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European Master Agreement - General Provisions, European Association Of Cooperative Banks, European Savings Banks Group, Banking Federation Of The European Union Jan 2004

European Master Agreement - General Provisions, European Association Of Cooperative Banks, European Savings Banks Group, Banking Federation Of The European Union

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Oral Health Care Practices And Perceptions Among Nursing Home Residents: A Case Study., Bridget Marne Boyce Jan 2004

Oral Health Care Practices And Perceptions Among Nursing Home Residents: A Case Study., Bridget Marne Boyce

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Currently, knowledge is limited regarding the extent to which: (1) nursing home residents perceive their oral health care as being adequate, (2) nursing home residents’ perceptions and actual oral health status are congruent, and (3) oral health care outcomes and residents’ perceptions of their own oral health care are influenced by levels of physical functioning. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the oral health practices and perceptions of oral health care among cognitively intact nursing home residents. The instruments utilized were a resident interview and an oral health care evaluation. All participants (n = 10) completed the assessments. …

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Patriarchy And Feminism: A Longitudinal Content Analysis Of The Portrayal Of Women On Playboy Magazine Covers., Jacqueline R. Graham Jan 2004

Patriarchy And Feminism: A Longitudinal Content Analysis Of The Portrayal Of Women On Playboy Magazine Covers., Jacqueline R. Graham

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This study is a longitudinal cultural study of the portrayal of the ideal female image in the mass media. The focus of this study was on female objectification and sexuality representations by the male decision maker in the patriarchal society. An excellent example of this is Playboy magazine, whose objectification of the female body as a means of entertainment for men has existed for 30 years. A dataset was compiled of 180 Playboy magazine covers spanning three decades: 70s, 80s, 90s. Results indicated a curvilinear trend in the sexual suggestiveness portrayed by the models on the covers, peaking in the …

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An Efficient Method For Texture-Based Image Retrieval., Umasankar Kandaswamy Jan 2004

An Efficient Method For Texture-Based Image Retrieval., Umasankar Kandaswamy

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The extraction of significant features from an image is a primary process in content-based analysis of image data. It is also a computationally intensive process. Using an appropriate approximation of the original image with effective signal processing can decrease the computational cost of the feature extraction process by orders of magnitude. This thesis shows that a pertinent approximation for texture images when used with a proposed distance measure can lead to a significant reduction in the cost of texture image analysis without introducing any significant error in the retrieval performance. An evaluation of the hypothesis is conducted in two popular …

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Accuracy Of Performing Space Analysis Using Emodels And Plaster Models., S. Russell Mullen Jan 2004

Accuracy Of Performing Space Analysis Using Emodels And Plaster Models., S. Russell Mullen

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of emodels when calculating a Bolton ratio. Models from 30 patients from the West Virginia University Department of Orthodontics were measured using calipers and emodels, and the time it took to do the measurements was recorded. Ball bearings were scanned into an emodel file and measured to evaluate whether any magnification was present in emodels. The difference between the two methods was calculated and a paired t-test was used to analyze the data. There was no significant difference between the Bolton ratios calculated using the two methods. There was a …

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Baselining A Compressed Air System: An Expert Systems Approach., Arul Prasad Senniappan Jan 2004

Baselining A Compressed Air System: An Expert Systems Approach., Arul Prasad Senniappan

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The depletion of fossils fuels, the unstable supply of these fuels, and the phenomenal increase in energy costs emphasize the need to conserve energy. Compressed air systems are major energy consuming systems in most of industries and are known to be the most inefficient. The baselining of such systems assumes importance in energy conservation because of this. As a result, the baseline of such systems stresses the importance of energy conservation. When designing a new facility and operating an existing one, eliminating inefficiencies such as inappropriate uses, excessive system pressure, leaks and other wastages leads to energy conservation. This research …

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Study Of Surface Regeneration: Characteristics Of A Candle Filter At High Temperature., Balakrishnan Viswanathan Jan 2004

Study Of Surface Regeneration: Characteristics Of A Candle Filter At High Temperature., Balakrishnan Viswanathan

