Expand And Compare The Use Of Different Digital Fashion Technologies In Simulation Three-Dimensional Structured Designs, Fatimah Hakeem

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation research determined the ability of three-dimensional (3D) simulation technology (CLO3D^TM and OptiTex^TM software) to develop digital prototypes of structured apparel designs using different creative pattern-cutting techniques. The project’s focus was to compare the similarities between physical and virtual prototypes and evaluate differences in performance between the two software programs using fit and appearance criteria. The participants’ evaluations were analyzed with their performance on the Apparel Spatial Visualization Test (ASVT) to determine whether there was a correlation between the level of performance on the ASVT and evaluation of the technologies. It was predicted that participants with higher …

Contribution Of The Microbiome On Reproductive Outcomes During Pregnancy, Kalie Beckers

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

A series of translational comparative studies were performed to investigate the effects of the maternal microbiome on reproductive function and outcomes. With the launch of the human microbiome project in 2007, the next generation sequencing of microbiomes is booming. It is not only in the human medicine field, but also in veterinary species. This study specifically investigates the fecal microbiome in blood pressure high sublime 5 (BPH/5) mouse model that spontaneously develops preeclampsia (PE) and obesity. Additionally, the equine reproductive tract microbiome was explored and compared to microbiome of other host body sites. The BPH/5 mouse is a translational model …

Evaluating Attitudes Toward Non-Formal Science Education Programs Among High School Science Teachers In Southeast Louisiana, Heather Egger

LSU Master's Theses

Abstract

The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) has begun implementing Louisiana Student Standards for Science (LSSS), as well as developing high school science certification programs. The LDOE recognizes that teaching science using three-dimensional learning methods and phenomena based inquiry learning will be a challenge that would be addressed in part by partnerships between formal science teachers and nonformal science education programs. However, limited available information on this topic shows that utilization of nonformal science education opportunities by science educators has declined and, in some instances, have been relegated to unstructured “fun” outings to reward students, often after the final quarter …

Phonic Faces As A Method For Improving Decoding For Children With Persistent Decoding Deficits, Chantal H Farag Hanna

LSU Master's Theses

Background: Decoding is a foundational skill for reading, contributing to both reading fluency and comprehension (Lyon et al., 2003). Visual enhancements of alphabetic letters such as shaping letters to resemble words beginning with that sound (e.g., “f” drawn as a flower) (Handler & Fierson, 2011) and associating photographs of lips producing the sounds (Lindamood & Lindamood, 1998) have been shown to improve decoding skills. This study investigated whether a more direct pictured association using faces with alphabet letters placed in the mouth to cue speech sounds, termed Phonic Faces (Norris,2001), would enable students with persistent decoding impairment to acquire orthographic …

Analog Cosmology And Superfluidity In Atomic Gases And Electronic Materials, Anshuman Bhardwaj

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

We present a study of analog cosmological models in Bose-Einstein condensates (BEC) and in graphene, and superfluidity in a box-shaped traps. We start by examining the dynamics of a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) trapped inside an expanding toroid that can realize an analog inflationary universe. The expanding condensate forces phonons to undergo redshift and damping due to quantum pressure, owing to the thinness of the ring. We predict that such expanding BECs can exhibit spontaneous phonon creation from the vacuum state and show how it would manifest in the atom density and density correlations and discuss connections with the inflationary theory. …

Improving Teacher Intervention Decisions Using The Fraction Error Flowchart, Katherine Pettrey

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

In the U.S. the fifth-grade mathematics curriculum is largely devoted to building fraction skills, providing an essential foundation for future success in mathematics (National Mathematics Advisory Panel, 2008). Unfortunately, students in the U.S. struggle with fraction proficiency (National Assessment of Educational Progress, 2022; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2018). Even when teachers facilitate interventions for struggling students those interventions may not be aligned with student need (Riccomini, 2005). Additionally, teachers struggle to identify research-based practices (RBPs) when presented with student data (Means et al., 2009). The purpose of this study was to create and test a flowchart that could …

