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The Effect Of S-Donor Ligands On The Sensation Of Silver Bromide Crystals With Iridium (Iii), Juan A. Zuleta

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Different concentrations of potassium thiocyanate (SCN) were used in combination with Iridium (III) hexachloride (Ir) to surface sensitize an octahedral silver bromide emulsion. Surface sensitivity increased by 0.90 log H over the unsensitized emulsion when Ir and SCN were added during sensitization compared to 0.45 log H when the iridium salt was used alone. A decrease of 2.40 log H was observed when an Ir-SCN complex was formed and then added to the emulsion. An increase of 1.05 log H was obtained if gold, thiocyanate and iridium were used. Similar results were obtained using tetramethylthiourea (TMT) or thiodiglycol (TG) instead …

The Joker Is Wild, Jay Noiman

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Automated Manufacturing Technology As A Factor In Production Planning And Control, Henry Steven Nicholas

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The field of automated manufacturing technology is examined. The physical hardware is described, including transfer systems, feeder systems, placing devices, automated work stations, sensors, and actuators. The interrelation of the hardware elements is described and various applications are identified. The role of the control system and its interaction with the hardware is examined. The data communications network required for the control system is considered. Various types of computers, computer network structures, and process control strategies are examined.

The use of automated manufacturing technology requires a new approach to production planning and control. The traditional approach is described and several problem …

Performance Of Second Order Delta Modulation System, Reza Aghazadeh Alavi

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The performance of an ordinary delta modulation (DM) system under three types of input signals was investigated. These signals were band limited Gaussian noise, 800 Hz sine wave, and speech signal. The affects of 2nd DM added to the ordinary DM in improving the performance of the system were researched. This is called a Second Order Delta Modulation System. The obtained data showed an increase of about 3dB in the overall Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) of the system, in the worse case.

Input to the 2nd DM is the band limited error of the first DM. A linear phase …

Alternatives To Lay Off, Davidson Nwaneri Okere

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In the recent years, there have been some changes in the American corporate life. These changes have been occasioned by some external factors which adversely affect the profitability of the companies. In order to address this problem, many corporations have resorted to cutbacks which more often than not, affect a great bulk of the human resources.

The purpose of this study therefore, is to explore the strategies which companies could use, rather than lay off, during business downturns; and still remain competitive and profitable.

Chapter one of this study focuses on what companies should do to help the affected workers …

Microcomputer-Based Automated Feeding And Monitoring System For Eating Behavior Studies On Rats, Tseng-Huang Shih

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An instrumentation system has been designed to monitor feeding behavioral experiments on rats. This instrumentation system is capable of performing these experiments in an automated manner without any human intervention. It is capable of monitoring these experiments concurrently in six cages. It exhibits several features that make it more versatile than previous feeding & monitoring systems. It is also capable of storing the data generated on to a floppy disk and later printing out the data for analysis.

Another feature that makes it more versatile is the flexibility of the system. Construction of a parameter file before doing the experiment …

Stress And Today's Working Woman, Tommie Mae Byers

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The eighth wonder of the world is fast becoming the great American job machine The employment rate has declined in most industrial nations while 20 million jobs have been created in the U. S. during the past 10 years. The principal reason for this rise in job placements is the large influx of women into the labor force.

Two-thirds of the jobs created over the past decade have been seized by women. The post-industrial environment which has produced an extensive number of service-type businesses has substantially opened the job market for women. Financial experts will contend that an expanding labor …

Mrp Ii As A Tool For Inventory Management : Application, Implementation, And Its Alternatives, Yi-Hsin Chiu

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MRP II has been used universally as a tool for production planning in various manufacturing systems. Its foundation of success is based on an accurate inventory management. Due to the rational pricing of computer hardware and software, the selection of an appropriate off-the-shelf MRP II package has become an important topic. Moreover, implementation of a commercial MRP II package significantly affects its capability of handling an assigned task. The scope of this thesis is to discuss how to successfully implement MRP II through a design and development of a proper inventory data base in order to expand its application. The …

Reflections On Solid Modeling In Cad/Cam System, Yuh-Hwa Chyr

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In this thesis, we will first study the mathematical fundamental for geometric modeling. It includes modeling space, representation scheme, and various characteristics for solid modeling. Then we discuss how a solid modeling system is integrated into an overall CAD/CAm system. What functions it performs, and what fuctions must be performed with other parts of the CAD/CAM systems. And how data can be transfered between solid modeling system and other CAD/CAM system.

