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Reverse Logistics As Value Added Service For Jamaica’S Transhipment, Kahuina Hassan Miller Dec 2013

Reverse Logistics As Value Added Service For Jamaica’S Transhipment, Kahuina Hassan Miller

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Marine Electronic Highway And Routeing Scheme Along The West Coast Of India And Sri Lanka : Feasibility Study : "Aiming Towards A Sustainable Maritime Transportation System", Sellakkannu I. Abul Kalam Azad Dec 2013

The Marine Electronic Highway And Routeing Scheme Along The West Coast Of India And Sri Lanka : Feasibility Study : "Aiming Towards A Sustainable Maritime Transportation System", Sellakkannu I. Abul Kalam Azad

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Development Of Policy For Climate Change Adaptation For South African Ports, Tebogo Abia Mojafi Dec 2013

Development Of Policy For Climate Change Adaptation For South African Ports, Tebogo Abia Mojafi

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Unlocking The Landlocked : Appraising The Economic Viability Of Dry Ports For Zimbabwe, Blessing Charuka Dec 2013

Unlocking The Landlocked : Appraising The Economic Viability Of Dry Ports For Zimbabwe, Blessing Charuka

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Influence Of Educational Technology On Affective Education In Maritime Education And Training (Met), Rani Unnab Aziz Khan Dec 2013

The Influence Of Educational Technology On Affective Education In Maritime Education And Training (Met), Rani Unnab Aziz Khan

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Regional Cooperation For Antipiracy Measures In South East Asia : Study Of The Malacca Strait, Yuichi Monji Dec 2013

Regional Cooperation For Antipiracy Measures In South East Asia : Study Of The Malacca Strait, Yuichi Monji

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Attraction Of Seafaring For Young Chinese Students, Qiang Jianzhong Dec 2013

The Attraction Of Seafaring For Young Chinese Students, Qiang Jianzhong

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Talking Science, The Rockefeller University Dec 2013

Talking Science, The Rockefeller University

Posters

Presented as The Rockefeller University's 54th Annual Alfred E. Mirsky Holiday Lecture on Science for high school students Epigenetics: Inheriting More than Genes delivered by C. David Allis, Ph.D.


The Public Health Pbrn Program: A Summative Report, Center For Public Health Systems And Services Research Dec 2013

The Public Health Pbrn Program: A Summative Report, Center For Public Health Systems And Services Research

UKCPHSSR Research Briefs and Reports

This program seeks to expand the volume and quality of evidence on how best to organize, finance, and deliver public health services by: (1) helping to organize and develop practice-based research networks (PBRNs) comprised of public health agencies and skilled research institutions; (2) selecting grantees to receive funding and technical assistance for PBRN research projects; and (3) facilitating the successful development, implementation, and translation of research projects through PBRNs by providing technical assistance, fostering peer learning, and leading selected multi-network research activities.


Jefferson Digital Commons Quarterly Report: October-December 2012, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi Dec 2013

Jefferson Digital Commons Quarterly Report: October-December 2012, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Jefferson Digital Commons Reports

Jefferson Digital Commons quarterly report includes statistics, top 10 most downloaded items and new assets added to the collection.


A Correlational Study Of The Advancement Via Individual Determination Program And High School Achievement In Literacy, Jason Randolph Pickering Dec 2013

A Correlational Study Of The Advancement Via Individual Determination Program And High School Achievement In Literacy, Jason Randolph Pickering

Theses and Dissertations

The research examined the academic progression of students with certain backgrounds enrroled in the Advancement Via Individual Determination program compared to students of similar ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds on state criterion-referenced tests. The research also explored the differences in Advancement Via Individual Determination program and non-AVID students of similar backgrounds in respect to attendance and grade-point average. The research found there were no statistical significance of AVID progra on literacy scale scores and grade-point average. The research found a statistically significance between race and AVID participation.


