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West Virginia Law Review

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Operations-Oriented Performance Measures For Freeway Management Systems: Year 1 Report, Robert E. Brydia, William H. Schneider, Stephen P. Mattingly, Melanie L. Sattler, Auttawit Upayokin

Civil Engineering Faculty Publications - Archive

This report describes the year 1 activities on the project titled “Using Operations-Oriented Performance Measures to Support Freeway Management Systems.” Work activities included a comprehensive statewide survey on the use of performance measurement, as well as the initial recommendation on both operations and emissions-oriented performance measures to use in support of daily operations.

Coupling Photodriven Multielectron Reduction Of Ruthenium Polypyridyl Complexes With Hydrogen Evolving Co-Catalysts, Cale Mcalister

Chemistry & Biochemistry Theses - Archive

With energy demands continuing to increase, the importance of finding a means of converting solar energy into a usable form of chemical energy continues to escalate. Photocatalysis provides a viable approach to harnessing energy from the sun for its use in energy converting reactions such as the water splitting reaction. Ruthenium polypyridyl complexes have played an important role in the growth and advancement of artificial photosynthetic systems, many of which have the ability to utilize solar energy in the process of H2 evolution. This thesis focuses on a biomimetic approach to solar H2 production through multi-electron photocatalysis. The two dinuclear …

Stated Preference Modeling And Analysis Of Managed Lanes, Kaveh Farokhi Sadabadi

Civil Engineering Theses - Archive

The thesis deals with the Managed Lanes demand estimation problem in the state of Texas. Managed Lanes are a general type of High Occupancy Toll roads, whose lane management and operational features may be dynamically adjusted. A stated preference survey is designed in both English and Spanish to collect the required data. Each survey taker is presented with up to four scenarios. Scenarios are defined in terms of travel times in Managed Lanes versus General Purpose Lanes, as well as, the toll charged for access to the Managed Lane. Respondents were asked to choose among three modes and two lane …

Hispanic Adults With Childhood Experiences Of Out-Of-Home-Care: An Analysis Of Outcomes Across Race Groups, Susy Villegas De Chaverri

Social Work Dissertations - Archive

This secondary data study focuses on the outcome differences of Hispanic, African American, and Caucasian adults with out-of-home care experiences as children. Centering on Hispanics as the reference group, the investigation tested the outcome success of 810 adults in areas of physical and mental health, education, and finance domains. The overall success of the outcomes for each race/ethnic group was also assessed using an integrated outcome composite success construct. In order to determine the strength of race/ethnicity in outcome success, 38 predictors and 12 outcome criteria variables were entered into a series of multivariate analyses that included both logistic and …

Puerto Rican Young Women's Substance Abuse: A Qualitative Study Of Young Female Cocaine And Heroin Drug Users Ages 18 To 35 From San Juan Metropolitan Area, Waleska Janice Rivera-Oquendo

Social Work Dissertations - Archive

The purpose of this qualitative study was to obtain a deeper understanding of Puerto Rican women between the ages of 18 - 35 with a cocaine and heroin problem. This study was designed to identify and describe common issues (specific problems, and personal/ social characteristics, factors contributing to drug use) in the lives of these young women, their backgrounds, and life experiences, and to examine the social problems that these young women face as a result of their involvement with cocaine and heroin. Literature on drugs use reveals that females are especially vulnerable to the physical and social consequences of …

Validation Of World English (We) Listening Comprehension Scale, Yasushi Kyutoku

Psychology Theses - Archive

World English (WE) includes any type of dialectical English spoken around the world (Hinkel, 2005). In the present study, a WE listening test was developed. The original form of the test consisted of six scales measuring, respectively, demographics, exposure to non-native English speakers, self perception of WE fluency, WE listening test, evaluations of non-native speakers' fluency, and attitudes towards non-native English speakers. Internal consistency, dimensionality, correlations among scales, and the effects of demographics on the test scores were analyzed based on the data collected from 32 participants in Study 1. Results indicated moderate to moderately high internal consistency for the …

