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Schulz's Religion: Exploring Faith In The Mainstream Media Through The Peanuts Franchise, Stephen James Lind May 2013

Schulz's Religion: Exploring Faith In The Mainstream Media Through The Peanuts Franchise, Stephen James Lind

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This dissertation is an exploration of various theoretical and cultural issues surrounding depictions of religion and spirituality in mainstream entertainment media properties. Such portrayals cultivate particular cultural norms that dictate the conditions of public and private discourse on religion, and in this study, these issues are approached through a mixed-method study guided by the Peanuts franchise. The Peanuts franchise is a provocatively rich launching point for analysis of dominant media cultures, given its colossal success in the secular mainstream entertainment industry and its explicit references to and even affirmations of Christian theology. Throughout the study, the references to religion manifested …

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The Application Of Embodied Conversational Agents For Mentoring African American Stem Doctoral Students, Kinnis Gosha May 2013

The Application Of Embodied Conversational Agents For Mentoring African American Stem Doctoral Students, Kinnis Gosha

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This dissertation presents the design, development and short-term evaluation of an embodied conversational agent designed to mentor human users. An embodied conversational agent (ECA) was created and programmed to mentor African American computer science majors on their decision to pursue graduate study in computing. Before constructing the ECA, previous research in the fields of embodied conversational agents, relational agents, mentorship, telementorship and successful mentoring programs and practices for African American graduate students were reviewed. A survey used to find areas of interest of the sample population. Experts were then interviewed to collect information on those areas of interest and a …

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Sensing Highly Non-Rigid Objects With Rgbd Sensors For Robotic Systems, Robert Willimon May 2013

Sensing Highly Non-Rigid Objects With Rgbd Sensors For Robotic Systems, Robert Willimon

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The goal of this research is to enable a robotic system to manipulate clothing and other highly non-rigid objects using an RGBD sensor. The focus of this thesis is to define and test various algorithms / models that are used to solve parts of the laundry process (i.e. handling, classifying, sorting, unfolding, and folding). First, a system is presented for automatically extracting and classifying items in a pile of laundry. Using only visual sensors, the robot identifies and extracts items
sequentially from the pile. When an item is removed and isolated, a model is captured of the shape and appearance …

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The Production And Characterization Of A Multi-Functional Fiber-Based Composite For Use In Protective Clothing, Jessica Green May 2013

The Production And Characterization Of A Multi-Functional Fiber-Based Composite For Use In Protective Clothing, Jessica Green

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A fiber-based composite comprised of two functional components which work concurrently to adsorb toxic organic compounds was developed and characterized for use in chemical threat protective clothing. The first functional component, the sorptive layer, consists of a carded nonwoven loaded with adsorptive particles. In this layer, Capillary-Channeled PolymerTM (C-CPTM) fibers were used instead of traditional round fibers since the grooved nature of the C-CPTM fibers enables increased adsorptive particle loading. The species of adsorptive particles investigated, zeolite and modified PS, are considered as a replacement for more commonly used activated carbon spheres. The second functional component, the flow restrictive layer, …

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Analysis Of The Interaction Of Francisella Tularensis Lvs And Legionella Pneumophila Biofilms With Components Of The Aquatic Environment, Uma Mahajan May 2013

Analysis Of The Interaction Of Francisella Tularensis Lvs And Legionella Pneumophila Biofilms With Components Of The Aquatic Environment, Uma Mahajan

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Biofilms are complex communities of organisms enclosed in a matrix (EPS) composed of polysaccharides, proteins and DNA. Biofilms are the base of the aquatic ecosystem and interact with the biotic as well as the abiotic components in the environment. Biofilms interact with biotic components of the environment such as protozoa and aquatic invertebrates. In this project, the biotic interactions of Francisella tularensis LVS biofilms are studied in relation to the mosquito larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus. F. tularensis is the causative agent of tularemia and is transmitted by ticks, deer flies, and mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are believed to play a role in …

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Predicting Complex Phenotype-Genotype Relationships In Grasses: A Systems Genetics Approach, Stephen Ficklin May 2013

Predicting Complex Phenotype-Genotype Relationships In Grasses: A Systems Genetics Approach, Stephen Ficklin

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It is becoming increasingly urgent to identify and understand the mechanisms underlying complex traits. Expected increases in the human population coupled with climate change make this especially urgent for grasses in the Poaceae family because these serve as major staples of the human and livestock diets worldwide. In particular, Oryza sativa (rice), Triticum spp. (wheat), Zea mays (maize), and Saccharum spp. (sugarcane) are among the top agricultural commodities. Molecular marker tools such as linkage-based Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) mapping, Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS), Multiple Marker Assisted Selection (MMAS), and Genome Selection (GS) techniques offer promise for understanding the mechanisms behind …

