nation's infant mortality rate has long been viewed as an indicator of the country's effectiveness in meeting health needs, many areas must be targeted. The importance …

Caregiver Education Program, Lesli Demers

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Alzheimer's Disease is a progressive, irreversible disease of the brain. It is not a normal or inevitable result of the aging process. However, as more people live to advanced age, the susceptible population will increase, as will the number of people afflicted with this disease. Alzheimer's Disease presents a challenge by taking away the patient's ability to remember, as well as the ability to learn.

Alzheimer's Disease has been characterized by many professionals as "the thief of minds" (Gewertz 23). Memories of life experiences and even one's own family members fade away leaving the person a stranger to those who …