Elected Texas District And County Attorneys' Perceptions Of Crime Victim Involvement In Criminal Prosecutions, Bradley Joseph Michelsen

Criminology & Criminal Justice Theses - Archive

The purpose of this study is to test the utility of Stickels' Victim Satisfaction Model of the criminal justice system by quantitatively assessing elected district and county attorneys' perceptions of victims' involvement in the charging and plea bargaining stages of the criminal process. In addition, this study will compare Republican and Democratic prosecutors' perceptions of victim involvement in criminal prosecutions. A cross-sectional research design will be used in this study. Self-administered questionnaires will be mailed to every elected district and county attorney in Texas. The results of this study will further our understanding of prosecutorial decision making and have important …

Returning To The Abuser: The Cycle Of Violence Continues, Kristen Ann Lester

Criminology & Criminal Justice Theses - Archive

The present study examines self-reported perceptions regarding the reasons why women in Tarrant County returned to their abuser. A survey was implemented in a North Texas domestic violence shelter in which clients answered a series of questions pertaining to why they left their abuser in the past based on ten recidivism variables previous research found influential. Three statistical analyses were performed to determine if dependency on or for their abuser resulted in the subjects returning to their abusive relationship. Contrary to the hypothesized prediction battered women were found to return to an abuser for reasons other than dependency. However, it …

Perception Towards Rehabilitation And Punishment In Correctional Facilities During The Era Of Homeland Security, Jacquelyn Lee

Criminology & Criminal Justice Theses - Archive

The purpose of this study is to measure knowledge and perception in the era of homeland security with the aim of determining if rehabilitation is a concept no longer prioritized given the apparent need to fight terrorism. This study reports results from the distribution of approximately 130 surveys to three undergraduate criminology and criminal justice classes. This study asks questions that pertain specifically to adult and juvenile correctional facilities in order to determine if there is a difference in perception and knowledge between the two different facilities. The results were entered into a statistical database called SPSS, Statistical Package for …

Computing Best Coverage Path In The Presence Of Obstacles In Wireless Sensor Networks, Senjuti Basu Roy

Computer Science and Engineering Theses - Archive

Given a set S = {S1,...,Sn} of n homogeneous wireless sensors deployed in a two dimensional area, a source point s and a destination point t, the least protected point p along a path (s,t) is that point such that the Euclidean distance between p and its closest sensor node Si is maximum. This distance between p and S_{i} is called the Cover value of the path P(s,t). The Best Coverage Path between s and t, denoted as BCP(s,t), is the path that has the minimum cover value. Although there exists efficient algorithms to compute BCP in O(n log n) …

A Random Walk Approach To Sampling Hidden Databases, Arjun Dasgupta

Computer Science and Engineering Theses - Archive

A large part of the data on the World Wide Web is hidden behind form-like interfaces. These interfaces interact with a hidden back-end database to provide answers to user queries. Generating a uniform random sample of this hidden database by using only the publicly available interface gives us access to the underlying data distribution. In this thesis, we propose a random walk scheme over the query space provided by the interface to sample such databases. We discuss variants where the query space is visualized as a fixed and random ordering of attributes. We also propose techniques to further improve the …

A Functional Link Network Using Ordered Basis Functions, Saurabh Sureka

Electrical Engineering Theses - Archive

A new function approximation and classification network based on Functional Link Network (FLN) with orthonormal Polynomial Basis Functions (PBF) is presented. By using an iterative Gram-Schmidt procedure, the PBF's are orthonormalized, ordered and selected based on their contribution to minimize the Mean Square Error (MSE). Linearly dependent and less useful PBF are detected and eliminated at an early stage thereby improving the approximation capabilities and reducing the possibility of combinatorial explosion. The number of passes through the data during network training is minimized through the use of correlations. A one-pass method is used for validation and network sizing. Equivalent function …

Hydrogeochemical Evolution Of Arsenic Along Groundwater Flow Paths: Linking Aqueous And Solid Phase Arsenic Speciation, Shama Haque

