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- Title
- "Public Order is Even More Important than the Rights of Negroes:" Race and Recreation in Charlotte, North Carolina, 1927-1973
- Author
- Ervin, Michael
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- History, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
- Description
- In July 1960, Charlotte’s Park and Recreation Commission enacted an official policy of desegregation in the city’s parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, and recreation centers. This development, which resulted in the first integrated municipal swimm...
- Title
- A CASE STUDY OF ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTITY NEGOTIATION IN LARGE, TRANSGENERATIONAL FAMILY BUSINESS
- Author
- Szymanska, Izabela
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Industrial management
- Description
- The current body of research suggests that the relative importance of business objectives and family objectives changes over time in family firms (Miller et al., 2011). As family firms age, company management tends to provide more resources for th...
- Title
- A Comparative Study Between Axial and Radial Flux-Focusing Magnetic Gear Topologies and Mechanical Gearboxes
- Author
- Calvin, Matthew
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering, Electromagnetism
- Description
- A variety of magnetic gear topologies have been investigated in recent years as alternatives to traditional mechanical gearboxes. In general these magnetic gears offer advantages in the non-contact transmission of torque including inherent overloa...
- Title
- A Life Cycle Analysis Approach For Making Sustainable Fiber Optic Purchasing Decisions In The Telecommunication Industry
- Author
- Stephens, Jesse
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Sustainability, Environmental economics, Business
- Description
- In recent decades, substantial research has surfaced that links global climate change with the human element. As the human species has evolved, the industrialization of prosperous nations has produced extreme consequences on our environment. Conti...
- Title
- A MACHINING STABILITY MODEL WITH PROCESS DAMPING FOR HARD-TO-MACHINE MATERIALS
- Author
- Tyler, Christopher
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Mechanical engineering
- Description
- A substantial fraction of current machining research is directed towards increased productivity. A fundamental limitation is unstable vibration, or chatter, during cutting. Stability lobe diagrams, which relate the allowable chip width to spindle ...
- Title
- A MULTI-PHYSICS STUDY ON GAS DIFFUSION AND CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN CEMENT MATERIAL WITH CO2 SORPTION
- Author
- Wang, Peng
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering, Environmental engineering
- Description
- Emission control and storage of carbon dioxide (CO¬2) from fossil fuel combustion is an emerging and frontier research area to counter likely global climate changes. Although the carbon dioxide separation techniques are quite mature, there is stil...
- Title
- A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF GAY MEN COMING OUT WHILE IN COLLEGE
- Author
- Carter, Adam
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Counseling psychology, Queer studies
- Description
- This research was conducted to explore the phenomenological essence of gay men who choose to come out while in college. Seven semi-structured interviews were conducted with self-identified gay men, ranging in age from 18-23 years old, who reported...
- Title
- A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE EXPERIENCES OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE PEER RECOVERY COACHES CAREER MOTIVATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
- Author
- Hymes, Aaron
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Counseling psychology
- Description
- This dissertation examined the experiences leading to working as a Substance Abuse Peer Recovery Coach and experiences while working as a Substance Abuse Peer Recovery Coach. This study utilized a phenomenological approach to analyze Peer Recovery...
- Title
- A Quantitative Analysis of Swimming Pool Recirculation System Efficiency in Returning Water to the Treatment System
- Author
- Madding, Nathan
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Environmental engineering
- Description
- While chemical reactors have been studied extensively, little work had been done in understanding the recirculation system efficiency of swimming pools. It was proposed by Gage and Bidwell (1926) that recirculation in swimming pools was described ...
- Title
- A THEORETICAL PERFORMANCE STUDY OF AN EXTERNAL CAVITY FIBER FABRY- PEROT INTERFEROMETER FOR DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT
- Author
- Arumugam, Kumar
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Mechanical engineering, Optics, Meteorology
- Description
- The objective of this research is to explore a mathematical model developed by Wilkinson and Pratt for the external cavity fiber-based Fabry-Perot interferometer (EFPI) and to create a Michelson interferometer setup to validate a frequency modulat...