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Assessment Of 17beta-Estradiol Removal From Wastewater Via Abiotic And Biotic Routes And Potential Effects On Food Chain Pathways, Lance Beecher May 2013

Assessment Of 17beta-Estradiol Removal From Wastewater Via Abiotic And Biotic Routes And Potential Effects On Food Chain Pathways, Lance Beecher

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Estrone, 17beta-estradiol (E2), and estriol are three of the most relevant natural hormones and are often found to contaminate the environment. When emanating from endogenous sources, these three compounds are not toxic or of concern; however, when estrogens are released into the environment from wastewater effluent they become a concern. The overall goal of the project was to evaluate abiotic and biotic techniques for removal of E2 and to quantify survival and reproduction impacts on an algal species and on an invertebrate species. We accomplished this goal by: 1) quantifying E2 sorption rates to crushed brick, an industrial mineral aggregate …

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Transforming The South Carolina Botanical Garden, Amy Blackwell May 2013

Transforming The South Carolina Botanical Garden, Amy Blackwell

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This dissertation addresses the question of how to transform a small to mid-sized public garden into a botanical garden capable of making a significant contribution to science. Botanical gardens have certain features that distinguish them from pleasure gardens and public parks. These include a scientific basis for collections, an emphasis on recording data on the plants in the collection, exchanging plant materials and data with other botanical gardens, and providing educational information to visitors. Gardens often have several missions, including conservation of rare and endangered species, botanical and ecological research, and involving the public through citizen science. I describe my …

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Prediction Of Discrete Element Parameters For Modeling The Strength Of Sandy Soils In Wheel/Soil Traction Applications, Timothy Reeves May 2013

Prediction Of Discrete Element Parameters For Modeling The Strength Of Sandy Soils In Wheel/Soil Traction Applications, Timothy Reeves

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The problem of wheel performance on deformable soil has been studied for many years, but prior to the rise of computational mechanics, such investigations have been limited to development of analytical and empirical models, as well as experimental research. Such models have merit but are necessarily highly idealized and are limited in their applications. Today, many computational models have been implemented for a wide variety of wheel/soil applications.
For the specific case of sandy (i.e. non-cohesive) soils, in terms of the soil's physics the Discrete Element Method (DEM) provides arguably the most realistic model. In DEM, each element represents a …

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Integrating Biomechanics And Cell Physiology To Understanding Ivd Nutrition And Cell Homeostasis, Yongren Wu May 2013

Integrating Biomechanics And Cell Physiology To Understanding Ivd Nutrition And Cell Homeostasis, Yongren Wu

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Back pain associated with degeneration of the intervertebral disc (IVD) is a major public health problem in Western industrialized societies. Degeneration of the IVD changes the osmotic and nutrient environment in the extracellular matrix (ECM) which affects cell behaviors, including: cell proliferation, cell energy metabolism, and matrix synthesis. In addition, a thin layer of hyaline cartilaginous end-plate (CEP) at the superior/inferior disc-vertebral interface was found to play an important role in nutrient supply as well as load distribution in the IVD. Therefore, our general hypothesis is that the CEP regulates the ECM osmotic and nutrient environment which further affects IVD …

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Functional Morphology And Performance Of Ecological Systems With Extreme Pressures: Waterfall Climbing And Predator-Prey Interaction In Amphidromous Gobioid Fishes, Takashi Maie May 2013

Functional Morphology And Performance Of Ecological Systems With Extreme Pressures: Waterfall Climbing And Predator-Prey Interaction In Amphidromous Gobioid Fishes, Takashi Maie

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Understanding the functional capacity and performance of organisms provides a strong foundation for recognizing the forces that are responsible for their form, and how they might adapt to variable or changing environmental conditions. Amphidromous stream goby fishes live in a habitat subject to two potentially extreme selective pressures: (1) predation on juvenile fish returning to freshwater from the ocean, and (2) the demand to climb waterfalls to reach adult breeding habitats. Recognizing these selection pressures, I present studies evaluating (1) the mechanisms underlying the functional capacity for adhesive performance, and (2) the risk that predation imposes on amphidromous gobies. Specifically, …

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Seven Strangers, Rhetorical Devices For Hospitality, Epiphany, And Repentance In The Media Flood, Jimmy Butts May 2013

Seven Strangers, Rhetorical Devices For Hospitality, Epiphany, And Repentance In The Media Flood, Jimmy Butts

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Beginning with the foundation that rhetorical devices are often inherently defamiliarizing, often to productive ends, this study explores the theories, ethics, and praxis behind defamiliarizing rhetorical tactics. Because of the cultural shift toward increasing novelty within 21st century media production, it is progressively difficult for the contemporary writer to speak into the boisterous public sphere, which in turn creates a growing need for uniquely unfamiliar modes of rhetorical intervention. Strangeness offers a lens for seeing deliberate stylistic choices within the information flood; additionally, it asks us to consider how we can compose for potentially disinterested audiences. The examination also suggests …

