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Environmental Effects On Fish Escape Responses: Impact Of Flow On The Escape Performance Of The Hawaiian Stream Goby, Sicyopterus Stimpsoni, Kelly Diamond Aug 2015

Environmental Effects On Fish Escape Responses: Impact Of Flow On The Escape Performance Of The Hawaiian Stream Goby, Sicyopterus Stimpsoni, Kelly Diamond

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The ability of fish to escape from predators is a critical behavior for their survival. Experimental measurements of escape performance in fishes have typically been based on trials conducted in still water; however, such environmental conditions are rare in nature due to waves and currents that expose fishes to unsteady and/or directional flow. I examined the effects of water flow and predator attack direction on the escape behavior of fish, using juveniles of the amphidromous Hawaiian goby Sicyopterus stimpsoni as a model system. In nature, these fish must escape ambush predation by the Hawaiian sleeper, Eleotris sandwicensis, while exposed …

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Prisoners In War: Zoos And Zoo Animals During Human Conflict 1870-1947, Clelly Johnson Aug 2015

Prisoners In War: Zoos And Zoo Animals During Human Conflict 1870-1947, Clelly Johnson

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Animals are sentient beings capable of many of the same feelings experienced by humans. They mourn a loss, they feel love and loyalty, and they experience fear. During wars and conflicts, fear is a prevailing emotion among humans, who worry for their well-being. Animals, too, feel fear during human conflicts, and that fear is magnified when those animals are caged. History has shown the victimization of zoo animals during military conflicts. Zoo animals already lack agency over their own lives, and in times of war, they are seen as a liability. From the Siege of Paris to recent Israel-Hamas conflicts …

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Influence Of Low Shear And Cyclic Strain On Hyperglycemic Rat Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells: An In Vitro Dynamic Disease Model, Varun Chawla Aug 2015

Influence Of Low Shear And Cyclic Strain On Hyperglycemic Rat Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells: An In Vitro Dynamic Disease Model, Varun Chawla

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Vascular complications are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality amongst diabetic patients which represent a major proportion of patients undergoing coronary artery revascularization. Major advances in drug eluting stent technologies have reduced the overall rates of restenosis in general however diabetic patients still remain at a high risk thus requiring target lesion revascularization more commonly as compared to non-diabetic cohort. Phenotypic modulation demonstrated by smooth muscle cells is essential for normal wound healing response however is also contributive to initiation and development of various vascular complications including neointimal hyperplasia which ultimately leads to the lumen re-narrowing or restenosis. Hyperglycemia …

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Effects Of Maternal Nutrient Restriction During Early Or Mid-Gestation On Bovine Fetal Growth, Placentomes, And Mirna Expression, Regina Taylor Aug 2015

Effects Of Maternal Nutrient Restriction During Early Or Mid-Gestation On Bovine Fetal Growth, Placentomes, And Mirna Expression, Regina Taylor

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Primiparous Angus-cross cows (n = 38) were synchronized using a Co-Synch+CIDR protocol and inseminated with semen from one of two Angus sires. Animals were fed at 1.3 x (Control [CON]) or 0.55 x (Nutrient Restricted [NR]) of maintenance energy and protein requirements based on BW (NRC 2000). Diets were fed at either 1.3 x (Control [CON]) or 0.55 x (Nutrient restricted [NR]) of maintenance energy and crude protein values based on BW (NRC 1996). A subset of animals (n = 16) was fed either NR (n = 8) or C (n = 8) from d 30-110 of gestation. The remaining …

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A Scalable And Low-Cost Interactive Shape-Changing Display, Amith Mysore Vijaykumar Aug 2015

A Scalable And Low-Cost Interactive Shape-Changing Display, Amith Mysore Vijaykumar

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Research in new display technologies has garnered great interest in the recent years. Curved screens and foldable displays have already been commercialized. However a relatively new field of research is in dynamic shape-changing or shape-shifting displays. These displays utilize the ability to change their shape dynamically as another dimension of representing visual data. These displays potentially augmented with colors, can help visualize three dimensional data such as terrains, city and building plans, and medical data. They can also be used in new ways of Human-Computer Interaction by developing user interfaces that transform physically based on the scenario. While there is …

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Interkingdom Communication: Study Of Caenorhabditis Elegans And Vibrio Cholerae Interactions, Joseph Angeloni Aug 2015

