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Chinese Gardens: Solutions For Urban Nature Deficit, Zachary K. Warner

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

Research shows that time spent in nature is good for human health and well-being. However, as the world’s population becomes more concentrated in urban areas regular time in nature, especially extended time, is becoming more difficult to have. On the other hand, Chinese gardens can provide one solution to this problem because they have a unique way of providing a naturalistic space within a small area. Despite this fact, there aren’t many Chinese style gardens outside of China. Therefore, the objective of this thesis was to identify possible barriers to using Chinese garden design principles and construction techniques, then address …

What To Keep And How To Keep It: A Case Study Of Archival Material Related To The Richardson Olmsted Campus, Isabelle C. Bateson-Brown

Museum Studies Projects

Museums come in all shapes and sizes but do museum standards? The purpose of this thesis is explore the importance of adapting museum industry standards to the distinctive mission, collection, and feasibility of a specific institution. This research was exemplified by a case study of the historical and archival materials related to the Richardson Center Corporation and Richardson Olmsted Campus. The unique situation of the Richardson Olmsted Campus as a site-specific arts and cultural organization related to the adaptive reuse of a historic landmark was also contextualized within the trend of historic reuse and the larger scope of museum industry …

Adoption Of Bonded-Cellular Technology, Gregory Edward Phipps

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study analyzed four determinant factors attributed to the acceptance of Bonded Cellular (BC) technology and applies the tenants of Diffusion of Innovation and Technology Acceptance Models. BC “bonds” available cellular channels and transmits a multiplexed signal to a broadcaster. This study will advance the understanding of factors that may impact the acceptance of BC at the management level. Research Questions 1. Can behavioral intention (BI) to adopt BC tools be predicted by using an independent variable representing Perceived Ease-Of-Use (PEOU)? 2. Can behavioral intention (BI) to adopt BC tools be predicted by using an independent variable representing Perceived Usefulness …

Leveraging Machine Learning To Identify Quality Issues In The Medicaid Claim Adjudication Process, Cyrus Hoseini

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Medicaid is the largest health insurance in the U.S. It provides health coverage to over 68 million individuals, costs the nation over $600 billion a year, and subject to improper payments (fraud, waste, and abuse) or inaccurate payments (claim processed erroneously). Medicaid programs partially use Fee-For-Services (FFS) to provide coverage to beneficiaries by adjudicating claims and leveraging traditional inferential statistics to verify the quality of adjudicated claims. These quality methods only provide an interval estimate of the quality errors and are incapable of detecting most claim adjudication errors, potentially millions of dollar opportunity costs. This dissertation studied a method of …

Moorish Revival Synagogue Architecture: Community And Style, Past And Present, Emily S. Jelen

Binghamton University Undergraduate Journal

The Moorish architectural style, originating in medieval Spain, was revived in the mid-nineteenth century. It became strongly linked with synagogues, first in Germany and then throughout the Western world. My research analyzes why the architects and Jewish communities were so attracted to the Moorish Revival style. During this period, European Jewish communities were tasked with constructing synagogues that could showcase their newfound freedoms as well as their history, culture and aspirations. Many argue that this style was chosen to demonstrate the connection between the communities and their ancient Middle Eastern history.

An Experiential Analysis Of Job Site Safety: Delineating Between Positive Safety Culture And Excessive Safety, Steven Tighe

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In general industry and in construction many safety requirements are mandated on job sites and in facilities. Many requirements move past simple compliance and enter the realm of cultural safety. This high level of cultural safety is what is typically the level most safety professionals strive for in any company. The balance is tipped to excessive when we move past the cultural safety into redundant or multi layers of requirements that affect production rates and have no actual value to safety but have the appearance of safety. This research looked into a large construction project that had multiple layers of …

Innovator - Spring 2020

Innovator

05 - Message from the President

08 - The Past is a Prologue

15 - Shrinking World/Expanding Horizons

16 - The Nexus: News at Jefferson

20 - Jefferson Hits the Runway at NYFW

22 - A Game Changer

26 - Binge Swatching

30 - Breaking Down the Walls

38 - Coming Full Circle

44 - Question and Innovate

46 - Designer Health

50 - The Site is the Star

54 - Transcend and Include

60 - Reimagine

64 - Ram Roundup

68 - Class Notes

74 - In Memory

78 - Triva

Innovator - Winter 2020

Innovator

8 - A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

10 - WHAT’S HAPPENING AT JEFFERSON

16 - DEFINING THE FUTURE OF LEARNING AND WORK
How well are institutions of higher education preparing their graduates for the realities of work in the 21st century?

