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The Economics Of Desalination, Tamim Younos

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.

Energy Needs, Consumption And Sources, Tamim Younos, Kimberly E. Tulou

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.

Permits And Regulatory Requirements, Tamim Younos

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.

Environmental Issues Of Desalination, Tamim Younos

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.

Overview Of Desalination Techniques, Tamim Younos, Kimberly E. Tulou

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.

Desalination: Supplementing Freshwater Supplies Approaches And Challenges, Tamim Younos

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.

Retired A Stars And Their Companions. Vi. A Pair Of Interacting Exoplanet Pairs Around The Subgiants 24 Sextanis And Hd 200964*, John Asher Johnson, Matthew J. Payne, Andrew W. Howard, Kelsey I. Clubb, Eric B. Ford, Brendan P. Bowler, Gregory W. Henry, Debra A. Fischer, Geoffrey W. Marcy, John M. Brewer, Christian Schwab, Sabine Reffert, Thomas B. Lowe

Information Systems and Engineering Management Research Publications

We report radial velocity (RV) measurements of the G-type subgiants 24 Sextanis (= HD 90043) and HD 200964. Both are massive, evolved stars that exhibit periodic variations due to the presence of a pair of Jovian planets. Photometric monitoring with the T12 0.80 m APT at Fairborn Observatory demonstrates both stars to be constant in brightness to ⩽0.002 mag, thus strengthening the planetary interpretation of the RV variations. Based on our dynamical analysis of the RV time series, 24 Sex b, c have orbital periods of 452.8 days and 883.0 days, corresponding to semimajor axes 1.333 AU and 2.08 AU, …

Research News: 2010, No. 2, University Of Mississippi. School Of Pharmacy

Research News: Grants and Publications (2000-2014)

Grants, publications, technology transfer, special announcements

Our First Kiss, Mary Mcglasson

Booth

It was a truth-or-dare dry brush of lips, scented with the warm beer and cigarettes that lurked in the breath behind our closed mouths. You and I stood, leaning across the rickety, scarred card table and bracing our palms there, our mouths touching in the middle while everyone else hooted and cackled and Metallica snarled into the smoke-heavy air.

Ua12/2/1 Topper Extra - Browns Leading Turnaround, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special edition of the College Heights Herald featuring athletics.

• Lintner, Jonathan. Thoughts on Clint Bowen & Basketball Turnarounds
• Greenwell, Zach. Ken McDonald: Tops Need to Get Back to Fundamentals – Basketball
• Claybourn, Cole. Mary Cowles Happy with Lady Toppers’ Balance – Basketball
• Claybourn, Cole. Arnika Brown & Hope Brown Duo Leading Lady Toppers’ Resurgence – Basketball
• Greenwell, Zach. Clint Bowen Accepts Same Position at North Texas – Football
• Bratcher, Nick. Track & Field Teams Open Indoor Season at Middle Tennessee State University
• Patton, Emily. Extra Questions with Tyra Perry – Softball

The Cultivation And Practice Of Spiritual Care Expertise In An Inpatient Palliative Care Setting, Gail Elaine Pittroff

Dissertations

Caregivers involved in palliative care seek to understand problems and challenges at end of life through research to determine the best care for patients and their families. Spiritual care is a key component of quality end of life care, yet there is a paucity of research on spiritual care in inpatient settings at end of life in nursing literature. The purpose of this study was to examine the personhood and spiritual care practices of inpatient palliative nurse consultants. This study describes expert nurse’s experience of delivering spiritual care for patients and families at end of life in inpatient palliative care …

Servant Leadership And Sir Winston Churchill, Benjamin Hardy

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

This thesis studies the modern leadership theory formally developed in the 1970s by Robert K. Greenleaf, Servant Leadership. The approach of this project concentrates upon the examination and analysis of the many theories offered by different scholars of servant leadership and the leadership traits exhibited by Sir Winston Churchill. First, a detailed and inclusive definition of servant leadership is developed, establishing the traits necessary for an individual to be identified as a servant-leader. This definition, along with the identified necessary traits, are then applied and compared to the leadership traits of Sir Winston Churchill within the second half of the …

Hopelessly Disadvantaged Like You: A Comparative Study Of Disadvantaged Youth In Mobile And Medellin, Colleen Elizabeth Wynn

