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Stereotypes Of Southern Women In Contemporary Films, Christine M. Fox

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

Origin Of The Magnetic Moments In [Formula Omitted] Epitaxial Thin Films, C. N. Borca, R. H. Cheng, Q. L. Xu, S. H. Liou, Shane Stadler, Y. U. Idzerda, P. A. Dowben

Faculty Publications

Crystalline films of [formula omitted] grown on (100) [formula omitted] substrates by rf sputtering have been investigated using magnetic circular dichroism and inverse photoemission spectroscopy. We find evidence for strong hybridization between unoccupied levels associated with Mn 3d and O 2p states. The oxygen atoms “pick-up” a small magnetic moment through hybridization with Mn. © 2000, American Institute of Physics. All rights reserved.

A New Species Of Garter Snake From Western Mexico, Roger Conant

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University

No abstract provided.

A Drosophila Esc-E(Z) Protein Complex Is Distinct From Other Polycomb Group Complexes And Contains Covalently Modified Esc, Joyce Ng, Craig M. Hart, Kelly Morgan, Jeffrey A. Simon

Faculty Publications

The extra sex combs (ESC) and Enhancer of zeste [E(Z)] proteins, members of the Polycomb group (PcG) of transcriptional repressors, interact directly and are coassociated in fly embryos. We report that these two proteins are components of a 600-kDa complex in embryos. Using gel filtration and affinity chromatography, we show that this complex is biochemically distinct from previously described complexes containing the PcG proteins Polyhomeotic, Polycomb, and Sex comb on midleg. In addition, we present evidence that ESC is phosphorylated in vivo and that this modified ESC is preferentially associated in the complex with E(Z). Modified ESC accumulates between 2 …

The Battle Of San Romano By Paolo Uccello, Gabriele Chiocca

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

Subsisting On Non-Livable Wages: Women In Pittsburgh's Public Housing, Laurel Jeanne Person

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

With the largest per capita public housing stock in the United States, Pittsburgh has been wrestling with policy reforms throughout the 1990s. The federal Hope VI program was instituted by the Clinton administration in an effort to revamp the nation’s public housing system. Though the program’s intentions are admirable, the results in Pittsburgh have been injurious. Long-term residents have lost the only place they knew as home, families stay in shelters until appropriate units become available, and Hope VI diverts funds from restoration projects to meet the Housing Authority’s political agenda. Given this volatile situation in the “Iron City”, I …

Anomalous Shape Recognition Using Computer Vision, Chang-Sik Kim

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

In this research, a new method for anomalous shape recognition, named Curvature-Angular Descriptor (CAD), was written. The CAD generates shape feature vectors from a given curve shape. These vectors can be used to uniquely characterize the shape.

The sweet potato has one of the most irregular shapes of any fruit or vegetable. The Standards for Grades of sweet potato shapes (The Code of Federal Regulation, title 7 Agriculture, 1995) are very subjective. For this reason, the sweet potato was chosen as an anomalous shape for evaluating the CAD. The CAD was applied using two methods for sweet potato shape recognition. …

Ionizing Radiation-Resistance Of Deinococcus Radiodurans And The Restoration Of Irs34 And Irs41 Mutant Strains, Amanda Case

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of The Mutant Frequency And Mutation Spectra Of Three Non-Genotoxic Carcinogens Oxazepam, Phenobarbital, And Wyeth 14,643 At The Λcii Locus In Big Blue Transgenic Mice, Vijaypreet K. Singh

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

Gamma-Ray Burst Host Galaxies Have "Normal" Luminosities, Bradley E. Schaefer

Faculty Publications

The galactic environment of gamma-ray bursts can provide good evidence about the nature of the progenitor system, with two old arguments implying that the burst host galaxies are significantly subluminous. New data and new analysis have now reversed this picture: (1) Even though the first two known host galaxies are indeed greatly subluminous, the next eight hosts have absolute magnitudes typical for a population of field galaxies. A detailed analysis of the 16 known hosts (10 with redshifts) shows them to be consistent with a Schlechter luminosity function with R* = -21.8 ± 1.0, as expected for normal galaxies. (2) …

The Flux Ratio Method For Determining The Dust Attenuation Of Starburst Galaxies, Karl D. Gordon, Geoffrey C. Clayton, Adolf N. Witt, K. A. Misselt

Faculty Publications

The presence of dust in starburst galaxies complicates the study of their stellar populations as the dust's effects are similar to those associated with changes in the galaxies' stellar ages and metallicities. This degeneracy can be overcome for starburst galaxies if UV/optical/near-infrared observations are combined with far-infrared observations. We present the calibration of the flux ratio method for calculating the dust attenuation at a particular wavelength, Att(λ), based on the measurement of the F(IR)/ F(λ) flux ratio. Our calibration is based on spectral energy distributions from the PEGASE stellar evolutionary synthesis model and the effects of dust (absorption and scattering) …

Lumières, Spring 2000, Louisiana State University And Agricultural & Mechanical College

Friends of the LSU Libraries

The bi-annual newsletters from the Friends of the Library contain information about upcoming and recent events, descriptions of new collections, a list of members, and occasional obituaries, which inform members of the news and needs of the LSU Libraries.

