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Repose, Diane Blazy

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The Art Of Rokusho, Mark Williams Morgan

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Dziadziu: A Walk With My Grandfather, Paul V. Chaplo

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Fault Tolerant Benes Networks, Manoj Bhatnagar

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A fairly large number of fault tolerant topologies have been proposed for the multistage interconnection networks in the recent years. However very few of these schemes have focused on the Benes network. This thesis presents two new fault tolerant architectures for the Benes network. The thesis includes algorithms to construct these fault tolerant networks from a Benes network and the reconfiguration procedure in the event of a fault. The hardware characteristics of both the fault tolerant networks have been analyzed and compared.

Three-Dimensional Stress Analysis Of The Femoral Midshaft Utilizing Computed Tomography And Finite Element Analysis, Peter F. Marion

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Recent advances in computer technology have provided both the medical community and biomedical engineers with a method for noninvasively evaluating the internal structure in a way not previously possible. A three-dimensional finite element model of a midshaft section of the femur was generated, utilizing Computed Tomography scan data. The CT scan data file was introduced into an edge-detection algorithm and a file of geometric edge data was generated. This edge data was introduced into a solid modeling Computer-Aided Engineering software package to produce a three-dimensional solid model. A mesh generation procedure was then used to create a three-dimensional finite element …

Computer Integrated Manufacturing : A Systems Approach For Small Manufacturing Enterprises, Sanjeet Jagdish Patel

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This work is dedicated to small manufacturing enterprises seeking to explore Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) technology, which is the recent trend in the manufacturing world. The main therie of this thesis is to improve productivity, product quality and reliability and reduce costs by integrating various disciplines.

Generic manufacturing functions including order entry, inventory control, manufcturing planning and control, automated drafting, direct numerical control etc. were enhanced by the effective utilization of low end workstations grouped together into a network and equipped worth industry standards software.

The introduction of computers into a manually resourced system yielded significant results such as reduction …

Concept And Analysis Of The Application Software Development Pool, Paul Walter Bette

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This study investigated a new organizational structure within the data processing field. In an attempt to curb job turnover and improve job satisfaction within a typical application software development environment, the concept of the Application Software Development Pool (ASDP) was developed. To identify differences and employee reactions to implementing ASDP's organizational structure versus a more conventional data processing organizational structure, 15 employees participated in a conventional DP group and 15 were assigned to the ASDP group. Job satisfaction questionnaires were distributed both before and after the six month implementation period. Data analysis revealed significant differences between the two groups. The …

The Role Of African Women In Informal Industry : A Case Study, Ayorkor Eulalie Deganus

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The informal industrial sector has in recent years been recognized by development agencies as an important area of economic activity which is capable of creating employment opportunities. This sector is also growing faster than its formal counterpart.

In developing countries, women dominate the informal sector by virtue of their traditional and unique roles in food processing, pottery and* basketry, alcholic beverage brewing, handicrafts, clothweaving, cosmetic manufacturing and a host of manufacturing activities. However due to a general misconception about the actual economic roles of women in society, very little attempt is made by development planners and agencies to improve their …

A Study Of Values And Managerial Practices, Po-Wen Chuang

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The multinational corporations (MNCs) have been a major contributing factor to the rapid growth of the world economy since World War II. In recent years, multinational corporations are said to facilitate transfer of management techniques, thereby accelerating industrial growth, consumption, and a higher standard of living.

Research on multinational corporations has raised many issues, one of the most interesting issues being the transfer of technology within multinational corporations. Technology includes both the so called "hardware" technology such as capital labor ratio, product design and manufacturing methods, and "software" or managerial technology. Differences in managerial technology used by multinational corporations are …

Performance Analysis Of A Dynamic Reservation Multichannel Local Area Network, Abubakar A. Ibrahim

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A reservation multiaccess protocol. is proposed to be used on multichannel local area networks. This protocol is advantageous for networks supporting integrated services. The delay and throughput performance for message transmission are obtained by analysist The delay performance of the protocol is similar to the M-CSMA/CD/IC multichannel network proposed by Marsan and Roffinella. It is found that the reservation protocol can provide better throughput-delay characteristics when the fraction of the total available bandwidth allocated to data is increased. It is also observed that the maximum throughput increases with the increase in the number of channels when the total bandwidth is …

Adaptive Fir Digital Filter Design And Simulation In The Noise Reduction System, Jack Jiabing Pang

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The adaptive FIR digital filter is designed to suppress the noise in the tape recording and audio communication systems. The cutoff frequency of the digital FIR filters can be varied adaptively depending on the energy level of the input signal. In audio communication, especially, in tape recording systems, the noise obviously gets much bigger, when the frequency band of the system increases. The noise reduction system makes use of a phenomenon called masking, where the big signal-to-noise ratio makes human ears not sensitive to the noise. In a constant interval time, the system detects the signal level and compares the …

