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Showing 1 to 20 of 224 for “"Formation process"”.
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Formation Process of Acoustophoretic Patterns
… There is also a need to measure the pattern formation process so that the inherent design tradeoffs can be quantified. This thesis quantifies the tradeoff between pattern quality and patterning time by using the local microsphere concen- tration to describe the pattern formation process. …
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Simulation of the CRUD formation process using the Lattice Boltzmann Method
… work is to describe the fundamentals in CRUD formation, transport, and deposition, in order to provide a theoretical basis for evaluating and analysing any fuel operational problem due to CRUD deposits. A Lattice Boltzmann Method model is proposed for simulating thermal hydraulic and chemical …
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Trading statement releases and the subsequent price formation process : evidence from the JSE
… is conducted focusing on the entire price formation process from trading statements releases to the announcements of actual earnings. Adopting the returns based unexpected earnings measures of Foster, Olsen and Shevlin (1984) and van Rensburg's (2002) two factor APT specification to account …
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Integrating Theological Education Into The Spiritual Formation Process of Summit Church In Southwest Florida
… of theological education into the spiritual formation process of the local church. The group for this project consisted of participants from Summit Church in Southwest Florida going through a fifteen-week systematic theology class concentrated on orthodox, evangelical doctrines. The purpose …
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An experimental and theoretical study of the cooling of a thin glass fiber during the formation process
The cooling of a thin, moving glass fiber was studied through both experiments and theoretical method in the present thesis. An experimental system was built at a laboratory scale, which included a glass fiber production subsystem, a temperature measurement subsystem, and a thermocouple temperature …
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The effects of the unexpected cautionary and annual earnings announcements on the Price Formation Process: evidence from the JSE
… is relative to a true return generating process for a ‘true' single security market portfolio, i.e., expected future earnings. The occurrence of ‘unexpected earnings' creates an expectation of above ‘true' market portfolio returns, i.e., abnormal returns (ARs). This study is premised on …
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The formation process of global strategic alliances between local and foreign companies in the United Arab Emirates: a case study approach
This study is an empirical investigation of the formation process of global strategic alliances between local and foreign companies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Its main aim is to provide a better understanding of the process of forming global strategic alliances in a developing economy …
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Jointly Operating a Merged Junior Academy: A Case Study of Interracial Cooperation in Seventh-day Adventist Education in North America
… was to understand the triggers, chronological process, benefits, challenges, and solutions navigated by individuals who were directly involved in the merger and joint operation of two historically segregated Seventh-day Adventist junior academies in North America during the first two years of …
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Dimensions of Parenting and Identity Development in Late Adolescence
… the degree of achievement rather than the process of identity development. The present study examines the influence of maternal and paternal parenting behaviors on the identity formation process in late adolescence. Participants (N = 1134), ranging in age from 18 to 25, completed …
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UBM Formation on Single Die/Dice for Flip Chip Applications
This thesis presents the low cost process for UBM formation on aluminum pads of single die/dice for Flip Chip applications. The UBM (Under Bump Metallurgy) is required in solder bump structure to provide adhesion/diffusion barrier layer, solder wettable layer, and oxidation barrier layer between …
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Evaluating the effectiveness of strategic planning within the Middle Eastern public sector
… nature and the extent of the strategic planning formation process within Middle Eastern public sector organisations, particularly in Dubai. This includes an assessment of the formality of the strategic planning formation process, determining the influence of the external contextual and internal …
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Transfer Effect of Trust, Satisfaction and Loyalty Link: Building Loyalty Relationships through an E-Contact Center
With the recent advancements in information and communications technology, e-contact centers have taken on a new role in the retail world. They have become an essential gateway to retailers’ relationship with their customers. The use of consumer-trusted advanced communication technologies in …
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Adaptive, High-Resolution Ultrasound Phased Array Imaging for use in the Inspection of Laser Brazed Joints in the Automotive Sector
… to integrate laser brazing into the production process, the need to determine the size and geometry of the joint, as well as the presence of any defects, is desirable to ensure product quality and reduce costs. Currently, the use of destructive techniques, such as cross-sectioning, is employed …
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A century of democratic deliberation over American and British national health care: extending the Kingdon model
… extends John Kingdon's theory on policy agenda formation by examining the aforementioned debates. The conclusions that come from this study are four fold. (1) Contemporaneous interactions can occur between nations. (2) Century-long longitudinal development of a single policy area is possible and …
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New Firm Formation and Business Development : a study of new independent firms in Wales
… about the small firms sector and the new firm formation process in the Welsh economy. This study attempts to bridge this gap in Knowledge and adds to the growing body of information on new firm formation and development in the U.K. and its regions.<br/><br/>The approach adopts a largely …
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Flow Around Cambered and Yawed Pneumatic Tyres
… are presented showing a detailed view of the formation process of vortices generated on the front and rear surfaces of the tyre near the ground, and their downstream behaviour. This data informs discussion of an updated model of the vortex lines around the lower half of the tyre. Using a new …
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Consumer expectations of services and their effect on perceived service quality
… an important construct in the perceived quality formation process. Expectations have been conceptually defined in a manner which seems to indicate that expectations act as reference points for the evaluation of perceived performance in the evaluation of service quality. There is also evidence …
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Molecular control of endothelial lumen formation by Rho GTPases in three dimensional collagen matrices
… key role in endothelial cell (EC) lumen and tube formation in 3D collagen matrices, and that their regulation is mediated by various downstream effectors including Pak2, Pak4, Par3, and Par6b. Both Pak2 and Pak4 phosphorylation strongly correlate with the lumen formation process in a manner that …
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Separate, but Not Equal: A Content Analysis of Sexuality Education Curricula
… development of adolescent during the identity formation process, especially for sexual minority and gender nonconforming adolescents. For sexual minority and gender nonconforming adolescents, the identity formation process can lead to fluctuations in both sexuality and gender identity (Steensma …
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A 3-D tomographic survey of compound chondrules in two carbonaceous chondrites : Acfer 139 and Renazzo
… conducted in order to understand the chondrule formation process, including the environment and precursor materials. Chondrule formation is still not currently understood and much doubt still remains as to whether the chondrule formation process is nebular and/or planetary However, our evidence …
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