Did The Rapid Transition To Online Learning In Response To Covid-19 Protocols Results In Forced Disclosure By Faculty Members With Invisible Disabilities, Charles Edward Ethridge

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

In December of 2019, the SARS-CoV-2 virus, now commonly referred to as COVID-19, was first identified in Wuhan, China. The virus proved highly contagious and quickly spread around the globe. By April 7, 2020, Stay-at-Home orders and/or directives regarding the closures of non-essential businesses and schools had been issued throughout the US. While there has been considerable research since 2020 regarding the impact of COVID-19 on higher education, nearly all the research has focused on the effects on students, the economic impact on institutions, and the future landscape of higher education. However, there is little research regarding the effect on …

Is There A Balance Between The U.S. Government Secrecy Regime And Free Speech Rights Of Government Employees?: The Legal Landscape Of The U.S. Government Control Of Information, Qinqin Wang

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation explores the tension between the U.S. government’s control of information and government employees’ claims to free speech rights. The U.S. government prepublication review is a censorship system that requires former and current federal government employees to submit any materials intended for publication to their agencies for prior review before they attempt to make any external communication or proceed with any publications. The prepublication review regime has become an essential means by which the U.S. government controls internal information, and has long been controversial because of its censorship nature. Specifically, this dissertation focuses on legal disputes between the U.S. …

Health Service Utilization And Conduct Problems: The Role Of Callous-Unemotional Traits And Juvenile Justice System Processing, Julianne Speck

LSU Master's Theses

Previous research indicates that youth with conduct problems, who are overrepresented in the juvenile justice system, are at risk for utilizing a disproportionate amount of health services compared to youth without these problems. The present study investigates self-reported antisocial behavior, juvenile justice system processing type, and callous-unemotional (CU) traits as predictors of health service utilization (medical and mental health service use and out-of-home placement) across adolescence in a sample of justice-involved males from the Crossroads Study. A total of 766 participants provided data at ten appointments over a period of seven years. A series of linear multiple regressions were used …

Show And Tell: Approaches For Effective Figures, Stephen R. Midway, Jennifer R. Brum, Matthew Robertson

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Snacking Consumption Among Adults In The United States: A Scoping Review, Jean Pierre Enriquez, Elizabeth Gollub

Faculty Publications

Snacks are a staple of the American diet, contributing to approximately 20% of energy intake. Most U.S. adults consume one to three snacks/day, yet few reviews have focused on snacking among this population. This scoping review was conducted to characterize snacks and snacking occasions among U.S. adults to further inform healthy eating practices. The protocol was prepared following the PRISMA-Extension for Scoping Reviews. Three web databases were used to identify articles using snacking or eating occasions as primary or secondary outcomes among U.S. adults. A search strategy was developed using subject headings, truncation, and phrase searching in the title and …

Horizontally Transferred Genes As Rna Interference Targets For Aphid And Whitefly Control, Honglin Feng, Wenbo Chen, Sonia Hussain, Sara Shakir, Vered Tzin, Femi Adegbayi, Todd Ugine, Zhangjun Fei, Georg Jander

Faculty Publications

RNA interference (RNAi)-based technologies are starting to be commercialized as a new approach for agricultural pest control. Horizontally transferred genes (HTGs), which have been transferred into insect genomes from viruses, bacteria, fungi or plants, are attractive targets for RNAi-mediated pest control. HTGs are often unique to a specific insect family or even genus, making it unlikely that RNAi constructs targeting such genes will have negative effects on ladybugs, lacewings and other beneficial predatory insect species. In this study, we sequenced the genome of a red, tobacco-adapted isolate of Myzus persicae (green peach aphid) and bioinformatically identified 30 HTGs. We then …

S23rs Sgr No. 6 (Support Of Florida Academia), Lailah Williams, Chloe Berry, Lillie Bourgeois, Corbitt Driskell, An Tra, Holden White

