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Looking Back: Kentucky And Children’S Book Publishers, Reinette F. Jones, Charlotte Stephens

Library Faculty and Staff Publications

Though Kentucky was not a leader in the early publishing industry for children, it was an active participant. Printers within the state, as in the rest of the country, saw the potential in producing literature for young readers. Through the end of the eighteenth and beginning of the nineteenth centuries, this literature became more established. Slowly, children’s books started to step away from solemn moral instruction toward the playful stories we know and love today.

Looking Back: Woman's Library Club In Kentucky, Reinette F. Jones

Library Faculty and Staff Publications

The Woman’s Library Club Movement arrived in Kentucky around 1896. It was not a true movement, but rather a period when dissociated groups named Woman’s Library Club were established throughout the United States. There was not a national office or state offices. Each club functioned independently. The state of Kentucky was a minor player in the Woman’s Library Club Movement. Had it not been for the Paducah newspaper articles, the state as whole may have been overlooked.

Low-Head Dams (Aka Drowning Machines) Are Deadly: An Analysis Of Liability For Landowners And States, And Recommendations For Legislation And Warning Signs, Forrest R. Hansen, Rollin H. Hotchkiss

Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law

No abstract provided.

Making Sense Of “Commence” In The Clean Water Act’S Diligent Prosecution Bar, Isa Harrison

Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law

No abstract provided.

50 Shades Of Green: How Inconsistencies In State Regulatory Regimes Threaten To Doom The Legal Cannabis Market In The United States, Shawn Harkins

Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law

No abstract provided.

A New Rule: Why Broad Jurisdiction Under § 404 Of The Clean Water Act Will Protect Wetlands, Gracie Sandlin

Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law

No abstract provided.

Delta-Late: How The Contentious And Hazy Legal Status Of Delta-8 Thc Reveals Kentucky’S Need For Federal Regulatory Guidance, Georgiana Ledford

Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law

No abstract provided.

Let Kids Be Kids: Why The Fair Labor Standards Act Of 1938 Desperately Needs A Revision, Cori Agnoni

Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law

No abstract provided.

Horsing Around With Protecting The Horse Industry: Should California Adopt An Equine Activity Liability Act?, Kara Legg

Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law

No abstract provided.

Companies Over Countries: A More Pointed Approach To International Climate Treaties, Alex G. Woodward

Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law

No abstract provided.

Surficial Geologic Map Of The Rockfield 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Warren, Logan, And Simpson Counties, Kentucky, Wes Buchanan, Meredith Swallom, Antonia Bottoms, Matthew Massey, Bailee Nicole Hodelka, Emily Morris

Contract Reports--KGS

The Rockfield 7.5-minute quadrangle is located west of Bowling Green, Kentucky situated mostly in Warren County, but also includes small areas of Simpson and Logan Counties in its southwestern corner. Regionally, the quadrangle includes parts of the Pennyroyal and Mammoth Cave plateau within the Mississippian Plateaus physiographic region (McDowell, 1986). The Dripping Springs escarpment, which separates the lower-elevation Pennyroyal from the higher-elevation Mammoth Cave plateau is highly dissected in the quadrangle. Topography in the Pennyroyal is characterized by pervasive sinkhole development across a low-relief plain, which is mostly underlain by the Mississippian Ste. Genevieve Limestone. Higher-relief topography is restricted to …

Surficial Geologic Map Of The Hadley 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Warren County, Kentucky, Matthew Massey, Meredith Swallom, Antonia Bottoms, Wes Buchanan, Bailee Nicole Hodelka, Emily Morris

Contract Reports--KGS

The Hadley 7.5-minute quadrangle is located in Warren County northwest of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Regionally, the quadrangle is entirely within the Mammoth Cave plateau, which is located in the Mississippian Plateaus physiographic region (McDowell, 1986). The Mammoth Cave plateau is a regional west-dipping cuesta, that has been extensively incised by the Green and Barren Rivers and their tributaries. The area is underlain by Upper Mississippian to Lower Pennsylvanian (Rainey, 1963): the lowest fluvial valleys are underlain by Ste. Genevieve Limestone; Girkin Formation is exposed on the steep slopes between the lower valleys and higher plateau; the plateau is underlain by …

Surficial Geologic Map Of The Bowling Green North 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Warren County, Kentucky, Meredith Swallom, Matthew Massey, Wes Buchanan, Bailee Nicole Hodelka, Hannah Hayes, Charles Wells Iii, Emily Morris

Contract Reports--KGS

The Bowling Green North 7.5-minute quadrangle is located in Warren County immediately north of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Regionally, the quadrangle includes parts of the Pennyroyal and Mammoth Cave plateau, both within the Mississippian Plateaus physiographic region (McDowell, 1986). The Dripping Springs escarpment, which separates the lower-elevation Pennyroyal from the higher-elevation Mammoth Cave plateau is highly dissected in the quadrangle. Topography in the Pennyroyal is characterized by pervasive sinkhole development across the low-relief Pennyroyal, which is mostly underlain by the Mississippian St. Louis Limestone, Ste. Genevieve Limestone, and Girkin Formation (Shawe, 1963). Higher-relief topography is restricted to the slopes of the …

