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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"escalator"”.
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Space Escalator
… space and its immediate vicinity. The Space Escalator is a multi-modal transit hub for Seattle, serving an existing rapid bus station (located under and above ground), an underground light rail, and a new gondola station. Its ambition is to create a Commons out of the gateway between these …
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Why do White men ride the glass escalator?
… Ceiling) and in female-dominated fields (Glass Escalator). More research is needed to elucidate the causes of these barriers in order to reduce the negative effects on women’s advancement. This study attempted to broaden the literature through the experimental examination of the glass escalator …
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Elevators and escalators: the study of an innovative approach to teaching fingerboard geography to heterogeneous string classes
… involved the use of the terms elevators and escalators to teach chromatic finger patterns on one string and between all strings. The participants (N=57) in the study were beginning string students enrolled in three middle school classes in Austin, Texas. Students were divided into three …
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How to utilize hedging and a fuel surcharge program to stabilize the cost of fuel
… The sensitivity test proved the need to keep the escalator variable in line with a carrier's actual fuel efficiency and standardize for all carriers. The simulation recommended longer term derivatives. Putting this together, the fuel surcharge establishes stability for the carrier, at the risk of …
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A NARRATIVE CASE STUDY EXAMINING THE EXPEREINCES OF MEN TEACHING SPECIAL EDUCATION IN THE ELEMENTARY GRADES
… theory as well as Williams’ (1992) glass escalator proposition The findings of this study confirm some of the factors related to career choice, experiences and barriers faced by men in nontraditional careers detailed in the literature. Three themes emerged for each research question: …
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Computer vision based people tracking for motivating behavior in public spaces
… choosing between a set of stairs and an escalator while a computer vision algorithm counts each type of traffic. Preliminary results of the effects of messages displayed in a Boston area subway station are discussed. The system is designed to be easily moved to different locations with …
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Development of synthetic fiber-based reinforcements for thermoplastics as alternative to steel-based analogs for industrial applications
… incorporated in industrial applications such as escalator handrails and rubber conveyor belts. Due to their inherent creep accompanied by cyclic thermal expansion and contraction of steel cords, the overall stability and performance of the application can reduce over time. In this context, the …
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Novel endoscopes for microscopic assessment of airway clearance using micro-optical coherence tomography
… respiratory disease involving the mucociliary escalator.
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Risk sharing in contracts : the use of fuel surcharge programs
… schedule, the use of a carefully selected escalator, and the use of the national Department of Energy (DOE) retail price of diesel will prevent underbidding on lanes, increase transparency, reduce administration, and further increase the resilience of the United States truckload (TL) …
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Migrants becoming mathematics teachers : personal resources and professional capitals
… resources. It shows how London can become an ‘escalator region’ (Fielding, 1992:1), as the student teachers achieve a working life that matches their academic qualifications, and also their own aspirations and those of their families, in the UK and elsewhere. In so doing, they become part of a …
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Fit to Live, a flexible form concerto for wind ensemble
… each of the four floors one-by-one, or taking an escalator to the top floor and working downwards. The form or 'route' of the music is drawn from the architecture of this building. Each portion of the piece represents a different set of exhibits on each floor of the building, but there are only …
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Multisystem Effects of Mold Inhalation: A Convergence on the Central Nervous System
… cleared from the lung by the mucociliary escalator, swallowed, and excreted through the gastrointestinal tract. Molds produce many mycotoxins which enter enterohepatic recirculation with known toxic effects, including intestinal epithelial disruption. Mycotoxin concentrations in food are …
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Factors influencing professional team sport attendance among Hispanics
… toward moving Hispanics up the consumer escalator from light or moderate to heavy users.
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The effect of hypnotically induced positive, self-statements on self-concept in Christian, female college students
… imagined themselves descending a 10 step escalator. During subsequent sessions, an abbreviated induction procedure was used.The positive self-statements used in this study are those formulated by Barber (1979, 1981), Hartland (1965, 1971), Stanton (1975, 1977), and others (Coleman, 1971; …
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Traffic Flow on Escalators and Moving Walkways: Quantifying and Modeling Pedestrian Behavior in a Continuously Moving System
… in the state of the practice of designing escalators and moving walkways, a microsimulation-based model of pedestrian behavior in these moving belt systems was created. In addition to implementing walking and stair climbing capabilities from existing pedestrian flow literature, the model …
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Norway lobster and Hematodinium sp. in the Clyde, modelling the population dynamics of a commercially important host-parasite system
… the moult cycle of Nephrops, embedded in an Escalator-Box-Car type representation of the development of annual cohorts of individuals. Resolving the moult cycle is critical since the life-cycle of the parasite is synchronised with moulting. Nephrops are vulnerable to infection by Hematodinium …
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Gender and nursing in a developing country: Workplace violence, career progression, job satisfaction and emigration intentions among Ghanaian nurses
In many countries, nursing is considered feminine due to its association with stereotypical female roles of caring, nurturing and submission; this may also explain the low status, pay, as well as poor conditions associated with the profession. However, because of global social and economic changes, …
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Institute for Digital Research and New Offices for the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities located in the Columbia Heights Neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
The proposed 42,000 square foot facility is envisioned to be a satellite office for both the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, as well as a digital research institute. The institute seeks to provide integrated collaboration with the NEA and NEH, although …