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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"analyze trends"”.
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The history of the public two year community college in the State of Nevada from 1977 to 1993
… path of the institution, and to predict accurate trends. This information is vital to positively and accurately shape the future and growth of an institution; This study collected data pertaining to the four public two-year institutions in Nevada from 1977 to 1993. Five specific areas of concern …
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Vehicle Validation and Analysis of a Formula SAE Racecar
… in order to reproduce test results and analyze trends within data. The test courses are clearly defined so that future Eagle Motorsports (EMS) participants can replicate testing conditions to track progress from year to year as well as validate simulations and design models. A data …
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iLORE: A Data Schema for Aggregating Disparate Sources of Computer System and Benchmark Information
… we demonstrate how the database can be used to analyze trends in computing by validating the collected data using previous works, and by showcasing new analyses that were created with said data. Analyses and visualizations created via iLORE are available at csgenome.org.
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Identifying and Analyzing Multi-Star Systems Among TESS Planetary Candidates Using Gaia
… is still unknown. It is therefore important to analyze trends among their parameters to learn more about these systems. More complexity is added to these systems with the presence of additional stellar companions. To study these complex systems, one can employ programming languages such as …
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An Assessment of the Greatest Impacts on Distribution Uniformity for Drip and Micro Irrigation
… uniformity. A regression analysis is used to analyze trends in distribution uniformity in an open environment. The results indicate that more information, specifically water quality, is needed to better analyze which components influence the distribution uniformity of a system.</p>
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Uneven Policing: Low-Level Arrests During Gentrification, Fiscal Crisis, and Suburbanization
In this dissertation, I analyze trends in low-level policing between 1990 and 2015. I explore how three contextual changes may have shaped policing during this time: gentrification, fiscal crisis, and the suburbanization of poverty and of people of color. I ask four interrelated research questions: …
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Corporate Social Irresponsibility: A Critique of American Businesses’ Vacillating Stakeholder Strategies in Reaction to Public Opinion
… Black Lives Matter protests. Specifically, I analyze trends in companies’ shareholder-focused discussions on the topics of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and racial justice. My analysis reveals a demonstrable increase in both measures immediately following the events of 2020 and a …
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Airport Performance Metrics Analysis: Application to Terminal Airspace, Deicing, and Throughput
… the National Airspace System (NAS), where they analyze trends in the aviation industry to help develop strategies for a more efficient air transportation system. To measure the performance of various elements of the aviation system, the FAA and the International Civil Aviation Organization …
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Globalization, Urban Competitiveness, and Human Capital: Davidson County, Tennessee's Place in the Equation
… human capital. Since the types of data needed to analyze trends within cities themselves are not readily available for analysis, this work was conducted at the county level. In this study, I argue that analyses of specific demographic variables using descriptive statistics and cluster analyses …
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Applications of Demand Estimation to the Child Care Market
… the Minnesota child care market. The first study analyzes provider quality ratings provided through Minnesota's Parent Aware program. The demand system is estimated on provider level data using the method of Berry et al. (1995). Welfare estimates are computed for the value of the ratings to …
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Analysis of Variability in Atmospheric River Characteristics in New Zealand from 1940 through 2023
… periods. Mann-Kendall tests were produced to analyze trends in AR strength and size across the three periods, while Mann-Whitney U tests compared AR strength across the three periods. Additional analyses looked at the contribution of extreme landfalling ARs to high-intensity 6-hourly in-situ …
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Changes in the prevalence of cognitive impairment among older Americans, 1993-2004: Overall trends and differences by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status
… contributed to overall and group-specific trends. Sampling weights applied to each wave of data enabled merged waves to represent comparable cross-sections of the community-dwelling older population in the United States in each respective year of study. Logistic regression analyses …
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A cohort perspective of U.S. adult mortality
… dissertation advances a cohort perspective to analyze trends in racial and educational disparities in U.S. adult mortality. The project is organized around three themes. First, I emphasize that recent temporal changes in U.S. adult mortality risk are rooted in cohort forces. Unfortunately, much …
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Students' First and Fourth Amendment Rights in the Digital Age: An Analysis of Case Law
… Court, this study aims to: (1) identify and analyze trends in the current application of legal standards related to student cyberspeech and search and seizure in the digital age; (2) synthesize these findings into a set of essential guidelines for school officials to use as they navigate a …
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Physics-Based Artificial Intelligence Models for Vehicle Emissions Prediction
… framework is developed to predict and analyze trends in engine-out NOx emissions of diesel and diesel-hybrid heavy-duty vehicles. This framework differs from black box machine learning models presented in previous literature because it incorporates engine combustion parameters that …
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The Varying Effects of Climate And Landscape Changes on Increased River Flows In Minnesota Watersheds
… watersheds in southern Minnesota, (2) Analyze trends in intense rainfall, antecedent moisture conditions and predicted runoff at 132 climate stations across Minnesota to estimate potential flooding hotspots and, (3) Apportion the relative contributions of intense rain events of …