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Textron Fastening Systems' Self Piercing Rivet Tool, Alan Barendregt
Textron Fastening Systems' Self Piercing Rivet Tool, Alan Barendregt
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The ESN50 Self Piercing Rivet Tool is a wonderful replacement for 'drill and rivet' fastening, spot-welding and other means of fastening two sections of metal together. The main goal was to improve upon an existing design that is currently offered by the Textron Corporation. Textron is seeking an alternative energy source and an overall mild redesign of the ESN50 device. The two most prominent faults are the ESN50's heavy design and a very slow cycle time. When this group was set up it was agreed upon that I would be the group leader and this would recreate the setting of …
A Quantitative Proxy Of Diatom Dissolution With Implications For Biological Production In The Eastern Equatorial Pacific Over The Past 25,000 Years, Jonathan Warnock
A Quantitative Proxy Of Diatom Dissolution With Implications For Biological Production In The Eastern Equatorial Pacific Over The Past 25,000 Years, Jonathan Warnock
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Here we present a quantitative proxy for determining opal dissolution in deep sea sediment cores. The ratio of organic carbonxalcite production in the ocean is thought to affect global climate by changing CO2 levels in the atmosphere. The diatom-dominated opal producers generate significant organic carbon and have the ability to sequester organic carbon from the atmosphere to the ocean floor. Thus using diatom accumulation rates to reconstruct diatom production is important to climate research. However, opal and organic carbon accumulation rates reflect both variable production and preservation. Separating these factors is crucial to estimating past opal and organic carbon fluxes. …
Accommodations And Modification For Elementary Students With Special Needs, Malydi Wolfe
Accommodations And Modification For Elementary Students With Special Needs, Malydi Wolfe
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As an education major it is important to understand and be able to properly assess disabilities that I may come in contact with when I have a classroom of my own. With many government laws like IDEA, which is the law authorizing special education, and No Child Left Behind I feel it is in my best interest to stay abreast of current accommodations and modifications both research and teachers suggest for students with disabilities. By doing this I am providing my students with a chance to succeed in the best possible environment. I am also staying up-to-date and compliant with …
Automated Shower/Faucet Control System, Adam Wirtz
Automated Shower/Faucet Control System, Adam Wirtz
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The purpose of this project is to develop an automatically temperature and flow controlled faucet/shower system. The system should allow a user to pre-select a temperature for their comfort. The system should automatically maintain the desired temperature without further input. The system should also correct for any sudden drops in temperature or pressure in the piping system. The system should also be able to be integrated into any household piping system. Some added benefits that are to be obtained are energy saving benefits. The device will be able to be put on a timer in order to conserve water usage. …
Biodegradation Of Various Dyes; Eosin Y, Methyl Green, Crystal Violet, Basic Fuchsin And Brilliant Blue R, Daniel James Hillby
Biodegradation Of Various Dyes; Eosin Y, Methyl Green, Crystal Violet, Basic Fuchsin And Brilliant Blue R, Daniel James Hillby
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A simple and practical biological process for the decolorization and degradation of dyes is described. In this study, an aerobic Gram positive bacterium was used for the decolorization and degradation of different types of dyes, like triphenyl methane, fluorine and acid dyes. The dyes used in this study were Eosin Y (fluorine), Methyl Green (triphenyl methane), Brilliant Blue R (acid dye), Crystal violet (triphenyl methane), and Basic Fuchsin (triphenyl methane). The bacterium was able to use these dyes as a sole source of carbon for its growth. Absorption spectral studies provided the evidence for decolorization. The color loss is not …
Examination Of Upper & Lower Extremity Peripheral Joints, Sarah J. Habben
Examination Of Upper & Lower Extremity Peripheral Joints, Sarah J. Habben
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The aim of this project was to provide an accessible multimedia resource for Physical Therapy students enrolled in AHPT 440, Evaluation and Treatment of Musculoskeletal Disorders. Specifically, the finished product is a series of DVD's to be included as course materials to assist in preparation for practical examinations. A clinician from the Physical Therapy Department agreed to demonstrate the techniques on camera, subjects were recruited, and studio time was booked on campus. Raw data was then loaded onto an Apple computer and edited in stages, including clip sorting, cropping, tagging, audio correction, chapter placement, and multimedia placement (including music). The …
Gender Differences In Amount And Type Of Coverage On Collegiate Athletic Websites, Alicia Porters
Gender Differences In Amount And Type Of Coverage On Collegiate Athletic Websites, Alicia Porters
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The purpose of this study is to determine if female and male collegiate athletes are depicted equally on their university's athletic websites. Nine University athletic websites were analyzed, comparing the amount and type of articles and pictures between male and female athletes. The results suggest that male and female athletes are represented equally on collegiate athletic websites, with females tending to be overrepresented.
