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A Comparison Among Older And Younger Caregivers Of Physically Disabled Adults And Their Ability To Handle Stress, Traynette Jenkins-Reese

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This study was designed to determine if there was a significant relationship in the level of caregiver burden and age. Participants consisted of thirty-three individuals who considered themselves to be the primary caregiver for a physically disabled or elderly family member. These thirty-three volunteer caregivers were drawn from those who had a disabled or frail family member receiving services from a local agency. The subjects were asked to complete Zarit's Caregiver Interview Questionnaire. The findings in the study did not produce significant levels to justify rejecting the null hypothesis or to show that there is a relationship between the caregiver's …

Depression, Well-Being, And St. John's Wort, Katherine M. Randolph

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The following paper examines the relationship of depression, wellbeing, and St. John's wort. ln formation and studies are reviewed concerning depression, well-being. antidepressants, and Sl. John's wort. A survey was given to thirty people varying in age and gender. The survey compared people taking St. John's wort to those not taki11g it and their sense of well-bei11g. A favorable relationship was found with a person's sense of well-being, between individuals taking St. John's wort and those not taking it.

An Analysis Of The Relationship Between Coping Strategies Of Adolescents And Parental Marital Status, Sheri Morrison

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The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between adolescent coping strategies and the marital status of the adolescent's parents. The 88 subjects in this study were all students from the same suburban St. Louis County high school. The subjects ranged in age from 15 to 19 years of age. The participants were administered the Adolescent Coping Orientation for Problem Experience (A-COPE). It was determined that there was no significant difference between adolescents from divorced and nondivorced families in nine of the twelve subscales of the A-COPE. Three subscales, however, did reveal a significant difference between adolescents from …

Statistical Analysis Of Lake Ontario Water Levels, Matthew Fetzner

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The regulation of Lake Ontario water level began on April 20, 1960. In recent years, there have been many Lake Ontario residents dissatisfied with the erosion damage to their properties. Many believe that the increase in erosion has been caused by the International St. Lawrence River Board of Control maintaining a water level which is too high. The scope of this thesis was to first identify what the actual change in the lake level has been since regulation began and then to determine how much of this difference could be attributed to regulation and how much should be attributed to …

Process Development And Reliability Of Thin Gate Oxides, Keith Capasso

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The Semiconductor Industry Association's (SIA) current National Technological Roadmap calls for the development of a suitable dielectric material for use in gate oxide for the 0.18|micrometers generation of chips and beyond. Some of the key challenges identified are resistance to oxide trapped charge generation from higher levels of tunneling currents and/or plasma processing, and formation of an effective barrier to dopant penetration during the gate processing. One promising material to meet these challenges is nitrided thermal oxide. Development of a growth process that yields high quality, lOnm thick, thermally grown Si02 films at RJT for use as a gate dielectric …

A Study Of Package Handling Drops In The United States Postal Service, Thomas Kausch

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The objective of this study was to measure drop heights environment within the United States Postal Service. A popular belief has been that the United States Postal Service provided a handling environment that was more severe than other small parcel carriers. Previous studies of small package carriers have documented the handling environments of those carriers. The data gathered during the course of this study were compared to those results. The intent of this study was to provide data that would indicate that the Unites States Postal Service did not provide a handling environment that was more severe than competing carriers. …

Performance Study Of The 1911 Wright Brothers Model B Aircraft And Propeller, Robert Egenolf

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A performance evaluation of the 1911 Wright Brothers Model B aircraft and propeller is to be presented. Background, contemporary aviation history, and the Wright analysis will precede the evaluation in order to recreate the situation in which the Brothers were operating. Following this brief history, theories regarding propellers will be examined in order to understand better an efficiency evaluation. Finally, theoretically generated data will be compared to the known values at the time of the Model B's flight. Theoretical data will be gathered from two sources; (1) a software program dedicated to the efficiency prediction of propellers, and (2) a …

Cascade: Computer Aided Synchronization Of Code And Documentation, Mark Roth

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Complete, accurate and up-to-date documentation is a critical factor in the development and maintenance of robust software products. Often, however, the documentation and the product diverge over time, leading to inconsistencies that are the source of confusion and faults, which can lead to failure. This thesis addresses the inconsistency problem by describing a standard method for the synchronization of documentation with code. As part of the thesis, existing research in the field of Document Engineering is surveyed and related to the method being developed. One goal of this approach is to create straightforward integration with existing languages, coding styles, and …

