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Fuel Shortages During Hurricanes: Epidemiological Modeling and Optimal Control
… in the southeastern United States is the fuel shortages during the evacuation. Fuel shortages often lead to stranded vehicles and exacerbate the evacuation efforts. Computational models can aid in emergency preparedness and help mitigate the impacts of hurricanes. In this thesis, the hurricane …
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The impact of yesterday’s territorial shortages on today’s adapted mind
My dissertation adopts an evolutionary psychological perspective to argue that, given the relative dearth of territory that punctuated much of human evolutionary history, homo sapiens are endowed with an evolved psychological mechanism (EPM) to view threats concerning territory as especially …
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Nursing faculty shortages: Perspectives from deans and directors of BSN programs
<p>This study examined the shortage of nurse faculty in one Midwestern state. The purpose of the study was to identify facilitators and barriers to recruiting and retaining nurse faculty. Case studies were conducted, with the primary data source being semi-structured interviews with deans and …
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Investing in the Float Pool: A Cost Effective Alternative for Staffing Shortages
… nurses as a short-term solution to staffing shortages. Research suggests that utilizing the float pool provides a cost-effective alternative that has the potential to save the organization millions of dollars per year. This project aims to explore the financial impact of the float pool by …
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The impact of electricity shortages on large- and medium-scale manufacturing industries in Ethiopia
This study examines the impact of electricity shortages on the Large- and Medium-Scale Manufacturing Industry (LMSMI) in Ethiopia, using data obtained from a case study of 16 LMSMI firms that was undertaken in Addis Ababa from January 2004 to February 2004. In addition, the study examines the …
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Root cause analysis and mitigation paths for persistent inventory shortages to an assembly area
The strategic alignment of a company impacts the culture of the organization, which in turn reinforces the strategic alignment. The corporate behavior resulting from the combination of alignment and culture determines the organization's ability to handle disruption and change. This thesis explores …
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Identifying, Characterizing, and Mitigating Wind and Solar Resource Shortages Across the Continental United States
… In this work, we identify renewable energy shortages from 1980–2020 with geographical resolution across the continental United States by simulating the operation of cost-optimal systems that use wind and solar power and energy storage to reliably supply electricity. We then explore the …
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A Look at the Factors That Affect Superintendents Tenure, and Candidate Shortages in Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia has implemented the Standards of Learning which are designed to ensure that students meet certain benchmarks at various points in their elementary and secondary educational careers. President George W. Busch signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) which is …
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A Macroeconomic Model of the Soviet Union: An Analysis of Shortages of State Retail Goods
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-14T06:06:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 8009143.pdf: 7554560 bytes, checksum: 8b80eea685f50310eca207770072c37d (MD5) Previous issue date: 1979
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Education, training, manpower planning and the persistence of manpower shortages : the case of Thailand’s tourism industry
… for the economy, the problem of manpower shortages still persists. An analysis of the reasons underlying the presumed failure of planning processes to ensure adequate supplies of qualified manpower for individual sectors of the economy forms the basis of this study. The issue was examined …
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The impact of power shortages on the financial performance of selected South African manufacturing firms listed on the JSE
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirement of a Master’s in Accounting: Management Accounting, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2023.
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A mail survey to assess the incidence and impact of drug shortages within Texas Non - Government Acute Care Hospitals
… to Assess the Incidence and Impact of Drug Shortages within Texas Non – Government Acute Care Hospitals Tawfik Rajab Rajab, M.S.Phr. The University of Texas at Austin, 2013 Supervisor: Marvin D. Shepherd The objective of this study was to explore the incidence and impact of drug shortages …
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AN INVESTIGATION OF THE PHENOMENON OF SHORTAGES OF INDIAN TEACHERS AS DESCRIBED BY TRIBAL COLLEGE LEADERS IN TEACHER PREPARATION
… teachers through the lens of the phenomenon of shortages of Indian teachers. It was hoped that such descriptions could inform educational leaders on possible, efficacious means to increasing the number of highly qualified Indian teachers in Montana.</p> <p>The themes that emerged within the …
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AN INVESTIGATION OF THE PHENOMENON OF SHORTAGES OF INDIAN TEACHERS AS DESCRIBED BY TRIBAL COLLEGE LEADERS IN TEACHER PREPARATION
… teachers through the lens of the phenomenon of shortages of Indian teachers. It was hoped that such descriptions could inform educational leaders on possible, efficacious means to increasing the number of highly qualified Indian teachers in Montana.</p> <p>The themes that emerged within the …
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Do net-zero plans add up? A framework and model to quantify risks of resource supply shortages in climate mitigation strategies
… realistic supply availability, risks of supply shortages have not been clearly considered or articulated. This raises several critical questions: 1. How can independent net-zero plans from different industries be aggregated into a unified framework? 2. Are current net-zero plans consistent with …
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Economic assessment of water management in agriculture: managing salinity and waterlogging in the Arkansas River basin and environmental water shortages in the Platte River basin
As irrigated agriculture becomes increasingly threatened by both water scarcity and degradation of land and water, the importance of appropriate water management becomes apparent. This dissertation consists of one essay examining the effects of water transfers from agriculture for improving …
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Operations improvement in a semiconductor capital equipment manufacturing plant : component level and assembly level inventory management
… to be the two root hypotheses. Inventory shortages increase the effective operation time of the production lines and lower Varian's production capacity, especially those high-volume low-variety assemblies built in supermarket build area. We present a consumption based assembly level …
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Improving lead time setting and on-time delivery commitments under uncertain supply conditions
… ways to improve on-time delivery. Inventory shortages that occur prior to production account for approximately 35% of missed delivery dates. When these part shortages occur, demand planners must apply "extended" lead times to these parts to ensure that Dell's customers have the correct …
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