Global Perspective Approach To Multiple Sclerosis, Kinsey M. Tarpley
Global Perspective Approach To Multiple Sclerosis, Kinsey M. Tarpley
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fflicting 1 in 1000 people in Western countries, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the leading nontraumatic cause of neurologic disability in young adults.1 The experience one person will have with the illness will be different from the next, therefore MS will never have a “one size fits all” treatment strategy. MS is a demyelination disease of the central nervous system, presents with a wide spectrum of neurologic symptoms. Physical Therapy can help people with MS manage their symptoms and improve impairments. Physical Therapists working with people with MS need to be fully aware of the “Big Picture” of MS, not just …
History Or Myth : Exploring King Arthur's Existence, Angela M. Logalbo
History Or Myth : Exploring King Arthur's Existence, Angela M. Logalbo
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Throughout history King Arthur has been an inspirational topic for writers, storytellers, poets, artists, architects, and more recently film makers. King Arthur has been a central figure in literature for hundreds of years. Innumerable authors have tackled the legend of King Arthur, always putting their own spin on the enduring story of the heroic leader and his valiant knights. While it is apparent that King Arthur serves a vital and lasting role in literature, his part in history remains exceptionally ambiguous. It is yet to be proven whether King Arthur existed or not, however, there are supporters for both sides …
The Attitudes, Perceptions, And Outcomes Of Students In A Professional Development Course, Meghan Francisco
The Attitudes, Perceptions, And Outcomes Of Students In A Professional Development Course, Meghan Francisco
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Many retailing and apparel merchandising programs now offer their majors a professional development course. These courses are designed to help students develop their professional skills. Additionally, it provides assistance to students in discovering their potential for their own futures. Because this is becoming such a vital piece of every student’s education, any professional development course should be enhanced in such a way as to nurture those aspects. The attitudes, perceptions, and outcomes of students (n=26) enrolled in a professional development course were assessed through administration of a pre-course and post-course survey. Little or no change occurred in students’ perceptions of …
Revision Of Fin 46, Consolidation Of Variable Interest Entities, And Its Effects On The Accounting Environment, Lindsey Lachiana
Revision Of Fin 46, Consolidation Of Variable Interest Entities, And Its Effects On The Accounting Environment, Lindsey Lachiana
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Prior to January of 2003, the accounting rules for off-balance sheet financing allowed corporations to abuse special purpose entities, which were permitted to be excluded from a company's financial statements. The collapse of Enron was largely due to off-balance sheet financing. The Enron situation ignited the significance of the problem, which revealed off-balance sheet financing to be detrimental to an enterprise and the investors and creditors relying on the financial statements. FIN 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, was put into effect as a result of the Enron scandal in January 2003; however it was revised in December 2003 to …
Typical Use Levels Of Personal Listening Devices Of Students At Northern Illinois University, Jennifer L. Stein
Typical Use Levels Of Personal Listening Devices Of Students At Northern Illinois University, Jennifer L. Stein
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A recent lawsuit filed against Apple Computers, Inc. has aroused public concern about the potential role of personal music players (MPs) in the development of hearing loss. In order to determine if such devices are used at levels likely to damage hearing, typical MP use levels were recorded from a sample of Northern Illinois University students. The average sound pressure level (Leq) was measured for each music sample. These levels were compared with National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommendations for maximum daily noise exposure. While previous research has indicatJ that MPs are capable of producing sound output …
Theory In Practice : Archaeology Field School In Sicily, Julie Edmunds
Theory In Practice : Archaeology Field School In Sicily, Julie Edmunds
