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Crack Propagation In Concrete Structural Members Strengthened With Bonded Fiber Reinforced Polymer Plastic (Frp) Laminates, Gonzague. Gervois Jan 1997

Crack Propagation In Concrete Structural Members Strengthened With Bonded Fiber Reinforced Polymer Plastic (Frp) Laminates, Gonzague. Gervois

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

This thesis presents an experimental and analytical investigation of concrete structural members strengthened with externally bonded composite laminates with varying configurations. Parameters, such as size, type of laminate, debond, etc., are evaluated from the viewpoint of stress patterns and their influence on interfacial debonds. Stress patterns in the structure and stress intensity factors around crack tips are determined using a finite element model developed for this purpose. The study also includes a precise description of cracking and the failure function of each parameter investigated. Besides the development of an innovative finite element program, which enables the study of interfacial cracks …

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Distributed Management Of Heterogeneous Networks Using Hypermedia Data Repositories, James M. Anderson Jan 1997

Distributed Management Of Heterogeneous Networks Using Hypermedia Data Repositories, James M. Anderson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

Current management architectures address portions of the problem of managing high speed distributed networks; however, they do not provide a scalable end-to-end solution that can be applied to both large LAN and WAN high speed distributed networks. A new management architecture, "Web Integrated Network for Distributed Management Including Logic" (WINDMIL), is proposed to address the challenges of managing complex heterogeneous networks. The three primary components of the system are the Network Management Server (NMS), the Network Element Web Server (NEWS), and the Operator's Logic and Processing Platform (OLAPP). The NMS stores the management functions used by both the NEWS and …

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Diversity Performance Of Ds-Cdma Systems In Multipath Fading Channels, George P. Efthymoglou Jan 1997

Diversity Performance Of Ds-Cdma Systems In Multipath Fading Channels, George P. Efthymoglou

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

In this dissertation, new semi-analytical expressions for the diversity bit error rate performance of asynchronous direct sequence-code division multiple access (DS-CDMA) systems in multipath fading channels are derived. Also, the PN acquisition time of a DS system with offset frequency periods greater than the code period in a AWGN channel is measured via laboratory experiments. In Part I we consider DS-CDMA systems operating in a cellular environment with multipath reception. Multipath propagation is exploited through the use of RAKE receivers. Coherent, differentially coherent and noncoherent binary demodulation schemes are considered. The multiple access interference is modeled as AWGN, conditioned on …

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Domestic Sybil: Feminist Concerns In P. L. Travers's "Mary Poppins" And "Mary Poppins Comes Back", Donna M. Revtai Jan 1997

Domestic Sybil: Feminist Concerns In P. L. Travers's "Mary Poppins" And "Mary Poppins Comes Back", Donna M. Revtai

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

Certain elements in P. L. Travers's Mary Poppins (1934) and Mary Poppins Comes Back (1935) depict concerns that feminist critics deem important, such as mother figures, females as artists, women who exert power or lack it, female self-concepts, matrilineal connections and mother/child relationships. Travers sometimes treats these subjects ambiguously or ambivalently, but her attention to them indicates a riveting interest at the time. Her creative process whereby she projected childhood fantasies onto her ideal nanny, Mary Poppins, with whom she identified herself and others, relates to a feminine psychology. Travers's cyclic and web-like plots may link her to feminist aesthetics …

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Docking The Ocean Explorer Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Using A Low-Cost Acoustic Positioning System And A Fuzzy Logic Guidance Algorithm, David Mitchell Kronen Jan 1997

Docking The Ocean Explorer Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Using A Low-Cost Acoustic Positioning System And A Fuzzy Logic Guidance Algorithm, David Mitchell Kronen

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

Having the ability to dock an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) can significantly enhance the operation of such vehicles. In order to dock an AUV, the vehicle's position must be known precisely and a guidance algorithm must be used to drive the AUV to its dock. This thesis will examine and implement a low cost acoustic positioning system to meet the positioning requirements. At-sea tests will be used as a method of verifying the systems specifications and proper incorporation into the AUV. Analyses will be run on the results using several methods of interpreting the data. The second portion of this …

