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Relationship Between Maritime Logistics Performance And International Trade Competitiveness : A Case Study Of Nigeria In Central West African Cluster Of Countries, Victor Isioma Onyemejor

World Maritime University Dissertations

This dissertation examines the relationship between logistics performance and international trade competitiveness. It aims to identify the challenges of logistics performance in Nigeria and analyse their effects on international trade competitiveness. The study also seeks to identify possible solutions for improving logistics performance for better competitiveness in foreign trade. The study takes a trend and comparative analysis approach to providing answers to the research questions and analyses quantitative and qualitative data, balancing established statistical data with expert opinions from a survey administered to 100 personnel actively involved with logistics and trade. The outcome of the survey showed that logistics performance …

Thermal Feasibility Analysis Of Low Heat Rejection Engine, Peter Johnston Northrop

Open Access Theses

This thesis describes the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) directed analysis used to solve an overheating problem occurring during the warm up period of the crossbred ZKA26 engine in previous research. Internal combustion engine powered generator sets are the primary choice for worldwide operation. Of these generator sets, hardly any use internal combustion automobile engines that are modified beyond the specifications of the manufacturer. These specifications, while well qualified for their intended purpose, are poorly qualified for steady RPM operation as they are used in generator operation. This lack of qualification results in key losses of operational efficiency. This research effort …

U.S. History, P. Scott Corbett, Jay Precht, Volker Janssen, John M. Lund, Todd Pfannestiel, Paul Vickery, Sylvie Waskiewicz

Open Educational Resources Collection

U.S. History is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of most introductory courses. The text provides a balanced approach to U.S. history, considering the people, events, and ideas that have shaped the United States from both the top down (politics, economics, diplomacy) and bottom up (eyewitness accounts, lived experience). U.S. History covers key forces that form the American experience, with particular attention to issues of race, class, and gender.

Agueda De La Cruz V. Virgin Islands Water And Power

2014 Decisions

USDC for the District Court of the Virgin Islands

Left Ventricular Assist Device As Destination Therapy, Maya Guglin, Leslie W. Miller

The VAD Journal

Mechanical circulatory support is the most rapidly evolving strategy in heart failure management. The growing number of patients who need better results than medical therapy can offer, the limited pool of donors for cardiac transplantation, and several technological breakthroughs have all made the option of implanting a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) as destination therapy more important.

In this review, we outline the indications and decision making process of considering a patient for a destination therapy LVAD, as well as outcomes, complications, and issues related to management of patients on currently approved devices. The future direction of the field will …

Nanoparticle Dispersions With Ionic Liquid-Based Stabilizers, John Texter

Patents

The disclosure generally relates to a dispersion of nanoparticles in a liquid medium. The liquid medium is suitably water-based and further includes an ionic liquid-based stabilizer in the liquid medium to stabilize the dispersion of nanoparticles therein. The stabilizer can be polymeric or monomeric and generally includes a moiety with at least one quaternary ammonium cation from a corresponding ionic liquid. The dispersion suitably can be formed by shearing or otherwise mixing a mixture/combination of its components. The dispersions can be used to form nanoparticle composite films upon drying or otherwise removing the liquid medium carrier, with the stabilizer providing …

Gary Harris V. Michele Ricci

2014 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

Cornelius Carter V. Hegganstaller

2014 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Usa V. Janice Rey

2014 Decisions

USDC for the District Court of the Virgin Islands

State V. Howell Appellant's Brief Dckt. 42277

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Conventional Latex/Nanolatex Blends, Frank N. Jones, Ravi G. Joshi, Theodore Provder

Patents

Nanolatexes comprising functional monomers and methods for making nanolatexes. Compositions comprising between about 3:97 and 90:10 (w/w) nanolatex particles to conventional latex particles. Because of the particle size differences between the conventional and nanolatexes, the nanolatexes may distribute themselves advantageously amongst the conventional latexes during coalescence, resulting in films having unexpected properties. In particular, when the average particle size of the conventional latex is about six times larger than the average particle size of the nanolatex, a composition comprising a ratio of 1 conventional latex particle for every 25 nanolatex particles results in unexpectedly strong (large Young's modulus) and smooth …

American Society Of Parasitologists Newsletter, V. 36, Nos. 3-4, Fall-Winter 2014, Scott Lyell Gardner

American Society of Parasitologists: Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Apparatus For Osteotomy And Graft Preparation, Eric R. Henderson

USF Patents

Surgical tools that increase surgical accuracy for orthopedic procedures involving long bone osteotomy with or without supplementation with allograft or autograft. Two clamps on the operative side are rigidly interconnected to one another with an adjustable rod that is locked into place, preserving length and rotation of the bone. A graft preparation device is used on the operative table. It enables alignment of the graft to preserve the desired mechanical and anatomic axes and to provide rigid fixation of the graft for cutting. Adjustable jigs ensure exact cuts.

