Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 2002. / Title from title page screen, viewed January 26, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Patricia H. Klass (chair), Darryl A. Pifer, Glenn Schlichting, Mark Walbert. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 137-143) and abstract. Also available in print.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Dept. of Economics, August 2002 / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 2001. / Title from title page screen, viewed March 10, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Rodney P. Riegle (chair), J. Christopher Eisele, George Padavil, John H. Bantham, Thomas J. Bierma. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 124-128) and abstract. Also available in print.

Thesis (D.A.)--Illinois State University, 2001. / Title from title page screen, viewed April 18, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Frederick D. Drake (chair), Lawrence McBride, John B. Freed. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 351-398) and abstract. Also available in print.

Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of West Florida, 2005. / Title from title page of source document. Document formatted into pages; contains 208 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

Philosophiae Doctor - PhD (Earth Science) / Sustainability of rural water supply systems is a major development challenge in most developing countries including Zimbabwe. This thesis aimed to analyse the sustainability of communally managed rural water supply systems in Zimbabwe. Specifically, it determined the factors influencing sustainability of water supply systems; investigated how the implementation of Community Based Management (CBM) is contributing to the sustainability of water supply systems; explored how multiple uses of water influence sustainability of water supply systems under CBM and determined how the principal factors influencing sustainability and the CBM implementation practices, can be incorporated at the different stages of the development of a water supply system. The study was done in Nyanga, Chivi and Gwanda districts. A total of 399 communally- managed water points were studied and 300 households participated in the study. Questionnaires were used to collect data from households and Water Point Committees (WPCs). Data was also collected using Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) with a total of 33 key informants being drawn from the national, district and community levels.

This work contains the design solution and implementation of importing data mining tool Weka to the Visual Studio and Microsoft SQL Server 2012 by Managed Plug-in algorithm. In this thesis is describe, how is possible to create new Managed Plug-In algorithm and how is possible to import tool Weka into it. To use tool Weka in the new Managed Plugin Algorithm, is used the IKVM port. The IKVM can create from Weka tool new C# library, which can be used by Managed Plug-in Algorithm.

Uma rede local necessita ter a sua configuração gerenciada para manter a sua utilidade dentro da organização a qual pertence. Esta gerencia a complicada pela heterogeneidade da rede e pela sua importância dentro da organização. A tentativa de solucionar este problema passa pela utilização de um padrão de gerencia de rede e pelo desenvolvimento de ferramentas que permitam a gerencia eficiente da rede pelo administrador. Este trabalho apresenta uma proposta de gerencia de configuração de redes locais. São apresentados os objetos gerenciados necessários a gerencia de configuração. Parte destes objetos são previamente definidos pela IAB (Internet Activities Board) em normas; e parte 6 definida neste trabalho. Os objetos são definidos de acordo com o formato proposto pela IAB. Entretanto, para que os objetos sejam definidos, é necessário, antes, que as funções de gerencia de configuração_ sejam delineadas. Os objetos são definidos a partir das funções que se deseja executar. Portanto, antes da apresentação dos objetos, são definidas funções de gerencia de configuração. Também é apresentada a implementação de um protótipo de gerente que realiza varias das funções definidas no trabalho, utilizando o padrão SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). Este protótipo utiliza o pacote de programas CMU (Carnegie Mellon University) SNMP para a implementação das funções. A partir do protótipo pode-se perceber como se realizam as funções de gerencia e como deve ser a interface de , um gerente de configuração, a fim de que este seja •realmente útil nas tarefas do administrador da rede. Por ultimo, e feita uma modelagem dos objetos gerenciados de acordo com a norma OSI (Open Systems Interconnection). Várias são as modificações decorrentes delta modelagem diferenciada. Silo apresentadas as diferenças que ocorrem na gerencia de configuração quando se utiliza o modelo de dados OSI, em vez do modelo de dados Internet. / In order to keep a LAN useful to its organization, its configuration has to be managed. Heterogenity and importance of networks makes management more difficult. An attempt to solve this problem has to consider the management standards and the development of tools which allow an efficient network management. This work presents a proposal of local area network configuration management. Managed objects necessary to manage configuration are presented. Part of these objects are, previously, define in IAB (Internet Activities Board) standards, and part of them are defined here. Objects are defined according to the format proposed by IAB. However, before the definition of objects, it is necessary to define configuration management functions. Objects are defined according to the functions one wants to implement. Thus, before the presentation of objects, configuration management functions are defined. It is also presented a manager prototype which executes many of the functions defined in this work, using SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). The prototype uses CMU (Carnegie Mellon University) SNMP software package to implement functions. It is possible to notice, from the prototype, how functions are realized and which characteristics the interface of a configuration manager must have to be useful in the tasks performed by human manager. Finally, modelling of managed objects is done according to OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) standards. Many changes occur because of this diferent modelling. The changes in configuration management which occurs when one uses OSI data model, instead of Internet data model, are presented.

