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Editorial: International Journal Of Critical Infrastructures, Holly Ann Heine Handley, C. Ariel Pinto, Adrian V. Gheorghe Jan 2012

Editorial: International Journal Of Critical Infrastructures, Holly Ann Heine Handley, C. Ariel Pinto, Adrian V. Gheorghe

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Faculty Publications

(First paragraph) This special issue of the International Journal of Critical Infrastructures is a compilation of the papers presented at the Fourth Annual Conference on Next Generation Infrastructures held in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in November, 2011. This conference was sponsored by Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA and by the Next Generation Infrastructures Foundation, Delft, The Netherlands. The participants travelled from around the globe to converse about ideas that address both concerns for the present and optimism for the future of critical infrastructures. The conference, held in the USA for the first time, provided a platform for vibrant discussions on …

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Identification And Implementation Of Patterns Towards A Model Of Environmental Sustainability, S. Jimmy Gandhi, Santiago Perez, Danial Rushton, Robert Cloutier, Ipek Bozkurt, C. Ariel Pinto Jan 2012

Identification And Implementation Of Patterns Towards A Model Of Environmental Sustainability, S. Jimmy Gandhi, Santiago Perez, Danial Rushton, Robert Cloutier, Ipek Bozkurt, C. Ariel Pinto

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Faculty Publications

Much like the Quality Revolution did in the 1980's, corporate sustainability has the potential to drive significant changes in the processes and structure of various organizations in the coming decade. With a rapidly growing global population and an ever increasing global demand for resources (Population-Resource-Center, 2012). Sustainability has emerged as one of the primary challenges that organizations will have to deal with in the 21st century. An increasing realization among business executives that profitability by itself is not enough as a measure of success is also driving the increased adoption of sustainable practices in the corporate world (Lowitt and Grimsley, …

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On Critical Infrastructure Interdependency, Polinpapilinho F. Katina, C. Ariel Pinto Jan 2012

On Critical Infrastructure Interdependency, Polinpapilinho F. Katina, C. Ariel Pinto

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Faculty Publications

Developing effective protection, mitigation, and recovery measures for critical infrastructure (CI) systems is paramount in the wake of increasing natural and manmade hazards, risks, and threats. Influencing protection, rescue, and recovery measures are interplays (i.e., interdependencies) among infrastructure systems. Understanding interdependencies plays an essential role in minimizing and reducing cascading failures among complex interdependent infrastructure systems. This paper asserts that deployment of protection, mitigation, and recovery solutions can have little effect on infrastructure management if infrastructure operators and policymakers have partial understanding of infrastructure interdependencies. Using narrative research, authors illustrate that effective coordination and response for protection, mitigation, and recovery …

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An Analysis Of Factors Affecting The Effective Use Of Knowledge Management In Counter Improvised Explosive Device (C-Ied) Operations, Umit Gencer, Rafael E. Landaeta, Resit Unal, C. Ariel Pinto, Gokay Sursal Jan 2012

An Analysis Of Factors Affecting The Effective Use Of Knowledge Management In Counter Improvised Explosive Device (C-Ied) Operations, Umit Gencer, Rafael E. Landaeta, Resit Unal, C. Ariel Pinto, Gokay Sursal

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Faculty Publications

Improvised Explosive Device (IED) is a weapon of choice and is likely to remain a major component of the Global War on Terrorism. It is critical that gaps in knowledge transfer are quickly addressed in order to more effectively equip personnel to counter IED (C-IED) threat. Therefore, the military must analyze the current Knowledge Management (KM) programs in C-IED arena in order to maximize transfer of knowledge derived from experience and skill to staffs and finally to commanders. This study investigates the factors that influence effective use of KM in C-IED operations in the military. The study suggests that effective …

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Project-Risk Management And Decision Analysis In Maritime Maintenance And Repair, Michael C. Plumb, C. Ariel Pinto, Rafael Landaeta, Resit Unal, Thomas Murphy Jan 2012

