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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Displacement Effect"”.
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Assessing the effects of ethanol addition on particulate matter emissions in GDI engines
Previous research on the effects of ethanol addition on particulate matter (PM) emissions in GDI engines show diverse results. In this thesis, an overview on three major aspects, PM formation, effects of engine operating conditions, and ethanol effects, unveils the large number of factors that can …
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The Gratification Niches of Internet Social Networking, E-mail, and Face-to-face Communication
… study explores whether or not there has been a displacement effect for these older media with the introduction of social networking. A sample of 340 undergraduate and graduate students from a large western university were surveyed in-class regarding their use of three communications media …
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Social and Cultural Identity Development of Turkish Youth in the Age of Technology and Globalization: A Study on Internet Cafes
… achievement. Correlation analysis indicated no displacement effect of Internet cafe usage on other media and non-media activities. Three main themes emerged from the interviews: (a) misusage of the Internet cafes by youth, (b) perceived negative consequences of Internet cafes on children, and …
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Direct Numerical Simulation of Flow Over Circular Cylinders for Large -Eddy Simulation Modeling
… and boundary conditions that account for the displacement effect of the cylindrical body. The results of the simulation are analyzed and we find good comparison with mean and root-mean-square statistics of both experiments and large-eddy simulations. The peaks in the Reynolds stresses also …
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The Dynamics of Size, Composition, and Fiscal Authority in Government Expenditures: Examining The Effects of Social Disturbance
… on by social disturbance by examining the effects of German reunification on government spending. This research tests several hypotheses using data on total spending and six major sub-policy spending categories between 1972 and 2006. First, this study identifies strong evidence of a large …
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The Effects of Changes in Minimum Wage on Wages, Employment and Hours Worked in Indonesia.
This thesis examines the effects of changes in minimum wage on wages, employment and hours worked in Indonesia. This study is important for Indonesia as a part of the policy evaluation relating to the minimum wage policy changes since the end of 1980s. Based on the standard competitive model, an …
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The role of multinational corporations in UK sustainable development policy
… development decision-making has in fact led to a displacement effect, with this thesis showing that there is a return, by MNCS, to old style 'back roorn' informal discussions. The third main finding has been that, through the development and application of the AIF, the proposition that a synthesis …
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Corner effects for oblique shock wave/turbulent boundary layer interactions in rectangular channels
… waves and expansion fans as a result of the displacement effect of the corner separation. The presence and strength of the expansion waves have been overlooked in previous studies. This is shown to modify the three-dimensional shock-structure and alter the adverse pressure gradient …
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The Financial and Labor Impact of Cybernation on the American Republic Insurance Company
… structure has resulted. There has been some displacement effect on the clerical level. The supervisory and managerial levels have remained unchanged for the most part. No problem of old-age versus young or skilled versus unskilled has existed. There has been an upgrading of the skill levels …
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Supersonic Corner Flows in Rectangular Channels
… and associated corner boundary layers. The main effect is on the local separation of these corner regions, which then affects the wider flow field. Successful prediction of the overall flow therefore relies on the corner separation to be determined accurately. This, in turn, requires knowledge of …
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Three Essays on Health Care and Industrial Organization
… health plans to their enrollees, and the welfare effects of switching to these plans. To do so, I estimate a model of supply and demand for health insurance offered by a large benefits administrator in Massachusetts, where I endogenize the product menu offered to consumers with respect to hospital …