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- Roles For Government In Evaluation Quality Assurance
- In the initial section of the paper, a review of the literature on professionalization of evaluation is conducted. The second section of the paper presents results of a survey of university-based evaluation training programs and options based on internet searches and telephone consultations. The third section of the paper provides...
- White papers 2006-04-01
- University Of Ottawa: Ontarians With Disabilities Act - Accessibility Plan 2005 - 2006
- The University of Ottawa has always done its utmost to meet the needs of students with disabilities. For instance, in 1985, the Student Affairs Directorate, through a personalized approach, worked to accommodate about thirty students with disabilities by offering support services or by acting as an intermediary between them and...
- White papers 2006-02-21
- Electronic Integration As An Organizational Form Choice
- Following an efficiency perspective and a micro-analytic approach, this paper provides an organizational economics foundation to guide managers in matching the comparatively more efficient organizational mode with firm-level transactions possessing certain transactional characteristics. In particular, this paper focuses on the following transactional characteristics: the degree of specificity of the assets...
- White papers 2005-02-28
- Preemptive Bandwidth Allocation Protocol for Multicast, Multi-Streams Environments
- This paper presents a protocol that allocates resources in communication networks in order to assure specific QoS characteristics as requested by new connections. The design takes into consideration the possibility for the network allocation to adapt to application requirements. The proposed protocol uses a Bandwidth Preemptive Algorithm that permits adaptive...
- White papers 2001-07-27
- Context-Based Media Adaptation in Pervasive Computing
- In Pervasive Computing applications, computer embedded devices are used to perform control tasks and access the Internet or other information sources. They contain rich media data, which are not suitable for those pervasive devices with limited capabilities. Context -based media adaptation is mainly concerned with selecting different qualities of single...
- White papers 2001-05-31
- Collaborative Virtual Environments: Managing the Shared Spaces
- The High Level Architecture is reusable software architecture for the development and execution of distributed simulation applications. The HLA has become a new standard for distributed simulation in the object. This paper reviews and explains in detail the basic concepts of distributed interactive simulation and its evolving history from SIMNET...
- White papers 2000-12-20
- An End-To-End Communication Architecture for Collaborative Virtual Environments
- Synchronous collaboration in virtual reality spaces has specific requirements that differ from those of other application data, leading to a different communication approach. Update messages corresponding to the change in the state of a shared object must be communicated both reliably and in a timely manner among users. While a...
- White papers 2000-10-26
- Collaborative Virtual Environment for Industrial Training and E-Commerce
- Collaborative Virtual Environment concepts have been used in many systems in the past few years. Applications of such technology range from military combat simulations to various civilian commercial applications. This paper presents CVE as a medium for Industrial Training and Electronic Commerce. Collaborative Virtual Environment (CVE) is a special case...
- White papers 2000-08-22
- Sensor-Based Information Appliances
- Pervasive Computing is the main characteristic of the emerging fourth era of computer evolution. The paper discusses features of a new generation of intelligent sensor-based information appliances for distributed heterogeneous real-time applications. These appliances are found in the intelligent homes, offices, automobiles and cities of the future. They also offer...
- White papers 2000-08-08
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- Case Study: University of Rochester v GD Searle &Co Inc & Ors
- The University of Rochester held a patent for methods of selectively inhibiting certain enzyme activity by administration of a non-steroidal compound. The defendants, associated companies Searle, Monsanto, Pharmacia, and Pfizer marketed selective enzyme inhibitors for the treatment of inflammation. The University brought an action for infringement against Pfizer, claiming the...
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- Ottawa Hills High School: Toledo, Ohio - High School Selects Custom Air Handlers
- Systems that were adequate in schools built 20 or even 10 years ago are no longer sufficient for new construction. This was the situation facing Ottawa Hills High School in a northeast suburb of Toledo, Ohio. The school district was faced with Heating and ventilation were the initial goals in...
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- City of Ottawa, Canada: Security Management System Serves Over 85 Facilities in Canada's Capital City
- The new City of Ottawa was created on January 1, 2001. In order to meet the security needs of the new long-term care facility, Suno-Tech used the system to provide a safe, yet friendly, environment for the residents of the facility. A recent addition to the system was the City's...
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- Optimization of the Pumping/Storage/Piping Relationship in Large Water Systems for Effective Master Planning
- In early 2001, the City of Ottawa retained the services of Stantec Consulting Ltd. to undertake an assessment of the short and long term infrastructure needs required to service a major portion of the City's water supply system. This paper presents the approach and results of an analysis used for...
- White papers 2004-11-18
- The Price of University Press Books: 1989-2000
- In this paper the authors analyze the decision-making process at university presses for determining suggested retail prices of books and evaluate the effects of pricing strategies on the financial vitality of the presses. The goal was to test empirically for answers to the following questions: Were university press prices eroded...
- White papers 2003-12-05
- Crisis Communication at the University of Louisville: Policies and Procedures
- The way the University of Louisville communicates in a crisis has a lasting impact on its reputation. As a publicly assisted institution, the University of Louisville is obliged to keep the public informed of its activities. Invariably, the news media act as powerful agents in this process. How well the...
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- Crisis Response Plan
- A crisis for the purposes of this response plan is an emotionally significant event that threatens the well-being of one or more individuals or the university as a whole. It may include an abduction/hostage situation, accidental death, civil disturbance/riot, suicide, threat of danger, or violent crime. The university has established...
- White papers 2003-02-01
- Capital University-Columbus, Ohio: University Takes New Approach to Meet Chiller Energy Needs
- University in Columbus, Ohio, Located in the suburb of Bexley, Capital University is a private liberal arts college with a total enrollment of about 4,000. McKinney is the superintendent of buildings and grounds at the university. He indicates that the need to replace chillers had been evident for several years....
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- Santa Clara University: Santa Clara, California - System Features "Energy Centers" for Heating and Cooling
- Located in the heart of California's Silicon Valley, Santa Clara University provides an oasis of calm beauty and traditional academic achievement. The university places high priority on the function of the campus as a safe and comfortable learning environment. The university understands the importance of controlling temperature, humidity, and ventilation...
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- Goal of University HVAC System: High Comfort, Low Profile
- Located in the heart of California's Silicon Valley, Santa Clara University provides an oasis of calm beauty and traditional academic achievement. The school has also achieved a reputation for its beautiful and functional campus. The university places high priority on the function of the campus as a safe and comfortable...
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- Revised University-Wide Procedures for Sexual Harassment Complaints
- The procedures and recommendations for dealing with complaints of sexual harassment detailed in this paper are aimed at providing a method for the resolution of such complaints which may arise at Memorial University of Newfoundland. This policy prohibits sexual harassment by any member of the University community. Any member may...
- White papers 2001-11-01
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