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Marketing Lindenwood University Through A Promotional Video, Deidamia Batista, Karen Cordoba

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In recent times video productions have been used as an effective sales tool. Moving pictures, like those that video provides. are an effective way to communicate in a quickly growing business market. With a video a company is able to reach and approach clients more effectively, because they can present information which is attractive to people.

We have seen over the last decade that the use of technology has invaded every market, including the education market. It is common to see how the business community within the education center has been quick to embrace video for many different purposes-one of …

Working With Your Employees To Move Through Change Using Communication And Motivation: A Case Study, David G. Buck

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This thesis focuses on effecting change in a government agency by the use of communication, motivation through incentives, and other management tools.

The United States Army Reserve Personnel Center (ARPERCEN) manages, trains, and mobilizes Army personnel. Its largest directorate is the Personnel Records Management Directorate, which houses the Accessions Division. At least 200,000 hard-copy personnel records pass through the Division for verification and processing in a typical year.

Eighty percent of hard-copy records transferred to ARPERCEN were also transferred electronically; however all were band-processed as if new. This entire accessioning process was redundant and inefficient.

Change was coming. The Reserve …

St. Charles County Sheriff's Department Field Training And Evaluation Program, John T. Bush

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This thesis will focus on the study of police field training and the process in the adoption of a new Field Training and Evaluation Program by the St. Charles County Sheriff's Department.

Newly hired police recruits traditionally have received most of their basic training in the classroom. This training, which is one of the most important functions any police agency undertakes, tries to give recruits basic competency to perform as patrol officers.

The purpose of this research is to develop a good field training manual that can serve as a map for police agencies who are implementing a new program …

Multidimensional Subset Sum Problem, Vladimir Kolesnikov

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This thesis explores new modifications to the successful LLL approach to solving the Subset Sum problem. This work is an optimization of the matrix representation of an instance. Traditionally, the basis matrix contained only one column with set elements and the sum. In this thesis we suggest having several data columns (thus introducing multidimensionality). This allows us to reduce the size of coulmn entries which changes the complexity of the problem. Splitting the data into multiple columns greatly simplifies the task of solving the Subset Sum problem. However, other problems arise when we try to generate multiple columns. Here we …

Interactive Multimedia: Defining A Place In History, Erika Sears

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An Investigation Into The Design And Implementation Of A Business Plan For Ozark Builders, A Housing Development Company, Benjamin Luke Beaman

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This thesis will investigate the design and implementation of a business plan for Ozark Builders , a housing development company.

One of the oldest professions in the United States, is the construction industry. This diverse industry that employs a large percent of the populace, plays an important role in our nation's economy. While, profits are to be made in the construction industry, the risks are overwhelming. The turnover rate for contractors exceeds twenty percent a year. Speculative building is considered a big gamble, and the builder 's need to stay attuned to changes in consumer preferences, in competition, and in …

An Investigation Into The Design & Implementation Of A Customer Service Manual For Laboratories In A Hospital Setting, Fay M. Craft

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The following applied learning expository thesis will focus on the design and implementation of a customer service manual for reference laboratories in a hospital setting.

The purpose of the manual is to provide direction for the reference laboratory customer service employees. Specifically, the manual consists of a series of steps which will enable employees to better service the hospital reference laboratory customers. The manual was broken down into sections which addressed characteristics, order taking, dispatching phlebotomists, proper collection of specimens, phlebotomy notification, registration of patient specimens, processing and reviewing of specimens, hiring, training, customer satisfaction, complaints and expectations.

Three reference …

Aluminum Nitride Films By Reactive Sputtering, Alvin Randolph

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Aluminum nitride thin films (-1000 A) have been deposited on silicon substrate by re active sputtering using Al target in 1 : 1 Ar:N2 environment. The atomic force microscopy examination revealed continuous microcrystalline film structure. The Auger electron spectroscopic analysis shows the presence of oxygen in the films. The annealing at 850 C in nitrogen is found to cause recrystallinization and, by FTIR analysis, further oxidation of the films. The films can be characterized as lossy dielectrics with relative permittivity ~ 10, higher than the bulk value of 8.9. Annealing the films is found to reduce anion vacancies and improve …

Reflections On Wood, Katherine Park

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Scatterbrain, James Dingilian

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A Better Environment For Disabled Children, Hyun-Sook Lee

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Simplicity, Angela Stickell

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My thesis work is intended to be part of an ongoing polemic concerning the value of modernism. Modernism occurred at a time in history when craft, industrial design and architectural design were enjoying reciprocal influences. Many architects were translating their architectural value systems into object designs, many of which became landmarks of twentieth century design. This crossover between the fields, which is evidenced still today, produced a rich theoretic tradition from which to draw. I am convinced that architectural design and object design are invariably linked and this is reflected in my thesis works as well as in my thesis …

A Nonprofit's Guide To Internally-Planned Successful Print Communications, Joseph Wilson