Project-Risk Management And Decision Analysis In Maritime Maintenance And Repair, Michael C. Plumb, C. Ariel Pinto, Rafael Landaeta, Resit Unal, Thomas Murphy

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Faculty Publications

The purpose of this paper is to provide insights regarding the implementation of using Project Risk Management (PRM) and Decision Analysis (DA) in managing projects for complex systems such as maritime vessels. The PRM approach apprehends many forms of risk both internal and external within a given project and assists the manager in determining the level of importance of each individual project phase and component to optimize project success. Ship Maintenance and Repair project decision-making requires that risk management and risk analysis techniques be applied in order to guide management in making better decisions to meet ship service life perspective. …

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Agile Knowledge Management: A Review, Reconceptualization, And Extension To Military Applications, Dogan Ozturk, Rafael E. Landaeta, Resit Unal, Cesar Ariel Pinto, Gokay Sursal Jan 2012

Agile Knowledge Management: A Review, Reconceptualization, And Extension To Military Applications, Dogan Ozturk, Rafael E. Landaeta, Resit Unal, Cesar Ariel Pinto, Gokay Sursal

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Faculty Publications

This study contributes to the literature by integrating agility in knowledge management (KM) operations, especially in military environments via major findings of (a) introducing a new approach to KM with integration of 'agility'; (b) articulating the application of an enhanced process of Agile Knowledge Management (AKM) across the military. The purpose of the study is to explore the conceptual background of agility in KM, re-conceptualize it and extend it to military applications with a special focus on counterinsurgency (COIN). An initial qualitative exploration of agility in KM was performed. Three different concepts and their interrelationships were analyzed: (a) KM, (b) …

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Using Agent-Based Modeling To Simulate The Foreclosure Contagion Effect, Andrew J. Collins, Michael J. Seiler Jan 2012

Using Agent-Based Modeling To Simulate The Foreclosure Contagion Effect, Andrew J. Collins, Michael J. Seiler

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Faculty Publications

A foreclosed property can have a negative impact on the prices of other properties within its neighborhood and these reduced property prices can lead to further foreclosures within the neighborhood; this is known as the foreclosure contagion effect. This effect has been demonstrated, within the real estate literature, to occur. Traditionally, real estate research have used statistical regression to analysis this issues. The application of Agent-based Modeling and Simulation (ABMS) has risen in the last 15 years and has successfully been used to model complexity situations, e.g., the real estate market. ABMS offers a way to explore the impact of …

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Modeling And Evaluating Role And Team Work Processes Using The Improved Performance Research And Integration Tool, Holly A. H. Handley, Pilar Pazos Jan 2012

Modeling And Evaluating Role And Team Work Processes Using The Improved Performance Research And Integration Tool, Holly A. H. Handley, Pilar Pazos

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Faculty Publications

The Human View architecture was designed to capture the human requirements of a system and to answer questions about the interactions between humans and systems. Data captured in the Human View can be used to populate a simulation model to evaluate the performance of the humans interacting in a work process. The work process model can be used to investigate different types of human system analyses, at both the role and team levels, and to identify the appropriate metrics to evaluate the results. This study examined individual role performance using the metrics readily available in the simulation tool, and then …

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Factors Impacting Technology Transfer: The Maquiladora Industry In Yucatan, Mexico, Ana Maria Canto, Carlos Blanco, Pilar Pazos Jan 2012

Factors Impacting Technology Transfer: The Maquiladora Industry In Yucatan, Mexico, Ana Maria Canto, Carlos Blanco, Pilar Pazos

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Faculty Publications

Technology transfer and knowledge transfer are the building blocks for innovation, efficiency and increased competitiveness. The topic of technology transfer in the context of multinational companies has been the focus of technology management researchers for well over two decades. Developing countries housing twin plans have been exposed to technology transfer from very diverse countries with different approaches to the technology transfer process and different levels of success. This cultural and national diversity adds an additional level of complexity to the technology transfer domain that has been largely unexplored. This paper will explore critical factors that had an impact in successful …

