Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2009. / Title from title screen (site viewed July 22, 2010). PDF text: xvii, 307 p. : ill. ; 2 Mb. UMI publication number: AAT 3386837. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in microfilm and microfiche formats.

Thesis (M.S.M.)--Regis University, Denver, Colo., 2006. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on May 18, 2006). Includes bibliographical references.

Paderborn, Universiẗat, Diss., 2004.

Thesis (M. Arch.)--University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes special report study entitled: Laboratory planning.

Proefschrift Universiteit Maastricht. / Met lit. opg. - Met samenvatting in het Nederlands.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Trinity International University, 2000. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 149-157).

<p> Outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as influenza pandemics, can have significant impacts on interdependent economic sectors, and therefore lead to major economic losses. Based on findings from the 2009 A H1N1 influenza pandemic in the National Capital Region (NCR), this research work presents a risk analysis framework using Input-Output modeling. The present modeling enables to take into consideration the dynamic interdependencies between sectors in an economic system in addition to the inherent characteristics of the economic sectors. The risk of the influenza disaster is captured by two risk metrics. First, there is level of inoperability, which represents the percentage difference between the ideal output and the degraded output. Economic loss measures the dollar value of the degraded output. A primary contribution of this work revolves around the modeling of uncertainties regarding the occurrence of a new perturbation during the recovery of interdependent economic sectors and the resulting consequences due to influenza pandemic. The effect of the new perturbation depends on the nature of the disruption and the probability of its occurrence. The new disruption could lead to either the improvement or the deterioration of the economic sectors during their recovery horizon.</p><p> The level of inoperability of the economic sectors is assessed throughout their recovery horizon from the initial outbreak of the disaster until the after-disaster point of time using a dynamic model. Moreover, the inoperability level values are used to quantify the cumulative economic losses incurred by the sectors during the recovery period. Also, an uncertainty analysis approach is introduced to account for any new perturbation occurring during the recovery horizon of economic sectors. Such uncertainty would serve to assess the potential risk of occurrence of new perturbations and their associated ripple effects. Moreover, a decision-making framework is presented to capture the risk level for the economic sectors and their respective risk metrics. The decision support system is based on a large database of level of inoperability values and economic loss values generated through the simulations of different recovery periods and trajectories.</p>

Brain drain has been the main cause of academic staff attrition in Nigeria Higher Education Institutions which results in talent void. This circumstance has left HEIs to grapple with the challenge of managing the consequences of talent void among faculty in areas of course/module allocation, project supervision and recruitment of new talents to fill the vacuum occasioned by brain drain. This loss of experienced academics remains a challenge to institutions of higher learning in particular and often culminates in disruptive academic service delivery. In a proactive approach to manage the fallouts of talent void in HEIs, this research proposes a talent management strategy based on application of Profile theory to manage talent positioning in a higher education institution in Nigeria in order to cope with evolving workforce. The research specifically had its focus on three scenarios; talent recruitment, project supervision, and course/module allocation. The research used a mixed method of inquiry involving five departments in a single institution in which two sets of data were collected. The first set of data collection involved survey using questionnaire and interview. While simple descriptive statistics was used in analysing the questionnaire, Soft System Methodology was used in interpreting and analysing the qualitative data in order to gain rich contextual understanding of the problem situation. The second set of data collection involved anonymous artefact representing candidates’ attributes used for modelling candidates profile for capability and compatibility. The profile theory based talent management strategy was developed and evaluated using Importance-Satisfaction analysis model. Specifically, profile theory modelled candidates’ characteristics/attributes for talent identification and made distinctive talent identification where ties occurred based on capability and compatibility This research contributes to body of knowledge in two ways. First, it demonstrates how Talent Management approach can mitigate the impact of brain drain and other forms of employee turnover in HEI. Second, it also explores and demonstrates how profile theory tool can be applied in filling talent void and allocation of duties as a strategy for talent positioning within academic roles in a HEI.

