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S1nn Gmbh & Co. Kg (Automobile Connectivity Module 1.1), Tyler Alexander Ball

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

The results of this report show how when diagnostics were run on the Connectivity Module 1.1, the problems discovered such as potential short-circuiting, 90-degree copper tracing angles, and components overheating/tombstoning were addressed. By using the method of “DMAIC,” which stands for Design, Measure, Analyze, Implement, Control, successful corrections were made. In the first design of the Printed Circuit Board (PCB), 1454 critical issues were found. With the newly designed PCB’s modifications being implemented, only 12 critical issues remained, which were later addressed and corrected. The results from this report are a functional Automobile Connectivity Module 1.1.

John R. Visser: The Crossroads Of Poverty And Prosperity Study Guide, 2013, Steven Alan Samson

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Screening For Social Emotional Difficulties Among Elementary Students: A Comparison Of Screening Methods And Teacher Perceptions, Megan R. Kirk

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, December 1, 2013, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2013

No abstract provided.

Torch (December 2013), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project

Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Sustain Southern Maine Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment, Greater Portland Council Of Governments

Publications

This document presents a compilation of work to assess vulnerability to coastal flooding for the Sustain Southern Maine (SSM) region. The SSM Region (Figure 1) extends from Brunswick to Kittery along the coast, and inland to Raymond, Standish, and Acton. This assessment is based on information provided by organizations including the Maine Geological Survey, Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission (SMPDC), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Casco Bay Estuary Partnership (CBEP), the Greater Portland Council of Governments (GPCOG), and various other municipal and federal entities.

Identifying Institutional Trends In Collaborative And Interdisciplinary Research Using Bibliometrics, Gregory K. Youngen

Library Faculty and Staff

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes – December 2013, Faculty Senators

Minutes 2013-2014

This is the archived record of the December 11, 2013 faculty senate meeting minutes.

Fstc Newsletter, Christopher White

Provost's Office Newsletters

Newsletter highlighting faculty development events and initiatives at Governors State University.

Role Of Business Leaders In The Integrality Of The Working Indivual, Ms. Cristine Atienza, Prof. Maria Andreas Santiago

Center for Business Research and Development

In a world where the benefit to the common good has been overshadowed by the need to spur demand to increase profitability, one begins to wonder if business has turned a blind eye and if the workforce has grown so detached that who they are at work is different from who they are outside the workplace. Fragmentation (Alford and Naughton 2001) and compartmentalization (McIntyre as cited in Martin 2011, Rozuel 2011) at varying degrees and across different arenas have become possible traps for every worker.

Professional Staff Competencies In Women's Centers, Amber L. Vlasnik, Melissa D. Debutz

Women's Center Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Information Outlook, November/December 2013, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2013

Volume 17, Issue 6

An Assessment Of A Just-In-Time Training Intervention In A Manufacturing Organization, Barry James Wilkie

Dissertations

High Performance Work Practices (HPWP) is part of an area of human resource systems growing in interest among performance improvement experts. This research paper assesses the degree to which job-training-intervention programs, a type of HPWP, contribute to organizational performance in a manufacturing environment. The literature review reveals that while there is a growing body of evidence supporting an association between HPWP and organizational performance, limited research exists on the association. This research provides a literature review of previous studies, which show different ways that HPWP help to achieve the optimization of employees’ skill sets. The relationship between one type of …

Emotional Intelligence And Community Healthcare Productivity, Christopher Jacob Fox

Dissertations

Economic crisis is threatening state budgets. The strain on state budgets effects pensions and the healthcare benefits to communities. Rising healthcare costs and lagging insurance reimbursement rates are forcing healthcare organizations to sustain programs with fewer financial resources. Research studies indicate that payment increases from Medicare and Medicaid will not keep pace with the historical trend in hospital cost inflation (Kaufman, 2011). Of the healthcare facilities affected by federal budget constraints are community mental healthcare centers. The strain on state budgets has taken its toll on community mental healthcare facilities in particular struggling under the healthcare reform initiatives (Simpson, 1995). …

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, December 1, 2013, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2013

No abstract provided.