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Effectiveness In Executive Decision-Making Bodies: The Role Of Conflict, Chris L. Day, Pilar Pazos Jan 2012

Effectiveness In Executive Decision-Making Bodies: The Role Of Conflict, Chris L. Day, Pilar Pazos

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Faculty Publications

The theory and practice related to team processes such as communication, coordination, conflict, and their impact on team performance and effectiveness has been focused on principles applied to teams in general and to specific subsets of teams/situations. Executive decision-making bodies are a specialized subset of teams charged with managing strategic and enterprise-wide change typically consisting of talented team members who make decisions having a broad impact on the organizations they lead. Executive decision-making bodies have been largely unexplored in the team research literature. This study presents an in-depth review of prior research exploring the role of input factors and conflict …

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Research Methodologies: A Look At The Underlying Philosophical Foundations Of Research, Nathapon Siangchokyoo, Andres Sousa-Poza Jan 2012

Research Methodologies: A Look At The Underlying Philosophical Foundations Of Research, Nathapon Siangchokyoo, Andres Sousa-Poza

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Faculty Publications

Quantitative and qualitative research methodologies have had their greatest share of debates dating back to the 1970s. Researchers have long argued over the underlying philosophical features between the two methodologies and their ability to derive knowledge (Onwuegbuzie & Leech, 2005, Sale, Lohfeld, & Brazil, 2002; Powell, Mihalas, Onwuegbuzie, Suldo and Daley, 2008; Sechrest and Sidani, 1995). More recently, modern researchers have argued that the integration of quantitative and qualitative methods into a single methodology (known simply as mixed methods research) allows researchers to answer questions otherwise unobtainable (Carey, 1993). The emergence of mixed methods research has gained increasing popularities in …

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Rescuing The Dignitary Torts From The Constitution, Cristina Carmody Tilley Jan 2012

Rescuing The Dignitary Torts From The Constitution, Cristina Carmody Tilley

Faculty Publications

The rights of individuals to recover for dignitary torts has been withering for the past forty years, since the Supreme Court constitutionalized the state common law tort of defamation in New York Times v. Sullivan in 1964. The Court announced in that case that the First Amendment required it to impose high standards for individual defamation claims in order to protect robust speech. As that principle has taken hold, it has in effect squeezed the rights of individuals to recover for invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress as well as defamation. Just last Term, the Court held …

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Table Of Contents, South Dakota Law Review Jan 2012

Table Of Contents, South Dakota Law Review

South Dakota Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Doctrinal Development Or Devolution: An Examination Of The Incidental Regulation Test From Texas V. Johnson Through Holder V. Humanitarian Law Project, Raleigh E. Hansman Jan 2012

Doctrinal Development Or Devolution: An Examination Of The Incidental Regulation Test From Texas V. Johnson Through Holder V. Humanitarian Law Project, Raleigh E. Hansman

South Dakota Law Review

No abstract provided.

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A Collection Of Interesting South Dakota Cases, Robert Haivala, Joushua Houy, Sarah Baron Houy Jan 2012

A Collection Of Interesting South Dakota Cases, Robert Haivala, Joushua Houy, Sarah Baron Houy

South Dakota Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Storytelling For Lawyers, Jonathan K. Van Patten Jan 2012

Storytelling For Lawyers, Jonathan K. Van Patten

South Dakota Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Overcoming Challenges In The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency's Risk Insurance Coverage To Private Water Investors: Corruption And Consumer Risks, Valentina Okaru-Bisant Jan 2012

Overcoming Challenges In The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency's Risk Insurance Coverage To Private Water Investors: Corruption And Consumer Risks, Valentina Okaru-Bisant

