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Clemson Trustees Minutes, 2015 June 29, Clemson University Board Of Trustees

Minutes

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Sibling Abuse: A Study Of School Counselors' Shared Attitudes And Beliefs, Diane Stutey

Publications

The impact of sibling abuse on children and adolescents is rarely contemplated. Counselors are in a position to advocate for all children and protect them from harm; yet one source of harm that counseling practitioners and educators might be unaware of stems from violence between siblings, which can become abusive. In this article, findings are presented from a phenomenological study examining eight practicing school counselors’ attitudes and beliefs about sibling abuse and the contexts or situations that have influenced them. Seven themes emerged supporting school counselors’ perceptions of their role in responding to sibling abuse and their beliefs about factors …

13 Days Of Midnight, Maggie Mason Smith

Publications

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Clemson Commencement Program, May 2015, Clemson University

Clemson Commencement Programs

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Patterned Nanoparticle Assembly Methodology, Thomas M. Crawford, Longfei Ye, Tanner G. Pearson, O. Thompson Mefford, Yves Cordeau

Clemson Patents

Methods for forming a nanoparticle assembly are generally provided. The method can comprise applying a colloidal fluid to a surface of a magnetic media, wherein the colloidal fluid comprises magnetic nanoparticles, a surfactant, a trigger salt, and a carrier medium; and assembling the magnetic nanoparticles into a pattern through a magnetic force arising from the surface of the magnetic media.

Challenges Of Court Interpreting: Implications For Interpreter Education, Danny Wang, Lynn E. Grant

International Journal of Interpreter Education

This article aims to examine the findings of a research study into challenges faced by court interpreters in New Zealand. Despite the research being conducted on court interpreters who were based in New Zealand, implications of this article may also be applicable to overseas court interpreter educators and practitioners. The research included an online survey followed by interviews with practicing court interpreters. A total of 30 court interpreters throughout the country participated in the survey, and 11 volunteered to be interviewed. Survey respondents were asked about challenges encountered at work, including legal terminology, terminology in other domains, tag questions, and …

The Escape, Maggie Mason Smith

Publications

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

AVS Corner

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Star Wars Display, Maggie Mason Smith

Presentations

May The 4th Be With You!

Star Wars Day is an unofficial secular holiday in May celebrating the Star Wars franchise.

Fans of the films, print series, and Star Wars in popular culture celebrate Star Wars Day in a variety of ways; we recommend celebrating with a book from our Star Wars display in Cooper Library.

Ph Sensing And Imaging With Nanoparticles And Implantable Films, Fenglin Wang

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pH is a very important parameter in biological systems. Monitoring pH in situ may provide useful information for studying pH regulated cellular events, diagnosing diseases and assessing treatment efficacy. Various strategies have been introduced for developing pH sensors. However, it is still challenging to monitor pH in biological systems with high specificity, especially through thick tissue. In this dissertation, we describe three types of pH sensors which are used to noninvasively monitor pH in living cells, monitor and map bacterial growth caused pH variation through thick tissue with minimal autofluorescence background. In Chapter 2, a pH nanosensor with high specificity …

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International Journal of Interpreter Education

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Vicarious Trauma Among Interpreters, Miranda Lai, Georgina Heydon

International Journal of Interpreter Education

Public service interpreters in Australia work in a range of areas including welfare, health, education and criminal justice. Some of their assignments contain traumatic client material, which may be confrontational, upsetting or off-putting for an interpreter, potentially impacting on their perceived cognitive processes and emotions during and after the interpreting assignment. Through a large-scale online survey of 271 practicing interpreters in Victoria, Australia, the authors explore the extent of exposure to traumatic client material, interpreters’ ways of coping with such material, and how institutional care and self-care are administered, if they are at all. The findings of the survey are …

Implementing Findings From Interpreter Education Research: The Asylum Crisis In Europe And The Case Of Belgium, Heidi Salaets, Katalin Balogh

International Journal of Interpreter Education

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Thermal Post-Fabrication Processing Of Y2o3:Tm Ceramic Scintillators, Matthew Graham Chapman

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The effects of thermal post-fabrication processing in O2 flux on the luminescence and scintillation of Y2O3:Tm transparent ceramics were investigated. The material's microstructure, optical properties, and scintillation properties were characterized using X-ray diffraction, attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermoluminescence measurements, differential pulse height distribution measurements, Archimedes density measurements, photoluminescence measurements, and ultra violet-visible transmission measurements. The processing is effective if performed in the time frame of 60-120mins at 1050°C under oxygen flow. After the first hour of processing, about 40% enhancement in the luminescence output together with about 20% enhancement in the scintillation light yield were observed. The …

Micropropagation Of Hybrid Hellebores And Their Endogenous Bacteria, Lindsay Kate Caesar

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Hellebores (Helleborus spp.) are winter-­‐flowering ornamental plants that are difficult to propagate in tissue culture. To improve the performance of hellebores during micropropagation, preliminary tests were done to standardize temperature and light quality. The effects of growth hormone type and concentration on plant multiplication were also assessed. Performance remained low, and plantlets often displayed visible contamination.

