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The Feasibility Of A Market For A Puerto Rican/ Caribbean Restaurant In Rochester, New York: A Pilot Study, Yvonne Battistini

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The purpose of the study was to find out if there was a market for a Puerto Rican / Caribbean restaurant in the targeted areas. The surveys were gathered in a SPSS format (Statistical Package for the Social Science) in order to obtain objective analysis from the food consumer on their knowledge of Puerto Rican / Caribbean food. The findings of the study were based upon primary research conducted through a questionnaire. The sample was randomly selected from the white pages of the 1993 Rochester phone book. The questionnaire was mailed out targeting the higher income residential areas. Six hundred …

An Assessment Of Residential Attitudes And Perceptions Towards Tourism In Ontario County, New York, Edwin Gomez

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This study measured residential attitudes and perceptions in Ontario County, New York. The purpose for the study is to better understand residential concerns so that they may be incorporated into the planning process for future tourism development endeavors. These residential attitudes need to be identified with respect to preferences for more or less tourism. Planners can avoid residential road blocks to development if they know what concerns residents have towards tourism development. A brief history of modern travel was provided for the reader as a framework for understanding what developments led to potentials and problems in tourism today. The shift …

Developing A Curriculum For Studies Of Native North Americans, Lynda Marie Means

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The purpose of this project is to introduce, to a student at a University level, the Natives of North America. It is only through an in depth study of a people that one might truly know them and understand their ways. One way in which to accomplish this is through implementing a curriculum of North American Studies. The following is an example of such a curriculum proposed for the LCIE Program at Lindenwood College.

Chapter One introduces the reasoning and personal insights that brought this proposal to fruition. It contains personal background and discusses the need for such a class …

Recursive Soft Morphological Filters, Padmaja Puttagunta

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Mathematical morphology which is based on set-theoretic concept, extracts object features by choosing a suitable structuring shape as a probe. Morphological filters are set operations that transform an image into a quantitative description of its geometrical structure: Appropriately used, they can eliminate noises or irrelevancies while preserv¬ing the details of the original image. The applications of morphological filters in image processing and analysis are numerous, which include shape recognition, industrial parts inspection, nonlinear filtering, and biomedical image processing.

Soft morphological filters are used for smoothing signals with the advantage of being less sensitive to additive noises and to small variations …

The Unified School, Roderick Martinez

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It is the mission of this thesis to explore the portrayal of information as we know it. The graphic design industry of today is undergoing major changes, both good and bad. It is important to unlock the potential of these new opportunities, but more importantly we must not let ourselves forget our roots. This project exemplifies the harnessing of modern technology and the implementation of modern design processes. I believe that I have discovered some new aspects of portraying and organizing information by intensely involving myself in the process of this thesis project. Hence, the poster is transcended to offer …

The Olympic Sponsorship: A Meeting Planning Perspective, Lisa E. Browning

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This study examines the process associated with implementing a major international meeting/exposition from the corporate perspective. Using the 1992 Summer Olympics as a backdrop for a client V.I. P. program by a major U.S. Optical Corporation, this project tracks the planning, development and implementation of a meeting planning incentive program. Topics examined include: site-selection, budget, ticketing for events, on-site transportation, food & beverage, daily agenda, premiums, international documentation and security. The study provides a comprehensive overview of planning major meetings.

The Corporate Travel Index In Taiwan: A Case Study, Liming Chen

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Since it has booming business opportunities, Taiwan is shifting from a pleasure destination to business one. Business travel has become one significant segment of Taiwan tourism industry. However, tourism is not a major source of income for the Taiwanese. Consequently, there is less material discussing the spending style of business travelers in Taiwan. An overview of Taiwan tourism based on the statistics data from Tourism Bureau in Taiwan was done to give a general idea. The spending style of business travelers tried to identify the special items purchased by business travelers. This study followed the way for the Corporate Travel …

A Successful Penetration, Troy M. Rybicki

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Many new products fail due to poor data or inadequate planning. The purpose of this thesis was to develop and outline a marketing plan that would effectively coordinate the marketing mix elements: price, product, promotion, and distribution into a focused strategy, reducing the risk of failure for Emerson Motor Division's new recreational pump motor line. The following plan was determined to be an effective strategy to successfully penetrate the Nema 56 Recreational Pump motor market by two experts with Fractional Horsepower Motor Industry experience. Accordingly, this project provides a thorough, accurate analysis of the relevant data from which an effective …