South Dakota Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Introduction To Symposium Issue - Government Speech: An Introduction To A Constitutional Dialogue, David S. Day Jan 2012

Introduction To Symposium Issue - Government Speech: An Introduction To A Constitutional Dialogue, David S. Day

South Dakota Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Plugging The Drain: Using Northwest Environmental Defense Center V. Brown To Reach Other Point Source Discharges Under The Clean Water Act, Steven T. Iverson Jan 2012

Plugging The Drain: Using Northwest Environmental Defense Center V. Brown To Reach Other Point Source Discharges Under The Clean Water Act, Steven T. Iverson

South Dakota Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Edison State College General Catalog 2011-2012, Edison State College Jan 2012

Edison State College General Catalog 2011-2012, Edison State College

FSW Course Catalogs

Edison State College General Catalog Volume Fifty. 2011-2012. Scanned by Internet Archive.

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Imsa 2012 Profile, Office Of College And Academic Counseling Jan 2012

Imsa 2012 Profile, Office Of College And Academic Counseling

IMSA Profile

Leadership Education - provides students with opportunities to become leaders within the Academy, in the community and in the world. Navigation is a forum for sophomores to process what they are experiencing in various aspects of their life at IMSA, academically, socially and emotionally. Leadership Education and Development engages all students through open classroom discussion, meaningful activities, real-life applications and personal reflection to develop their passions and impact social change. Residence Life is committed to developing students' personal and social skills along with their academic talents. The residence halls are places where living and learning meet.

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A Study Of Attitudes Of Faculty And Administrators Towards Interprofessional Education., Catherine Christine Delnat Jan 2012

A Study Of Attitudes Of Faculty And Administrators Towards Interprofessional Education., Catherine Christine Delnat

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Faculty and administrator's attitudes are believed to be important in planning and implementing successful interprofessional education in the academic environment with the goal of increasing health sciences students' competencies in interprofessional collaborative practice. The purpose of this study was to examine attitudes toward interprofessional education and identify attributes that may have an impact on those attitudes. A survey was distributed to all faculty and administrators in the health care sciences field at this institution. Using scales adopted from peer-reviewed literature, respondents were asked questions designed to rate their attitudes toward health care teams, interprofessional education, and interprofessional learning in the …

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An Investigative Study Of Contract Administration Practices Of General Contractors On Federal And State Dot Projects., George Okechukwu Okere Jan 2012

An Investigative Study Of Contract Administration Practices Of General Contractors On Federal And State Dot Projects., George Okechukwu Okere

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Department of transportation (DOT) projects in the U.S. are plagued by issues resulting from poor contract administration performance. Literature reveals that there are unanswered questions related to contract administration practices and performance. Some of the most pronounced issues include construction disputes and litigation, failure rate of contractors, contractor misconduct and false claims, and the ability to staff projects properly. This study investigated the relationship between contract administration practices and contract administration performance of general contractors on federal and state DOT projects in the U.S. The overall research question addressed in this study was: "Is there a relationship between contract administration …

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A Study In The Difference Of Warranty Failures Of Common Platform Different Brand Name Dishwashing Appliances, Nathan Baker Jan 2012

A Study In The Difference Of Warranty Failures Of Common Platform Different Brand Name Dishwashing Appliances, Nathan Baker

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

There is a significant resource cost in the development of products. To minimize the resource cost and maximize the return on investment many companies develop several new products from one common platform. Common platforms spread across several separate brands. Different branding has different customers that have different perceptions of quality. Customers view quality as a mix of utility and reliability, and expect high reliability during the warranty period. It is often assumed by the developer the quality cost will be equal among each brand. Using the warranty data of a common platform dishwashing appliance the hypothesis was derived there is …

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A Study Of A Computer-Aided Performance Rating Process And The Associated Process Improvement Opportunities, Timothy Chow Jan 2012

A Study Of A Computer-Aided Performance Rating Process And The Associated Process Improvement Opportunities, Timothy Chow

