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Development Of Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization Techniques For Physical Mapping In Ovis Aries, Eleanor P. Jenson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Genome maps provide information used to identify economic trait loci and loci proximal to genes affecting economically important traits. This research contributes to the development of the ovine genome map by establishing ovine tissue culture techniques and fluorescent in situ hybridization techniques in this laboratory. In addition, a karyotype for sheep affected with spider lamb syndrome was developed. Ovine tissue culture techniques were established using fibroblasts grown from primary explants of sheep and modified cytogenetic procedures. Metaphase chromosomes were obtained from the fibroblast cultures and used for fluorescent in situ hybridization and for banding procedures to develop the spider lamb …

Utilizing Applied Behavior Analysis: A Handbook For Teachers Who Are Dealing With Developmentally Delayed Children, Cleresse Sprague

All Graduate Projects

The author's perception is that a need exists for a classroom behavior management handbook targeting developmentally delayed children ages three years through first grade. Several occurrences have prompted this perception: 1. Approach by other teachers asking how to handle certain behaviors 2. Author's own experiences and frustrations 3. Participation in group discussions regarding behaviors The author has chosen to do this study and develop a handbook to meet this perceived need.

Development Of An Automated Throw Room And Hvac Component Acoustic Test Systems, Michael Anthony Schwob

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Two facilities for the testing of commercial and residential HVAC air delivery components were developed for the UNLV Ventilation and Acoustic Systems Technology (VAST) Lab. One facility, referred to as the HVAC Acoustic Test Facility (HCATS), will be used to measure the acoustic characteristics of in-duct and duct terminating components. This system will augment the test facility currently used for in-duct passive silencer testing. The other new facility will be used to rate the air performance of HVAC interior inlets and outlets. This system is commonly referred to as a throw room; HCATS includes a supply air fan and closed …

Development, Modeling, Testing And Evaluation Of Vibration Attenuating Gloves, Douglas James Weaver

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Gloves that attenuate vibration above approximately 25 Hz and that exceed the characteristics of standard viscous-elastic, neoprene based gloves have been developed using an air bladder system in the palm and fingers of a gLove Testing was performed on a variety of viscous-elastic gloves currently marketed to obtain the ratio of energy leaving the handle of a vibrating device and the energy entering the hand. Several, simple rectangular air bladders of varying thickness were developed and tested for their vibration attenuating characteristics. A four degree-of-freedom, lumped-parameter model of the vibration response of the human hand and bladder was developed using …

Striking A Balance: The Centrality Of The Hamiltonian/Jeffersonian Debate In American Foreign Policy Development, John Anthony Zeuli

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

"Foreign policy is the face a nation wears to the world. The aim is the same for all states--the protection of national integrity and interest. But the manner in which a state conceives and conducts its foreign policy is greatly affected by national peculiarities."{dollar}\sp1{dollar} The focus of this thesis is to illuminate the national peculiarities that have put a unique face on American foreign policy. I will examine the two basic tenets, or impulses, that have characterized U.S. foreign policy development: the Jeffersonian, or idealist, impulse and the Hamiltonian, or realist, impulse. My purpose is to show that each impulse …

The Dilemma Of Development Policy In The Third World And Some Ramifications For Women, Pamela Jones Brown

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The first part of this thesis deals with the theoretical approaches to development and a discussion of the dilemma facing the policy makers in choosing the best approach to the Third World. I then offer examples from South Africa and India which support the premise of economic prosperity versus ethical concerns; Lastly, the ramifications for women affected by Third World Development are presented with an emphasis upon the disruptive influences of advanced capitalist countries in their attempt to modernize technology and promote industrialization. The complexity of societal implications is explored from economic and political to social and cultural concerns.

The Development And Formative Evaluation Of An Interactive, Multimedia, Multimethod, Simulation On Teacher Evaluation, Corean Robinson Mayorga

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The goal of this dissertation was to produce a prototype interactive, multimedia simulation that could be used by an instructor as an experience medium in bridging theory of teacher evaluation with practice. Nine administrative skills found to be frequently a part of the school administrators day by the NASSP were used as guidelines in designing the environment for the realism of the simulation; The simulation consists of three main segments in a video format that closely follow the Clinical Supervision Model of Teacher Evaluation. Options and variations for the simulation include teacher selection, several realistic administrative decision-making problems, teacher rating, …

Corporate Image: The Role Of Communications In Development And Maintenance, Michelle L. Warner

Theses

This thesis will focus on corporate image - what it is, what it does, why it is necessary and how to develop and maintain it.

The term "corporate identity'' was first coined in the 1960's by Walter Margulies. Corporate identity is the term most commonly used to define a corporation's "sense of self." Corporate image is a direct offshoot of identity. Corporate image is the picture that an audience has of an organization through the accumulation of all received messages.

The bridge between corporate identity and corporate image is corporate communications. The most effective way to manage corporate image is …

A Proposal For A Development Platform For Microcontroller-Based Devices, Michael L. Wetton

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This thesis is concerned with designing, implementing and testing a miniaturised temperature data logging device. Investigations demonstrated that a microcontroller could provide a low-cost single-chip solution to this problem and after a detailed review of 8-bit microcontrollers, the MC68HCll was chosen for this task. This document also includes discussion on an environment that was developed for creating and testing MC68HC11 software and the use of Motorola's evaluation boards. To ensure that the device was designed to software engineering standards an investigation into software engineering analysis techniques took place. This resulted in the Jackson Structured Programming (JSP) methodology being adapted to …