Dissertations / Theses: 'Center for Byzantine Studies'

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SOWERS, BRIAN P. "Eudocia: The Making of a Homeric Christian." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1212076542.

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Bazzani, Mariana. "Studies in autobiographical elements in Byzantine poetry." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.399402.

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Barber, Charles Edward. "Image and cult : studies in the representation of the Virgin Mary in early medieval art." Thesis, Courtauld Institute of Art (University of London), 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.261573.

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Bidgood, Lee, and The Iron Mountain Messengers. "Performance at Arts Center." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1068.

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Clark, Lee J., and Eddie W. Carpenter. "Cotton Row Spacing Studies, Safford Agricultural Center." College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/208663.

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A row spacing study was conducted at the Safford Agricultural Center from 1989 to 1991, evaluating the effects of 40 inch, 36 inch, 36-30 inch and 30 inch row spacing on Pima and upland cotton. The results of the study are not clear cut in favor of narrow or wide row cotton. Trends make it appear that narrow rows are more favorable for upland than Pima cotton varieties. Insufficient data is available at this point to make a firm recommendation.

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Donaldson, Danielle. "Studies in material, political and cultural impact of the Byzantine presence in early medieval Spain, c. 550-711." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2012. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/283900.

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Hill, Travis, and Travis Hill. "The Afterlife of the Classical Stoa: Investigating the Transition from Classical to Medieval through the Study of Byzantine Stoa Reuse." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/624130.

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Changing circumstances during Late Antiquity and the Early Byzantine Period (4th-9th centuries A.D.) required Byzantine communities to make deliberate adjustments in order to survive, endure, and ultimately flourish again during the Middle Byzantine Period (10th-12th centuries). The role these communities had in decision-making can easily be overlooked, leaving instead hapless victims of insurmountable external pressures such as imperial manipulation, economic recession, Christian acculturation, or a general sense of inexorable decline. Although factors such as these played a role as each community deliberated on a complex and unique set of local concerns, the ultimate decisions each community made should not be assumed but rather investigated on the basis of both textual and archaeological evidence. The stoa is particularly well-suited for the study of reuse and therefore valuable for understanding the adaptive strategies implemented by Byzantine individuals and communities during the transition period from antiquity to the medieval period. The stoa was one of the most ubiquitous buildings of the Greco-Roman city and was highly adaptable for reuse, whether by incorporation into large structures such as churches or fortifications, or by subdivision into smaller units for uses such as housing, storage, or commercial activities. The stoa was commonly found not only in urban contexts, particularly in agorai and fora, but also at many extraurban sanctuaries. By compiling data on the reuse of stoas throughout the Byzantine Empire during the 4th - 10th centuries, four patterns of reuse can be identified: residential, economic, ecclesiastical, and defensive. Abandonment, or a lack of reuse, is a fifth pattern. These patterns of reuse provide insight into the lives of Byzantines outside of the imperial and ecclesiastic elites and inform the excavation of post-classical phases of stoas.

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Al-Mosully, Suhair A. (Suhair Abdun Qadir). "Revitalizing Kuwait's empty city center." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/62946.

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Thesis (S.M. and M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, February 1992.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-215).
The phenomenon of land vacancy in Kuwait's city center and its adverse effect on both the image of the city and land economics was investigated, and issues of symbolism, character, and identity were addressed. In addition to the description of the physical and natural environments, social context, and postwar policies and their impacts were discussed. The history of the city center's physical evolution since the eighteenth century, before and after the discovery of oil, was analyzed. Causes of the problem were identified through the examination of previous plans, reviews, and studies that had been carried out since the early fifties to respond to the quality of the city center's environment. Questions and concerns for future plans were addressed and alternative visions for the city center were suggested. Changes in public policies and implementation mechanisms were explored, as well as tools that need to be used to make implementation of future plans more successful.
by Suhair A. Al-Mosully.
S.M.and M.C.P.

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Schwartz, Kurt Edward. "Paragons of instruction : a center for architectural studies." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/23200.

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Clark, L. J., and E. W. Carpenter. "Insecticide Evaluation Studies, Safford Agricultural Center, 1999-2000." College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/211302.