Parallel Processing Of Fully Homomorphic Encryption For A Cloud Environment, Ryan Hayward Dec 2013

Parallel Processing Of Fully Homomorphic Encryption For A Cloud Environment, Ryan Hayward

Theses and Dissertations

Cloud computing is a boon for both business and private use, but data security concerns slow its adoption. Fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) offers the means by which cloud computing can be performed on encrypted data, obviating the data security concerns. FHE is not without its cost, as FHE operations take orders of magnitude more processing time and memory than the same operations on unencrypted data. Cloud computing can be leveraged to reduce the time taken by bringing to bear parallel processing. This thesis presents an implementatation of a processing dispatcher which takes an iterative set of operations on FHE encrypted …


An Investigation Of Electro-Optical 1/F Noise Reduction In An Open-Path Tunable Diode Laser Spectrometer, Samira Adnan Mahdi Dec 2013

An Investigation Of Electro-Optical 1/F Noise Reduction In An Open-Path Tunable Diode Laser Spectrometer, Samira Adnan Mahdi

Theses and Dissertations

A mobile spectrometer system has been designed to scan the near-surface atmosphere for ammonia gas over a wide range of distances (10 m to 1 Km). Since the system is designed for space applications, it needs to be small, light weight, and low power, which dictates the use of relatively low frequency measurement scans. The spectrometer uses a diode laser, which is subject to a large of electro-optical 1/f noise component at these low frequencies. In this work, digital signal processing techniques are developed to reduce the effects of 1/f noise in gas measurements. A Double Fast Fourier Transform-Based Filter …


Campaign Ethos: An Examination Of Character In Barack Obama's The Audacity Of Hope, James Wilson Dec 2013

Campaign Ethos: An Examination Of Character In Barack Obama's The Audacity Of Hope, James Wilson

Theses and Dissertations

In contemporary politics, campaigns for high office tend to utilize texts that can serve to introduce a politician to the electorate and/or explain their policy positions while also gaining media attention, funds, and votes. This thesis examines this genre of texts, looking specifically at Barack Obama's The Audacity of Hope in order to determine if the character of Candidate Obama that is presented in that work is the same as the character of President Obama. The rhetorical concept of ethos is also examined so as to better situate the reader within the literature.


A Cost/Benefit Evaluation Of Incentives Paid For Asphalt Concrete Hot Mix (Achm) Properties, Christopher T. Mckenney Dec 2013

A Cost/Benefit Evaluation Of Incentives Paid For Asphalt Concrete Hot Mix (Achm) Properties, Christopher T. Mckenney

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was establishing if projects receiving incentive payments for Asphalt Concrete Hot Mix (ACHM) properties were providing a better quality and longer pavement life cycle. Reviewing governmental agencies' and states' Department of Transportation (DOT) standards, through literary review, indicated other possible guidelines and recommendations. Results were formulated by employing a specific methodology, allowing for data validation through an ordered series of groupings and project pairings. Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) databases furnished essential pavement data to accomplish this task. Derived from methodology, data analysis supported the comparison analysis of selected construction projects. Documented conclusions validated …


Monitoring And Evaluating Co-Teachers In The Inclusion Classroom, Angela Mobley Betancourt Dec 2013

Monitoring And Evaluating Co-Teachers In The Inclusion Classroom, Angela Mobley Betancourt

Theses and Dissertations

Inclusion programs have expanded in schools across the country as educational leaders strive to meet the needs of a more diverse group of students. In response to Special Education legislation, schools and districts implemented programs and strategies for students with disabilities in the general education setting as increasing numbers of students with diverse needs were included. Inclusion reinforced the recognition that one person cannot effectively respond to the various psychological and educational needs of students in current classrooms. Many schools are now implementing the co-teaching model in response to the new demands on classroom teachers. By definition, the general education …


In Ambiguous Battle: The Promise (And Pathos) Of Public Domain Day, 2014, Jennifer Jenkins Dec 2013

In Ambiguous Battle: The Promise (And Pathos) Of Public Domain Day, 2014, Jennifer Jenkins

Duke Law & Technology Review

On the first day of each year, Public Domain Day celebrates the moment when copyrights expire, and books, films, songs, and other creative works enter the public domain, where they become, in Justice Brandeis’s words, “free as the air to common use.” Educators, students, artists, and fans can use them with neither permission nor payment. Online archives can digitize and make them fully available without the threat of lawsuits or licensing demands. Sadly, in the United States, as a result of copyright term extensions, not a single published work will enter the public domain in 2014. In fact, almost no …