Circulating And Eddy Current Losses In Coreless Axial Flux Pm Machine Stators With Pcb Windings, Yaser Chulaee, Donovin Lewis, Ali Mohammadi, Greg Heins, Dean Patterson, Dan Ionel

Power and Energy Institute of Kentucky Faculty Publications

Printed circuit board (PCB) stators in coreless axial flux permanent magnet (AFPM) machines have been proposed, designed, and studied for use in multiple industries due to their design flexibility and reduction of manufacturing costs, volume, and weight compared to conventional stators. This paper investigates mechanisms and methods of approximating open circuit losses in PCB stators within example wave and spiral winding topologies for a dual rotor, single stator configuration using 3D FEA, analytical hybrid techniques and experiments. The effect of rotor magnet shape, end winding, and active conductor geometry on eddy currents is studied, and some mitigation techniques are proposed. …

Paschen-Line Constraints On Dust Attenuation And Star Formation At Z ∼ 1–3 With Jwst/ Nirspec, Naveen Reddy, Michael W. Topping, Ryan L. Sanders, Alice E. Shapley, Gabriel B. Brammer

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications

We use medium-resolution JWST/NIRSpec observations from the Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science Survey to place the first constraints on dust attenuation and star formation based on Paschen lines for a sizable sample of 63 galaxies at redshifts z = 1.0-3.1. Our analysis indicates strong correlations between the Balmer decrement, Hα/Hβ, and line ratios that include Paschen lines (i.e., Paα/Hβ, Paβ/Hβ, and the Paschen decrement, Paα/Paβ), suggesting that the former is sensitive to the overall dust obscuration toward H ii regions in high-redshift galaxies. The line ratios are used to derive nebular reddening, E(B − V)_neb, and star formation …

Assessing Compressed Air Energy Storage (Caes) Potential In Kentucky To Augment Energy Production From Renewable Resources, J Richard Bowersox, John B. Hickman

Report of Investigations--KGS

Fossil fuel power plants in Kentucky have some of the highest emissions of greenhouse gasses in the United States. One potential strategy for mitigating greenhouse gasses from electric power generation is the co-installation of Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) and a renewable source such as photovoltaic solar electricity generation (PV solar generation). CAES with complementary co-installed PV solar generation enhances stand-alone PV solar generation because CAES power is available at night.

CAES, however, requires both a site where large volumes of compressed air can be stored in the subsurface, and a heat source to prepare the stored air prior to …

Artificial Intelligence And The Practice Of Law Part 1: Lawyers Must Be Professional And Responsible Supervisors Of Ai, Michael D. Murray

Law Faculty Popular Media

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Persuasion Through Citation: Four Ways To Enhance Your Legal Arguments With Proper Legal Citation, Melissa N. Henke

Law Faculty Popular Media

No abstract provided.

Promoting Resilience For Children And Families With Adverse Childhood Experiences, Laken Albrink

Law Faculty Popular Media

No abstract provided.

College Of Law Commencement Program, 2023, University Of Kentucky

Graduation Programs

Commencement program for the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law Class of 2023.

Arbitration Of Erisa Statutory Claims, Kathryn L. Moore

Law Faculty Books and Chapters

In light of the flood of fiduciary litigation in recent years, some plan sponsors have considered amending their plans to include provisions requiring mandatory arbitration of claims and waivers of class action or collective claims. All things being equal, arbitration is potentially more efficient and less costly than litigation, and plan sponsors hope that mandatory arbitration and class action waivers may save them time and money in the current litigious environment. In fact, however, under the current state of the law, arbitration provisions may lead to protracted litigation and additional costs, including the cost of litigating the enforceability of the …

The University Of Kentucky, James M. Donovan

Law Faculty Books and Chapters

On July 1, 2010, a long-sought realignment between the University of Kentucky’s main library and the Law Library went into effect. Under the new arrangement, the Law Library would no longer be a semi-autonomous entity with oversight performed by both the law school and the main library, but rather a unit wholly situated within the law school. The steps toward this outcome and the negotiated details are sketched below.

