Browsing ETDs: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) by Title
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Backcountry Identity and the Proposed Sunrise Powerlink Project
(2010)This thesis examines a segment of the modern American population residing in northern eastern San Diego County. This area, sometimes referred to as “the backcountry,” although relatively close to the urban and suburban ... -
Bayesian Hierarchical Modeling and Markov Chain Simulation for Chronic Wasting Disease
(University of Colorado at Denver, 2004-05)In this thesis, a dynamic spatial model for the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease in Colorado mule deer is derived from a system of differential equations that captures the qualitative spatial and temporal behaviour of the ... -
BIBLIOWEBREF: La enseñanza de las destrezas de información integradas al servicio de referencia virtual universitario
Ante la explosión de información en la Internet y la automatización en las bibliotecas es necesario educar al usuario en las destrezas de información. La referencia presencial y virtual se han centrado en la solución ... -
Boron-bridged constrained geometry complexes and related compounds
(University of London, 2005-08)Group 3 and 4 complexes bearing linked cyclopentadienyl amido ligands, often referred to as constrained geometry complexes (CGCs), have experienced considerable interest due to their superior ability to copolymerise ethylene ... -
Bravo Heineken!: The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment in the Case of the Beer Industry in Russia
(Leiden University, 2003-03)A case study of acquisition of Russian brewery Bravo, by Heineken. An example of how foriegn investment could be attracted, prospects, opportunities. -
Building regulatory enforcement regimes. Comparative analysis of private sector involvement in the enforcement of public building regulations
(2009-03-09)It is often assumed that traditional regulatory regimes centered on governmental action will benefit from greater private sector involvement. And, under the catchy phrase ‘from government to governance’ globally a wide ... -
The Cathedral of Ice: Terministic Screens, Tyrannizing Images, Visual Rhetoric, and Nazi Propaganda Strategies
(Louisiana Scholars' College, 1999-04)Many aspects of the Nazis’ methods of persuasion, especially the rhetoric and psychology of printed propaganda and the speeches of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels have been the subjects of intensive study. Oddly, the ... -
Characterization of Agricultural Runoff Associated with ProAgri™ Treatment of Poultry Litter Added to Soils
(Arkansas State University, 2009-05)One of the greatest problems facing crop producers, who utilize poultry litter as a fertilizer for their fields, is phosphorus (P) runoff. Although phosphorus is a necessary element for optimal crop production, it can also ... -
A Comparative Study of University of Wisconsin-Stout Freshmen and Senior Education Majors Computing and Internet Technology Skills / Knowledge and Associated Learning Experiences
(2010-07)A study comparing University of Wisconsin-Stout freshmen and senior education majors’ computing and Internet technology skills/knowledge and associated learning experiences was conducted. Instruments used in this study ... -
A Comparison of the Current Ratio and the Cash Conversion Cycle in Evaluating Working Capital Cash Flows
(California Coast University, 2001-12)The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of the current ratio and the cash conversion cycle in evaluating working capital cash flows from a diagnostic and a predictive aspect.The author analyzed two case ... -
Contribution to the Design and Implementation of Portable Tactile Displays for the Visually Impaired
(Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6), 2006-06)This thesis explores the design, implementation and performance of a new concept for a low-cost, high-resolution, lightweight, compact and highly-portable tactile display. This tactile device is intended to be used in a ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility and Brand Value in Luxury
(University of Glasgow, 2017-06-12)One of the most important assets that luxury firms have is brand value, an intangible asset influenced by consumer and company-led actions. CSR is a company-led action, which depending on how it is managed, can either ... -
The Corral and the Slaughterhouse: Knowledge, tradition and the modernization of indigenous reindeer slaughtering practice in the Norwegian Arctic
(University of Cambridge, 2008)This dissertation is a contribution to the ethnography of contemporary indigenous reindeer pastoralism in Norway: specifically, to the study of the neglected fields of reindeer killing and slaughtering practice. Its central ... -
Customer Loyalty and Employee Enthusiasm: An eclectic paradigm for strategic sales improvement at MB Silicon Systems
(Milpark Business School, 2008)The objective of this study was to examine the role that customer loyalty and employee enthusiasm can play as a strategic objective to increase sales at MB Silicon Systems. In order to address these two factors from a ... -
Das Antwortverhalten von Unternehmen im Mailvekehr
(Buxton University, 2004-01)Das Internet versetzt Unternehmen in die Lage auf Kundenanfragen und-beschwerden schnell und individuell zu reagieren. Es schafft die technische Vorraussetzung für eine wechselseitige Kommunikation zwischen dem Unternehmen ... -
Der Mensch und die 'Künstliche Intelligenz': Eine Profilierung und kritische Bewertung der unterschiedlichen Grundauffassungen vom Standpunkt des gemäßigten Realismus
(RWTH Aachen, 2002-11)After a short introduction concerning the problem of "Artificial Intelligence" (AI) the work continues with a summary of the state of the art.Thereafter, it goes on to profile four different basic scientific views of human ... -
Design of CMOS analog integrated circuits as readout electronics for High-Tc superconductor and semiconductor terahertz bolometric sensors
This PhD thesis deals with the design of a CMOS integrated circuit as a readout electronic for the THz bolometric detectors, either semiconductor or high-Tc superconductor. We study a chain of the analog signal processing ... -
Development and Differentiation of the Vertebrate Pituitary Gland
(University of La Laguna, 2002-07)A detailed study was made in this doctoral thesis on the development and differentiation of the vertebrate pituitary gland, with the aim to establish a fate map in Rathke's pouch of the origin of different hormone producing ... -
Die Deutfche Handwerkerbewegung Bis Zum Sieg Der Gewerbefreiheit
(Universität München, 1914-10-03)Since then, the modern technology and its achievements has served the nature of trade to begin with, the middle class asks, whose core forms the hand worker movement, as the center of interest for science and politics. A ... -
Distributed Calculation Object Models
(Technische Universität Braunschweig, 1996-08-15)A Calculation Object Model (COM) based on the calculation objects. It can be created using different programming languages and in our case we have used Java on the Eclipse Java platform. These calculation objects resides ...