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

A hot gas particulate filtration system requires effective removal of particles to protect the downstream equipments. The leading technology for particle removal is the ceramic barrier filter technology. The ceramic candle filters are most promising to survive at temperatures up to 1600◦ F. At these high temperatures, there are certain problems that have to be dealt with candle filters. During the filtration process, with time, there is an accumulation of an ash cake on the outer surface of the filter. This causes the pressure drop through the thickness of the filter wall to increase with time. A back pulse in …

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Coaches And Sport Psychology: Factors Influencing Intentions To Use Sport Psychology Consultation., Rebecca Zakrajsek Jan 2004

Coaches And Sport Psychology: Factors Influencing Intentions To Use Sport Psychology Consultation., Rebecca Zakrajsek

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of this study was twofold. First, the Sport Psychology AttitudeRevised Coaches (SPA-RC) form, modified from the Sport Psychology Attitude-Revised Form (Martin et al., 2002), was developed for coaches and examined through exploratory factor analysis procedures. Second, a theoretical model was developed using the SPA-RC and additional variables (previous exposure and expectations of the process) hypothesized to influence coaches’ use of sport psychology consultants (SPC). A total of 374 coaches were surveyed regarding attitude, previous exposure, expectations of the process, and intentions to use SPCs. Exploratory Factor Analyses with the SPA-RC revealed a 3-factor solution (stigma tolerance, confidence in …

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Conventional Beliefs, Involvement In Conventional Activities, And Delinquency: A Test Of Social Control Theory., Amy White Jan 2004

Conventional Beliefs, Involvement In Conventional Activities, And Delinquency: A Test Of Social Control Theory., Amy White

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Juvenile delinquency and illegal substance abuse are growing problems in American society. Many studies based on various theories of adolescents’ delinquent behavior have been conducted to discover the reasons why youth become involved in delinquency or use drugs, alcohol, and tobacco. In this study, the researcher has sought to test some aspects of social control theory by carrying out secondary analysis on data collected from a survey administered to eighth and eleventh graders in a county school district in West Virginia. The results of the study show that eighth and eleventh graders’ involvement in conventional activities and their conventional beliefs …

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Preventing The "Red Lake": United States National Security Policy In The Commonwealth Caribbean, 1962--1983., Amy R. Bradley Jan 2004

Preventing The "Red Lake": United States National Security Policy In The Commonwealth Caribbean, 1962--1983., Amy R. Bradley

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This thesis surveys the development of the Cold War U.S. national security policy in the Commonwealth Caribbean, beginning with Jamaica’s independence in 1962 through the 1983 American invasion of Grenada. The paper examines three areas deemed important to this security policy: communism, migration, and economics. The U.S. believed that the prevention of communism in the West Indies was the goal of this security policy, while the West Indies wanted solutions and aid for regional economic problems. Instead of creating a bilateral security policy to aid both sides, the U.S. dictated and controlled the policy to reflect its security needs, calling …

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Energy Analysis, Diagnostics And Conservation In Semiconductor Manufacturing., Yogesh Mukesh Mardikar Jan 2004

Energy Analysis, Diagnostics And Conservation In Semiconductor Manufacturing., Yogesh Mukesh Mardikar

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Semiconductor industry accounts for 1.3% - 2% of the total US electricity consumption in the manufacturing sector. Energy in the form of electricity is required to operate the manufacturing process equipment, maintain the clean room conditions, and operate equipment such as Heating Ventilation and Air conditioning (HVAC) units, and Chillers. The process equipment accounts for 40% of the operating costs in a semiconductor fabrication unit [8]. Since a significant amount of energy is used by the manufacturing process, it becomes necessary to determine process parameters which govern energy. A computer based interactive model referred to as Semiconductor Energy Calculation Program …

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Developing Intelligent Synthetic Logs: Application To Upper Devonian Units In Pennsylvania., Luisa F. Rolon Jan 2004

Developing Intelligent Synthetic Logs: Application To Upper Devonian Units In Pennsylvania., Luisa F. Rolon

