Leadership Matters: The Process of Leading a Declining Church to Revitalization Utilizing Early Church Principles

A review of current literature that exist details the perpetual decline that is occurring in the local church. Nevertheless, the leadership a pastor provides must not be ignored, when there is an attempt to lead a church from decline to revitalization. The purpose of this project is to assist pastors who lead declining churches to revitalization by examining the principles of the early church, which was a church that was vibrant in the area of growth and spiritual life. Based on questionnaires sent to pastors and other ministry leaders, the project will reveal the need for a practical Biblical plan for churches and ministries to “come alive again.” It then reviews both historical and current approaches to a leader’s implementation of the early church’s principles and practices

Powersum Functions in the Hopf Monoid of Supercharacter Functions on UTn(q)

The character theory of the group UTn(q) of unipotent upper triangular matrices over a finite field of order q is known to be wild. However, in a generalization of character theory called supercharacter theory, one finds that there is a connection between the representation theory of UTn(q), the combinatorics of set partitions, and the algebra of symmetric function in non-commuting variables. The relationship is reminiscent of the relationship between the symmetric group Sn, integer partitions and the algebra of symmetric functions.In this thesis I begin by giving a brief review of representation theory and Hopf monoids. I then introduce a particular supercharacter theory of UTn(q) and its connection to set partitions. A Hopf monoid is then constructed out of supercharacters of the infinite family of groups, UTn(q), and the powersum basis of this Hopf monoid is reviewed. The product, coproduct, pointwise product, and antipode are then computed for the powersum basis and a q-deformation of this basis

System support/sustainment plan platform for the Defense Enterprise Accounting Management System (DEAMS)

MBA Professional ReportSecretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, in a memo dated 19 July 2001, indicated that one of his highest priorities in transforming the Department of Defense (DoD) is to have reliable, accurate and timely financial management information. To facilitate this, Secretary Rumsfeld established the Business Management Modernization Program (BMMP). The BMMP is an implementation program charged with transforming the DoD's framework. One of the initiatives of the BMMP is to provide a modern financial management system that transforms business operations to achieve improved warfighter support while enabling financial accountability. The tool, the Defense Enterprise Accounting Management System (DEAMS) is a modified Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) financial management system. DEAMS is expected to transform DoD financial management so that timely and accurate information supports effective decision-making. According to DoD guidance, to effectively develop, acquire, test, and support DEAMS it is critical that system resources are identified, tracked and evaluated. Through out this document, this process will be referred to as a support/sustainment plan. To date, a viable system support/sustainment plan has not been developed for DEAMS. The focus of this MBA project is to create a platform for a support/sustainment plan. The support plan is a living management tool. Its purpose is to ensure the system performs to warfighters requirements and identifies system performance short-comings over its life cycle.http://archive.org/details/systemsupportsus1094510053US Air Force (USAF) author.Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited

Dielectric Resonator Method for Measuring the Electrical Conductivity of Carbon Nanotubes from Microwave to Millimeter Frequencies

We describe a dielectric resonator-based measurement method for determining the electrical conductivity of carbon nanotubes at microwave to millimeter frequencies. This measurement method is not limited by the metal conductor contact resistances or impedance mismatch commonly encountered in the measurement of single nanotubes. The measurement of carbon nanotubes yielded conductivities of approximately 0.08×107 S/m

Finding Resonant Frequencies for High Loss Dielectrics in Cylindrical Cavities

This article proposes the use of argument principle method (APM) to find all complex resonant frequencies in a three layer cylindrical cavity. APM guarantees that no root is lost and frequencies can be associated with the resonant mode. The roots can be used to find permittivity of a material inside a cavityResults are obtained under the Project TEC2012-37532-C02-01, funded by Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO) and cofunded by European Regional Development Funds (ERDF).Penaranda-Foix, FL.; Catalá Civera, JM.; Canós Marín, AJ.; García Baños, B. (2015). Finding Resonant Frequencies for High Loss Dielectrics in Cylindrical Cavities. International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering. 25(6):530-535. https://doi.org/10.1002/mmce.20889S530535256F.L. Penaranda-Foix J.M. Catala-Civera A.J. Canos-Marin B. Garcia-BanosF.L. Penaranda-Foix J.M. Catala-Civera http://sciyo.com/books/show/title/passive-microwave-components-and-antennasPeng, Z., Hwang, J.-Y., & Andriese, M. (2014). Maximum Sample Volume for Permittivity Measurements by Cavity Perturbation Technique. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 63(2), 450-455. doi:10.1109/tim.2013.2279496Baker-Jarvis, J., Vanzura, E. J., & Kissick, W. A. (1990). Improved technique for determining complex permittivity with the transmission/reflection method. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 38(8), 1096-1103. doi:10.1109/22.57336Bussey, H. E. (1980). Dielectric Measurements in a Shielded Open Circuit Coaxial Line. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 29(2), 120-124. doi:10.1109/tim.1980.4314884S. Kaneko H. Kawabata Y. Kobayashi 010 020H. Kawabata Y. Kobayashi S. KanekoC.A. Balanis Advanced engineering electromagnetics. John Wiley & Sons, NewYork, 1989; ISBN-13: 978-0471621942Peñaranda-Foix, F. L., Catalá-Civera, J. M., Contelles-Cervera, M., & Canós-Marín, A. J. (2006). Solving the cutoff wave numbers in partially filled rectangular waveguides by the Cauchy integral method. International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, 16(5), 502-509. doi:10.1002/mmce.20170Rodríguez-Berral, R., Mesa, F., & Medina, F. (2003). Systematic and efficient root finder for computing the modal spectrum of planar layered waveguides. International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, 14(1), 73-83. doi:10.1002/mmce.10120F.L. Peñaranda-Foix J.M. Catalá-Civera J.G. Bogado P.J. Plaza-González J.I. Herranz-HerruzoLi, L., & Liang, C.-H. (2004). ANALYSIS OF RESONANCE AND QUALITY FACTOR OF ANTENNA AND SCATTERING SYSTEMS USING COMPLEX FREQUENCY METHOD COMBINED WITH MODEL-BASED PARAMETER ESTIMATION. Progress In Electromagnetics Research, 46, 165-188. doi:10.2528/pier0309150

Energy flow analysis of amputee walking shows a proximally-directed transfer of energy in intact limbs, compared to a distally-directed transfer in prosthetic limbs at push-off

Reduced capacity and increased metabolic cost of walking occurs in amputees, despite advances in prosthetic componentry. Joint powers can quantify deficiencies in prosthetic gait, but do not reveal how energy is exchanged between limb segments. This study aimed to quantify these energy exchanges during amputee walking. Optical motion and forceplate data collected during walking at a self-selected speed for cohorts of 10 controls, 10 unilateral trans-tibial, 10 unilateral trans-femoral and 10 bilateral trans-femoral amputees were used to determine the energy exchanges between lower limb segments. At push-off, consistent thigh and shank segment powers were observed between amputee groups (1.12W/kg vs. 1.05W/kg for intact limbs and 0.97W/kg vs. 0.99W/kg for prosthetic limbs), and reduced prosthetic ankle power, particularly in trans-femoral amputees (3.12W/kg vs. 0.87W/kg). Proximally-directed energy exchange was observed in the intact limbs of amputees and controls, while prosthetic limbs displayed distally-directed energy exchanges at the knee and hip. This study used energy flow analysis to show a reversal in the direction in which energy is exchanged between prosthetic limb segments at push-off. This reversal was required to provide sufficient energy to propel the limb segments and is likely a direct result of the lack of push-off power at the prosthetic ankle, particularly in trans-femoral amputees, and leads to their increased metabolic cost of walking