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Estimation Myopia: Tinkering With Perception In Software Estimation And Placebo Estimation In Edw
(Computer Science & Engineering, 2014-12)
The goal of this study is to explore an effective way to provide timely and accurate size estimates for software and for an enterprise data warehouse (EDW). Several research papers attempt to adapt function point (FP) ...
Individual Motivational Factors Impacting United States Air Force Reserve Recruiting
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2014-12)
This research seeks to discern the latent motivational factors that prompt individuals to join the Air Force Reserve. It is hypothesized that the decision to affiliate has a large non-economic component; this study also ...
"A Labor Of Love": A Social And Literary History Of The Blue Cloud Quarterly
(English, 2014-12)
This thesis will explore the literary and historical context of a small magazine publication entitled the Blue Cloud Quarterly. The first publication of its kind to focus entirely on Native American poetry, the BCQ played ...
Multiplexing And Demultiplexing HEVC Video And AAC Audio And Achieving Lip Synchronization During Playback
(Electrical Engineering, 2014-12)
High efficiency video coding (HEVC) /H.265 , is the latest digital video coding standard which has proven to be superior to earlier standards in terms of compression ratio, quality and error resilience. In order for the ...
Well Log And Core-derived Reservoir Properties Of Barnett Shale Of Fort Worth Basin
(Environmental & Earth Science, 2014-12)
Wireline tools and log analysis methods were not designed for unconventional reservoirs. As a result, hydrocarbon assessment for shale source rock plays have significant uncertainties. This study focuses on petrophysical ...
Decreased Expression Of Microtubules In Confined Microenvironments Leads To A Reduced Effect Of Paclitaxel On Breast Cancer Cells
(Biomedical Engineering, 2014-12)
Despite the current medical options available to patients, cancer cells frequently remain after treatment and metastasize. This is particularly significant because secondary cancers account for 90% of cancer-related ...
Thermal Design Of Lithium Bromide-water Solution Vapour Absorption Cooling System For Indirect Evaporative Cooling For IT POD
(Mechanical Engineering, 2014-12)
Supervising Professor: Dereje Agonafer Nowadays with increase use of internet, mobile there is increase in heat which ultimately increases the efficient cooling system of server room or IT POD. Use of traditional ...
The North Texas Aerospace Manufacturing And Aviation Industries: An Explanatory Case Study Of School-to-work Collaborative Networks
(Education, 2014-12)
The purpose of this study is to explore how educators, business partners and facilitators developed ties or networks to initiate a school-to-work collaboration to prepare students for jobs and careers in the aerospace ...
Sensitivity Of The Late Permian Climate To Tectonic And Radiative Forcing Changes: Implications For The Mass Extinction
(Environmental & Earth Science, 2014-12)
The largest mass extinction occurred near the Permian-Triassic boundary (ca. 252 Ma). Significant carbon isotope shifts indicate that perturbations in the carbon cycle occurred during the Late Permian and persisted into ...
Weighing In On The Hallmarks Of Nonprofit Marketization: Organizational Factors Impacting Financial Performance Indicators Of Scalability And Sustainability
(Public Administration, 2014-12)
Nonprofit organizations have experienced continued revenue growth despite a decrease in government funding, increase in competition among organizations, and greater accountability to both public and private funders. ...