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Adaptation Of Regional Representative Soil Project And Soil Judging For Cameroon, Celestine Che May 2013

Adaptation Of Regional Representative Soil Project And Soil Judging For Cameroon, Celestine Che

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Representative regional soils have agricultural, cultural, economic, environmental, and historical importance to Cameroon. Twenty seven regional representative soils have been identified in Cameroon. A set of laboratory exercises, assignments and exam questions have been developed utilizing the Regional Representative Soil Project (RRSP) that gives students an opportunity to practice interpretation of soil series descriptions, taxonomic classes, soil forming factors, and soil physical and chemical properties. The RRSP can be further enhanced and complemented with Soil Judging. Conventional soil judging as practiced in the United States has been adapted for Cameroon by a graduate student from that country using an undergraduate-level …

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The Tiger Vol. 107 Issue 11 2013-04-12, Clemson University Apr 2013

The Tiger Vol. 107 Issue 11 2013-04-12, Clemson University

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The Tiger Vol. 107 Issue 10 2013-04-05, Clemson University Apr 2013

The Tiger Vol. 107 Issue 10 2013-04-05, Clemson University

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Cultivating America's Working Lands: A Study Of The Sociocultural Value Of Family Farms, Katherine Lloyd Apr 2013

Cultivating America's Working Lands: A Study Of The Sociocultural Value Of Family Farms, Katherine Lloyd

Graduate Research and Discovery Symposium (GRADS)

Our ability to produce food in a sustainable, healthy and humane manner is threatened, both in the United States and on the global scale. This difficulty is exacerbated by expected population growth, creating a need for 60% more food worldwide by 2050 to feed a population of 9.3 billion. How we produce food affects local economies, the cultural vitality of communities, and the health of regional ecosystems. Industrial or conventional agriculture is damaging all three of these systems by draining local economies through corporate business practices, isolating farmers and attributing to rural population losses, while depleting natural resources and polluting …

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Genome-Wide Association Study In Collies Identifies A Novel Locus For Dermatomyositis, Rooksana E. Noorai, Leigh Anne Clark Apr 2013

Genome-Wide Association Study In Collies Identifies A Novel Locus For Dermatomyositis, Rooksana E. Noorai, Leigh Anne Clark

Graduate Research and Discovery Symposium (GRADS)

Dermatomyositis (DM) is an autoimmune disease of humans and dogs characterized by an inflammatory response in the skin and muscle. In dogs, the predominant clinical sign of DM is small focal areas of scaling and crusting on the face and/or extremities. While there is no cure for DM, symptoms often can be managed with glucocorticoids. DM predominantly affects the collie and Shetland sheepdog breeds, suggesting the involvement of a heritable factor. Identification of the mutation responsible for DM would enable breeders to reduce the incidence of DM in their lines. To identify genomic regions associated with DM, we generated genome-wide …

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Clemson Grads - Graduate Research And Discovery Symposium Program, Clemson University Apr 2013

Clemson Grads - Graduate Research And Discovery Symposium Program, Clemson University

Graduate Research and Discovery Symposium (GRADS)

Welcome to the 1st Annual Graduate Research and Discovery Symposium (GRADS)! This year’s GRADS event is a first for Clemson University. It is the first graduate student led, university wide research symposium in Clemson’s history. This year’s event will showcase the research of over 100 graduate students from each of the colleges in the University’s Graduate School. The event serves as an opportunity for Clemson’s graduate students to exhibit their work as well as an
opportunity for our graduate community to learn what their peers in other fields are researching, creating and producing. The GRADS Event Committee would like to …

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Connecting To Our Community: Utilizing Photovoice As A Pedagogical Tool To Connect College Students To Science, Kristin Cook, Cassie F. Quigley Apr 2013

Connecting To Our Community: Utilizing Photovoice As A Pedagogical Tool To Connect College Students To Science, Kristin Cook, Cassie F. Quigley

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In this study, we investigated the ways in which university students connected with science through the use of photovoice (Wang & Burris, 1994) as a pedagogical tool. Results indicated that students came to appreciate their connections to the science that operates in their lives as they reflected on and became empowered with regard to the science content behind environmental issues of interest to them on campus. Photovoice allowed students to authentically inquire about local science, as well as the potential to generate change in their own community. This understanding is significant to science educators because first, it empowers learners to …

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Continuous Measurement Of Methane Production Before And After Feeding In Continuous Cultures Fed Bermudagrass, K. M. Young, J. R. Burgess, C. T. Mcdonald, T. C. Jenkins Apr 2013

