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A Work Center For The Home, Lauren Mcdermott

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This Thesis Report provides a review of the research, design development, and proposal for a work center for the home. Consideration is given to the special needs of the home worker, the design process, and product semantics. Included are illustrations of the visual development of the design and the preliminary design proposal. Criticism of the design and recommendations for future development are also presented.

Create A New Town And A New You To Improve Writing Skills, Barbara Broadfoot

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Writing has always been one of the corners tones of American education . Schools are concerned with the development of students, and writing contributes to the development of the whole person. The public is alarmed because many students graduate from high school without being able to write well enough to function in today's complicated society.

There a re many reasons why schools fail to do a good job in the teaching of writing. One of the main reasons is the schools' over-emphasis on the teaching of grammar. Many teachers are not trained as teachers of writing and rely on the …

An Experimental Study Utilizing Integrated / Right Brain Processes In Teaching Biology, Rebecca M. Aulenbacher

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The purpose of this study was to determine any measurable differences in student academic outcomes when they participated in activities designed to involve both hemispheres as compared to when they participated in activities designed to involve the left hemisphere . It was predicted that students who participated in more integrated/right brain activities would show higher academic achievement . It was further predicted that students who were right hemisphere preferenced would do better than those who were left hemisphere preferenced.

Two intact groups of Biology I students were taught the same four - chapter unit on cells , utilizing the same …

Personal Vessels, Keith Cullen

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Ideas relating to ritual and ceremony have interested me for some time, and the visual possibilities of things archaeological, and their potential for the expression of ritual ideas seemed to be the best combination to express how I felt about precious objects, containment and the vessel. I summarized these thoughts in my thesis proposal: I intend to create a group of objects that relate closed vessel forms to archaeological or ritual characteristics. I will use glass and, when appropriate, other media. This report will define and explain my point of view on each of the issues in the proposal, illustrate …

Educational/Informational Posters On Graphic Design, Sister Mary Kay Neff S.C.

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I intended to design a series of orientation posters to be used as educational/informational aids in the study of graphic design. These posters might deal with the following topics: -introduction to graphic design -tools of graphic design -history of graphic design -organizational and perceptual principles -typography -image formulation -applications of graphic design

Design And Testing Of A Computer-Controlled Square Wave Voltammetry Instrument, Nancy L. Wengenack

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Square Wave Voltammetry is rapidly becoming the most popular and versatile electrochemical technique used in research laboratories today. A discussion of electroanalytical techniques, which are the forerunners to square wave voltammetry, provides a basis for understanding the theoretical and experimental aspects of SWV which are presented. A computer-controlled square wave voltammetry system was designed and built using an IBM PC computer, a Tecmar data acquisition board, an EG&G PARC Model 264A Polarographic Analyzer/Stripping Voltammeter, an EG&G PARC Model 303A Static Mercury Drop Electrode, and the scientific software package, ASYST. The system was tested by performing computer-controlled square wave voltammetry on …

Management And Organizational Effectiveness Examined : Past Practices And Theories Versus The Future, Ronald J. Boyer

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The primary objective for this thesis is to collect and analyze data on how a new model for business organizations might best be formulated. There seems to be a consensus among authorities in the field that because modern business practices are so complex, indeed they have been revolutionized in many areas in the past decade. New organizational techniques must be devised if organizations are to remain as effective and as efficient as in the previous area. Some have claimed that the present structural model has reached the point of no return-that is, no longer functional because of such factors as …

A Computer-Aided Design And Manufacturing System For Wiring Boards Production, Shiau Chia-Ming

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Our purpose is to build some SBC-8052-BASIC microcontroller based instrument systems, and this thesis integrate resources from two areas into a powerful CAD/CAM system for this purpose. Since wiring board is the most popular used tool for laboratory development and small-scale manufacturing, a microcomputer-aided design and manufacturing system is developed to improve the whole efficiency from wirelisting and wiring sequences to hardware and software debugging. So anytime a circuit theory design stage is finished, the prototype can be made easily, then tested and redesigned, till last stage producing. Several practical wiring board circuits have been made through this system, it …

Microcomputer-Based Automated System To Monitor Flow And Respiratory Quotient, Chung C. Chien

