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Understanding Generalist Function, F. Matthew Mihelic

Faculty Publications

A major concern in dealing with multi-agent complex adaptive systems is the understanding of how such systems build order in the midst of an otherwise chaotic universe. The ordering principles of such systems that are found at the biological level can be applied to better understanding human organizations, and can also be used to develop or modify highly complex intelligent agent software systems for greater efficacy. This paper describes the theoretical mechanism of how huge multi-agent complex adaptive systems overcome the exponential increases in entropy that would otherwise cause system collapse, through the use of agents that function to maintain …

Contradance And Quadrille Culture In The Caribbean, Peter L. Manuel

Publications and Research

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Transnational Chowtal: Bhojpuri Folksong From North India To The Caribbean, Fiji, And Beyond, Peter L. Manuel

Publications and Research

In mid-February of 2007, I attended some lively sessions of chowtal (Hindi, cautāl), a boisterous Bhojpuri folk song genre, in a Hindu temple in a small town a few hours from Banaras (Varanasi), North India. The following weekend I was singing chowtal, in an identical style, with an Indo-Guyanese ensemble in Queens, New York City. In the subsequent season of the vernal Holi (Hindi, holī) festival, in March 2008, I found myself singing along with a group of Indo-Fijians in Sacramento, California, as they performed a similar version of one of the same chowtal songs. Despite the nearly identical styles …

From Contradanza To Son: New Perspectives On The Prehistory Of Cuban Popular Music, Peter L. Manuel

Publications and Research

While it is often claimed that the Cuban son emerged from rural Oriente and “invaded” Havana in the early 20th century, serious Cuban musicologists have clarifi ed that the true consolidation of the genre took place in Havana after around 1910–1920. Examination of 19th-century sources can help us trace with greater specifi city the origins of the particular musical features that distinguished the traditional son. Editions and descriptions of 1850s–1860s Havana contradanzas illuminate much about urban popular dance music of that milieu. In par-ticular, they reveal the presence of features typically associated with the son, such as melodies in duet …

An Examination Of Consumer Experience And Relative Effects On Consumer Values, Andrew Walls

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In the ever changing business climate, the service sector has become a major focus of attention. One key aspect of this competitive environment is the effort of many businesses to differentiate themselves by creating unique customer experiences that accompany their products and services. The challenge to creating memorable consumer experiences is the proper identification of specific characteristics that influence experiences and gaining better understanding of how these impact consumers perceived values. To this end, this study attempted to develop a model that identifies influencing dimensions of consumer experiences and investigates the composition of consumer experiences and the relative outcome on …

Sorting Out Civil Jurisdiction In Indian Country After Plains Commerce Bank: State Courts And The Judicial Sovereignty Of The Navajo Nation, Dale Beck Furnish

American Indian Law Review

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There Are No Implied Easements Over Trust Lands, M. Brent Leonhard

American Indian Law Review

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America Cinches Its Purse Strings On Government Contracts: Navigating Section 8(A) Of The Small Business Act Through A Recession Economy, Nicholas M. Jones

American Indian Law Review

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Texas V. United States: The Legality Of The Secretarial Procedures Following Seminole Tribe Of Florida V. Florida, Gregory R. Mulkey

American Indian Law Review

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The Bank Began Treating Them Badly: Plains Commerce Bank, The Supreme Court, And The Future Of Tribal Sovereignty, Cullen D. Sweeney

American Indian Law Review

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Nagpra Revisited: A Twenty-Year Review Of Repatriation Efforts, Julia A. Cryne

American Indian Law Review

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Bittle V. Bahe: A Drunken Mistake, Brian Alan Burget

American Indian Law Review

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Yellow Snow On Sacred Sites: A Failed Application Of The Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Joshua A. Edwards

American Indian Law Review

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How The Anti-Gaming Backlash Is Redefining Tribal Government Functions, Audrey Bryant Braccio