Solid modeling has created a new era in CAD/CAM. A solid model is an unambiguous, three-dimensional, geometric representation of a design. The more design information a model can represent, …

Digital Signal Processing Implementing The C Language With Graphics Spectrum Analysis Display, Anuraksa Mahanirananda

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Digital Signal Processing discussed in this thesis is concerned with the transformation of signals or complex wave forms From time domain to frequency domain and vise-versa, implemented on microcomputer systems. The primary principles are: speed of transformation, ease of usage as an application program, capabilities of graphics displaying transformed data (such as power spectrum analysis), storing these data onto record files, and capability of using these data Files and programs with other application programs.

We begin by discussing briefly, the concepts of Fourier theory, Discrete and Fast Fourier Transform, algorithms of Fast Fourier Transform and bit-reversal. Then we implement these …

An Image-Capable Interprocessor Link Communications Protocol, Robert W. Brown

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Image-capable interprocessor links often require the use of specialized communications protocols due to the large amounts of data that can be transmitted and the high speeds at which the data can be transferred. Without a set of generalized image-capable communications rules, these protocols are commonly customized to each interprocessor link application. The image-capable interprocessor link communications protocol described in this paper (IPLIMP) has been designed to limit the need for such customization at a low level. In order to accomplish this, IPLIMP provides simple methods for synchronizing and controlling link operations, sending and receiving data, downloading additional protocol layers, and …

The Variability Of A Web Offset Newspaper Press Run As Measured By The Eastman Kodak Company's Customized Color Analysis Target, John C. Meyer

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The variability of a press run as measured by Eastman Kodak Company's Customized Color Analysis Target was studied and quantified in the areas of Pre-press requirements, Press Performance and Color Measurement. The test was conducted on a web offset newspaper press maintained to industry standards. The target was printed along with three halftones consisting of high-key, low-key and normal images. The halftone images were be used by the pressman to visually check and evaluate the press sheets during the run to maintain quality. A running color bar was also printed to provide densitometric readings. The test target was be evaluated …

Mission San Diego De Alcalá: 1774-1965, Toni Lynn Nagel-Walston

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The Mission San Diego de Alcala has over 200 years of History hiding within its walls and outlying areas. These numerous historical treasures await to be revealed through timely research in archival repositories all over the world. The Mission first operated as an Indian Mission, and was later converted to a Military Post with ongoing agricultural endeavors before, during, and after their presence. The next occupation of the grounds by an industrial school for Indian children lasted for a number of years, and finally, after a major restoration, became a Parish Church as it still is today, and was its …

St. Charles County Juvenile Court Diversion Programs, Charles W. Hortmeier

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It has been theorized that the less formal and penetrating a youngster's contact with the Juvenile Justice System, the smaller his or her likelihood of continued delinquency. Based on this premise, known as labeling theory, the Juvenile Court of St. Charles County established several "diversion " programs to curb delinquent conduct among juvenile offenders.

This thesis was an in-depth study of these programs' effects on recidivism rates among juvenile delinquents. Court records spanning a period of 3 years were reviewed, providing the data for this research. The subjects studied were 15-year-old delinquents treated in one of three diversion programs in …

Developing An Effective User Manual, Helen M. Mcclellan

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Providing effective computer-based support to end users by telephone can be quite a challenge. An enormous amount of information is needed by the employees of an information center (know as the Help Desk at ITT Commercial Finance) in order to assist end users with computer related problems and questions. In effect, a carefully prepared manual is a vital support tool for Help Desk employees.