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Three studies were conducted over the two year period to explore the effectiveness of using pyrethroid insecticides only vs. rotating insecticide chemistries between the pyrethroids and organophosphates on both long and short staple cotton varieties. These same treatments were also evaluated over Bt and non-Bt varieties. In the worst case scenario, where weather conditions prevented timely application of insecticides and effectiveness of insecticides applied, long staple cotton yielded around 1/3 bale per acre after six insecticide applications. Within 200 feet of this experiment, during the same cropping season, with the same insecticides applied, DP 90B (a Bt variety) produced 3 bales per acre. Details of these studies are contained in this report.

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Blackburn, Taylor. "The Pleasure Center." Digital Commons at Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School, 2018. https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/etd/686.

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Ferber, Ruvin. "Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Latvia." Universität Potsdam, 2005. http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2008/2288/.

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Aguilera-Mayorga, David. "Campus Design: Locating a new center of international studies." FIU Digital Commons, 1999. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1254.

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FIU's campus master plan should portray an overall concept of the University's vision. Its design should represent a distinctive sense of institutional purpose. Its architecture should support the campus design in the realization of an ideal academic environment. The present master plan of Florida International University (FIU) offers neither a clear typology of architectural elements nor adequate relationships and connections between buildings. FIU needs to enhance its master plan with an architectural and urban vocabulary that creates a better environment. This thesis will examine FIU's present master plan, explaining the history of its development. Further, it will critically examine the quality of the campus, highlighting the success and failure of its various parts. The unrealized potential of the campus' original vision will be juxtaposed to the built reality. In addition, FlU's planning strategies will be parallel with the planning of several master plans of American universities. Finally, this thesis will propose a set of criteria for the inclusion of a new building in the campus master plan. The Center of International Study will be the catalyst that would bring into focus the university's vision. As a means to prove the validity of these criteria, a new location for the center of international studies will be selected, and a schematic architectural proposal will be made.

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Clark, L. J., and E. W. Carpenter. "Row Spacing Studies, Safford Agricultural Center, 1994 and 1995." College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/210751.

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Four varieties (or variety types) were tested over three row spacings in the two years reported in this study. Two barbadense varieties, S6 and S7 or OA 312, and two hirsutum varieties, DP 90 and a NM acala were planted in 30 inch, 36 inch and 40 inch row spacing environments. Optimal row spacing varied by variety over the two years but averaged over the two years, the 36 inch spacing provided the highest yields for all varieties except for the NM acatas.

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Gilbert, Keith M. (Keith Michael). "The neighborhood shopping center market in California." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/66328.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1990.
Title as it appears in the Sept. 1990 M.I.T. Graduate List: Development of and investment in neighborhood shopping centers in California.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 60-61).
by Keith M. Gilbert.
M.S.

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Nogueira, Alexandre Belloni. "Studies integrating geometry, probability, and optimization under convexity." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36227.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Operations Research Center, 2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-202).
Convexity has played a major role in a variety of fields over the past decades. Nevertheless, the convexity assumption continues to reveal new theoretical paradigms and applications. This dissertation explores convexity in the intersection of three fields, namely, geometry, probability, and optimization. We study in depth a variety of geometric quantities. These quantities are used to describe the behavior of different algorithms. In addition, we investigate how to algorithmically manipulate these geometric quantities. This leads to algorithms capable of transforming ill-behaved instances into well-behaved ones. In particular, we provide probabilistic methods that carry out such task efficiently by exploiting the geometry of the problem. More specific contributions of this dissertation are as follows. (i) We conduct a broad exploration of the symmetry function of convex sets and propose efficient methods for its computation in the polyhedral case. (ii) We also relate the symmetry function with the computational complexity of an interior-point method to solve a homogeneous conic system. (iii) Moreover, we develop a family of pre-conditioners based on the symmetry function and projective transformations for such interior-point method.
(cont.) The implementation of the pre-conditioners relies on geometric random walks. (iv) We developed the analysis of the re-scaled perceptron algorithm for a linear conic system. In this method a sequence of linear transformations is used to increase a condition measure associated with the problem. (v) Finally, we establish properties relating a probability density induced by an arbitrary norm and the geometry of its support. This is used to construct an efficient simulating annealing algorithm to test whether a convex set is bounded, where the set is represented only by a membership oracle.
by Alexandre Belloni Nogueira.
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Lundin, Andreas, and Noelia Ollvid. "Shared Service Center : en fallstudie av TeliaSoneras Financial Services." Thesis, Uppsala University, Department of Business Studies, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-9009.