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Driveability Of Concrete Piles Pretensioned With Cfrp, Thomas Scott Gemmell Jan 1997

Driveability Of Concrete Piles Pretensioned With Cfrp, Thomas Scott Gemmell

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

Four concrete piles prestressed with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics were cast, in which two piles were fabricated with CFRP transverse reinforcement. The remaining two were provided with transverse steel spiral reinforcement. The piles were designed according to Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) guidelines. The Pile Driving Analyzer (PDA) was chosen as the primary data acquisition system for the pile driving due to its mobility, reliability and robustness based on the high frequency excitation. The Pre-driving analysis consisted of several stages. The estimated static bearing capacity of the experimental piles was first calculated followed by SPT sampling at the pile driving …

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Duration And The Prices Of Common Stocks, Yehuda A. Konnan Jan 1997

Duration And The Prices Of Common Stocks, Yehuda A. Konnan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

In finance, the term 'duration' means the effective length of a financial obligation which is discharged in installments. This concept has a number of applications in finance like calculating the change in the price of bonds due to the change in interest rates, immunizing the value of bonds, etc. Common stocks are also financial obligations and are considered to have durations. For bonds and similar strong contractual obligations, duration and its applications are clear cut and are used widely. For common stocks duration evaluation is difficult and its practical applications hardly exist. Moreover, there are no publications of numerical results …

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Echoes Of Wordsworth And Coleridge Resound In "The Accidental Tourist", Susan Clare Finger Jan 1997

Echoes Of Wordsworth And Coleridge Resound In "The Accidental Tourist", Susan Clare Finger

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

Anne Tyler, who lived a "Romantic" childhood in mountain-terrained communes of North Carolina, borrowed ideas from Wordsworth and Coleridge for her 1985 novel The Accidental Tourist. Reflections of these Romantic poets are seen primarily in images but are also seen in Tyler's simple writing style. Macon Leary, the protagonist of the novel, is a wandering writer who loves the English language, but struggles to communicate his feelings verbally, a reflection of Romantic ideology. Other motifs include home as a place abandoned as well as a refuge for the mind and body; the destructive and renewing powers of the city; physical …

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Driveability Of Concrete Piles Pretensioned With Cfrp And Confinement Effects Of Cfrp Hoops In Reinforced Concrete Columns, Rama Kumar Potturu Jan 1997

Driveability Of Concrete Piles Pretensioned With Cfrp And Confinement Effects Of Cfrp Hoops In Reinforced Concrete Columns, Rama Kumar Potturu

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics has recently has been recognized as an alternative to conventional steel reinforcement in concrete due to its excellent resistance to corrosion. Four rectangular concrete beams and four concrete columns reinforced with CFRP bars were cast for the study of the long term behavior under uniform sustained loading. The beams were simply supported and subjected to uniform sustained loading. The columns were arranged in a steel reaction framework. The beams and columns were instrumented and monitored to observe the change in the behavior due to the creep and shrinkage of concrete. An analytical method is developed to …

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Differential Power, Moral Hazard, And Preferred Monitoring Mode In Marketing Channels, Prakasam R. Devasagayam Jan 1997

Differential Power, Moral Hazard, And Preferred Monitoring Mode In Marketing Channels, Prakasam R. Devasagayam

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

This research examines the impact of differential power on the choice of monitoring mode in interorganizational relationships in marketing channels. Interorganizational relationships in channels of distribution can be considered agency relationships because they involve delegation of value-adding tasks by one participant (principal) to another participant (agent). Moral Hazard or the likelihood of an agent pursuing individual goals at the expense of mutually satisfying common goals may result in suboptimal outcomes and necessitates monitoring by the principal. Monitoring involves procuring information on the effort expended by the agent (behavior-based monitoring) and the resultant outcomes of such efforts (outcome-based monitoring). A comparison …

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Diversity Techniques In Direct Sequence Code Division Multiple Access Communication Systems, Okechukwu Clark Ugweje Jan 1997