Earth & Environmental Sciences Dissertations - Archive

The central hypothesis of this Doctoral research work is that changes occurring along groundwater flow paths that accompany chemical weathering and oxidation-reduction reactions catalyze both arsenic (As) mobilization from, and capture by, minerals via adsorption/desorption and/or mineral dissolution/precipitation reactions. This central hypothesis is addressed by (i) quantifying concentrations and speciation of As, and ancillary geochemical parameters, including a number of redox sensitive parameters in groundwater samples collected along flow paths, and (ii) determining solid phase speciation of As in aquifer sediment samples, with specific emphasis on the labile (i.e., surface exchangeable) and non-labile As fractions (e.g., precipitated with Fe oxides). …

Effect Of Structure And Stereochemistry On Cytotoxicity Of Ruthenium Polypyridyl Complexes, Arthi Krishnan

Chemistry & Biochemistry Theses - Archive

Efforts to develop novel non-platinum, metal-based antitumor drugs have been pursued by many groups and ruthenium complexes have drawn a lot of attention as prospective transition metal-based antineoplastic agents. Recently, it was discovered that complex [(phen)2Ru(tatpp)Ru(phen)2]+4 shows biological activity both in vitro and in vivo. Expanding on this area of research, in depth cytotoxicity studies in human lung cancer cells and healthy cells were carried out in five different ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes as racemic mixtures and also their enantiopure forms. This study was carried out by performing MTT-cytotoxicity assays on non small cell lung cancer cells (NSCLC), H358 - Human …

The Change In Financial Analysts' Forecast Attributes For Value And Growth Stocks, Pieter De Jong

Finance and Real Estate Dissertations - Archive

This research will concentrate on the changes in earnings forecasts, forecast accuracy and forecast dispersion for growth and value stocks after Reg FD. Each topic is presented in a separate essay. The first essay tests if growth and value stock returns respond more to forecasted earnings changes than they do to changes in earnings and whether these stock returns respond in a different fashion before and after Reg FD. This phenomenon is stronger for growth stock portfolio strategies than it is for value stock portfolios. After Reg FD, the overall impact of earnings expectations on stock returns is smaller, especially …

Adult Esol Reading Comprehension And Text-To-Speech Software, John Drezek

Linguistics & TESOL Theses - Archive

This study involved ten ESOL adults and examines the extent to which text-to-speech (TTS) software facilitates their reading comprehension. The five treatment participants read fifty, 300-word, non-fiction stories and answered six comprehension questions per passage using TTS software, while five control participants read the same fifty passages and answered the same questions printed on paper. Using a pre- and post-test design, data showed two findings. First, control and treatment groups achieved gains on overall reading comprehension at 26 and 25 respectively, but the gains among question types were not equal. Second, participants in both groups enjoyed the stories and questions …

Learner Perceptions Of Small Group And Pair Work In The Esl Classroom: Implications For Conditions In Second Language Acquisition, Elissa K. Polley

Linguistics & TESOL Theses - Archive

Second language acquisition (SLA) research finds that small group (SG) and pair work (PW) are essential tools in language learning, specifically creating optimal conditions for negotiation of meaning (e.g., Long, 1985; Pica, et al., 1996). Limited research has focused on learner perceptions playing a part in establishing these conditions. This study examines learner perceptions of participation in SG/PW and the actual character of their participation in creating necessary conditions for SLA. This study involved 29 adult ESL learners enrolled in a private institute. Using focus group discussions, video-recorded SG/PW activities, and "stimulated recall" (Gass & Mackey, 2000), learner perceptions of …

H-Ras Inhibits Rhoa/Rock Leading To Decrease In The Basal Tone In The Internal Anal Sphincter, Marcio A.F. De Godoy, Chirag A. Patel, Scott A. Waldman, Motoya Katsuki, Raymond F. Regan, Satish Rattan

Department of Medicine Faculty Papers

Background & Aims: Present studies evaluated the role of H-ras and its implications in the RhoA/Rho kinase (ROCK) pathway in regulating basal tone in the murine internal anal sphincter (IAS).