S00rs Sgb No. 1 (Budget), Wood

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A Bill

To budget the funds of Student Government for the fiscal year 2000-2001; to appropriate funds for activities, projects, and programs of Student Government; to appropriate grants to certain student groups and organizations; according to the Constitution and by-laws.

S00rs Sgr No. 2 (John Baker), Ardoin

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A RESOLUTION

To express a sincere thank you to Dean of Students and Student Government Advisor John Baker for his commitment to excellence and sincere dedication in his service to Student Government and the students of Louisiana State University.

S00rs Sgb No. 25 (Afc), Grantham, Knull, Wattigny

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A BILL

To appropriate six hundred one dollars ($601.00) to the Manship School of Mass Communication Advertising Federation Club to cover the lodging and registration expenses associated with sending its winning advertising campaign team to the 7^th District Advertising competition in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

S00rs Sgb No. 16 (English Grad Students), Knull

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A BILL

To appropriate two hundred fifty dollars and eighty cents ($250.80) to the English Graduate Student Association to defray costs associated with hosting the 10^th annual Mardi Gras Graduate Conference on Language and Literature.

S00rs Sgb No. 15 (Black Engineers), Rogge

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A BILL

To appropriate one thousand one hundred ninty dollars ($1,190) to the National Society of Black Engineers to help defray the cost of hotel rooms for the National Association of Black Engineers 26^th Annual National Convention.

S00rs Sgb No. 17 (Engineering Council), Griggs

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A BILL

To appropriate two hundred eighty dollars ($280.00) to the Engineering Council to help defray the cost of attending the National Association of Engineering Student Councils (NAESC), Region 5 Conference to be held in St. Louis, Missouri.

S00rs Sgb No. 18 (Roo), Payne

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A BILL

To admend Rule Nine of the LSU A&M Student Senate Rules of Order

S00rs Sgb No. 20 (Abroad Photos), Cancienne

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A BILL

To appropriate one thousand six hundred seventy-three dollars and four cents ($1,673.04) to the Department of Academic Programs Abroad to defray the cost of a photographic exhibit of the work of LSU students who have participated in overseas study.

S00rs Sgb No. 19 (Delta), Curl

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A BILL

To appropriate one thousand one hundred thirty-six dollars and seventy-five cents ($1136.75) to the Delta to defray costs associated with the printing of the 2000 edition of the Delta, the undergraduate literature magazine.

S00rs Sgb No. 22 (Cinema Club), Zeringue, Peters

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A BILL

To appropriate five hundred ninety-two dollars and ten cents ($592.10) to the Cinema Club to defray the costs associated with the First Annual Cinema Club Film Festival

S00rs Sgb No. 21 (Aacc), Griggs

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A BILL

To appropriate one thousand seven hundred dollars ($1700.00) to the African American Cultural Center to defray the cost of expenses related to the Mardi Gras Indians Program.

S00rs Sgb No. 24 (Gamma Phi Gamma), Griggs

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A BILL

To appropriate three hundred sixty dollars ($360.00) to the Gamma Phi Gamma Latin-American Service Fraternity to help defray the cost of hosting the Conference on Latino and Multicultural Affairs.

S00rs Sgb No. 27 (Amend Bylaws), Cancienne

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A BILL

To amend Article VI, Section 7 of the LSU A&M Student Government Bylaws as it pertains to the budget and salary cap of the LSU A&M Student Government.

S00rs Sgb No. 23 (Faith And Reason), Knull

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A BILL

To appropriate seven hundred forty-five dollars ($745.00) to the Political Science Graduate Association to defray the costs of sponsoring the 2000 Faith and Reason Symposium.

S00rs Sgb No. 26 (Uifi), Impastato, Russo, Wattigny, Grantham, Jeansonne

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A BILL

To appropriate one thousand, nine hundred seventy-five dollars ($1975.00) to the Louisiana State University Interfraternity Council (IFC) to help defray the costs of attending the Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute (UIFI) Leadership Conference.

S00rs Sgb No. 28 (Bsu), Wong, Rogge

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

A BILL

To appropriate seven hundred twenty-one dollars and forty-two cents ($721.42) to the LSU Black Student Union (BSU) to help defray the costs of the first annual Black Student Union Scholarship Ball to be held at the Lod Cook Alumni Center on April 14, 2000.

Partial Amplification And Cloning Of A Beta Carbonic Anhydrase In Arabidopsis Thaliana, Zsofia Banhegyi

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.

"Lest We Forget": Louisiana's United Daughters Of The Confederacy And Southern Identity, Alicia Adams

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) organized in 1894 and became one of the largest and most popular patriotic societies among white southern women. The Louisiana Division of the UDC formed in 1899 and joined the national organization in its educational, memorial, literary, social, and benevolent pursuits. The women of the UDC studied history and created memories of the Confederacy and of the southern past in order to shape their identity and fulfill their needs in the present. In response to changing times, Louisiana's Daughters of the Confederacy forged an identity that encompassed three facets -- their status as …