Diversity Techniques In Direct Sequence Code Division Multiple Access Communication Systems, Okechukwu Clark Ugweje

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

This dissertation investigates the performance of different space diversity combining techniques for the wireless mobile communication systems employing Direct Sequence-Code Division Multiple Access (DS-CDMA). It covers two research topics, all falling under the umbrella of diversity combining techniques. The first part deals with diversity reception of wideband DS-CDMA signals in which the diversity branches experience some correlation. This analysis is performed without the usual assumption that diversity branches are independent and hence uncorrelated. In this case, the analysis is limited to the conventional diversity techniques such as maximal ratio combining, equal gain combining and selection diversity. In particular, the effect …

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Effect Of Fiber Sterilization Atmosphere On Insertion Of Lithium Into Pan-Based Carbon Filter Electrodes, James Christian Braun Jan 1997

Effect Of Fiber Sterilization Atmosphere On Insertion Of Lithium Into Pan-Based Carbon Filter Electrodes, James Christian Braun

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

A novel electrode structure for Li-ion batteries was created by thermally treating nonwoven polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fabric in an inert atmosphere. Rapid carbonization of PAN fiber, stabilized in an inert atmosphere, produced a fused carbon fiber structure having a reversible specific capacity for lithium above 300 mAh/g; with charge reversibility between 95 and 100%. Chemical, structural and electrochemical analyses, including electrochemical impedance spectroscopy were performed on carbon fiber electrodes. Scanning electron microscopy revealed grooves and striations on the surfaces of carbon fibers prepared from PAN precursors stabilized in oxygen; but could not resolve any surface features on the fused carbon fibers, …

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Effect Of 4mat Training On Teachers' Attitudes Towards Student Behaviors Associated With Creativity, Phyllis Schiffer Klenetsky Jan 1997

Effect Of 4mat Training On Teachers' Attitudes Towards Student Behaviors Associated With Creativity, Phyllis Schiffer Klenetsky

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

The purpose of this study was to determine if 4MAT training had an impact on teachers' attitudes towards students' behaviors associated with creativity. Specifically, this study analyzed the relationship between the dependent variable of attitude toward creativity, and the independent variables of levels of training, grade level, years of teaching experience, and subject area. A sample of 459 subjects consisted of an experimental (N = 310) and control group (N = 149). The experimental group received either Fundamental 4MAT training or both Fundamental and Intermediate training, while the control group received no intervention. The Ideal Child Checklist (ICC), developed by …

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Effect Of Compression Of Performance In A Demand Paging Operating System, Allen Chester Wynn Jan 1997

Effect Of Compression Of Performance In A Demand Paging Operating System, Allen Chester Wynn

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

In this thesis, we measure and analyze the effects of compression in a demand paging operating system. We first explore existing compression algorithms and page replacement policies currently in use. Then we examine the OS/2 operating system which is modified to include page-based compression. Software trace hooks are inserted into the operating system to determine the amount of time required to process a page fault for each type of page, e.g. non-compressed, compressed, zero-filled, and the number of page faults for each type of page. Software trace measurements as well as physical timings are taken on a system without compressed …

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Effectiveness Of Dropout Prevention Models As Perceived By High School Principals And High School Guidance Counselors In Florida, Joyce Tropea Bacon Jan 1997

Effectiveness Of Dropout Prevention Models As Perceived By High School Principals And High School Guidance Counselors In Florida, Joyce Tropea Bacon

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

This study investigated the perceptions of high school principals and guidance counselors, in the State of Florida, of nine dropout prevention models and their effectiveness. Six of the models exemplify the most frequently used programs throughout Florida: (a) the transitional ninth grade class, (b) computer-assisted instruction, (c) teaching high school competency test strategies, (d) educational alternative centers/schools of choice, (e) vocational technical centers, and (f) youth services programs. The three newer program models, cities in schools, block scheduling and telecommunications abeyance programs, have been in use for less than three years in the State of Florida but literature identifies them …

