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Numerical Modeling Of Multi-Species Transport In Soils Under Electric Fields., Wenbing Zheng Jan 1998

Numerical Modeling Of Multi-Species Transport In Soils Under Electric Fields., Wenbing Zheng

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

A generalized mathematical model for electrokinetic soil processing is presented for multi-species transport of reactive components under electric fields in two-dimensional geometry, based on the earlier Acar-Alshawabkeh model. In this model, sets of partial differential equations are formulated for the transport of fluid, charge, and species in a saturated soil under coupled hydraulic, electrical, and chemical potentials. Chemical reactions pertaining to sorption, precipitation/dissolution, aqueous phase equilibria, water autoionization, and electrolysis are included in the new model. The boundary conditions corresponding to the mass transport equations are described. A program, EK-SIM (ElectroKinetic Soil Processing SIMulation), has been developed to simulate electrokinetic …

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Localization And Biochemical Characterization Of The Cell Division Protein Ftsa In Escherichia Coli., Anand Immaneni Jan 1998

Localization And Biochemical Characterization Of The Cell Division Protein Ftsa In Escherichia Coli., Anand Immaneni

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Cell division protein, FtsA, is an inner membrane protein with a putative ATP binding motif. Although FtsA has been studied genetically, it has not been characterized biochemically. Immunoelectron microscopy with FtsA polyclonal antibodies permitted FtsA to be within the cell. Since native FtsA is present in low amounts, the cellular level of this protein was increased by induction of ftsA from an overexpression plasmid before processing the cells for immunogold labelling. The immunogold particles localized FtsA to the inner cytoplasmic membrane. Immunogold labelling of cells overproducing C-terminal deleted FtsA, displayed the gold particles throughout the cytoplasm. This suggested that the …

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A Case For Procedural Justice Climate: Development And Test Of A Multilevel Model., Stefanie Elizabeth Naumann Jan 1998

A Case For Procedural Justice Climate: Development And Test Of A Multilevel Model., Stefanie Elizabeth Naumann

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Current conceptualizations of procedural justice focus largely on individual perceptions; no framework exists for examining procedural justice's social context. This dissertation presents a model that identifies contextual factors contributing to procedural justice climate and, in turn, a variety of work-related attitudes and behaviors associated with procedural justice climate. In general, empirical tests on data collected from 220 employees of two banks offered support for the model. Employee perceptions of leader member exchange, organizational support, and supervisor monitoring were positively associated with individual procedural justice perceptions. Work group perceptions of cohesion and supervisor visibility in demonstrating procedural justice were associated with …

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Experimental And Theoretical Study Of Dynamic Water Control In Oil Wells., Ephim I. Shirman Jan 1998

Experimental And Theoretical Study Of Dynamic Water Control In Oil Wells., Ephim I. Shirman

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

A dynamic water control, dubbed Downhole Water Sink (DWS) technology, is a well completion technique for production of hydrocarbons from reservoirs with bottom aquifer causing water coning. Typically, a DWS well is dually completed with top completion designated mostly for hydrocarbon production and bottom completion used for water drainage and coning control. Positions and flow rates of the completions are the DWS performance parameters to be determined by a process designer. This dissertation presents a theoretical and experimental study of DWS performance for various reservoir conditions and production schedules. A new mathematical model, developed in this work calculates steady state …

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Beliefs And Practices Of Middle School Language Arts Teachers., Suzan Anderson Jan 1998

Beliefs And Practices Of Middle School Language Arts Teachers., Suzan Anderson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study is to examine the instructional beliefs and practices of middle school language arts teachers as they relate to developmental appropriate/inappropriate instruction. Developmentally appropriate instruction is defined as matching the curricula to the level of children's emerging mental abilities. If the learner is seen as a growing individual with developing abilities, then the aim of education should be to facilitate this development. This in turn means that the curricula must be studied and analyzed to determine that level of mental ability that is required to comprehend curriculum materials (Elkind, 1970). There is some concern that what …

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Rapid Assessment Of The Bacteriological Quality Of Milk By The Use Of Adenosine Triphosphate Bioluminescence., Pushpa John Samkutty Jan 1998

Rapid Assessment Of The Bacteriological Quality Of Milk By The Use Of Adenosine Triphosphate Bioluminescence., Pushpa John Samkutty

