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Water Wars, Eastern Style: Divvying Up The Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, J. B. Ruhl Dec 2010

Water Wars, Eastern Style: Divvying Up The Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, J. B. Ruhl

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Markets For Water: Time To Put The Myth To Rest?, Joseph W. Dellapenna Dec 2010

Markets For Water: Time To Put The Myth To Rest?, Joseph W. Dellapenna

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


The Return To The River Basin: The Increasing Costs Of “Jurisdictional Externalities”, Charles W. (Chuck) Howe Dec 2010

The Return To The River Basin: The Increasing Costs Of “Jurisdictional Externalities”, Charles W. (Chuck) Howe

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Distress And Disasters: Positive Outcomes Of The Great Midwestern Floods Of 1993, Graham A. Tobin Dec 2010

Distress And Disasters: Positive Outcomes Of The Great Midwestern Floods Of 1993, Graham A. Tobin

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Corps Of Engineers Responses To The Changing National Approach To Floodplain Management Since The 1993 Midwest Flood, Gerald E. Galloway Jr. Dec 2010

Corps Of Engineers Responses To The Changing National Approach To Floodplain Management Since The 1993 Midwest Flood, Gerald E. Galloway Jr.

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Permits And Regulatory Requirements, Tamim Younos Dec 2010

Permits And Regulatory Requirements, Tamim Younos

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

No abstract provided.


Servant Leadership And Sir Winston Churchill, Benjamin Hardy Dec 2010

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 …


Ecb-Cbi Swap Agreement, European Central Bank (Ecb) Dec 2010

Ecb-Cbi Swap Agreement, European Central Bank (Ecb)

Documents

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An Optimization Model For The Allocation Of University Based Merit Aid, Paul K. Sugrue Dec 2010

An Optimization Model For The Allocation Of University Based Merit Aid, Paul K. Sugrue

Journal of Student Financial Aid

The allocation of merit-based financial aid during the college admissions process presents postsecondary institutions with complex and financially expensive decisions. This article describes the application of linear programming as a decision tool in merit based financial aid decisions at a medium size private university. The objective defined for the model is to maximize the quality of the incoming class as measured by average combined SAT scores. The approach involves using the yield rates from the previous year for each combination of SAT score and merit aid award while eliminating from consideration combinations for which insufficient data is available. Parameter estimation …


The Relationship Of Institutional Tuition Discounts With Enrollment At Private, Not-For-Profit Institutions, Nathan E. Lassila Dec 2010

The Relationship Of Institutional Tuition Discounts With Enrollment At Private, Not-For-Profit Institutions, Nathan E. Lassila

Journal of Student Financial Aid

Empirical studies exploring the impact of student aid on postsecondary enrollment often stop short of the specific examination of institutional tuition discounting. This research uses separate empirical ordinary least squares (OLS) regression models to examine three questions using public choice theory, positing that enrollment decisions may be affected by many variables but will be driven primarily by discounted cost. These questions are: Does a relationship exist between institutional tuition discount and enrollment? Does institutional tuition discount have a measurably different effect on enrollment of different racial or ethnic groups? What is the relationship between institutional tuition discount and enrollment over …


A Comparative Examination Of The Nature Of Change In Macroeconomic Policies, John Hogan Dec 2010

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

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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 …


Social Enterprise: An Overlooked Approach To Addressing Economic Marginalisation, Gerard Doyle Dec 2010

Social Enterprise: An Overlooked Approach To Addressing Economic Marginalisation, Gerard Doyle

Articles

No abstract provided.


Gary Howard V. Warden Fci Loretto Dec 2010

Gary Howard V. Warden Fci Loretto

2010 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania


Pa Natl Mutl Cslty V. Parkshore Dev Corp Dec 2010

Pa Natl Mutl Cslty V. Parkshore Dev Corp

2010 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey


Thomas Washam V. Michael Klopotoski Dec 2010

Thomas Washam V. Michael Klopotoski

2010 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania


Usa V. Dwain Williams Dec 2010

Usa V. Dwain Williams

2010 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania


Usa V. Angela Larkin Dec 2010

Usa V. Angela Larkin

2010 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania


Deconvoluting The Link Between Weld Tool Geometry And Process Parameters, Joseph Andrew Querin Dec 2010

Deconvoluting The Link Between Weld Tool Geometry And Process Parameters, Joseph Andrew Querin

