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DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF PROCESS SAFETY INDICES IN EARLY DESIGN PHASE OF CHEMICAL SUPPLY CHAIN
(2018-08-06)
Supply chain network design and optimization are very important in decision making, which gives the ability to stakeholders to assess the massive supply chains to increase profit while minimizing risks. Risks in supply ...
Examining the Predictive Validity of DSM-5 Personality Traits as Measured by the Personality Assessment Inventory
(2018-08-06)
The prevailing categorical system of classifying personality disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) demonstrates serious weaknesses in conceptual precision and clinical utility. To ...
Understanding Contraceptive Behaviors Among Latinas
(2018-08-06)
In the United States, Latinas account for one-fourth of unintended pregnancies with more than half become pregnant before they even turn 20 years old. Exploring influential factors that impact contraception behaviors could ...
Determining the Effectiveness of a Professional Development Experience Focused on Integrating Computer Science into Early Childhood Curriculum
(2020-04-20)
No doubt exists that literacy and mathematics are the primary foci of early childhood education. Children have limited exposure to computer science-related topics, including robotics, coding, and engineering design. This ...
Three Studies on the Socioeconomic Attainment of U.S. Immigrants and Their Descendants
(2018-08-03)
Immigrant incorporation into U.S. society has been an important topic and has attracted
the academic attention of U.S. social scientists for decades. The current wave of immigrants
differs from the earlier waves of European ...
Towards Robust, Accountable and Multitenancy-Friendly Control Plane in Software-Defined Networks
(2018-08-06)
Software-Defined Networking (SDN) has quickly emerged as a new promising technology for
future networks. Its decoupling of the logically centralized control plane from the data plane makes
the network management more ...
The Energy Efficiency of Dehumidified Two-Stage Air Compression
(2018-08-03)
Compressed air systems (CAS) are an integral component of most manufacturing facilities yet converting electricity to useful pneumatic energy may be 10-15% efficient while the remaining 85-90% of energy is lost to the ...
The United States Military Assistance Advisory Group in French Indochina, 1950-1956
(2012-02-14)
This thesis examines the American Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) sent to French Indochina, from 1950 to 1956, when the United States provided major monetary and material aid to the French in their war against ...
Effects of Product Removal Using Ion-exchange Resin and Sodium Hydroxide Pretreatment in Mixed-culture Fermentation
(2019-04-12)
In mixed-culture fermentations of lignocellulosic biomass, periodical product removal has proven to reduce product inhibition and thereby increase biomass digestion. Previously, ion-exchange resin (Amberlite IRA-67) was ...
An Analytical Approach to Utilize Temperature and Pressure Profile of a Multi-zone Well in Estimating Zonal Flow Contributions
(2018-08-06)
Oil and gas producers around the world face a major challenge in estimating zonal flow contributions in wells with multiple pay zones. This study develops an analytical approach that estimates zonal flow contributions from ...