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The Economic Integration of Immigrants: A Comparative Analysis of U.S. States
(2018-05)This paper measures the economic integration of immigrant populations in the United States by comparing incomes of native-born and foreign-born individuals across states in years 2005-2016. Whereas previous research on ... -
Effect of the Equal Rights Amendment on Protection of Title IX
(2019-05)In order to guarantee protections of Title IX by the Education Amendment Act of 1972, it is recommended for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to support the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. Title IX of the ... -
Effects of land use and land cover on alosine spawning habitat in non-tidal tributaries to the Bush River, Maryland: Implications for Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management
(Advanced Academic Programs, The Johns Hopkins University, 2011)There is extensive literature on the effects of land use and land cover on aquatic biodiversity and integrity of habitat. Aquatic health in lotic systems has been found to decline with increasing development and construction ... -
Effects of Road Salt Applications on Human and Ecological Health: A Risk Assessment and Risk Management for Prospective Policy Options
(2019-05)Under many winter weather conditions, the use of de-icing chemicals is deemed necessary to maintain safe traveling conditions. Salt applications are used as the most effective method for treating ice and snow. Depending ... -
Effects of Roadway Runoff on the Water Quality of the Codorus Creek Watershed
(Advanced Academic Programs, The Johns Hopkins University, 2011-12-13)This study is to serve as a model for future, intensive studies into the effect roadway runoff has on the water quality of the Codorus Creek watershed. This runoff is known to contain nonpoint source pollutants that are ... -
Electric and Fuel Cell Forklifts in Mexico: A Comparative Life-Cycle Assessment
(2017-05)A recent overhaul of Mexico’s energy sector launched by a Constitutional reform in 2013 started the decarbonization of the economy by tapping into Mexico’s vast renewable resources and through the deployment of new energy ... -
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas: Coal Plants vs. Marked Conditions
(2018-04)Coal-fired power plant retirements are important to understand as energy systems and energy markets evolve. Three base-load coal-fired power plants that were operational within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas ... -
Electric Vehicle Implementation in Rural New Hampshire
(2018-12)This Capstone integrates the uniqueness of rural transportation in the Upper Valley Region of New Hampshire and the future of electric vehicles (EVs) in rural areas centered in Lebanon, New Hampshire. The focus of this ... -
Electricity Transmission and the State Utility Commission Approcal Process- What's Taking So Long?
(2018-04)Electricity transmission lines connecting widely dispersed renewable energy resources and other electricity generators to load centers are a vital piece of the electric grid of the future. Building transmission infrastructure ... -
Electronic Research Administration (ERA) Systems and Pre-Award Grants Management: A Review of MU-JHU Care Limited Pre-Award Processes and Management
(2019-08)Research Administration is a huge endeavor with several processes to manage and many regulations to follow. A common challenge with research administration is the broad scope of work required to maintain compliance and ... -
Emulation in Practice
(2020-01)Since 1999, determining the viability of emulation as a means to preserve digital assets has been up for debate. Throughout the last twenty years, emulation has been refuted, proven effective, and compared to other digital ... -
Enabling Automation in Clinical Research Administration through Good Data Management
(2018-12)The amount of clinical trials moving through the clinical trial lifecycle pipeline continues to increase every year. From 2000 to 2013, the number of registered clinical trials increased by two orders of magnitude. Also ... -
The endangered Florida Panther (Puma [=Felis] concolor coryi) conservation status: in situ breeding and a shrinking habitat
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Energy Reliability through Solar Public-Private Partnerships in India and Bangladesh for Sustainable Community Development
(2019-12)As rapidly growing economies, India and Bangladesh’s energy needs have become stressed due to availability and reliability constraints, especially in rural regions of the country. Renewable energy is an important resource ... -
Enhance Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in Agriculture through Farm Bill Implementation: Implementation Recommendations for the Natural Resources Conservation Service
(2019-05)Our current agronomic systems are responsible for over 8 percent of domestic greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), and the impacts of climate change are growing significantly over time. The Natural Resources Conservation Service ... -
Enhance Resilience to Climate Change by Integrating Ecosystems into Adaptation Planning: Policy Recommendations for the National Adaptation Plan of Madagascar
(2016-12)The purpose of this Capstone Project is to create science-based policy recommendations on integrating ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) into Madagascar’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP), which is a plan developed by the ... -
The Enhancement of Emissions Efficiency through Utilization of Vehicle to Grid Technology
(2017-05)Electric vehicles with large capacity batteries are capable of providing benefits to the electric grid itself like load shifting and even potential exporting of power. More interestingly, vehicles are parked 90% of the ... -
Enhancing the Proposal Submission Process by Developing Procedures for the Engineering Departmental Pre-Award Administrator: A Study at a Top Ten Public University
(2019-12)The field of research administration is an ever-changing environment, requiring individuals within this profession to remain pro-active. For those responsible for pre-award functions, the proposal preparation and submission ... -
Equivalency Analysis of State-Level Air Pollution Emissions Estimates from an Integrated Assessment Model: GCAM-USA
(2019-08)The use of Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) has expanded from their primary application, global climate assessment, to examine broader environmental trends such as air pollution emissions, including those at sub-national ... -
Ethics of Artificial Intelligence Recruitment Systems at the United States Secret Service
(2019-05)The White House seeks to modernize the federal hiring process with artificial intelligence capabilities. But studies have repeatedly shown, time and again, that artificial intelligence technologies express discrimination ...