Continuous Measurement Of Methane Production Before And After Feeding In Continuous Cultures Fed Bermudagrass, K. M. Young, J. R. Burgess, C. T. Mcdonald, T. C. Jenkins

Graduate Research and Discovery Symposium (GRADS)

The objective was to design a system that could detect gas concentrations continuously in ruminal continuous cultures to better assess changes in methane (CH4) occurring before and after feeding. The custom-built system used CH4 and CO2 infrared sensors, and an O2 infrared sensor. Thirty g of Tifton 85 bermudagrass harvested at 35 d of maturity was fed daily in two equal amounts at 0800 and 1600 h for three 7 d periods. For statistical analysis, hourly recordings were used between 0800 and 1600 h on days 5, 6 and 7. Data were analyzed by the Fit Model Procedure in JMP …

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The Tiger Vol. 107 Issue 8 2013-03-08, Clemson University Mar 2013

The Tiger Vol. 107 Issue 8 2013-03-08, Clemson University

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The Tiger Vol. 107 Issue 7 2013-03-01, Clemson University Mar 2013

The Tiger Vol. 107 Issue 7 2013-03-01, Clemson University

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The Tiger Vol. 107 Issue 6 2013-02-22, Clemson University Feb 2013

The Tiger Vol. 107 Issue 6 2013-02-22, Clemson University

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The Tiger Vol. 107 Issue 2 2013-01-25, Clemson University Jan 2013

The Tiger Vol. 107 Issue 2 2013-01-25, Clemson University

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Supplemental Schedules For The Year Ended June 30, 2013, Clemson University Controller's Office Jan 2013

Supplemental Schedules For The Year Ended June 30, 2013, Clemson University Controller's Office

Supplemental Schedules

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Supplemental Schedules For The Year Ended June 30, 2012, Clemson University Jan 2013

Supplemental Schedules For The Year Ended June 30, 2012, Clemson University

Annual Comprehensive Financial Report

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Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For The Year Ended June 30, 2012, Clemson University Jan 2013

Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For The Year Ended June 30, 2012, Clemson University

Annual Comprehensive Financial Report

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Photosynthetic Characteristics Of Veratrum Californicum In Varied Greenhouse Environments, Jeffrey Adelberg, Youping Sun, Sarah White, David Mann Jan 2013

Photosynthetic Characteristics Of Veratrum Californicum In Varied Greenhouse Environments, Jeffrey Adelberg, Youping Sun, Sarah White, David Mann

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Corn lily or California false hellebore (Veratrum californicum Durand), a perennial species native to the western United States, produces several alkaloid compounds. A derivative of these alkaloid compounds, primarily veratramine and cyclopamine, shows promise as a therapeutic agent for treatment of a variety of tumor types. Here we report the first study of corn lily cultivated in greenhouse. Growth response of corn lily was examined under two light levels (ambient and supplemental), two fertilization types (20 N-4.4 P- 16.6 K Peat-lite special and 15N-2.2P-12.5K CalMag special) at 100-mg·L-1 total nitrogen, and three irrigation cycles [sub-irrigation every day (wet), every third …

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Involving Families In The Assessment Process, Julie Rutland, Anna H. Hall Jan 2013

Involving Families In The Assessment Process, Julie Rutland, Anna H. Hall

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Although grounded in theory and philosophy, and mandated by federal legislation, there is often a gap in research to practice when it comes to involving families in the assessment process. As family involvement through the continuum of early childhood education is recognized as “best practice”in the field, the assessment process must not be excluded. However, teachers in early childhood programs may need additional strategies to invite families to join in the process. Strategies for parent participation as consumers,informants, team members, and advocates are discussed as well as outcomes for children and families.

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Evolutionary Novelty Versus Exaptation: Oral Kinematicsin Feeding Versus Climbing In The Waterfall-Climbing Hawaiian Goby Sicyopterus Stimpsoni, Richard W. Blob, Joshua Cullen, Takashi Maie, Heiko L. Schoenfuss Jan 2013

Evolutionary Novelty Versus Exaptation: Oral Kinematicsin Feeding Versus Climbing In The Waterfall-Climbing Hawaiian Goby Sicyopterus Stimpsoni, Richard W. Blob, Joshua Cullen, Takashi Maie, Heiko L. Schoenfuss

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Species exposed to extreme environments often exhibit distinctive traits that help meet the demands of such habitats. Such traits could evolve independently, but under intense selective pressures of extreme environments some existing structures or behaviors might be coopted to meet specialized demands, evolving via the process of exaptation. We evaluated the potential for exaptation to have operated in the evolution of novel behaviors of the waterfall-climbing gobiid fish genus Sicyopterus. These fish use an ‘‘inching’’ behavior to climb waterfalls, in which an oral sucker is cyclically protruded and attached to the climbing surface. They also exhibit a distinctive feeding …

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