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Critical Assessment Of The Literature Regarding The Public Costs Of Roadway Damage Due To Fracking, Brent Ritzel

Research Papers

Many government bodies have raised concerns regarding preservation of existing public roadway systems, which are simply not designed for that level and intensity of usage, from roadway degradation due to the impact of fracking-related truck traffic. This acceleration in roadway consumption imposes both immediate and long-term cost burdens on taxpayers, creates unfunded liabilities for the wide range of levels of government (jurisdictions) responsible for maintaining the roadways (from township to federal), and manifests a financial need that is not easily funded by traditional fee mechanisms.

This paper’s purpose is to provide a critical assessment of the literature regarding the public …

Oil Price Movements And Equity Returns: Evidence From The Gcc Countries, Fathi M. Mohalhal

Dissertations

This study examines to what extent how oil movements differently affect equity returns in general and sectoral levels of the GCC countries stock markets. Modeling the equity returns volatility requires using GARCH-type models. These models help to explore the pronounced differences of the conditional variance structures across sectors and markets. Chapter 1 compares the effects of changes in oil price return and its volatility on equity returns and volatility across sectors. The findings of this chapter show that despite the GCC states dependency on oil revenues, equity market performance at the sectoral level do not exactly associate with oil movements. …

Athletic Governing Body And Gender Equality In Intercollegiate Athletics, Megan Rabe

Research Papers

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Cairo: A Native's Perspective, Wendell M. Hughes Mr.

Research Papers

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Markerless Facial Motion Capture, Sara J. Saito

Research Papers

With the ever-rising capabilities of motion capture systems; this project explored markerless facial motion capture programs using the Kinect Sensor for Xbox. Many systems today still use markers and end up retargeting after a motion capture recording. This project used a simpler process of setting up and being able to display the effects live. An off-the-shelf system was built using a computer, a Kinect Sensor, a plug-in from Brekel, and Autodesk software. The first goal was to create a process that was able to capture and project live facial motion for fewer than $500 USD. Anything over $500 USD was …

2015 Abstract Book, Undergraduate Creative Activities And Research Forum

Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Forum Abstract Books

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Energy-Efficient Spectrum Sensing For Cognitive Radio Enabled Remote State Estimation Over Wireless Channels, Xianghui Cao, Xiangwei Zhou, Lu Liu, Yu Cheng

Articles

The performance of remote estimation over wireless channels is strongly affected by sensor data losses due to interference. Although the impact of interference can be alleviated by applying cognitive radio technique which features in spectrum sensing and transmitting data only on clear channels, the introduction of spectrum sensing incurs extra energy expenditure. In this paper, we investigate the problem of energy-efficient spectrum sensing for remotely estimating the state of a general linear dynamic system, and formulate an optimization problem which minimizes the total sensor energy consumption while guaranteeing a desired level of estimation performance. We model the problem as a …

The Statcrew Monopoly And Customer Satisfaction, Tyler J. Wooten

Research Papers

ABSTRACT

Statistics in sports have increasingly become such an important factor, yet at the collegiate Division I level all the statistics are generated using an antiquated software called StatCrew. The software unbelievably still uses a DOS platform and is the standard for all sports statistics reporting among Division I level athletic programs in the United States.

The objectives of this study are to: (1) gauge customer satisfaction and trust in the StatCrew brand; (2) to investigate users needs in sports statistics reporting and how the current system should be improved; and (3), to gauge whether or not dissatisfaction is high …

#Ourfword: Understand Contemporary Feminism In A Media-Saturated Landscape, Colby E. Roate

Research Papers

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Gene Expression, Protein Function And Pathways Of Arabidopsis Thaliana Responding To Silver Nanoparticles In Comparison To Silver Ions, Cold, Salt, Drought, And Heat, Eisa Kohan-Baghkheirati, Jane C. Geisler-Lee

Publications

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been widely used in industry due to their unique physical and chemical properties. However, AgNPs have caused environmental concerns. To understand the risks of AgNPs, Arabidopsis microarray data for AgNP, Ag⁺, cold, salt, heat and drought stresses were analyzed. Up- and down-regulated genes of more than two-fold expression change were compared, while the encoded proteins of shared and unique genes between stresses were subjected to differential enrichment analyses. AgNPs affected the fewest genes (575) in the Arabidopsis genome, followed by Ag⁺ (1010), heat (1374), drought (1435), salt (4133) and cold (6536). More genes …