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Nonprofit institutions, sans a large budget allocated towards design, publications production and printing, suffer from a lack of effective print communications. Even within the classification of "nonprofit," a distinction can be made between successful groups and struggling ones. To further compound the matter, nonprofit groups, beyond just a deficit of funds, lack a graphic artist's understanding of how to assemble, produce and intelligently purchase print communications. It is no wonder then, that the struggling nonprofit group finds itself caught in a frustrating cycle. They need, desperately, to get their word out in order to raise funds; yet they lack the …

A Study Of The Relationship Between Optical Dot Gain And Mechanical Dot Gain Of Am And Fm Halftones, Eva Gronberg

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FM screening differs from conventional screening by the absence of screen ruling and the use of small micro dots to represent the tonal values in an image. FM screens have a high dot gain which is comparable to the dot gain of very fine conventional screens. Some tests showed that FM screens are more stable on press compared to AM screens, that is, they experience less variation in dot gain when the solid ink density is increasing. The major questions of this study were: 1) What is the relationship between mechanical and optical dot gain for FM screens? Is the …

The Design Of A Single Chip 8x8 Atm Switch In 0.5 Micrometers Cmos Vlsi, Rudi Rughoonundon

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This thesis illustrates the design of a single chip Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) protocol switch using Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI). The ATM protocol is the data communications protocol used in the implementation of the Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network (B-ISDN), A number of switch architecture are first studied and a new architecture is developed based on optimizing performance and practicality of implementation in VLSI. A fully interconnected switch architecture is implemented by permanently connecting every input port to all the output ports. An output buffering scheme is used to handle cells that cannot be routed right away. This new …

Kiosk For Do-It-Yourself Express Business Card Machine, Chamaipan Ruksakiati

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A Hypothesis For Determining The Maximum Viscosity Of Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose In Solutions Of Divalent Cations Of High Ionic Strength, Therese Lorenz

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A hypothesis for deterrnining the maximum viscosity of sodium carboxymethylcellulose (or CMC) in salt solutions with respect to the concentration of CMC, the ionic strength and the cation size of the salts is proposed. The viscosity behavior of sodium carboxymethylcellulose in high ionic strength solutions was studied by varying the concentration of the CMC and the type of counterion. The object of this series of two experiments was to determine the effect of valency, cation size and ionic strength on the viscosity of CMC in high ionic strength solutions. The viscosity data in this study suggest some trends with regard …

The Introduction And Development Of Printing In Finland, 1631-1727, Esa-Mikael Kokka

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The objective of this thesis project was to prepare a detailed yet reasonably compact history of the three early printing houses in Finland within a context of general Finnish and Scandinavian history. An extensive study of the literature was needed to accomplish the set goals. The literature included books on both early printing in Finland and on its general history. The necessary field studies consisted of visits to museums, university libraries, archives and churches. These offered the opportunity to study old manuscripts and the early printed products. Some experts were also interviewed. As a result of this research, a compact …

Relationship Between Precipitation, Surface Runoff, And Shallow Water-Table, Manoj Patel

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In this study, a model was developed to describe the relationship between precipitation, surface runoff, and shallow groundwater table in a watershed that is subjected to groundwater extraction and urbanization. Regression analysis of fourteen years (1976-1989) of time series data for precipitation, stream discharge, ground water elevation, and groundwater extraction yielded good correlation between these parameters.

Analysis of the data associated with groundwater recharge and discharge events that occurred in the watershed from 1976 to 1989 yielded a high correlation between the above cited parameters. Regression analysis utilized to predict monthly variations in groundwater elevations showed a fair correlation between …

Real-Time Implementation Of An Adaptive Control System For A 3-Zone Rapid Thermal Processing Station, David Hur

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In this thesis, the implementation details of a real time adaptive control system for a TI 3-zone RTP station, as well as the simulation and the experimental results are presented. Extensive simulation of the system is performed in order to ensure proper operation of the system. The experimental results are used to verify proper operation of the closed loop control system. Initial experiments were conducted using two thermocouples. Further experiments were conducted using one thermocouple for the purpose of testing the performance of the system using Extended Kalman Filter as the state estimator.

The implementation of the control system is …

Solids Suspension And Power Dissipation In Stirred Tanks Agitated By An Impeller Near The Tank Bottom, Ernesto Uehara-Nagamine

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In this work, the effect of very small impeller clearances off the tank bottom, C, on complete solid off-bottom suspension, Njs, was investigated. Four types of impellers were used six-blade flat-disk turbine, six-blade flat-blade turbine, six-blade flat (45 degreees) pitched-blade turbine, and the high efficiency impeller Chemineer HE-3. The effects of the impeller diameter, D, tank diameter, T, and solids loading, X, were quantified. The presence of two impellers was analyzed using impellers of the same type and size.

