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The Public Trust In Private Hands: Social Security And The Politics Of Government Investment, Benjamin A. Templin

Kentucky Law Journal

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Where Are You Hurt? Kentucky Redefines Workers' Compensation Injury In A Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder World, James M. Inman

Kentucky Law Journal

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Giving Millennials A Leg-Up: How To Avoid The "If I Knew Then What I Know Now" Syndrome, Leslie Larkin Cooney

Kentucky Law Journal

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Was It Good For You Too? Conversation Analysis Of Two Interviews, Linda F. Smith

Kentucky Law Journal

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You Are Being Watched: The Need For Notice In Employer Electronic Monitoring, Mindy C. Calisti

Kentucky Law Journal

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Myspace Is Also Their Space: Ideas For Keeping Children Safe From Sexual Predators On Social-Networking Sites, Susan Hanley Duncan

Kentucky Law Journal

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Let Us Eat Lettuce (And Spinach): Is The Bioterrorism Preparedness Act Enough Or Is An Independent Food Safety Agency Required?, Robert M. Yoke

Kentucky Law Journal

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Silence At The Schoolhouse Gate: The Diminishing First Amendment Rights Of Public School Employees, Neal H. Hutchens

Kentucky Law Journal

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Grounding Cyberspeech: Public Schools' Authority To Discipline Students For Internet Activity, Sarah O. Cronan

Kentucky Law Journal

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Creative Development: Helping Poor Countries By Building Creative Industries, Mark Schultz, Alec Van Gelder

Kentucky Law Journal

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An Analysis Of Horse Racing Jockeys Riding Under Kentucky's Workers' Compensation Laws, Ian C. B. Davis

Kentucky Law Journal

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The True Colors Of Trademark Law: Greenlighting A Red Tide Of Anti Competition Blues, Ann Bartow

Kentucky Law Journal

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Telemarketers Gone Mobile: The Telephone Consumer Protection Act Of 1991 And Unsolicited Commercial Text Messages, J. Wesley Harned

Kentucky Law Journal

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Stages Of Relationship Change And Individual And Couple Adjustment, Jacob A. Lacoursiere

University of Kentucky Master's Theses

Although Prochaska and DiClemente (1984) considered the Transtheoretical Model of Change (TTM) to be relevant to couples therapy, there is a paucity of research in this area. Understanding how couples initiate change in their relationship still proves difficult due to barriers in the collection of couple level data and the fact that the majority of research on the TTM is individualistic in nature (Fowers, 2001; Schneider, 2003). Schneider (2003) reported that research suggests a relationship between change processes and relationship adjustment in couples. To my knowledge this study is the first test of the reliability and correlates of relationship change, …

The Inheritance Of Cold Tolerance In A Seeded Bermudagrass (Cynodon Dactylon L. Pers.) Population, Thomas Richard Stefaniak

University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations

One of the principle factors that limits the areas to which seeded bermudagrass can be adapted is low temperature. Therefore, increasing the winter tolerance of seeded bermudagrass cultivars has been a goal of turfgrass breeders for many years. Design of an efficient breeding method for developing cultivars with increased tolerance to cool and freezing temperatures could be enhanced by having heritability estimates for cold tolerance traits. Additionally, the identification of correlated traits can be useful in improvement of cultivar development. Heritability estimates for winter tolerance can be obtained from cold treatments imposed artificially or from observations made in the field. …

The Emotions Of Public Housing Policy A Critical Humanist Exploration Of Hope Vi, Ellen Hostetter

University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations

Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere VI (HOPE VI) is dramatically changing the face of public housing. The HOPE VI program proposes to replace barracks-style and high rise apartments with a new public housing landscape built on the planning principles of New Urbanism: small-scale developments of single family homes and townhouses with front lawns and porches. Academic and governmental analyses of HOPE VI have used economic, political, and social perspectives to analyze this significant financial investment, radical landscape alteration, and change in residents lives. This dissertation analyzes the process of HOPE VI and its attendant landscapes using a critical humanist …

Effect Of Dystrophin Deficiency On Selected Intrinsic Laryngeal Muscles Of The Mdx Mouse, Lisa Beth Thomas

