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PERFORMANCE CRITERIA AND MEASURES FOR PRIORITIZATION OF BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS
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Author
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Lane, Kelsey
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Engineering
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Description
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State highway agencies (SHA) are tasked with maintaining, repairing, and replacing bridges to support the travelling public. These agencies need to develop programs that prioritize candidate projects in a manner that ensures that bridges are selec...
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Peer Effects In the Professional Golf Association
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Author
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Couch, Preston
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Economics
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Description
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In this analysis I will determine the execution of professional golfers in the final two rounds of a four round tournament. This paper investigates if a player’s performance influences another player’s performance using tee shots on par three hole...
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Pyrolysis and Combustion Properties of Selected Structural Fuels in Residential Buildings
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Author
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Yang, Wenxu
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Materials science, Engineering, Forests and forestry
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Description
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Firebrands are a major ignition source in large scale wildland and Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires. Limited studies have been reported regarding firebrand generation. It was hypothesized that firebrand production characteristics can be descri...
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DESIGN, ANALYSIS AND EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION OF A SMART POWER SOCKET
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Author
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Seshadri, Rohit
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Electrical engineering
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Description
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Demand for smart homes and smart devices has witnessed a consistent rise in the past decade. Home automation in residential buildings provides residents additional comfort of controlling their devices at the touch of a button. The concept of autom...
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DYNAMICS SENSITIVITY STUDY OF STOCK CAR SHIFTER COMPONENTS
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Author
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DesRocher, Samuel
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Automobiles--Design and construction
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Description
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Previous experience in race situations has shown that components in the shifter section of the stock car drivetrain are subject to failure. As the engine operates in a specific rotational speed band throughout a race event due to gearing rules, th...
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Coping and Reentry: The Impact of Individual Coping Style on Reentry Outcomes
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Author
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LaCourse, Ashleigh
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Criminology
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Description
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Recidivism rates for previously incarcerated offenders are very high. These rates can be partially attributed to various barriers to reentry, including unemployment, financial difficulties, mental illness, and many others. In question is whether i...
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DUAL-TASK INTERFERENCE EFFECTS ON GAIT IN THOSE WITH CHRONIC ANKLE INSTABILITY
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Author
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Duncan, Ashley
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Biomechanics, Psychophysiology
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Description
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Introduction: Clear postural deficits and impairments throughout the gait cycle have been shown in chronic ankle instability (CAI) patients. The potential causes for these deficits remain unknown but both centrally or peripherally mediated mechani...
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Bis(bipyridyl)silicon(IV) Diols as Potential Dual Hydrogen Bond Donors for Catalysis
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Author
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Waters, Crystal
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Chemistry
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Description
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Hydrogen bond donors (HBDs) have been explored as potential catalysts for the 1,4-conjugate addition and Diels-Alder reactions. HBD catalysis, which relies on Brønsted acid catalytic sites, is being explored as an oxygen and moisture stable altern...
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CONCEALED CARRY LAWS AND THEIR EFFECT ON MASS SHOOTINGS IN THE UNITED STATES
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Author
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Bowles, Nicholas
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Economics, Criminology
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Description
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Mass shootings frequently provoke discussion around the adequacy of firearm legislation, and what can be done to prevent future attacks. Previous literature examining the relationship between concealed handgun laws and mass shootings provides cont...
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A Beginning-to-End System for Efficiently Gathering Tracking Data on Multiple Targets
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Author
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Rice, Lance
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Computer science
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Description
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Multi-object tracking in video has the potential for broad applicability, from analyzing division-of-labor within biological networks such as insects, to surveillance and traffic monitoring. Despite any potential the field of multiple object track...
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3D Printing of Metamaterials with Conductive Elements
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Author
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Tuttle, Geoffrey
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Materials science
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Description
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To fulfill their engineered purpose, resonant metamaterials require arrays of complex three-dimensional geometries composed of non-conductive dielectrics and highly conductive materials. In order to create these geometries, 3D printers must be abl...