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Raw milk samples (n = 246) and pasteurized milk samples (n = 104) were analyzed to determine adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and compared with the standard plate count (SPC). An ATP filtration method was used to filter milk samples prior to ATP determination, which was measured in relative light units (RLU). The ATP assay took approximately 7 minutes to complete and could allow rapid prediction of SPC which is a measure of raw milk quality. Linear regression analysis was performed on data from three raw milk treatments defined as; fresh milk samples, samples preliminarily incubated at 12.8 and 15.6$\sp\circ$C for 18 …

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The New South Gubernatorial Campaigns Of 1970 And The Changing Politics Of Race., Donald Randy Sanders Jan 1998

The New South Gubernatorial Campaigns Of 1970 And The Changing Politics Of Race., Donald Randy Sanders

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

In 1970 four young racially moderate Democrats won the governor's chairs of Arkansas, Florida, South Carolina and Georgia. These southern gubernatorial elections and the subsequent inaugural speeches signaled a transformation of racial politics in the region. As the campaigns began, however, persistent ambivalence concerning the pace of integration and court-ordered busing of school children to achieve racial balances tempted many politicians to exploit these concerns. Their efforts failed; southerners had decided to obey the law. The successful candidates understood that the electorate had come to this decision with varying degrees of enthusiasm and that their campaigns must reflect this ambivalence; …

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Development Of A New Methodology For Particle Transport Calculations Utilizing Pointwise-Continuous Nuclear Data., Mehdi Asgari Jan 1998

Development Of A New Methodology For Particle Transport Calculations Utilizing Pointwise-Continuous Nuclear Data., Mehdi Asgari

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study is to develop a new method to compute a continuous-energy representation of the neutron flux spectrum using the one-dimensional discrete ordinates method. The technique provides a rigorous calculational tool for applications that require a detailed description of the fine-structure variation in the space-dependent neutron energy spectrum over some energy ranges. This technique uses the combination of multigroup (MG) and rigorous pointwise (PW) solutions to the steady state Boltzmann transport equation in the calculations. Also utilized in this methodology are two new methods called "sub-moment" expansion and "cumulative integral" operator to accurately evaluate the Legendre moments …

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An Exploratory Study Of The Impact Of Hypermedia-Based Approach And Science-In-Fiction Approach For Instruction On The Polymerase Chain Reaction., Lynda A. Britton Jan 1998

An Exploratory Study Of The Impact Of Hypermedia-Based Approach And Science-In-Fiction Approach For Instruction On The Polymerase Chain Reaction., Lynda A. Britton

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Exploration of meaningful learning of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed instruction by a researcher-developed hypermedia computer program that incorporated human constructivist principles and a "science-in-fiction" chapter of a novel that described PCR. Human constructivism is the Ausubel-Novak-Gowin (1997) meaningful learning theory that supports science learning through graphic representations and multiple examples. Science-in-fiction is a new genre of fiction introduced by the prominent scientist, Carl Djerassi, to engender an appreciation for science, and its ethical dilemmas. Chapter 19 of Djerassi's 1994 novel, The Bourbaki Gambit, was placed into hypermedia format to standardize the presentation. As part of a clinical microbiology …

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Three-Dimensional Parallel Finite Element Simulation Of Natural Gas Flow In A Porous Media., James David Callahan Jan 1998

Three-Dimensional Parallel Finite Element Simulation Of Natural Gas Flow In A Porous Media., James David Callahan

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

A parallel-three-dimensional finite element simulation of natural gas flow in a porous media was developed for use in multiple well reservoirs. Developed with this simulation was a set of graphical applications to provide a geometric description of the reservoir, viewing of the generated mesh and viewing of results generated by the simulation. An adaptive mesh scheme for the dynamic refinement and derefinement of the mesh during the solution process is presented. The adaptive mesh scheme utilizes a mesh storage technique designed to reduce the space requirements of the mesh. This adaptive mesh technique was applied to an unstructured mesh. A …

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Purification Of Porphobilinogen Deaminase And The Sequencing And Expression Of Thehemc Gene Of Rhodobacter Capsulatus., Keith A. Canada Jan 1998

Purification Of Porphobilinogen Deaminase And The Sequencing And Expression Of Thehemc Gene Of Rhodobacter Capsulatus., Keith A. Canada