Development Of A Flexible Control And Automated Data Acquisition System For Wear Testing, Wen-Long Yao

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The purpose of this work is to develop a flexible control and automated data acquisition system for wear testing procedure. A programmable logic controller (PLC) control philosophy and PC-based automated data acquisition system (DAS) were designed and organized for the wear testing machine in Surface Engineering Laboratory of Mechanical Engineering Department. The designed and performed separation of control and acquisition strategies saved a lot of engineering interface communication time. Several instrumentations and mechanism designs, such as selected RTD sensor, modified testing shoe for RTD installation, designed controlled lubrication mechanism, and designed load-unload mechanism, have been performed to fulfill the concerned …

A Packaging/Foodservice Analysis: A Fruit-Filling Study, Damon Andrew Revelas

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Association For Retarded Citizen's Deliworks Cafeteria, Suzanne Malo

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Water-Based Flexographic Ink Specifications And The Effect They Have On The Ability To Print Within Tolerance Upc Symbols On Single-Wall Corrugated Board, Joseph Palmeri

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The primary objective of this study was to determine the effect water-based flexographic ink specifications have on the overall print quality of Universal Product Code (UPC) Symbols. The study built on work done in 1980 by George Huddleston of the Mainville Forest Products Corporation. Selected for the study were two inks that closely resembled the ink specifications identified by Mr. Huddleston. The quantification of quality was made by printing UPC Symbols on single-wall corrugated board with the flexographic printing process, and observing the percentage of these symbols found to be printed within tolerance. These figures were then compared to the …

San Luis Rey In The Nineteenth Century: Its People, Institutions And Events, Robert Ernest Melbourne

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Anyone interested in the history of San Luis Rey will soon realize that the San Luis Rey of the nineteenth century was a region of considerable expanse. The Mission of San Luis Rey de Francia, which was just getting on solid footing at the beginning of 1800, established ranchos for the raising of cattle, sheep and grain that provided the revenue to sustain the Mission and most of the food for the nearly three thousand Indian residents. These ranchos, which included gardens and orchards of varying sizes, extended from the Rancho Agua Hedionda in the south to Rancho Santa Margarita …

Services Available To Alzheimer's Diseased Patients And Their Families, Ricky A. Fielder

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The focus of this project is an overview of services that are available to Alzheimer's Disease clients. Since our society has seen an increase in the number of patients diagnosed with the disease, it's necessary to plan into the future and direct our goals in providing good health care.

One wants to be capable of handling every aspect of the disease we see today. One must also protect the client and health care professionals. The client must be allowed to live a productive and happy life. Unfortunately, because of the disease process, I feel it robs the client of the …

An Art Therapy Program For Women Who Are Chemically Dependent And/Or Victims Of Domestic Violence: A Training Manual, Mary H. Cook

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Women who are chemically dependent and/or victims of domestic violence have difficulty identifying and expressing feelings. One of the most important aspects of recovery is learning to feel again and to talk a bout feelings.

Art therapy is a form of psychotherapy in which the therapist utilizes visual expression as a means of communication. The most common traits of these clients are low self-esteem, depression, anger, and a sense of helplessness . By making the issues symbolic, art therapy facilitates communication and reduces confusion.

This study presents an overview of art therapy, and a training manual is included for therapists …

Data Security: The Securing Of Computer Installations And Data Sets, Willy B. Kuehnle

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The Relationship Of Life-Script Decisions To Occupational Interests, Jacqueline Holler

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This study considered the relationship of life-script decisions to an individual's occupational interests. A variety of definitions and functions of work were discussed, and the influences or early family parenting styles and mode-ling were explored.

The theory of Transactional Analysis was used as the basis tor explaining emotional and psychological needs of individuals. The origins of the three ego states, Parent, Adult, and Child, were described and defined The life script, or life plan, of individuals, developed from decisions: which are based on messages and modeling from parental figures, was used to determine the executive ego states of the subjects. …

The Relationship Between The Number Of Sexual Harassment Incidents Reported In The Manufacturing Industry And Personnel Administrators' Knowledge Concerning The Problem, Brenda J. Willenborg

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This thesis focuses on sexual harassment in the workplace and how it relates to personnel administrators' knowledge thereof.

As sexual harassment claims rise, businesses suffer tremendous financial loss. However, most researchers believe that many claims could be prevented if businesses implemented strong anti-sexual harassment policies, in addition to education and training for all employees. Personnel administrators are often assigned these difficult tasks without much thought as to how well-informed they may be about sexual harassment. If not very knowledgeable themselves, how practicable will their prevention programs be?

