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Development and validation of metrics to evaluate robotics operator performance.
(2003)
This dissertation sought to develop and validate objective performance metrics for RMS operators to facilitate operator screening, provide training feedback, and examine performance changes over time. Preliminary investigation ...
KINETIC STUDIES ON THE ROLE OF HYDROGEN-BONDING INTERACTIONS IN THE TiO2 PHOTOOXIDATION OF SMALL POLAR ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION
(2009)
Drinking and hygiene water sustainability is a current concern due to the rapid pace of global urbanization and the vast coverage gap between urban and rural areas worldwide. Therefore, water recycling has become a necessity ...
The Relationship Between Arterial Elasticity and Metabolic Syndrome Features
(Angiology, 2007-02-01)
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of metabolic syndrome (MS) features on arterial elasticity of the large and small arteries in apparently healthy adults, to examine the effect of clustered features of ...
The development of a Sunday School at a United Methodist church: A case study of one church's journey to begin a Sunday morning program for children.
(2004)
The findings highlighted that participants often (1) used personal knowledge and experience to make decisions (2) felt unsure about their ability to teach Christian tenets to children (3) knew little about educational ...
Millennials in Sports: Is Generation Y Changing the Coach-Athlete Dynamic?
(2012)
The purpose of this research is to compare the Millennial generation, born between 1982 and 2002 (Howe & Strauss, 2003; Howe & Strauss, 2007, Huntley, 2006) to the generation immediately before them, Generation X, born ...
UNDERSTANDING ECOSYSTEM CARBON DYNAMICS BY MODELING APPROACHES
(2011)
Ecosystem models are a useful tool to explore ecological processes and their responses to climate change. The basic structures of current ecosystem C cycle models are similar and robust, but their uncertainties are high, ...
SEISMIC AND QUASI-STATIC LATERAL LOAD BEHAVIOR OF PILE GROUPS IN IMPROVED SOFT CLAY: CENTRIFUGE AND NUMERICAL MODELING
(2015-12-18)
In the design of pile foundations subjected to lateral loading, one of the objectives is to restrict the lateral displacements. Improving the soil surrounding the pile foundation is an innovative and cost-efficient solution ...
MIXED METAL CARBIDES: UNDERSTANDING THE SYNTHESIS, SURFACE PROPERTIES AND CATALYTIC ACTIVITIES
(2015-08)
Metal carbides are formed when carbon is inserted into the lattice of the metal, and metal-carbon bonds are formed. In fact, formation of the carbon-metal bonds causes a change in the electronic structure of the metal in ...
Russia's Passive Army: Rethinking Military Coups
(Comparative Political Studies, 2001-10-01)
Military coups are considered most likely when state political capacity is low and the army's corporate interests are threatened. However, these conditions are also frequently present in situations in which the military ...
A Building Block Apporach to Port Security
(2011)
With the ever present threat to commerce, both politically and economically, technological innovations provide a means to secure the transportation infrastructure that will allow efficient and uninterrupted freight-flow ...