Intimate Partner Violence And Women With Disabilities, Monica E. Ellis Mrs

Research Papers

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Assessing The Initial Impact Of The Michael Brown Shooting And Police And Public Responses To It On St Louis County Residents' Views About Police, Tammy R. Kochel

Reports

A panel survey of nearly four hundred St. Louis County, MO residents both before and after the shooting death of Michael Brown reveal a dramatic impact of that incident and the civil unrest and police handling of the unrest on residents perceptions of police. African American residents, on average, supported the public’s response to the police shooting but disagreed with the police response to the protests, looting and riots that followed, while nonblack residents’ views were just the opposite. Additionally, in the time immediately following the shooting, African American residents’ trust in police procedural justice and perceptions of police legitimacy …

Archives And Non-Humanities Students: Teaching With Primary Sources Beyond Document Analysis, Matthew J. Gorzalski

Articles

No abstract provided.

Siu Alumni, Siu Alumni Association

SIU Alumni Magazine

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Four Eras Of The Twentieth Century Family: The Female Role Within The Family And The Female Role Within Higher Education, Rachel Smith

Research Papers

This research paper addresses the fluid nature of the American family structure and how that structure changes over time. Sometimes the family structure progresses forward and makes positive gains in equality between husband and wife and in some instances regresses back. Many facets of American life have influences on the structure of the family. Government control and governmental freedom, no education and higher education, economic prosperity and economic downturn, the United States and those who live within it are always in motion.

Throughout the twentieth century, the changing family structures, caused by changes within American society, fit into four distinct …

Simon Poll, Spring 2015 (State Wide), Paul Simon Public Policy Institute

Paul Simon Public Policy Institute Statewide Polls

The mission of the non-partisan Paul Simon Public Policy Institute polling is to provide citizens, policy-makers, and academic researchers with objective information about trends and issues facing society.

The 2014 Simon Poll interviewed 1,000 registered voters across Illinois.

The margin of error for the poll is plus or minus 3 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level. The margin for error will be larger for demographic, geographic and response subgroups.

Areas covered:

General outlook, approval of elected officials, Illinois budget, hydraulic fracturing, community development, veterans issues, media consumption, attitudes towards social groups, abortion and gay marriage. Demographic information is …

Spatial Dichotomies: Research Into The Development Of 3d Representation, Matthew G. Mcguire

Research Papers

Abstract

Matthew McGuire, for the Masters of Science degree in Professional Media & Media Management, presented on Friday, November 14^th 2014, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Spatial Dichotomies: Research into the Development of 3D Representation

Chair of Committee: Robert Spahr

This research paper covers how 3D technology influences different industries over time. Key points within the research find that over time humans consistently gravitate toward increasing their ability to recreate depth, texture and image. Industry leaders in education, film, medical, television, and the Web will find literature and discussion of how to adjust their modes of production and manufacturing …

Alternative Splicing Of Mef2c Pre-Mrna Controls Its Activity In Normal Myogenesis And Promotes Tumorigenicity In Rhabdomyosarcoma Cells., Meiling Zhang, Bo Zhu, Judith Davie

Articles

Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in children. Many cellular disruptions contribute to the progression of this pediatric cancer, including aberrant alternative splicing. The MEF2 family of transcription factors regulates many developmental programs, including myogenesis. MEF2 gene transcripts are subject to alternate splicing to generate protein isoforms with divergent functions. We found that MEF2Cα1 was the ubiquitously expressed isoform that exhibited no myogenic activity and that MEF2Cα2, the muscle-specific MEF2C isoform, was required for efficient differentiation. We showed that exon α in MEF2C was aberrantly alternatively spliced in RMS cells, with the ratio of α2/α1 highly down-regulated …

2015-2016 Southern Illinois University Bulletin Carbondale Campus (Undergraduate Catalog), Southern Illinois University Carbondale

SIU Bulletins and Course Catalogs Archives

No abstract provided.

2015-2016 Southern Illinois University Bulletin Carbondale Campus (Graduate Catalog), Southern Illinois University Carbondale

SIU Bulletins and Course Catalogs Archives

No abstract provided.

