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Factors That Influence The Usage Of Online Banking By The University Of North Dakota Students, Melissa Scherf

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

No abstract provided.

Music Therapy In Performance : Producing A Dramatic Musical Work With A Group Of Developmentally Delayed Adults, Natasha Yearwood

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

No abstract provided.

Potential Of Co2 Enhanced Oil Recovery And Sequestration In The Golden Pinnacle Reef Reservoir In The Williston Basin, North Dakota, Charles Gorecki

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

This design project is developed to determine the feasibility of CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) and CO2 sequestration in the Golden Pinnacle Reef Reservoir in the Williston Basin, North Dakota; with a specific analysis of the Shell Golden #34X-34 (SWSE 34 T161N R87 W) well in Renville County, North Dakota, USA. The objectives of this research are to: (1) Characterize the candidate reservoir; (2) Estimate the potential of CO2 EOR and the capacity of CO2 sequestration; and (3) Optimize the operations under different production/injection and economic options. This research is conducted to establish the reservoir parameters and future production possibilities …

Alternative And Renewable Energy, Emil Opitz

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

The world is going to run out of fossil fuels in the near future. An estimated one to two trillion barrels of oil is believed recoverable using today’s technologies. This amount of oil will last the world no more than 70 years, and perhaps only half that long. A system of alternative and renewable fuels is our only solution to this problem. With proper action and development, a worldwide energy crisis will be avoided.

We have an abundance of renewable and alternative energy sources that are not currently being used, enough to supply almost all of our energy needs. Wind …

The Impact Of Emotional Intelligence On Supervisor/Employee Communication, Joseph A. Martinez

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This study explort1d the impact of emotional intelligence on supervisor/employee communication. The purpose of th~s study was to investigate 1) how emotional intelligence affects supervisor and employee communication from both supervisors' and . employees' perspectives; 2) how supervisors and employees perceive the effects of emotional intelligence on the active listening of supervisors; and 3) relationships among supervisor/employee communication, emotional intelligence, and active listening. This study is expected to facilitate a better understanding of the relationship between active listening and the emotional intelligence of supervisors.

Focus groups were conducted to collect sup~rvisors' and employees' perceptions and thoughts on communication, emotional intelligence, …

Optimization Of Porcine Buccal Mucosa For In Vitro Evaluation, Upendra D. Kulkarni

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Porcine buccal mucosa has been extensively used as in vitro model to study the permeability of drugs and assess their potential to deliver through buccal route. Porcine buccal mucosa is found to be very similar to human oral mucosa in structure and function. However, the in vitro permeation studies across porcine buccal mucosa show high variability which is mostly due to the various experimental and biological variables that are often overlooked while conducting such studies.

The precise nature of the permeability barrier offered by the various tissue layers of buccal mucosa was investigated in this study. It was observed that …

Testing Of Lithium Silicate And Hydrotalcite As Sorbents For Co₂ Removal From Coal Gasification, Mohammed Allabaksh M Hussain

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Applicability Of The Escape Theory Of Suicide To Non-Suicidal Self-Injury, Erica R. Hoff

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Commemoration Practices Of The Roman Soldier, Brandon R. Olson

Theses and Dissertations

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Multidimensional Approach To Nurse Client Communication In Two Malaysian Intensive Care Units, Faridah Hashim

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Communication among patients and nurses m the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has received extensive attention in the nursing research literature. These studies have identified numerous factors both enhancing and impeding effective nurse client communication. Despite the extensive research attention paid to nurse client communication in an ICU setting, no studies can be located that take a multidimensional approach to exploring the factors serving to enhance or impede such nurse "client communications. The literature review searched from 1980 when the landmark study by Ashworth ( 1980) reported on nurse-patient communication in the ICU. Many studies followed on nursing communication

The Paradoxical Structure Of Constitutional Litigation, Pamela S. Karlan

Fordham Law Review

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Above The Law? The Constitutionality Of The Ministerial Exemption From Antidiscrimination Law, Caroline Mala Corbin

Fordham Law Review

This Article critiques the constitutional underpinnings of the “ministerial exemption,” which grants religious organizations immunity from discrimination suits brought by “ministerial” employees. These employees, who range from parochial schoolteachers to church music directors, cannot assert Title VII race or sex discrimination claims against their religious employers--regardless of whether or not religious belief motivated the discrimination. Lower courts and commentators assert that the right of church autonomy created by the religion clauses requires this result, but the Supreme Court has never blessed (nor rejected) it. This Article argues there is no place for the ministerial exemption under the Supreme Court's current …

Singled Out: A Proposal To Extend Asylum To The Unmarried Partners Of Chinese Nationals Fleeing The One-Child Policy, Raina Nortick

Fordham Law Review

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Dying To Get Away With It: How The Abatement Doctrine Thwarts Justice--And What Should Be Done Instead, Timothy A. Razel

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Machine Gun Statute: Its Controversial Past And Possible Future, Leslie Wepner

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.

