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Mercer Law Review

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Distribution Channels Management In Banking Sector Global Trend And Strategies, Merita Gjyshinca Peja

Theses and Dissertations

This paper seeks to evaluate the Banking sector in Kosovo, more specifically distribution channels development, channels management, integration among them, and global trends and strategies. Distribution channels development and management in banking is becoming an essential component on achieving customer satisfaction, improve costs efficiency and profitability.

In order to make the study more comprehensive I will also provide global perspective of the banking sector in Kosovo in general, global financial crises and its effects. The thesis describes how banks manage and take advantages of banking multi-channels through focusing on customer satisfaction, efficiency and channels integration versus costs. I will analyze …

Përdorimi I Praktikave Të Prokurimit Elektronik Në Evropën Juglindore Për Kosovën, Naxhie Sadiku

Theses and Dissertations

Në temë shtrohen problemet në procesin e sistemit të prokurimit publik në Kosovë si dhe në përpjekjet e ndryshimit të sistemit nga prokurimi klasik në nisjen e aplikimit të prokurimit elektronik, duke u mbështetur nga ajo që pothuajse në gjitha vendet e tjera ky aplikacion është në përdorim. Përdorimi i platformës së prokurimit elektronik bën punën më të thjeshtë , më të shpjetë dhe më efikase. Të gjitha shtetet antare të BE-së aplikojnë sistemin sipas direktivave 2004/17 dhe 2004/18, poashtu edhe vendet e rajonit aplikojn proceset e prokurimit përmes platformës elektronike si rrugë më e shpejtë dhe më transparente. Prokurimi …

Investimet Në Sektorin E Energjisë Dhe Privatizimi I Këtij Sektorit, Besnik Sylejmani

Theses and Dissertations

Në këtë punim do njoftoheni per investimet e bëra në sektorin e energjisë elektrike dhe për privatizimin e pjesshëm të këti sektori. KEK-u është korporata më me ndikim në shtetin e Republikës së Kosovës dhe tatimpaguesi më i madh në vend.

Të dhënat statistikore janë marrë nga KEK,Oda Ekonomike e Kosovës (OEK),Ministria për Zhvillim (MSH), Ministria e Financave (MF), Administrata Tatimore e Kosovës (ATK).

Qëllimi i këtij punimi është të shohim se sa janë bërë investime në këtë sektor dhe se si po ecën privatizimi.

Subsidized Housing, Public Housing, And Adolescent Violence And Substance Use, Tamara Leech

Department of Public Health Scholarship and Creative Works

This study examines the separate relationships of public housing residents and subsidized housing residence to adolescent health risk behavior. Data included 2,530 adolescents aged 14 to 19 who were children of the National the Longitudinal Study of Youth. The author uses stratified propensity methods to compare the behaviors of each group—subsidized housing residents and public housing residents—to a matched control group of teens receiving no housing assistance. The results reveal no significant relationship between public housing residence and violence, heavy alcohol/marijuana use, or other drug use. However, subsidized housing residents have significantly lower rates of violence and hard drug use, …

Force-Feedback High-Speed Atomic Force Microscope For Studying Large Biological Systems, Byung I. Kim, Ryan Boehm

Physics Faculty Publications and Presentations

We designed and developed a high-speed atomic force microscope (HSAFM) utilizing a force-feedback scheme for imaging large biological samples. The system collects three simultaneous images: a deflection image, a topographic image, and a force image. We demonstrated that this force-feedback HSAFM is capable of acquiring large topographic images of Escherichia coli biofilms at approximately one frame per second in air. We discuss how the self-actuating cantilever and the piezo tube follow those larger biological topographic features during the HSAFM imaging process.

From Carson Pirie Scott To City Target: A Case Study On The Adaptive Reuse Of Louis Sullivan’S Historic Sullivan Center, Lisa M. Switzer

Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses

This study provides an in-depth exploration of the adaptive reuse of one of Chicago’s most iconic structures over the course of a year from the Summer of 2011 to the Summer of 2012. The Sullivan Center was converted from a mid-scale retailer to City Target. Through extensive interviews with the Target development team, Chicago city officials, historians and Landmark Commission representatives this study documents the conversion and identifies the successes and opportunities of the project. The study follows the project from design development to completion, and provides insight on the local community perspective on the development.