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Denna uppsats beskriver fenomenet shared services, varför företag satsar på shared service centers (SSC) och hur de går tillväga när de designar dem. Studien har genomförts med hjälp av en litteraturöversikt och en fallstudie av TeliaSoneras nu pågående implementering av ett shared service center, FSS. Fallstudien består av fyra intervjuer och en genomgång av TeliaSoneras egna informationsmaterial och medarbetarenkäter. Litteraturöversikten visar att shared services utlovar väsentliga förbättringar av ekonomifunktionen och besparingar, att det finns en stor tilltro till dessa löften men att det saknas underbyggda bevis för hur stora besparingarna egentligen är. Designen på TeliaSonera FSS visar sig följa litteraturen relativt noga, förutom vad gäller placering. Vi identifierar även ett par riskfaktorer inom kommunikation, övergången till ett nytt affärssystem och hur ledningen prioriterar olika delar av förändringsarbetet.

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Schröder, Olga. "Catalytic center of [NiFe] hydrogenases EPR, ENDOR and FTIR studies /." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2001. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=962310204.

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Ashworth, Brad. "Architecture Lucida : photography and design--a center for photographic studies." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/23780.

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Clark, L. J., and E. W. Carpenter. "Plant Growth Regulator Studies at the Safford Agricultural Center, 1993." College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/209604.

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Clark, L. J., and E. W. Carpenter. "Plant Growth Regulator Studies at the Safford Agricultural Center, 1994." College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/210270.

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Methanol, Cytokin and PGR IV plant growth regulators were tested on long and short staple cotton on the Safford Agricultural Center in 1994. It was a follow up study on Methanol and Cytokin and a first time look at PGR IV.

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Yeun, Man-yee, and 袁敏兒. "A case study of a successful district shopping center in Hong Kong: Tsuen Kam Center." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2006. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45008772.

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Rottler, Thomas W. "An Internship with the School for Field Studies, Center for Rainforest Studies, Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1337289984.

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Baird, Wyllys Thomson, and Anne Elizabeth Winker. "Cityfront Center, Chicago, Illinois : the design and approval processes." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/71399.

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Fusscas, Andrew F. (Andrew Francis). "The New York World Trade Center : a performance study." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/66350.

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Wang, Wei. "Visualization of Clinically Annotated Electrophysiological Data for Multi-Center Sleep Studies." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1436288274.

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Lieberman, Todd O. 1978. "Mallville : mixing uses in the shopping center of the future." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/28795.

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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2004.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-113).
(cont.) product allows municipalities an alternative strategy for large scale development than simply consenting to the construction of Wal-Marts and power centers. The alignment of private and public interests in the development of mixed-use projects create the potential for an attractive (and rare) win-win situation for developers and cities, alike, and the potential for lasting economic and social value.
Changes in consumer preference, supply and public policy are producing momentum for the introduction of new real estate products into suburbia, calling into question the homogeneous propagation of entrenched forms. Suburbs need to be viewed as what they are in some places: underutilized real estate, underbuilt or emerging neighborhoods-ripe for future morphological alterations and untapped economic opportunities. Capitalizing on the potential to improve underutilized land, public willingness to create a sense of place in the suburbs, and the market demand for lifestyle centers and urban housing, developers have created a new product type that recreates the main street feel of a city--in short "Mallville." These mixed-use products have the potential to achieve returns and product differentiation for developers and property owners in an increasingly competitive retail sector, while simultaneously providing municipalities with social benefit. The point of this thesis is not to prognosticate the demise of the shopping mall like some industry critics contend and the website http://dcadmalls.com has made famous, because in reality well-situated, properly managed malls are still very viable and among the strongest performing asset classes in the real estate universe. Instead, this thesis explores the introduction of mixed-use and the development of town centers in suburbia and the incipient evolution of a new product types within the shopping center universe. Embracing innovative new uses such as hotels, museums, city halls and amphitheaters, urban style housing, open space, streetscape, these projects seek to craft new town centers for homogeneous suburban and low-density urban communities, instilling a "sense of place" where, hitherto, none had existed. The mixed-use
by Todd O. Lieberman.
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Lam, Suk-fong Jennifer, and 林淑芳. "Evaluating shopping center management: a casestudy of APM." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2012. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B48342002.

