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Evaluating Cross-Cultural Equivalence Of The Korean Mmpi-2 Via Bilingual Test-Retest, Chun-Mo Chŏng

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Thermal Management Of A Generic Transmitter-Receiver (T/R) Module/ By Sridhar Palle, Sridhar Palle

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Determinants Of Influence : An Investigation Of Pharmacist Activity In The Pharmacy And Therapeutics Committee, Kornkanok Arntson

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An Acoustic To Seismic Coupling Survey Of The Fragipan Horizon, Wheeler Howard

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A Curriculum Model For Teaching Romantic Choral Lieder To High School Choirs, William P. Rayburn

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Detection Of Surficial Failures In High Plasticity, Compacted Clay Slopes Using Remote Sensing Along The Mississippi River Levee, Jessica A. Neuner

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Analysis Of A Dual Tapered Meander Slot Antenna, Cuthbert Martindale Allen

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Development And Characterization Of Hot-Melt Extruded Polymeric Films Containing Lidocaine, Kavitha Gutta

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Uses Of Intelligent Agents In The Development Of Online Tutoring Systems, Timothy L. Holston

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A Personal Iconography, Michael I. Eble

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The Effect Of Cultural Self-Construal Priming On Responses To Value-Based Scenarios, David Jerome Dalsky

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The Potlikker Papers : An Explication And Rumination On The Potlikker And Cornpone Debate Of 1931 With Illustrative Asides, John T. Edge

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Ground Penetrating Radar At Hollywood, John Norman Peukert

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Characteristics Of Domestic Violence Offenders : Associations With Childhood Exposure To Violence, Amy Rebekah Epstein Murrell

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The Man Sitting Down Is Playing A Mountain Dulcimer : The Changing Face Of The Appalachian Mountain Dulcimer, Mary Kathleen Boland

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The Generalized Effects Of Behavioral Parent Training Among Parents Of Children With Autism, Tisha J. Baldwyn

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Writing Across Racial Boundaries In American Literature : Women And Cross-Racial Friendships / By Latonya L. Todd, Latonya L. Todd

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Fracture Patterns Of Fire Cracked Rock, An Analysis Of Artifacts From The Batesville Mounds, 22pa500, Panola County, Mississippi / By John Sullivan, John Sullivan

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The excavations at Batesville Mound sites recovered a large quantity of artifacts. Fire Cracked Rock (FCR) was the major artifact type, if not sheer in weight certainly in number. Much research is being done in Texas, Michigan, Oregon and other states that have helped archaeologists to determine the different ways heated rocks fracture. Rocks will fracture in regular patterns depending on the rate and method of heat loss or gain. The patterns are expansion (dry) and compression (wet) fractures. A large amount of FCR in the mound fill and very little in the village area suggests that the mound refuse …

Child Abuse : Alternative Styles Addressed In The Concept For And Rehearsal Of A Production Of Sam Shepard's Buried Child / By Mary Katherine Simons, Mary Katherine Simons

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The Influence Of Stand Density On Rate Of Carbon Sequestration In Loblolly Pine Plantations On Mined Lands In East Texas, Jason Morton

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The State of Texas emits more carbon dioxide (C02) into the atmosphere than any other state in the United States. With environmental concerns escalating, the U.S. may be forced to reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases. The first target of these reductions will likely be utility companies that utilize coalfired power plants. In order to mitigate CO2 emissions, utility companies may want to either purchase carbon credits which can be obtained through carbon sequestration on NIPF lands or manage reclaimed mined lands for maximum carbon sequestration. This study determined the financially optimal planting density and management regimes for loblolly pine …

Politics And Poetry : Emily Dickinson's Civil War Poetry, Sylvia Christine White

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University of Mississippi. Department of English -- Doctoral essays

New World Order : The Changing Themes Of Southern Americana In The Twenty-First Century, Sherry Gayle Jeffries

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Characterization Of Seca-Sod Operon In Borrellia Burgdorferi., Tonya Lynn Nichols

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Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, has been characterized as a microaerophilic spirochete. O2 consumption and utilization potentially yield reactive oxygen intermediates, such as superoxide, hydroxyl radicals, and hydrogen peroxide. This study investigated the expression of the sod gene, which encodes the only, identified oxidative defense mechanism in B. burgdorferi. Using primer extension analysis and RT-PCR, it was found that sod and secA are organized as a single transcriptional unit under the control of σ70-like promoter upstream of the secA open reading frame. Generally, gene expression decreases with increased distance from the promoter; however, secA expression was observed …

Image Compression By Wavelet Transform., Panrong Xiao

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Digital images are widely used in computer applications. Uncompressed digital images require considerable storage capacity and transmission bandwidth. Efficient image compression solutions are becoming more critical with the recent growth of data intensive, multimedia-based web applications.