Annual Report Of Research And Creative Productions By Faculty And Staff, January To December, 2013, Research And Creative Productions Committee. Morehead State University.

Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Reports and Publications

Annual Report Of Research and Creative Productions by Faculty and Staff from January to December, 2013.

Challenges Of Asthma Management For School Nurses In Districts With High Asthma Hospitalization Rates, Penny Liberatos, Jennifer Leone, Ann Marie Craig, Elizabeth Mary Frei, Natalie Fuentes, India Marie Harris

NYMC Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: School nurses play a central role in assisting elementary school children in managing their asthma, especially those in higher-risk school districts that are at increased risk of uncontrolled asthma. Study purposes are to (1) identify barriers to asthma management by school nurses in higher-risk school districts; and (2) assess the extent to which National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) recommendations are followed in these districts. METHODS: School districts containing at least one zipcode with high asthma hospitalization rates among children (0-14 years) in a New York State county were identified. Nurses in 44 elementary schools were surveyed about …

Northwest Arkansas Consumer Perceptions Of Poultry Production, Stuart Estes

Agricultural Education, Communications and Technology Undergraduate Honors Theses

Poultry production holds an important place in Arkansas economically and as a food source. The importance of poultry production ultimately hinges on the demands of the consumers and the perceptions that drive their purchases. With this in mind, this study surveyed consumers to assess their perceptions of poultry production in Arkansas. The instrument used to survey consumers was created by the researcher and an expert committee at the University of Arkansas. Consumers were interviewed through direct communication at grocery stores in northwest Arkansas. Data gathered from the study were analyzed for descriptive and correlational statistics. Data showed that consumers were …

Development Of A Single Photon Detector For Fluorescent Spectrometry, Dmytro Gudkov

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

I present a novel multichannel single photon detector based on PMT sensor (32-channel Hamamatsu H7260-20) with unique linearity range for applications in life sciences. My extensive study of pulse characteristics of the PMT sensor showed that maximum linearity range obtained with 32-channel PMT could not exceed 108 counts/sec due to distortions of photon pulses at high input optical power. Due to a novel, highly advanced analog/digital circuitry operating in GHz range, the developed 32-channel detector has a unique performance: it supports detection of up to 108 photons/sec per channel, data acquisition rate at up to 106 frames/sec, data transfer via …

Gaze Behavior Detection System Based On The Object Image, Yunkai Huang

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

This thesis presents a design methodology of a low-cost noninvasive gaze tracking system to detect gaze behavior when user is browsing internet or reading material on computer. The user's face image is captured and processed in real-time. By means of C++ and OpenCV library, the system detects face, eye region with Haar feature-based cascade classifier. Eye center is detected by contouring dark area in eye region and finding the center of largest area among contoured dark areas. The detected eye center is mapped to gaze point on computer screen after four point calibration. The average angular error is 1.96 degree, …

Development Of Narrow Gap Semiconductor Materials And Devices For Optoelectronic Applications, Ding Wang

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

Mid-wave to long-wave infrared (3~12 μ m in wavelength) optoelectronic devices have broad applications in gas sensing, molecular spectroscopy, imaging, environmental, industrial monitoring, etc. This work aims to explore new III-V materials and heterostructures to develop light emitting devices and detectors for the infrared spectral region. Optical properties of dilute nitride GaSbN and InAsN materials were investigated. We observed strong bandgap reduction with increasing nitrogen incorporation. GaSbN with 1.4% of nitrogen showed 300 meV narrower bandgap than GaSb; for InAsN the bandgap energy was reduced by 150 meV with nitrogen incorporation up to 2.25%. The carrier lifetimes within the picoseconds …

