Galton to Himmler: An archeology of eugenics discourse

The purpose of this project is to trace interdiscursive and intertextual relations between ancient and modern social discourses that allow and constitute Francis Galton\u27s eugenics discourse, and how Francis Galton\u27s eugenics discourse effects change in other social discourses of the twentieth century

If You Build It (Bus Rapid Transit with High Levels of Service) They (Discretionary Riders) Will Come (Especially If You Give Them Free Parking): ...

This thesis investigates the impacts of the introduction of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on transit ridership and usage patterns in the greater Hartford region. CTfastrak marks a significant upgrade by the state of Connecticut to modernize the capitol regions transit system, and has been hailed as a success by the state government. However, the systems detractors maintain that the system is a costly burden on state finances with limited use by the broader population. This thesis seeks to answer some of the questions regarding the system effectiveness and distributional effects. First, how have the system upgrades affected the travel behaviors of the pre-existing transit ridership? Secondly, what groups of people have become transit riders because of CTfastrak? Finally, how do these two groups access and utilize the system differently? The answers to these questions have important implications for the future of CTfastrak in particular, but also more broadly bus rapid transit in the United States on the whole. The Hartford regions dispersed land use pattern and autocentricity pose challenges familiar to many American cities. Results from the survey suggest that previous riders have increased the amount of travel and trips that they make over a monthly basis. Additionally, the system is attracting new riders, many of whom have higher incomes. The diversification of the transit systems ridership provides an opportunity for the region to encourage a shift away from autocentric development patterns

COMBINATORIAL ASPECTS OF EXCEDANCES AND THE FROBENIUS COMPLEX

In this dissertation we study the excedance permutation statistic. We start by extending the classical excedance statistic of the symmetric group to the affine symmetric group eSn and determine the generating function of its distribution. The proof involves enumerating lattice points in a skew version of the root polytope of type A. Next we study the excedance set statistic on the symmetric group by defining a related algebra which we call the excedance algebra. A combinatorial interpretation of expansions from this algebra is provided. The second half of this dissertation deals with the topology of the Frobenius complex, that is the order complex of a poset whose definition was motivated by the classical Frobenius problem. We determine the homotopy type of the Frobenius complex in certain cases using discrete Morse theory. We end with an enumeration of Q-factorial posets. Open questions and directions for future research are located at the end of each chapter

Communications network design and costing model programmers manual

Otpimization algorithms and techniques used in the communications network design and costing model for least cost route and least cost network problems are examined from the programmer's point of view. All system program modules, the data structures within the model, and the files which make up the data base are described

Communications network design and costing model technical manual

This computer model provides the capability for analyzing long-haul trunking networks comprising a set of user-defined cities, traffic conditions, and tariff rates. Networks may consist of all terrestrial connectivity, all satellite connectivity, or a combination of terrestrial and satellite connectivity. Network solutions provide the least-cost routes between all cities, the least-cost network routing configuration, and terrestrial and satellite service cost totals. The CNDC model allows analyses involving three specific FCC-approved tariffs, which are uniquely structured and representative of most existing service connectivity and pricing philosophies. User-defined tariffs that can be variations of these three tariffs are accepted as input to the model and allow considerable flexibility in network problem specification. The resulting model extends the domain of network analysis from traditional fixed link cost (distance-sensitive) problems to more complex problems involving combinations of distance and traffic-sensitive tariffs