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Essentially an examination of Archaeological Theory, this study seeks to illuminate four of the various theoretical approaches to archaeology: Processual, Behavioral, Structuralism, and Marxism. These approaches are evaluated for practical application through student participation in the Sicilian Archaeological Research Project in Salemi Sicily. Students were asked to complete questionnaires to determine the faults and merits of each theory. The students’ perspectives and understanding on Archaeological theory change with the incorporation of hands-on research techniques, resulting in a measured transitional period that can be used to aide in theory understanding for students that may not have the opportunity to study abroad. …
Investing In Financially Distressed Securities, J Paul Fricilone
Investing In Financially Distressed Securities, J Paul Fricilone
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This study evaluates the specific characteristics attributed to companies that enter Chapter 11 and emerge with their stock intact. While we find no statistically significant characteristics that uniquely identify such firms, the results suggest that a company that is more financially sound is more likely to retain its shareholders. Specifically, firms that emerge from Chapter 11 with their stock intact tend to have a higher return on assets and lower debt ratios.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder In Children And Adolescents, Bethany E. Giere
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder In Children And Adolescents, Bethany E. Giere
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The focus of this research paper is to better understand obsessive compulsive disorders, also known as OCD, in children and adolescents. I feel that in order to teach children and adolescents with OCD we, as teachers, need to understand the disorder. I want to be able to help students that may be in my classroom with this disorder. If I understand the disorder I can find the best way to teach the student. I will also be able to help the other students in the class to understand what that child is going through. This capstone project will assist me …
Endangered Landscapes: Painting In The Aux Sable Creek Watershed, Carla Taylor
Endangered Landscapes: Painting In The Aux Sable Creek Watershed, Carla Taylor
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In conjunction with an exhibition of watercolor paintings entitled Endangered Landscapes: Painting in the Aux Sable Creek Watershed, study was made of the issues involved in the destruction of the rural agricultural landscape for the construction of new homes, businesses, and industry. A research paper on "Suburban Sprawl: Its Origins, the Problems and Some Possible Solutions" broadly outlines the concerns with the trend in areas of prime farmland of the Midwest, specifically in the rural fringe of the Chicago metropolitan area. The watercolor paintings were for the most part painted on site (" en plein aire") at locations in the …
Environmental Design For The Real World, Kari Maass
Environmental Design For The Real World, Kari Maass
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Our environment could be saved if the public began to take responsibility for their actions. The purpose of this project was to design a campaign to start a movement towards environmentalism. I researched products that were environmentally safe because they conserved resources like energy and water, or were non-toxic and I researched effective in store marketing techniques. Finally, I designed packaging to go on these products to inform the public about their benefits and set them apart from their competitors. I also designed in store signage to inform the public about other actions they could take. Photographs of the finished …
Exploring The Ideas Of Oppositional Dualism Through Process In Intaglio, Aparna Rae
Exploring The Ideas Of Oppositional Dualism Through Process In Intaglio, Aparna Rae
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For my Honor's Capstone Project, I am explored the idea of oppositional dualism through process in intaglio. Printmaking as an art media that allows an artist to render realistic images on the plate but allow for processes where the image remains a mystery to the artist until the plate is removed from the etching solution. Over and over again the image is a mystery, often one that is pleasant to look at after its revelation. Sometimes the explorations can cause images that are hard to read or those that simply refuse to appear, print after print. Intaglio is a printmaking …
Express Yourself, Jennifer Bazan
Express Yourself, Jennifer Bazan