Generation Of Customized Time Domain Fir Filter Hardware, Yujie Wu

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

Although finite impulse response (FIR) filtering is a well-known technique, it is still difficult to implement efficiently as hardware because the designer must choose from many application-specific design options, and it is difficult to choose those that best fit the requirements of the system. This thesis describes two design and simulation tools which enable easy implementation and optimization of time-domain FIR filters. The first generates hardware (as synthesizable Verilog) for a designer-specified FIR filter and the second provides a fixed-point simulation environment for the design space (using MATLAB). Both tools are customized based on the user's choices across a parameterized …

Suicide-Related Imagining And Acquired Capability: Investigating The Role Of Imagery In Self-Harm Behaviors, Tara C. Holaday

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this investigation was to examine the role of suicide-related mental imagery in suicidal behavior. It was hypothesized that engagement (frequency, emotional impact, vividness, realism) with suicidal imagery would be related to suicidality, with greater engagement with imagery associated with more suicidal behaviors. Acquired capability for suicide was expected to be a mediator of this relationship. These hypotheses were tested by surveying 237 undergraduate university students (59% female; mean age = 20). Students completed a packet of self-report measures: The Modified Suicidal Cognitions Interview, The Acquired Capability for Suicide Scale, and the Self-Harm Behavior Questionnaire. Results suggested that …

Corporate Sustainability As The Cornerstone Of The Capstone Course In Strategy, Steven Meisel

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.

Omj Is 10th Of 84 Journals In Quality Of Business Education Articles, William P. Ferris

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.

Individual And Organizational Responses To Changing And Challenging Conditions, Kristin Backhaus

Organization Management Journal

No abstract provided.

Comparing The Effectiveness Of Debriefing Methods In High Fidelity Simulation In A Nursing Baccalaureate Program, Jihad Jawad Kadhim

Nursing Master Theses

The experiential learning process is a key concept in gaining and analyzing knowledge, which involves participation in those experiences. In nursing education, these experiences can occur through high-fidelity simulation. The most important component of this learning process is the post-experience critical analysis or debriefing. During the debriefing phase, students must reflect upon the experiences, identify key points, and discuss the main concern related to patient care. The debriefing phase helps students to be able to develop and refine knowledge and experiences. Methods of debriefing include verbal feedback or video-assisted verbal discussion that allows students to reflect and discuss on what …

An "Interpretary" For The Is Discipline, A Compendium Of Interpretations Of Basic Is Concepts And Methods From Different Theoretical Perspectives, Steven Alter

Business Analytics and Information Systems

This article proposes the development of an "interpretary," a compendium of interpretations of IS concepts and methods from different theoretical perspectives. Such an interpretary would recognize the importance of different theoretical perspectives while also moving toward an organized body of knowledge for the IS discipline. An idealized interpretary can be viewed as a two-dimensional concept interpretation matrix whose cells contain interpretations of specific concepts from specific theoretical perspectives. The first column is a list of important IS concepts. The other columns represent specific theoretical perspectives. Each cell contains an interpretation of a particular concept from a particular perspective Thus, the …

Ephatha, Winter 2013 - 2014

Ephatha

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Newark, NJ

Ephatha Finding Aid

The R Journal (December 2013) 5(2): Complete Issue, The R Foundation

The R Journal

Editorial, Hadley Wickham

Contributed Research Articles

factorplot: Improving Presentation of Simple Contrasts in Generalized Linear Models, David A. Armstrong II

spMC: Modelling Spatial Random Fields with Continuous Lag Markov Chains, Luca Sartore

RNetCDF: A Package for Reading and Writing NetCDF Datasets, Pavel Michna and Milton Woods

Surface Melting Curve Analysis with R, Stefan Rödiger, Alexander Böhm and Ingolf Schimke

Performance Attribution for Equity Portfolios, Yang Lu and David Kane

ExactCIdiff: An R Package for Computing Exact Confidence Intervals for the Difference of Two Proportions, Guogen Shan and Weizhen Wang

rlme: An R Package for Rank-Based Estimation and Prediction in Random …