American Indian Law Review

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Winnter, Best Appellate Brief In The 2009 Native American Law Student Association Moot Court Competition, Alex Hagen, J.R. Laplante

American Indian Law Review

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The Eye Of Charity: Jürgen Moltmann’S Practical Theodicy, Ante Jerončić

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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Ces Protestants Que L’On Dit Adventistes [Review] / Fabrice Desplan And Régis Dericquebourg, Eds., Jean-Claude Verrechhia

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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Comment Letters On Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards: Consideration Of Laws And Regulations In An Audit Of Financial Statements, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

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Government Investment In Banks: Creeping Nationalization Or Prudent, Temporary Aid, Lissa Lamkin Broome

Faculty Publications

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The Jena Six, Mass Incarceration, And The Remoralization Of Civil Rights, Joseph E. Kennedy

Faculty Publications

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The Continuing Search For A Meaningful Model Of Judicial Rankings And Why It (Unfortunately) Matters, Scott Baker, Adam Feibelman, William P. Marshall

Faculty Publications

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Giles V. California: Avoiding Serious Damage To Crawford's Limited Revolution, Robert P. Mosteller

Faculty Publications

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The Special Threat Of Informants To The Innocent Who Are Not Innocents: Producing "First Drafts," Recording Incentives, And Taking A Fresh Look At The Evidence, Robert P. Mosteller

Faculty Publications

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Americanism Behind Barbed Wire, Eric L. Muller

Faculty Publications

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Disputing Boilerplate, W. Mark C. Weidemaier

Faculty Publications

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Allowing Perpetuities In North Carolina, John V. Orth

Faculty Publications

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In Re Tenancy By The Entirety-Married Couples, Common Law Marriages, And Same-Sex Partners: Orth V. Orth, John V. Orth

Faculty Publications

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An Analysis Of The Effect Of Supply Chain And Manufacturing Parameters On Inventory Cost Reduction For Push Type Manufacturing Systems, Mehmet Emre Bahadir

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

In the global network of businesses, supply chain and order fulfillment managements are the most critical functional departments to determine the winner of the global competition. In this research a network of companies that are flowing information, product and services between providers and a receiver is investigated in order to gain a better insight of the current situation. Analyses, explanations and solutions were developed through responding to the following research questions:

(1) What are the most important variables that affect the quality and delivery performances of a supply chain?

(2) What are the most important variables that affect the service …

Interpretation Of Genotype-By-Environment Interaction For Late Maize Hybrids’ Grain Yield Using A Biplot Method, Hamid Dehghani, Naser Sabaghnia, Mohammad Moghaddam

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The stability of grain yield of 11 late maize hybrids with a check cultivar were studied in a randomized complete block design with 4 replications for 2 years at 11 sites in multi-environment trials in Iran. The obtained data were analyzed with a GGE [genotype + (genotype × environment interaction)] biplot method. The first 2 principal components (PC1 and PC2) were used to create a 2-dimensional GGEbiplot and explained 44% and 27% of GGE sum of squares (SS), respectively. Ranking of the genotypes based on the ideal genotype revealed that grain yields of G2, G3, and G12 were higher together …

Observation Of Liquid Permeability Related To Anatomical Characteristics In Samanea Saman, Sheikh Ali Ahmed, Su Kyoung Chun

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

This paper examines wood anatomy as it relates to safranine solution penetration in Samanea saman, which belongs to the family Mimosoideae and is native to Bangladesh. The wood of this species was characterized by diffuse-porous vessels with simple perforations, alternate and opposite vestured intervessel pits, gums in heartwood vessels, vascicentric paratracheal axial parenchyma, lozenge-aliform, confluent prismatic crystals in fiber, and chambered axial parenchyma cells. Different anatomical features affect longitudinal and lateral liquid permeability. Herein microstructures that controlled liquid penetration are described and compared. We observed that ray cell lumen diameter, end-wall pit number and diameter, ray cell length, vessel number, …