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Effects Of Accommodating Students' Learning Styles On Academic Achievement And Attitudes Towards Algebra, Nabil Afif Husni Jan 1997

Effects Of Accommodating Students' Learning Styles On Academic Achievement And Attitudes Towards Algebra, Nabil Afif Husni

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

The purpose of this study was to compare the academic achievement and attitude of students who were enrolled in Algebra for College Students taught by traditional lecture methods of instruction with students taught by methods of instruction that matched student learning style preferences. This study included 84 students who were enrolled in Algebra for College Students at Palm Beach Community College. The study was designed to determine whether students' age, gender, GPA, and the number of hours worked were correlated with students' attitude gain scores or with their algebra gain scores. Four instruments were used to collect information for this …

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Effects Of Nature-Based Sounds On Patient Anxiety During The Preoperative Period, Alcinda Louise Cullum Jan 1997

Effects Of Nature-Based Sounds On Patient Anxiety During The Preoperative Period, Alcinda Louise Cullum

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

This study investigated the effect of nature-based sounds on the preoperative anxiety of 30 patients scheduled for elective surgical procedures. Preoperative anxiety was measured utilizing a visual analog scale. Of the 30 subjects who were randomly placed in either control or experimental groups, 15 subjects comprised the experimental group who were provided with nature-based sounds, and 15 subjects comprised the control group who listened to non-vocal musical sounds. Pre-test data were collected upon admission to the preoperative area, while post-test data were collected prior to entering the operating room suite. Measurements consisting of blood pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rate …

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Effects Of Academic Advisor Attire On Community College Student Satisfaction With Academic Advising, Rebecca Celeste Beck Jan 1997

Effects Of Academic Advisor Attire On Community College Student Satisfaction With Academic Advising, Rebecca Celeste Beck

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

The major purpose of this study was to determine if the attire of academic advisors would significantly affect students' satisfaction with their academic advisors. Academic advisors wore three types of attire: professional, casual, and a special uniform. The major concern was to determine if the student's first impression, as influenced by attire, of the academic advisor was significant in terms of satisfaction with the advising process. Data collected from 363 community college students were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA). Based upon the statistical analyses, the researcher failed to reject all the null hypotheses. The attire of the academic advisors …

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Effects Of Preoperative Teaching On Anxiety In Pediatric Ambulatory Surgical Patients, Shelley Mae Foord-Kelcey Jan 1997

Effects Of Preoperative Teaching On Anxiety In Pediatric Ambulatory Surgical Patients, Shelley Mae Foord-Kelcey

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

The purpose of the study was to test experimentally the effectiveness of a presurgical teaching intervention on reducing the anxiety of children undergoing outpatient surgery and in facilitating the children's emotional adjustment during the postsurgical period. The efficacy of a child teaching session combined with a parent teaching session was compared with the efficacy of a parent only session. The participants of the study were 33 children, ages 4 to 12, and their parents. Two weeks following the child's surgery, the parents assessed the child's postsurgical adjustment by completing the Post Hospital Behavior Questionnaire (PHBQ). Data was analyzed by t-test …

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Effects Of Information Load On Auditory Event-Related Potentials (P300) In Hiv-Infected Children, Julie Ackert Gonzales Jan 1997

Effects Of Information Load On Auditory Event-Related Potentials (P300) In Hiv-Infected Children, Julie Ackert Gonzales

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

The P300 component of the auditory event-related potential waveform was investigated in control children and two groups of HIV-infected children (asymptomatic and symptomatic), aged five to seven, under combinations of two interstimulus interval (ISI) rates (1 and 2 sec) and two target probability rates (.2 and.5). No group differences were found under the different combinations of ISI and target probability, for either P3a amplitude and latency, or P3b amplitude and latency. Although the present study was not able to distinguish between-groups by manipulating the target presentation rate, there were several within-group effects on P3a latency that were dependant upon the …

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Electrochemical Intercalation Of Lithium-Ion Into Carbon Fibers Prepared From Synthetic Cellulose Precursor, Robert Lewis Kashauer Jan 1997