<p> This thesis addresses the lived experiences of seven undocumented students who are currently protected under the executive order signed by former President Barack Obama known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). This thesis was written at a moment in time when undocumented students, and the undocumented student movement, were in the spotlight because of the Trump administration&rsquo;s stance on immigration. To capture an in-depth account of the students&rsquo; experiences in the United States, the data gathering techniques I utilized were: (1) informal semi-structured interviews, (2) meeting participants at locations where they felt comfortable, and (3) spontaneous participant observation. To provide a holistic understanding of the student&rsquo;s liminal lives in the United States, I followed their life trajectory from infancy to adulthood while drawing heavily on theoretical frameworks of structural violence, testimonials, and liminality, as well as anthropological and sociological scholarship. </p><p> My research revealed that DACA provided the students with the opportunity to pursue economic and academic opportunities. However, because DACA was designed to provide temporary and uncertain status, it not only failed to provide the students with a sense of belonging to their communities and &ldquo;home,&rdquo; but it also failed to significantly change their lives. Secondly, I uncovered that the students endure an extreme emotional toll as they continue to live in the United States as liminal human beings and &ldquo;hard-working&rdquo; students. To the students&rsquo;, the common narrative that they are successful masks the realities of their lives and their emotional state of mind. Lastly, the students had a &ldquo;love and hate relationship&rdquo; with the term DACAmented, and there was no consensus regarding whether the term described their identity or served to appropriate their struggles.</p><p>

In this work the interaction between peripherally (b) substituted nickel tetrahydroxyphthalocyanines (b-NiPc(OH)4 and poly-b-Ni(O)Pc(OH)4) with 4-chlorophenol is theoretically rationalized by performing calculations at the B3LYP/6-31G(d) level. Density functional theory (DFT) and molecular orbital theory are used to calculate the condensed Fukui function for phthalocyanine derivatives and 4-chlorophenol, in order to determine the reactive sites involved when 4-chlorophenol is oxidized, and to compare theoretically predicted reactivity to experimentally determined electrocatalytic activity. Electrocatalytic activities of adsorbed NiPc derivatives: OPGE-α-NiPc(OH)8 (OPGE = ordinary pyrolytic graphite electrode, α = nonperipheral substitution), OPGE-a-NiPc(OH)4 and OPGE-β- NiPc(OH)4 are compared with those of the polymerized counterparts: OPGE-poly-α-Ni(O)Pc(OH)8, OPGE poly-a-NiPc(OH)4 and OPGE-poly-β-NiPc(OH)4, respectively. β-NiPc(NH2)4, β-NiPc(OH)4, α-NiPc(OH)4, α-NiPc(OH)8, α-NiPc(C10H21)8 are adsorbed on singled walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) and β-NiPc(NH2)4-SWCNT (linked to SWCNT), are used to modify glassy carbon electrode (GCE) and employed for the electro oxidation of chlorophenols. The β-NiPc(NH2)4-SWCNT gave the best current response for the oxidation of 4-chlorophenol. α-NiPc(OH)8-SWCNT and α-NiPc(C10H21)8 gave the best resistance to electrode fouling due to oxidation by product of 4-chlorophenol. The synthesis of conjugates of cadmium telluride quantum dots (CdTe-QDs) capped with thioglycolic acid and peripherally substituted nickel tetraamino phthalocyanine (β-NiPc(NH2)4) complex were also employed for the oxidation of chlorophenols. Separation of one of the diastereomers of 1, 2-subnaphthalocyanine (SubNPc) was achieved as well as separation of the enantiomers. The absorption and magnetic circular dichroism spectra, together with theoretical calculations, reveal rather small variations in the frontier molecular orbitals of the SubNPc compared to conventional subphthalocyanine (SubPc), except for the destabilization of the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO), which results in a characteristic absorption in the Soret band region. The chirality of SubNPc, including the cyclic dichroism (CD) signs and intensities, are discussed in detail.