26 - IT’S IN OUR DNA
Innovative partnership leads to Jefferson Institute for Bioprocessing.

32 - JEFFERSON IS GLOBAL
Jefferson’s study away program provides life-changing experiences for students.

36 - PURSUING KNOWLEDGE AND IMPACT
Provost Mark L. Tykocinski, MD, explores the different research initiatives happening across Jefferson.

38 - LIVING THE DREAM
Jefferson grad orbits among the stars like …

Innovator - Winter 2010

Innovator

2 - STEPPING FORWARD AS A NATIONAL MODEL
PhilaU takes a leadership role in green education

6 - 125 THINGS THAT MAKE PHILAU GREAT
Celebrating our 125th Anniversary

12 - PRESIDENT SPINELLI COMMENTARY
A Solid Foundation for the 21st Century

14 - NEW VISION FOR THE ACADEMY
A day in the life of Provost Randy Swearer

18 - STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
Developing the model for professional education in the 21st century

22 - PROFILES

24 - TRUSTEE UPDATE

26 - PHILAU NEWS

31 - AWARDS AND HONORS

32 - EMBRACING THE NEW WORLD OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
Faculty commentary by Michael A. …

The Architecture Of The Dead: Cemetery Symbolism In Colon Cemetery, Havana, Cuba, Dana Moody

Journal of Global Initiatives: Policy, Pedagogy, Perspective

The purpose of this study was to document and define symbolic imagery found within the grounds of the Colon Cemetery in Havana, Cuba. Memorials erected to the dead use symbology to tell stories about the departed, giving us clues to the deceased’s values and philosophies, as well as their religion, ethnicity, social memberships, occupations, education, level of wealth, and thoughts on the afterlife (Keister, 2004). Using images of Colon Cemetery from a photographic documentary series, Havana: Behind the Facade, architectural and cemetery symbology was grouped into categories, researched for meaning, and sought for interpretations to reveal clues about Cuban culture …

Acknowledging Our Past: Race, Landscape And History, Alea Harris, Kaycia Best, Dieran Mcgowan, Destiny Shippy, Vera Oberg, Bryson Coleman, Luke Meagher, Rhiannon Leebrick Ph.D., Phillip Stone

Student Scholarship

This book is the product of nearly a year's worth of student research on Wofford College's history, undertaken as part of a grant by the Council of Independent Colleges in the Humanities Research for the Public Good initiative. The research was supervised and directed by Dr. Rhiannon Leebrick.

"Guiding Research Questions:

How did Wofford College and its early stakeholders support and participate in slavery?

How is the legacy of slavery present in the landscape of our campus (buildings, statues, names, etc.)?

How can we better understand Wofford as an institution during the time of Reconstruction through the Jim Crow era? …

To Build A Space: A Reading Of Bodies, Temporality, And Urban Colonization, Delaney Tax

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Abstract

Historical and modern urban planning theory often focuses on an idealized body and subject, shaped by race, gender, and sexuality, that exists within the city. This passively and actively divides space into thresholds impenetrable by bodies othered by social and political ideologies. This project looks at the realities of colonial urban planning and the gendered, raced, and queered implications forced onto bodies and communities through the built environment. This investigation examines the frameworks present in colonial urban theory that engender meaning and knowledges onto bodies as they move through the cityscape. Exploring modes of in/access and power along built …

Impact: The Visual Communication Of Information, Jennifer Shields, Mark Cabrinha, Sasha Menshikova, Catherine Trujillo, Emily Chung, Miles Young, Hope Golden, Laura Akatsu Kuffner, Markus Rogne, Aimie Olson

Creative Works

Impact: The Visual Communication of Information focuses on the diversity of visual communication created by students, faculty, and staff across California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Drawing from a multitude of methods in courses and activities across the campus, the exhibit displays the influences of visual communication in fields ranging from statistical data and geography, to art, design, and engineering, to performance and physics. This project was made possible by a gift from the Austin and Gabriela Hearst Foundation.