Efficient Design Of Nanoplasmonic Waveguide Devices Using The Space Mapping Algorithm, Pouya Dastmalchi, Georgios Veronis Dec 2013

Efficient Design Of Nanoplasmonic Waveguide Devices Using The Space Mapping Algorithm, Pouya Dastmalchi, Georgios Veronis

Faculty Publications

We show that the space mapping algorithm, originally developed for microwave circuit optimization, can enable the efficient design of nanoplasmonic waveguide devices which satisfy a set of desired specifications. Space mapping utilizes a physics-based coarse model to approximate a fine model accurately describing a device. Here the fine model is a full-wave finite-difference frequency-domain (FDFD) simulation of the device, while the coarse model is based on transmission line theory. We demonstrate that simply optimizing the transmission line model of the device is not enough to obtain a device which satisfies all the required design specifications. On the other hand, when …


Host Selection Of Spring Tiphia (Tiphia Vernalis) And Summer Tiphia (Tiphia Popilliavora), Natural Enemies Of Japanese And Oriental Beetles, Piyumi T. Obeysekara Dec 2013

Host Selection Of Spring Tiphia (Tiphia Vernalis) And Summer Tiphia (Tiphia Popilliavora), Natural Enemies Of Japanese And Oriental Beetles, Piyumi T. Obeysekara

Doctoral Dissertations

Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica Newman, and oriental beetle, Anomala orientalis (Waterhouse) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) are major turfgrass pests in United States. Tiphia vernalis Rohwer and Tiphia popilliavora Rohwer (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae) were introduced as biocontrol agents against these beetles. To test the attractiveness of Tiphia wasps to herbivore induced plant volatiles, two choice bio assays were conducted. Results showed that both T. vernalis and T. popilliavora were strongly attracted to volatiles emitted by grub-infested tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) and Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) over healthy grasses. The elevated levels of terpenes emitted by grub-infested Kentucky bluegrass and tall …


Arkansas's Early Home Demonstration Club Members: Making The Work Their Own, Elizabeth A. Hill Dec 2013

Arkansas's Early Home Demonstration Club Members: Making The Work Their Own, Elizabeth A. Hill

Theses and Dissertations

In its attempt to retain the nation's farmers and farm families on the land during the early twentieth century, the U. S. Department of Agriculture found that the situation in the South was particularly problematic as it included dilapidated farm homes, malnutrition, and "poverty of spirit." In order to combat these deficiencies, the home demonstration program taught farm women improved methods for accomplishing their household responsibilities. It also encouraged the women to better their families' living conditions through home improvements and labor-saving devices. This study explores how Arkansas's early home demonstration club members accepted, within their own limitations and spheres …


Luxury Or Necessity: Constructing Little Rock City Hall, Joshua Blair Hart Dec 2013

Luxury Or Necessity: Constructing Little Rock City Hall, Joshua Blair Hart

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis analyzes the construction of Little Rock, Arkansas City Hall. It provides a background of local architecture and history set against broader trends in United States Public Architecture. In particular, the paper explores the Pulaski County [Arkansas] Chancery Court case filed by attorney's for J.N. Hieskell against Mayor W.E. Lenon. Little Rock City Hall was designed by Charles Thompson, an exploration of Thompson's life and projects are also included in this paper. The appendices provide the full text ruling of the Chancery Court as well as Mayor Lenon's response to plaintiffs against him.


Brief Of Amicus Curiae Labor Law Professors In Support Of Respondents, Fred T. Korematsu Center For Law And Equality Dec 2013

Brief Of Amicus Curiae Labor Law Professors In Support Of Respondents, Fred T. Korematsu Center For Law And Equality

Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality

Pamela Harris et al. v. Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois et al.