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Rhodobacter capsulatus uses the common tetrapyrrole pathway to synthesize heme, bacteriochlorophyll, siroheme and vitamin B-12. As part of our studies on the regulation of this pathway, the product of the hemC gene, porphobilinogen deaminase was purified approximately 200-fold. The molecular weight, isoelectric point, pH optimum and Km of the enzyme were all similar to other porphobilinogen deaminases. The stoichiometry of the enzyme was found not to be the expected four porphobilinogens used per one uroporphyrin formed. Rather a 9:1 ratio was typically seen. Further study of this atypical ratio uncovered evidence of possible in vivo regulation of porphobilinogen deaminase dependant …

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Subterranean Echoes: Curriculum Theory As Cultural Studies., Toby Allan Daspit Jan 1998

Subterranean Echoes: Curriculum Theory As Cultural Studies., Toby Allan Daspit

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Cultural studies has emerged in recent decades as a popular realm of academic inquiry (During, 1993). Giroux (1994), while noting the field's increased acceptance, ponders why cultural studies has yet to permeate critical analyses of education and simultaneously questions cultural studies' reticence in considering schools as an important site of cultural production. Edgerton (1996) concurs with Giroux and notes that cultural studies' use in colleges of education is extremely rare. The realm of popular culture, one of the central foci of cultural studies, has especially been marginalized in academic discourses. My project is to explore the implications of curriculum theory …

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Using Scaffolded Interaction To Improve Lld Readers' Inferencing And Narrative Abilities., Kathryn Patrice Dekemel Jan 1998

Using Scaffolded Interaction To Improve Lld Readers' Inferencing And Narrative Abilities., Kathryn Patrice Dekemel

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

A time series control group study was completed to investigate the efficacy of Communicative Reading Strategies (CRS) as an instructional approach for improving the oral reading, question answering, and narrative retelling abilities of LLD students. The participants were 10 LLD students who ranged in age from 9 to 12 years and 5 reading-age matched (RAM) peers who ranged in age from 7 to 9 years. Five of the LLD subjects were randomly assigned to a treatment group (TLD), while the remaining 5 LLD subjects were assigned to a no-treatment group (NLD). All three groups participated in a series of probes …

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Thermomechanical Characterization Of Heat-Activated Coupling For Advanced Composite Piping Systems., Patrick Fitzgerald Mensah Jan 1998

Thermomechanical Characterization Of Heat-Activated Coupling For Advanced Composite Piping Systems., Patrick Fitzgerald Mensah

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

A new technology for joining advanced composite piping systems, based on heat-activated coupling (HAC) of a thermosetting pre-impregnated (prepreg) fiber reinforced material has been advanced. The successful design of a heat-activated coupled joint depends on achieving the following requirements: (1) uniformly cured prepreg bonded to the surfaces of coupled pipe; and (2) minimal residual thermal stress as a result of the curing process. In order to address the above concerns, thermal characterization of the uncured and cured prepreg used was undertaken in order to establish prerequisite chemical kinetics parameters and material property data required for the curing process models and …

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Biology And Ecology Of The Anopheles Quadrimaculatus Sibling Species Complex In Louisiana., Cynthia Roxanne Rutledge Jan 1998

Biology And Ecology Of The Anopheles Quadrimaculatus Sibling Species Complex In Louisiana., Cynthia Roxanne Rutledge

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

A polymerase chain reaction method for identifying individuals in the Anopheles quadrimaculatus Say sibling species complex was validated for wild mosquitoes from Louisiana and Mississippi. This method distinguished An. quadrimaculatus species A, B, C, and D by detecting species-specific differences in the 2nd internal transcribed spacer of ribosomal DNA and was 100% specific and 95% sensitive. A polymerase chain reaction assay that detects differences in the second internal transcribed spacer of ribosomal DNA was tested for its usefulness in identifying all immature stages of two representatives in the An. quadrimaculatus sibling species complex. The technique was successful in amplifying DNA …

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Pseudo Power Signatures For Nonstationary Signal Analysis And Classification., Vidya Venkatachalam Jan 1998

Pseudo Power Signatures For Nonstationary Signal Analysis And Classification., Vidya Venkatachalam

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This research focuses on the analysis and classification of multicomponent non-stationary signals of arbitrary duration. The proposed classification approach has potential applications in areas like moving target detection, object recognition, oil exploration, and speech processing. The wavelet transform is used as the basis for the analysis. The classification technique is based on novel scale energy density functions, called pseudo power signatures , which are independent of signal length, and which can be used to characterize the time-scale energy distribution of the signal. These signatures allow for fast classification of signals regardless of their length. Two approaches to determine pseudo power …