This catalog represents the onsite exhibit of the same name, which opened in winter of 2020 at Robert E. Kennedy …

Architectural Features Of Protestant Churches From The 16th To The 21st Centuries In Ukraine, Valentyna Kuryliak, Petro Kotliarov, Mykhailo Fedorenko

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

The article discusses the way the creeds of Protestants are reflected in their sacred architecture on Ukrainian lands. It investigates the evolution of the architecture of Protestant churches and religious buildings in Ukraine from the sixteenth to the twenty-first century. Three periods in the formation and development of Protestantism in Ukraine are distinguished: the magisterial reformation, the classical currents of Protestantism (Calvinism, Lutheranism), and late Protestant currents (Baptism, Pentecostalism, Adventism). The article establishes that the church architecture of Protestant denominations in each of these periods was influenced by the particular teachings of the Protestants themselves, the dominant political ideology, and …

9th International Conference On Business, Technology And Innovation 2020, University For Business And Technology - Ubt

UBT International Conference

Welcome to IC – UBT 2020

UBT Annual International Conference is the 9th international interdisciplinary peer reviewed conference which publishes works of the scientists as well as practitioners in the area where UBT is active in Education, Research and Development. The UBT aims to implement an integrated strategy to establish itself as an internationally competitive, research-intensive university, committed to the transfer of knowledge and the provision of a world-class education to the most talented students from all background. The main perspective of the conference is to connect the scientists and practitioners from different disciplines in the same place and make …

66/1 | Jerusalem: Excavations In The Tyropoeon Valley (Givati Parking Lot) Volume Ii The Byzantine And Early Islamic Periods Part 1: Stratum V: The Byzantine Period, Doron Ben-Ami, Yana Tchekhanovets

IAA Reports—Monograph Series of the Israel Antiquities Authority

This volume is the second in a series of final reports presenting the results of the excavations conducted in the Givati Parking Lot, located on the eastern slope of the Tyropoeon Valley in Jerusalem. The site covers an area of c. 0.5 hectares, making it one of the largest excavations in the City of David. This second volume is comprised of three parts, and presents the remains of the Byzantine and Early Islamic periods. The exposure of Byzantine and Early Islamic remains over an extensive area has enabled a reassessment of the nature of the transition between these two periods, …

The Use Of Green Pond Conglomerate As Building Stone In Morris County, New Jersey, Gregory A. Pope

Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Green Pond Conglomerate (GPC) is a maroon colored quartzite with white quartz pebbles, a classic “puddingstone”. GPC derives from a NW-SW-trending sliver of Paleozoic sediments, the “Green Pond Outlier”, surrounded by older metamorphic and igneous rocks of Morris and Passaic Counties. Buildings, retaining walls, field fences, and monuments incorporate the durable and attractive stone, in a distinct geographic area of Morris County. Several instances of structures completely constructed or faced with GPC occur in and around Morristown, limited to affluent houses and one prominent church. In these cases, GPC stones were dressed and faced, a labor-intensive effort. Elsewhere in the …

إحياء مقوماتنا الثقافية العربية للبيئة العمرانية الصحراوية المستدامة, وليد فؤاد عمر

Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ)

ما هو السبيل إلي الحفاظ علي ثقافة وتقاليد مجتمع متماسك بتعاليم الدين الإسلامي في بيئة عمرانية صحراوية مستغربة في زمن العولمة والانترنت والإغراءات التكنولوجية المتطورة والصراعات المتنافسة علي استقطاب مجتمعات مستهلكة للتكنولوجيا المتقدمة وتؤثر بالسلب علي بقاء تلك الثقافات القديمة ، في وقت تلاشت فيه المبادئ والقيم في كثير من المجتمعات خاصة الغربية ، وفي طريقها للاندثار في بعض المجتمعات العربية ، فأصبحنا بلا هاوية وبلا مستقبل لأصولنا الحضارية ، فلا استطعنا ملاحقة ما فقدناه أو ما سبقنا إليه آخرون أكثر تقدما ، ولا احتفظنا بتراثنا وثقافتنا وتقاليدنا القديمة الأصيلة والتي كانت في يوم ما المثال الأكثر تقدما وتحضرا وتفي …

