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Menaxhimi I Nivelit Tё Shёrbimit Nё Sektorin Bankar Tё Kosovёs, Shqiponjё Junuzi

Theses and Dissertations

Ky punim paraqet njohuri tё pёrgjithshme rreth Menaxhimit tё Nivelit tё Shёrbimit (Service Level Management),i cili ёshtё njё ndёr proceset kryesore nё kuadёr tё strukturёs sё praktikave mё tё mira pёr Menaxhim tё Shёrbimit tё TI (ITIL).

Qёllimi kryesor i punimit ёshtё qё pёrmes mbledhjes sё tё dhёnave teorike dhe empirike tё kuptojmё rolin e procesit tё Menaxhimit tё Nivelit tё Shёrbimit nё pёrmirёsimin e cilёsisё sё shёrbimeve tё teknologjisё informative nё sektorin bankar tё Kosovёs.

Rёndёsia e kёtij procesi lidhet me njёrёn ndёr objektivat kryesore tё institucioneve financiare, qё ёshtё ofrimi i shёrbimeve dhe produkteve cilёsore,dhe pёr kёtё, ky …

Skills, Division Of Labor, And Economies Of Scale Among Amazonian Hunters And South Indian Honey Collectors, Paul L. Hooper, Kathryn Demps, Michael Gurven, Drew Gerkey, Hillard S. Kaplan

Anthropology Faculty Publications and Presentations

In foraging and other productive activities, individuals make choices regarding whether and with whom to cooperate, and in what capacities. The size and composition of cooperative groups can be understood as a self-organized outcome of these choices, which are made under local ecological and social constraints. This article describes a theoretical framework for explaining the size and composition of foraging groups based on three principles: (1) the sexual division of labor; (2) the intergenerational division of labor; and (3) economies of scale in production. We test predictions from the theory with data from two field contexts: Tsimane' game hunters of …

Doric Columns Are Not Falling: Wedding Cakes, The Ministerial Exception, And The Public-Private Distinction, James M. Oleske Jr.

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.

Neuro Lie Detection And Mental Privacy, Madison Kilbride, Jason Iuliano

Maryland Law Review

New technologies inevitably raise novel legal questions. This is particularly true of technologies, such as neuro lie detection, that offer new ways to investigate crime. Recently, a number of scholars have asked whether neuro lie detection testing is constitutional. So far, the debate has focused on the Fifth Amendment—specifically whether evidence gathered through neuro lie detection is constitutionally admissible because it is “physical” in nature or inadmissible because it is “testimonial” in nature. Under current Supreme Court doctrine, this Fifth Amendment debate is intractable. However, the more fundamental question of whether the government can compel individuals to undergo a neuro …

Can, Do, And Should Legal Entities Have Dignity?: The Case Of The State, Maxwell O. Chibundu

Maryland Law Review

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Universal Arguments And Particular Arguments On Abortion Rights, Stuart Chinn

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Right To Same-Sex Marriage: Formalism, Realism, And Social Change In Lawrence (2003), Windsor (2013), & Obergefell (2015), Ronald Kahn

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Conceptual Disaster Zone Indeed: The Incoherence Of The State And The Need For State Action Doctrine(S), Brookes Brown

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.

In Praise Of Bill Reynolds And Paul Blair, William M. Richman

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.

Review Of "Race Unmasked: Biology And Race In The Twentieth Century" By M. Yudell, John B. Jenkins

Biology Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Omani Stakeholders’ Preferences For Educational Placement Of Students With Disabilities, Jalal H. Hussien, Abdelhafez Q. Al-Shayeb, Ibrahim Al-Qaryouti

Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies

The purpose of the current study was to survey the stakeholders’ opinions of the best educational placement setting for students with disabilities in the Sultanate of Oman. Two thou- sand four hundred and thirty stakeholders participated in this study. The findings provided ev- idence that the majority of the Omani stakeholders prefer educating students with disabilities in regular schools over separate facilities. In addition, the stakeholders’ preference on the continu-um of placement options varied significantly. The results also suggested that the stakeholders’ preference for educating students in the regular school setting versus a separate facility varied according to the type …

The Legal Framework Of Contracting: Gender Equality, The Provision Of Services, And European Public Procurement Law, E.K. Sarter

Wagadu: A Journal of Transnational Women's & Gender Studies

The article examines the legal framework of public contracting in the EU. It argues that while European public procurement law explicitly allows for measures to foster gender equality be taken into account in public tendering, European legislation and jurisdiction also impose limits to the range of these measures.

