personal identity is a problem in the possibility of resurrection. what criterion is there that we can say a resurrected man is the same as the expired one? what is the answer in dualism, and what is in physicalism? does this question cause to deny possibility of resurrection? some philosopher claim that we have no criterion for identity between these two. and then, they conclude that after lif...

Maintenance decisions regarding aircraft require consideration of the operational impact of failures. The cost of the operational impact of failure is difficult to assess due to the influence of a large number of contributory factors. This study attempts to assess the cost of operational consequences of failures using the expertise of the field experts following a pairwise contribution techniqu...

The following article explores the literature regarding the topic of ethical leadership. Thirty-eight articles were identified that are written by authors who focused on four main topics. These topics are the definition of ethical leadership, the personal integrity and morality of a leader, how a leader ethically influences followers, and current challenges facing ethical leaders. These four to...

Existing knowledge about the impact of the experience prior to financial choices has been limited almost exclusively to single risky choices. Moreover, the results obtained in these studies have not been entirely consistent. For example, some studies suggested that the experience of success makes people more willing to take a risk, while other studies led to the opposite conclusions. The result...

: Psychological well-being is not only the absence of psychological pressure or problems but also state accepting oneself and one's past, experiencing personal growth, finding meaning purpose in life, maintaining positive relationships with others, effectively managing life environment, having ability to make autonomous decisions. Hemodialysis therapy has an impact on physical, psychological, s...

Title of Document: PROGNOSTICS OF SOLDER JOINT RELIABILITY UNDER VIBRATION LOADING USING PHYSICS OF FAILURE APPROACH Jie Gu, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), 2009 Directed By: Chair Professor and Director, Michael G. Pecht, Department of Mechanical Engineering Physics-of-failure (PoF) is an approach that utilizes knowledge of a product’s life cycle loading and failure mechanisms to perform reliabi...