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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"North Shore"”.
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A ground water problem in the North Shore area, Nova Scotia
Thesis: M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Geology, 1950
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Structure of relict arctic plant communities along the north shore of Lake Superior
The rocky shoreline of Lake Superior is home to disjunct arctic plant populations which are relicts from the Wisconsinan glaciation and survive in a cold lake-supported microclimate. Although these species are threatened by climate change, there have been few studies about their structure and …
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Shared Leadership in Six Sigma Teams From the North Shore-LIJ Health System
… in the context of Six Sigma teams from the North Shore LIJ Health System. Furthermore, the research ascertained the relationships that these variables had with two performance metrics: a team's ability to complete project deliverables and satisfy customer's requirements. This research also …
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Reciprocal with the landscape : observations and transformation of village form in the North Shore
… quality is in the form of the villages of the North Shore. The work here is an attempt to show that by identifying these underlying principles that build the form of these villages, contemporary architecture can be designed to reinforce the same positive associations found in the village form. …
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Role of sediment oxygen demand on the oxygen balance in the North Shore Channel of Chicago
… substantial organic sediment accumulation. The North Shore Channel of Chicago is of particular interest due to the conditions of this waterway. The channel is blocked off from Lake Michigan to protect the lake from an aquatic nuisance species, the Asian carp. The channel also has Combined Sewer …
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Developing a Clinical Referral Pathway for the Management of Difficult Venous Access for Ward Nurses at North Shore Hospital
… being trained in IV cannulation techniques at North Shore Hospital , many factors intervene to affect the success of cannulation. Examples of factors are patients with poor venous access, very unwell or dehydrated patients with peripheral venous shutdown or those with physical impediments that …
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Climate Adaptation and Local Narratives: Using qualitative inquiry to inform adaptive management on the North Shore of Lake Superior Minnesota, USA
… interviews of key stakeholders on the North Shore of Lake Superior, Minnesota were collected. Analysis of the interviews was developed into a narrative visualization framework, providing local decision makers with climate narratives in an accessible format. The narrative frameworks …
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Growing value organically : sustainable real estate development and long term value creation in rural communities on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii
The topics explored in this thesis are first how the value inherent in agriculturally zoned land can be used to support the development of an organic farm and sustainable living demonstration center; and second, whether or not the existence of an organic farm can be considered a high value …
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Sacred Spaces, Public Places: The Intersection of Religion and Space in Three Chicago Communities, 1869-1932
… and space in three communities on Chicago's north shore--Ravenswood, Edgewater, and Uptown-- between 1869 and 1932. Specifically, it examines the religious landscape of nineteenth-century suburban Protestantism and the ways that urbanization and changing cultural mores affected this landscape …
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The effect of the Cape Flats Aquifer on the water quality of False Bay
… that the Cape Flats Aquifer, situated on the north shore of False Bay, is having on the water quality of the bay. Following increased development on the Cape Flats, the risk of the aquifer becoming contaminated has increased as it is situated below the informal settlement of Khayelitsha (where …
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Sediment Transport and Pathogen Indicator Modeling in Lake Pontchartrain
… the satellite reflectance data in the lake. The north shore near-field model indicated that the fecal coliform plume can be highly dynamic and sporadic depending on the wind and tide conditions. It also showed that the period of impact due to a storm event on the fecal coliform levels in the lake …
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Regulating residential development on Massachusetts barrier beaches : inadequacies, opportunities, and the case of Plum Island
… study of Plum Island, a barrier island off the North Shore of Massachusetts. The thesis concludes with several proposed initiatives Massachusetts could employ to improve regulation of residential development on its barrier beaches.
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Spatio-temporal data modeling with applications to weather and disease
… spraying on gravid Culex mosquitoes in the North Shore Mosquito Abatement District of Illinois.
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The Tobin Bridge : its history and politics
… gave automobile travelers from Chelsea and the North Shore unprecedented high-speed access to Boston. Through the first 50 years of the 20th century, Chelsea wanted a high-speed bridge but could not afford to build one, and also could not convince the state of Massachusetts or the city of Boston …
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Seeds of sustainability : food literacy communication in sharing gardens
… a thriving city like Vancouver, Canada. On the North Shore, where the cost of living is high and the number of vulnerable residents relying on food aid is growing, the Edible Garden Project (EGP) and its volunteers are focused on narrowing socioeconomic gaps. By exchanging and generating local …
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A Case Study: Understanding the Bridges Program Through the Lens of Stakeholders
… population in a specific high school on the North Shore of Chicago. Because of the uniqueness of the population and programming, qualitative case study analysis was employed to understand the perceptions and understandings of students enrolled in the program, their parents, Bridges faculty …
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