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Much research has examined hopelessness among impoverished urban neighborhoods in the U.S. This research has addressed many dimensions of hopelessness, including variation by race, associations with violence, as well as the origins of hopelessness. However, little research has focused on comparing the variation of these effects by country (i.e., comparisons of the urban disadvantaged experience in the U.S. with the urban disadvantaged in developing countries). Using two unique data sources, the Mobile Youth Survey (MYS) and a similar survey of disadvantaged adolescents in Medellin, Colombia, this study aims to comparatively examine the process of hopelessness among the “truly disadvantaged” at …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 86, No. 27, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Stunson, Mike. Student Government Association Pushes Back Downing University Center Renovations
• Carter, Caitlin. Someone They Can Go To: Karinne Marcum Among Group Applying for Resident Assistant Positions – Housing & Residence Life
• Duvall, Tessa. Lawsuits to Continue Next Year – Elizabeth Esters, Gina Brown, Raymod Elms, Junlian Zhang, Clark Family
• Carter, Caitlin. Faculty & Staff Prepare to Leave Page Hall
• Carter, Caitlin. Progress on Campus Construction Continues – Energy Savings, Downing University Center, Thompson Science Complex, International Programs, Music Hall, Confucius Institute
• Oliver, Angela. Raise Your Voice; Engage …

2010 Fall Commencement Program: Winona State University, Winona State University

WSU Commencement Programs

This is the Winona State University Fall 2010 commencement program. Commencement was on Friday, December 10, 2010.

Money Matters: The Influence Of Financial Factors On Graduate Student Persistence, Terrell L. Strayhorn

Journal of Student Financial Aid

National statistics indicate that approximately 50 percent of all graduate students fail to complete their degree; thus, understanding the factors that influence their persistence is an important research objective. Using data from a nationally representative sample of bachelor's degree recipients, the study aimed to answer three questions: What proportion of 1992-1993 bachelor's degree recipients enrolled in graduate school by 2003? Of those, what proportion persisted in graduate school? Controlling for background and academic differences, what effect do financial factors have on persistence in graduate school? Descriptive and hierarchal binomial logistic regression results suest that 36 percent of bachelor's degree recipients …

Optimization Techniques For College Financial Aid Managers, Donald I. Bosshardt, Larry Lichtenstein, George Palumbo, Mark P. Zaporowski

Journal of Student Financial Aid

In the context of a theoretical model of expected profit maximization, this paper shows how historic institutional data can be used to assist enrollment managers in determining the level of financial aid for students with varying demographic and quality characteristics. Optimal tuition pricing in conjunction with empirical estimation of matriculation probability functions illustrates how financial aid can be used to maximize net tuition revenue given institutionally determined objectives. The model provides insight to the level of price sensitivity of prospective matriculants at a medium-sized comprehensive private college.

Daily Eastern News: December 10, 2010, Eastern Illinois University

December

No abstract provided.

Chimes: December 10, 2010, Calvin College

Chimes

'Wednesday' hits stage by Jasmine Wilson

Calvin gets new land for Christmas by Amanda Elliott

Foreign students face mistreatment by Rachel Hekman

Humans are a species unlike any other on the planet by Matthew Koh

Make, bake, share Christmas chear by Kendra Haan

Hope slashed and iced in Knight victory by Tim Clover

Swim and dive teams host annual Calvin Winter Invitational by Luke Leisman

Flyer News, Vol. 58, No. 20 (Dec. 10, 2010), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton.

Ua3/4/1 President's Office-Downing Subject/Correspondence File, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Subject file regarding the Dero Downing administration.

An Evaluation Of Fin 48 And Its Effect On Local Companies, Megan Bahr

Honors Projects

No abstract provided.