The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is a relationship …

An Examination Of The Efficacy Of Shelter Residence In Empowering Battered Women, Janette Bizzell

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This study was an effort to provide a research basis from which to judge domestic violence shelter programs' effectiveness in empowering battered women. The instrument used to gather statistical information was the Survey for Residential Clients of Shelters for Women CSRCSW>, a 20-item, self-report questionnaire, designed to measure empowerment at pretest and posttest intervals. The subjects were 25 battered women who were sheltered at The Women's Center, in St . Charles, Missouri, from 21 to 30 days. These women participated in an intensive, highly-structured program geared toward independent living , and empowerment, defined as the renewed ability to act …

Office Technology : A Determinant In The Organization Of Spaces, Se Hun Kim

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Technological advances have initiated complexity in buildings and may also provide the means to manage it. Research in advanced technology development suggests new directions for development and application of advanced technologies to buildings.

The purpose of this research is to examine and develop an understanding of building related computer uses. This study is done by literature search and field survey. Through literature search the theoretical background is established. Through field survey practical guidelines are suggested.

Studies of social and physical organizational systems and building systems are surveyed, then computers and advanced technologies are introduced. This is to find out practical …

Logos Parent Manual, John Dennis O'Brien

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The purpose of this culminating project was to develop a manual to assist parents of students enrolled in Logos High School in St. Louis. Logos combines a high quality academic program with an innovative day treatment program for troubled adolescents.

The project was designed as a qualitative approach to applied field research for program development. It used a participant observer and a Delphi Nominal Technique to gather and analyze the responses of reviewers. Some of the reviewers were themselves participants in a process of dynamic family change while others were professionals.

Until the publication of this manual, the Logos wisdom …

The Impact Of Product Line Management For Women's Services In Healthcare, Jill M. Skyles

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This paper will focus on the problem of poor utilization of resources in women's health care and how product line management may allow for a cost effective means of providing quality care with optimal use of resources.

In the past decade, hospitals have had to adjust to changes in the payment system. This has forced hospital executives to develop and implement innovative management strategies to continue to provide quality patient care, while keeping costs at a minimum.

Research has attributed the lack of product line management in health care to a basic misunderstanding of product line management. In the past, …

Inconsistencies And Turnover, Lori A. Strawhun

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In any organization, turnover is inevitable - employees come and employees go. A great deal of research has been devoted to exploring the causes of turnover as well as turnover's costs and benefits. There is much to say about turnover. It is a complicated phenomenon affected by many variables and having many effects itself.

To better- understand turnover, several formulas have been created to quantify this phenomenon in terms of percentages. These formulas are presented and one formula was used to examine a company referred to in this text as "Company X". There is little agreement on how much turnover …

A Potter's Point Of View, Kathy J. Baldwin

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A mature artistic style ln ceramics has the capability of reflecting the potter ✓ s ideas, feelings, and philosophy. Many influences may effect the formation of this style. As the artist reacts to various influences a new level of development or maturity may begin. The work displayed in my Graduate Exhibition at Lindenwood College represents six phases of development. Skill in creating wheel-thrown pottery was developed in the first phase by doing production pottery work. The technique of faceting was introduced in the second phase as a result of the influence of Rosalyn Tynge. A more sophisticated appearance was achieved …

An Investigation Into The Resistance Factors Associated With The Use Of Computers In Office Automation, Norman L. Davis

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This thesis will investigate the resistance factors associated with the use of computers in automation.

Primary and secondary research has shown that high level employees and low level employees resist the use of computers in their work milieu. By studying the use of Electronic Mail, it has been shown that those employees who rank themselves as upper management resist using the computer resources available to them and those employees who rank themselves as lower management also demonstrate resistance. Those employees who rank themselves as middle management do not demonstrate such resistances.

This investigation, and the research that has preceded it, …

Motherhood After 30: The Choice Is Yours, A Workshop Manual, Pamela Lusk Gween

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This manuscript looks at the highly complex decisions concerning delayed parenthood for the over-30 contemporary woman. There has been a proliferation of popular literature on pregnancy and parenthood after thirty. Yet there is very little information and few resources which focus on the parenthood decision-making process. This workshop manual provides therapists and family planning consultants a vehicle by which to help women and couples over-thirty make reproductive decisions. The workshop was evaluated by 10 over-30 women who attended the workshop. The participants found the workshop to be a valuable experience.

The Impact Of Implementin Effective Employee Communication To Manage The Evolving Work Force, Michelle K. Bray

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This thesis will focus on the study of implementing effective employee communications to manage a diverse work force.

Over the years the practice of public relations has struggled to establish a niche for itself by justifying its existence to corporate America, mainly upper management. As an increasing number of chief executive officers recognize the need for effective communications professional communicators are being strategically placed to best serve the organizational objectives. Unfortunately, the area of internal communications is often neglected.

Research has attributed the lack of effective, open, two-way communications to the false presumption that employees are loyal 10 their employer …