Interkingdom Communication: Study Of Caenorhabditis Elegans And Vibrio Cholerae Interactions, Joseph Angeloni

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Vibrio cholerae is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that is mainly found in water environments, and is the causative agent of the disease cholera in humans. It is critical for this bacterium to communicate via quorum sensing to persist and survive in the environment, as well as cause infection. Recently, it has been shown that eukaryotes are able to sense and respond to certain quorum sensing molecules, known as autoinducers, which are produced by different bacteria. Caenorhabditis elegans is a particularly useful model for studying this interaction. During preliminary experiments, it was noticed that C. elegans were strongly attracted to V. …

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A Systems Approach For Selection Between Manual And Automated Work Zones Within Assembly Lines, Jayavardhan Dhulia Aug 2015

A Systems Approach For Selection Between Manual And Automated Work Zones Within Assembly Lines, Jayavardhan Dhulia

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Manufacturing firms are continuously looking forward to improve and optimize their processes to meet the requirements of mass production and product customization. In order to meet these demands, the operations on the assembly line need to be allocated with the right level of automation, such that neither the human nor the machine is underutilized With such an emphasis being put on assembly operations within manufacturing enterprises, there is a need for a systematic procedure that helps in identifying appropriate levels of automation (LoA) within different resolutions, such as at the workstation, and the band scales. Based on a literature review, …

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Estimating Tiger (Panthera Tigris) Prey Density Using Camera Traps And Fecal Accumulation Rates, Jenifer Bunty Aug 2015

Estimating Tiger (Panthera Tigris) Prey Density Using Camera Traps And Fecal Accumulation Rates, Jenifer Bunty

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The conservation of tiger populations requires the preservation of their prey. Assessing prey populations is therefore important, but challenges arise due to the elusive nature of many prey species. We used two indirect methods to estimate the density of sika deer (Cervus nippon), an elusive tiger prey species, in the Sikhote-Alin Biosphere Reserve in the Russian Far East. The fecal accumulation rate (FAR) is widely used and provides estimates of ungulate density based on the accumulation of fecal pellet groups in previously cleared plots. More recently, the random encounter model (REM) was developed to estimate population density from …

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A New, Low-Elevation Appalachian Saxifrage (Hydatica Necker Ex. Gray 1821) In South Carolina, Laary Cushman Aug 2015

A New, Low-Elevation Appalachian Saxifrage (Hydatica Necker Ex. Gray 1821) In South Carolina, Laary Cushman

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In 2002 a unique population of Hydatica Necker ex Gray 1821 (Appalachian Saxifrage) was discovered by Patrick McMillan in the upper Piedmont of Pickens County, SC, growing on a low-elevation granite dome within the Nature Conservancy’s Nine Times nature preserve. The plants appeared to be similar to the widespread Hydatica petiolaris (Raf.) Small populations of the Blue Ridge Escarpment (BRE). However, the Pickens County population displays an annual life form and flowers during the late winter and early spring, in contrast to the perennial life forms and late spring through early fall flowerings of the BRE population. A study was …

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Preference Of Consumers Toward Non-Distorted Graphics On Full-Body Shrink Sleeve Labels, Nathan Bailey Aug 2015

Preference Of Consumers Toward Non-Distorted Graphics On Full-Body Shrink Sleeve Labels, Nathan Bailey

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Past research has indicated that shrink sleeves can lead to higher product trial rates, better long-term sales, and greater likelihood of brand loyalty. A pilot study and a primary experiment were conducted to investigate the significance of distortion and the ability of the Human Visual System (HVS) to recognize it in packaging design. Distortion works primarily in shrink film on which an image is printed, so these studies dealt only with reductive distortion. The pilot study aimed to identify the absolute threshold, or Just-Noticeable-Difference (JND) for a change from no stimulus, for simple polygons. The primary experiment focused on graphic …

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The Effects Of Late Gestation Maternal Nutrient Restriction With Or Without Protein Supplementation In Endocrine Regulation Of Newborn And Postnatal Beef Calves, Christopher Lemaster Aug 2015

The Effects Of Late Gestation Maternal Nutrient Restriction With Or Without Protein Supplementation In Endocrine Regulation Of Newborn And Postnatal Beef Calves, Christopher Lemaster