Distributed And Decentralized Location Aware Architecture, Sean J. Barbeau, Philip L. Winters, Rafael Perez, Nevine Georggi, Miguel Labrador, Alfredo Perez

USF Patents

Provided is a distributed and decentralized location-aware system. The system includes a number of peers, each in communication with other peers and adapted to communicate PING, PONG, and ALERT messages. Each of the messages has a header that includes location information.

Also provided is a method of communication between two peers in the system. In addition, the present invention includes a method of rendering the system. In the method, a communication link between an electronic map and a number of peers is provided. The location information and the covering distance of each of the peers is obtained and used to …

Combination Of Insulin And Ascorbate To Enhance Wound Healing, Kurt Musselmann, John R. Hassell, Brad Kane, Bridgette Alexandrou

USF Patents

Provided is a method of stimulating collagen synthesis and proteoglycan (lumican and keratocan) accumulation. Collagenase isolated keratocytes were cultured with or without insulin with or without ascorbate. Insulin stimulates the synthesis of collagen but does not affect the accumulation of lumican and keratocan. Insulin plus ascorbate, however, stimulates the synthesis of collagen and increased the accumulation of these proteoglycans. The accumulation of PGDS, a KSPG that does not interact with collagen, is not affected by ascorbate. Only the collagen made in the presence of ascorbate was pepsin resistant. EDB overrode the effects of ascorbate on pepsin resistance and proteoglycan accumulation.

The Impact Of Special Exercises According To Some Biokinematic Variables To Develop Some Motor Abilities And The Accuracy And Strength Of The Performance Of The Frontal Ground Strike Skill In Tennis, Hasnaa Sattar Jabbar, Mohammed Hassan Hillel

Modern Sport

Tennis games that are their skills are different and require the player to move quickly and gracefully and hit the ball the terms Bio-kinematcal correctly to achieve the goal of skill highest accuracy and strength , the goal of research is to identify the effect of specific exercises according to some variables Bio-kinematcal to develop some motor skills , accuracy and power performance of the skill of the strike front in tennis has sample consisted of (8) players of the national team of Iraq tennis . most important conclusions was that the special exercises used have had influence in the …

Studying The Amount Of Angular Movement (Momentum) Of The Captain During Shooting And Its Contribution To The Values Of The Speed Of The Ball When Performing The Skill Of Shooting With The Hand Ball, Dergham Abdul Salem Nimah, Yarub Abdul Baqi Daikh

Modern Sport

The skill of shooting from a jump is considered one of the important and challenging skills, especially when the distance is long. In such cases, the player must face the goal to allow freedom in shooting, which requires specific movements in various body parts to change the player's speed, thereby increasing the ball’s speed. This increase in ball speed is crucial for shooting in certain situations. Therefore, it is essential to move certain body parts to generate speed, which is transferred to the ball. The speed in shooting results from the transfer of motion from the lower limbs to the …

Prevalence Of Anaemia Amongst Non-Pregnant Women In Sri Lanka: Statistical Analyses., Lakshmi Udeshika Ranwala

Journal of Innovation in Science, Engineering and Technology

Haemoglobin is an iron containing protein that transports oxygen throughout the body. When haemoglobin level is reduced below a cut-off point is called anaemia. Sri Lanka Demographic and Health Survey (SLDHS) was conducted in 2006/07 to monitor the prevalence of anaemia among children and non-pregnant women in Sri Lanka. Although the department of Census and Statistics published the descriptive analysis, multiple regression analysis was not carried out. Non-pregnant women with haemoglobin level less than 11mg/dl is categorized as anaemic condition. Overall prevalence of anaemia among non-pregnant women is 40.9% , which were at public health problem level. High inter-district disparity …

Holiday To-Do: Explore Our Interactive Map, Misty Cowherd

University of Mississippi News

No abstract provided.

May V. State Respondent's Brief Dckt. 41676

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

State V. Dotts Respondent's Brief Dckt. 42058

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

Modeling, Fabrication, And Characterization Of Memristors, Anas Mazady

Doctoral Dissertations

The term “memristor” was coined by L. Chua from its two distinct functional characteristics, memory and resistor. From the symmetry argument of the circuit element and circuit variable matrix, memristor is deemed as the fourth fundamental circuit element, after resistor, capacitor, and inductor. Memristor switching and observed I-V characteristics are explained utilizing the underlying physics of the device in terms of the formation and rupture of filaments. Three different conduction mechanisms, namely - filament assisted tunneling current, bulk tunneling current and currents flowing through low and high conductivity filaments give rise to the total current in memristive systems. DC and …

Blurring Group Boundaries: The Impact Of Subgroup Threats On Global Citizenship, Stephen Reysen, Iva Katzarska-Miller, Phia S. Salter, Caroline Hirko