Global Citizenship, Kwame Anthony Appiah

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.

Engagements Across National Borders, Then And Now, Nancy Foner

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.

Citizenship Talk: Bridging The Gap Between Immigration And Race Perspectives, Jennifer Gordon, Robin A. Lenhardt

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.

Citizenship Undone, Leti Volpp

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.

Executioner Identities: Toward Recognizing A Right To Know Who Is Hiding Beneath The Hood, Ellyde Roko

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.

Valuing Autonomy, Youngjae Lee

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.

Reconciling Strict Liability With Corrective Justice In Contract Law, Curtis Bridgeman

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.

Wrestling With Muds To Pin Down The Truth About Special Districts, Sara C. Galvan

Fordham Law Review

Federal, state, and local governments encourage and empower special districts--board-run, special purpose local government units that are administratively and fiscally independent from general purpose local governments. Special districts receive incentives, grants, and freedom from limitations (such as limitations on tax and debt) imposed on general purpose local governments. Special districts are treated favorably because they are small in size, which theoretically means they foster democratic participation; are limited in purpose, meaning that states can tailor special districts' powers to serve specific problems; and are viewed as efficient solutions to specific problems. Though special districts have tripled in number over the …

Keeping Students Alive: Mandating On-Campus Counseling Saves Suicidal College Students' Lives And Limits Liability, Valerie Kravets Cohen

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.

There's No Places Like Home: Why The Harm Standard In Grandparent Visitation Disputes Is In The Child's Best Interests, Lauren F. Cowan

Fordham Law Review

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The Bright Line Of Rapanos: Analyzing The Plurality's Two-Part Test, Taylor Romigh

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.

Pagbukadkad Ng Bulaklak = Blooming Of The Flower : An Ethnographic Study Of A Friendship Group Of Same-Sex Attracted Middle-Class Young Men From Metro Manila In The Philippines, Ronald Macdonald

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

In this dissertation I examine “gay” life in the Philippines by focusing on a longstanding friendship group of same-sex attracted middle-class young men living in Metro Manila who identify as bakla/gay/homosexual. I explain how dynamics of gender and sexuality including identity expression are conceptualised, articulated and negotiated through the interphase of Philippine culture, social class, economic status and the cultural appropriation and adaptation of elements of Western gay discourse and lifestyle. Ethnography was selected as the most appropriate qualitative research method because of its theoretical and philosophical “fit” with the methodological assumptions that underpin this study. A key feature in …

From Cannibal To Consumer: The Shifting Poetic Metaphor Of The Vampire, Emma Margetts

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

The Vampire is a parasitic demon who has ·haunted humanity for thousands of years. Feeding off the living, this bloodsucking, animated corpse could generally be said to embody human fears surrounding death and sexuality. Appearing in a variety of mythologies around the world, the vampire has been connected with excessive and/or repressed desire, the subconscious and dark side of human nature. The vampire and associated metaphors' reflect social boundaries and express forbidden desires, in particular, when the figure appeared in late-Gothic literature of the 18th-century novel. The transitions occurring within the vampire's iconography over the last 200 years of Western …

Visual Dysfunction : A Contributing Factor In Memory Deficits, And Therefore Learning Difficulties?, Elizabeth G. Bennett

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This thesis is based on Educational Therapy (ET) practice which has found eye muscle imbalance is a key factor to be addressed in management of learning difficulties (LD). This level of oculo-motor (o-m) function is a 'hidden' handicap as individuals are unaware of the problem; it is not routinely tested; and is not generally included in learning difficulties research. O-m function is omitted in standard paediatric optometry tests, and in school vision screening. Eye exercises increase the range of binocular fields of vision by employing stereopsis glasses and red/green slides. Central vision loss was uncovered when students reported words, seen …

A Comparative Study Of National Government Elite Sport Systems In Australia And Taiwan: A Model For Olympic Success, Hui-Yuan M. Tang

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This study was prompted by the stagnation facing the Taiwanese Government in promoting elite sport and pursuing sporting achievement at the Olympic Games. The main purpose of the study was to explore and compare the national government elite sports systems (NGESS) of Australia and Taiwan and make recommendations for Taiwan to improve its elite sports development and performances at future Olympics. To accomplish this purpose, the present study examined the similarities and differences between Australia and Taiwan in terms of stakeholders' viewpoints on the definition of Olympic success; the profiles of the current national government elite sport agencies; the mechanisms …