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Motivation In Sport: Bridging Historical And Contemporary Theory Through A Qualitative Approach, Daniel J. Leidl
Motivation In Sport: Bridging Historical And Contemporary Theory Through A Qualitative Approach, Daniel J. Leidl
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
From intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to attributions and goal orientation, theory and study related to motivation in sport abound. However, theorists such as Adler (Adler, 1998), Frankl (1984), and Maslow (Maslow, 1962) detail broader motivational frameworks that focus on a human impulse to derive meaning and purpose by extending beyond the self. While such theories take prominent positions within psychology, there applicability to sport has seemingly been overlooked. In an effort to explore more traditional motivational constructs in sport, a qualitative analysis of elite lacrosse coaches (n=7) was conducted. Through semi-structured interviews, coaches shared their motivation to coach and how …
Complex Stimulus Control In Humans: Merging Functional And Equivalence Classes, Harold E. Lobo
Complex Stimulus Control In Humans: Merging Functional And Equivalence Classes, Harold E. Lobo
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
This dissertation investigated the merging of functional and equivalence classes produced by training responding to either simple or conditional discriminations. Experiment 1 targeted the acquisition of three three-member equivalence classes featuring class-specific reinforcers and three three-member functional classes each controlling the occurrence of a nonsense vocal response. Four female college students completed testing for the targeted stimulus classes. Two subjects demonstrated class-consistent emergent responding, but only one of them maintained class-consistent responding across repeated testing. This student withdrew from the experiment before class merging was arranged. Experiment 2 simplified and expedited the procedures for producing independent emergent classes. Four female …
Intrinsic And Extrinsic Factors That Influence Instructors' Use Of E-Learning, Salem A. Albalwi
Intrinsic And Extrinsic Factors That Influence Instructors' Use Of E-Learning, Salem A. Albalwi
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The purpose of the study was to determine whether significant differences exist among instructors at King Abdulaziz University's (KAU) Humanities and Scientific Colleges concerning their perceived levels of expertise and current use of e-learning technologies as part of their teaching. The proposed study also assessed influential factors (motivators and barriers) as measured by a survey questionnaire and examined them in terms of sex, academic field, and years of teaching experience.;Statistical methods of analysis for this study used means, standard deviations, frequencies, percentages, factor analysis, a 3-way factorial ANOVA, and Scheffe's Post Hoc Analysis. Based on 227 responses, the findings indicate …
Evaluation Of Machine Vision Techniques For Use Within Flight Control Systems, Marco Mammarella
Evaluation Of Machine Vision Techniques For Use Within Flight Control Systems, Marco Mammarella
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
In this thesis, two of the main technical limitations for a massive deployment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) have been considered.;The Aerial Refueling problem is analyzed in the first section. A solution based on the integration of 'conventional' GPS/INS and Machine Vision sensor is proposed with the purpose of measuring the relative distance between a refueling tanker and UAV. In this effort, comparisons between Point Matching (PM) algorithms and Pose Estimation (PE) algorithms have been developed in order to improve the performance of the Machine Vision sensor. A method of integration based on Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) between GPS/INS and …
Communicative Functions Of Young Children's Visual Art, Clover Simms Wright
Communicative Functions Of Young Children's Visual Art, Clover Simms Wright
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
How can young children use visual art to communicate? This study used Halliday's communicative functions of language (Halliday, 1973), to frame the answer to this question; Halliday's categories of communicative functions are: instrumental, regulatory, interactional, personal, heuristic, imaginative, and representational/informative. Five children, between the ages of three and five, were observed and interviewed as they voluntarily created visual art over a six-week period. In that time period, each of the seven functions of language was demonstrated collectively by the participants. The research was conducted by an educator employed in the early childhood setting. Qualitatively, this study confirmed that young children …
Analysis Of Factors Affecting Wireless Communication Systems In Underground Coal Mines, David P. Mcgraw
Analysis Of Factors Affecting Wireless Communication Systems In Underground Coal Mines, David P. Mcgraw
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Since recent disasters in the mining industry in 2006 the push for a reliable communication system has became a high priority. This thesis will discuss each "wireless" communication system available and/or being developed for underground mines as well as the frequencies that will be used for each system's operation.;The second part of the investigation will be on the factors affecting these frequencies as well as possible ways to model these factors analytically. It is important to understand these factors in order to make intelligent conclusions as to what communication systems will perform adequately in an underground mining environment.;The third area …
Hemodynamics Of Intracranial Aneurysms: Factors That May Influence Occurrence, Francisco Adolfo Pino Romainville
Hemodynamics Of Intracranial Aneurysms: Factors That May Influence Occurrence, Francisco Adolfo Pino Romainville
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The formation and growth of intracranial aneurysms are partly attributed to various hemodynamic factors, such as the wall shear stress and pressure. However, the exact nature of the hemodynamic variables responsible for triggering aneurismal growth is still unknown. The conclusions drawn by various studies in this regard are found to be speculative and sometimes ambiguous. This issue is further investigated in the present work using some new insight gained from passive scalar dispersion in the blood flow for realistic aneurysm geometries. Intracranial aneurysms are best visualized using selective catheter angiogram technique where a contrast agent added to the blood flow …