Electrochemical Intercalation Of Lithium-Ion Into Carbon Fibers Prepared From Synthetic Cellulose Precursor, Robert Lewis Kashauer

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

A number of fibrous carbon materials have been investigated as intercalation host materials. Commercially available rayon fiber (synthetic cellulose) based carbon fibers were synthesized for use as anode material in lithium-ion batteries. The effects of oxidation and carbonization temperature, heating ramp rate, soak time and gaseous atmosphere during thermal treatment on the electrochemical performance of the carbon fibers were studied. Intercalation/deintercalation experiments were performed to evaluate the electrochemical performance of the carbon fibers. The highest reversible capacity and lowest irreversible capacity loss were obtained for carbon fibers carbonized at 1100C at a ramp rate of 10C/min held at soak times …

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Effects Of Socioeconomic, Political, And Organizational Factors On The Implementation Of Community Policing: A Conceptual Framework For An Innovative Policy, Terry Anne Anderson Jan 1997

Effects Of Socioeconomic, Political, And Organizational Factors On The Implementation Of Community Policing: A Conceptual Framework For An Innovative Policy, Terry Anne Anderson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

Community policing has emerged as the philosophical foundation for a new paradigm in American policing calling for police and community residents to work jointly in identifying and solving neighborhood problems. As an example of an innovative public policy, community policing implementation may be affected by a number of factors. This dissertation synthesized what is known about innovation in public policy and community policing. It examined how certain socioeconomic, political, and organizational factors affect and predict innovativeness in policy formulation and explored their effects on its implementation. It has implications for law enforcement agencies that have already adopted community policing and …

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Electrochemical Double-Layer Capacitors Utilizing Low Surface Area Graphite Fibers, David Isaiah Zawacki Jan 1997

Electrochemical Double-Layer Capacitors Utilizing Low Surface Area Graphite Fibers, David Isaiah Zawacki

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

Electrochemical double-layer capacitors were constructed using low surface area carbon fibers that are commercially available. The fibers were made from polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and pitch and vary from low (LC = 14A, d002 = 3.54A) to high (LC = 169A, d002 = 3.40A) crystallinity. High energy densities (up to 7.83 Wh/kg) were obtained by electrochemically intercalating HSO4- ions between the graphene planes of the carbon fibers. The intercalation process was strongly influenced by the crystallinity of the carbon fiber and by the precursors from which the fiber was manufactured. All the pitch fibers had a higher structural order and a higher …

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Embrittlement Susceptibility Of Corroded Pre-Stressing Steel In Concrete During Cathodic Polarization, Arnaud. Poeydomenge Jan 1997

Embrittlement Susceptibility Of Corroded Pre-Stressing Steel In Concrete During Cathodic Polarization, Arnaud. Poeydomenge

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

Experiments and analyses were performed to better define the limits of concern regarding hydrogen embrittlement in association with application of cathodic protection to prestressed concrete. To accomplish this, prestressed concrete specimens were locally corroded to different levels by anodic polarization and then polarized to -1.30 V SCE. A procedure of examination was developed using strain gauges to determine the level of prestrain. Relatively few brittle failures of wires resulted due, at least in part, to a relatively low prestrain of the pretensioned tendons. A model was developed which, coupled with data from parallel research, permitted definition of the minimum cross …

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Empirical Analysis Of The Convergence Hypothesis Across Countries: New Evidence, Blake Donald Butzin Jan 1997

Empirical Analysis Of The Convergence Hypothesis Across Countries: New Evidence, Blake Donald Butzin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

The Solow growth model examines the effects of saving, population and technological advances on the growth of an economy. Long-run economic growth is explained by the exogenous variable, technology. In this model lower income countries will experience higher rates of economic growth, which will lead to convergence in the standards of living between low-income and high-income countries. Additional theories including the augmented Solow model, which tests for conditional convergence and endogenous growth theories have been developed recently. An empirical inquiry of the convergence hypothesis has been conducted using a variety samples based on income classifications and geographical locations.

