ETDs: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD): Recent submissions
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Bridging the Geospatial Education-Workforce Divide: A Case Study on How Higher Education Can Address the Emerging Geospatial Drivers and Trends of the Intelligent Web Mapping Era
(Liberty University, 2022-03-15)The purpose of this exploratory collective case study is to discover how geospatial education can meet the geospatial workforce needs of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the emerging intelligent web mapping era. Geospatial ... -
Speaking The Unspoken: Silence, Language, and Form in Contemporary Poetry
(University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1997)This dissertation explores the way for late 20th century poets use form in their work as means to map, encounter, witness to, and struggle with various kinds of silences. It explores the work of Louise Glȕck, M. Nourbese ... -
Los estudios hispánicos como puente: coordinación y análisis de la calidad de actividades didácticas colectivas de difusión de la narrativa oral China
(Virginia Tech, 2021-09-29)A la fragmentación de la comunidad de la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de español se suma la ausencia de una metodología científica que analice la calidad de las actividades educativas y culturales que se realizan en este ... -
Exploring the Personal Journeys of Women Leaders Serving in K-12 Christian Schools
(Carolina University, 2020-12-07)This phenomenological qualitative research examined the factors that influenced seventeen women leaders in K-12 Christian schools and the pathways that lead to their achievement. The research was designed to analyze the ... -
The Design of Online Environments (Political Hashtags) and the Quality of Democratic Discourse At-Scale
(University of California, Irvine, 2020-07-24)Facilitating democratic discourse, or people's ability to access factual information in service of thoughtful discussion of social issues, is critical for democracies to function properly. However, with the rise of online ... -
Community-based Shrimp Aquaculture in Northwestern Sri Lanka
(University of Manitoba, 2013)This thesis investigates small-scale community-based shrimp aquaculture (CBSA) in northwestern Sri Lanka. The objectives are to explore: (1) community-based shrimp aquaculture; (2) commons institutions and application of ... -
Opportunities for Adaptation to Climate Change: A Comparative Analysis of Indigenous Fisheries Systems in the Canadian Arctic and Eastern Sri Lanka
(McGill University, 2020-06)I have carried out a comparative analysis to develop a broader understanding across the case studies. This work contributes to conceptual, empirical, and methodological advancements in climate adaptation research. -
Land, Water, Infrastructure And People: Considerations Of Planning For Distributed Stormwater Management Systems
(University of Pennsylvania, 2017)When urbanization occurs, the removal of vegetation, compaction of soil and construction of impervious surfaces—roofs, asphalt, and concrete—and drainage infrastructure result in drastic changes to the natural hydrological ... -
Comparative study of Web-based Services and Best Practices offered by top World University libraries and "A" grade accredited University libraries in India
(Ess Ess Publication, New Delhi, 2018-07-29)In this study 64 web based services (bibliographical, patron education, patron communication and patron publication services) and best practices offered by the 70 top world university libraries and 39 top Indian University ... -
‘That rug really tied the room together’: Knitting Dudeism and Camusian Philosophy into a Larger Tapestry
(University of Mumbai, 2017-04-15)Even though parallels between the philosophy of Albert Camus and The Big Lebowski have been drawn repeatedly, a sustained enquiry into several possible dimensions of the matter is yet to have been conducted.This dissertation ... -
Authentic Leadership: Relationship Between Leader Quality of Communication and Organizational Commitment
(Tennessee Temple University, 2014-12)This quantitative research was a descriptive, statistical analysis that answered the question: "How does authentic leadership practices and the leader's quality of communication relate to organizational commitment?" -
Prison Leadership: The Relationship Between Warden Leadership Style and Correctional Officer Job Satisfaction
(Piedmont International University, 2018-02-23)The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between Tennessee wardens’ leadership practices and correctional officer job satisfaction. Utilizing the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI), the relationship ... -
Retaining Prison Staff: The Influence of Leader Emotional Intelligence on Employee Job Satisfaction
(Piedmont International University, 2017-07-20)Correctional leadership faces staffing challenges that potentially compromise safety and security and cause stress for remaining prison staff. Leadership is especially crucial in prisons due to threats of danger and stress. ... -
Relationship between the Emotional Intelligence of the Lead Clergy and Church Growth in North America
(Piedmont International University, 2018-02-23)Followers expect leaders to provide clarity and assurance in uncertain times. These expectations apply to church leaders as well. American churches are in crisis regarding growth in worship attendance. According to Eymann ... -
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 ... -
Impact of Nurse Residency Program on Transition to Specialty Practice
(American Sentinel University, 2016-11-21)While academic nursing programs teach the concepts and theory of providing care, these programs cannot provide sufficient experiential learning to prepare the nurse for all that might be faced in diverse clinical practice ... -
Em torno da romã: aplicações de operações com contornos na composição
(Universidade Federal da Bahia, 2008-11-28)Contours can be understood as the shape or format of an object. In Music contour can represent a parameter in function of another, like pitch in function of density or density in function of amplitude. Contours are important ... -
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 ... -
Water Provision in Urban Centres, Water Sources and Supply Institutions: A Case Study of Lubaga Division Kampala
(Makerere University Kampala, 2002-02-31)The study was carried out to establish the challenges faced by the formal and informal institutions of water and the extent to which people get access to this water in Rubaga division. It addresses the questions like the ... -
Polynomial Based Design of Linear Phase Recursive and Non Recursive Filters
(Jaypee University of Information Technology, 2009-03-20)In this dissertation, several algorithms to design linear phase Finite Impulse Response (FIR) and Infinite Impulse Response (IIR) filters have been discussed.Contrary to various already existing standard algorithms,the ...