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A study was conducted to evaluate late gestation maternal nutrient restriction with or without protein supplementation on endocrine regulation in newborn beef calves. This study utilized multiparous cows (4 and 5 yr of age, n = 57) randomly assigned to one of three treatments for the last 100 d of gestation. The control (n = 19) cows were fed to increase BCS while the nutrient restricted (NR, n = 19) and nutrient restricted with protein supplement (NRS, n = 19) cows were fed to lose 1.2 ± 0.2 BCS during the last 100 d of gestation. Control cows were allowed …

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Biodegradation Of Hexahydro-1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5-Triazine (Rdx) Using Photosynthetic Bacteria, Sarah Galloway Aug 2015

Biodegradation Of Hexahydro-1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5-Triazine (Rdx) Using Photosynthetic Bacteria, Sarah Galloway

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Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) is an emerging contaminant according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). RDX was introduced as a secondary explosive during World War II. It is still used in many explosive such as hand grenades. RDX enters the environment mostly through the manufacturing process or from the use of explosives. RDX is a suspected carcinogen and can also affect the nervous system of humans. Therefore, RDX has become a chemical of concern across many United States military bases and open and closed manufacturing plants. The goal of this research was to evaluate the biodegradation of RDX via two phototrophic bacteria: …

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Design And Development Of A Selectively Absorbable Multiphasic Hernia Mesh An In Vivo Performance As It Relates To Biocompatibility, Georgios T. Hilas Aug 2015

Design And Development Of A Selectively Absorbable Multiphasic Hernia Mesh An In Vivo Performance As It Relates To Biocompatibility, Georgios T. Hilas

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Hernia repair is one of the most frequently performed surgical operations, with the vast majority of these surgeries employing a “tension-free” repair technique with synthetic surgical meshes. Traditionally, meshes for hernia repair have been designed with high strength in order to produce a robust repair; unfortunately, current designs are unable to respond to the dynamic biological needs of the wound healing process. As a result, patients undergoing mesh hernioplasty often suffer from mesh contraction, reduced wound site compliance, fibrosis, and/or chronic pain. The aim of this dissertation was to design and assess a novel, selectively absorbable mesh system for soft …

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Re-Establishing The Theoretical Foundations Of A Truncated Normal Distribution: Standardization Statistical Inference, And Convolution, Jinho Cha Aug 2015

Re-Establishing The Theoretical Foundations Of A Truncated Normal Distribution: Standardization Statistical Inference, And Convolution, Jinho Cha

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There are special situations where specification limits on a process are implemented externally, and the product is typically reworked or scrapped if its performance does not fall in the range. As such, the actual distribution after inspection is truncated. Despite the practical importance of the role of a truncated distribution, there has been little work on the theoretical foundation of standardization, inference theory, and convolution. The objective of this research is three-fold. First, we derive a standard truncated normal distribution and develop its cumulative probability table by standardizing a truncated normal distribution as a set of guidelines for engineers and …

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Application Of Hierarchical Linear Modeling In A Tourism Context: Understanding Couples' Intention To Purchase Local Food In South Carolina, Guliz Coskun Aug 2015

Application Of Hierarchical Linear Modeling In A Tourism Context: Understanding Couples' Intention To Purchase Local Food In South Carolina, Guliz Coskun

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Despite the collective nature of tourism activity, the research focusing on group behavior in tourism literature is very rare. People usually travel with groups, mostly with their families who have influence on their travel decisions. Food is one of the unique aspects of a destination which has become a marketing tool for tourism planners and an important travel decision. An understanding of the preference of local food among tourists will create positive impact on the region and exploring the underlying factors of this preference will be beneficial for future marketing plans. The purpose of this study was to understand the …

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Designing A Minimal-Knowledge Controller To Achieve Fast, Stable Growth For Recombinant Escherichia Coli Cultures, Matthew E. Pepper Aug 2015

Designing A Minimal-Knowledge Controller To Achieve Fast, Stable Growth For Recombinant Escherichia Coli Cultures, Matthew E. Pepper

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The biopharmaceutical industry is constantly developing new recombinant Es-cherichia coli strains to bring new products to market. In early stages of development, small scale bioreactors are used to make the product and explore di˙erent growth pro-tocols. Researchers spend significant time finding a feed rate profile that will give fast growth and low byproduct accumulation. The objective for the controller pre-sented in this work is to achieve fast growth and low acetate accumulation for an E.coli fermentation. The controller does not rely on previous characterization data or models but on fundamental metabolic relationships between oxygen and glucose as dictated by the …