Male Spouses Of Women Physicians: Communication, Compromise, And Carving Out Time, Carol Issac, Kara Petrashek, Megan Steiner, Linda Baier Manwell, Molly Carnes, Angela Byars-Winston Dec 2013

Male Spouses Of Women Physicians: Communication, Compromise, And Carving Out Time, Carol Issac, Kara Petrashek, Megan Steiner, Linda Baier Manwell, Molly Carnes, Angela Byars-Winston

The Qualitative Report

As the numbers of female physicians continue to grow, fewer medical marriages are comprised of the traditional dyad of male physician and stay - at - home wife. The “two - career family” is an increasingly frequent state for both male and female physicians’ families, and dual - doctor marriages are on the rise. This qualitative study explored the contemporary medical marriage from the perspective of male spouses of female physicians. In 2010, we conducted semi - structured, in - depth interviews with nine spouses of internal medicine resident and faculty physicians. Interviewers queried work - home balance, career choices, …


Could Neuro-Phenomenology Deepen An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Of Seizure Consciousness Drawings, Valerie Featherstone, Peter Campion, Anna Sandfield Dec 2013

Could Neuro-Phenomenology Deepen An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Of Seizure Consciousness Drawings, Valerie Featherstone, Peter Campion, Anna Sandfield

The Qualitative Report

This article proposes a methodological stance, an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) of participants’ drawings as one that is useful for research into people’s experiences of seizure consciousness. Using empirical examples located in an original, larger study, this article offers a rationale for, and illustrates the analytic potential of, this combination. It also considers that elicitation interviewing techniques and methods from the field of neuro - phenomenology could take this work further in terms of deepening the analysis by reaching people’s pre - reflexive conscious experiences. This theoretical and practical combination has the potential to develop this work significantly.


Deciphering Babel: Dis/Locations Of The Professional Self And The Second Language Curriculum, Sandra R. Barros Dec 2013

Deciphering Babel: Dis/Locations Of The Professional Self And The Second Language Curriculum, Sandra R. Barros

The Qualitative Report

In the following (auto) ethnographic study, I draw from Burdick’s (2012) analogy of qualitative research as “auto - archeology” and from parrhesia (Foucault, 1988) as a rhetorical device of self - definition and preservation to explore the interplay of power and identity within the context of second language education discourses. Specifically, I focus on the ways in which, through the creation of particular performative strategies, two educators working within the context of Liberal Arts institutions negotiate, construct and resist the everyday pressures and implied prejudices often associated with the curriculum and instruction of second languages in the United States. I …


The Uncertain Future Of A 'New Type' Of Us-China Relationship 不透明な「新型」米中関係の未来, Mel Gurtov Dec 2013

The Uncertain Future Of A 'New Type' Of Us-China Relationship 不透明な「新型」米中関係の未来, Mel Gurtov

Political Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

President Xi Jinping's call for a "new type of great-power relationship" in meetings in 2013 with President Obama raises important questions about the future of US-China relations. On the surface, it appeared that the two leaders were on the same page. At the June summit, Obama agreed with Xi that "working together cooperatively" and bringing US-China relations "to a new level" were sound ideas. When the G-20 countries convened at St. Petersburg in September, Obama said of Xi’s proposed new model: "we agreed to continue to build a new model of great power relations based on practical cooperation and constructively …


Interactive Virtual Suturing Simulations: Enhancement Of Student Learning In Veterinary Medicine, Charles B. Boyd, Amy J. Staton Dec 2013

Interactive Virtual Suturing Simulations: Enhancement Of Student Learning In Veterinary Medicine, Charles B. Boyd, Amy J. Staton

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A capstone submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education in the College of Education at Morehead State University by Christine B. Boyd and Amy J. Staton on December 29, 2013.


Deafdigest: Gold Edition, December 29, 2013, Barry Strassler Dec 2013

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, December 29, 2013, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2013

No abstract provided.


Deafdigest: Blue Edition, December 29, 2013, Barry Strassler Dec 2013

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, December 29, 2013, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2013

No abstract provided.


Enter Conference 2014 Programme, Patrick Horan Dec 2013

Enter Conference 2014 Programme, Patrick Horan

Other resources

No abstract provided.