University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations

The intrinsic laryngeal muscles are recognized as a highly specialized allotype of skeletal muscle. To date, much of the research examining the properties of this muscle group has been conducted on 2 primary muscles: the thyroarytenoid and posterior cricoarytenoid. Consequently, it is unknown whether the remaining intrinsic laryngeal muscles evidence this highly refined phenotype or if they retain a phenotype more similar to prototypical skeletal muscle. The purpose of this study was to further define the biologic properties of the interarytenoid (IA) and cricothyroid (CT) muscles of the larynx using the dystrophin deficient mdx mouse model. Previous work in this …

Tikkun Olam A Faith-Based Approach For Assisting Older Adults In Health System Navigation, Janice M. Kuperstein

University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations

The complexity and lack of coordination of the U.S. health care system is especially challenging for older adults, many of whom have multiple chronic conditions. The faith community is a potential partner to assist them, due to strong religiosity of older adults and specific characteristics of faith communities. This study explores the knowledge and practices of faith community nurses (FCNs) in meeting care coordination needs of older adults and identifies a model of gap-filling by FCN practice. An approach combining both quantitative and qualitative approaches was used. A survey was distributed to all known FCNs in Kentucky. From the 60 …

Prostituting The Pulpit? The Negotiated Authority Of Eighteenth-Century New England Clergy, Janice Ellen Wood

University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations

Despite the growing population in the colonies throughout the eighteenth century, decreasing numbers of men chose to train for the ministry. New England Congregational clergy not only declined in number; the status, authority and influence enjoyed by their seventeenth-century forbears had drastically declined as well. Early in the century, ministerial authority was bolstered by the clergy’s educational and financial superiority, a virtual monopoly over religious sacraments and the force of localism in small covenanted communities. But the social impact of explosive population growth, a series of currency crises, and warfare throughout the eighteenth century eroded conditions supporting ministerial hegemony.

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The Metastasis Suppressor Nm23-H1 Is Required For Dna Repair, Mengmeng Yang

University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations

NM23-H1 represents the first identified metastasis suppressor, exhibiting reduced expression in breast carcinoma and melanoma, and an ability to inhibit metastatic growth without significant impact on the transformed phenotype. Although its molecular mechanism of action is not fully understood, NM23-H1 possesses at least three enzymatic activities that may mediate metastasis suppressor function. It catalyzes nucleoside diphosphate kinase (NDPK) activity, as well as protein histidine kinase and 3’-5’ exonuclease activities. As 3’-5’ exonucleases are generally required for maintenance of genomic integrity, this activity represents a plausible mediator to underlie the metastasis suppressor function of NM23-H1 protein. To investigate the relevant activity …

Teacher Effectiveness: The Roles Of Teacher Characteristics, Preparation, And Turnover, Sharon Kukla-Acevedo

University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations

After nearly a century of research, scholars are still unable to concretely define the personal and professional characteristics that predict effective teachers. This dissertation contributes to the research base by using a unique dataset that allows the estimation of unbiased effects of teacher characteristics and preparation program on student gains. These estimates provide new evidence that, with quality data, teacher characteristics can predict student gains.

The effects of teacher characteristics on student gains are analyzed using data from a Kentucky school district that links teachers to individual students over time. A series of fixed- and between-effects models are used to …

Multivariate List Decoding Of Evaluation Codes With A Gröbner Basis Perspective, Philip Busse

University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations

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Map-Based Cloning Of An Anthracnose Resistance Gene In Medicago Truncatula, Shengming Yang

University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations

Anthracnose, caused by the fungal pathogen Colletotrichum trifolii, is one of the most destructive diseases of alfalfa worldwide. Cloning and characterization of the host resistance (R) genes against the pathogen will improve our knowledge of molecular mechanisms underlying host resistance and facilitate the development of resistant alfalfa cultivars. However, the intractable genetic system of cultivated alfalfa, owing to its tetrasomic inheritance and outcrossing nature, limits the ability to carry out genetic analysis in alfalfa. Nonetheless, the model legume Medicago truncatula, a close relative of alfalfa, provides a surrogate for cloning the counterparts of many agronomically important genes in …

Gentrification Moves To The Global South: An Analysis Of The Programa De Rescate, A Neoliberal Urban Policy In México City's Centro Histórico, David M. Walker

University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation argues that urban neoliberal programs currently formulating in the Global South are unprecedented in historical México as well as in examined practices of gentrification and globalization. In this dissertation I specifically focus on the Programa de Rescate – an urban policy being amassed in México City’s Centro Histórico as a nexus of processes of gentrification, neoliberalization, and globalization. This work re-theorizes how gentrification functions when it is implemented in the Global South – as the neoliberalization of space.