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To Urge and Request Student Government support for Floridian Educators and Administrators

S23rs Sgr No. 16 (Turbovote), Lailah Williams, Emma Long

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To Urge and Request LSU Administration to indefinitely fund TurboVote in order to continue the promotion of civic engagement on campus

S23rs Sgr No. 19 (Construction Communication), Tabari Bowser, Cloe Edwards, Elizabeth Laurent

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To Urge and Request the LSU Administration to offer greater forms of communication about current construction efforts affecting the LSU campus and the lives of LSU faculty, staff, and students

S23rs Sgr No. 21 (Audubon Property Damage), Elizabeth Laurent, Tabari Bowser, Cloe Edwards

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To Urge and Request LSU Facility Services and the LSU Administration to prioritize the reimbursement of the LSU Psychology Department, following their payment of property damages within Audubon Hall

S23rs Sgr No. 25, Anna Jackson, Zachary Broussard

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To Urge and Request administration to update the Schedule booklet. The current Schedule booklet is inaccessible, difficult to read, and outdated in comparison to other universities

S23rs Sgfb No. 5 (Iftar Event), Saad Tanveer, Rami Abdalla, Harris Quadir

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To appropriate $1000 from the initiatives account to help fund an Iftar hosted by the LSU Muslim Student Association

S23rs Sgr No. 18 (Ods Priority Scheduling), Brett Robertson

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To Urge and Request the University Registrar to recognize and continue to implement priority scheduling for all students registered with Disability Services

S23rs Sgr No. 20 (Ada Plan), Cloe Edwards, Tabari Bowser, Elizabeth Laurent

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To Urge and Request that LSU Facility Services communicate the details of the ADA Transition Plan, distribute it throughout the LSU Community, and place elevator repairs as the top priorities

S23rs Sgfb No. 8 (Feminine Hygiene Disposal Bins), Emma Long, Lily Small

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To appropriate a maximum $800 to fund up to 60 feminine hygiene disposal bins across campus

S23rs Sgr No. 23, Noah Waguespack

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To Urge and Request support for National Guard and Reservist students to have Basic Military Training and Job Schooling added to the Louisiana Board of Regents mobilization and activation policy

S23rs Sgcr's No. 1-30, Harris Quadir

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To appoint specified persons to their respective position

S23rs Sgr No. 22, Gabby Boodhoo, Alicia Cerquone, Prakash Dangal, Terry Geraldsen, Cullen Hodges, Lauren Wise, Jocelyn Wood

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To Urge and Request Louisiana State University to implement the recommendations established by the Graduate Student Healthcare Crisis committee

S23rs Sgr No. 24, Samantha Staggs

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To commend, congratulate, and show appreciation on behalf of LSU’s Student Body toward Lizzie Shaw for her immense dedication, passion, and service to Student Government and the LSU community as a whole

S23rs Sgfb No. 7 (Stationary Bikes), Kelsey Womack, Brett Robertson

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To appropriate a maximum of two thousand ($2,000) dollars from the Initiatives account to fund stationary bikes in the LSU Library

S23rs Sgfb No. 6, Hamood Qureshi

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To appropriate $1000 from the Student Initiatives Account to Purchase 996 Donuts for Night of A 1000 Donuts

S23rs Sgfb No. 9 (Promise Scholars), Elizabeth Laurent

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To appropriate a maximum of $7,500 from the Student Government Surplus Account for the funding of General Program Supplies and Participant Supplies for the LSU Promise Scholars Program

S23rs Sgfb No. 10, Harris Quadir

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To appropriate a maximum of $2,000.00 from the Student Government Initiatives Account for the purchase of a rotary trimmer and other supplies for the purpose of increasing efficiency in the Art and Design VizLab

Spring 2023 Catalog, Lsu Press

LSU Press Seasonal Catalogs

No abstract provided.