Uma rede local necessita ter a sua configuração gerenciada para manter a sua utilidade dentro da organização a qual pertence. Esta gerencia a complicada pela heterogeneidade da rede e pela sua importância dentro da organização. A tentativa de solucionar este problema passa pela utilização de um padrão de gerencia de rede e pelo desenvolvimento de ferramentas que permitam a gerencia eficiente da rede pelo administrador. Este trabalho apresenta uma proposta de gerencia de configuração de redes locais. São apresentados os objetos gerenciados necessários a gerencia de configuração. Parte destes objetos são previamente definidos pela IAB (Internet Activities Board) em normas; e parte 6 definida neste trabalho. Os objetos são definidos de acordo com o formato proposto pela IAB. Entretanto, para que os objetos sejam definidos, é necessário, antes, que as funções de gerencia de configuração_ sejam delineadas. Os objetos são definidos a partir das funções que se deseja executar. Portanto, antes da apresentação dos objetos, são definidas funções de gerencia de configuração. Também é apresentada a implementação de um protótipo de gerente que realiza varias das funções definidas no trabalho, utilizando o padrão SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). Este protótipo utiliza o pacote de programas CMU (Carnegie Mellon University) SNMP para a implementação das funções. A partir do protótipo pode-se perceber como se realizam as funções de gerencia e como deve ser a interface de , um gerente de configuração, a fim de que este seja •realmente útil nas tarefas do administrador da rede. Por ultimo, e feita uma modelagem dos objetos gerenciados de acordo com a norma OSI (Open Systems Interconnection). Várias são as modificações decorrentes delta modelagem diferenciada. Silo apresentadas as diferenças que ocorrem na gerencia de configuração quando se utiliza o modelo de dados OSI, em vez do modelo de dados Internet. / In order to keep a LAN useful to its organization, its configuration has to be managed. Heterogenity and importance of networks makes management more difficult. An attempt to solve this problem has to consider the management standards and the development of tools which allow an efficient network management. This work presents a proposal of local area network configuration management. Managed objects necessary to manage configuration are presented. Part of these objects are, previously, define in IAB (Internet Activities Board) standards, and part of them are defined here. Objects are defined according to the format proposed by IAB. However, before the definition of objects, it is necessary to define configuration management functions. Objects are defined according to the functions one wants to implement. Thus, before the presentation of objects, configuration management functions are defined. It is also presented a manager prototype which executes many of the functions defined in this work, using SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). The prototype uses CMU (Carnegie Mellon University) SNMP software package to implement functions. It is possible to notice, from the prototype, how functions are realized and which characteristics the interface of a configuration manager must have to be useful in the tasks performed by human manager. Finally, modelling of managed objects is done according to OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) standards. Many changes occur because of this diferent modelling. The changes in configuration management which occurs when one uses OSI data model, instead of Internet data model, are presented.

Managed lane strategies are innovative road operation schemes for addressing congestion problems. These strategies operate a lane (lanes) adjacent to a freeway that provides congestion-free trips to eligible users, such as transit or toll-payers. To ensure the successful implementation of managed lanes, the demand on these lanes need to be accurately estimated. Among different approaches for predicting this demand, the four-step demand forecasting process is most common. Managed lane demand is usually estimated at the assignment step. Therefore, the key to reliably estimating the demand is the utilization of effective assignment modeling processes. Managed lanes are particularly effective when the road is functioning at near-capacity. Therefore, capturing variations in demand and network attributes and performance is crucial for their modeling, monitoring and operation. As a result, traditional modeling approaches, such as those used in static traffic assignment of demand forecasting models, fail to correctly predict the managed lane demand and the associated system performance. The present study demonstrates the power of the more advanced modeling approach of dynamic traffic assignment (DTA), as well as the shortcomings of conventional approaches, when used to model managed lanes in congested environments. In addition, the study develops processes to support an effective utilization of DTA to model managed lane operations. Static and dynamic traffic assignments consist of demand, network, and route choice model components that need to be calibrated. These components interact with each other, and an iterative method for calibrating them is needed. In this study, an effective standalone framework that combines static demand estimation and dynamic traffic assignment has been developed to replicate real-world traffic conditions. With advances in traffic surveillance technologies collecting, archiving, and analyzing traffic data is becoming more accessible and affordable. The present study shows how data from multiple sources can be integrated, validated, and best used in different stages of modeling and calibration of managed lanes. Extensive and careful processing of demand, traffic, and toll data, as well as proper definition of performance measures, result in a calibrated and stable model, which closely replicates real-world congestion patterns, and can reasonably respond to perturbations in network and demand properties.