This thesis studies image compression with wavelet transforms. As a necessary background, the basic concepts of graphical image storage and currently used compression algorithms are discussed. The mathematical properties of several types of wavelets, including Haar, Daubechies, and biorthogonal spline wavelets are covered and the Enbedded Zerotree Wavelet (EZW) coding algorithm is introduced. The last part of the thesis analyzes the compression results to …

Hazardous Materials Transportation Flow Survey: An Evaluation Of Hazardous Materials Transported In Washington County., Daniel John O'Brien

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This study examines the transportation of hazardous materials through Washington County, Tennessee. This study incorporates federal, state, and local data in assessing current transportation trends. Data gathering activities included local chemical inventories, hazardous materials transportation flow surveys, hazardous materials rail transportation trends, and hazardous materials incident data.

All data were compiled and then analyzed to identify hazardous materials transportation trends in Washington County, Tennessee. This information is pertinent to emergency planners for the preparation of hazardous materials transportation incidents. The data gathered further revealed the need for this type of study to identify changing trends in the transportation of hazardous …

A Meta-Analysis And Risk Assessment Of Heavy Metal Uptake In Common Garden Vegetables., Trent David Lecoultre

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Peer reviewed literature was searched to identify research pertaining to the uptake of heavy metals (As, Cd, Pb and Zn) by vegetables (cabbage, carrot, lettuce, and radish). The objectives of this research were to 1) determine the relationship between heavy metal concentrations in the soil and heavy metal concentrations in vegetables, and 2) determine the level of risk associated with exposure to heavy metals through ingestion of contaminated vegetables. Highly variable estimates and biologically implausible regression equations resulted from this meta-analysis. Exposure to arsenic through the ingestion of lettuce grown on contaminated soil significantly increases cancer risk, especially in children. …

Examining The Effects Of Deer Antler Velvet Supplementation On Muscular Strength, Performance, And Markers Of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness., Robyn Suzanne Percival

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Purpose: To examine the effects of deer antler velvet on muscular strength, performance, and markers of delayed onset muscle soreness following a 10-week resistance training period.

Participants: 16 resistance-trained males (18-35) volunteered.

Measures: DEXA, 1-RM, a power test, and a 70% performance trial were measured. Creatine kinase and self-reported soreness levels were measured following an eccentric trial.

Results: No pre-experimental significant differences existed between the groups for any of the variables measured. There were no significant differences between the groups regarding body composition, strength, muscular performance, or improvements in creatine kinase and soreness levels from pre to post-intervention. Both groups …

Comparison Of Black And White Elderly Women On Muscle Mass Bone Mineral Density And Balance., Tyanez Jones

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Few studies have compared balance between aging black (BW) and white women (WW) and examined its relationship to muscle mass and bone mineral density (BMD). Nineteen BW and 56 WW between 60-91 years participated. Upper and lower body strength, body composition, BMD, volitional and non-volitional control of dynamic balance, and physical activity ratings were assessed. There were no differences in strength between the groups. A trend was reported for total body BMD (p=0.07). WW exhibited better control of rapid volitional movements, in the limits of stability and rhythmic weight shift tests. The relationships of strength and muscle mass to BMD …

Behavioral Changes In Adult C57bl/6j Mice Following Prenatal Exposure To Ethanol., Kevin Wade Nunley

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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) labels children with physical, mental and behavioral deficits exposed to alcohol in utero. Current research indicates that timing of alcohol exposure of the embryo/fetus is a critical determinant of the behavioral deficits associated with FAS. This study represents a model for binge drinking, in which C57BL mouse embryos were exposed to alcohol during 2 separate critical periods of brain development, gestational day (GD) 7 or 8. As adults, the offspring were tested to determine if loco-motor activity and emotional reaction to a novel environment had been affected. Significant differences due to treatment and sex were …

Using An Importance-Performance Analysis Of Summer Students In The Evaluation Of Student Health Services., Candice Cline Duvernois

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Hitherto, students have not evaluated the importance and performance of services provided by the student health service (SHS) at East Tennessee State University. An evaluation could provide valuable feedback to providers and administration.

In 2001, there were 944 student visits in the summer sessions. Approximately 256 students were offered a survey containing an Importance-Performance scale of which 151 (59.0%) responded. The I-P scale rates the importance students place on healthcare services and the performance of the SHS in delivering services (i.e., patient satisfaction).

Based on mean scores, students reported high importance, high performance on urgent care, pharmacy and patient education. …