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A methodology to measure retrofit energy savings in commercial buildings
(1993)
Measured energy savings promote and sustain energy conservation retrofits by verifying the success of retrofits, determining pay-back schedules, guiding the selection of future retrofits and identifying opportunities for ...
Fiber optic delay line development
(1994)
A program m able °Pheal-fiber delay gne using optical switches is investigated. The alpfiber optical switch is a MaC^'2 eh n d er interferometer w ith a piezoelectric transducer in each arm, which Pr°duces phase modulation ...
An analysis of graduate transportation planning education in the United States
(1993)
Recent federal legislation and policy directives have resulted in significant changes in the transportation planning and decision-making process. The Americans with Disabilities Act, the Clean Air Act Amendments, and the ...
Evaluation of the quality of sorghum malts
(1993)
Dorado, Malisor 84-7, Tortillero, ATx623*SC103-12E, and ATx630*R3338 sorghums were cleaned, steeped in tap water for 20h, immersed in a 2% sodium hypochlorite solution for 10 min, rinsed with distilled water 5 times, ...
Industry structure, competitive strategy, and firm-specific intangibles as determinants of business unit performance towards an integrative model
(1994)
Determinants of business performance have been a major focus of research in the disciplines of marketing, strategic management and industrial organization economics during the last two decades. An examination of prior ...
The differential effects of incentives and monitoring on earnings management at the time of a CEO change
(1993)
In recent years, chief executive officer (CEO) compensation levels have become increasingly earnings-based. This has provided a potential opportunity for CEOs to manage earnings in order to affect their own compensation ...
Reduced form estimation in partially specified simultaneous equations models
(1993)
Using Monte Carlo methods, this dissertation investigates the relative efficiency of alternative reduced form estimators for partially specified simultaneous equations models, including both non-censored and censored ...
A method for engineering modeling using automotive air conditioning as a case study
(1993)
The reuse and maintenance of engineering modeling source code is dependent on the effective communication of the complex ideas on which the software is based. These ideas, usually referred to as the model of the software, ...
A fuzzy uncertainty management translator
(1992)
This dissertation discusses motivations and methods for translation of knowledge bases (KBs) between different expert system building tools (ESBTs). A Knowledge Canonical Form (KCF) is presented as a generic knowledge ...
General attitudes and subjective norms as an indication of behavioral intentions of adolescent girls for selected backcountry camping experiences
(1993)
The research study used the theory of reasoned action with modifications to general attitude variables as a predictor of adolescent girls' behavior from their behavioral intention about participating in a backcountry camping ...