Development And Biological Evaluation Of Selective Small-Molecule Inhibitors Of The Human Cytochrome P450 1b1, Austin Hachey

Theses and Dissertations--Chemistry

The human cytochrome P450 1B1 (CYP1B1) is an emerging target for small- molecule therapeutics. Several solid tumors overexpress CYP1B1 to the degree that it has been referred to as a universal tumor antigen. Conversely, its expression is low in healthy tissues. CYP1B1 may drive tumorigenesis through promoting the formation of reactive toxins from environmental pollutants or from endogenous hormone substrates. Additionally, the expression of CYP1B1 in tumors is associated with resistance to several common chemotherapies and with poor prognoses in cancer patients. However, inhibiting CYP1B1 with small molecules has been demonstrated in cellular and murine model systems to reverse this …

Paper Gowns, Cold Hands, Or Something Else? Black Women's Barriers To Gynecologic Screening, Nadia Ayesha Sesay

Theses and Dissertations--Communication

Cervical cancer mortality burden is carried disproportionately by African American women. Early indicators of cervical cancer are identified through prevention screening, a procedure typically performed by a gynecologist. Ideally, the patient group with the most severe mortality would likewise be the group with the most robust communication exchange with their physician to prevent cervical cancer incidence. However, a slew of factors contributes to continued mortalities among Black women. This study uses semi-structured interviews (n=10) and the health belief model to examine one barrier to Black women’s prosocial behaviors regarding routine gynecologic care—awkwardness, which here is conceptualized as social anxiety. The …

Cold Calling In The Classroom: Exploring Student Perceptions Of Instructor Communication Using The Face Negotiation Theory, Cynthia Chinazo Nnagboro

Theses and Dissertations--Communication

Using face negotiation theory (Ting-Toomey, 1988) as a theoretical framework, this dissertation sought to determine students’ perceptions of instructor communication during classroom discussions where instructors use cold calling tactics. According to FNT, students perceived that self-construal determines their face concern as either self, other/mutual face. Therefore, an instructor must determine the best facework strategies to prevent face loss during classroom discussions to maintain optimal student outcomes in communication satisfaction and motivation to participate. This was accomplished by using 8 hypothetical vignettes, a pilot test and an experiment that measured face threat, face support, student communication satisfaction and motivation, intention to …

The Influence Of Instructor Immediacy Beyond The Classroom: An Experimental Investigation Of Relational Messages During Office Hours, Adam Tristan

Theses and Dissertations--Communication

This dissertation examines instructor relational messages during office hours. Office hours are one of the few pedological tools where instructors can engage with their students outside the classroom. Office hours, in general, are widely adopted at many US higher education institutions, yet the context is under-researched and, thus, worthy of exploration. According to rhetorical and relational goals theory (Mottet et al., 2006), some students prefer building relationships with their instructors; others prefer task-focused interactions. To acknowledge the students' relational needs while also addressing students’ academic concerns, instructors could employ instructor immediacy behaviors to achieve simultaneous goals. A 2 x 2 …

Identity And Perception Among Aspec Consumers Of Mass Media, Jericho Franke

Theses and Dissertations--Communication

The portrayals of sex and romance, as well as asexuality and aromanticism, in mass media can have a profound impact on the way asexual and aromantic media consumers view relationships and their own identities, and affect the perception and treatment of the aspec community as a whole. This study uses mixed qualitative methods of online discourse analysis and participant interviews to examine the how mass media has shaped the self-perception and life experiences relating to sex and romance among aspec audience members.

‘It’S Like Flipping A Switch’: Understanding The Challenges, Expectations, And Identity Of High School Wrestlers, Aubree Herman

Theses and Dissertations--Communication

This study aims to understand the challenges and expectations of high school wrestlers, and how they are managing their social identities within the parameters of the sport. The rise of female wrestlers within the last decade and the hegemonic masculine roots of the sport show how imperative it is that research shed light into the unique experiences of high school wrestlers. Social identity theory was used as a theoretical framework and participants answered interview questions that discussed the three components of their social identity (i.e., cognitive, affective, and evaluative). They also identified challenges that they faced, the kind of expectations …

Leadership In Nonprofit Organizations: Best Practices For Volunteer Retention, Jennifer Lawrence

DSW Capstone Projects

While there is a significant amount of research focusing on organizational leadership in business and for-profit organizations, comparatively little data has been collected and studied to address the role of leadership in volunteer organizations. By closing this gap in research and providing context around leadership, nonprofit organizations can enhance leadership, culture and climate, and volunteer engagement and retention. Fewer Americans are engaging in volunteerism in their community than any other time in the past twenty years. The Systemic Literature Review will aid in recognizing and addressing this decline which is important as volunteer organizations provide needed services to people and …

Impact Of Insurance Payer On Stage At Diagnosis Of Prostate Cancer, Hunter M. Stiff

Theses and Dissertations--Public Health (M.P.H. & Dr.P.H.)

Objectives: Prostate cancer (CaP) is the most common site of cancer in men in the United States and is very treatable when diagnosed in localized and regional stages. While there are widely available forms of screening that can detect CaP in its early stages, factors that can affect healthcare access such as health insurance, race, and Appalachian residency have been linked with differences in rates of distant-stage CaP diagnosis. This study aimed to explore the relationships between health insurance, race, Appalachian residency, and late-stage CaP diagnosis in the state of Kentucky.

Methods: A sample of 26,622 men from the state …