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

A methodology to generate synthetic wireline logs is presented. Synthetic logs can help to analyze the reservoir properties in areas where the set of logs that are necessary, are absent or incomplete. The approach presented involves the use of Artificial Neural Networks, as the main tool, in conjunction with data obtained from conventional wireline logs. Implementation of this approach aims to reduce operation costs to companies. Development of the neural network model was completed using a General Regression Neural Network, and four wells that included gamma ray, density, neutron, and resistivity logs. Synthetic logs were generated through two different exercises. …

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Musical Influences Which Shaped The "Twelve Transcendental Studies" Op. 11 By Sergei Liapunov (1859-1924)., Andrew G. Banks Jan 2004

Musical Influences Which Shaped The "Twelve Transcendental Studies" Op. 11 By Sergei Liapunov (1859-1924)., Andrew G. Banks

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The Twelve Transcendental Studies Op. 11 for solo piano by Russian composer Sergei Liapunov (1859 -“1924) were written between 1897 and 1905 as a deliberate attempt to finish the key cycle begun by Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) in his twelve studies of the same title. Whereas Liszt composed his twelve transcendental studies in each of the flat keys, the Liapunov studies are written in the sharp keys, completing the circle of fifths. The central purpose of the paper is to examine the diverse musical influences which Liapunov incorporated into his composition of the Op. 11 set, and how they …

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Estimating The Impact Of Occupational Fatal Injuries On The United States Gross Domestic Product., Elyce Anne Biddle Jan 2004

Estimating The Impact Of Occupational Fatal Injuries On The United States Gross Domestic Product., Elyce Anne Biddle

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Mankind has been concerned with the safety and well-being of workers for more than 2,000 years. Despite this concern, occupational injuries have claimed the lives of nearly 60,000 American workers from 1992-2001 as reported through the Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) program. The traditional measures of the human loss used—frequency, rate, and severity—are not the only measures of the achievements of the occupational safety and health community. Nor are they the only means to direct efforts to reduce the number of occupational incidents. Economic loss is another perspective that provides a more complete and meaningful …

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Comparison Of Energy-Restricted Very Low-Carbohydrate And Low-Fat Diets On Weight Loss And Body Composition In Overweight Men And Women, Jeff Volek, Matthew Sharman, Ana Gomez, D Judelson, M Rubin, Greig Watson, B Sokmen, R Silvestre, Duncan French, William Kraemer Jan 2004

Comparison Of Energy-Restricted Very Low-Carbohydrate And Low-Fat Diets On Weight Loss And Body Composition In Overweight Men And Women, Jeff Volek, Matthew Sharman, Ana Gomez, D Judelson, M Rubin, Greig Watson, B Sokmen, R Silvestre, Duncan French, William Kraemer

Research outputs pre 2011

Objective: To compare the effects of isocaloric, energy-restricted very low-carbohydrate ketogenic (VLCK) and low-fat (LF) diets on weight loss, body composition, trunk fat mass, and resting energy expenditure (REE) in overweight/obese men and women. Design: Randomized, balanced, two diet period clinical intervention study. Subjects were prescribed two energy-restricted (-500 kcal/day) diets: a VLCK diet with a goal to decrease carbohydrate levels below 10% of energy and induce ketosis and a LF diet with a goal similar to national recommendations (%carbohydrate:fat:protein = ~60:25:15%). Subjects: 15 healthy, overweight/obese men (mean ± s.e.m.: age 33.2 ± 2.9 y, body mass 109.1 ± 4.6 …

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An Intelligent Navigation System For An Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, Dedy Loebis Jan 2004

An Intelligent Navigation System For An Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, Dedy Loebis

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics Theses

The work in this thesis concerns with the development of a novel multisensor data fusion (MSDF) technique, which combines synergistically Kalman filtering, fuzzy logic and genetic algorithm approaches, aimed to enhance the accuracy of an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) navigation system, formed by an integration of global positioning system and inertial navigation system (GPS/INS). The Kalman filter has been a popular method for integrating the data produced by the GPS and INS to provide optimal estimates of AUVs position and attitude. In this thesis, a sequential use of a linear Kalman filter and extended Kalman filter is proposed. The former …