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The economic growth rapidly, the shopping behaviour and the preferences of the customer also change a lot, therefore the intensive competition among the shopping centre and more awareness of the importance of customer service and customer retention in shopping centre. The goal and objectives of this study is to evaluate the shopping centre management in Hong Kong and used a case study "APM" as an example to illustrate the success of shopping centers. Also identify the effectiveness of provision of planning, customer services, marketing and promotion strategy etc ... factors about the shopping centre management, which enhance the customer retention to the shopping centre. The scope of study of this dissertation is to investigate that the APM in Kwun Tong as a case study to illustrate the customer retention and shopping center management factors and the background information of Kwun Tong District and its future development. In this dissertation, data were collected through site visit and survey in order to find out the major component on shopping centers management. Site visits of shopping centers were carried out to observe the shopping centre management, customer services component provision of shopping centers in Hong Kong .A case studies of APM and a questionnaire survey were conducted to analysis the customer services behaviour and the management provision in the shopping centers to have an in depth study on the effect on customer retention and shopping centers management provision in Hong Kong. In this study, quantitative research method would be involved. Primary quantitative data will be collected from questionnaires surveys to identify the shopping center management factors. The structured questionnaires and non-probability samples will be carried out at the APM. Through this study, it was found that the different types of customers have different expectations on shopping center management. Shopping centre managers should also identifY their target customers, understand the customer shopping preference and their needs, and then provide the different marketing strategy to attract and satisfy their target customers. In conclusion, the successful shopping centre should provide good shopping centers management and comfortable shopping environment to attract and retain more customers, which can enhance the image and return of the shopping centre.
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Master of Housing Management

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Malhotra, Ayesha. "Center-State revenue transfers in India : Finance Commission policy (1951-1984)." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76017.

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Williams, Alan R. "The Officeminium : alternative tenure choice in the Office Business Center market." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33177.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2005.
This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
In title on t.p. "Officeminium" is followed by the trademark symbol.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 67-68).
The Office Business Center (OBC) is a shared office facility, which is fully equipped, staffed and furnished. Many small business and sole proprietors choose OBC space over traditional leased office space because it alleviates the upfront cost and time required to maintain and manage an effective office infrastructure. Additionally, the persistence of low commercial mortgage interest rates have helped to witness a rise in office space ownership through the growth of the office condominium market- a market which is also dominated by small businesses and sole proprietorships. This thesis investigates the viability of a new real estate product, the Officeminium(TM). The Officeminium(TM) is a hybrid product which combines the ownership tenure of the office condominium and the full service environment of an OBC. The Officeminium(TM) provides a subset of small business owners and small proprietors with a hedge against rent risk and opportunistic agency, while affording office building owners and developers with a means to reduce excess building capacity and potentially increase the value of their real estate asset.
by Alan R. Williams.
S.M.

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Ecker, Jordan Margaret-May. "Entertaining Education or Purely Entertainment: A Case Study of the Yorktown Victory Center." W&M ScholarWorks, 2014. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539626744.

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McKavitt, Thomas Patrick Jr. "Parameter identification studies on the NASAAMES Research Center Advanced Concepts Flight Simulator." Thesis, Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/34911.