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Analysis Of Resistance Gene-Mediated Defense Responses In Arabidopsis Thaliana Plants Carrying A Mutation In Cpr5, Jens Boch, Michelle L. Verbsky, Tara L. Robertson, John C. Larkin, Barbara N. Kunkel Jan 1998

Analysis Of Resistance Gene-Mediated Defense Responses In Arabidopsis Thaliana Plants Carrying A Mutation In Cpr5, Jens Boch, Michelle L. Verbsky, Tara L. Robertson, John C. Larkin, Barbara N. Kunkel

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In resistant plants, pathogen attack often leads to rapid activation of defense responses that limit multiplication and spread of the pathogen. To investigate the signaling mechanisms underlying this process, we carried out a screen for mutants in the signaling pathway governing resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana to the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae. This involved screening for suppressor mutations that restored resistance to a susceptible line carrying a mutation in the RPS2 resistance gene. A mutant that conferred resistance by activating defense responses in the absence of pathogens was isolated. This mutant, which carries a mutation at the CPR5 locus and was …

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Effects Of Ammonium And Non-Ammonium Salt Additions On Methane Oxidation By Methylosinus Trichosporium Ob3b And Maine Forest Soils, G. M. King, S. Schnell Jan 1998

Effects Of Ammonium And Non-Ammonium Salt Additions On Methane Oxidation By Methylosinus Trichosporium Ob3b And Maine Forest Soils, G. M. King, S. Schnell

Faculty Publications

Additions of ammonium and non-ammonium salts inhibit atmospheric methane consumption by soil at salt concentrations that do not significantly affect the soil water potential. The response of soils to non-ammonium salts has previously raised questions about the mechanism of ammonium inhibition. Results presented here show that inhibition of methane consumption by non-ammonium salts can be explained in part by ion-exchange reactions: cations desorb ammonium, with the level of desorption varying as a function of both the cation and anion added; differential desorption results in differential inhibition levels. Differences in the extent of inhibition among ammonium salts can also be explained …

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Characterization Of Root-Associated Methanotrophs From Three Freshwater Macrophytes: Pontederia Cordata, Sparganium Eurycarpum, And Sagittaria Latifolia?, A. Calhoun, G. M. King Jan 1998

Characterization Of Root-Associated Methanotrophs From Three Freshwater Macrophytes: Pontederia Cordata, Sparganium Eurycarpum, And Sagittaria Latifolia?, A. Calhoun, G. M. King

Faculty Publications

Root-associated methanotrophic bacteria were enriched from three common aquatic macrophytes: Pontederia cordata, Sparganium eurycarpum, and Sagittaria latifolia. At least seven distinct taxa belonging to groups I and II were identified and presumptively assigned to the genera Methylosinus, Methylocystis, Methylomonas, and Methylococcus. Four of these strains appeared to be novel on the basis of partial 16S ribosomal DNA sequence analysis. The root-methanotroph association did not appear to be highly specific, since multiple methanotrophs were isolated from each of the three plant species. Group II methanotrophs were isolated most frequently; though less common, group I isolates accounted for three of the seven …

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Diversity Within Streptomyces Ipomoeae Based On Inhibitory Interactions, Rep-Pcr, And Plasmid Profiles, C. A. Clark, C. Chen, N. Ward-Rainey, G. S. Pettis Jan 1998

Diversity Within Streptomyces Ipomoeae Based On Inhibitory Interactions, Rep-Pcr, And Plasmid Profiles, C. A. Clark, C. Chen, N. Ward-Rainey, G. S. Pettis

Faculty Publications

Streptomyces soil rot is a destructive disease of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) that causes yield loss resulting from decay of the feeder root system and reduced quality due to the presence of necrotic lesions on the storage roots. It is managed by the use of resistant cultivars, but variability of the pathogen has not been previously assessed. This study compared 36 strains of the pathogen Streptomyces ipomoeae from different locations in the United States and Japan. The strains could be separated into three groups on the basis of their ability to inhibit the growth of one another in in vitro assays. …

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Isolation, Culture And Characterization Of A Primary Fibroblast Cell Line From Channel Catfish, Quiyang Zhang, Richard K. Cooper, William R. Wolters, Terrence R. Tiersch Jan 1998