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An instrument system has been designed to monitor Respiratory Quotient experiments on rats which are living within whole-body calorimeters. By using multiplexing techniques, this system is capable of monitoring Respiratory Quotients in six calorimeters (animal chambers). It exhibits some features that make it more versatile than the previous system. One of the features of this instrument is that it uses a more accurate method of determining rapid changes in gas exchange between subject and environment. The value of this method is its ability to assess the rapid change in metabolic rate which occurs as a result of change in activity, …

A Data Compression System Using Arithmetic Code, Seokrim Choi

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Generally it is difficult to compress data, from statistically unknown sources, with significant compression ratio. To achieve this, the compression scheme should have an ability to gather context information of the source, adaptively. For better compression, it is desirable to separate the context gathering scheme from coding itself. Arithmetic code is very flexible and can accept any kind of context gathering scheme which can generate probabilities. One context gathering algorithm which generates Markov type probability adaptively is studied and implemented in software using Arithmetic code. This scheme performs well and results in compression ratio better than any existing algorithms such …

Ksc2408 Digital Filter Evaluation System For The Ecg, Chi-Tong Chung

Theses

A hardware implementation in digital filters by using the high speed and high precision KSC2408 digital filter chips, demonstrates the power of the KSC2408 and proves that the real time digital filters can be implemented without complex circuitry and without high expense.

The system consists of two parts - the digital filter board and the IBM PC; the former handles the data filtering, the latter handles the analog-to-digital data conversion and data display. The KSC2408 is programmed as a 16th order Butterworth digital filter to have flat response in the passband and good attenuation in the stopband.

Recruitment Of Engineers In A Small Company, Robert Cohen

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With most recruitment techniques written for large companies, recruitment of engineers in a small company may be a large problem. A detailed analysis of the engineering employer and employee is constructed making note of large and small company differences. A survey was taken and the results are presented in support of the authors opinions. A generic recruitment technique is also presented, followed by modifications or other considerations to that technique. This should increase the available applicant pool and optimize quality levels of the engineering candidates for the small company.

Management Controls And Modeling With Personal Computers (Pcs) For Material Procurement Within The Department Of Defense (Dod), Stefano Coppola

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As an inevitable fallout of the microcomputer explosion, micro-to-mainframe links have been praised as an effective means of satisfying microcomputer users who insist for more processing power and less dependence on mainframe data processing. Personal Computers used to emulate terminals offer local storage capabilities as well as financial analysis and graphics.

Using a Personal Computer, Lotus 123, and a simulated PC-Link, a management control system was designed to satisfy the Department of Defense Instruction (DODI) 7000.2 for material procurement.

The resulting model provides both the Government and the contractor's management control system with a reliable, timely, and auditable system that …

A Study Of White-Collar Clerical Productivity : Composition, Issues And Implications For Human Resource Planning, Sheila Devereaux

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During the past decade, there has been a growing concern and focus over declining American productivity. Declining productivity requires long-range thinking, and fundamental changes on the part of government, labor and management.

One of the major contributors identified is the labor force. What has gone unmeasured for years is the white-collar clerical workforce. The service sector has become the most dominant area where clerical workers have increased, consequently, productivity issues have become a top priority.

Management must assess the implications of losses in turnover, absenteeism, performance lag, and morale that affects bottom-line profits. Management is under pressure to develop action …

Human Resource Planning For Mergers And Acquisitions, Thomas Jide Fiki

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When a firm is acquired or merged, everyone feels shaken.

When organizations merge, the people in them are touched by several real and poignant issues, with each issue having the potential for lowering morale and productivity. When mergers or acquisitions fail, either by falling short of stated objectives or more disastrously - by divestiture - a chief culprit is often inadequate or nonexistent human resource planning.

A solid people plan - which takes into account what and how to communicate before and during a merger not only helps retain a semblance of order and direction within the company facing a …

Process Hazard Review For Drug Development, Rudolph R. Schwarz

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The development of drugs has become increasingly complex, requiring the use of a wide variety of pharmaceutical actives and isolated intermediates, a majority of which are not always completely characterized with respect to their hazard potential. This can present a source of potential exposure to those who handle these substances during initial drug development, manufacturing of the drug active and ultimately the finished pharamaceutical product. It is, therefore, essential that safety and health information be documented and communicated during the entire drug development process.