A Systematic Approach To History Matching Cbm Production On A Complex Reservoir For A Pilot Test In Marshall County, Wv, Us, Cesar A. Silva Molero
A Systematic Approach To History Matching Cbm Production On A Complex Reservoir For A Pilot Test In Marshall County, Wv, Us, Cesar A. Silva Molero
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Effective history matching of a simulation model with real data from the field requires the resolution of three outstanding issues. First, a conflict may exist between the production data and the existing geological model built from static information. Second, during model updates, geological consistency must be maintained by honoring the prior geologic information. Third, uncertainties related to mechanical and operational issues must be taken into account.;The objective of this study is to build a realistic simulation model able to predict future behavior of a complex CBM reservoir for a CO2 sequestration pilot project in Marshall County, WV by using a …
Interactions Between Teachers And Students In Four Co -Taught, Inclusive, Middle School Classrooms, Nancy G. Burton
Interactions Between Teachers And Students In Four Co -Taught, Inclusive, Middle School Classrooms, Nancy G. Burton
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Co-teaching in inclusive, content classrooms is becoming increasingly more popular as schools work toward the inclusion of significantly more students with special learning needs in the general education environment. Inherent in every classroom environment is the expectation of teacher-student interactions. It is often the relationship between the teacher and the student that provides opportunities for student achievement and success. The daily interactions that occur between teachers and their students set the tone for the successes and failures that may be realized as a result. The purpose of this study, therefore, is to explore and identify both the context and frequency …
Faculty Incorporation Of Liberal Essential Learning Outcomes, Shifang Li
Faculty Incorporation Of Liberal Essential Learning Outcomes, Shifang Li
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
In 2007, the Association of American Colleges and Universities recommended a set of Essential Learning Outcomes as objectives for twenty-first-century college learning. This study examined to what extent Essential Learning Outcomes are endorsed by faculty members with different teaching experience, across academic disciplines, Carnegie Classifications, institution types of controls, and accreditation regions.;Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE) 2004 data were used for this study with permission from the Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research. ANOVA, t test, were used for hypothesis tests. Regression and multiple regressions were used to calculate effect sizes, which quantified the differences between groups.;The major findings …
Exploring West Virginia Diabetes Educators' Perceptions Of And Experiences With Integrating Internet Technology In Their Practice, Elizabeth Quintana
Exploring West Virginia Diabetes Educators' Perceptions Of And Experiences With Integrating Internet Technology In Their Practice, Elizabeth Quintana
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The purpose of the study was to explore how diabetes educators integrate Internet technology in their medical practice. The study focused on diabetes educators' perceptions and experiences using the Internet to provide diabetes education and how this educational strategy has influenced their diabetes educator-patient relationships.;Employing both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, the research population of this study involved 41 diabetes educators working in West Virginia. The quantitative research method consisted of a survey with a series of correlational analyses to describe perceptions and use of computer and Internet that diabetes educators employed in their practice. The qualitative case study followed …
Promoting Self-Directed Learning In Adult Piano Instruction, Rhonda Jane Mizok-Taylor
Promoting Self-Directed Learning In Adult Piano Instruction, Rhonda Jane Mizok-Taylor
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
More and more adults are studying music. Because of this, the number of adult method books has been increasing; however, when writing an adult method book, it is important for the author to remember that adults are more capable of independent learning by using their own previous musical experiences to understand new material. They may not wish to be completely dependent on a teacher for every aspect of instruction.;Using questions derived from Malcolm Knowles' book Self-Directed Learning and questions used by Hung-Ling Chen in the dissertation "An Investigation of Self-Directed Learning among Non-Music Major Adult Piano Learners in One-to-One Piano …
Development Of A Low Cost Controller And Navigation System For Unmanned Ground Vehicle, Shashidhar Muppidi
Development Of A Low Cost Controller And Navigation System For Unmanned Ground Vehicle, Shashidhar Muppidi
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The objective of this research was to develop an Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) which is capable of autonomously navigating to user specified Global Positioning System (GPS) waypoints. For rapid design and testing of the UGV, it was initially designed in a distributive approach using independent commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) computing modules for control and sensing. Autonomous navigation behavior of the UGV was tested to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the UGV design, using digital compass for heading and GPS for location measurements. The UGV waypoint navigation has been observed to be consistent for smooth terrains. Uneven terrains, however, posed a …
Measurement Of Short-Wavelength Electrostatic Fluctuations In A Helicon Plasma Source, Robert Aaron Hardin
Measurement Of Short-Wavelength Electrostatic Fluctuations In A Helicon Plasma Source, Robert Aaron Hardin
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The principle objective of this work is to determine if short wavelength fluctuations capable of heating ions are excited in helicon sources at the same plasma parameters for which anomalous ion heating has been observed in helicon sources. A portable 300 GHz based, coherent Thomson scattering (CTS) diagnostic, employing both quasioptical propagation and a homodyne detection scheme, was designed and installed on the HELIX source to measure fluctuations with wavelengths on the order of 1 mm. While testing a new antenna designed to directly excite finite k⊥ electrostatic waves in conjunction with a new electrostatic double probe, spontaneously occurring excited …