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Omaha, Nebraska's Costly Signaling At The Trans-Mississippi And International Exposition Of 1898, Courtney L. Cope Ziska

Department of Anthropology: Theses and Student Research

At the close of the nineteenth-century, Omaha, Nebraska hosted the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition of 1898. Despite financial depression, drought, and war, the city chose to allocate its limited financial, time, and energy resources to the Exposition effort with no guarantee of success and little potential for profit. This thesis aims to make sense of this seemingly wasteful or irrational event by exploring its possible function as a costly social signal of Omaha’s qualities to potential residents, businesses, and city partners. Utilizing data from historical, geophysical, and demographic resources, this thesis assesses the Exposition as a costly signal and the …

An Update Of The 1984 Haymarket Redevelopment Plan: Lincoln, Nebraska, Stephanie Rouse

Community and Regional Planning Program: Professional Projects

In 1984, Lincoln, Nebraska committed resources to renovating the Haymarket District to change it from a decayed manufacturing center into a viable business district. They successfully created a historic landmark district, commissioned a blight study and declared the area blighted, and then created a redevelopment plan. The 1984 Haymarket Redevelopment Plan examined the thencurrent district conditions and proposed future development that would support a thriving business district. Twenty-eight years later, that plan is being re-examined to determine what parts of the plan were realized, what the current district looks like, and how the current environment creates the need for an …

How Can An Anaerobic Digester Benefit A Community Both Environmentally And Economically?, Sam Neal

Department of Environmental Studies: Undergraduate Student Theses

The purpose of this study was to analyze the current practices for utilizing biomass within a municipality and discuss what changes can be made to make the process more efficient, economical, and environmentally friendly. The study was conducted using the town of River Forest, Illinois as a representative town of America. The findings and structure of the study can be used as a template to improve other cities environmentally and economically.

Establishing A Student Organic Farm At The University Of Nebraska–Lincoln: Collected Ideas From Student Organic Farms At Other Midwestern Universities, Daniel Martin

Department of Environmental Studies: Undergraduate Student Theses

The purpose of this study was to investigate and discover what is necessary to establish a Student Organic Farm (SOF) at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln (UNL). A case study evaluated student farms at three different Midwestern Universities: University of Wisconsin (UW), University of Minnesota (UM), and Iowa State University (ISU). The study consisted of an investigation into the establishment of each university’s SOF and the factors contributing to each SOF’s success. The investigation was conducted over the course of a six day field study in August 2012 at the three universities. Prior contacts with key players from the …

"Good. Fresh. Local." An Examination Of Local Food Initiatives In College Systems In Lincoln, Ne, Jennifer Simons

Department of Environmental Studies: Undergraduate Student Theses

In September of 2005, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln University Dining Services/University Housing set out to try an innovation at the cutting edge for this region’s universities. The Good. Fresh. Local. (GFL) initiative was the product of a team of people and organizations looking to implement a program integrating the local food movement at the university level. The program has since grown in scale and prominence within the UNL setting. Students living in the dorms were surveyed to acquire an inside look at students’ definitions of “local,” measures of its value, awareness of the GFL program, and desire for more locally …

Machining Stability Of Wire Edm Of Titanium, Farnaz Nourbakhsh

Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

This work presents an experimental investigation of wire electro-discharge machining (WEDM) of titanium alloy. The outstanding characteristics of titanium alloys such as their compatibility and noticeable physical, mechanical and biological performances has led to increased application of them in various industries especially in biomedical industries over the last 50 years. However, due to low thermal conductivity of titanium and its alloys and their reactivity with cobalt in most tool materials, there are some difficulties in machining titanium and its alloys by conventional machining. On the other hand, unconventional machining processes especially Wire Electrical Discharge Machining (WEDM) are more appropriate techniques …