Theses and Dissertations

Advancing the process of friction stir welding (FSW) currently relies on a trial and error approach toward selecting tool geometries and determining process parameters. Before a more formalized design process can be established, a methodology for process parameter selection must be developed. In FSW, various flow paths, as influenced by the tool design, have been proposed to explain the formation of a high quality weld. Central to the discussion is whether the metal is extruded around the tool or whether the metal crosses a shear zone which differentiates the stir zone from the parent material. Probing the interaction between the …


Microstructure-Based Multistage Fatigue Characterization And Modeling Of An Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Copolymer, Jason Elvin Fountain Dec 2010

Microstructure-Based Multistage Fatigue Characterization And Modeling Of An Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Copolymer, Jason Elvin Fountain

Theses and Dissertations

In this work, fatigue experiments and observations are used to experimentally and computationally quantify fatigue structure-property relationships and then capture these effects through a microstructure-based MultiStage Fatigue (MSF) model for a thermoplastic Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene copolymer. Completely reversed fatigue experiments were conducted over a range of strain amplitudes at two frequencies (1 Hz and 10 Hz). Scanning electron microscopy of fatigue fracture surfaces was used to quantify the microstructural notch root or initiating particle size for structure-property relations. Results were then processed in an MSF model sensitive to microstructural effects to capture the fatigue lifetimes for the thermoplastic ABS copolymer.


The Physiological Effects Of Fasting And Feed Withdrawal Practices On Commercial Broilers, Karen Dianne Christensen Dec 2010

The Physiological Effects Of Fasting And Feed Withdrawal Practices On Commercial Broilers, Karen Dianne Christensen

Theses and Dissertations

Commercial broiler chickens are withdrawn from feed prior to harvesting, transport and processing. This feed withdrawal period does not reduce carcass yield but is significant in reducing the potential for carcass contamination from undigested feed or fecal material that may remain in the digestive tract if feed is not withdrawn. However, withdrawing feed can result in an increase in bacterial contamination due to the decrease in physiological pH during fasting. Recently, consumers are more interested in how food animals are raised, prepared for, and processed. In response to these concerns, the feasibility of developing a “feed withdrawal” feed that could …


Summary Of Berkson V. Lepome, 126 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 46, Cayla Witty Dec 2010

Summary Of Berkson V. Lepome, 126 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 46, Cayla Witty

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

No abstract provided.


Effects Of Prior Aging At 274⁰C In Argon On Inelastic Deformation Behavior Of Pmr-15 Polymer At 288⁰C: Experiment And Modeling, Joseph A. Wahlquist Dec 2010

Effects Of Prior Aging At 274⁰C In Argon On Inelastic Deformation Behavior Of Pmr-15 Polymer At 288⁰C: Experiment And Modeling, Joseph A. Wahlquist

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Density Functional Theory And Modified Embedded-Atom Method: Applications To Steel, Magnesium Alloys, And Semiconductor Surfaces, Jeff Lynn Houze Dec 2010

Density Functional Theory And Modified Embedded-Atom Method: Applications To Steel, Magnesium Alloys, And Semiconductor Surfaces, Jeff Lynn Houze

Theses and Dissertations

We performed atomistic modeling to study structural and mechanical properties of materials. We used density functional theory (DFT) for all the studies presented and constructed a method for quickly optimizing semi-empirical modified embedded atom method (MEAM) potentials. In our first study, we show that the reconstruction model in the literature for GaSb(001) is not predicted to have the lowest surface reconstruction energy. A modification was proposed that improves the energy. The second study tries to validate a crystal structure for the Φ Phase of Al-Mg-Zn. The third study deals with plain carbon steel, including some microalloying of Vanadium and vacancy …


Innate Immunity And Inflammation In Sepsis In A Mouse Model For Binge Drinking, Basit Latief Jan Dec 2010

Innate Immunity And Inflammation In Sepsis In A Mouse Model For Binge Drinking, Basit Latief Jan

Theses and Dissertations

Alcohol consumption is a significant riskactor for mortality in patients with sepsis. This study was carried to investigate the mechanisms by which acute ethanol exposure alters the course of sepsis and the effect of TLR4 signaling. Ethanol administration decreases resistance to E. coli and causes decrease in the ability to clear bacteria both from the peritoneal-cavity as well as the spleen. At early time-points, ethanol also suppresses the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. TLR4 is dispensable for survival in E. coli sepsis but it also contributes to lethality in wild-type mice. Although TLRs have been implicated as an important element of …


Development Of Current Injection Based Three Phase Unbalanced Continuation Power Flow For Distribution System, Shilpa Toppo Dec 2010

Development Of Current Injection Based Three Phase Unbalanced Continuation Power Flow For Distribution System, Shilpa Toppo