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Least-Loved Juvenile Book Display, Maggie Mason Smith Jul 2015

Least-Loved Juvenile Book Display, Maggie Mason Smith

Presentations

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Cotton/Soybean Insect Newsletter, June 5, 2015, Jeremy K. Greene Jun 2015

Cotton/Soybean Insect Newsletter, June 5, 2015, Jeremy K. Greene

Clemson University Cotton/Soybean Insect Newsletter

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Cotton/Soybean Insect Newsletter, May 22, 2015, Jeremy K. Greene May 2015

Cotton/Soybean Insect Newsletter, May 22, 2015, Jeremy K. Greene

Clemson University Cotton/Soybean Insect Newsletter

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Clemson Commencement Program, May 2015, Clemson University May 2015

Clemson Commencement Program, May 2015, Clemson University

Clemson Commencement Programs

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Watershed-Based Plan Georges Creek In The Saluda River Basin, South Carolina, Charly Mcconnell May 2015

Watershed-Based Plan Georges Creek In The Saluda River Basin, South Carolina, Charly Mcconnell

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Water quality of streams, rivers, and lakes is a critical environmental health issue and must be protected in order to prevent pollution. Watershed-­‐based plans are one way to define and address current and potential water quality issues within a given watershed. This watershed-­‐based plan will take a detailed look at the Georges Creek watershed. This subwatershed located within the Upper Saluda River Basin has sites listed on the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC) 303(d) and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) lists, making it a prime location to evaluate. The watershed-­‐based plan will prioritize areas and …

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Separation And Identification Of Bioactive Compounds From Oplopanax Horridus, Christina Nicole Bailey May 2015

Separation And Identification Of Bioactive Compounds From Oplopanax Horridus, Christina Nicole Bailey

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For centuries, natural products, such as plants, have been used for the prevention and treatment of diseases and ailments. Modern science is now working to identify the beneficial compounds from these sources to implement into pharmaceutical drugs, vitamins or supplements in an area of study called nutraceuticals. The plant Oplopanax horridus, or Devil's Club is a member of the ginseng family and has over 30 documented uses for spiritual and medicinal purposes. The few studies that have been carried out on this plant are limited to the volatile chemicals present. Few studies have determined the plant possesses antifungal, antioxidant and …

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Micro And Molecular Phase Modulation For Long-Lasting Absorbable, Compliant Polymers For Orthopedic Applications, John Aaron Lilley May 2015

Micro And Molecular Phase Modulation For Long-Lasting Absorbable, Compliant Polymers For Orthopedic Applications, John Aaron Lilley

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Traditionally, orthopedic repairs best served by encirclement or binding, such as sternotomy, have employed metallic implants. The permanence and rigidity of this type of implant is not ideal, leading to irritation, wound dehiscence, or other complications. As innovators look to polymeric solutions to support damaged tissue by encirclement in novel ways, long-lasting absorbable polymers present a unique opportunity for use in a cable tie device. While readily available absorbable materials fail to meet the combined requirements of long strength retention, tensile strength, and flexibility, a solution may be achieved by incorporating the strength of poly(lactide) (PLLA) and the flexibility of …

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Avs Corner, May 2015, Casey Wheeler, Emily Cook, Clair Profilet, Karen Taylor, Tina Rowland, Johanna Johnson May 2015

Avs Corner, May 2015, Casey Wheeler, Emily Cook, Clair Profilet, Karen Taylor, Tina Rowland, Johanna Johnson

AVS Corner

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Effects Of Anti-Anxiety Drugs And Other Anthropogenic Contaminants On Fathead Minnow Behavior And Brain Chemistry, Anna Lee Mcleod May 2015

Effects Of Anti-Anxiety Drugs And Other Anthropogenic Contaminants On Fathead Minnow Behavior And Brain Chemistry, Anna Lee Mcleod

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A majority of American adults in today’s society are treated for anxiety with anti-anxiety medications. Some of these prescribed drugs are neither efficiently metabolized by the human body nor removed by wastewater treatment plants before they reach streams and rivers and so are often detected in the aquatic environment in trace concentrations. Once present in surface waters, they have the potential to cause adverse effects for aquatic organisms, including changes in both behavior and brain chemistry. Previous work has shown that upon exposure to 150µg/L fluoxetine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressant, hybrid striped bass (M. saxatilis x M. chrysops) …

