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Experientialist Epistemology and Classification Theory: Embodied and Dimensional Classification
What theoretical framework can help in building, maintaining and evaluating networked knowledge organization resources? Specifically, what theoretical framework makes sense of the semantic prowess of ontologies and ... -
An experimental assessment of analytical blockage corrections for turbines
(2019)In laboratory experiments involving wind or water turbines, it is often desirable to correct measured performance for the effects of model blockage. However, there has been limited experimental validation of the analytical ... -
Explanations for Persistent Nursing Shortages
(2008)This paper contributes to the economics literature on nursing market shortages by putting forward two new models that suggest three new explanations for perceived nursing shortages. The first model focuses on hospitals ... -
Exploratory Assessment of e-Commerce Impacts on Processing Performance and Technology Changes in the Forest Products Industry
(1/1/2005)Despite strong demand, the forest products sector has not generated even average financial returns on its invested capital. A PricewaterhouseCoopers survey found that while global forest products industry sales increased ... -
Exploring Measures of Social and Ecological Resilience Around Protected Areas in the Skagit Watershed
(University of Washington Water Center, 2009-05-19)Bianca Perla will discuss a major conservation challenge we face: how do we manage linked social and ecological landscapes to incorporate change while maintaining sustainability? She will present research that investigates ... -
Exploring Sustainable Materials through Interaction Design Practice
Responding to concerns about the environmental impacts of human-computer interaction, this dissertation explores what it means to pursue design activities focused on ecological limits: what designers’ tools and skills might ... -
Exploring the Market Potential of Pacific Silver Fir in the US Residential Decking Market
(11/1/2010)Overview The demand for decking and fencing materials is driven by several factors, including the macroeconomic environment, demographics, construction expenditures, and the repair and remodel sector. In addition, competition ... -
Exploring the Persistent Problem of User Assistance
(2005-08-25)Users continue to report problems with user assistance systems. We conducted a study within three populations that have a stake in the user assistance process: users, developers (anyone who plays a role in creating the ... -
EXPLORING WEATHER-RELATED CONNECTED VEHICLE APPLICATIONS FOR IMPROVED WINTER TRAVEL IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
(2020)The objectives of this project were to investigate how connected vehicle (CV) data could be integrated with existing infrastructure data, and how the integrated data could be utilized to improve decision-making for highway ... -
Expression and sexual dimorphism of galanin messenger ribonucleic acid in growth hormone-releasing hormone neurons of the rat during development
(Endocrine Society, 1994-02)In the rat, the secretion of GH is episodic and sexually dimorphic. The development and regulation of this patterning of GH secretion are governed by the reciprocal influence of the hypothalamic peptide ... -
Expression of cutaneous lymphocyte-associated antigen by CD8+ T cells specific for a skin-tropic virus
(2002-08-15)Virus-specific CD8+ T cells traffic to infected tissues to promote clearance of infection. We used herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) as a model system to investigate CD8+ T cell trafficking to the skin in humans. Using ... -
Expression of cytokine and chemokine mRNA and secretion of tumor necrosis factor-α by gallbladder epithelial cells: Response to bacterial lipopolysaccharides
(2002-10-11)Background: In addition to immune cells, many other cell types are known to produce cytokines. Cultured normal mouse gallbladder epithelial cells, used as a model system for gallbladder epithelium, were examined for their ... -
Extending the Simple Knowledge Organization System for Concept Management in Vocabulary Development Applications
In this article, we describe the development of an exten- sion to the Simple Knowledge Organization System (SKOS) to accommodate the needs of vocabulary devel- opment applications (VDA) managing metadata schemes and requiring ... -
Eyes on Puget Sound: What are we Learning from Ocean Observing?
(University of Washington Water Center, 2010-02-17)Devol and Newton will provide an overview of Puget Sound observation efforts. They will introduce Oceanic Remote Chemical-Opitcal Analyzer (ORCA) buoys. They will describe the results of several current observation programs: ... -
e‐Skills and employability: A learning and networking event for NGOs
(Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA), 2007-06)On June 19, 2007, twenty NGO practitioners from across Europe gathered at the e‐Skills & Employability Workshop to share best practices and discuss new ways to grow and sustain efforts to support economic empowerment through ... -
Facets of Access: a Typology of Information Dissemination Systems
In this poster, we describe a new way of conceptualizing relationships between systems for information dissemination throughout history, based on a set of basic attributes or facets. This poster illustrates one way in which ... -
Factors that Influenced the Export Success of Forest Products Companies in the Pacific Northwest during the 1997-1998 Japanese Economic Downturn
(8/1/2002)Japanese housing starts reached a high of 1.64 million in 1996 as homeowners rushed to beat the consumption tax increase scheduled for 1997. The Asian economic downturn and various other factors caused housing starts to ... -
Faculty Appointments in Slavic Languages and Literatures
(The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, The University of Washington, 1986-09)