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Evaluation Of Fish Populations And Relative Abundance Within Pools A, B And C Of The Kissimmee River: Possible Responses To The Pool B Demonstration Project, Daniel E. Miller Jan 1997

Evaluation Of Fish Populations And Relative Abundance Within Pools A, B And C Of The Kissimmee River: Possible Responses To The Pool B Demonstration Project, Daniel E. Miller

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

Channelization of the Kissimmee River from 1962 to 1971 altered the natural hydrology of the river/floodplain system. Results of construction of the C-38 canal included loss of continuous flow of water and loss of floodplain habitat which adversely impacted the fish community. In 1984 the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) constructed the Pool B demonstration project to evaluate the feasibility of a planned restoration project. To evaluate success of the demonstration project in enhancing the Pool B fish fauna, a hoop net sampling program was conducted in 1996. The data suggest that black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) and other sport …

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Employment Of Modern Analytical Methods For Adsorption Studies And Pharmaceutical Analysis, Wendy Marie Foss Jan 1997

Employment Of Modern Analytical Methods For Adsorption Studies And Pharmaceutical Analysis, Wendy Marie Foss

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

Ultraviolet spectrophotometry was employed to investigate the adsorption of phenylphosphonic acid onto the surface of alumina from aqueous solution. It was found that an initial chemisorption occurred with monolayer coverage, reaching a maximum at a solution pH of 3.0. The results were interpreted as indicating that this and related adsorptions are controlled by ligand exchange processes involving electrostatic attraction between oppositely-charged species. In a separate project, high performance liquid chromatography was employed for the quantitative analysis of aminophylline in commercial thigh cream formulations. The analysis required derivatization of the compound by dansylation under carefully-controlled conditions. This enhanced its detection and …

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Evaluation Of Shore Protection Measures Applied To Eroding Beaches In Florida, Luciana Slomp Esteves Jan 1997

Evaluation Of Shore Protection Measures Applied To Eroding Beaches In Florida, Luciana Slomp Esteves

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

Evaluations of shore erosion and protection in Florida are constrained by time and space. This study characterizes about 95% of Florida's beaches based on the degree of urban development, direction and rates of shoreline change, presence of sensitive ecological communities, and distribution of sea defense works. The 22 coastal-county maps prepared for this study show that approximately 195 km (16%) of Florida's beaches are eroding and 283 km (23%) are protected by engineering works. About 72% of eroded beaches are geographically associated with inlets. Sand management at inlets is crucial to improve erosion mitigation in Florida. Suggestions designed to enhance …

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Evaluation Of Videotape As A Form Of Patient Education Post-Hip Repair: Staff Perspectives, Teresa Ann Biles Jan 1997

Evaluation Of Videotape As A Form Of Patient Education Post-Hip Repair: Staff Perspectives, Teresa Ann Biles

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

Nurses have been able to invent new and creative ways to educate patients due to advances in technology. One advance, the use of videotapes for patient education, has increased in popularity over the last decade. This study evaluated the use of a videotape entitled "Moving Along," which was designed for post-hip repair patient education. A questionnaire was used to determine healthcare personnel's perspectives regarding content of the videotape and recommendations regarding videotape use and length. Data analyzed consisted of responses to the questionnaire. Analysis of the results suggested that the videotape should aid patients recovering from hip surgery as the …

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Estimation Of Information-Theoretics-Based Delay-Bounds In Atm Networks, Liqun. Wei Jan 1997

Estimation Of Information-Theoretics-Based Delay-Bounds In Atm Networks, Liqun. Wei

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999

This thesis addresses a method of deducing the statistical upper and lower bounds associated with the cell-transfer delay variations (CDVs) encountered by the cells transmitted in the asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) networks due to cell losses. This study focuses on: (1) Estimating CDV arising from multiplexing/switching for both constant bit rate and variable bit rate services via simulations. (2) Deducing an information-theoretics based new technique to get an insight of the combined BER-induced and multiplexing/switching-induced CDVs in ATM networks. Algorithms on the CDV statistics are derived and the lower and upper bounds of the statistics are obtained via simulations in …

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