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Significant structural damages (even collapses) have been observed in past earthquakes. Seismic protective devices and innovative structural systems can be used to improve the responses and post-earthquake serviceability. This study aims to derive the optimal design of protectiv…
Traditional principal preparation programs address responsibilities in areas such as school management, student achievement, and staff development, among other areas. A principal of a Catholic school must be trained in these areas “and then some.” They must perform their respons…
The purpose of this thesis is to examine which data captured by experiential learning technology can be used to understand more about students’ perspectives, mindsets and skills. The objective is to examine how technology-enabled real-time analysis of learner data can be used by…
The recent discovery of petroleum in the Cretaceous strata has gained an interest to study the source of the petroleum fluids mainly generated by the Triassic Shublik Formation in the Alaska North Slope. The Shublik Formation is known as one of the key source rocks in the Alaska…
This study examines the role experiential education, in the form of internships, plays in the professional development of Hospitality and Tourism Management students. Through an appraisal of the literature, it outlines the many benefits available to direct and indirect stakehold…
Geometry links the art of building and the physics of space-time. Mathematical breakthroughs in geometry have led to new ways of designing our structures and our ability to visualise and describe the world, phenomena in nature and the universe. However, in contemporary architect…
Mobile applications are gaining more and more market share and virtually everyone today has smartphones. This reality is no different in Africa, where the use of mobile payment systems has grown and allowed people without access to bank accounts to use their phones to perform ba…