Growing A Student Organic Garden Within The Context Of University Sustainability Initiatives, Leslie A. Duram, Laura L. Williams

Publications

Abstract:

Purpose- The purpose of this paper is to examine the evolution of a student organic garden at a large public university, as an example of student initiatives that promote both campus sustainability and student-focused sustainability education on campus.

Design/ Methodology/ Approach- The authors conducted quantitative and qualitative analysis to document the evolution of the university’s Local Organic Gardening Initiative of Carbondale (LOGIC), which is the student initiated and operated organic garden.

Findings- The student organic garden evolved in three stages, each of which had specific goals and accomplishments. Stage I (establishment): students in Geography courses took action to get …

University Food Gardens: A Unifying Place For Higher Education Sustainability, Leslie A. Duram, Sydney K. Klein

Publications

This research describes the key characteristics of campus food gardens and investigates their contribution to overall campus sustainability. An email-survey of fifty-two campus garden managers in North America provided quantitative and qualitative data for this analysis. It was found that gardens are often student initiated and managed, but also bring together diverse stakeholders from the campus and community. These sites increase sustainability awareness as well as overall institutional sustainability. University food gardens provide formal education that overcomes many institutional barriers to interdisciplinary programs. Informal education also occurs at these sites through experiential learning which leads to greater environmental awareness among …

Covariance Matrix Adaptation Evolutionary Strategy Optimization Of Patch Antenna For Wireless Communication, Ali Al-Azza, Frances J. Harackiewicz, Hemachandra Reddy Gorla

Articles

Covariance matrix adaptation evolutionary strategy algorithm is applied to optimize a dielectric loaded microstrip patch antenna. The optimization process performance is enhanced by not considering the symmetrical factor of the antenna structure. The antenna is optimized to work for IEEE 802.11a WLAN 5-6 GHz band. Experimental measurements have also been performed to validate the performance of the proposed antenna.

The 2014 Illinois Governor Race: Quinn Vs Rauner, John S. Jackson

The Simon Review (Occasional Papers of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute)

The 2014 Governor’s race in Illinois featured two candidates who are the epitome of campaigns for high office in America today. In addition, the race also illustrated the major trends, driven by big money and big media, which are shaping our politics in the 21st century. This paper examines and analyzes the governor’s race in order to learn what it teaches us about politics in Illinois, and in the United States midway through the second decade of this century.

Japanese Aesthetics In The Age Of New Media, Ai Saito

Research Papers

The purpose of this project is to use new media as a platform for the values found in Western modernization and in Japanese traditional aesthetics to work together. Key points within the research find that with the advancement of technology our perspective, attitudes and aesthetics of time have drastically changed. The first part of the research investigates the fundamental effect of media brought into the human environment, how electric media has become so powerful as well as looking at the principles of new media. The second part of the research reveals the differences between Western and Japanese aesthetics by focusing …

The Human Footprint Of Our Daily Consumption: Defetishizing Commodities Through New Media, Kelly Mcguire

Research Papers

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The Impact Of Major External Events On The Financial Strength Of Lambert St. Louis International Airport (1999-2013), Tyler V. Fox

Research Papers

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A Conceptual Analysis Of Sundowning Syndrome, Hank Webb

Research Papers

Those diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer's disease present with varying degrees of behavioral symptomatology as the state of cognitive impairment progresses. The most marked of these symptoms are agitation and confusion, which can occur at any time of the day. When some individuals display these symptoms late in the afternoon they are said to be "sundowning." Sundowning is a term that has been applied to the phenomena of various behaviors occurring during this time of day but it has never been considered an official diagnosis nor has it ever been formally defined. This paper examines the concept of sundowning and …

Using Twitter And Curation Rotation As A Branding Strategy, Margaret A. Moseley

Research Papers

As social media becomes deeply embedded in traditional marketing and marketing and branding campaigns, it has evolved from a supporting role to the main attraction in more innovative campaigns. One example is that Sweden’s Tourism Department, Visit Sweden, is using Twitter to show transparency, democracy and ingenuity, to allow Swedish citizens be the twitter voice of the country for one week, until the next Curator of Sweden is passed the account. This study examines how social media platform such as Twitter is used to excite new branding and marketing methods. It focuses on the method being “curation rotation” introduced by …

Medical/Dental Education Preparatory Program Students: Making A Difference In Health Professional Shortage Areas, Glenda D. Sullivan

Research Papers

No abstract provided.