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Improving Maritime Community Communication Through Information Communication Technology : A Feasibility Case Study At The Myanmar Maritime University, May Soe Aung Dec 2008

Improving Maritime Community Communication Through Information Communication Technology : A Feasibility Case Study At The Myanmar Maritime University, May Soe Aung

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Shipping In Antarctica : Can Safety And Environmental Protection Be Addressed Considering The Existing Legal Regimes?, Javier C. Erazo Dec 2008

Shipping In Antarctica : Can Safety And Environmental Protection Be Addressed Considering The Existing Legal Regimes?, Javier C. Erazo

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of The Salvage Market In China, Lu Su Dec 2008

An Analysis Of The Salvage Market In China, Lu Su

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Protecting Marine Biodiversity In The South Eastern Pacific Ocean, Javier P. Gonzalez Dec 2008

Protecting Marine Biodiversity In The South Eastern Pacific Ocean, Javier P. Gonzalez

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Concept Of Equidistance/Relevant Circumstances In The Development Of The Law Of Maritime Delimitation, Aké L. Abe Dec 2008

The Concept Of Equidistance/Relevant Circumstances In The Development Of The Law Of Maritime Delimitation, Aké L. Abe

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


A Selective Study On Effectiveness Of The International Legislation On Maritime Secury : Gulf Of Guinea A Case Study, Stanley Chuka Igwe Dec 2008

A Selective Study On Effectiveness Of The International Legislation On Maritime Secury : Gulf Of Guinea A Case Study, Stanley Chuka Igwe

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Shipping Strategies In Dry Bulk And Tanker Markets : Specialisation Versus Diversification, Jean-Pie Gauci-Maistre Dec 2008

Shipping Strategies In Dry Bulk And Tanker Markets : Specialisation Versus Diversification, Jean-Pie Gauci-Maistre

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Comparative Assessment Of The Ism Code And The Tanker Management And Self Assessment Impact On The Tanker Industry, Raed Basher Albaseet Dec 2008

Comparative Assessment Of The Ism Code And The Tanker Management And Self Assessment Impact On The Tanker Industry, Raed Basher Albaseet

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Legal Status Of Dokdo Under Article 121 Of The 1982 Unclos : Is Dokdo Entitled To Generate Eez Or Continental Shelf?, Sun Choon. Park Dec 2008

The Legal Status Of Dokdo Under Article 121 Of The 1982 Unclos : Is Dokdo Entitled To Generate Eez Or Continental Shelf?, Sun Choon. Park

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Transarctic Routes : Impact And Opportunities For Ports, Adil Rashid Dec 2008

Transarctic Routes : Impact And Opportunities For Ports, Adil Rashid

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Letter To The Editor [K. Weston], K. Weston Dec 2008

Letter To The Editor [K. Weston], K. Weston

Postville Project Documents

Opinion letter listing the local businesses owed money by Agriprocessors and the amounts owed to them and what impact that has on the local economy.


Aasu Tennis Named Top Local Sports Story Of 2008 By Wjcl-Tv 22, Armstrong State University Dec 2008

Aasu Tennis Named Top Local Sports Story Of 2008 By Wjcl-Tv 22, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Athletics: Women's Tennis News (Archived)

AASU Tennis Named Top Local Sports Story Of 2008 By WJCL-TV 22. The Armstrong Atlantic State men's and women's tennis teams' NCAA DII National Championships are the top local sports story of 2008, according to ABC affiliate WJCL-TV 22.


Field Identification Of Myotis Yumanensis And Myotis Lucifugus: A Morphological Evaluation, Thomas J. Rodhouse, Shonene A. Scott, Patricia C. Ormsbee, Jan M. Zinck Dec 2008

Field Identification Of Myotis Yumanensis And Myotis Lucifugus: A Morphological Evaluation, Thomas J. Rodhouse, Shonene A. Scott, Patricia C. Ormsbee, Jan M. Zinck

Western North American Naturalist

Myotis lucifugus and Myotis yumanensis are 2 species of bats subject to potentially high rates of misidentification because they are often difficult to differentiate in the hand under field conditions. We tested the utility of a suite of external morphological characteristics frequently cited in regional keys to differentiate the 2 species in the field. Forearm length, dorsal pelage sheen, ear color, and forehead slope were examined from 101 bats captured in central Oregon during 2002–2003. Post hoc genetic analysis was performed on tissue samples collected from the 101 bats to confirm identification. Forearm lengths overlapped considerably between species. Only 18% …


Short-Term Effects Of Wildfire On Montane Stream Ecosystems In The Southern Rocky Mountains: One And Two Years Post-Burn, Sharon J. Hall, Danica Lombardozzi Dec 2008