Isolation, Culture And Characterization Of A Primary Fibroblast Cell Line From Channel Catfish, Quiyang Zhang, Richard K. Cooper, William R. Wolters, Terrence R. Tiersch

Faculty Publications

A primary cell line (designated as CCf) derived from caudal fin tissue of channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, was developed using explant techniques. The cell line grew fastest in media supplied with FBS and channel catfish serum. The duplication time of the cell line under optimal conditions was ~56 h at a plating density of 1.1 x 105 cells/ml. The cell line has been propagated continuously for 25 passages (1:4 dilution per passage), cryopreserved, and recovered successfully at different passages. The cultured cells had fibroblastic morphology, and synthesized fibronectin and Type I and III collagens in the cytoplasm. The cell line …

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An Exploratory Study Of The Consumer Behavior Of Working Adolescent Females., Diane Denais Sasser Jan 1998

An Exploratory Study Of The Consumer Behavior Of Working Adolescent Females., Diane Denais Sasser

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Employment of high school students has been growing steadily since the mid-1960s (Cole, 1991). Today, more than 40% of all high school students who work are employed at least part-time (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1995). Working adolescents may view their earnings as a sudden windfall of income to be used as discretionary income. This "premature affluence" may reinforce inappropriate consumer behaviors such as spending beyond means which may become established habits into their adult lives (Bachman, 1983). The cognitive development of these adolescents may be at the concrete operational thinking stage which inhibits them from handling adult behaviors in …

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Identification Of Antigens Of Edwardsiella Ictaluri, The Causative Agent Of Enteric Septicemia Of Catfish (Esc)., Michelle Marie Moore Jan 1998

Identification Of Antigens Of Edwardsiella Ictaluri, The Causative Agent Of Enteric Septicemia Of Catfish (Esc)., Michelle Marie Moore

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Edwardsiella ictaluri, causative agent of enteric septicemia of catfish (ESC), is the primary bacterial pathogen of commercially produced channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). The purpose of this study was to make progress towards development of a successful ESC vaccine by generating and characterizing a pool of E. ictaluri antigens and determining if they were protective against ESC in catfish. Antigenic protein expression was evaluated in E. ictaluri cells under different conditions of growth using two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2D-PAGE) and western blotting with pooled convalescent catfish serum (CCS). Results showed protein bands separated by one-dimensional PAGE may consist of one or …

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Structural Characterization Of Beta Carbonic Anhydrases From Higher Plants., Michael H. Bracey Jan 1998

Structural Characterization Of Beta Carbonic Anhydrases From Higher Plants., Michael H. Bracey

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

It is the goal of this dissertation research to reveal some aspects of the physical nature of spinach carbonic anhydrase as a representative $\beta$CA using the techniques of sequence comparison, molecular biology, and biophysics. Though both $\alpha$ and $\beta$ carbonic anhydrases are zinc dependent metalloenzymes, it is clear that the two isoforms do not adopt the same mechanism for coordinating the active site metal. While $\alpha$CA binds zinc through three histidine ligands, $\beta$CA cannot due to a lack of evolutionarily conserved histidines. Instead, the $\beta$ family has adopted a ligand scheme incorporating a single histidine and two cysteines. This has …

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Microstructure Evolution And Its Influence On Thermal Expansion And Tensile Properties Of The Superalloy In738lc At High Temperatures., Ercan Balikci Jan 1998

Microstructure Evolution And Its Influence On Thermal Expansion And Tensile Properties Of The Superalloy In738lc At High Temperatures., Ercan Balikci

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Three major aspects of the superalloy IN738LC are studied in this dissertation: (i) precipitate microstructure evolution, (ii) tensile mechanical properties, and (iii) thermal expansion characteristics. IN738LC is a Ni-base, $\gamma\sp\prime$ Ni$\sb3$Al(Ti) precipitate-strengthened alloy. This alloy includes $\sim$20-43 volume % $\gamma\sp\prime$ and also some (Ta,Ti)C at the grain boundaries and in the matrix. Different heat treatments were carried out to study the precipitate evolution mechanisms and kinetics in this superalloy. It was found that the proper solution treatment producing the single-phase supersaturated solid solution condition is 1235$\sp\circ$C/4h/WQ. Solution treatment at 1200$\sp\circ$C/4h/WQ, however, produces a refined precipitate microstructure. Aging treatments after both …