Don't Turn On The Light!: Exploring Summer Camp Professionals' Perceptions And Camp Policies On Ghost Stories, Areil C. Blanton

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Varying opinions exist among camp professionals regarding whether ghost stories should be shared or prohibited in a summer camp setting. Summer camps offer a controlled and safe environment for campers to challenge limits and conquer fears (Ventrura & Garst, 2013). Ghost stories can be used as a method to hook campers into the program and build community within the camp (Higgens, 2008). However, not all campers may be emotionally equipped to handle ghost stories resulting in perceptions of the camp being an unsafe and scary environment (Ellis, 1981). The purpose of this study is to explore attitudes, philosophies and policies …

Exploring The Effects Of Multimedia Content On A Question And Answer System, Adam Ross Carroll

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Online Question and Answer (Q&A) websites have been a part of the Internet for many years, the most well-known being Yahoo! Answers. These websites allow us to ask and answer questions with other Internet users around the world, utilizing one of the Internet's greatest strengths: information sharing. In the past, this sharing was restricted to primarily text-based content, and previous research has been almost solely devoted to these text-based Q&A systems. This research includes topics such as improving text-based question quality, and methods for finding the best text-based answer. Now, new Q&A systems such as Jelly have recently been released …

American Attitudes In The Sporting Mega-Event Spectacle: Nationalism And Self-Identity In The 2014 Fifa World Cup, Robert Brady Belair

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Previous research has shown that the televised consumption of sporting mega-events, like the Olympics and FIFA World Cup, has significant cultivation effects on viewers. Past studies have also focused on fans' identification to their home nation during these international sporting competitions in terms of self-categorization. To measure relationships between identification to the U.S. Men's National Team with FIFA World Cup viewing and nationalistic attitudes, a total of 119 American participants were surveyed in the one-month period following the 2014 World Cup Final. Participants responded to 29 items based on a seven-point Likert scale pertaining to five measures: patriotism, nationalism, smugness, …

Carrie’S Choice: Contemporary Feminism And Sociopolitical Constructions Of Womanhood In Film Adaptations Of Stephen King’S Carrie, Molly Brianna Collins

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When Stephen King published his debut novel Carrie in a post Roe v. Wade America in 1974, a narrative about a young girl with telekinesis captured the fear of what was to come from women with power. In response to the burgeoning women’s movement of the 1970s, King’s novel culminates as a heightened expression of the cultural damage a sexually liberated woman with choice could cause. Brian De Palma’s 1976 film adaptation of the novel follows suit, extending a fear of women with choice by employing the cinematic male gaze to reclaim the right to objectify women. By emphasizing cosmetic …

Surfacing Jellyfish For Peanut Butter Jelly, Brianne Campbell

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This thesis discusses the surfacing techniques and process used in the creation of two main characters and the supporting crowd characters in the short animation, Peanut Butter Jelly. The goal was to create a custom RenderMan shader that could be used for both characters, and that had qualities of refraction and subsurface scattering, to allow the characters to appear soft and translucent like jellyfish. Shader writing in RenderMan, map painting in Mari, and design decisions are covered to explain the way the goal was achieved. The process for creating an interesting secondary character that cooperated seamlessly with the main jellyfish …

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 …

Snowedout Atlanta: An Analysis Of How Stakeholders Engaged In A Facebook Online Support Group During A Crisis, Meredith Leigh Morgoch

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In 2014, snowstorms hit the southern U.S. and paralyzed the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area. The people of Atlanta and the surrounding areas accessed a Facebook group page, SnowedOut Atlanta (SOA), and some used it to strategically survive the storm. The social media posts produced by the residents of Atlanta before and after the storm provide a rich case of study for health-related, crisis Communication and social media scholars. The objective of this thesis was to investigate the use of social media for the SOA Facebook group through the analyses of wall posts. In order to explore this line of inquiry, …

