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A Collation Tool for Humanists
(2014-02-03)
Comparing a set of similar texts, often called collation, gives a scholar insight into the author's thoughts and motives and into the culture of the time period. Multiple editions can be published by an author for a diverse ...
Estimating the Rate of Return of Education in the Informal Sector of Ghana
(2013-10-04)
This research aims to investigate the rate of return of education at different educational levels in order to prove that obtaining a basic education is beneficial for employment in the formal and informal sector. The ...
STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF MILITARY SPENDING ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE WORLD SYSTEM FROM 1870 TO 1950
(2012-05-08)
This research project involves testing the relationship between military expenditure and the economic growth of countries from 1870 to 1950. We examine the graphs of a country’s economic growth with military expenditure ...
From the Job Applicant's Viewpoint, What Are the Perceptual Differences Between Video and Telephone Screening?
(2016-01-21)
With technology evolving, corporate employers are constantly examining more accessible modes of reviewing job applicants. Executives want the hiring process to be seamless, unveiling, and efficient. Complicating this ...
The Impact of the Summit Station, Greenland Radiosonde Program on Weather and Climate Prediction
(2015-09-19)
Radiosonde data from weather balloons are critical because they are essential inputs for numerical weather prediction models and are used for climate research. However, radiosonde programs are costly to maintain, in ...
Effects of Temperature and Salinity on the Abundance of Vibrio vulnificus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Crassostrea virgnica in West Galveston Bay
(2015-11-18)
Vibrio vulnificus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus are potentially harmful pathogens that are naturally found in the estuarine environment. These pathogens commonly cause illness from the consumption of raw or undercooked ...
The Untold Voyage of Saint Cormac: A Study of Voyage Literature throughout History in Conjunction with the Practice of Peregrinatio in 6th Century Ireland
(2015-10-01)
Through the narrative of this creative thesis, I will explore the sixth century monastic practice of peregrinatio and the nautical motifs found throughout the literary canon of voyage literature. The power of narrative, ...
A Case for Changing I-131 Transfer Factors Based on Changes in Dairy Industry Practices
(2013-02-01)
Following a large-scale radioactive release, transfer factors (TF) are used to estimate the amount of radioactive material retained by an organism. These values are based on the concentration of the consumed radionuclide ...
‘Our Tables Have Suffered’: Quantifying consumer market activity of commercially valuable living resources in Chesapeake Bay, 1850-1950
(2013-02-04)
Once the most productive and economically important estuary in the US, Chesapeake Bay remains in poor condition after years of over-harvesting and pollutant run-off. The objective of this study was to quantify the demand ...
Mortuary Correlates of Maya Cranial Shaping in the Pasion Region
(2013-02-04)
In the Pasión region of the Southern Lowlands of Guatemala, the ancient Maya practiced various types of intentional cranial shaping. This permanent body modification was employed by different techniques, such as constricting ...