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Discrete representations of random signals
No full textThesis: Sc. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering, 1960Vita.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 130-132).by Kenneth L. Jordan, Jr.Sc. D.Sc. D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineerin
Choosing fans for your livestock ventilation system
No full text1 online resource (PDF, 2 pages)This archival publication may not reflect current scientific knowledge or recommendations. Current information available from the University of Minnesota Extension: https://www.extension.umn.edu.Jacobson, Larry D.; Jordan, Kenneth A.. (1977). Choosing fans for your livestock ventilation system. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/206773
The Compliance with Intellectual Property Laws and their Enforcement in Jordan- A post-WTO Review & Analysis
No full textThis thesis examines the implementation, enforcement and evolution of IP laws and regulations in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The period of interest includes the last decade of the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty first century, with emphasis on the role played by Free Trade Agreements struck between Jordan and the United States, the European Union, and Jordan’s accession to the World Trade Organization.
This thesis also examines the enforcement of the current set of IP laws in Jordan, and looks at their social and economic compatibility with the Jordanian societal norms and economic realities.
This thesis argues that Jordanian IP laws lack a meaningful social and economic texture, and have failed to be evenly enforced in Jordan, essentially because they do not fit the Jordanian culture and are not compatible with Jordan’s economic stage of development. Additionally, the thesis argues that IP laws have had insignificant economic impact on the Jordanian economy as the majority of technologies used in Jordan, and the majority of foreign direct investments attracted to Jordan, are not IP related. Finally, the thesis argues that the current Jordanian enforcement model, which is built on coercion by donor countries, is serving the interests of foreign companies to the exclusion of the local citizens, and will not, in the long run, produce an enforcement model based on self-regulation by Jordanians, themselves. The laws, therefore, are unable to produce tangible results for the Jordanian people, or help meet their economic interests.
The last part of the thesis deals with recommendations and suggestions aimed at creating an integrated approach to the adoption of IP policies
Archaeological field survey of the Dønnesfjord Basin, Outer Sørøya in 2017, under the «Stone Age Demographics» research project
No full textThe report sums up the results of the field survey conducted in the Dønnesfjord basin, northern Sørøya, by Kenneth Webb Vollan, Peter Jordan and Erlend Kirkeng Jørgensen on June 27, 2017.
Rapporten oppsummerer resultatene av registreringer/befaring i Dønnesfjordbassenget, nordre Sørøya, utført av Kenneth Webb Vollan, Peter Jordan og Erlend Kirkeng Jørgensen den 27. juni 2017
The Politics of Foreign Direct Investment in Authoritarian Regimes
No full textExisting scholarship does not account for why foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows have been increasing to many authoritarian countries in recent decades, with some authoritarian developing countries attracting levels of FDI similar to those in democratic developing countries. This dissertation argues that while authoritarian countries are in general more risky than democratic countries, this risk can be minimized when authoritarian regimes are constrained from both “above” and “below.” Authoritarian regimes that sign international investment treaties signal FDI-friendly policies and are constrained from backtracking on those policies. At the same time, authoritarian regimes that allow some degree of citizen participation in policymaking are constrained from deviating from FDI-friendly policies, which are generally preferred by citizens. In sum, it is hypothesized that authoritarian regimes that sign international investment treaties and maintain relatively high levels of citizen participation will attract the most FDI inflows. This hypothesis is tested using micro and macro level empirical evidence. Specifically, multilevel ordered probits of survey data on citizen preferences for FDI and statistical regressions of panel data on global FDI inflows are conducted. Estimation results confirm both the theoretical foundations and formal hypothesis of this dissertation: citizens in authoritarian countries view FDI inflows as welfare-enhancing and authoritarian countries with bilateral investment treaties and high levels of citizen participation attract the most FDI inflows. Additionally, results from an original survey of U.S. foreign investors reveal that multinational companies are aware of and value international investment treaties and freedom of association in host nations, thereby providing key primary evidence in support of the hypothesis. Finally, a comparative case study of Jordan and Syria further illustrate the micro-foundations of the argument. While both Jordan and Syria have signaled a dedication to liberal economic policies, Jordan has been the successor in attracting FDI inflows because of its participatory decision-making processes. This dissertation contributes to international political economy, international organization, and authoritarian political institution research by illuminating the domestic factors that provide credibility of compliance to international treaties signed by authoritarian countries. Previous literature has failed to address the variation of foreign investment inflows to authoritarian regimes and the role of compliance to international investment treaties in attracting these investment inflows to authoritarian countries
Does the Case of Mcneill v. Masterson Support the Abandonment Hypothesis of the Former Slave Quarters at the Levi Jordan Plantation State Historic Site in Brazoria County, Texas?