Graduates List - December 2015, University Of Nebraska At Omaha

Commencement Lists

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Machine Components Test, Brandon Younger, Lauren Romero, Carlos Padilla

Mechanical Engineering

To enhance California Polytechnic State University’s Mechanical Engineering program, Dr. Schuster has sponsored Brandon Younger, Lauren Romero, and Carlos Padilla to design and develop a new lab for students in the Intermediate Design class to test real mechanical components. This report discusses the background and ideation process that lead to the development of the Educational Mechanical Breadboard for Transmission System Components (Machine Components Test). Additionally, detailed drawings, 3D modeling, testing plans, and analysis are included to show how the Machine Components Test design will work and be validated.

Squirting Balloon Toy, Rachael Schelley, Elizabeth Wilhelm

Mechanical Engineering

The main goal of the Squirting Balloon Toy project was to create a new toy that combined both a helium balloon and a squirting water component near the base of the balloon. The toy will be sold at theme parks, fairs, and to other retailers such as toy stores with the target audience of primarily children and their parents, or any individuals seeking a good laugh when they spray their unsuspecting target. As a result, the toy was designed to be both visually appealing and to have an element of surprise. After testing and analyzing four different conceptual designs, two …

Impacts Of Fish Waste Piles In Alaska, Tara Martich

Student Projects for Graduate Degrees

The goal of this practicum project was to complete a meta-analysis and identify the location, size, and impact of fish waste piles on waterbodies in Alaska in one comprehensive report. Data collection for this project included obtaining secondary data from publicly available sources. Alaskan shorebased seafood processing facilities discharge water mixed with fish waste from an outfall(s). Once discharged, buoyant fish waste enters the water column and floats to the surface, while denser fragments sink. Fish waste accumulates on the seafloor and creates fish waste piles. A persistent fish waste pile depletes the oxygen from the water column, smothers benthic …

A Case Study Of Evaluating The Impact Of Cost Of Quality For Civil Engineering Design Services In A Small Corporation, Isaac Pearson

Student Projects for Graduate Degrees

This case study evaluated the cost of quality (CoQ) for Civil Engineering Design Services (CEDS) in an Alaska based firm. The firm currently lacks a mature Quality Management System (QMS), which is needed to control and measure CoQ. As a means to justify the implementation of a QMS Feigenbaum quality costs were captured from historical job data and used to develop a Juran and Gryna Optimum Quality Cost Model. During the model development non-parametric testing was performed to determine the following; does the overall job budget size have an effect on quality cost, is there a correlation between appraisal and …

Evaluation Of Provider-Directed Communication Strategies Regarding Complementary And Alternative Health: An Integrative Review, Emily Garhart

Student Projects for Graduate Degrees

Aim Identify health care provider-directed facilitators and barriers to successful patientprovider communication regarding complementary and alternative medicine, and synthesize the research evidence into succinct best-evidence strategies to generate optimum patient-provider dialogue. Background Complementary and alternative medicine use is prevalent among U.S. consumers. However, consumers infrequently disclose their use, and providers inconsistently inquire about it. Currently, there is little guidance for a method on facilitating communication. In addition, no studies have synthesized the variety of factors that influence communication of this topic as a means to help identify potentially effective strategies for improving it. Method. An integrative review of publications from …

Evaluation Of A Public Health Nursing Expedited Partner Therapy Program, Colleen Mcnulty

Student Projects for Graduate Degrees

Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) is an important strategy in reducing reinfection for clients with a positive chlamydia or gonorrhea lab test. It also reduces the time it takes to treat partners, therefore decreasing the rapid spread of these diseases. In 2012, the Alaska Section of Public Health Nursing began to establish an EPT process. The purpose of this program evaluation was to determine uptake in EPT clinical services and to identify barriers both in the process and in staff knowledge and support of EPT practice. Several methods of data collection were used including historical data review, focus group discussion and …

Project Management Methodology Applied To Dall's Sheep Herd Heath Assessments, Jeffrey Johnson

Student Projects for Graduate Degrees

Assessing Dali's sheep herd health is the first step to monitoring and management. Currently Alaska does not have a baseline disease presence and prevalence data set; therefore, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game will conduct health testing to develop a baseline of wildlife diseases within south-central Alaska. This project consists of three to seven years of work where 30-40 sheep are sampled annually. These samples will be analyzed to determine what types of disease, bacterial and viral, currently exist in the population. This knowledge base will build a foundation for study of Alaska's Dali’s sheep population. If there is …

Alaska Majestic Lodge Project, Kelvin Goode

Student Projects for Graduate Degrees

The Alaska Majestic Lodge Project proposed to deliver a remote wilderness fishing lodge business plan. The project proposal was derived from a business opportunity that entailed capitalizing on a niche in a sport fishing market in the Becharof National Wildlife Refuge. When in operation, the business is expected to be the only 100% Alaskan Native owned lodge in the region and shall provide services for up to two hundred people seasonally from May to October. The significance of the project can be demonstrated in reviewing the summer visitor year of 2011. Nearly 1.2 million Alaskan tourists spent an estimated $1.5 …