Short-Term Effects Of Wildfire On Montane Stream Ecosystems In The Southern Rocky Mountains: One And Two Years Post-Burn, Sharon J. Hall, Danica Lombardozzi

Western North American Naturalist

The frequency and intensity of wildfire in the western United States has increased over the last century, creating a heterogeneous mosaic of landscapes in various stages of recovery. The 2002 Hayman Fire was one of the largest wildfires in Colorado history and was unprecedented for its speed and intensity, with over 50%–70% of the burn area classified as moderate to high severity where much of the canopy crown was consumed. We evaluated the short-term impact of the Hayman Fire on ecological properties in montane stream ecosystems in the summers of 2003 and 2004, one and two years post-fire. Fire significantly …


Distribution And Status Of The Yellow-Faced Pocket Gopher In Kansas, Justin D. Hoffman, Jerry R. Choate Dec 2008

Distribution And Status Of The Yellow-Faced Pocket Gopher In Kansas, Justin D. Hoffman, Jerry R. Choate

Western North American Naturalist

Previous research suggests that the yellow-faced pocket gopher (Cratogeomys castanops) occupies a restricted range in western Kansas that is surrounded by the range of the plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius), which is regarded as a superior competitor. To determine whether the plains pocket gopher has encroached on the range of the yellow-faced pocket gopher in the past 35 years and to better understand the geographic relationships of these species, we trapped pocket gophers in western Kansas and collected soil texture and land cover data. We used ArcView 3.2 to map the distributions of these species in …


Distribution, Abundance, And Genetic Population Structure Of Wood River Sculpin, Cottus Leiopomus, Kevin A. Meyer, Daniel J. Schill, Matthew R. Campbell, Christine C. Kozfkay Dec 2008

Distribution, Abundance, And Genetic Population Structure Of Wood River Sculpin, Cottus Leiopomus, Kevin A. Meyer, Daniel J. Schill, Matthew R. Campbell, Christine C. Kozfkay

Western North American Naturalist

The Wood River sculpin Cottus leiopomus is endemic to the Wood River Basin in central Idaho and is a nongame species of concern because of its limited distribution. However, status and genetic population structure, 2 factors often central to the conservation and management of species of concern, have not been assessed for this species. We used backpack electrofishers to survey streams that were small enough (i.e., <10 m wide) to collect quantitative distribution and abundance data for Wood River sculpin, and we used mitochondrial DNA control region sequencing to investigate the distribution of genetic variation across the species' range. Of the 102 study sites surveyed, 20 sites (20%) had Wood River sculpin present, including 50%, 15%, and 0% of the sites predicted a priori to contain, possibly contain, or not contain the sculpin, respectively. Native redband trout Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri were present at 21 study sites, including 18 of the 20 sites that contained Wood River …


Sex Ratios Of The White-Tailed Antelope Ground Squirrel (Ammospermophilus Leucurus), Indian Wells Valley, San Bernardino County, California, Charles J. Randel Iii, Howard O. Clark Jr. Dec 2008

Sex Ratios Of The White-Tailed Antelope Ground Squirrel (Ammospermophilus Leucurus), Indian Wells Valley, San Bernardino County, California, Charles J. Randel Iii, Howard O. Clark Jr.

Western North American Naturalist

We studied the white-tailed antelope ground squirrel during spring and summer 2006 to determine young-of-the-year and adult sex ratios in the Indian Wells Valley, San Bernardino County, California. We calculated a young-of-the-year sex ratio of 1.45:1 (female to male), whereas the adult sex ratio was approximately 1:1. Our young-of-the-year sex ratio was greater than the 1.1:1 (female to male) natal sex ratio previously reported. Differences between young-of-the-year and adult sex ratios may represent low female young-of-the-year survivorship in the Indian Wells Valley.


Introduction To California Birdlife By Jules Evens And Ian Tait, Clayton M. White Dec 2008

Introduction To California Birdlife By Jules Evens And Ian Tait, Clayton M. White

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.


Pengaruh Persuasi Atas Preferensi Klien Dan Pengalaman Audit Terhadap Pertimbangan Auditor Dalam Mengevaluasi Bukti Audit, Enggar Diah Puspa Arum Dec 2008

Pengaruh Persuasi Atas Preferensi Klien Dan Pengalaman Audit Terhadap Pertimbangan Auditor Dalam Mengevaluasi Bukti Audit, Enggar Diah Puspa Arum

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

The purpose o f this research is to analyze whether the persuasiveness o f client preferences and audit experiences have effect toward the auditors judgem ent in evaluating audit evidences both partially and simultaneously Survey in this study is applied on 62 auditors who work at public accounting firm s in Bandung by using a multiple linier regression analysis. The result indicates that the persuasiveness o f client preferences and audit experiences have a significant positive effect to the auditor s judgem ent in evaluating audit evidences both partially and simultaneously. The future research is suggested to examine other variables, …