The need for application of process hazard review techniques to the development of new drug materials …

Construction Labor And Productivity : Productivity Improvements, Stavros C. Nicolaou

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Construction productivity has been on the decline in the last decade. Although an important factor in the nation's economy, productivity of construction labor has been given little attention over the years. A review of the literature dealing with construction was performed that revealed the importance of the declining productivity as well as the confusion among construction managers and labor leaders as to what productivity is all about and how it can be improved. It has been found also, that construction labor motivation, which is the most important factor in improving productivity, is almost nonexist. Very few construction companies employ any …

Image Analyzing Instrumentation System For The Activity Measurement Of Rats, Yun-Kang Li

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A microcomputer based instrumentation system has been developed to measure the activity of rats in 12 metabolic chambers. The instrumentation system monitors the rats' behaviors and estimates their activity continuously in an automatic manner. The activity information of the rats are expressed by a quantitative index which describes the intensity of the activity level.

An Apple II microcomputer system is used to manage the activity measurement which consists of an image recording operation and an image analyzing operation. During the measurement, the microcomputer controls Optic RAM digital cameras to record the rats' image. The camera can take a digital picture …

Analysis Of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (Pah) In Stack Sample Particulates Formed During Waste Combustion ; Substituent Effects On The Strain Molecules, Ping Chiang Lyu

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PART A: The total thirty samples came from wastes incineration of five industry companies in New Jersey have been examined. The EOM levels showed, especially for the less polar substances, lower than if they were collected at room temperature in the manner of ambient sampling. HPLC analyses of PAH, nitro-PAH and Quinone-PAH have been performed. Brief comparison is made with previous study.

PART B: Ab initio Molecular orbital calculations using the 3-21G basis set provide good approximations to the experimental geometries of substituted strained organic molecules. A series of disubstituted prismanes have been calculated at this level and the effects …

Hardware Based Data Compression System Using Sliding Dictionary Algorithm, Hemant L. Nerurkar

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Popular data compression schemes found in the literature are software based and present innumerable difficulties in hardware implementation. A data compression scheme, which can be directly implemented in hardware using systolic arrays, has been described. The scheme has a remarkable ability to 'adapt' itself to the changing statistics of the source file. Results generated after a comprehensive study and simulations of the algorithm have been presented. The scheme is inherently suitable for parallel processing. It can be incorporated in transmitting devices since it can be fabricated on a single VLSI chip. Comparison has been made with the LZW scheme. A …

Optimization Of The Design Of The Harrington Distraction Rod And Hooks, Margaret Ann Pisani

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The Harrington Distraction Rod is presently attached to the spines of patients who suffer from scoliosis and vertebral fractures. The rod's purpose is to apply a distractive force to the scoliotic curve in an attempt to reduce its severity. In fractures this rod is implanted to reduce the fracture and increase the stability of the spinal column. Harrington distraction rods are also inserted in order to give mechanical support to the spinal column.

Presently the Harrington Distraction Rod, manufactured by Zimmer, is one—quarter inch in diameter and made of 316L cold—worked stainless steel. The proximal end of the rod consists …

Method Of Moments Analysis Of Very Thin Wires Using The Mini-Numerical Electromagnetics Code, Douglas F. Stolarz

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The analysis of thin wire antenna systems in the presence of a conducting ground plane is an important engineering problem. This thesis presents an analysis of wire radiators using the method of moments as implemented in the Mini-Numerical Electromagnetics Code (MININEC). Due to singularities in the formulation, MININEC yields inaccurate results for very thin wires. This code was modified by introducing filament currents for very thin wire structures thereby eliminating inaccuracy due to the treatment of singularities.

The modified code was tested on a monopole over a perfect ground, symmetrical and asymmetrical dipoles in free space, and inverted L and …

Current Trends In Facilities Planning, Chaochou Yang

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In the past year the costs of computing and computer graphics have come down dramatically. At the same time, the computer graphic system has become easier to use, As a result, computer support has become more costeffective than before.