Pseudokarst Commission Newsletter, No. 23, December 2012, Jan Urban

Pseudokarst Commission Newsletter

Contents: World Pseudokarst in 1684 -- A Large Abrasion Cave near Auckland (New Zealand) -- Caves in the Austroalpine Flysch -- Jubilee of the Hungarian Pseudokarst Researchers -- Conference "Sandstorm Landscapes III" -- 12th International Symposium on Pseudokarst -- Editorial Note

G-Ruption: The Third International Meeting On G-Quadruplex And G-Assembly, Liliya A. Yatsunyk, T. M. Bryan, F. B. Johnson

Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Works

A three and a half day conference focusing on nucleic acid structures called G-quadruplexes (G4s) and other guanine-based assemblies was held in Sorrento. Italy (June 28-July 1, 2011) and featured 35 invited talks and over 89 posters. The G-quadruplex field continues to expand at an explosive rate with the emergence of new connections to biology, chemistry, physics, and nanotechnology. Following the trend established by the previous two international G4 meetings, the conference touched upon all these areas and facilitated productive exchanges of ideas between researchers from all over the world.

Delirium, Tayyeb Tahir

Brain and Mind Institute

Delirium is a common neuropsychiatric syndrome and can occur in various clinical settings. It has a multi-factorial aetiology. It is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Tools and strategies to screen and assess the severity of delirium can be used for an early intervention. Proactive screening for delirium has the potential to allow more optimal management, and thereby reduce morbidity and mortality significantly. Appropriate drug therapy may form part of multi-component interventions in the prevention and treatment of delirium. Further research is warranted in the systematic identification of high-risk patients undergoing major procedures as well as in the prophylactic or …

A Simulation-Based Decision Support System To Model Complex Demand Driven Heathcare Facilities, Amr Arisha, Michael Thorwarth

Conference papers

Simulating healthcare processes is a sophisticated endeavor. Treatment processes and patient arrival patterns differ significantly in their statistical attributes and implicate a high degree of variability. In addition, there are several types of interconnected processes of medical staff involved that accompany a patient’s journey through the healthcare facility. Replicating this behavior with process flow models in a discrete event simulation model is highly complex and therefore difficult to create while maintaining a high degree of precision. A framework is thus introduced which delivers an algorithm that allows to implement Multiple Participant Pathway Modeling (MPPM) under the consideration of Flexible Resource …

Multi-Citeria Framework For An Emergency Department In An Irish Hospital, Waleed Abo Hamad, Amr Arisha

Conference papers

Health research is one of these priorities in every economy and through this research an emphasis will be put on translational research in the context of more sustainable and efficient healthcare system (translation of operations management practices to clinical applications). Healthcare systems in general and Emergency Departments in particular around the world are facing enormous challenges in meeting the increasingly conflicting objectives of providing wide accessibility and efficiency while delivering high quality and prompt services. The proposed framework integrates simulation modeling, balanced scorecard, and multi-criteria decision analysis aiming to provide a decision support system to emergency department managers. Simulation outputs …

Creativity With Images: A Workshop For Learning And Practicing Ideational Thinking For Visual Thinkers, Ana L. Castelan Valles

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

The purpose of this project is to communicate the foundations of creativity and some tools of ideational thinking to visual thinkers. The goal of this project is to bring visual thinkers into the science of creativity and demonstrate that they can use ideational thinking tools to improve their visual skills. This project also serves as an attempt to identify the cognitive preferences of visual thinkers to foster their creative skills and to enhance their creative process. The finished product is the content of a workshop comprised by five sections. Each section includes an explanation of the essential topics about creativity …

Integrating Creativity Into Human Resource Development: Developing Training For The Healthcare Domain, Jamilla M. Walker

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

ABSTRACT OF A PROJECT

Integrating Creativity into Human Resource Development: Developing Training for the Healthcare Domain