Cultural Encounters, Conflicts, and Resolutions

We examined the outcomes of an extinction threat (possible discontinuation of a group’s symbolic or actual existence) to one’s nation on global citizenship identification and related prosocial values. In Study 1, participants showed a drop in global citizenship identification when America was threatened (vs. absence of threat). In Study 2, participants reported lower global citizenship identification when America was threatened (vs. absence of threat) and the perception that one’s normative environment did not support a global citizen identity mediated the relationship between threat and identification. Furthermore, the threat was shown to indirectly predict lower endorsement for prosocial values and behaviors …

The Liturgical Dramas For Holy Week At Barking Abbey, Anne Bagnall Yardley, Jesse D. Mann

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Educational News Stories On The Beliefs Of Taiwanese Teacher Education Students, Shih-Hsiung Liu

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

Educational news stories are likely to provide teacher education students with opportunities to understand the educational situation in the real world. However, in the case of Taiwan, most of local newspapers present negative coverage that may induce teacher education students to generate pessimistic opinions and further negatively affect the formation of their beliefs regarding the nature of education. This study determines the effects of reading educational news stories by teacher education students on their beliefs regarding education after controlling for factors like pre-existing beliefs and perceptions of news story credibility. An experimental research method with a two-group pretest-posttest design, consisting …

Examining The Global Financial Crisis From A Virtue Theory Lens, Aliza D. Racelis

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

As the financial crisis of 2008-9 has continued to affect the global economy, many wonder whether the proposed solutions contribute to a more stable financial system as well as to better human behaviour. While the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) Report (2011) identified the factors essential to explaining the causes of the financial crisis as having included credit and housing bubbles, nontraditional mortgages, credit ratings and securitization, financial institutions concentrated correlated risk, leverage and liquidity risk, contagion risk, shock and panic, failure in virtue has also been very patent in the crisis, foremost of them being: excessive leverage and imprudent …

Directional Secretory Response Of Double Stranded Rna-Induced Thymic Stromal Lymphopoetin (Tslp) And Ccl11/Eotaxin-1 In Human Asthmatic Airways, Gustavo Nino, Shehlanoor Huseni, Geovanny F. Perez, Krishna Pancham, Humaira Mubeen, Aleeza Abeesi, Justin Wang, Stephen Eng, Anamaris M. Colberg-Poley, Mary C. Rose

Pediatrics Faculty Publications

Background

Thymic stromal lymphoproetin (TSLP) is a cytokine secreted by the airway epithelium in response to respiratory viruses and it is known to promote allergic Th2 responses in asthma. This study investigated whether virally-induced secretion of TSLP is directional in nature (apical vs. basolateral) and/or if there are TSLP-mediated effects occurring at both sides of the bronchial epithelial barrier in the asthmatic state.

Methods

Primary human bronchial epithelial cells (HBEC) from control (n = 3) and asthmatic (n = 3) donors were differentiated into polarized respiratory tract epithelium under air-liquid interface (ALI) conditions and treated apically with dsRNA (viral surrogate) …

State V. Walker Clerk's Record Dckt. 42655

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Center Pivot Sprinkler Distribution Uniformity Impacts On The Spatial Variability Of Evapotranspiration, Daniel Howes, Sean Ellenson, Lucas Hoffmann, Franklin Gaudi

BioResource and Agricultural Engineering

Understanding variable evapotranspiration (ET) throughout a field can help maximize yield on a per-acre basis, as well as assist with proper irrigation scheduling. The results from this study indicate that irrigation system distribution uniformity (DU) has a significant effect on the uniformity of ET during water-stressed periods. The study site involved intensely managed forage (alfalfa and winter grain hay) irrigated by center pivots being supplied with reclaimed water near Palmdale, California. During spring and early summer 2007 the center pivots were operating under deficit irrigation. In 2010, after the installation of reservoirs, water was applied to meet full evapotranspiration (ETc) …

Chalcogen Bonds In Complexes Of Soxy (X, Y = F, Cl) With Nitrogen Bases, Luis Miguel Azofra, Ibon Alkorta, Steve Scheiner

Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Publications

SOF2, SOFCl, and SOCl2 were each paired with a series of N bases. The potential energy surface of the binary complexes were characterized by MP2 calculations with double and triple-ξ basis sets, extrapolated to complete sets. The most stable configurations contained a S···N chalcogen bond with interaction energies as high as 6.8 kcal/mol. These structures are stabilized by a Nlp→σ*(S−Z) electron transfer (Z = O, F, Cl), complemented by Coulombicattraction of N to theσ-hole opposite the Z atom. N···S−F and N···S−Cl chalcogen bonds are stronger than N···S = O interactions.Formation of each chalcogen bond elongates all of the internalcovalent bonds …