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The results of an aircraft parameters identification study conducted on the National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationAmes Research Center Advanced Concepts Flight Simulator (ACFS) in conjunction with the Navy-NASA joint Institute of Aeronautics are given. The ACFS is a commercial airline simulator with a design based on future technology. The simulator is used as a laboratory for human factors research and engineering as applied to the commercial airline industry. Parametric areas examined were engine pressure ratio (EPR), optimum long range cruise Mach number, flap reference speed, and critical take-off speeds. Results were compared with corresponding parameters of the Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft. This comparison identified two areas where improvements can be made: (1) low maximum lift coefficients (on the order of 20%-25% less than those of a 757; and (2) low optimum cruise Mach numbers. Recommendations were made to those anticipated with the application of future technologies.

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Clark, L. J., and E. W. Carpenter. "Plant Growth Regulator/Foliar Nutrient Studies at the Safford Agricultural Center, 1995." College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/210773.

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Methanol, Cytokin, Cytoplex, PGR IV and Foli-Zyme plant growth regulators were tested on long and short staple cotton on the Safford Agricultural Center in 1995. It was a follow up study on Methanol, Cytokin and PGR IV and a first time look at Cytoplex and Foli-Zyme. Trends toward increased lint yield were seen with Cytokin and Cytoplex with the other treatments yielding near or below the untreated check Some increase in maturity was seen on the short staple plots by all of the treatments. Some differences in HVI data were also observed.

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Buck, Amber M. "Keyboard collaborations : a case study of power and computers in writing center tutoring." Virtual Press, 2005. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1318610.

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This thesis presents a case study of one tutor in two tutoring sessions using electronic drafts in the Ball State Writing Center, focusing on the sessions' power dynamics. Writing centers have developed nondirective tutoring pedagogies in order to help tutors navigate the power dynamics of sessions with paper drafts. While these pedagogies have recently been adapted for tutoring online, attention has not yet been focused on face-to-face sessions using a computer. Using conversational, textual, and user interface analysis, this study provides thick descriptions of the power dynamics of each tutoring session, analyzing the interactions between tutor, student and computer. The descriptions of both sessions show them to be vastly unique and complex, undermining strict dichotomies between directive and nondirective tutoring. The use of the computer reflects the overall dynamics of each tutorial and raises questions about the ways in which tutors and students prefer to use computers in tutoring sessions.
Department of English

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Brenneman, Megan E. "Composing the Past through the Multiliteracies at the May 4 Visitors Center." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1543565953439188.

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Lee, Kai-yan M. C. P. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Assessing performance : an analytical framework for the San José McEnery Convention Center." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39934.

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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-123).
This study first outlines three major factors that limit the assessments of convention centers: high uncertainty in the convention industry, complex institutional structures and operational priorities, and plethora of external factors in the venue decision process that are beyond the control of convention centers. This study then compares the performance of San Jose McEnery Convention Center (SJMCC) with the industry average and other comparable facilities using an assessment framework that comprises four elements: financial performance, economic impact, productivity, and service quality. This study further proposes various indicators for these four assessment elements, including the Productivity and External Attractiveness Matrix (PEAM). This analysis concludes that SJMCC's current performance is moderate, even considering various external constraints of its operations. In addition, this analysis also suggests that SJMCC could further improve its current facility occupancy rate, diversify its client base, and enhance its service qualities and varieties as alternative competition strategies to facility expansions. KEY WORDS: San Jose McEnery Convention Center, Performance Assessment, Financial Evaluation, Economic Impact, Productivity, Service Quality, Expansion.
by Kai-yan Lee.
M.C.P.

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Massagli, Meegan K. (Meegan Kay) 1974. "E-tail vs. retail : the future of the downtown regional shopping center." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32193.