The purpose of this project is to integrate creativity into human resource development, training in the healthcare domain. I seek to offer insight on using creativity skills in a training module to deliver a customer service workshop to healthcare professionals. Healthcare has recently been a provocative topic to discuss for all walks of life. Its complexities in how to administer service, the rising cost of insurance, the quality of human care, and a growing elderly population with multiple medical conditions is some of the …

Playing At Work: Creating A Physically Creative Training Center, Christine Grotke

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

This project explores the idea of fostering creativity in the physical work environment through the use of a training center. The training center would be a place where employees and management of an organization could learn about the Creative Problem Solving process using elements such as play, incubation, and an individual’s interaction with their physical surroundings. Once the physical requirements of what makes a creative environment are learned in the training center, the techniques could then be applied to the workplace in order to encourage a more productive and positive atmosphere. The research and different studies in this paper help …

Review: Tanak: A Theological And Critical Introduction To The Jewish Bible By Marvin A. Sweeney, Joel Kaminsky

Religion: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Interface Design For Unmanned Vehicle Supervision Through Hybrid Cognitive Task Analysis, Jamie C. Macbeth, M. L. Cummings, Luca F. Bertuccelli, Amit Surana

Computer Science: Faculty Publications

While there is currently significant interest in developing Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) that can be supervised by a single operator, the majority of these systems focus on Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) domains. One domain that has received significantly less attention is the use of multiple UASs to insert or extract supplies or people. To this end, MAVIES (Multi-Autonomous Vehicle Insertion-Extraction System) was developed to allow a single operator the ability to supervise a primary cargo Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) along with multiple scouting UAVs. This paper will detail the development of the design requirements generated through a Hybrid Cognitive …

Adjustment Patterns To Commodity Terms Of Trade Shocks: The Role Of Exchange Rate And International Reserves Policies, Joshua Aizenman, Sebastian Edwards, Daniel Riera-Crichton

All Faculty Scholarship

We analyze the way in which Latin American countries have adjusted to commodity terms of trade (CTOT) shocks in the 1970-2007 period. Specifically, we investigate the degree to which the active management of international reserves and exchange rates impacted the transmission of international price shocks to real exchange rates. We find that active reserve management not only lowers the short run impact of CTOT shocks significantly, but also affects the long run adjustment of REER, effectively lowering its volatility. We also show that relatively small increases in the average holdings of reserves by Latin American economies (to levels still well …

Using Player Profiling To Enhance Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment In Video Games, Aaron Burke

Computer Engineering

Video games have certainly come a long way since the days of pong. From humble beginnings of the first arcade machines they have bloomed into a multi-billion dollar industry and a global force to be reckoned with. Just like with movies there are enough genres out there to fit any demographic of gamer, and that’s not even just the game’s content but also the gameplay.

Unlike other types of media though, games are meant to be interacted with and played, which brings up new issues with accessibility and keeping things interesting for different levels of skill. Dynamic game difficulty adjustment …

Micro-Grid Wind Energy System, Aaron Steinkraus, Brian Huntziker, Cesar Hurtado

Mechanical Engineering

With the completion of a 3.5kW wind turbine located on Esculea Ranch, the power generated from the turbine was dissipated through electric resistance heaters. ABC Wind was given the task to design, build, and implement a system what will efficiently use the turbine’s harnessed power. After interviewing with the Beef Operations Manager of Escuela Ranch, it was decided to use the turbine’s power to supply supplementary water to anywhere on the ranch where and when needed by grazing cattle. The purpose of this project was to research, design, build and implement a system that would harness the generated power and …

Hop N' Blast Ball, Esteban Alvarado, Alexander Jacobs, Phillip Vanassen

Mechanical Engineering

No abstract provided.

A Look Into The Multiple Aspects Of Child Development Using Theories Of Moral, Social, And Cognitive Development, Mazalynn Demas

XULAneXUS

No abstract provided.

The Polticial Implications Of Gulliver's Travels, Shenitria Myles

XULAneXUS

No abstract provided.