Pengaruh Reputasi Manajemen Puncak Dan Dewan Komisaris Terhadap Penilaian Investor Pada Perusahaan Yang Melakukan Ipo, Rias Aini Sumiyana Dec 2008

Pengaruh Reputasi Manajemen Puncak Dan Dewan Komisaris Terhadap Penilaian Investor Pada Perusahaan Yang Melakukan Ipo, Rias Aini Sumiyana

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

This research empirically examines the influence of reputation of top management and board ofcommissioner (BOC) on firm value. Top management has a primary role as a strategic decision maker in a firm. Its actions and characteristics specifically influence the organization ’s outcomes. The main duty of BOC is to ensure that managerial decisions are consistent with shareholders goals. One indicator of top management and BOC ’s competency and skill is reputation. The purpose of the study is to investigate the influence of reputation of top management and BOC on firm value at the Initial Public Offering (IPO). Its effect is …


Pengaruh Struktur Audit, Konflik Peran, Dan Ketidakjelasan Peran Terhadap Kinerja Auditor, Zaenal Fanani, Rheni Afriana Hanif, Bambang Subroto Dec 2008

Pengaruh Struktur Audit, Konflik Peran, Dan Ketidakjelasan Peran Terhadap Kinerja Auditor, Zaenal Fanani, Rheni Afriana Hanif, Bambang Subroto

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

This research was aimed to examine and to obtain empirical evidence on audit structure, role conflict, and unclarity role toward auditor performance. This research was done in East Java. Retrieval o f sample was done by using proportionate stratified random sampling based on two strata (partner and audit staff). Data collecting was carried out with questionnaire submitted directly and by airmail. Number o f questionnaires distributed was 120 copies, but only 49 questionnaires returned (40,83%). Results show that audit structure and role conflict have significant effect on auditor performance, but unclarity role does not have significant effect on auditor performance.


Determinan Tingkat Hutang Serta Hubungan Tingkat Hutang Terhadap Nilai Perusahaan: Perspektif Pecking Order Theory, Mirna Amirya, Sari Atmini Dec 2008

Determinan Tingkat Hutang Serta Hubungan Tingkat Hutang Terhadap Nilai Perusahaan: Perspektif Pecking Order Theory, Mirna Amirya, Sari Atmini

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

Based on Pecking Order Theory, the objective of this study is to examine the effect of dividend policy, profitability, sales growth, and total assets growth towards financial leverage and the effect of financial leverage as an intervening variable towards firm value. The sampling method is purposive sampling method and there are 33 firms that fulfil the criteria. Data are analyzed using path analysis method. The results show that dividend policy and profitability have negative influence on financial leverage, while total assets growth has positive influence on financial leverage. Financial leverage has negative relation on firm value.


New Mexico Labor Market Review 12-31-2008, New Mexico Department Of Workforce Solutions Dec 2008

New Mexico Labor Market Review 12-31-2008, New Mexico Department Of Workforce Solutions

Historic Publications

This issue of the New Mexico Labor Market Review presents November 2008 employment, unemployment, wage, and economic activity data for New Mexico, its counties, and metropolitan areas. It also examines the effects of the national recession on the state’s labor market.


Mph Theory & Practice Seminar Syllabus 2008, Jonathan Eldredge Dec 2008

Mph Theory & Practice Seminar Syllabus 2008, Jonathan Eldredge

Theory and Practice Seminars 2001-2009

No abstract provided.


Thermal Modeling Of On-Chip Interconnects And 3d Packaging Using Em Tools, Lijun Jiang, Seshadri Kolluri, Barry J. Rubin, Howard Smith, Evan G. Colgan, Michael R. Scheuermann, Jamil A. Wakit, Alina Deutsch, Jason Gill Dec 2008

Thermal Modeling Of On-Chip Interconnects And 3d Packaging Using Em Tools, Lijun Jiang, Seshadri Kolluri, Barry J. Rubin, Howard Smith, Evan G. Colgan, Michael R. Scheuermann, Jamil A. Wakit, Alina Deutsch, Jason Gill

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The green (low power) chip design demands dramatic thermal and electrical simulation capabilities. In this paper, a novel thermal simulation approach for automatic thermal modeling of very large problems is introduced. This methodology can be fully integrated with existing solvers for electrical simulations, and make it possible to analyze practical on-chip and packaging thermal problems using the existing electromagnetic tools and geometry definitions, with very small additional effort. Its various applications to BEOL (on-chip wiring), thermal guideline design, and 3D integration (for multiple chip stacks) thermal modeling are investigated in this paper. We will demonstrate this capability with an automatic …


Myofascial Low Back Pain, Mu-Jung Kao, Ta-Shen Kuan,, Yueh-Ling Hsieh, Jeng-Feng Yang, Chang-Zern Hong Dec 2008

