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Check It Out, Vol. I, No. 1, January 2004, Deb Ebster

Libraries' Newsletters

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Gas Phase Studies Of Molecular Clusters Containing Metal Cations, And The Ion Mobility Of Styrene Oligomers, Edreese Housni Alsharaeh

Theses and Dissertations

This study is divided into three parts. Part I deals with the mechanism of the self-initiated polymerization (or thermal polymerization) of styrene in the gas phase. In this work, we present the first direct evidence for the thermally self-initiated polymerization of styrene in the gas phase. Our approach is based on on-line analysis of the gas phase Oligomers by mass-selected ion mobility. The mobility measurements provide structural information on the ionized oligomers based on their collision cross-sections (Ω) which depend on the geometric shapes of the ions. Theoretical calculations of possible structural candidates of the Oligomers ions are then used …

A Software-Based Knowledge Management System Using Narrative Texts, Thomas Rudy Mcdaniel

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Technical and professional communicators have in recent research been challenged to make significant contributions to the field of knowledge management, and to learn or create the new technologies allowing them to do so. The purpose of this dissertation is to make such a combined theoretical and applied contribution from the context of the emerging discipline of Texts and Technology. This dissertation explores the field of knowledge management (KM), particularly its relationship to the related study of artificial intelligence (AI), and then recommends a KM software application based on the principles of narratology and narrative information exchange. The focus of knowledge …

A Rhetoric Of Technology: The Discourse In U.S. Army Manuals And Handbooks, Sherry Ann Steward

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation examines the historical technical publications of the United States Army from 1775-2004. Historical research in Army technical communication reveals the persuasive characteristics of its technical publications. Elements of narrative, storytelling, and anthropomorphism are techniques writers used to help deliver information to readers. Research also reveals the design techniques writers adopted to unite the situated literacies of the troops. Analyses of print, comic, and digital media expose the increasing visualization of information since the eighteenth century. The results of such historical research can be applied to new media designs. Automating processes captured in paper-based technical manuals and adding intelligent …

Remediation Of Soils And Ground Water Contaminated By Aromatic And Chlorinated Hydrocarbons And Metals, Inez Hua, P. Suresh Rao, Linda S. Lee, Barry K. Partridge, Ben Lawrence

JTRP Technical Reports

Many of the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) sites are contaminated with aromatic hydrocarbons and chlorinated solvents; these contaminants often occur in the form of light non-aqueous phase liquids (LNAPLs) or dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs). Considerable effort has recently been focused on developing in-situ technologies for removing or destroying NAPL source zones, and several potentially viable methods have emerged, including in-situ chemical oxidation (ISCO). ISCO has become an attractive remediation option to managers at many contaminated sites. The three oxidants that are most often applied in-situ are hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) with iron catalysts, potassium permanganate (KMnO4), and ozone (O3). …

Using Imaging Technology To Evaluate Highway Safety, Praprut Songchitruksa, Andrzej P. Tarko

JTRP Technical Reports

Crash-based safety analysis is set back by several shortcomings such as randomness and rarity of crash occurrences, lack of timeliness, and inconsistency in crash reporting. Non-crash-based safety analysis has been around for more than three decades but its potential was limited due to a difficulty in the data collection and the evaluation. Recent advancement in digital videos and image detection technology renewed our interest in facilitating the data collection and improving the evaluation method. Two image detection systems for the measurement of traffic characteristics were evaluated: (a) a commercial video detection system and (b) proprietary image processing software. The measurement …

Images Of Health Insurance In Popular Film: The Dissolving Critique, Elizabeth Pendo

Articles

Several recent films have villainized the health insurance industry as central elements of their plots. This Article examines three of those films: Critical Care, The Rainmaker, and John Q. It analyzes these films through the context of the consumer backlash against managed care that began in the 1990s and shows how these films reflect the consumer sentiment regarding health insurance companies and the cost controlling strategies they employ. In addition, the Article identifies three key premises about health insurance in the films that, although exaggerated and incomplete, have significant factual support. Ultimately, the author argues that, despite their passionately critical …

Omnibus Proposal Of Professional Ethics Division Interpretations And Rulings; Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 2004, Aug. 9, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Professional Ethics Executive Committee

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

1. PROPOSED ETHICS RULING NO. 112 UNDER RULE 102: Use of a Third-Party Service Provider to Assist a Member in Providing Professional Services; 2. PROPOSED ETHICS RULING NO. 12 UNDER RULES 201 AND 202: Applicability of General and Technical Standards When Using a Third-Party Service Provider; 3. PROPOSED REVISION OF ETHICS RULING NO. 1 UNDER RULE 301: Use of a Third-Party Service Provider to Provide Professional Services to Clients or Administrative Support Services to the Member Computer Processing of Clients' Returns; 4. PROPOSED DELETION OF ETHICS RULING NO. 5 UNDER RULE 301: Records Retention Agency

Enterprise Risk Management Framework, Exposure Draft For Public Comment, Committee Of Sponsoring Organizations Of The Treadway Commission

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

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Comment Letters On Proposed Statement Of Position “Auditing The Statement Of Social Insurance”, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Social Insurance Task Force

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

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Health Care Industry Developments - 2004/05; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Division

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

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Independence And Ethics Alert - 2004/05; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

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Pperfgrid: A Grid Services-Based Tool For The Exchange Of Heterogeneous Parallel Performance Data, John Jared Hoffman

Dissertations and Theses

This thesis details the approach taken in developing PPerfGrid. Section 2 discusses other research related to this project. Section 3 provides general background on the technologies utilized in PPerfGrid, focusing on the components that make up the Grid services architecture. Section 4 provides a description of the architecture of PPerfGrid. Section 5 details the implementation of PPerfGrid. Section 6 presents tests designed to measure the overhead and scalability of the PPerfGrid application. Section 7 suggests future work, and Section 8 concludes the thesis.