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Overcoming The Effect Of Jpeg Compression On Steganography, Imad M. Al- Hussaini, Hussain J. Abass, M. Al-Towayjri Jan 2004

Overcoming The Effect Of Jpeg Compression On Steganography, Imad M. Al- Hussaini, Hussain J. Abass, M. Al-Towayjri

Iraqi Journal of Computers, Communications, Control and Systems Engineering

This paper presents an intelligent modeling technique that combines the merits of Fuzzy Logic (FL), Neural Networks (NNs) and Genetic Algorithms (GAs), where the GA is used to train a Fuzzy Neural Identifier (FNI) to identify ill-defined dynamical systems using the series-parallel identification model. The parameters of the FNI (including the input and output scaling factors, the centers and widths of the membership functions (MFs) for the input variables, and the quantization levels of the output variable, that are subjected to constraints on their values by the expert) are modified by the real-coding GA with hybrid selection method and elitism …

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Identification Of Nonlinear Systems Based On A Genetically Trained Fuzzy Neural Network, Omar F. Al-Karkhy;, Intisar A. Al-Said, I. Al-Dulaimy Jan 2004

Identification Of Nonlinear Systems Based On A Genetically Trained Fuzzy Neural Network, Omar F. Al-Karkhy;, Intisar A. Al-Said, I. Al-Dulaimy

Iraqi Journal of Computers, Communications, Control and Systems Engineering

Networks (NNs) and Genetic Algorithms (GAs), where the GA is used to train a Fuzzy Neural Identifier (FNI) to identify ill-defined dynamical systems using the series-parallel identification model.The parameters of the FNI (including the input and output scaling factors, the centers and widths of the membership functions (MFs) for the input variables, and the quantization levels of the output variable, that are subjected to constraints on their values by the expert) are modified by the real-coding GA with hybrid selection method and elitism strategy based on minimizing the Mean Square of Error (MSE) criterion.The simulation results for modeling three different …

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The Imf And Argentina, 1991–2001, International Monetary Fund (Imf) Jan 2004

The Imf And Argentina, 1991–2001, International Monetary Fund (Imf)

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Robert Gordon, Class Of 1940, University Libraries, Lane Library Jan 2004

Robert Gordon, Class Of 1940, University Libraries, Lane Library

Finding Aids

Mrs. Gordon (Rosalyn Weiser, Class of 1943) lent a scrapbook highlighting Mr. Gordon's athletic career, giving the archivist permission to make photocopies of its contents before returning it to her. The scrapbook contained a letter from Dean J. Thomas Askew inviting Gordon to take exams for a tuition scholarship because of his excellent high school grades. The archivist also made copies of newspaper clippings (The Savannah Morning News, The Inkwell, 1938 and 1939) related to Gordon's years at Armstrong on the basketball and football teams. The collection contains photocopies of his Athletic Hall of Fame plaque dated 1998, as well …

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Argentina’S Banking System: Restoring Financial Viability, Joaquin G. Gutierrez, Fernando Montes-Negret Jan 2004

Argentina’S Banking System: Restoring Financial Viability, Joaquin G. Gutierrez, Fernando Montes-Negret

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A Large Late Pleistocene Outburst Flood From Pluvial Lakes Alvord And Coyote Into The Owyhee River, Oregon, Deron Torrey Carter Jan 2004

A Large Late Pleistocene Outburst Flood From Pluvial Lakes Alvord And Coyote Into The Owyhee River, Oregon, Deron Torrey Carter

All Master's Theses

A large late-Pleistocene flood traveled into the Owyhee River as a result of a rise and subsequent outburst from pluvial Lake Alvord in southeastern Oregon. Lake Alvord breached Big Sand Gap after reaching an elevation of 1292 m, releasing 11.3 km3 into the adjacent Coyote Basin before stabilizing at an elevation of about 1280 m. Overflow then spilled out of the Coyote Basin through two outlets at 1278 m and into the Crooked Creek drainage of the Owyhee River. The flood created a series of deeply incised canyons, scabland topography and deposited numerous boulder bars containing imbricated clasts up to …