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A Rhetoric Of Religious Order: The Case Of The Promise Keepers., Michael Ellsworth Eidenmuller Jan 1998

A Rhetoric Of Religious Order: The Case Of The Promise Keepers., Michael Ellsworth Eidenmuller

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study employs a Burkeian critical perspective to explain the growth and impact of the evangelical movement-organization known as Promise Keepers. Specific attention is given to the strategies of identification by which Promise Keepers manages the exigencies of identity, recruitment, and opposition. In addition, this study introduces the concept of the scriptural implant, a strategy of identification by which Promise Keepers attempts to secure the truth and authority of its discourse. Data for this study were selected from a range of sources, including published literature, audio and video tapes, and Internet materials produced by Promise Keepers. Interviews with Promise Keepers' …

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Chiral Recognition With Polymerized Dipeptide Surfactants In Capillary Electrophoresis., Eugene Joseph Billiot Jan 1998

Chiral Recognition With Polymerized Dipeptide Surfactants In Capillary Electrophoresis., Eugene Joseph Billiot

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The research presented in this dissertation involves the use and characterization of polymerized amino acid based surfactants for the enantiomeric separation of chiral compounds using capillary electrophoresis. The first section, Chapter 1, is an introduction to three topics which are relevant to the work presented in this manuscript. The topics include a brief discussion about chirality and chiral recognition, followed by a description of surfactants and micellar systems. The last part of the introduction pertains to capillary electrophoresis and the use of micellar electrokinetic chromatography for enantiomeric separation of chiral compounds. In Chapter 2, the effect of amino acid order …

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Pressure-Induced Changes In Structural And Mechanical Properties Of Gallium Arsenide And Nanophase Silicon Carbide Using Parallel Molecular Dynamics Simulations., Alok Chatterjee Jan 1998

Pressure-Induced Changes In Structural And Mechanical Properties Of Gallium Arsenide And Nanophase Silicon Carbide Using Parallel Molecular Dynamics Simulations., Alok Chatterjee

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Large-scale parallel molecular-dynamics (MD) simulations are performed to investigate properties and processes in nanophase silicon carbide (n-SiC) and gallium arsenide (GaAs) under pressure. These simulations involve 10 6 atoms interacting via realistic interatomic potentials. Structure and sintering of crystalline n-SiC are also investigated with neutron scattering experiments performed at the Intense Pulsed Neutron Source Division (IPNS), Argonne National Laboratory. Both MD simulations and neutron scattering experiments indicate the onset of sintering around 1500K. During sintering, the pores shrink in size while maintaining their morphology: Their fractal dimension remains ∼2.4 and their surface roughness exponent is ∼0.45. The pair distribution functions …

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A Roll Call Analysis Of Family Policy Legislation In The United States House Of Representatives: 1979-1994., Elizabeth Stewart Atkinson Jan 1998

A Roll Call Analysis Of Family Policy Legislation In The United States House Of Representatives: 1979-1994., Elizabeth Stewart Atkinson

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study is an examination of the roll call voting behaviors of members of the House of Representatives toward family policy legislation during the years 1979 to 1994. The two objectives of this study are (a) to determine whether a family policy domain exists among the legislation considered by the House during each of the sessions examined in this study, and (b) to explain and predict the voting behavior of House members toward family policy legislation. After a review of the theories of legislative voting behavior, the literature on legislative voting behavior, and the relevant family science literature, an empirical …

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Indigenous Rights Movements, Land Conflicts, And Cultural Politics In Taiwan: A Case Study Of Li-Shan., Yi-Fong Chen Jan 1998

Indigenous Rights Movements, Land Conflicts, And Cultural Politics In Taiwan: A Case Study Of Li-Shan., Yi-Fong Chen

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Land rights claims remain the major focus of world indigenous movements. Lands relate to the formation of indigenous identity, religious practices, and the material base for indigenous cultural survival. From a spatial/geographical perspective, this dissertation explores the influences of Taiwan's state policies on indigenous peoples, their cultures, identities, and human-land relationship. The Li-shan area, in central Taiwan, is the focus of the research due to the fact that the most severe land disputes are in this area, as well as longest history of economic interactions among indigenous peoples, the dominant Han people, and the State, in the postwar Taiwan. The …

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