• Essays on endowment fund managementEssays on endowment fund management

    The purpose of this chapter was to incorporate behavioral issues as it relates to the active management of currency hedging of international portfolios in the context of traditional expected utility maximization as well as the axiomatic disappointment aversion frameworks. I have introduced separate risk aversion parameters for asset and curren...

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  • Performance-Based voluntary group contracts for nonpoint source water pollution controlPerformance-Based voluntary group contracts for nonpoint source water pollution control

    Since this is a first attempt to some of the concepts. This study is very basic and needs to be extended to more complicated and realistic cases. For example, agent’s utility function can be change to risk-averse case,or the principal can be social planner (government entity) instead of point source ofpolluter. Also, target level and abatemen...

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  • Distributed airlift systems design with application to recirculating soft shell crawfish shedding systemsDistributed airlift systems design with application to recirculating soft shell crawfish shedding systems

    5.1 Conclusions The thesis documents several rules of thumb for the design of airlifts and distribution for specific application to automated soft shell crawfish shedding facilities. It also lay guidelines for design of airlifts for application with low head biofilters. The following are guidelines for: • Airlift Pumps ƒ Airlift pump shou...

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  • In‐situ and nondestructive test methods applied to the design and construction of pile foundation projects in coastal louisianaIn‐situ and nondestructive test methods applied to the design and construction of pile foundation projects in coastal louisiana

    For the piles driven at the LA‐1 Relocated site, the range of Case damping constants determined  varies between 0.30 and 0.43, with a mean of 0.37.  Based on the table of recommended  values, this falls within the range of silt, though sand and clay were predominantly encountered  in the soil borings and CPT soundings.  This raises the question ...

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  • Governance structures in the post asset restructuring period: responses by boards of directors and top managers to institutional pressuresGovernance structures in the post asset restructuring period: responses by boards of directors and top managers to institutional pressures

    Unlike firms in single divestiture studies, firms engaging in programs of divestiture may not do so as a result of substandard business unit performance (Johnson, 1996). A company that undertakes a program of divestitures might do so as a result of lower than expected growth in the unit or as a result of an exploratory move into new markets...

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  • Evaluation of the spatial removal of nitrogen in the marshland upwelling systemEvaluation of the spatial removal of nitrogen in the marshland upwelling system

    Only filtered monitoring well and primary wastewater samples analyzed for total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) were utilized for thisstudy. TAN measurements were assumed representative of the total soluble nitrogen within the system. This assumption was based on a primary, filtered TAN:TKN ratio of 92% as well as nitrite nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen...

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  • Structural performance of approach slab and its effect on vehicle induced bridge dynamic responseStructural performance of approach slab and its effect on vehicle induced bridge dynamic response

    The 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 systemThe fate of nitrogen in the marshland upwelling system

    Abstract 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 lengthsAccuracy evaluation of a 3-D spatial modeling approach to model linear objects and predict their lengths

    Abstract (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 AnhTiểu luận So sánh đối chiếu uyển ngữ diễn đạt cái chết trong tiếng Việt và tiếng Anh

    LỜI 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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