Structural performance of approach slab and its effect on vehicle induced bridge dynamic responseThe approach slabs are supposed to prevent “bump”, but the large deformation of approach slabs designed according to conventional methods still causes this “bump”. The current approach slab design is still more an art than a science. There are no AASHTO guidelines for designing approach slabs with embankment settlements (due to embankment soi...
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The fate of nitrogen in the marshland upwelling systemAbstract The Marshland Upwelling System (MUS) is an alternative method for coastal dwellers to treat their wastewater. Past studies have dealt with the removal of fecal pathogens from wastewater. However the objectives of this research were to: 1) evaluate the treatment capability of the MUS under high hydraulic loadings and cool temperatures w...
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Accuracy evaluation of a 3-D spatial modeling approach to model linear objects and predict their lengthsAbstract (Summary) Since 9/11, airport security has become an area of critical national security. The current study investigates the effect of mental rotation training and the presence of visual decision aids on inspection performance. Forty-eight participants were divided into two groups (Group A and Group B) of twenty-four each. Each group was p...
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Tiểu luận So sánh đối chiếu uyển ngữ diễn đạt cái chết trong tiếng Việt và tiếng AnhLỜI NÓI ĐẦU Sống và chết là qui luật tất yếu của cuộc sống. Tuy nhiên hầu hết mọi người lại khó chấp nhận được sự thật rằng một ai đó mất đi. Vì vậy, người nói hay người viết nên biết cách tìm từ ngữ diễn đạt thế nào để có thể giảm bớt hoặc né tránh hậu quả quá kích động trong điễn ngôn cho người nghe cũng như người đọc. Và cách diễn đạt như vậy...
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Stock market volatility: A puzzle? An investigation into the causes and consequences of asymmetric volatility1. introduction 2. the stylized facts 2.1. risk and return of international stock markets 2.2. implied volatility and return 2.3. the relationship between the S&P 500 and the corporate spreads 2.4. measuring the volatility: GARCH modelling 3. financial economics interpretation 3.1. financial economics fundamentals 3.2. intertemporal consump...
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Đề tài Đánh giá độ tin cậy của bài thi trắc nghiệm thứ nhất trên máy tính cuối kỳ 4 dành cho sinh viên năm thứ hai không chuyên ngành tiếng anh trờng đại học kinh doanh và công nghệ Hà NộiTABLE OF CONTENT CANDIDATE’S STATEMENT i ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ii ABSTRACT iii LIST OF ABBREVIATION iv LIST OF TABLES AND CHARTS v TABLE OF CONTENT vi Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION 1 1.1. Rationale for the study 1 1.2. Aims and research questions 2 1.3. Theoretical and practical significance of the study 2 1.4. Scope of the study 2 1.5. Method o...
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Acoustic communication in Australian fur sealsAbstract Communication is a fundamental process that allows animals to effectively transfer information between groups or individuals. Recognition plays an essential role in permitting animals to distinguish individuals based upon both communicatory and non-communicatory signals allowing animals to direct suitable behaviours towards them. Several ...
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A migrant ethnography of two cities (Hong Kong and Sydney)Abstract This ethnography is based on fieldwork in two very different cities, Hong Kong and Sydney. It traces the movements of subjects from Hong Kong through the analysis of differing modes of inhabiting urban space. The texture of lived spaces provides an analytic focus for examining a highly mobile migrant group. This ethnography explores...
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Access to High Cost Medicines in Australian HospitalsAbstract: In the public hospital sector in Australia there is no dedicated scheme to offset costs associated with high cost medications (HCMs) to the institution or the public. (1) Concerns exist as to the equity of access and appropriate mechanisms to manage access to HCMs in public hospitals. (2) There are gaps in the literature as to how dec...
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Tensions between academic values and corporatisation of Australian higher education in graduate schools fo businessAbstract: This thesis explores the impact of institutional changes in the Australian Higher Education Sector (AHES) on academics in entrepreneurial graduate schools of business. It addresses questions about the causes, nature and effects of change, and ultimately, the impact on the values and lives of 21 academics at two points in time, 2002-3 an...
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