The Suitability Of Polyethylene Terephthalate Copolyester For Radiation Sterilized Dry Small Volume Parenterals, Steven M. Drucker

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Small volume parenterals (SVP) are typically terminally sterilized through autoclaving. This technique works when the containers are filled with a liquid. However, in the case of sterile powders, autoclaving is not a viable method nor is dry heat since most products can not withstand 2 50C for a half hour. Thus gamma irradiation may be an acceptable method to terminally sterilize this class of product. One of the drawbacks of gamma irradiation is that it will discolor glass which is currently the package material of choice due to superior barrier properties and relative inertness. This paper explores the possibility of …

A Survey Of Musical Attitudes At Hazelwood Central High School, John L. Meurer

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The purpose of this study was to determine by survey whether or not the parents and students of Hazelwood Central High School were satisfied with the curriculum and trends of the instrumental music program . The survey was compiled from current literature dealing with politics, competition, music curriculum vs. academics, and jazz education.

In this study data were collected by surveying graduating seniors and parents from the music classes of 1991. The sample consisted of 34 students and 35 parents. The data gathered for this study were analyzed by the t-test for significant differences between parents and students. Differences were …

A Question Of Borders, Mary L. Boutote

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The purpose of this Thesis is to explore the use of borders. On one level, borders between countries and continents, both natural and man made, will be looked at. On another level, the actual physical borders of the paint and the paintings will be addressed. This exploration involves two main areas; inspiration and development, and process and techniques. Both of these areas contain unique issues which are equally important to the development of the Thesis. Within these main areas there are several specific categories of inquiry which I have addressed throughout my two years of study. Each category has contributed …

Everywhere And Nowhere At Once, George Holbrook Haupt

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Domestic Hub Airfares: An Analysis Of Domestic U.S. Passanger Airline Fares From The Consumer's Perspective, Robert I. Ward

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Deregulation of the U.S. passenger airline industry has resulted in a few large carriers that have been successful in dominating the market, including dominance of selected routes originating from, or traveling through, key airports that have been designated as hubs. This investigation researched the simplified industry fares that were in place in the summer of 1992 and found that airfares for certain sub categories of industry routings were consistently above average industry fares. The implications of these findings are reducible to simple measures that are meaningful to the flying public.

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 …

Descriptive Study Of Trinidad As A Tourist Destination, Leslie Desiree Schurland

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The purpose of the study is to evaluate the way in which travel agents who are members of the Institute of Certified Travel Agents (ICTA) in the United States perceive Trinidad as a tourist destination as compared to the other Caribbean Islands and the Bahamas and Bermuda. The Republic of Trinidad is the southernmost of the Caribbean Islands and lies off the northeast coast of Venezuela, on the South American mainland. Trinidad's lack of identity, as perceived by the travel agents in the United States, results from not being well known as an unique tourism destination. The sample consisted of …

The Effect Of Cultural Differences On International Marketing, Lena M. Jones

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This thesis will l focus on the influence that culture and environmental differences have on international marketing.

The world has gone through some major changes within the past several years, especially in the area of marketing. It has become an open marketplace . Even the very concept behind marketing has a different meaning today. For example , marketing was once viewed a s simply selling a product or service. In today's business environment, marketing is more customer oriented . Customer satisfaction is the key element.

Today many companies have ventured into t he foreign markets . Some have gone international …

Costume As Art, Gretchen Lapp Hamlin

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Any given article of clothing can be seen as falling somewhere along a broad continuum that stretches between the completely functional and the completely decorative. On one end of the spectrum, utility dominates; military clothing, designed to promote uniformity and to maximize human performance, might define this extreme. On the opposite pole, function is totally disregarded in favor of pure adornment, even flamboyance - say, Carmen Miranda's hat.