The purpose of this project is to demonstrate how an effective user manual is developed. The Help Desk Information & Procedures Manual is assembled using several development methodologies and documentation standards. This study first outlines the …

Chapter Two: Process To Production, Roger Tackette

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This thesis documents the directorial process for a student-produced staging of Neil Simon’s play, Chapter Two. The project, directed by graduate student Roger Tackette, served as his culminating master's degree project for Lindenwood College's Performing Arts Department. It explores the multifaceted journey of a theatrical production, from initial concept to final performance.

The thesis delves into various aspects of the production, including pre-production work, which involved developing a conceptual basis for the play and analyzing the script using Francis Hodge's framework. The document details the audition process, casting decisions, and the five-step rehearsal method employed by the director. It …

Internal Communication At A Liberal Arts College, Rebecca J. Doering

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The purpose for the policy manual is to inform all offices of the college of the administrative and management policies daily. These policies establish a method of communication for requests, coordination, approval, classification and issuance of standard operating procedures of the college.

Faculty, students and administration need guidelines for implementing objectives. The manual provides guidelines for implementing objectives . The manual provides guidelines for management policies and the functioning of the organization. More specifically, the manual is a means of determining how policy is reflected in the organizational structure and in the management practices.

The policy manual is a basic …

Attitude Change: The Key To Econo-Industrial Development And Growth In Nigeria, Raheem A. Adegboye

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Predictive Questioning In Teaching Reading Comprehension To Intermediate Level Students, Catherine M. Cassy

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This study involved nine sixth grade students In determining the effects of using predictive questioning techniques to Improve reading comprehension in Intermediate level students versus the results of using traditional reading methods. Present research gives supporting evidence that teachers spend too little time developing questioning abilities and therefore ask simple questions that require only literal comprehension skills . Although simple questioning has been found t o improve the reader's ability to recall specific information from the text , it Is a teacher- centered process that allows students to take a passive role in reading comprehension. The need for the focus …

Directing Angel Street, John Baptist Wainscott Jr.

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This culminating project by John Baptist Wainscott Jr. documents the directorial process and academic reflection involved in staging Angel Street (originally Gaslight) by Patrick Hamilton as part of an MFA in Theatre at Lindenwood Colleges. Despite a personal aversion to melodrama, Wainscott undertook the production due to institutional constraints and transformed the project into a meaningful exploration of artistic growth. The report is structured around key thematic inquiries: why this play was selected, who created it, what defines its genre, how the production was executed, and how its success was evaluated.

The work delves into the history and critical …

The Impact Of Gender Differences On The Ethical Conduct Of Corporate Middle Management, Daniel W. Kemper

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This thesis will focus on the study of business ethics and the impact gender has upon the ethical decisions of corporate middle management .

Research has attributed the lack of ethics in businessmen to a decline in moral standards . Because this condition seems to be the rule rather than the exception, it becomes necessary to focus more clearly on the corporate system and the moral development of the individuals who make up this system.

Over the years moral development has been the subject of controversy as many theorists have developed their own ideas as to why people behave morally. …

An Image Storage System Using A Relational Database Management System To Facilitate Picture Data Handling, Daryl G. Johnson

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The Image Storage System (ISS) is a general purpose graphics facility for the storage and retrieval of pictures. ISS utilizes the capabilities of the Mistress Relational Database Management System, the Relation Interpreter Package and the CORE Graphics Package. The system was developed to illustrate that by utilizing a database system for the storage of the actual picture description, users can incorporate graphics into their applications very simply without becoming a graphics or programming expert. Through the database, image data can be shared between applications and changes or additions to the image will not require program modification. As a consequence of …

Design, Fabrication And Implementation Of A Hash Table Processor, Robert Paul Ketrick

