Living apart together (LATs) refers to individuals (couples) who are in intimate relationships and do not share the same household. Over the last two decades, LATs have become a new emerging family form in Western societies. Previous research on LATs is generally limited to small-scale surveys and qualitative studies. There are virtually no national studies on this topic using representative data. In this study, I document the incidence and trends of LATs, and provide a national profile of the individual-level characteristics that are associated with those who live in LAT relationships, as well as examine how people from a LAT union differ from those who are married, cohabiting or single. Data from the Canadian General Social Survey (Cycle 25), conducted by Statistics Canada in 2011 is used. The regression results show that LATs are not an alternative to co-residential relationships nor to singlehood. The rate of LATs is associated with age, presence of children, income, main activity, education, place of residence, religiosity and religious affiliation. The implications of these finding are discussed in the context of future families. / Graduate

The literal meaning of "transcription" is "written across"; in freer terminology it is "the musical counter-part of literary translation." The terms "arrangement" and "transcription: are used synonymously by nearly all musical dictionaries. However, even then , there is often a distinction made, an arrangement being considered to adhere strictly to the original text while a transcription admits of creative participation on part of the arranger, ranging from the simple transference of musical medium to the complete reworking of a composition with additions and modifications.

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Thesis (D.M.A.)--Ohio State University. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 122-125). Available online via OhioLink's ETD Center.

The facility layout design problem is concerned with determining the arrangement and configuration of facilities, which optimizes a prescribed objective such as profit, cost, or distance, and which satisfies various prescribed constraints pertaining to available resources. In industry, facility layout design problems arise in manufacturing, in warehousing, and in various assignment type situations. The solution of these problems impacts on the viability of the industry. For example, material-handling costs which can comprise between 30 and 75% of the total manufacturing costs, can be reduced by using the optimization methods associated with the facility layout design. In the service industries, facility layout design problems arise in the location of emergency facilities (such as ambulance, fire stations) and in the allocation of space. The solution of these location problems impacts on the well being of the community. Mathematically, the facility layout problem has been modelled as: a quadratic assignment problem, a quadratic set covering problem, a linear integer programming problem, a mixed integer programming problem, and a graph theoretic problem. The problem has been shown to be NP-complete. This computational difficulty has led researchers to consider suboptimal solutions generated by heuristic approaches. There are a number of heuristic procedures that have been proposed for solving the facility layout design problem, including Simulated Annealing, Tabu Search, Expert Systems, and Graph Theoretic Algorithms. The most successful heuristic approaches are based on graph theoretic concepts. In this thesis we focus our study on constructive graph theoretic based heuristics for determining an optimal arrangement and configuration of facilities with the objective of maximizing the total benefit. / We are particularly interested in constructive heuristics, which can produce a maximum-weighted planar graph as a final solution. Our contribution is the development, implementation, and testing of three new algorithms. Computational results, based on 4200 randomly (uniform and normal distribution) generated problems, demonstrate the value of our methods. We also present the performance of each algorithm when various initial solutions are applied. Chapter 1 provides the background of the facility layout design, including the notation, terminology and general concepts as well as a summary of the thesis. Chapter 2 provides a comprehensive survey of the facility layout design problem. This includes models and methods of solution based on exact algorithms (including the branch and bound method and the cutting plane method), as well as heuristic algorithms. We detail the main constructive graph theoretic based heuristics in the literature: the Deltahedron Method, the Green-Al Hakim Algorithm, the Leung’s Constructive Heuristic, the Kim-Kim Algorithm, the Wheel Expansion Method, TESSA and the String Processing Algorithm. We also briefly discuss the non-graph theoretic heuristics including simulated annealing, tabu search, and expert systems. In Chapter 3 we present three new graph theoretic based heuristics. These heuristics are constructive and the solution is built up, starting with an initial layout of four facilities, by an insertion process. Our algorithms have two important features. Firstly, they allow for previously chosen edges to be removed at each insertion step. Secondly, they do not restrict the type of maximal planar graph produced. Computational results and a comparative analysis of the main graph theoretic based heuristics are provided. The analysis is based on 4200 randomly generated test problems (from uniform and normal distribution). / The test problems consist of 30 data sets with the number of facilities ranging from 5 to 100 in increments of 5. Chapter 4 is devoted to the performance of graph theoretic based heuristics when different types of initial solutions are applied. Examples show that the final solution is sensitive to the initial solution. Computational results indicate that for most algorithms, the best type of initial solution is the selection of four facilities which yield the best objective function value contribution. However, this does not always coincide with that proposed in the original description of the algorithms. We conclude this thesis by discussing some future research that can be carried out on the facility layout design problem, particularly in graph theoretic based heuristics.

Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1965. / Sponsor: Robert Pace. Dissertation Committee: Charles W. Walton. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 184-186).

The lecture recital was given on June 27, 1976. Wind band arrangements of popular opera music were commonly used for serenades and table music in German-speaking countries during the eighteenth century. Selections from J. G. Tribensee's arrangement of W. A. Mozart' s Don Giovanni were performed by a wind band following the lecture.

The problem of this study was to make a transcription of the third movement of Dvorak's Symphony Number Five in E Minor from the "New World" for a class A symphonic band. A critical discussion of the musical and technical problems involved was included as a supplement or complement, as was a brief history of the composers life and works. In the arrangement of the data, the discussions were presented before the transcription might be readily understood.

Background Temporary work agencies have been around for several decades. An emerging outgrowth from these has been expanding in the industry, known as master vendor arrangements. Furthermore, much research has been devoted to the usage of temporary working agencies but less attention has been devoted to the master vendor arrangements and the consequences from using such an arrangement. Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the strategic decision of implementing a master vendor arrangement offered by a consultant brokerage firm and the impact of such a decision on the company. Method This study is using an inductive approach, where the empirical findings are gathered through semi-structured interviews as well as corporate documents. The empirical findings are collected trough an interview study and analysed through a template analysis. The theoretical framework helped us build our constructs from which we have structured the overall themes in our semi-structured interviews. Conclusions An implementation of a master vendor arrangement is complex and can generate several consequences. In this study we identify six major consequences that end clients have experienced. By considering these factors a greater understanding of how to look upon a master vendor arrangement can be formed.