United States--Foreign relations--China; China--Foreign relations--United States; United States--Foreign relations--Taiwan; Taiwan--Foreign relations--United States; China--Foreign relations--Taiwan; Taiwan--Foreign relations--China
During the 2004 Presidential Election in the Republic of China, President Chen Shui-bian proposed two referenda. These referenda dealt with relations with the People's Republic of China. The People's Republic of China reacted very strongly against...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Educational facilities
East view of Dougherty Hall. There is a flag pole holding an American flag in front of the building; a recruiting poster hangs below two windows. This building was rededicated in honor Russell E. Dougherty, Strategic Air Commander in Chief and U of...
Effective supply chain design relies on robust analytical models and decision tools. Many such models and tools have been developed to address the supplier selection and order allocation (SSOA) problem, ranging from simple techniques such as...
Dropout behavior, Prediction of; Nontraditional college students; College dropouts; Academic achievement
For more than 100 years, nearly half of all undergraduate students have failed to persist to degree completion (ACT, 2010; Tinto, 1993; U.S. Department of Education, 2008). To make matters worse, adult students have consistently been victims of...
Trucking--Management; Freight and freightage--Cost control; Freight and freightage--Planning
Freight imbalance is a problem that negatively affects drivers and carriers within the truckload trucking industry. One result of this problem is that the industry experiences high annual driver turnover, exceeding 130% annually. The turnover can...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Educational facilities; Columns;
Front entrance of Dougherty Hall, a brick building with four columns at its entranceway. A sign in front reads "U.S. Navy R.O.T.C. Unit." This building was rededicated in honor Russell E. Dougherty, Strategic Air Commander in Chief and U...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Educational facilities; Columns;
Front entrance of Dougherty Hall, a brick building with four columns at its entranceway. This building was rededicated in honor Russell E. Dougherty, Strategic Air Commander in Chief and U of L Law graduate, on May 15, 1981. Location: Belknap...
University of Louisville--Buildings; Buildings; Columns; Educational facilities;
Front entrance of what was then known as the Naval Science Building, a brick building with four columns at its entranceway. The building is seen from across Eastern Parkway. This building was rededicated in honor Russell E. Dougherty, Strategic Air...
Emergency management--Kentucky; Assistance in emergencies--Kentucky; Disaster relief--Kentucky; Transportation--Planning
Large-scale emergencies caused by earthquake, tornado, pandemic flu, terrorism attacks and so on can wreak havoc to communities. In order to mitigate the impact of the events, emergency stockpiles of food, water, medicine and other materials have...
One of the most nationally-recognized, two-year legislative reform initiatives in the U.S. began in Kentucky with the passage of the Kentucky Postsecondary Education Improvement Act of 1997 (HB1). This exploratory, cross-sectional, correlational...
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...
Municipal government--Japan--Case studies; Administrative agencies--Reorganization; Globalization--Political aspects; Globalization--Government policy; Globalization--Japan; Tokyo (Japan); Osaka (Japan)
This study examines the effects of globalization on state restructuring and the status of cities and local governments. I conduct a comparative case study of two Japanese world cities, Tokyo and Osaka, Japan. Existing globalization theories offer...