The Copper Mountain Project: Financial Analysis And Sustainability Plan For The Copper Mountain Foundation A 501(C), Angela Totemoff

Student Projects for Graduate Degrees

The Copper Mountain Foundation (herein referred to as CMF) is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit that is fully funded, fully operated, and established by The Tatitlek Corporation (herein referred to as TTC). CMF currently has a program that provides scholarships and career grants for original enrollees and descendants of original enrollees of TTC. To be eligible to receive funding, a student must be an original enrollee of TTC or a lineal descendant of an original enrollee (by birth or adoption). Original enrollees of TTC either resided in the Native Village of Tatitlek or their families resided in Tatitlek at the …

Real-Time Digital Effects Processing Using Ios, Jonah W. Clinard

Computer Engineering

In today’s society, we are seeing incredible improvements in terms of creating smaller technological devices that behave more and more like the personal computers of yesterday. Mobile “Smart” devices, in particular, are becoming incredibly powerful not just in terms of processing power, but in the fact that they are able to provide assistance to users in their everyday lives. Application developers are now able utilize the power and size of these devices, to create and realize ideas that would have been previously viewed as impossible. This project applies the fields of digital signal processing, music, and mobile application development, to …

Effects Of Medications On Pupillometry Measurements Of Sedation In The Intensive Care Unit, Johlee Schinetsky

XULAneXUS

No abstract provided.

Literary Laughter And Lewdness: Bakhtin's Theory Of The Carnivalesque In Shakespeare's As You Like It, Cheyenne Deshields

XULAneXUS

No abstract provided.

December 1, 2015, Faculty Senate

Minutes

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The Association Of Body Image And Interpersonal Relationships As It Relates To Happiness, Michelle J. Chen

HIM 1990-2015

As one of the most important emotional goals pertaining to humankind, achieving happiness has been the central focus of scientists, philosophers, and the general population alike since the beginning of recorded history. This study strove to examine the association of body image satisfaction and relationship quality as it relates to happiness. Four hundred college-age participants completed the Subjective Happiness Scale, the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (Appearance Scales), and the Network of Relationships Inventory (Relationships Quality Version) for close friendships of the same-sex and opposite-sex. Statistical analysis indicated that while body image satisfaction was significantly correlated with happiness, quality of interpersonal …

Race, Calcineurin Inhibitor Exposure, And Renal Function After Solid Organ Transplantation, Lenar Yessayan, A Shafiq, Edward L. Peterson, K Wells, Yong Hu, Keoki L. Williams, David E. Lanfear

Nephrology Articles

BACKGROUND: Calcineurin-inhibitor (CNI)-induced nephrotoxicity frequently complicates transplantation. African-Americans are at a greater risk of renal failure than the general population. We investigated whether race was an effect modifier of the relationship between CNI exposure and kidney function after nonrenal solid organ transplantation.

METHODS: This is a retrospective cohort study of 1609 patients who underwent initial nonrenal solid organ transplantation between January 2000 and June 2012. A central repository administrative database was queried electronically for demographics, comorbidities, and serial levels of tacrolimus, cyclosporine, and serum creatinine. Predictors of interest were total drug exposure of tacrolimus and cyclosporine (area under the concentration-time …

Manual Anchoring Biases In Slant Estimation Affect Matches Even For Near Surfaces, D. M. Shaffer, E. Mcmanama, Frank H. Durgin

Psychology Faculty Works

People verbally overestimate hill slant by ~15°–25°, whereas manual estimates (e.g., palm board measures) are thought to be more accurate. The relative accuracy of palm boards has contributed to the widely cited theoretical claim that they tap into an accurate, but unconscious, motor representation of locomotor space. Recently, it was shown that a bias that stems from anchoring the hand at horizontal prior to the estimate can quantitatively account for the difference between manual and verbal estimates of hill slant. The present work extends this observation to manual estimates of near-surface slant, to test whether the bias derives from manual …

Multifunctional Smart Structures For Energy Harvesting, Structure Health Monitoring, And Vibration Control, Wanlu Zhou

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

Smart structure, which is defined as “a system or material which has built-in or intrinsic sensors, actuators and control mechanisms is capable of responding adaptively to the environment†, has attracted more and more interest in recent decades, especially in the applications of aerospace, civil, and mechanical infrastructures. Piezoelectric, with its special electromechanical characteristics, is widely used in the smart structure design. Piezoelectric-based multifunctional smart structures for integrated vibration energy harvesting, structure health monitoring, and vibration control are studied in this dissertation. In the aspect of energy harvesting, a novel piezoelectric energy harvester with multi-mode dynamic magnifier is proposed and …