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Thesis (M.C.P. and S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2000.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 110-112).
The proliferation of Internet shopping as a viable retail format has attracted a great deal of media attention about its potential impacts on place-based shopping. Specifically, the growing estimates of online retail sales have caused the real estate industry to become increasingly concerned about the ability of Internet shopping to replace shopping at bricks-and-mortar stores. However, the current research and literature lacks a systematic assessment of the potential impacts of this emerging retail format on the traditional models of shopping. Without such an assessment, planners and real estate professionals will find it difficult to navigate the various claims in the media and are faced with great uncertainty about their traditional practices. This thesis develops a structured approach to explore the potential impacts of e-tailing on place based shopping. The analysis focuses on the downtown regional shopping center as the prototype of study. The value chain concept is applied to disaggregate retailing into its fundamental components and their related real estate connections in order to identify traditional critical success factors of the downtown shopping center. Three additional factors are introduced to the analysis to reflect the changing nature of shopping. To inform the assessment of the potential impact of e-tailing on each factor, literature research and six qualitative interviews with experts from the field of planning, retailing, and real estate were conducted. The analysis showed that Internet shopping will not replace place-based shopping at the downtown regional shopping center but will significantly modify the critical success factors and their relative importance. These changes reveal three themes for the future role of the downtown regional shopping center in the city. The themes are: i) there will be a strong interaction between e-tailing and the downtown shopping center; ii) technology will drive an increased demand for experiential activities in the city; and iii) convenience, task-oriented shopping for goods that require less touch and interaction will be done elsewhere. The thesis concludes with recommendations for planners and real estate professionals on how to address the future role of the downtown shopping center and prepare for the evolution of "e-commerce" into "experiential commerce."
by Meegan K. Massagli.
M.C.P.and S.M.

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Torino, Roger. "Assessing the viability of lifestyle retail development as a traditional town center." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33068.

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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2005.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-111).
The lifestyle center, a recently emerged real estate retail product, is the culmination of shifts in cultural attitudes, real estate economic trends, and changes in the role of local government on the development of built space in the suburban landscape. In the latter half of the 20"' Century, the view of suburbia as the antithesis of urbanity, centerless sprawl devoid of the city's redeeming civic and community features, gained currency. Built to resemble early 20th Century main streets or town squares, lifestyle centers offer a counterpoint to the disaggregating effects of suburbanization wrought over the past half century. But, do they represent a true return to small town ways of living? Are they a viable model for giving a physical focus to suburbia This thesis gauges the performance of lifestyle centers relative to standards set by traditional main streets or town squares. Issues of publicness, mix of use, physical configuration, and community perception are taken into account. Regarding these measures, lifestyle centers are partially successful in creating a physical center and community in the perceived disorder of suburbia. However, the lifestyle center does not fully achieve the goal in the sense that it remains relatively exclusive and narrowly focused. Although derided as Disney-esque environments that thinly disguise their goal of encouraging consumption, the lifestyle center represents a shift in thinking, one that begins to take into account the role of retail in the physical and social fabric of society That shift, although incomplete, is a positive step towards improving the quality of the urban landscape in the United States.
by Roger Torino.
M.C.P.

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Carpenter, William Joseph. "Center for Art and Architecture: Center for Art and Architecture at the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies, Wye River Plantation, Queenstown, Maryland." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53286.

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Otte, Kristen A. "Exploring themes of moral injury and resilience among women in a transitional living center." Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3716177.

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Moral injury is a construct that has primarily been studied in war veterans, police officers, and military nurses. It involves a change in an individual’s expectations about their own or another’s behavior in the face of events involving a violation of their beliefs about themselves, observation of unethical behavior by others, and/or witnessing human suffering that violates beliefs in the goodness of humanity. Research indicates that moral injury involves at least five major themes: betrayal and trust issues; social problems; spiritual/existential issues; psychological symptoms; and self-deprecation. Moral injury represents an important, emerging area of study that may facilitate a better understanding of the treatment and recovery needs of individuals who have experienced trauma. The purpose of the present study was to examine whether moral injury may be present in populations experiencing non-war-related trauma: specifically, women who have experienced homelessness and/or intimate partner violence (IPV). A second goal was to explore themes of resilience and coping. Eight women residing at a transitional living center were individually interviewed regarding their experiences; a brief demographic questionnaire and the Trauma History Screen - Lite Version were also administered. Participants were diverse with regard to age (M = 33.88 years) and ethnicity. All eight had experienced homelessness and seven reported IPV. The researcher conducted qualitative analyses, guided by grounded theory, of the interview transcripts. Ten major themes were identified, eight of which overlapped substantially with the five core themes of moral injury. Self-deprecation was the most prominent theme in the present study. It was relevant to experiences of both homelessness and IPV; it was expressed to some degree by all participants. Six major themes of coping and resilience were also identified, with personal factors related to the individual emerging as the most prominent. This exploratory study indicates that moral injury may be a relevant construct in understanding the experiences of women who have endured extreme, non-war-related stressors such as IPV and homelessness. Consideration of moral injury may be useful in identifying treatment priorities, including the need to examine the impact of trauma on the self. Other findings, limitations, and research recommendations are also discussed.