Typically, Njs and the power consumption were found to decrease with the impeller clearance. However, for lower C/T values, a slight …

Doing Business In China : A Primer For Foreign Architects, Shijie Wu

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With more and more U.S. and other foreign businesses investing in the Chinese market, it is a good time for American architectural firms to enter this great market and play an important role. This thesis analyzes the prospects and feasibility of cooperation between U.S. and Chinese architects by investigating China's construction market, architects and firms.

In an overseas investment and architectural project, foreign and Chinese architects have to learn how to co-operate. They will encounter many special problems in this new work, which is very different from projects in their own countries. American architects and businessmen urgently need a reference …

Factors That Influence Changes In Temporal And Spatial Accumulation Of Debris On An Estuarine Shoreline, Cliftwood Beach, New Jersey, Usa, Laura Pace

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A field investigation was conducted on an estuarine shoreline in Raritan Bay, New Jersey to identify the temporal and spatial distribution changes in accumulation of marine debris, and the factors that influence these changes. Methodology consists of 12-monthly collections of debris and profile data, and collection of local climatological and tide data. Debris was classified by type, length, weight, fragmentation, and probable function and weathering noted for each collected item. Wind roses were constructed to determine dominant wind speed and direction and wind characteristics for time intervals between field sampling.

Plastics are the primary component of debris; glass and styrofoam …

Fuel-Rich Combustion Of Ethylene And Air In A Two Stage Turbulent Flow Reactor, Tara Byrnes Salem

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This thesis presents experimental and modeling results from the combustion of ethylene and air in a two stage turbulent flow reactor. This work is motivated by the continuing concern over combustion by-products. The first half of the research effort focused on the validation of the reactor as a perfectly stirred reactor and a plug flow reactor (PSR+PFR) sequence. Using four detailed reaction mechanisms, measured concentrations of carbon oxides, oxygen, and light hydrocarbon concentrations were modeled. Within the accuracy of the data, the mechanism of Mao (1995) yielded the best results. However, it was observed that the success of the reactor …

Empirical And Theoretical Analysis Of Foreign Exchange Markets : A Case Of Belgium, Germany, And The Netherlands, Ozan Akyureklier

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The paper uses an efficiency specification model of the spot and forward foreign exchange markets and tests the random walk, the general efficiency, and the unbiasedness hypotheses by utilizing a regression estimation and many different specification and diagnostic tests for the series and the error terms.

The paper discusses the important aspects of efficiency, expectations, and risk in the foreign exchange market. First a brief presentation of the existing single-equation structural models of exchange-rate determination is given. An efficiency specification model of the spot and forward foreign exchange markets applied to test the random walk, the general efficiency, and the …

Oodini 2.1 : An Enhanced Graphical Schema Representation For Object-Oriented Database, Rajashekar Rao

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The graphical representation of an object-oriented database (OODB) schema is useful for the designers and users of a database system. The purpose of my thesis was to enhance the existing version of OOdini, an interactive graphical tool for editing an OODB schema. The new features include interactive modification and description of objects in the schema. Data structures for representing classes and attributes have been altered to incorporate object/data types as well as a descriptive string. The software has been implemented using the ObjectMaker toolkit to design our own methodology using the ObjectMaker Extension Language.

Press Performance Of Frequency Modulated Screen Printing On Newsprint, Li-Yi Ma

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Frequency Modulated (FM) screening has been praised for its apparent resolution advantage over conventional halftone screening. Studies showed FM screening can be processed with the existing technology, and it does bring about a visible improvement in image quality on newsprint. This study focused on the press performance of the FM halftone printing on newsprint. The fineness of conventional halftone screens can be described by indicating the screen rulings (lines per inch or lpi), and the fineness of FM screens is measured by the size of the micro dots ([micron] or 10~6m). It is difficult to equate the microdot size in …

Behind And Ahead: The Formally Undocumented Travels Of Egon Schiele To Ireland 1905-1918, Alan Phelan

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A Buffering Strategy For Stabilizing Network Data Rates, Brian Bell

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In the past ten years, there has been substantial growth in the area of networked applications. The expansion of such Internet applications as USENET and the world wide web has lead to greater demand for faster and higher quality data transmissions. However, the Internet tends to have a bursty traffic pattern. Such a pattern interferes with an application's ability to receive a data stream at a constant rate. A constant rate is necessary for real-time, networked multimedia applications to be able to provide a high quality of service to the user. This thesis proposes a buffering strategy that stabilizes a …

Lei Rimana "She Stays", Keith Watson

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My concept is to re-evaluate and advance personal communication aids, generally, but not entirely, in the form of greeting cards, to a new level of interest and signification. The goal is to eliminate the passive viewer, and have the individual actively participate in the presentation. The computer-based, interactive media project is designed around three-dimensional sculptures, which serve as "narrators," and put back the one-to-one interaction that is so often missing in non-verbal greetings. In combining technology with more traditional storytelling techniques, it will develop and express a personal message that will help reinforce the intent of the message by becoming …