تأثير الجيل الثالث للثورة الرقميةعلى صياغة تشكيل الكتل المعمارية والعمرانية المعاصرة, محمد وهبه إبراهيم

Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ)

Since the earliest beginning of history, architectural fortresses have acquired varied forms and masses. It was possible to interpret justifications for using many of them; however, usage of some of these forms and masses is still considered as a perplexing mystery for scholars, analysts and interested persons in the topic of mass formulation in architecture. For example, the Giza Pyramids in Egypt which were built 4500 years ago, whose pyramidal mass, which was the output of several astronomic and mathematical relations in the pyramid form, the world is still till our present day analyzing the inherent ideas beyond them. Throughout …

Design Principles For Urban Open Spaces In Makkah Central Area, محمد بن عبد الله إدريس

Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ)

The urban development of the central area of Makkah city during the last decade concentrated on the expansion of the holy mosque and residential projects which increase the density while it neglected to provide urban open spaces which are considered as an essential element of the urban fabric. At the same time existing urban open spaces lack the basic requirements and suffer from the unacceptable density comparing with the international standards which affect users' safety and security. This study which follow the analytical, descriptive approach and depends on literature review and field data, will explore the existing situation of the …

العمارة التقليدية الأردنية وإمكانية توظيفها في العمارة الحديثة دراسة تحليلية لنماذج معمارية تقليدية في محافظة المفرق, إبراهيم موفق الحداد, عبد العزيز محمود

Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ)

تتناول الدراسة أنماط المساكن التقليدية في الأردن من حيث الكتلة المعمارية ومواد البناء والتصميم المعماري، وتحليل العناصر المعمارية وطريقة تنفيذها من مواد البيئة المحلية وبطرق إنشائية تقليدية – فطرية متوارثة ودراسة الثقافة المادية للمجتمع المحلي المتجسدة بالمساكن التقليدية ومدى ارتباطها العضوي بالبيئة المحلية، والتي عبر عنها المسكن العائلي الذي ارتبط بالبيئة الطبيعية للمكان والثقافية للمجتمع حيث تظهر بأكثر من صبغة مثل الصبغة المكانية-الايكولوجية والتي تظهر مدى ارتباط الإنسان ببيئته وتنظيمه للمكان بهدف تلبية حاجاته الأساسية من المسكن الذي يؤدي وظائف من مأوى وحماية وتأمين الراحة الجسدية والنفسية، وكذلك الصبغة المتصلة بالاستدامة كون المساكن التقليدية من أفضل الأنظمة المعمارية التي تؤشر …

ملامح تصميم المعارض العالمية بالقرن الحادي والعشرين, شريف محمد ربيع خشبة

Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ)

بدراسة الوضع الحالي للمعارض العالمية بالقرن الحادي والعشرين لوحظ وجود ملامح تصميمية تميزها ، على المستوى المعماري و العمراني وارتباطها بسمات مميزة نتيجة تأثرها بالتطورات الحديثة ، مما أدي لظهور ملامح تصميمية تميز تلك المعارض . وقد ركز البحث علي دراسة أحدث المستجدات في تصميم المعارض ، لذلك فقد تم تحديد مجال الدراسة بالمعارض المقامة أو التي تم تطويرها في القرن الحادي والعشرين ، واقتصرت عمليات رصد وتحليل المعارض علي تلك الفترة. ويحدد البحث أركان المنظومة المؤثرة علي تصميم المعارض بالقرن الحادي والعشرين ،والتي قسمها البحث إلي ملامح عمرانية ومعمارية مع التوجهات التكنولوجية والرقمية والبيئية ، وقام البحث بعمل استعراض …

The Use Of Smart Geomtry In Islamic Patterns A Generative Approach To The Restoration Of The Islamic Urban Areas, Mohammed A. Nasr

Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ)

Geometry is an essential design generator in the Islamic architectural style. Islamic styles are distinct for using the art of geometry in their creative designs. In the Islamic designs, geometry represents the order, harmony and beauty in calculations, scale and proportion. It clearly exists in the design of plans, façade, ornaments and patterns. It expresses many concepts of Islam such as the unity and the oneness of Allah, the perfection and the infinity of creation in the universe, the containments and the continuity. The main proportions of the Islamic style depend on the square proportions(ex: Islamic proportion 1:√2 (Williams, 2006), …