No full textThis thesis compares data from the records of court cases involving descendants of Levi Jordan along with supporting documents to the narrative of abandonment in the interpretation of the archaeology of the former slave quarters at the Levi Jordan Plantation State Historic Site in Brazoria County, Texas. Originally outlined in 1989, the abandonment narrative in the interpretation of the archaeology of the former slave quarters at the Levi Jordan plantation has connected the proposed postbellum, sudden departure of the formerly enslaved people from their residence in the former slave quarters with legal actions between the descendants of Levi Jordan. This thesis has revisited the many (but probably not all) legal records of the Jordan descendants to look for direct evidence of the abandonment in them, but it has not found it. Instead, the records show that the Jordan descendants’ interaction with a third-party, Harris Masterson, seems to have had a greater impact on the lands and descendants of Levi Jordan than previously understood.Comparative Cultural Studies, Department o
Prenatal care advice to see a dentist: results from a population-based study
No full textMeredith L. Vandermeer (Department of Public Health, Oregon State University), Kenneth D. Rosenberg (Office of Family Health, Oregon Department of Human Services), Alfredo P. Sandoval (Oregon Health & Science University).Title from PDF caption (viewed on August 14, 2020).This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
Electronic commerce logistics in developing countries: The case of online grocery shopping in Jordan
No full textThis thesis was submitted for the degree of Docter of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.Online grocery shopping is one of the Internet business applications that received
much attention in the last few years. Online grocery shopping has grown at a fast
scale in the developed countries, where customers and retailers have benefited
from it. However, this service remains in its infancy stage in developing countries. Groceries are one of the most difficult objects to sell online mainly, because of
sensory and delivery issues. Online customers still worry about product quality,
and they demand optimum logistical services, convenience, reliability and timely delivery service. Therefore, retailers have to respond to these expectations by developing convenient logistical services while keeping this process cost-efficient as much as possible. The main aim of this research is to design an e-commerce logistical decision
support system for grocery retailers in Jordan as a case study of applying online
grocery shopping in a developing country. Grocery retailers will be exposed to this model, and will be able to determine the most suitable logistical delivery system in the future. In order to achieve this aim, the designed system incorporates a web ordering system to collect customer orders, embedded map source (Google Maps) and a
database system. The collected data then exported to one of the available routing
and scheduling online solutions in order to identify, analyze and statistically compare the cost efficiencies of the available delivery alternatives. Moreover, two specially designed questionnaires were distributed among a group of customers and grocery retailers in Jordan, asking about their attitudes towards online grocery shopping and its delivery service. The results from analyzing the questionnaires data statistically were also used as input parameters for the designed system evaluation process. The findings from the questionnaires data statistical analysis indicated that Jordanian customers and retailers have positive attitudes towards online grocery shopping. The results also showed that customers and retailers have serious concerns towards the delivery service in Jordan. Customers are mainly worried about the availability of a suitable delivery service, while retailers are worried
about the market size for the delivery service. The findings from implementing and statistically testing the proposed model over
three delivery alternatives showed that there are differences between the mean
values of the delivery alternatives among their key performance indicators (cost,
distance and time). The questionnaire respondents indicated that they both prefer
the pickup point service after home delivery for customers and after shop pickup for retailers. Depending on the level of investments that grocery retailers would
like to implement and according to the experiment results, it could be concluded
that pickup point solution is the best logistical strategy for retailers to start with.Jerash Private University, Jordan
[Letter from Kenneth J. Bousquet, Staff Assistant, Subcommittee on Public Works, U.S. Senate, to Prof. Donald Mitchell Smith, May 8, 1972]
No full textAn official letter from the Public Works Subcommittee on Appropriations, United States Senate, to Prof. Donald Mitchell Smith. Staff assistant, Kenneth J. Bousquet, writes with notification of the scheduling of a hearing before the subcommittee. Smith had requested an appearance on behalf of members of Citizens' Organization for a Sound Trinity. Our research identifies the named individuals as (in alphabetical order): *Sen. Howard Henry Baker, Jr. (R-TN); *Sen. Birch Bayh (D-IN); Sen. Alan Harvey Bible (D-NV); *Sen. James Caleb Boggs (R-DE); Sen. Harry Flood Byrd, Jr. (I-VA) or Sen. Robert Carlyle Byrd (D-WV); *Sen. John Sherman Cooper (R-KY); *Sen. Robert Joseph Dole (R-KS); *Sen. Thomas Francis Eagleton (D-MO); Rep. Robert Christian Eckhardt (D-TX); Sen. Allen Joseph Ellender (D-LA); *Sen. Maurice Robert ''Mike'' Gravel (D-AK); Sen. Edward John Gurney (R-FL); Sen. Mark Odom Hatfield (R-OR); Fmr. Sen. Spessard Lindsey Holland (D-FL); *Sen. Benjamin Everett Jordan (D-NC); Sen. Warren Grant Magnuson (D-WA); Sen. Michael ''Mike'' Joseph Mansfield (D-MT); Sen. John Little McClellan (D-AR); Sen. Gale William McGee (D-WY); *Sen. Joseph Manuel Montoya (D-NM); *Sen. Edmund Sixtus Muskie (D-ME); Sen. Robert William Packwood (R-OR); Sen. John Orlando Pastore (D-RI); Sen. James Blackwood Pearson (R-KS); Sen. William Proxmire (D-WI); *Sen. Jennings Randolph (D-WV); Rep. Henry Schoellkopf Reuss (D-WI); Fmr. Sen. Richard Brevard Russell, Jr. (D-GA); Sen. William Belser Spong, Jr. (D-VA); Sen. John Cornelius Stennis (D-MS); Fmr. Sen. Stephen Marvin Young (D-OH). *Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Public Works, 92nd Congress (Sen. Jennings Randolph, Chairman). Sources: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: 1774 - Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Secretary of the Senate, Environmental History and Membership, U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works, http://epw.senate.gov/commresources/histmembership.ht
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