A Study Of Key Factors Affecting The Degree Of Job Satisfaction Of Tour Guide In Bangkok, Thailand, Thareethip Laowirojanakul

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This study is aimed to find out the degrees of job satisfaction of tour guides in Bangkok, Thailand and key factors affecting their job satisfaction, and to compare the job satisfaction with sociological factors in term of gender, age, education, and work experience. The procedure of this study used questionnaires as an instrument and the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) as an analysis. The survey was conducted in June 1999, administrated to tour guides, currently working in Bangkok, Thailand and finally analyzed by SPSS. According to the results of this study, tour guides are very satisfied in their …

Identification Of Force Directions Created By Dynamic Events Experienced In The International Air Freight Distribution Environment, William Enderle Jr

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By linking actual hazards experienced in the field to pre shipment packaging test protocols, the development of a robust packaging specification is developed. This study evaluated the international air freight distribution environment for shipment between the United States and the Netherlands. Utilizing an Environmental Data Recorder, the data identified that different events, other than the normally expected drops and impacts, were experienced. Based on force direction, magnitude and waveform analysis, the data identified that the product is being tossed as it is transported. The results of this study will provide data to enable the creation of a preshipment packaging test …

Telephony-Based Answering Machine Application, Army Fithry

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Advances in hardware and software technology make computer and communications integration becomes a reality. The popularity of multimedia board for PC together with modem that can handle voice makes operating system's vendor, like Microsoft, add some kind of abilities to their product to explore them. The Telephony API, one of the most significant API sets to be released by Microsoft, is a single set of function calls that allows programmers to manage and manipulate any type of communications link between the PC and the telephone line(s). With visual programming tools, such as Visual Basic, TAPI become a powerful tool to …

Ip And Atm Integration: A New Paradigm In Multi-Service Internetworking, Remesh Shanmuganathan

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ATM is a widespread technology adopted by many to support advanced data communication, in particular efficient Internet services provision. The expected challenges of multimedia communication together with the increasing massive utilization of IP-based applications urgently require redesign of networking solutions in terms of both new functionalities and enhanced performance. However, the networking context is affected by so many changes, and to some extent chaotic growth, that any approach based on a structured and complex top-down architecture is unlikely to be applicable. Instead, an approach based on finding out the best match between realistic service requirements and the pragmatic, intelligent use …

A Study Of Replacing Pvc With Pegt Plastic Bottles Due To Recycling Concers For Pvc, Manpreet Soch

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Environmental concerns in European countries caused a US cosmetics company to evaluate plastic materials to replace PVC bottles for fragrances. PVC bottles and PETG bottles were measured and tested for several attributes, including finished dimensions following molding, leak testing, ink adhesion, drop testing, and product compatibility. Testing results indicate that PETG bottles make an acceptable replacement material for PVC bottles for a fragrance package. (Abstract

Broadcast Logo Animation, Yoon Kang

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Embeddability Of Pseudoline Arrangements And Point Configurations To Eucliean Plane, Javid Huseynov

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The present thesis explores embeddability (realizability) properties of pseudoline arrangements, perhaps, the most important mathematical structures in computational geometry. The underlying theme is the use of combinatorial representation of arrangements vs. usual geometric representation to approach the embeddability problem. The combinatorial representation chosen is that of counterclockwise systems (CCsystems) introduced by D.E. Knuth in 1992. CC systems were defined as sets of ordered triples of points that incorporate and obey counterclockwise relations on points in the plane. If a CC system can arise from actual points in the plane, it is called realizable. Not all CC-systems are realizable in plane, …

Enterprise Business Objects : Design And Implementation Of A Business Object Framework, Kai-Uwe Schafer

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Software components representing business entities like customer or purchase order introduce a new way of Online Transaction Processing to business applications. Collaborating business objects allow to complete whole business processes as a single distributed transaction, instead of dividing it into queued steps, which sometimes even require user intervention. This IS due to the fact that business objects contain both business data and logic and that they incorporate multiple databases from different vendors and different geographic locations in a single transaction.