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Academic quality measurement through assessing student learning outcomes targets the crux of teaching and learning activities undertaken by higher education institutions. With the proliferation of information and instructional technology, authentic assessments of student academic performance by utilizing a computer-aided performance rating process offer promises of more precise and actionable information to educators for making informed quality improvement decisions on curricular changes and a viable alternative to standardized tests. This pilot research study examined the validity and reliability of a computer-aided performance rating process. Furthermore, this research offered information to the educational community on the feasibility of adapting a scalable performance …

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The Hospital’S Role Within A Regional Disaster Response: A Comparison Study Of An Urban Hospital Versus A Rural Hospital, Ali Alshehri Jan 2012

The Hospital’S Role Within A Regional Disaster Response: A Comparison Study Of An Urban Hospital Versus A Rural Hospital, Ali Alshehri

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The goal of this research is to evaluate the hospital's role in a regional disaster response. It focuses on identifying the level of the hospital's preparedness and its response to disasters and includes a comparison study between an urban and a rural hospital in New York state. The findings of this work show some differences between the urban and rural hospitals in terms of their capabilities and available resources and the effect of the community infrastructures on their preparedness. Both hospitals have similarities in the way participants view the hospital's role during a regional disaster response. It is noted that …

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Are The Mara Salvatrucha And 18th Street Gangs A Threat To Our National Security, Josã© A. Ortiz Jan 2012

Are The Mara Salvatrucha And 18th Street Gangs A Threat To Our National Security, Josã© A. Ortiz

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This study focuses on the two predominantly Latino gangs, Mara Salvatrucha (aka MS-13), and the 18th Street Gang, operating on the streets of communities across America. This study is significant because it will provide information about how these violent gangs operate in ways that can inform and alert both civilian society and government agencies concerning optimal responses to the problems created by these gangs. Through a quantitative and qualitative analysis of documentary evidence and governmental statistics about the Mara Salvatrucha and 18th Street Gang, this study developed several conclusive findings on the negative effects of these groups in the United …

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Undergraduate Students' Gender Self-Esteem And Attitudes Towards Transmen, Transwomen, Gay Men, And Lesbian Women, Michael Ann Glotfelter Jan 2012

Undergraduate Students' Gender Self-Esteem And Attitudes Towards Transmen, Transwomen, Gay Men, And Lesbian Women, Michael Ann Glotfelter

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Research on individuals who do not conform to traditional sexual norms has increased over the past two decades, but there still remains little research on attitudes towards transpeople (i.e., individuals who violate gender norms). The goal of the current research is to contribute to knowledge regarding attitudes towards transpeople who continue to be subjected to prejudice, violence, and discrimination based on non-conformity. The current research explores and compares gender differences in attitudes towards lesbian women, gay men, transwomen (i.e., male-to-female transsexuals or men who deviate greatly from male gender norms and a male gender identity), and transmen (i.e., female-to-male transsexuals …

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Effect Of Tai Chi On Cardiac Autonomic Function And Salivary Cortisol Level In Healthy Adults., Pratik Kalsaria Jan 2012

Effect Of Tai Chi On Cardiac Autonomic Function And Salivary Cortisol Level In Healthy Adults., Pratik Kalsaria

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Introduction: An estimated 8.2 million American adults (1 in 3) have 1 or more types of cardiovascular disease. Heart rate variability (HRV) analysis is considered a non-invasive procedure for analyzing cardiovascular autonomic influence. Depressed HRV has been linked to stress and abnormal cardiovascular autonomic modulation. Purpose: This study evaluated the acute effects of tai chi on cardiac autonomic function and cortisol level in healthy adults. Design: 10 healthy adults, 7 females and 3 males, with an average age of 54 ± 2.04 were included in this study. They were asked not to consume any alcoholic or caffeinated beverages at least …

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2012 January, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University. Jan 2012

2012 January, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for January of 2012.

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