The Modulation of Multiple Phases Leading to the Modified KdV Equation

This paper seeks to derive the modified KdV (mKdV) equation using a novel approach from systems generated from abstract Lagrangians that possess a two-parameter symmetry group. The method to do uses a modified modulation approach, which results in the mKdV emerging with coefficients related to the conservation laws possessed by the original Lagrangian system. Alongside this, an adaptation of the method of Kuramoto is developed, providing a simpler mechanism to determine the coefficients of the nonlinear term. The theory is illustrated using two examples of physical interest, one in stratified hydrodynamics and another using a coupled Nonlinear Schr\"odinger model, to illustrate how the criterion for the mKdV equation to emerge may be assessed and its coefficients generated.Comment: 35 pages, 5 figure

Key Components of Tourism Destination Development

This paper examines variables that contribute to tourism revenues as reported by the state of Kentucky for a sample of 54 counties in Appalachian Kentucky. The study utilized five components of tourism, online promotional information, and reported tourism revenues to identify what variables contribute to regional tourism revenues. Regression analysis using factor scores found two factors influenced employment revenue and one factor influenced direct tourism revenue

Online Learning in Schools of Business: The Impact of Strategy on Course Enrollments

Online education in schools of business is an ongoing, emerging practice. Strategic planning by institutions and programs seeks to identify the most relevant factors in providing the most effective online learning for students. This requires that schools of business figure out what factors positively and directly affect course enrollments. This research study surveyed deans of AACSB-accredited business schools to determine their online learning strategies and practices. The results of the survey and study support online education as a means to meet the increasing needs of a diverse and ever-changing student population both now and in the future

Key Components of Tourism Revenue in Appalachian Kentucky

This paper examines variables that contribute to tourism revenues as reported by the state of Kentucky for a sample of 54 counties in Appalachian Kentucky. The study utilized five components of tourism, online promotional information, and reported tourism revenues to identify what variables contribute to regional tourism revenues. Regression analysis using factor scores found two factors influenced employment and one factor influenced direct tourism revenue

An analysis of subject content for a marriage relationship course in high school

Not available.Francis B. RatliffNot ListedNot ListedMaster of ArtsDepartment Not ListedCunningham Memorial Library, Terre Haute, Indiana State University.isua-thesis-1948-ratliffMastersTitle from document title page. Document formatted into pages: contains 139p. : ill. Includes appendix and bibliography

Black-box Testing Mobile Applications Using Sequence Covering Arrays

Covering arrays have proven to be highly effective in detecting software bugs in what is known as combinatorial testing. A t-way covering array includes all t-way combinations of variable values, up to a specified level of t (usually 2-6 for software testing). In software systems that operate via a series of interactive inputs e.g. button clicks, a sequence covering array composed of sequences of events can be used. A t-way sequence covering array includes all t-way permutations of events (events are not required to be adjacent). This research examines the effectiveness of using sequence covering arrays to discover software bugs in mobile phone applications. Analysis of the distribution of t-way interactions between events in event sequence bugs provides insight into the practicality and usefulness of this combinatorial testing method. From a developer’s perspective, these methods can contribute to finding this particular class of bugs early in the software development process, saving the developers time and money without sacrificing effectiveness. However, an attacker may also leverage these techniques to discover previously undetected bugs as a means to exploit the system. This method can be particularly useful for attackers in that it is often simple to determine events in interactive software, even in black-box environments where internal knowledge about the source code is absent. Mobile applications running on popular operating systems such as Android and iOS are generally very interactive and therefore susceptible to these types of bugs. This project involved analyzing hundreds of software vulnerabilities in Android software, developing a new research tool for measuring sequence coverage in existing test suites, and using these combinatorial methods on various Android mobile applications

Online Learning in Schools of Business: The Impact of Strategy on Course Enrollments

Online education in schools of business is an ongoing, emerging practice. Strategic planning by institutions and programs seeks to identify the most relevant factors in providing the most effective online learning for students. This requires that schools of business figure out what factors positively and directly affect course enrollments. This research study surveyed deans of AACSB-accredited business schools to determine their online learning strategies and practices. The results of the survey and study support online education as a means to meet the increasing needs of a diverse and ever-changing student population both now and in the future