In this thesis, the writer describes types of systems first, then looks at computer usage. He first defines the technologies of DSS, CAD and MIS, then takes a detailed, step-by-step look at facilities planning and the various ways in which computers are used for support. Well-conceived planning is an important prerequisite to effective computer use. The remainder of the thesis expands …

Robotic Simulation Package For Personal Computers, Amitava Jana

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A software package for three dimensional wire frame modeling of an educational robot is developed for personal computers. This package can be used by students as well as robot technicians to study basic principles of robot kinematics. The interactive simulation software supports both the joint-level and world-level motion control, enabling user to understand teach-pendant programming as well as robot level off-line programming. The desired orientation and position of the robot hand can also be specified through a homogeneous transformation matrix, allowing an advanced student to learn the concept of world modeling in the design of robot work cells. To help …

Feasibility Of State-Of-The-Art Project Planning Techniques In Pakistan, Ahmed Mansoor Ansari

Theses

The objective of this work is two-fold:

1. Technological transfer of the best suitable state of the art techniques for implementation in the construction industry of Pakistan.

2. A vehicle intended for American readers to gain insight of the present methods of working in Pakistan.

In harmony to the first of the forestated ambitions this work covers subjects widely ranging from introducing the concept of proven scheduling techniques as CPM, PERT to the application of these techniques via advanced computer technology.

Frequently, American professionals and consulting firms are invited to participate to administer or design specialist construction projects in Pakistan. …

Management Training In Small Business, Harry L. Bargholz

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Human Resources Professionals are often faced with the issue of "the need for and usefulness of management training." In addition, small business people believe that the needed training is unwanted and, in somecases, impossible to deliver. On the other side of the issue, training supporters point to the need for knowledge, the constant obsolescence of learned skills and the highly competitive nature of the marketplace.

The argument continues that whereas managers in larger firms may be able to afford numerous in-house training programs or be able to send employees to assorted workshops and conferences, the manager in a small enterprise …

Developing A Portable Data Terminal Computer System For Field Service Personnel, Frank De Bellis

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This thesis is intended to provide the reader with a background in the development of modern day portable data terminals / computer systems. In order to accomplish this, some background will be provided to familiarize the reader with the evolution of computer systems. This will enable the reader to become familiar with the fast pace at which these computer systems have developed within only the last several years.

This thesis will include a description of the design, development, and implementation of these computer systems. The thesis will include a description of the way the many pieces of such a sophisticated …

Office Automation, Nanda Kishore Krishnaiah

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This thesis gives an overview of the technology available to management for implementing office automation. It explores the methodology for creating an integrated automated office. It discusses methods for linking automated offices through the concept of networking and it addresses the major behavioral aspects associated with the implementation of automation in the office. The most significant part of this thesis is that the conceptual design model is illustrated by the application to an actual case study. The author was involved as a team member in an automation project with the Center for Information Age Technology, at New Jersey Institute of …

Reliability Evaluation Of Liquid Crystal Displays Under Accelerated Life Conditions, Rajkumar Krishnamoorthy

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This Thesis shows method of comparing the reliability of Liquid Crystal Display Devices by means of accelerated life testing at elevated temperature and relative humidity for two different vendors.

The tests were carried out at three different combinations of temperature and humidity.

1. 77°±1° C and no added humidity.

2. 85°±1° C and no added humidity

3. 98°±1° C and 98+2% relative humidity.

Leakage current measurements were carried out after every 1000 hours for up to 5000 hours for vendor no.l. Measurements were carried at 0, 500, 1000, 2000, 3000 and 5000 hours for vendor no.2. A DC bias of …

Implementation Of Case (Common Application Service Element) And Application Interface For Manufacturing Automation Protocol, Amit Limaye

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In 1980 General Motors formed a task force committee to explore solution to incompatibility of computer network on machine floor which control programmable devices, Robots etc. After receiving the various existing standards, the committee came up with first draft of Manufacturing & Automation Protocol (MAP 1.0) in April 1984. Further reviews resulted in different versions of MAP standards and presently, efforts are being made to come up with MAP 3.0.

MAP enables information to be readily transferred between computers, people and equipment and thus truely interconnecting open systems. The ultimate goal of these efforts is to be able to produce …