Analyzing Fan Zones Hierarchy In The City At Football Mega Event; Appli Analyzing Fan Zones Hierarchy In The City At Football Mega Event; Applied Study: Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt, Walaa Yoseph El-Sayed

Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ)

Fan Zones is not just a seat in the amphitheater; it is a holistic concept deals with fans motions and requirements since their involvement in the city. Since the beginning of football game and championship; fan zones had witness a series of upgrading sequential mega events; this upgrading or development was according to contemporary aspects and age requirement. By the beginning of the Third Millennium; fan zones were the main motive that shaped and developed stadia characters; whereas fans were the spirit of the mega event and the first priority in designing the national & international stadia as well as …

The Use Of Landscape Architecture To Enhance The Built Environmenta Study Of The City Of Alexandria, Egypt, Mohammed A. Nasr

Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ)

The landscape architecture profession and its role in the planning process in Egypt are not clear and well defined. This led to the production of plans which lacks the existence of an obvious landscape strategy to both existing and new cities. A landscape planning concept which helps to maximize the contribution of the open spaces to the character and appearance of the city; conserve features and areas of historic interest; conserve and enhance existing features of wildlife interest and where appropriate create new habitats; facilitate public enjoyment and recreation in a way which respects the landscape and minimizes its erosion; …

Waterfronts Development Policiescase Study: "Alexandria & Jeddah Waterfront Development Project", Walid F. Omar

Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ)

Other coastal cities like in the Arab & Gulf area troubles started when the cities started to grow in an unorganized way in the last two decades & private properties occupied most of the cities waterfronts. Planners had always trying to reclaim & develop waterfronts by public governmental effort or by private projects.

Re-Defining Vernacular Architecturein Third Millennium, Ibrahim Maarouf

Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ)

The key purpose of this paper concerns the definition of vernacular architecture in third millennium; a topic which gives the impression of confusion from the beginning when it was a word in the book of Rudofsky. In redefining this term, supplementary conceptual issue will need to be focused briefly and the role of classification will need to be more generally because of an inextricably linked between these two matters. It may seem strange to raise such a basic question again about "What is vernacular architecture?"; because, up till now, it needs to be addressed. There has been a major revitalization …

Adapting Merited And Award-Winning Buildingdspermitted Levels And Non-Negotiable Values: The Case Of The Library Of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt, Yasser Aref, Ayman G. Abdel Tawab

Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ)

The practice of launching international architectural design competitions to key and important buildings in Egypt is not a new trend. Once built, those award-winning buildings usually undergo a modification process either by their owners or occupants. Owners or occupants always modify these buildings so that their performance would be adapted to certain local parameters. These modifications, however, may touch upon some of the original qualities that had donated those designs merits and recognitions at the time of their selection as prize winners. Many of these significant award-winning buildings might be considered as modern heritage resources, thus developing another layer of …

Re-Humanisation Of The Arab Citiesthe Case Of Alexandria, Egypt, Mohamed Atef Elhamy

Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ)

Urban revolution is bringing about a qualitative transform which can be linked to globalization of economy and of technologies. This in turn makes transformations to the “human face” of city. The traditional Islamic city, with its humanisation features, has a cultural, social, political, economic and ecological logic in terms of physical fabric, layout, and uses. This can provide a lesson for modern planning and design practices. Time has come to re-create the conditions that will restore to the metropolises of today their role as centers of cultural influence and democracy. Fight against intolerance, poverty, injustice, social and cultural exclusion, affirmation …

Towards Adaptive Reuse Of The Industrial Heritage In Minet El-Bassal District At Alexandria, Dina Mamdouh Nassar, Shahira Sharaf Eldin

Architecture and Planning Journal (APJ)

Industrial properties are functional buildings. They are not built to fulfill the aesthetic needs of their users or communities. In urban areas of large cities, they are unlikely to have the privilege of attracting kudos for the communities in which they are situated. In Egypt, and precisely in the metropolitan city of Alexandria, Minet El-Bassal district was once a famous Alexandrian Industrial district. It was built around 1810 overlooking the only seaport in Egypt at that time. It consisted of headquarters of international trading companies, large store-houses, workers housing and "the bourse de cotton" an international marketing center for Egyptian …