Analyzing User Acceptance Of Mobile Technology In Clinical Settings Through Point-Of-Care Mobile Applications, Leanne Elizabeth Loper

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The advent of mobile phones has led to global connectivity surpassing any global conversation previously known. However, despite having access to this global network through mobile devices and ever expanding internet access, many developing countries still lack basic medical technology. In many resource-poor medical settings, existing monitors used to process and display medical data received from various sensors (temperature, blood oxygen saturation, heart rate, blood pressure, etc.) are either missing or unreliable. Furthermore, these devices are rarely designed with an interface appropriate for the needs of the end user. Additionally, the use of mobile apps for medical purposes is increasing …

Fabrication Of Luag:Pr Ceramics, Matthew R. Marchewka

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(Lu1-xPrx)3Al5O12 (LuAG:Pr) is seen as a promising scintillator for positron emission tomography (PET) scanners due to its high density and fast scintillation decay time. However, the high temperatures needed to grow single crystals and limitations in the incorporation of Pr into LuAG crystals make transparent ceramics of this material an attractive alternative. In this work, (Lu1-xPrx)3Al5O12 powders and ceramic bodies with different Pr concentrations, from x = 0.0001 to x = 0.05 were fabricated and characterized. The luminescence concentration quenching of LuAG:Pr powders and ceramic bodies was estimated by means of photoluminescence measurements. The powders show maximum photoluminescence intensity at …

Magnetic Nanoparticles In The Prevention Of Neointimal Hyperplasia, Elliott Mappus

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The use of vascular stents to treat occluded blood vessels is common practice; however, this procedure is often complicated by neointimal hyperplasia reocclusion and thrombogenesis. One treatment option is systematically administering heparin to activate antithrombin III leading to deactivation of thrombin and other proteases involved in blood clotting. This treatment is associated with high rates of bleeding and other vascular complications. In addition to the widely known anti-coagulation effects, heparin has long been known to exhibit an anti-proliferative effect on the growth of cells. The ideal solution would be localized delivery to the site of the interest. Recently, the advancements …

Twitter And Fan Identification: Lessons Learned From Athletic Communication S Work Experience, Joseph Johns

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This project thesis reviewed extant literature pertaining to social media, social media in sport, social identity theory, self-categorization theory and sporting game attendance. Examples of previous industry work are included which demonstrate team-to-fan Twitter interaction in use and what was learned from engaging with fans. A survey was then conducted that explored how sport fans use Twitter and how Twitter engagement with sport organizations might effect their overall identification to a team. Finally, limitations and directions for future research are discussed.

A Survey Of The Influences On Water Conservation Behavior In Pickens And Oconee Counties, William Blakely Jarrett, Jr.

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Most of the research on water demand management has occurred in the Western U.S, where there has been a serious and extended water crisis. This study examined the relevance of past influences on water conservation behavior in Pickens and Oconee counties, which are politically conservative and have not yet experienced a set of prolonged and sufficiently severe droughts. The survey results demonstrated that variables such as environmental beliefs, local water concern, and local place attachment could result in water conservation behavior in the Southeastern context. Based on this information, the researcher recommends that planners in the region engage their communities …

Ontologies: Inquiries Into Existence, Alexandra Zita Giannell

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It is through our body which we experience life, rooted in physicality and sensation. Essentially residing in an object-oriented world, we are at the mercy of things constituting one another, shaping our identity. Therefore, self is a byproduct of our experiences, never fixed, but in fact, always in flux, dependent upon the body as the intermediary between self and object, grounding us in this physical world. My work allows me a venue in which I hone in on the body as a tool. Incorporating ritualized processes into my studio practice is paramount in aiding my inquiries of bodily existence, as …

A Comparative Analysis Of Electroluminescent And Retrorefelective Materials As Nighttime Pedestrian Conspicuity Aids, Drea Kevin Fekety

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Recent literature suggests that retroreflective materials, when configured in a biological motion pattern, make vulnerable road users (such as pedestrians) more conspicuous to drivers at night. However, retroreflective elements in clothing can be effective only when a light source (e.g., automobile headlamps) illuminates the material in such a way as to allow the material to reflect sufficient light back to the eyes of the driver. Thus, retroreflective materials are not useful for pedestrians who are positioned outside the beam pattern of an approaching vehicle's headlamps. Electroluminescent materials, flexible light sources that can be attached to clothing, have the potential to …

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 …