Myofascial Low Back Pain, Mu-Jung Kao, Ta-Shen Kuan,, Yueh-Ling Hsieh, Jeng-Feng Yang, Chang-Zern Hong

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Objective: This reviewarticle article describes the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical characters and management of low back pain (LBP) caused by myofascial trigger points (MTrPs), i.e. myofascial low back pain.Findings: Based on the currently available knowledge and our clinical experience, we analyzed the basic and clinical aspects of myofascial LBP. Most cases of myofascial LBP are related to injuries, either current or previous. Active MTrPs that cause LBP are usually activated as a consequence of other etiological lesions. Therefore, it is important to determine and treat the underlying pathological lesions in order to avoid recurrence of myofascial LBP. If the underlying pathological …


Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Of The Workers In A Child Care Institution, Yi-Shiung Horng, Shih-Fu Hsieh, Hsin-Chi Wu, Chi-Tzu Feng, Ming-Chuan Lin Dec 2008

Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Of The Workers In A Child Care Institution, Yi-Shiung Horng, Shih-Fu Hsieh, Hsin-Chi Wu, Chi-Tzu Feng, Ming-Chuan Lin

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The work-related musculoskeletal disorders among the child care workers could be high given the fact that the workers frequently lift the children and conduct physical actions under inappropriate postures. The objective of this study is to survey the musculoskeletal disorders and potential ergonomic risk factors among the workers in a child care center through an on-site visit and a questionnaire survey. We also used the Chinese Health Questionnaire (CHQ) as a screening questionnaire to detect the emotional distress of the workers.There were 85 workers recruited in our study. Results showed that shoulder pain (57.0%), low back pain (54.7%) and neck …


Investigation Of Flatfoot Screening In Developmentally Delayed Children, Li-Chen Tung, Pei-Chi Hsiao, Willy Chou, Cheng-Cheng Hsu, Wen-Chih Lin, Isbel Tou Dec 2008

Investigation Of Flatfoot Screening In Developmentally Delayed Children, Li-Chen Tung, Pei-Chi Hsiao, Willy Chou, Cheng-Cheng Hsu, Wen-Chih Lin, Isbel Tou

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Flatfoot disease is caused by disappearance or collapse of the medial longitudinal arch of the foot. Most of patients with flatfoot disease have what is known as ”flexible flatfoot”. Flatfoot in developmentally delayed children, however, is due to muscle weakness of lower limbs, which leads to disproportionate muscle growth or joint contracture. A study conducted by Chii-Jeng Lin in 2001 indicated that flat-footedness may influence gait, single-foot standing, and jumping ability. The author considered that flat-footedness was not only a problem in skeletal structure but that it may also be a consequence of dynamic foot function. Children with developmental delays …


The Comparison Of Volunteer Work And Regular Exercise For The Promotion Of Health Among The Aged, Wen-Ming Chang, Shih-Wei Chou, Wei-Hsien Hong, Wen-Chung Tsai, Jyh-Yuh Ke, M. K. Wong Dec 2008

The Comparison Of Volunteer Work And Regular Exercise For The Promotion Of Health Among The Aged, Wen-Ming Chang, Shih-Wei Chou, Wei-Hsien Hong, Wen-Chung Tsai, Jyh-Yuh Ke, M. K. Wong

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The aging of Taiwan's population is creating a heavy burden on the government's public finances allocated for elderly health care. The purpose of this research is to compare health promotion behavior among the aged; these included hospital volunteers, those undertaking Tai Ji, those who swam or those who took no specific exercise.This study recruited a total of 136 subjects who lived in the community and the total included 59 males and 77 females. They could be divided into four groups: (1) the hospital volunteer group; (2) the Tai Ji group; (3) the swimming group and (4) the general elderly control …


Injection Of Remote Myofascial Trigger Points For Pain Control: A Casereport, Chung-Li Tseng, Mu-Jung Kao, Li-Wei Chou, Chang-Zern Hong Dec 2008

Injection Of Remote Myofascial Trigger Points For Pain Control: A Casereport, Chung-Li Tseng, Mu-Jung Kao, Li-Wei Chou, Chang-Zern Hong

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The purpose of this casereport is to demonstrate the remote effect of myofascial trigger point (MTrP) injection for pain control. It describes a patient suffering from chronic pain due to MTrPs in bilateral upper trapezius muscle with poor results to direct MTrP injection to upper trapezius. After injection to the MTrPs in bilateral extensor carpi radialis longus, extensor indicis, and first dorsal interosseous muscles, the effectiveness of MTrP injection to bilateral upper trapezius muscles remarkably enhanced. This patient finally became almost pain free. The reason for poor relief of pain immediately after the first MTrP injection (directly on the upper …