Performance Of The Extended Token Bus Network With Asymmetric Load Distribution, Hong Lin

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The Token Bus, IEEE 802.4, provides high priority message options. The delay of high priority messages becomes an important criterion in the design and management of computer communication networks. A goal of the protocol is to allocate sufficient bandwidth and frequency of access to minimize of the high priority message delay. In this study, a simulation model of a priority based network, consisting of two token bus networks interconnected by a bridge is implemented. The load distribution among stations is asymmetric and the messages are divided into two priorities, high and low. Both fixed and variable token token holding times …

Marks: The Adorned Self, Tom Santelli

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Interculturism, Shigeki Ito

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The Impact Of Organizational Shape On The Intrinsic Job Satisfaction Of White-Collar Workers, Bernie L. Alexander

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This thesis focuses on the study of job satisfaction and the impact of organizational shape on the intrinsic job satisfaction of white-collar workers.

Research has attributed the decline in white-collar job satisfaction to such things as over-complex organizational structures, broad spans-of-control and job specialization.

The purpose of the present study is to investigate the possibility that, within a corporate setting, there is a difference between the intrinsic job satisfaction of white- collar workers who are employed by flat, decentralized organizations and those who work for tall, centralized organizations. Specifically, it is hypothesized that white- collar workers of flat, decentralized organizations …

Breeding Biology Of The Black Storm-Petrel At Islas Los Coronados, Baja California, Mexico, William T. Everett

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Twenty-nine visits to Middle Rock, Islas Los Coranados, were made between March 1989 and September 1990, including 10 overnight visits. Breeding phenology was studied, including timing of colony attendance by adult birds, timing of egg laying, hatching, and fledging. Over 200 birds were banded to determine nest site tenacity and pair bond retention. Details were recorded on nest site selection, interspecific competition, breeding success, chick growth and plumage development, adult morphometrics, molt, food items, vocalizations, and ectoparasites.

Electromagnetic Transients Program Interfacing, Enhancement And Comparison With Spice, Siswa Trihadi

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The Electromagnetic Transients Program (EMTP) is a computer program used to simulate high speed power system transients. The EMTP input data structures and the rules in setting up the input data file are described in this thesis by means of two sample cases i.e an RLC series circuit and a sin le line to ground fault in power system.

The EMTP input data are very detailed an highly-structured column-dependent. To improve the user-friendliness of EMTP by ignoring the difficulty of arranging the column structures, this thesis presents the EM P User Interactive Program. Sample cases using this interactive program are …

Exploring The Future Of Compact Disc-Interactive, Patrick J. Haggerty

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Efficient Geographic Information Systems: Data Structures, Boolean Operations And Concurrency Control, James Sheng Min

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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are crucial to the ability of govern mental agencies and business to record, manage and analyze geographic data efficiently. They provide methods of analysis and simulation on geographic data that were previously infeasible using traditional hardcopy maps. Creation of realistic 3-D sceneries by overlaying satellite imagery over digital elevation models (DEM) was not possible using paper maps. Determination of suitable areas for construction that would have the fewest environmental impacts once required manual tracing of different map sets on mylar sheets; now it can be done in real time by GIS. Geographic information processing has significant …

Stories, Phil Harris

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First Impression : The Study Of Entry In Architecture, Siriwan Polpuech

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Entrance as an element of architecture has had an important role in the design process from the very beginning of the architecture. Its role varies according to culture and the belief of people. The characteristics of entrances are as diversified as are architectural style and historic periods.

Architectural styles continue to change. New forms and technologies add to the growth of styles. All these contribute to the eclectic of design ideas. The specifics of an entrance can arise from, be complementary to or in contradiction of a style. They always serve as a mediator between interior and exterior spaces. The …

The Unfolding Of Geologic Space, Anne L. Brown

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Marketing And Feasibility Study For Launching A City/Regional Magazine In Rochester, New York, John K. Aizstrauts

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A magazine's launch success and long-term survival depends on several key factors, among which are: 1. The presentation of valuable and/or interesting information to its target market audience. 2. Reaching the appropriate audience with that information. 3. Reaching a sufficiently large audience. 4. Attracting advertisers interested in the magazine's target audience. The four primary factors address the critical issues of finding a suitable marketing opportunity in terms of product and audience, as well as providing a viable medium with which advertisers can reach the same audience. Consequently, how well and quickly a magazine satisfies those factors will greatly influence its …

Photography In Lisbon, Portugal, Luis Pavao

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