Technology Forecasting Using Data Envelopment Analysis, Oliver Lane Inman

Dissertations and Theses

The ability to anticipate future capabilities of technology products has broad implications for organizations. Technological forecasting allows management to improve resource allocation, make better staffing decisions, and more confidently plan facilities and capital expenditures. Technology forecasting may also identify potential new markets and opportunities, such as finding ways to exploit current technology beyond its originally intended purposes.

Modern technology forecasters use an array of forecasting methods to predict the future performance of a technology, such as time-series analysis, regression, stochastic methods, and simulation. These quantitative methods rely on the assumption that past behavior will continue. Shortcomings include their lack of …

Homophobia And The 'Mathew Shepard Effect' In Lawrence V. Texas, Kris Franklin

Articles & Chapters

This paper explores the significance of shifting cultural understandings of gay men and lesbians in the Supreme Court's majority, concurring and dissenting opinions in the landmark sodomy case Lawrence v. Texas. By examining the legal authorities in which the case's various opinions are grounded, the article shows that the differing positions taken by the Court reflect radically diverging views on the significance of homosexuality in contemporary culture.

Beyond the rather easy observation that the Supreme Court justices are speaking different languages in the Lawrence opinion, the article contends that the rhetoric of the majority and dissent converge on at least …

In Memoriam, W. Bernard Richland, Ross Sandler

Articles & Chapters

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Unpatriotic Acts: An Introduction, Sadiq Reza

Articles & Chapters

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Positioning Hate, Kathleen Blee

Journal of Hate Studies

A year after the publication of my book on women in the contemporary organized racist movement,Inside Organized Racism: Women in the Hate Movement (2002), I received a series of emails from a woman I will call Jenny. The study of racist activists in this book was based in part on my interviews with women in the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazi and white supremacist skinhead groups, and Christian Identity communities. Although Jenny was not among those I had interviewed or even met in the course of the study, she had heard about my book–although not read it, as I later discovered–and …

Cpa's Guide To Understanding And Controlling Spam, Roman H. Kepczyk, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Information Technology Section

Guides, Handbooks and Manuals

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Timesavers : Sample Forms, Checklists, And Surveys For Cpa Firm Management, Association For Accounting Administration;American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Guides, Handbooks and Manuals

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Promoting Your Talent : A Guidebook For Women And Their Firms : New Information For Women In Business And Industry, Nancy R. Baldiga, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Work/Life And Women's Initiatives Executive Committee

Guides, Handbooks and Manuals

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Understanding And Implementing Privacy Services : A Cpa's Resource, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Guides, Handbooks and Manuals

Appendix D on CD-Rom at the back of the book was converted to a PDF file and attached to the end of the PDF for "Understanding and Implementing Privacy Services". The other files on the CD-Rom are duplicated in the main text of the book and not copied over.

Incident Response Plan Template For Breach Of Personal Information., American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Guides, Handbooks and Manuals

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The Games People Play: Is It Time For A New Legal Approach To Prize Games?, Anthony N. Cabot, Louis V. Csoka

Nevada Law Journal

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Reconciling The Paradox Of Tribal Sovereignty: Three Frameworks For Developing Indian Gaming Law And Policy, Steven Andrew Light, Kathryn R.L. Rand

Nevada Law Journal

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A Bad Bet: Federal Criminalization Of Nevada's Collegiate Sports Books, Ronald J. Rychlak

Nevada Law Journal

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Not-So-Peaceful Coexistence: Inherent Tensions In Addressing Tort Reform, Jeffrey W. Stempel

Nevada Law Journal

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The Law And Politics Of Tort Reform, Center For Democratic Culture At Unlv

Nevada Law Journal

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A Study Conducted For The Journal Of Microfinance: Published At Brigham Young University, Veronica Barlow, Angelica Hagman, Brooke Mildenhall, Eliza Steele

Student Works

The main purpose of our study was to discover the target market for The Journal of Microfinance by understanding the channels of learning most widely used by academics and practitioners in the field of microenterprise. Study group comprised of Veronica Barlow, Angelica Hagman, Brooke Mildenhall, and Eliza Steele.

Byu Marriott School Executive Master Of Business Administration Program Market Research Evaluating Demand For Emba Schedule Variants, Byu Marriott School

Student Works

Executive MBA programs have become an important educational option for both students and universities in recent years. EMBA programs allow students flexible schedules and provide universities with additional sources of revenue. As more and more employers require more educated managers, the demand for EMBA programs will only increase. Executive MBA programs are part-time programs usually offered weekday evenings, weekends, or online. Highly ranked universities across the globe offer EMBA's. The cost of the education varies from program to program and university to university. As more individuals pursue undergraduate education. those holding degrees seek post-graduate education to differentiate themselves and further …