Business objects cannot be used as stand-alone components, but require a framework of services that manage persistence, concurrent transactions, and …

Characterisation And Optimisation Of Gypsum Crystallization, Catherine H. Shannon

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Gypsum is produced as a by-product during the citric acid production process at ADM Ringaskiddy. The particle size and filterability of the gypsum has a critical bearing on the overall citric acid production rate. Prior to August 1996, research in the area of gypsum crystal optimisation at ADM had concentrated on the application of vortex mixing to perform the gypsum formation reaction. While the gypsum crystals produced with vortex mixing were found to be desirably clear of microcrystalline gypsum, the crystals were considerably smaller and more difficult to filter and wash. This research project sought to retain the advantages conferred …

Extraction And Characterisation Of Essential Oils From Waste Eucalyptus Foliage, Hugh O'Reilly

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Extraction procedures such as steam distillation, solvent and soxhlet extraction have been investigated to determine the most effective method of extracting essential oil from the foliage of a number of species of Eucalyptus cultivated in Co. Kerry. Steam distillation has been found to be the most effective method of extraction. The steam distillation extraction method has been thoroughly studied in order to determine the factors affecting yield and composition of the distillate. Alteration of the distillation time has been found to produce oil high in 1,8-cineole content, a requirement of medicinal quality oil. The choice of individual distillation still used …

The Atomic Force Microscope In The Elucidation Of Leukocyte Abnormality, Derbrenn O'Connor

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The aim of this project was to investigate the novel use of the atomic force microscope (AFM) as a technique in the elucidation of leukocyte abnormality. To this end, comparative AFM imaging and elasticity studies were performed on normal and myeloid leukaemic leukocytes.

Initially, an evaluation of techniques for the isolation of specific leukocyte (e.g. lymphocytes, granulocytes, etc.) populations from whole blood or leukocyte concentrates, was carried out. It was found that a silanised glass surface failed to select and immobilise a leukocyte population. However, centrifugation of whole blood in an Isopaque-ficoll gradient solution yielded a viable mixed leukocyte population …

New Polyether Toxins From Shellfish And Marine Phytoplankton: Isolation Studies And Development Of Analytical Methods, Alan G. Bishop

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There are three classes of polyether toxins responsible for Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) world-wide. The causative toxins are okadaic acid (OA) and derivatives (DTXs), pectenotoxins (PTXs) and yessotoxins (YTXs). The origin of these toxins are phytoplankton from Dinophysis or Prorocentrum spp. OA has been demonstrated for most outbreaks in Europe and more recently a new isomer DTX-2 has been reported in Ireland.

Marine phytoplankton biomass samples consisting predominantly of Dinophysis acuta, were acquired using a large double plankton net from waters off the South-west coast of Ireland. Analysis of unialgal samples using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence and …

Computer Based Methodologies For On-Line Scanning Force Microscopic Detection Of Immunological Binding Events, Patrick Joseph O'Mahony

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The overall aim of this work was to develop computer based methodologies for the on-line scanning force microscopic detection of immunological binding events. To achieve this aim it was necessary to develop a rapid, high-resolution data acquisition system to digitise scanning force microscope (SFM) data on-line and then to develop an effective method for extracting the scanner induced background curvature from this data to reveal the nanoscale height binding events. Four techniques were investigated in terms of operational speed and performance accuracy; namely, polynomial interpolation; least squares approximation; real-time recursive least squares approximation; and wavelet approximation.

It was found that …

Effect Of The Environmental Parameters On The Distribution Of Foraminifera In The Coastal Area Of Ras Al Khaimah, U.A.E., Naama Obaid Saif Al-Kaabi

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Twenty samples of sea water and twenty samples of sediment were collected from the off shore area of Ras AI-Khaimah to find out the relationships between environmental parameters, abundance of foraminifera, and ratio of living to dead foraminifera.