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Creating Abstract Motion Sculptures Through Simulation, Jonathan M. Barry May 2015

Creating Abstract Motion Sculptures Through Simulation, Jonathan M. Barry

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Inspired by artists of the late 19th-century and early 20th-century, such as Etienne-Jules Marey, Marcel Duchamp and Anton Bragaglia, this thesis describes the development of dynamic motion sculptures abstracted from motion capture data combined with simulation and procedural modeling techniques. The methods described in this thesis present a robust, simulation-driven, and artist friendly process for manipulating animated point data into concrete and controllable structures. SideFX Software's 3D development package, Houdini, was used for nearly all aspects of the production. The node-based workflow streamlined the process of building, testing, and integrating custom tools and provided a system for procedural modeling and …

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Influence Of Repeated Field Applications Of Azoxystrobin On Population Diversity Of Monilinia Fructicola, Madeline Elizabeth Dowling May 2015

Influence Of Repeated Field Applications Of Azoxystrobin On Population Diversity Of Monilinia Fructicola, Madeline Elizabeth Dowling

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Reduced-risk fungicides are a major component of modern IPM programs, but their site-specific mode of action makes them vulnerable to resistance development. Assessing the resistance risk of a fungicide is critical to establishment of sustainable use protocols for the practitioner. Several controlled laboratory studies indicate that fungicide-induced mutagenesis may be an underappreciated trait in resistance risk assessment. In the brown rot fungus Monilinia fructicola, microsatellite instability and transposon movement resulted after prolonged exposure to the fungicide azoxystrobin in vitro. In this study, azoxystrobin or propiconazole fungicides were applied weekly to nectarine trees for two years between bloom and harvest, and …

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Spatio-Temporal Patterns Of Flowering Around Lake Issaqueena, Sc, Samantha Kathleen Hart May 2015

Spatio-Temporal Patterns Of Flowering Around Lake Issaqueena, Sc, Samantha Kathleen Hart

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Spatio-temporal patterns of flowering in forest ecosystems are hard to quantify and monitor. The objectives of this study were to investigate spatio-temporal patterns (e.g. soils, simple slope classes, slope aspect, and flow accumulation) of flowering around Lake Issaqueena, SC using a plant-flowering database collected with GPS-enabled cameras (stored in Picasa 3 web albums and project website) on a monthly basis in 2012. Pacolet fine sandy loam had the highest flowering count, followed by Madison sandy loam, both dominant soil types around the lake. The highest flowering counts were on moderately steep (17-30%) and gently sloping (4-8%) slopes. The highest flowering …

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Fifty Shades Of Beige: Comparative Paint Analysis Of Three Charleston Parlors, Alison Page Dunleavy May 2015

Fifty Shades Of Beige: Comparative Paint Analysis Of Three Charleston Parlors, Alison Page Dunleavy

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This research diachronically examines color in three parlors in Charleston, South Carolina: 35 Legare Street (ca. 1790); 18 Bull Street (ca.1800); and 61-63 Smith Street (ca. 1823-24) in order to determine the impact of wealth on pigment and binder selection. Cross-sectional analysis of interior finishes reveals the layers of paint on architectural elements, which identifies the evolution of color in an interior space. With additional types of analysis such as fluorochrome staining and scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), the samples also provide insight into the evolution of pigments and binders. Interpretation of the findings results in an …

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The Architecture Of Rural Healthcare: Supporting Access To Health In Remote And Rural Areas, Kirsten Staloch May 2015

The Architecture Of Rural Healthcare: Supporting Access To Health In Remote And Rural Areas, Kirsten Staloch

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Many remote and rural areas in the United States lack adequate access to basic healthcare services such as primary, urgent, and emergency care typically provided by healthcare systems and hospitals. In addition, many rural communities are comprised of an increasingly aging population, a growing number of patients with chronic illnesses, and in some communities a high volume of tourists that need urgent care. Remote communities struggle with providing access to these basic but essential healthcare services taken for granted in more populated areas. Changing reimbursement, evolving patterns of care delivery and advances in technology are all altering how access to …

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