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Express Yourself is a study of the T-Sbirt as a means for mass visual communication. After surveying many people as to the types and reasons that they wear T-Shirts, I came to the conclusion that people wear them in order to express a part of themselves to the public. I went about creating several different T-Sbirts to express a few aspects of myself, according the categories of T-Shirts as discussed further in the paper. Many different methods were used to create the shirts, which all started out as the same white, cotton shirt. Iron on transfers, silk screening, band-dying, sewing, …
Assessing The Productivity Of Tense Marking In Young Children : Language Sample Analysis Versus Parent Report, Emily Frauenfeld-Block
Assessing The Productivity Of Tense Marking In Young Children : Language Sample Analysis Versus Parent Report, Emily Frauenfeld-Block
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The purpose of this capstone is to determine if certain items from the CDI: WS could be used to assess the productivity of tense marking in young children at risk for specific language impairment at 36 months. Recently, Hadley and Short (2005) devised cumulative measures of capturing the onset of tense marking during the earliest period of grammatical development. Their investigation was driven by the need to determine if the late emergence and limited productivity of tense morphemes could be used to detect children at risk for SLI at younger ages. However, their methods, which rely upon comprehensive, longitudinal language …
Behavioral Tendencies Of The Jewel Wasp, Nasonia Vitripennis, Jessica M. Nicholson
Behavioral Tendencies Of The Jewel Wasp, Nasonia Vitripennis, Jessica M. Nicholson
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Two main areas of focus were examined in three experiments: the effects of mating status on male activity and the effects of crowding on female activity in the parasitoid wasp Nasonia vitripennis. The first experiment dealt with wing dispersal among lone versus crowded females. Competition appeared to make the females more likely to wing-disperse than when the female was alone. The second experiment dealt with the locomotor activity of lone versus crowded females. Competition appeared to cause females to be more active when with another female than when alone. The final experiment dealt with the locomotor activity of mated versus …
The Calusa And Seminole Indians : Before, During, And After Colonialism, Rebecca M. Woods
The Calusa And Seminole Indians : Before, During, And After Colonialism, Rebecca M. Woods
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The goal of this paper is to compare and contrast two Floridian Native American tribeb, the Calusa and the Seminole. The paper will deal with issues such as social life, econ]omy, political life and religion. These topics will be addressed in terms of historical periods: before, during, and after colonialism. Colonialism made huge impacts on these tribes, therefore it is important to look at the changes that occurred during this period, Along with this, one major conclusion will deal with how and why the Calusa disappeared, while the Seminole remain in Florida today. It is clear that the Seminole’s ability …
Research And Theory Based Staff Training Manual : School Aged Children (K-3), Nicole Mittlestadt
Research And Theory Based Staff Training Manual : School Aged Children (K-3), Nicole Mittlestadt
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This project was designed to examine and research children from kindergarten to third grade. The focus of the research was on children's developmental domains, guidance techniques, and theory. The purpose of this project was to create a training manual that informs the reader on how to work with school-aged children. The manual gives vital information on each developmental domain of school-aged children, how communicate with children and families based on research and theory, guidance techniques, needs of children with chronic diseases, first aid information, nutrition, and DCFS rules and regulations. The final project is a complete manual on working with …
Hamilton Sundstrand Deaerator Test Methodology And Evaluation, James Hill
Hamilton Sundstrand Deaerator Test Methodology And Evaluation, James Hill
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The main goal of this project is to design and implement a reliable testing method for the efficiency of rotational deaerators. The efficiency can be determined by monitoring the percentage of air the deaerator removes from a combined air/oil flow. The deaerators in question are used in aircraft IDG applications and thus the testing method must be able to determine efficiency at varying speeds and oil temperatures. This type of testing is rarely done in industry and so the existing testing methods are not well established. Two phase flow measurement is difficult and expensive, and this project will attempt to …