Opinion Analysis: Bargaining in the Shadow of Equitable Apportionment

This master’s thesis concerns three different areas in the field of fault detection in photovoltaic systems.Previous studies have concerned homogeneous systems with a large set of parameters being observed,while this study is focused on a more restrictive case. The first problem is to discover immediate faults occurring in solar panels. A new online algorithm is developed based on similarity measures with in a single installation. It performs reliably and is able to detect all significant faults over a certain threshold. The second problem concerns measuring degradation over time. A modified approachis taken based on repetitive conditions, and performs well given certain assumptions. Finally the third problem is to differentiate solar panel faults from partial shading. Here a clustering algorithm DBSCAN is applied on data in order to locate clusters of faults in the solar plane, demonstrating good performance in certain situations. It also demonstrates issues with misclassification of real faults due to clusterin

Finding Faith

How much do today\u27s young people value religion? What is their view of God? The author, who has taught sociology at Furman since 2009, is part of a research team involved in the National Study of Youth and Religion. Under the primary direction of Christian Smith of the University of Notre Dame, the ongoing project is following more than 2,500 adolescents from their teenage years into their early 20s. By surveying these young people at different stages of their lives, the researchers are developing a comprehensive picture of how adolescents manage and interpret religion, and how this process changes as they make the transition into young adulthood

Mental health professionals' use of drawings in the assessment of children.

This study examined the decisions made by mental health professionals when receiving background information and assessment information about a fictitious 8-year-old client. All participants received identical information except for information about a drawing. Group 1 received a drawing with some indicators of emotional problems and possible abuse according to one scoring system (Peterson & Hardin, 1997). Group 2 received a drawing without indicators. Group 3 did not receive a drawing. Analysis focused on decisions regarding symptoms/circumstances the client might be experiencing, possible referrals to be made, and the usefulness of the assessment information received. No significant differences were found regarding ratings made by the participants with the exception of the likelihood of making a referral for a neurological evaluation. Ratings of the likelihood of making a referral for a neurological evaluation were significantly lower for the participants who received a drawing with indicators than for either of the other two groups of participants

A survey of the novels of Charles Brockden Brown

Before 1790 there had been little fiction written in America. Since Charles Brockden Brown was the first American to rely on his pen for an income, the term Father of American Literature belongs logically to him

Amtrak Staples Mill Station: Strategic Vision Plan 2023

This plan proposes the replacement of the current Amtrak Staples Mill Station with a new facility designed to incorporate civic art, multi-use development, and fast and easy train boarding. Drawing on successful examples like Union Station in D.C. and Main Street Station in Richmond, this plan encourages stakeholders to adopt a strategic vision for the station and its vicinity as an asset to the region. An independent commission with equal representation from state agency representatives and residents would enact these improvements through a public-private partnership, including a transit-oriented development scheme for adjacent land