Analysis of sea water for the environmental parameters includs, temperature, salinity and nutrient salts (nitrate, nitrite, silicate, phosphate and amonia). Organic mattar, and total carbonate were measured in the bottom sediments. Grain size analysis of the bottom sediments was done using seiving method. The foraminiferal species were picked, counted and photographed using the SEM. The ratio of dead to living forams was …

Point Extraction And Matching For Registration Of Infrared Astronomical Images, Adith Chandrasekhar

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In this thesis, we deal with digital image sequences produced by an infrared detector array. The image sequences are characterized by large variations in noise and gray level statistics from one frame to the next. Moreover, owing to a number of defective pixels in the detector array, the frames are deliberately shifted from each other to improve the statistical properties of the signal and minimize noise. This and the inherent pointing uncertainty of the instrument result in random errors in frame positioning larger than a few pixels. This thesis discusses two point-feature based techniques to register such frames. Image registration, …

Abbot Torres And The Complex Canonical Status Of New Norcia, Maria Teresa Avalos

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This thesis explores the complex issues of abbatial authority and the canonical status of an abbey in Western A u stralia. The abbey was found ed in 1846 in the Victoria Plains of Western Australia by two Spanish Benedictines, Dom Rosendo Salvado amd Dom Joseph Serra, and they called it New Norcia. In September 1900 Bishop Salvado incorporated the New Norcia Monastery into the Spanish Province of the Cassinese Congregation of the Primitive Observance. Bishop Salvado died that very year, but before his death he secured New Norcia's next Abbot, Dom Fulgentius Torres. Torres' period as abbot of New Norcia …

Rock Teapots, R. Preston Saunders

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The purpose of this thesis is to explore functional and non-functional tea sets. I used these objects as metaphors to express my concerns about nature and my natural surroundings. I made connections with the historical traditions of tea ware in my search for a personal aesthetic solution. I used a variety of forming and firing techniques in conjunction with other materials such as wood and metal.

User-Responsivity And Environment-Sensitivity Consideration For State-Funded Housing In Alain City, Nassra Saif Al Daheri

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Massive housing projects have shown that prospective users are rarely given the opportunity to participate in the design decisions. Subsequently, such schemes commonly fail to accommodate all their needs. In the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the housing projects that aim at resettling of Bedouin into newly developed urban communities are state-funded. Many of these houses that were built in the late seventies and early eighties were transferred back to the state (in a very bad condition due to the users random modifications and additions) in exchange of newer better houses. The lack of an adaptive design concept that can accommodate …

Effect Of Selected Postemergence Herbicides On Glyphosate-Resistant Soybean Growth, Development, And Yield Under Weed-Free Conditions, Erin Chadbourne

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Effect of selected postemergence herbicides on glyphosate-resistant soybean growth, development, and yield under weed-free conditions.

Applications Of Advanced Software Techniques To Internet And Www Server Development, John A. Brosnan

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We are living in an information age. Never before has so much data been globally available and instantaneously accessible. The main reason for this revolution is the arrival of the Internet; or perhaps more accurately, the World Wide Web(WWW). This thesis discusses the development of Internet and WWW servers and the latest Web technologies including Java, CORBA and Object Databases. It presents the fundamental concepts of server development and aims to study in particular dynamic WWW servers providing multimedia content. From the viewpoint of interoperability, the CORBA multimedia standard is reviewed. The various mechanisms of data storage and retrieval for …

Finite Element Analysis Solution Applications To Photoreceptor Modules, Robert Hildebrand

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One of the primary components in a Xerox copier is the print engine. The center of this engine is comprised of a photoreceptor, which is a roller/belt module mounted to a frame. The belt revolves around the module acquiring and transposing toner to sheets of paper as they come into contact with the module. The initial design of these modules can often lead to registration and print quality problems later in the assembly and application phases of design. The current analysis procedure includes lengthy commercial FEA packages that require high designer investment. For this reason, many new ideas are never …

Development Of Tourism In Croatia As A New Tourist Destination Compared To Tourism Development In Select Post-Communist Countries, Nina Skuric

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This study talks about the development of tourism in Croatia in the post-war period (1995 - 1999) compared to the development of tourism in the selected post-communist Eastern European countries of the Czech Republic and Hungary. In order to present this process, the study will analyze the present situation of tourism in Croatia, the Czech Republic and Hungary. Additionally, it will compare facts in order to analyze the gaps and give the recommendations. Furthermore, the study will review the historical conditions that caused the similar social development in all three indicated countries.