Methods: Studies were performed in the IAS from the wild type (H-ras^+/+) and knock-out (H-ras^-/-) mice. The basal tone of smooth muscle strips were measured by isometric force transducers. Length of smooth muscle cells (SMC) isolated from the IAS in the basal state was determined by phase contrast microscopy. Experiments were repeated in the presence of Y 27632 a ROCK inhibitor. Involvement of the RhoA/ROCK machinery …

Regulating Waste Discharge With Fuzzy Effluent Limitations For Toxic Pollutants, Tong Yin, David King Stevens

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications

Many traditional water quality standards are based on extreme percentiles; often, there is the risk of making wrong decisions with these standards because of high estimation uncertainty. Standards expressed as fuzzy intervals in the form of [trigger, enforcement limitation] make it possible to control the risks for the discharger and the consumer simul taneously. With fuzzy interval compliance, corrective action is initiated when the trigger is exceeded; noncompliance is declared when the en forcement limitation is exceeded. Fuzzy intervals would digest the risks that are inherent when a single enforcement limitation is used to determine compliance; the risks can be …

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 03/27/2007, P 972-1195, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 1920 - 2013

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Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 03/27/2007, P 972-1195, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 1920 - 2013

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Secession Era Editorials Tei Metadata (Xml Format), T. Lloyd Benson

Secession Era Newspaper Editorials

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Mar1507, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

From March 2007 Robert Kelly Archive.

Ingratiation And Gratuity: The Effect Of Complimenting Customers On Tipping Behavior In Restaurants, John S. Seiter

Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies Faculty Publications

The present study examined the role of ingratiation on tipping behavior in restaurants. In the study, 2 female food servers waited on 94 couples eating dinner, and either complimented or did not compliment the couples on their dinner selections. Results indicated that food servers received significantly higher tips when complimenting their customers than when not complimenting them. These results and their implications are discussed.

Mar15071, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

From March 2007 Robert Kelly Archive.

Rf Sputtered Sixge1-X And Sixge1-Xoy Thin Films For Uncooled Infrared Detectors, Mukti M. Rana

Electrical Engineering Dissertations - Archive

The objective of this work is to find a suitable combination of radio frequency (RF) sputtered SixGe1-x and SixGe1-xOy thin films for uncooled infrared detection. Thus, fabricating and characterizing microbolometers with SixGe1-x and SixGe1-xOy thin films as the sensing material are the ultimate goal of this work. Thin films of SixGe1-x and SixGe1-xOy were deposited by RF magnetron sputtering at room temperature from a single target of SixGe1-x in Ar or Ar : O2 environment. The silicon and oxygen concentrations were varied in a parametric investigation of the dependence of the electrical and optical characteristics of the thin films on …

Dynamic Voltage Restorer For Sensitive Equipment, Yea Zong Kuo

Electrical Engineering Dissertations - Archive

Voltage sags are considered to be the most frequent type of disturbances in the field based on recent power disturbances studies. Their impact on sensitive loads is severe. The impact ranges from load disruptions to substantial economic losses. Despite the technical advances in electronics, there are still some pieces of equipment that are so sensitive that they are unable to withstand voltage sags. An example is the equipment in semiconductor manufacturing. As a result, there is still a search for different ways to manage voltage sags. There are many different methods to mitigate voltage sags, but a CUstom Power Supply …

On Whittaker Modules Over A Class Of Algebras Similar To U(Sl 2), Xin Tang

College of Health, Science, and Technology

Motivated by the study of invariant rings of finite groups on the first Weyl algebras A 1 and finding interesting families of new noetherian rings, a class of algebras similar to U(sl 2) was introduced and studied by Smith. Since the introduction of these algebras, research efforts have been focused on understanding their weight modules, and many important results were already obtained. But it seems that not much has been done on the part of nonweight modules. In this paper, we generalize Kostant's results on the Whittaker model for the universal enveloping algebras U(g) of finite dimensional semisimple Lie algebras …