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Hash tables have been used frequently to implement organized data table storage. However, there is a great deal of overhead in executing the hash algorithm every time the table is accessed. Alternatively, a content addressable memory (CAM) is a hardware implementation of an organized data table. A CAM requires very complex hardware design for each memory cell and therefore yeilds a very low cell density on each chip. This requires a large number of expensive chips to implement a large hash table. In this thesis a simple hash function was designed into an integrated circuit using 4- micron NMOS technology. …

The Orff Approach To Music Education: Objectives And Materials For Grades One Through Six, Barbara P. Spieler

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This study investigates the relationship between skill objectives in the Orff-Schulwerk approach to elementary music education and Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development. The research begins with a detailed analysis of skill objectives as outlined in Music for Children, the foundational curriculum series for Orff-Schulwerk. These objectives are systematically ordered and examined for their developmental structure. The analysis reveals a clear sequence, beginning with fundamental abilities such as speech and rhythmic movement, progressing toward more advanced competencies including instrumental performance, melodic improvisation, and ensemble coordination.

The second stage of the study maps these Orff-Schulwerk objectives onto Piaget’s stages of …

Study And Analysis Of Six Twentieth Century Wind Band Works, Rick Warren Wallace

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This thesis presents a detailed study and analysis of six significant wind band works composed during the twentieth century, chosen for their prominence within the standard repertoire and their influence on the development of band literature. The selected works include Gustav Holst’s Second Suite in F for Military Band, Percy Grainger’s Colonial Song, Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Toccata Marziale, Norman Dello Joio’s Variants on a Medieval Tune, John Barnes Chance’s Variations on a Korean Folk Song, and Claude T. Smith’s Emphatic Variations.

Each chapter provides a historical background of the composer and the selected work, …

A Newsletter For Megasource, Robin Courtright

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Pygraph: A Graphic Front-End For The Paisley Executable Specification Language, Richard Willison

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This project is an application software system providing a graphical interface to PAISLey. PAlSLey (Process Oriented. Applicative. Interpretable Specification Language) is an executable specification language developed at AT&T Bell Labs to model real-time systems. The interface provides the user with a tool to graphically depict a real-time system. The graphics package, called PyGraph, has been implemented on a Sun 3 in a multi-window environment. While developing a graphic, PyGraph generates a PAISLey specification template for the graphic image. The template is filled out by the user with assistance provided by PyGraph.

Software Estimating: A Description And Analysis Of Current Methodologies With Recommendations On Appropriate Techniques For Estimating Rit Research Corporation Software Projects, Norma Armstrong

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This thesis investigated, described, and analyzed six current software estimation methodologies. Included were Boehm's COCOMO, Esterling's Work Productivity Model, Putnam's Life Cycle Model and Albrecht's Function Point Determination. An implementation strategy for software estimation within RIT Research Corporation, a consulting firm, has been developed, based on this analysis. This strategy attempts to satisfy key needs and problems encountered by RIT Research estimators, while providing cost effective, accurate estimates.

A Report On Debugging Networked Real-Time Multi-Microprocessor Systems, Anandi Krishnamurthy

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Software development in networked real-time multi-microprocessor control systems is made difficult by the real-time constraints and parallel processing inherent in such systems. Software development in general, and debugging, in particular, of networked real-time multi-microprocessor systems is discussed. A tool that is a part of a debugger for such a system is described. The tool runs on a workstation with a passive user-interface and provides high-level access to the control software. The commands supported by the tool are analyzed. The software architecture of the tool is documented using data flow diagrams, a dictionary, file formats and pseudo-code.

Assessment Of Classical Database Models For Representing Solids, Julia L. Deal

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Solid modeling is being explored as a method of representing three dimensional parts for mechanical design and manufacturing. This work analyzes the data storage requirements of the Boundary Representation and Constructive Solid Geometry methods of representing solid models. The ability of the database models (Hierarchical, Network, and Relational) to support solid modeling needs is evaluated. The goal is to determine the database model(s) best suited to store and manage the graphical data for solid model representat ions . Background information about mechanical engineering, graphics, and database models is presented. Entity-Relationship diagrams are used to define data requ irements .