- Title
- A chosen challenge: Growth following short-term cross-cultural travel
- Author
- Gilbert, Valerie
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Psychology
- Description
- Using the Posttraumatic Growth model (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 1996) as a framework, the current investigation aims to determine whether growth following short-term cross-cultural travel is achieved through the same cognitive pathway as trauma; that is...
- Title
- A phenomenological study of working class Black women's lived experiences with race and gender stereotypes in the workplace
- Author
- Wilborn, Tammy
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Counseling psychology
- Description
- The purpose of this study was to understand the phenomenological experiences of working class Black women with race and gender stereotypes in the workplace. A comprehensive review of the existing literature reflected a void in the inclusion of wor...
- Title
- AN ARGUMENT FOR THE USE OF COMPUTER SIMULATED MODELS IN PHILOSOPHY
- Author
- Rines, Jason
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Computer science, Philosophy, Science--Philosophy
- Description
- This thesis will attempt to show how computer simulated models can act as a tool for philosophers. To accomplish this goal, this thesis will be broken down into six sections. The first three sections will go into more detail regarding the nature o...
- Title
- AN INVESTIGATION TOWARDS STRUCTURE PRESERVING TRANSIENT STABILITY ANALYSIS USING ENERGY FUNCTIONS
- Author
- BUYYANAPRAGADA, RAVI SHANKAR
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Electrical engineering
- Description
- This thesis investigates transient stability of the power system using numerical methods and direct methods. Structure preserving models are prepared for the stability analysis, where all nodes in the system are considered. Moreover, frequency dep...
- Title
- APPROXIMATING SOLUTIONS OF BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS
- Author
- Semiyari, Hamid
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Mathematics
- Description
- We present a new algorithm for approximating solutions of two-point boundary value problems and prove theorems that give conditions under which the solution must exist and the algorithm generate approximations that converge to it. We show how to m...
- Title
- ASSESSMENT OF COGNITIVE TRAINING IN PEOPLE WITH MILD TO MODERATE DEMENTIA
- Author
- Rouse, Hillary
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Social sciences--Research, Cognitive psychology, Gerontology
- Description
- The main goal is to see how computer game play experiences can affect cognitive, social, behavioral, and psychological functioning in a population of older adults with mild-to-moderate dementia. Participants engaged in various cognitive games from...
- Title
- AUTOMOTIVE AND LOGISTICS CLUSTERS TO DRIVE ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS IN JAVA, INDONESIA
- Author
- Anggoro, Yudo
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Government policy, Economics
- Description
- This study assesses the competitiveness of logistics and automotive industry clusters in Java economic corridor, Indonesia. The need for competitive industry clusters in Indonesia has emerged especially after the government launched its Master Pla...
- Title
- Adverse Events in Healthcare and the Ability to Improve the Quality and Safety of Patient Care in the Hospital
- Author
- Walsh Koricke, Maureen
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Government policy
- Description
- This dissertation examines the influence of external and internal constraints on adverse event management in hospitals. Using a multilevel organizing framework, in three separate studies I explore the mechanisms of constraint that impact adverse e...
- Title
- Afrocentricity for all: A case study examining the self-healing power of alternative curricula as a mediating tool of inclusion
- Author
- Watson, Marcia
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Curriculum planning, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
- Description
- Student achievement and school reform are some of the most pervasive topics in public school discourse. However, the curriculum is one area that remains virtually unchanged across U.S. schools. The efflorescence of federal legislative policies, su...
- Title
- An Evaluation of Teaching Methods in the Introductory Physics Classroom
- Author
- Savage, Lauren
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Physics, Educational evaluation
- Description
- The introductory physics mechanics course at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte has a history of relatively high DFW rates. In 2011, the course was redesigned from the traditional lecture format to the inverted classroom format (flipped...