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A Comparison Of Reading Development By Learners Of Japanese In Intensive Domestic Immersion And Study Abroad Contexts, Dan Dewey Jan 2004

A Comparison Of Reading Development By Learners Of Japanese In Intensive Domestic Immersion And Study Abroad Contexts, Dan Dewey

Faculty Publications

To investigate the role of context in reading development, a comparison of reading comprehension and processes was conducted between learners of Japanese as a second language in study abroad (SA; n = 15) and intensive domestic (in the United States) immersion (IM; n = 15) contexts. A significant difference was found between contexts in pretest to posttest gains on only one measure of reading comprehension, a self-assessment. Differences on the two other measures of comprehension—free-recall and vocabulary knowledge—were not significant. The self-assessment measure indicated that SA students felt more confident reading the second language than their IM counterparts. In terms …

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Teacher And Administrator Perceptions Of Teacher Performance Evaluation Systems In Two Georgia Public School Districts, Jane Ford-Brocato Jan 2004

Teacher And Administrator Perceptions Of Teacher Performance Evaluation Systems In Two Georgia Public School Districts, Jane Ford-Brocato

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations (1964–2006)

Teacher evaluation has the potential for improving teachers' skills and contributing to school improvement. This study was designed to measure and compare the perceptions of teachers and administrators regarding two performance evaluation systems that were in use in two comparable Georgia school districts during the 2001- 2002 school year to determine if teachers and administrators perceived any significant difference between the two systems of teacher evaluation and their impact on improving instruction and promoting professional growth. One of the school district's utilized a locally adopted alternative teacher evaluation system, while the other school district maintained its use of the Georgia …

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Consolidating The Diffuse Paths To Trade Dress Functionality: Encountering Traffix On The Way To Sears, Margreth Barrett Jan 2004

Consolidating The Diffuse Paths To Trade Dress Functionality: Encountering Traffix On The Way To Sears, Margreth Barrett

Washington and Lee Law Review

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The Imperative Of Instructing On Pretext: A Comment On William J. Volmer's Pretext In Employment Discrimination Litigation. Mandatory Instructions For Permissible Inferences?, C. Elizabeth Belmont Jan 2004

The Imperative Of Instructing On Pretext: A Comment On William J. Volmer's Pretext In Employment Discrimination Litigation. Mandatory Instructions For Permissible Inferences?, C. Elizabeth Belmont

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Ameritemps, Inc. And/Or Hartford Insurance V. Utah Labor Commission, And Johnny Albert : Brief Of Respondent, Utah Court Of Appeals Jan 2004

Ameritemps, Inc. And/Or Hartford Insurance V. Utah Labor Commission, And Johnny Albert : Brief Of Respondent, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

BRIEF OF RESPONDENT JOHNNY ALBERT

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Ameritemps, Inc. And/Or Hartford Insurance V. Utah Labor Commission, Johnny Albert, American Asbestos Abatement And Workers Compensation Fund : Brief Of Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals Jan 2004

Ameritemps, Inc. And/Or Hartford Insurance V. Utah Labor Commission, Johnny Albert, American Asbestos Abatement And Workers Compensation Fund : Brief Of Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

BRIEF OF AMERICAN ASBESTOS ABATEMENTAVORKERS COMPENSATION FUND Appeal From the Utah Labor Commission Honorable Richard M. La Jeunesse, Administrative Law Judge

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The State Of Utah V. Paul Anthony Armijo : Brief Of Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals Jan 2004

The State Of Utah V. Paul Anthony Armijo : Brief Of Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

APPEAL FROM A CONVICTION FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OR USE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, A THIRD DEGREE FELONY, IN THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, THE HONORABLE DENNIS M. FUCHS PRESIDING

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The State Of Utah V. Devon Kinne : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals Jan 2004

The State Of Utah V. Devon Kinne : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

THIS IS A DIRECT APPEAL FROM A JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE ENTERED IN THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH, THE HONORABLE LYLE R, ANDERSON, JUDGE, PRESIDING.

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