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Dankens, David G. "A study of multifamily housing alternatives concerning the Tewksbury Tech Center, Tewksbury, Massachusetts." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/73282.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1986.
MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH
Bibliography: leaf 85.
by David G. Dankens.
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Sancayaningsih, Retno Peni. "Studies of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhiza in Wanagama I Forest Research Center, Yogyakarta, Indonesia." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/30315.

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Three studies were conducted on VA mycorrhiza in Wanagama Forest Research Center, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The first was on VA mycorrhizal status of four forest species (Acacia mangium, Acacia holosericea, Tectona grandis, and Swietenia macrophylla) plantations and nurseries of Acacia mangium and Tectona grandis. Samples from the field were only taken during the dry season, June 1988. These four six-year old forestry species were mycorrhizal. Nursery plants had higher VAM colonization than the plantation roots and both Acacia species have higher percent colonization than the other two species. Available phosphorus in calcareous soils is low and seems not to be a major contribution to the variation of VAM colonization. Potassium and sodium were more important in this case even though their role could not be determined in this study. The second study was conducted to determine VAM fungal species associated with the plant species. There were 16 different spore types belonging to the genera Glomus, (the most common found), Sclerocystis, Scutellispora, and probably Acaulospora. Type of inoculum and host compatibility were suggested as important factors in the success of pot culture study. The third study was carried out in a growth chamber to determine Acacia spp. response to single VAM fungal species and mixed species inoculum. Single species inoculum in both Acacia was observed to improve biomass and plant growth better than the mixed inoculum. Acacia mangium performed better with Glomus versiforme than did A. holosericea. Host compatibility, effectiveness of VAM spore inoculant, infectivity and environmental factors have major effects on plant growth responses. Study of tropical VAM requires further basic research, including taxonomy. Experimental procedures such as pot culture technique, type of inoculum, growth media and host plant specificity along with evaluation of appropriate soil chemical analysis also requirefurther elaboration. These types of studies are needed to understand the relationship between VAM and the environment and in the application studies in agriculture and forestry. This information is especially important in tropical countries, where little research results and limited resources, such as for fertilizers, are available.
Land and Food Systems, Faculty of
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Services, East Tennessee State University Center for Appalachian Studies and. "News CASS: Newsletter of the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services (fall, 1994)." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1994. https://dc.etsu.edu/news-cass/2.

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Services, East Tennessee State University Center for Appalachian Studies and. "News CASS: Newsletter of the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services (summer, 1994)." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1994. https://dc.etsu.edu/news-cass/1.

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Services, East Tennessee State University Center for Appalachian Studies and. "News CASS: Newsletter of the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services (winter, 1996)." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1996. https://dc.etsu.edu/news-cass/3.

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Services, East Tennessee State University Center for Appalachian Studies and. "News CASS: Newsletter of the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services (fall, 1999)." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1999. https://dc.etsu.edu/news-cass/14.

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Services, East Tennessee State University Center for Appalachian Studies and. "News CASS: Newsletter of the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services (spring, 1999)." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1999. https://dc.etsu.edu/news-cass/13.

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Services, East Tennessee State University Center for Appalachian Studies and. "News CASS: Newsletter of the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services (fall, 2000)." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2000. https://dc.etsu.edu/news-cass/20.

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Services, East Tennessee State University Center for Appalachian Studies and. "News CASS: Newsletter of the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services (fall, 2001)." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2001. https://dc.etsu.edu/news-cass/18.

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Services, East Tennessee State University Center for Appalachian Studies and. "News CASS: Newsletter of the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services (fall, 2002)." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2002. https://dc.etsu.edu/news-cass/16.

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