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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"afloat"”.
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Architecture Afloat: Disaster Resilience
Following a natural disaster, buildings are destroyed, communities are separated and families are left without a place to live. As these disasters are expected to intensify and become more frequent, many people and communities are at risk. Natural disasters repeatedly reveal a lack of preparedness …
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NAVY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AFLOAT, DATA SECURITY ANALYSIS
The integrity of additive manufacturing (AM) schematics is currently an open question for AM systems installed onboard U.S. Navy ships. Additionally, there are several possible entry points that exist in the AM toolchain that provide hackers with numerous opportunities to corrupt valuable data. …
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Combating terrorism: a guide for U.S. Naval forces afloat
The United States Navy's forces afloat do not have a single source document that addresses anti-terrorism and counterterrorism. The increase in terrorism world-wide has stimulated the concern that vulnerable maritime vessels will become terorist targets. U. S. Navy ships in a restricted maneuvering …
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Supply and financial systems training for the line officer afloat
This thesis addresses the need for a reference publication to enhance the financial and supply systems training of the U.S. Navy's Surface Warfare Officer Personnel Qualification Standards program. The thesis presents topics and discusses the reasons for the inclusion of these topics in the …
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Reflecting on the Development of British Ocean Cruise Tourism: Keeping the Romance Afloat
This study reflects on the development of the British ocean cruise industry. In taking a historical perspective this provides an opportunity to discover if, despite changes in social expectation and technological advance, an element of the value cruise passengers place on their experience has been …
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Exploring the educational tourism impact: participants' perceptions of South Africa's class afloat program on travel and tourism
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Management Sciences specialising in Hospitality, Ecotourism and Environmental Management (MMECM1), Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2026.
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Program For Afloat College Education In The Navy: Measuring Instructional Effectiveness In An Era Of Declining Resources
Under the Program For Afloat College Education (PACE), Sailors are able to take undergraduate and pre-college level courses aboard US Navy ships through computer-based instruction or under the instruction of a college professor. This post-hoc descriptive study was designed to determine those …
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Keeping New Orleans Afloat: What can be done to ensure another hurricane the size of Katrina will not destroy the entire city?
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina, a Category 3 storm, struck New Orleans. The location of New Orleans makes the city extremely vulnerable to massive storm surges during hurricane season, and the entire city was relying on flood management for their safety. They had a Hurricane and Storm Damage …
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Re-imagining the Vernacular: Dwelling at the Thames Edge
… communities are now in decline, residing afloat is nonetheless a growing phenomenon in the West. The popularity of living on water is viewed by some as a solution to the problem of affordable housing, particularly in large urban centres. Recent reports have highlighted a range of issues …
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Late Summer Weather
… trying to keep their deceased father's business afloat. While the characters' efforts as artists often serve as comic relief, ultimately, the story seeks to understand how people assess their lives and re-prioritize what matters most to them in difficult circumstances.</p>
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The perceived psychosocial and economic impact of load-shedding on employees in selected small micro medium enterprises
… had to close or reduce stock and staff to stay afloat. Businesses were warned about the frequency of load-shedding; however, it still affected several substantially, as they could not afford alternatives. These businesses were affected owing to the downtrend of South Africa’s economy. …
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An analysis of alternative methods for loading provisions aboard AOEs 1 and 2
… delivery of dry, freeze, and chill provisions to afloat combat units. The present ship characteristics do not provide for handling and stowage of palletized provision cargo . Significant savings in material handling time and cost can be realized from handling cargo in palletized units. A …
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U.S.–INDONESIA MARITIME SECURITY COOPERATION: EXERCISE CARAT, 2018–2024
… By analyzing U.S.–Indonesia Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercises from 2018 to 2024, it is determined that capability and interoperability have increased. Over this period, the size and scope of CARAT exercises have steadily expanded, becoming more complex and robust …
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A Cleave within the Piney Woods: Nacogdoches, Stephen F. Austin State University and How Racial Integration Divided the Town and Gown
… century events, the school managed to stay afloat and grow in numbers. Dr. Ralph W. Steen became the president of the college in 1958 and he oversaw a multitude of significant changes including the integration of the school in 1964. While this shift in the student body did strike a nerve …
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Recognizing Elder Abuse in Mongolia: Experiences of Family Physicians
… due to enormous pressure to keep their families afloat during times of scarcity. Abandonment and isolation from important social contacts experienced in old age further enhance their vulnerabilities to abuse. Based on these findings, implications for policy, practice, research, and education for …
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Transporting Liquified Natural Gas by Surface Ships from the North Slope of Alaska to World Markets
… statutes and regulations in command positions afloat and ashore. That experience has led to certain biases, which are indicated as appropriate.
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She must be quiet: a historical case study of how women created spiritualist education at the Chesterfield Spiritualist college
… and the Chesterfield Spiritualist College afloat. Who those women are/were, and their contributions are documented in the following pages.
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Engines of autonomy: regional organizations leading Latin America’s struggle for emancipation
… as Russia and China, in keeping Latin America afloat and gradually further from U.S. domination. The purpose of this thesis is to venture some initial hypotheses within this area of study to provide a foundation for future research.</p>
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Female student-athlete swimmers : lived experiences in a South African context
… relational, the decision, career, and staying afloat. Along with this, numerous corresponding subthemes and two integrated themes (the emotional self and ways of thinking) also emerged from analysis. These themes highlighted the complexity of these participants’ lives as female student-athletes …
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