Interaction As A Manifestation Of Identity: Undergraduate African And African American Students At One Historically Black University, Gwendoline Ibamiwi Ayuninjam

University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation examines factors that explain interactions between undergraduate African and African American students enrolled at one Historically Black University (HBCU). It explores beliefs, cultural and contextual factors that shed light on interactions across the two categories of students. The research 1) identifies factors that explain inter‐group interaction; 2) analyzes identified factors; and 3) examines their impact on overall attitudes, behaviors, interactions, and relations across the two groups. Identity theory and social identity theory are applied to explain interaction patterns. Both theoretical frameworks acknowledge the importance of the individual’s goals and purposes and apply conceptions of the self in exploring …

Roles Of Micrornas In Plant Abiotic Stress, Development And Viral Infection, Venugopal Mendu

University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations

Plant microRNAs play important roles in plant growth and development. Here we investigated the roles of miRNAs in the plant abiotic stress, development and viral infection. MicroRNA membrane array analysis using five different abiotic stress treatments resulted in the identification of 8 novel stress inducible miRNA-families. Functional studies on novel stress inducible miR168 revealed its functional relation with abiotic stress. Over expression of miR168 in Arabidopsis showed upregulation of four stress related miRNAs (miR163, miR167, miR398 and miR408). Analysis of 9 independent transgenic lines showed induction of miR398, an oxidative stress responsive miRNA with a corresponding down regulation of its …

Nitration And Inactivation Of Manganese Superoxide Dismutase Plays A Critical Role In Metabolic Switch, Muthuswamy Anantharaman

University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a multifactorial, progressive, age-related neurodegenerative disease. Oxidative stress hypothesis is most prevalent and is gaining significant support. Inspite of the progress achieved on oxidative stress related damages in AD brain; the modification occurring on the various cellular antioxidant enzymes antioxidant has not been identified. Tyrosine nitration, a marker for peroxynitrite induced oxidative damage to protein is widespread in AD brain and Manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD), primary mitochondrial antioxidant enzyme is prone to peroxynitrite induced nitration and inactivation. Nitration of proteins involved in energy metabolism has been demonstrated in AD brain, which may explain the altered glucose …

The Influence Of Ca2+ Regulation In Synaptic Facilitation Of Motor Nerve Terminals In Crayfish And Drosophila As Well As In The Physiological Regulation Of Larval Drosophila Heart, Mohati Desai-Shah

University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations

Intracellular Ca²⁺ ions are highly regulated in animal cells for them to function normally. Since the tight regulation of [Ca²⁺]i is so ubiquitous among cells, it is not surprising that altered function in [Ca²⁺]i regulation is associated with a myriad of disease states in humans. This is particularly evident in pacing myocytes and nerve terminals related to synaptic transmission. A common thread through this dissertation is on the role of three regulators proteins that are common to many cell types. These are the plasmalemmal Na⁺/Ca²⁺ exchanger (NCX), the Ca²⁺-ATPase (PMCA) …

Single Event Upset Detection In Field Programmable Gate Arrays, Shadab Gopinath Ambat

University of Kentucky Master's Theses

The high-radiation environment in space can lead to anomalies in normal satellite operation. A major cause of concern to spacecraft-designers is the single event upset (SEU). SEUs can result in deviations from expected component behavior and are capable of causing irreversible damage to hardware. In particular, Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) are known to be highly susceptible to SEUs. Radiation-hardened versions of such devices are associated with an increase in power consumption and cost in addition to being technologically inferior when compared to contemporary commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) parts. This thesis consequently aims at exploring the option of using COTS FPGAs in …

Supervised Agricultural Experience In Kentucky: Condition And Perceptions, Cameron Cash White

University of Kentucky Master's Theses

Agricultural education consists of three components: classroom instruction, FFA, and supervised agricultural experience (SAE). SAE is the experiential learning component in which students apply agricultural principles and concepts. The purpose of this study was to identify the perceptions of Kentucky high school agriculture teachers toward the value of SAE, the quality components of SAE, and teacher satisfaction with SAE. A secondary purpose was to determine the status of SAE participation in Kentucky. This study concluded that Kentucky agriculture teachers perceive SAE as a valuable component of agricultural education. Moreover, teachers were in agreement with accepted quality standards for SAE programs, …