In this study, we use institution-level data for the period 2004 to 2016 from Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System examine excess revenues of private, four-year nonprofit institutions. We present on magnitude these institutions over period, how are associated with different types private institutions, and within-institution affected by changes in time-varying factors, such as their si...

As scholars become more aware of the importance of religion in world affairs, several have begun to ask whether specific religious traditions are compatible with the institutions and values of liberal democracy. With approximately 350 million Orthodox Christians in the world, and given the great political and economic importance of the many countries they call home, an understanding of Orthodox...

IN T R O D U C T IO N Within the next decade, more than $30 billion will be spent at the federal, state and local levels for the construction of new roadways in the United States. Additional billions will be allocated for the operation and maintenance of existing facilities. Toward what end is this huge expenditure being made? Most highway officials would agree that it is to promote the efficie...

The main objective of this paper is to present an integrated approach evaluate the level satisfaction borrowers with products and services microfinance institutions (MFI) at different criterion levels. For this, study adopts concept FCEM (Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation Method) in concurrence AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process). In our day-to-day situation, researchers have made many efforts asse...

Changes in the international system, along with crises in the Middle East and the emergence of inefficient states coexisting with religious and racial groups in the region, make one wonder about the nature of the state in today’s systematic world, in general, and the nature of the state in the Middle East, in particular. The present study provides a theoretical framework based on quantum mechan...

Despite patterns of secularisation across Europe, religion continues to exert influence. Besides theological belief, is deeply integrated into daily life as a social institution and marker...

Norms specifying constraints over institutions are stated in such a form that allows them to regulate a wide range of situations over time without need for modification. To guarantee this stability, the formulation of norms need to abstract from a variety of concrete aspects, which are instead relevant for the actual operationalization of institutions. If agent institutions are to be built, whi...

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This paper explores the implementation process of integrated Information Systems (IS) in Higher Education (HE) institutions. This is achieved through the analysis of a HE institution's strategy during the implementation process of the integrated IS and the impact that the new system had on the working practices of the HE institution. Through the use of interviews, the research indicates that th...

Author: Cao, Yuan. MS Institution: Purdue University Degree Received: May 2017 Title: Facilitating Reproducible Computing via Scientific Workflows -An Integrated System Approach Major Professor: Yao Liang Reproducible computing and research are of great importance for scientific investigation in any discipline. This thesis presents a general approach to provenance in the context of workflows fo...