Theses and Dissertations

Voltage stability studies (VSS) of the electric network is a crucial factor to make the system operate in stable region and to prevent power blackouts. There are several commercial tools available for VSS of electric transmission systems (TS) but not many for distribution systems (DS). With increasing penetration of distributed renewable generations and meshed network within DS, shipboard power system (SPS) and microgrid, these VSS tools need to be extended for DS. Due to inherent characteristic like high R/X ratio, three phase and unbalanced operation, DS or SPS requires different mathematical approach than TS. Unbalanced three phase power flow and …


Detection And Characterization Of A Volatile Compound As A Response To Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera Frugiperda) Feeding In Maize (Zea Mays), Whitney Elizabeth Crow Smith Dec 2010

Detection And Characterization Of A Volatile Compound As A Response To Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera Frugiperda) Feeding In Maize (Zea Mays), Whitney Elizabeth Crow Smith

Theses and Dissertations

Maize (Zea mays) is an important agricultural crop frequently targeted by pests that pose a threat to plant development and survival. To deal with this problem, maize generates a wide variety of responses to attack by pests, from activation of woundresponse pathways to the release of volatile compounds. Several maize lines have been developed that show resistance to one common pest, the larvae of the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda). Analysis of the volatiles released by the resistant and susceptible lines in the presence and absence of the fall armyworm was conducted using SPME coupled to GC/MS. Caryophyllene, a commonly released …


Demystifying Conventional Assumptions: Do African American Parents Anticipate Investing Less Toward Their Children’S College Costs Than Their White Peers?, Abebayehu Aemero Tekleselassie Dec 2010

Demystifying Conventional Assumptions: Do African American Parents Anticipate Investing Less Toward Their Children’S College Costs Than Their White Peers?, Abebayehu Aemero Tekleselassie

Journal of Student Financial Aid

Some researchers and theorists tend to portray African American parents as lacking the cultural know-how to provide a supportive home environment that enhances college access and success for their children. Since contribution toward college costs is one tangible means by which researchers gauge parents’ commitment toward their children’s education, this study draws data from the National Longitudinal Study (NELS: 1988/2000) and examines how the amount and source of funding parents anticipate toward college costs differs between African Americans and Whites. Results indicate that while racial differences in anticipated college funding appear to favor Whites, who aggregately expect to contribute more …


Software Maintainability Measurement: A Task Complexity Perspective, Lulu He Dec 2010

Software Maintainability Measurement: A Task Complexity Perspective, Lulu He

Theses and Dissertations

Software maintainability is one of the most crucial quality attributes of a software product. Software engineering researchers and practitioners have devoted considerable effort to developing “good design” methods, rules and principles to improve software maintainability. But before we can validate the effectiveness of these methods, we first need an approach to measure software maintainability. The existing maintainability measures usually have limited scope and accuracy since they either isolate the software from its environment and focus only on the technical properties of the software, or measure a confounding effect of various factors involved in the maintenance process. Furthermore, these measures are …


Enhanced Lipid Production And Biodiesel Yields From Activated Sludge Via Fermentation Of Lignocellulose Hydrolyzate, Andro Hernandez Mondala Dec 2010

Enhanced Lipid Production And Biodiesel Yields From Activated Sludge Via Fermentation Of Lignocellulose Hydrolyzate, Andro Hernandez Mondala

Theses and Dissertations

The potential of enhancing lipid accumulation in municipal sewage activated sludge via fermentation of lignocellulose biomass hydrolyzate was investigated. The overall objective was to increase the levels of feedstock lipids in the activated sludge biomass and increase its biodiesel yield via in situ or ex situ transesterification; and improve its cost competitiveness as an abundant feedstock source for biofuels production. To reduce production costs and maintain environmental sustainability, influent wastewater and waste lignocellulose biomass hydrolyzate were used as cultivation media and substrate, respectively. However, lignocellulose hydrolyzates also contain degradation by-products such as furfural and acetic acid that are known to …


Political Ideology And Ideological (Re)Alignment 1972-2006, Derrick Ryan Shapley Dec 2010

Political Ideology And Ideological (Re)Alignment 1972-2006, Derrick Ryan Shapley

Theses and Dissertations

This study tests the relationship of the 6 ideological variables and 7 contextual variables to shifts in ideological alignment through a latent class regression analysis for three periods of years (1972-1978, 1980-1992, 1993-2006). The latent class regression models determine the number of identifiable classes for each model. Using ideological realignment theory (Abramowitz and Saunders 1998) this study finds there has been a moderate polarization of opinions that has occurred, as well as, a moderate hardening of ideological beliefs with moral issues during the third time period becoming the driving force in ideological makeup. With regard to the culture wars hypothesis …