Job Satisfaction in Minor League Baseball

Every individual in the sport industry spends a substantial amount of time at work. Hence the satisfaction of an individual’s job is important. The purpose of this study was to look at the satisfaction levels of full time minor league baseball employees in the International League. This study was the first study in the field of minor league baseball which tried to determine if the satisfaction levels were worth the demand of the work. It is known across the workforce that the more time demanding a job is the less freedom you have for family and leisure. This study was conducted by using a quantitative survey to determine if the participants (N=84) were satisfied with their jobs. This study addressed what the different level of satisfaction could be ranging on the demographics of the employee. The highlight of this study was across all demographics in minor league baseball that employees overall were satisfied with their jobs. These findings are noteworthy because it is a pioneering topic that can be expanded across not only baseball but all sports

Group III-nitride devices and applications

The group III-nitride system of materials has had considerable commercial success in recent years in the solid state lighting (SSL) and power electronics markets. The need for high efficient general lighting applications has driven research into InGaN based blue light emitting diodes (LEDs), and demand for more efficient power electronics for telecommunications has driven research into AlGaN based high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs). However, the group III-nitrides material properties make them attractive for several other applications that have not received as much attention. This work focuses on developing group III-nitride based devices for novel applications.;GaN is a robust, chemically inert, piezoelectric material, making it an ideal candidate for surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices designed for high temperature and/or harsh environment sensors. In this work, SAW devices based on GaN are developed for use in high temperature gas or chemical sensor applications. To increase device sensitivity, while maintaining a simple one-step photolithography fabrication process, devices were designed to operate at high harmonic frequencies. This allows for GHz regime operation without sub-micron fabrication. One potential market for this technology is continuous emissions monitoring of combustion gas vehicles.;In addition to SAW devices, high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) were developed. The epitaxial structure was characterized and the 2-D electron gas concentrations were simulated and compared to experimental results. Device fabrication processes were developed and are outlined. Fabricated devices were electrically measured and device performance is discussed

Survey of Washington Search and Seizure Law: 2019 Update

This survey is intended to serve as a resource to which Washington lawyers, judges, law enforcement officers, and others can turn as an authoritative starting point for researching Washington search and seizure law. In order to be useful as a research tool, this Survey requires periodic updates to address new cases interpreting the Washington constitution and the U.S. Constitution and to reflect the current state of the law. Many of these cases involve the Washington State Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Washington constitution. Also, as the U.S. Supreme Court has continued to examine Fourth Amendment search and seizure jurisprudence, its decisions and reflections on Washington law are also discussed. Often the rules and approaches in interpreting the Washington constitution differ in certain areas from the analysis used by the U.S. Supreme Court in its Fourth Amendment jurisprudence. Where that occurs, this Survey has identified the independent approach adopted by the Washington State Supreme Court. This Survey contains updated case comments and statutory references that are current through March 2019, and focuses primarily on search and seizure law in the criminal context; it omits discussion of many procedural issues, including those arising under court rules that implement constitutional protections. In addition, all references to Wayne R. LaFave, Search and Seizure: A Treatise on the Fourth Amendment, have been updated to the fifth edition, published in 2012

Testing and assessment of FRP strengthened concrete T-beam bridges in Pennsylvania

It is increasingly becoming of great concern that the transportation infrastructure is in poor condition and in need of rehabilitation. Reinforced concrete (RC) structures such as bridges are a prime example for displaying rehabilitation needs. Harsh environmental conditions and age, along with the use of deicing salts in the winter seasons, greatly increase deterioration rates. Addressing bridge conditions in an effective manner and ensuring the safety of the public is a challenge for engineers and owners.;The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation - District 3 (PennDOT-D3) initiated a program to address the condition of their concrete T-Beam bridges. 128 concrete T-Beam bridges constructed between 1920 and 1960 are included in the district\u27s bridge inventory. Many of these bridges have become structurally deficient or obsolete due to aging and deterioration. PennDOT-D3 paired with West Virginia University researchers to develop a program that would use FRP rehabilitation technology to repair and strengthen its large number of concrete T-Beam bridges.;The work presented in this thesis focuses on the third phase of a three-phase project concerning the rehabilitation of bridge #49-4012-0250-1032 built in 1934 near Sunbury, Pennsylvania. Quality control and assurance was performed with several field visits during the construction process. Load testing was performed to replicate the load testing performed prior to rehabilitation in Phase II of the project. Data resulting from load tests before and after rehabilitation was compared. An FE model of the bridge was developed and calibrated using field testing data and inspection. The FE model was subjected to the same loading conditions as applied in the field and also compared for a more thorough structural evaluation. The FE model was also subjected to AASHTO standard live loading conditions to investigate current load rating methods for these types of structures. Discrepancies resulting from accurate FE analyses when compared to simplified methods of analysis are discussed. Based on existing literature and knowledge gained throughout the project, design, construction, and testing/long-term monitoring guidelines were drafted in PennDOT-D3 desired formats. These guidelines are considered important outcomes for Phase III of the project and for the development of this thesis. The guidelines were developed for incorporation into PennDOT standard documentation for the successful transfer of knowledge concerning the FRP repair technology. With the design guidelines, an FRP design program was created specifically for simple span concrete T-Beam bridges. The design program is user friendly and allows for detailed input based on field inspection. The program gives structural capacities for the original, existing, and strengthened conditions of primary bridge members. Load rating factors are also presented for the existing and strengthened T-Beam analysis

Presidential Succession and Delegation in Case of Disability

Memo issued four days after the Reagan assassination attempt.https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/twentyfifth_amendment_executive_materials/1003/thumbnail.jp

The Wolf We Feed: Democracy, Caste, and Legitimacy

Procedure is central to American public legal discourse. From the soaring rhetoric of the Declaration of Independence to the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, the American legal tradition rests on the principle that law must be both derived and applied according to fair process. Consider that in the 2020 election the Trump Administration resorted to fervent and false allegations of widespread voter fraud—that the election process was fundamentally unfair—in order to weaponize Republican voters’ ostensible commitments to fairness against what was, objectively, one of the least procedurally unfair elections in history. Yet the four-year period of the Trump Administration (2017–2021) also saw the rise of overt and deliberate racist politics and mounting evidence that a universal commitment by all to fairness for all across the United States is a mythical framing of the American creed. One can look from the apparent lack of justice for unarmed Black civilians killed by police officers to a sitting President’s affirmative support for white supremacist groups to observe the doublespeak associated with fascist regimes: claiming to be restoring law and order while backing away from commitments to due process and equal protection. And yet, simultaneously, we have also seen the mainstreaming of a successful oppositional politics, including Black Lives Matter, which in June 2020 enjoyed a peak 67 percent approval rating among American adults in a national survey. Even as white nationalism flourished under the Trump Administration, polls indicate that increasing numbers of Americans acknowledge that our society is unfair to racial minorities. As Americans stand at the perpetual racial crossroads of the twenty-first century, how much does the legitimacy that they accord their government depend on the procedural justice it delivers to all

Games and Simulations in Soft Skills Training

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Pop-Up Class: Defending Immigrants\u27 Rights in the Aftermath of President Trump\u27s Executive Order

https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/event-invitations-2017/1004/thumbnail.jp