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A Tale of Two Pandemics and the Shortcomings of International Law: Examining gender-based violence in Bolivia in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic by scrutinizing international laws’ limitations in mitigating human rights abuses during periods of crisis
(2021-05)
International law was established as a part of the international relations sphere to prevent mass atrocity from ever occurring again in the way that it had throughout World War I and World War II. With the passage of time, ...
Probabilistic Visual Search
(2013)
In the present dissertation I examine whether participants are able to use cues that provide probabilistic target information. On each trial, participants are presented with a search array and are asked to find a target ...
Vorticity-based estimation of vertical velocities from radar data: Accuracy and sensitivity.
(2007)
In this thesis, we make use of the weak formulation of the vorticity equation and the mass continuity equation to calculate the vertical component, w, of the wind field V&ar; , given the two horizontal components u and ...
Exploring transparency: a new framework for responsible business management
(2016-02-08)
The purpose of this paper is to critically review the relevant literature on transparency, provide a comprehensive definition of transparency, and present a new framework for facilitating the adoption of transparency as ...
Wildfire risk along the wildland-urban interface in Oklahoma in relation to encroaching eastern redcedar
(2022-12-16)
Across the United States, the number of wildfires has been increasing, but this can especially be felt in the Great Plains, where some of the most drastic increases in wildfire frequency and size have occurred. While ...
AN ANALYSIS OF WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY RESOURCES FOR THE STATE OF KUWAIT
(2012)
Kuwait is an important producer of oil and gas. Its rapid socio-economic growth has been characterized by increasing population, high rates of urbanization, and substantial industrialization, which is transforming it into ...
THE EFFECTS OF A TWELVE WEEK SEDENTARY BREAK INTERVENTION VERSUS A STANDARD WALKING PROGRAM IN ADULTS WITH TYPE II DIABETES
(2014-05-09)
PURPOSE: To determine if a 12-week program designed to increase breaks in sedentary time will improve blood glucose control compared to a standard 12-week walking program for patients with Type II Diabetes. METHODS: 19 ...
Forecaster Warning Decision Making with Rapidly-Updating Radar Data
(2017-12)
Phased-array radar is being considered as a potential future replacement technology for the current operational Weather Surveillance Radar 1988 Doppler system. One of the most notable differences in these weather radar ...
Remember the Followers: A Look at How Follower Traits Influence the Outcomes of Humble Leadership Behaviors
(2018-05-11)
Leadership styles and leader behaviors are some of the most studied topics in the management literature. Recently, the study of humble leadership has been gaining interest and popularity. Humble leadership has been shown ...