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A Humanist Approach to Understanding the Migration of Filipino Nurses to the United States
(2010-01-16)
The global nursing shortage created opportunities for registered nurses from less
developed countries to improve their working and living conditions through migration to
more progressive and affluent nations. In the ...
The Asperity-deformation Model Improvements and Its Applications to Velocity Inversion
(2010-01-16)
Quantifying the influence of pressure on the effective elastic rock properties
is important for applications in rock physics and reservoir characterization. Here I
investigate the relationship between effective pressure ...
Imaging and Computational Methods for Exploring Sub-cellular Anatomy
(2010-01-16)
The ability to create large-scale high-resolution models of biological tissue provides an
excellent opportunity for expanding our understanding of tissue structure and function.
This is particularly important for brain ...
Application of vaccination protocols to manage beef cattle productivity and mitigate production risk
(2010-01-16)
The U.S. beef industry is very large with many inter-connected facets. Nutrition and health are key components of a system striving to compete economically while striving to produce a high quality product. The decisions ...
Applications of Engineering and Financial Analysis to the Valuation of Investments in Railroad Infrastructure
(2010-01-16)
This record of study presents the findings of industry research projects performed during
a one-year doctoral internship with the Austin Rail Group of HNTB Corporation. Four
main internship objectives were established that ...
The Impact of the Samantha Academy of Creative Education (SACE) on Students Placed At-Risk at a Suburban High School in Southwest Texas
(2010-01-16)
Reducing student dropout is of extreme importance to the United States. The loss
in revenue as well as in human terms is huge. Several problems exist concerning
students placed at-risk for dropping out. These include no ...
Decision Support System (DSS) for Machine Selection: A Cost Minimization Model
(2010-01-16)
Within any manufacturing environment, the selection of the production or assembly machines is part of the day to day responsibilities of management. This is especially true when there are multiple types of machines that ...
Adaptive Mesh Refinement Solution Techniques for the Multigroup SN Transport Equation Using a Higher-Order Discontinuous Finite Element Method
(2010-01-16)
In this dissertation, we develop Adaptive Mesh Refinement (AMR) techniques
for the steady-state multigroup SN neutron transport equation using a higher-order
Discontinuous Galerkin Finite Element Method (DGFEM). We propose ...
Graduates' Perceptions of the Criminal Justice Degree as Preparation for a Career in Law Enforcement
(2010-10-12)
There continues to be much debate in the criminal justice academic community
about the value of the degree in the practice of law enforcement. Most of the debate
centers on earlier research that was both non-discipline ...
Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Salt Marsh Vegetation across Scales
(2010-10-12)
Biogeographic patterns across a landscape are developed by the interplay of environmental processes operating at different spatial and temporal scales. This research investigated dynamics of salt marsh vegetation on the ...