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Showing 1 to 20 of 977 for “"Continent"”.
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RABBIT/RIDES: CONNECTING A CONTINENT BY BIKE
… Studies Abstract: Rabbit/Rides: Connecting a Continent by Bike Chairperson: Dr. Len Broberg In the summer of 2011, I set out on an ambitious documentary film expedition, Connecting the Continent. For sixty-five days and 2,700-miles I pedaled a mountain bike from Mexico to Canada along the …
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RABBIT/RIDES: CONNECTING A CONTINENT BY BIKE
… Studies Abstract: Rabbit/Rides: Connecting a Continent by Bike Chairperson: Dr. Len Broberg In the summer of 2011, I set out on an ambitious documentary film expedition, Connecting the Continent. For sixty-five days and 2,700-miles I pedaled a mountain bike from Mexico to Canada along the …
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Understanding Chinese Economic 3 Engagement in the Africa Continent
… Chinese investments affect its trade with the continent, with the intention to shed light on the political motivation behind these economic activities. Our overall findings suggest that Chinese investments are correlated with more subsequent exports of consumption and processed goods from …
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Some thermal consequences of a theory of continent growth
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, 1960.
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Surface heat fluxes and MJO propagation through the Maritime Continent
The 'barrier effect' of the Maritime Continent (MC) is a known hurdle in understanding the propagation of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO). To understand the differing dynamics of MJO events that propagate versus stall over the MC, a new MJO tracking algorithm utilizing 30-96 day filtered NOAA …
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Connecting the Continent: the drivers of participation in Africa's digital economy
… injection of money and talent into the continent's digital economy, it is crucial to identify the key constraints faced by individuals in adopting internet services. The current study draws on the theoretical and empirical literature to construct and test hypotheses for internet adoption …
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Modular gas-cooled reactor economics : the application of continent-claims analysis
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, 1992.
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Migratory Ecology and Movement Patterns of Mid-Continent and Eastern Sandhill Cranes
… greater sandhill cranes (A. c. tabida)—the Mid-continent Population (MCP), which has a harvest season in northwestern Minnesota in the fall, and Eastern Population (EP), which is not currently harvested in the state. Although the historical range boundaries of these populations have not been in …
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Chasing That Ghost On Stage: The Haunted Continent And Andrew Bird's Apocrypha
This thesis traces the various physical and metaphorical journeys south of Chicago musician Andrew Bird. Using what historical record is publicly available, I examine Bird's formal musical training. I then explore the years between 1995 and 2001, or what I call Bird's period of apprenticeship. Next …
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Building a Continent: The Idea of Latin American Architecture in the Early Postwar
In January 1943, New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) opened Brazil Builds. This exhibition has been widely credited as initiating the international appraisal and celebration of Latin America's modern architecture. Responsive to the war context and to the museum's engagement with the Office of …
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Understanding Arc-Continent Collision in the Banda Arc Through 3-D Seismic Imaging
The active arc-continent collision in the Banda Arc is a result of convergence of the Indo-Australian plate with the Eurasian plate in SE Asia. From west to east along the Sunda-Banda arc, the subducting Indo-Australian plate changes from the Cretaceous to Jurassic age Indian Ocean lithosphere to …
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Understanding Arc-Continent Collision in the Banda Arc Through 3-D Seismic Imaging
The active arc-continent collision in the Banda Arc is a result of convergence of the Indo-Australian plate with the Eurasian plate in SE Asia. From west to east along the Sunda-Banda arc, the subducting Indo-Australian plate changes from the Cretaceous to Jurassic age Indian Ocean lithosphere to …
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Geotourism in the Crown of the Continent: Developing and Testing the Geotourism Survey Instrument
… Management Geotourism in the Crown of the Continent: Developing and Testing the Geotourism Survey Instrument (GSI) Co-Chairperson: Norma P. Nickerson Co-Chairperson: Keith Bosak The perceived failures of mass tourism to holistically benefit a destination’s character, has created a global …
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Geotourism in the Crown of the Continent: Developing and Testing the Geotourism Survey Instrument
… Management Geotourism in the Crown of the Continent: Developing and Testing the Geotourism Survey Instrument (GSI) Co-Chairperson: Norma P. Nickerson Co-Chairperson: Keith Bosak The perceived failures of mass tourism to holistically benefit a destination’s character, has created a global …
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Coupled Air-Sea-Land Interactions: Understanding the MJO Eastward Propagation and Maritime Continent Barrier Effect
… the West Pacific Ocean (WP) across the Maritime Continent (MC). The MJO has direct impacts on extreme rainfall and flooding over the MC, Southeast Asia and north Australia and tropical cyclones over the IO. The MJO’s downstream influences include tropical cyclones, atmospheric rivers, heat waves, …
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Towards successful implementation of 5Ss in a U.S. manufacturing company with Indian sub-continent workers
… the workers are immigrants from the Indian Sub-Continent. XYZ has been in the process of implementing 5Ss; however, it has been unable to sustain 5S standards. This study was conducted to identify the role of the Indian Sub-Continent workers’ culture and religion on 5S implementation and to …
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