Clarifying The Effects Of Neighborhood Context On Violence “Behind Closed Doors”, Emily M. Wright, Michael L. Benson

Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

Research on neighborhood-level effects on intimate partner violence (IPV) has expanded significantly in the past two decades. However, to date, studies have been unable to disentangle compositional and contextual effects on IPV and have rarely considered the social mechanisms that might link neighborhood conditions to IPV. Using data from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods, this study considers individual and contextual influences on violence between partners, and examines the effects of disadvantage and collective efficacy on this type of behavior. Results indicate that neighborhood disadvantage significantly increases and collective efficacy significantly decreases IPV after controlling for individual-level correlates. …

A Comparative Examination Of The Nature Of Change In Macroeconomic Policies, John Hogan

Articles

This article examines the impact of economic crises on macroeconomic policies in Ireland in the late 1950s and Sweden in the early 1980s, framed within the context of the policy change literature. Each of these countries‟ responses to the crises affecting them, tempered as they were by historical and political factors, provides valuable insights into their political economies. These findings enable us to compare and contrast the nature of each crisis and the policy responses adopted. The value of such comparison is in the perspective it offers, contributing to the goal of building a body of increasingly complete explanatory theory …

A Scholarship Workshop Program To Improve Underrepresented Student Access To Higher Education, Christopher D. Murr

Journal of Student Financial Aid

This study examines the effectiveness of a scholarship workshop program to better prepare low socio-economic and minority students to compete for collegiate scholarships. The study involves 1,367 high risk 9th to 12th grade students in Texas. Analysis of the pre- and post-tests, using a t-test for dependent variables, indicates a statistically significant improvement in the relevant knowledge of workshop participants. As evidenced by this analysis and other data, the workshop program is very successful in educating high risk students about the steps necessary to develop a competitive scholarship application that can increase their chances of accessing a higher education.

Waterhammer Modeling For The Ares I Upper Stage Reaction Control System Cold Flow Development Test Article, Jonathan Hunter Williams

Theses and Dissertations

The Upper Stage Reaction Control System provides inlight three-axis attitude control for the Ares I Upper Stage. The system design must accommodate rapid thruster firing to maintain proper launch trajectory and thus allow for the possibility to pulse multiple thrusters simultaneously. Rapid thruster valve closure creates an increase in static pressure, known as waterhammer, which propagates throughout the propellant system at pressures exceeding nominal design values. A series of development tests conducted at Marshall Space Flight Center in 2009 were performed using a waterlow test article to better understand fluid characteristics of the Upper Stage Reaction Control System. A subset …

The Hanle Effect As A Diagnostic Of Magnetic Fields In Stellar Envelopes. V. Thin Lines From Keplerian Disks., Richard Ignace

ETSU Faculty Works

This paper focuses on the polarized profiles of resonance scattering lines that form in magnetized disks. Optically thin lines from Keplerian planar disks are considered. Model line profiles are calculated for simple field topologies of axial fields (i.e., vertical to the disk plane) and toroidal fields (i.e., purely azimuthal). A scheme for discerning field strengths and geometries in disks is developed based on Stokes Q − U diagrams for the run of polarization across line profiles that are Doppler-broadened by the disk rotation. A discussion of the Hanle effect for magnetized disks in which the magnetorotational instability (MRI) is operating …

Integrating Project Change Management Learning Into An Academic Course On It Project Management, Mikaela A. Nweke Ms.

Purdue Polytechnic Directed Projects

Within project management, little attention has been devoted to controlling and facilitating changes when constraints of a project have been changed such as scope, time, cost, or quality, also known as Project Change Management (Arami, 2008). Growing statistics prove it is imperative for students finishing IT programs to acquire an understanding of project change management (PCM) for industry preparation. The U.S. spent 3.28 billion dollars on global change management and accountability projects for technology (roughly one-third of the total budget for global change) in the year 2000; this percentage still continues to rise (Goncalves, 2007). As a result, students must …

Classification Of Generalized Hadamard Matrices H(6,3) And Quaternary Hermitian Self-Dual Codes Of Length 18, Masaaki Harada, Clement Lam, Akihiro Munemasa, Vladimir Tonchev

Department of Mathematical Sciences Publications

All generalized Hadamard matrices of order 18 over a group of order 3, H(6,3),are enumerated in two different ways: once, as class regular symmetric (6,3)-nets,or symmetric transversal designs on 54 points and 54 blocks with a group of order 3 acting semi-regularly on points and blocks, and secondly,as collections of fullweight vectors in quaternary Hermitian self-dual codes of length 18. The second enumeration is based on the classification of Hermitian self-dual [18,9] codes over GF(4), completed in this paper. It is shown that up to monomial equivalence, there are 85 generalized Hadamard matrices H(6,3), and 245 inequivalent Hermitian self-dual codes …

Newsroom: Argento On 'Internet Censorship' Bill, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Life of the Law School (1993- )

No abstract provided.