The trucking industry is the largest freight sector, making up about 70 percent of all domestic shipment in the United States and contributes greatly the American economy. About 10 billion tons of goods are shipped annually and of that, about...
Elementary school principals--Attitudes; Educational leadership; Sex role in the work environment; Sex role--Psychological aspects
Research has shown that various leadership styles have different impacts on leader outcomes such as satisfaction, extra effort, and effectiveness. Specifically, researchers have found that transformational leadership positively impacts follower...
College freshmen--Conduct of life; College freshmen--Religious life--Kentucky; College freshmen--Kentucky--Attitudes
Students entering college for the first time are embarking on a life-changing journey like none they have experienced. The potential impact the college experience will have on their lives is extreme. Students will be engaged in class and...
Hypertension--Genetic aspects; Coronary heart disease--Genetic aspects; African Americans--Health and hygiene
Cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension, are the leading causes of death in
the United States. African-Americans carry the highest burden of disease with 32% of
adults with hypertension. Blood pressure (BP) dipping, defined as a drop of>...
Sierra Leone--History--Civil War, 1991-2002--Causes; Sierra Leone--Social conditions; Postwar reconstruction--Sierra Leone
This multilayered study is an appraisal of some of the ongoing post-conflict reconstruction efforts in Sierra Leone in light of the causes of the conflict, which lasted from 1991-2002. It begins by providing a critical examination of the historical...
Industrial management--Data processing; Supervision of employees--Data processing; Decision making--Data processing
This paper models a realistic problem involving workforce assignment and training for a large manufacturing environment. In this particular environment, the workforce is undertrained and most assignments will result in necessary training. This...
This thesis is a social and military history of the First Battalion of the 27th Foot, the Inniskilling Regiment, at the Battle of Waterloo. Crucial to success in battle is the cohesion of units and their ability to withstand punishment and keep...
This study of Mably’s works was undertaken because of the scant treatment thus far accorded the writings of a philosopher, important in his own century, and peculiarly interesting today in view of the present partial realization of many of his...
Corpus callosum; Diagnostic imaging; Autism--Diagnosis
Early detection of human disease in today’s society can have an enormous impact
on the severity of the disease that is manifested. Disease such as Autism and Dyslexia,
which have no current cure or proven mechanism as to how they develop, can...
Character portrait of actress Rachel Booth (1862-1955) in costume for the role of "Carry Story" [?] in Charles H. Hoyt's "A Tin Soldier." She wears a dark blouse with lacy jumper, and holds a cat to her cheek. Booth married...
City & town life; Elevated railroads; Street railroads; Railroads; Pedestrians; People
View of streets and elevated railroad tracks in New York City. Buildings line the streets on the right, while the railroad tracks run perpendicular to the streets. Carriages, streetcars, and pedestrians are on the streets. Trains run on the tracks....
Address: 1033 Story Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. Numerous trucks and horse-pulled wagons carry barrels along Story Avenue. A metal fence with an open gate leads into the Stitzel Distillery. A number of men are standing in front of the gate and...
Fontaine Ferry Park (Louisville, Ky.); Amusement parks; Contests; Twins; People
Five sets of twins are posed together for a group portrait during the "Twins contest" at Fontaine Ferry Park, Louisville, Kentucky. The men mostly wear shirts with the sleeves rolled up. Only one set of male twins wears a full suit with...
A man and two boys carry signs for the Transport Workers Union. One reads, "[Employees] want more - Service - Safer running time - More heat on street cars." Another sign reads, "Louisville Railway defies the civil rights of...
Fire fighters; Industrial facilities; Buildings; People; Men
A fireman takes a drink of water. Two gentlemen wearing coats and caps carry mugs and a pail of water. Behind them firefighters spray water on a smoldering building. Beyond that the top of the Bourbon Stock Yard Co. can be seen.
Group portraits; Costumes; Flags--United States; Buildings; Patriotic societies; People
The Daughters of America pose for a picture outside of Parkland Hall at 3536 Hale Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. The women are mostly dressed in white dresses. Some where sashes and others carry the United States flag. A man in a white outfit sits...
A group of young women, probably students at the Kentucky Home School for Girls, pose for a photo in Louisville, Kentucky's Central Park. They are dressed in togas and carry various props indicating they may have been putting on a play about the...
Steamboat and passengers at Green River landing, Morgantown, Kentucky. Near a shack by the steamboat, and along the intermediate shore, men look towards the water or hoist cargo. Some more men carry cargo off a ramp from the steamer, which runs...
About two dozen people stand or kneel in a field of strawberry vines. A few carry shallow, square wood trays with handles. The strawberry field is large and there are some trees at its far edge.
East Washington Street side of building located at 122 Adams Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The building houses the E.S. Tichenor Company interior design firm. Ghost sign has been painted over, with the only distinguishable word being...
