Ford Motor Company; Business logistics--Management; Production management; Manufacturing processes; Organizational change
For many years the concept of Lean Manufacturing has been applied in automotive development as a tool to refine the manufacturing practices to the greatest efficiency possible through waste reduction. Continuous Improvement is a quality innovation...
Whitestone, Henry, 1819-1893; Architects--United States
Henry Whitestone (1819-1893) practiced architecture in the
nineteenth century when the prevailing mode in architectural styles
was a series of historical revivals. His work, with few exceptions,
was entirely within the style of the Italian...
Fantasy fiction, American; Fantasy fiction, Japanese
This creative thesis follows the opening story arc to a larger fiction project in the genre of high fantasy fiction. Structurally and stylistically, by incorporating contemporary contributions to the genre from Japanese popular culture, this story...
Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
In the early days of 1861, Kentucky, torn between her allegiance to the federal government and her sympathy for the South, with her citizenry so divided that hardly a family in the state stood united, vainly endeavored to carve out for herself a...
This phenomenological study investigated perceptions regarding the impact of the tenets of the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) on the self-reported achievement and underachievement among adults who had been identified and served as gifted...
Homeless persons--Services for--Kentucky--Louisville; Homelessness--Kentucky--Louisville; Inmates of institutions; Community-based social services--Kentucky--Louisville
The purpose of this study was to examine the link between various aspects of service utilization and the institutionalization of homeless individuals. The researcher wished to determine whether participation in various therapeutic, medical, and...
Epithelial Ovarian cancer (EOC) is the leading cause of gynecological cancer death in the USA. Recurrence rates are high after front-line platinum chemotherapy and most patients eventually die from platinum-resistant disease. P53 plays an important...
Employees--Training of; Call centers--Employees--Training of
In the past 35 years, the average U.S. corporation expenditure per employee on training has increased over ten-fold, yet research studies covering the same time period estimate that only 10-15% of skills and knowledge acquired during training...
The Louisville Leader was an African-American newspaper published from 1917 to 1950 by I. Willis Cole in Louisville, Kentucky. This issue says Vol. 18. No. 34. but is actually Vol. 18. No. 46. There are small tears and portions missing down the...
The Louisville Leader was an African-American newspaper published from 1917 to 1950 by I. Willis Cole in Louisville, Kentucky. This issue says Vol. 18. No. 34. but is actually Vol. 18. No. 47.
The Louisville Leader was an African-American newspaper published from 1917 to 1950 by I. Willis Cole in Louisville, Kentucky. This issue says Vol. 32. No. 28. but is actually Vol. 33. No. 35.
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Ford Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Men; Women; Snack bars; Bookstores; Books; Counters; Advertising;
Believed to be the snack bar in Ford Hall. There are men and women sitting at tables, drinking (apparently) sodas from bottles. The couple seated in the foreground have been identified as Louise Walther Berg and Kenneth C. Doll. Others stand by a...
The Louisville Leader was an African-American newspaper published from 1917 to 1950 by I. Willis Cole in Louisville, Kentucky. This issue says Vol. 18. No. 34. but is actually Vol. 18. No. 43.
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Educational facilities; People; Lawns;
People walk and stand along sidewalks in front of Ford Hall. A large grass-covered area is visible in front of the building, which is partially obscured by trees. Originally named for Peter Caldwell, Louisville Industrial School superintendent for...
Marconi, Guglielmo, marchese, 1874-1937; Radio broadcasting--Social aspects
This dissertation is a rhetorical analysis of Guglielmo Marconi's wireless. Texts surrounding the invention reveal intersections between technology and society and communicate information about the wireless through tropes of progress. The wireless...
Williams syndrome--Genetic aspects; Anxiety disorders
Genetic factors play an important role in the etiology of anxiety disorders. Williams syndrome (WS), a genetic disorder caused by a deletion on chromosome 7q11.23 and associated with increased prevalence of anxiety disorders relative to the general...
Politicians; United States. Congress. House--Speakers; United States. President; Celebrities; United States. Congress; Legislators--United States
Congressman Romano L. (Ron) Mazzoli, interviewed by Kevin Collins on May 24, 2010 as part of the Romano L. Mazzoli oral history project. This is the fourth of 17 interviews conducted with the Congressman, who represented the Third District of...
Automobile industry; Automobiles; Ford Motor Company; Men; Business people
Last Model T Ford (motor number 14,987,899) leaves the assembly line at Ford plant on Southwestern Parkway in Louisville, Kentucky on July 3, 1927. Posing with auto, from left to right: Keith Denham, R.G. Potter, Carlton Fry, Elbert J. Lucas (Ford...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Educational facilities;
Ford Hall during the period when it provided space for alumni receptions (probably in the mid-1920s). There is a leafless tree in front of the building. Circa 1945, served as a cafeteria and lounge for staff members. Originally known as the...
This thesis will focus on the topic of Selfish Nodes within a Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks (MANET), specifically sensor networks due to their lower power and bandwidth. The approach used is a reputation based algorithm to isolate the selfish nodes from...