An Examination Of Liability, Duty, And Disclaimers For The Pleasure Horse Industry In West Virginia And Other States, Jennifer L. Poling
An Examination Of Liability, Duty, And Disclaimers For The Pleasure Horse Industry In West Virginia And Other States, Jennifer L. Poling
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
In an effort to protect equine professionals, horse owners, and equestrian participants from liability associated with injury, 45 of 50 states have enacted Equine Activity Statutes. Many of these statutes vary widely with regard to the individuals and types of activities that are afforded protection. Under most state laws there are many requirements for horse owners and equine professionals regarding disclosure of dangerous behaviors in the horse, past medical problems, soundness issues, and other types of risks to potential buyers and handlers. Facility operators and owners are also required to make reasonable efforts to repair dangerous equipment and/or warn visitors …
Identification Of Risk Factors Associated With Highway Fatalities Occurring To Law Enforcement Professionals, Melissa W. Abbott
Identification Of Risk Factors Associated With Highway Fatalities Occurring To Law Enforcement Professionals, Melissa W. Abbott
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
This study was designed to identify the risk factors most commonly associated with law enforcement highway fatalities. Three approaches were used to assist in the identification of the most relevant risk factors. These approaches included as descriptive study, utilization of a focus group and a simple and multiple logistic regression analysis.;The descriptive study was performed on data extracted from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Fatality Analysis Risk System (FARS). The data was divided into three categories; Fatalities while driving, Fatalities while not driving-inside the vehicle and Fatalities while not driving outside the vehicle. The focus group consisted of …
Design And Implementation Of A Multithreaded Softcore Processor With Tightly Coupled Hardware Real-Time Operating System, Terance Prabhasara Wijesinghe
Design And Implementation Of A Multithreaded Softcore Processor With Tightly Coupled Hardware Real-Time Operating System, Terance Prabhasara Wijesinghe
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The objective of this thesis is to design and implement an FPGA-based softcore processor with hardware Real Time Operating System (RTOS).;RTOSs provide an abstracted environment on top of the hardware with different mechanisms to simplify and coordinate the behavior of the system. Software mechanisms including multithreading, semaphores, timers, interrupts, etc. consume large amounts of CPU time which increases overhead and contributes to the degradation of the performance. In order to offload this overhead, RTOSs with hardware acceleration have been a research topic with considerable interest. Most research works are focused on the design of a hardware RTOS external to the …
Employ Sensor Fusion Techniques For Determining Aircraft Attitude And Position Information, Jason A. Jarrell
Employ Sensor Fusion Techniques For Determining Aircraft Attitude And Position Information, Jason A. Jarrell
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) with the level of precision needed for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) can easily cost more than the vehicle itself. This drastically increases the amount of aircraft power consumption and payload weight that drives the need for a low cost solution. This can be achieved through the use of sensor fusion techniques on low cost accelerometers and gyroscopes fused with Global Positioning System (GPS) data. In this paper, existing GPS and Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) flight data is fused with the use of both an Kalman filter (KF) and Extended Kalman filter (EKF) methods for a more …
Design And Testing Of An Independently Controlled Urea-Scr System For Marine Diesel Applications, Derek Johnson
Design And Testing Of An Independently Controlled Urea-Scr System For Marine Diesel Applications, Derek Johnson
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Diesel engine emissions for on-road, stationary and marine applications are regulated through new EPA standards. The most difficult species of exhaust gas constituents to reduce are oxides of nitrogen, NOx. The use of urea selective catalytic reduction (SCR) is promising for NO x abatement as a retrofit application. This work focused on the reduction of NOx by use of a stand alone urea injection system, applicable to marine diesel engines. Most current systems communicate with engine controls to predict NOx emissions based on signals such as torque and engine speed. Many marine engines employ mechanical injection technology and lack communication …
Online Communities' Impact On The Profession Of Newspaper Design, Amanda Miller
Online Communities' Impact On The Profession Of Newspaper Design, Amanda Miller
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The importance of the Internet to visual journalists is increasing with every technological progression. Recently online communities have formed, creating a commonplace for creative professionals to meet and share visual work. This study focuses on the possible impact of these emerging online communities on the newspaper design profession. Interviews of newspaper designers who participate in online communities specifically focused on the profession unveiled current and important transformations occurring within the newspaper design profession. Additionally, this study expands on both offline and online community theory, giving qualitative insight into future studies which may focus on the Internet's effects on various professions.
Pilot In Loop Assessment Of Fault Tolerant Flight Control Schemes In A Motion Flight Simulator, Girish Kumar Sagoo
Pilot In Loop Assessment Of Fault Tolerant Flight Control Schemes In A Motion Flight Simulator, Girish Kumar Sagoo
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
This research presents the pilot in the loop tests carried out in a Six-Degree of Freedom (6-DOF) motion flight simulator to evaluate failure detection, isolation and identification (FDII) schemes for an advanced F-15 aircraft. The objective behind this study is to leverage the capability of the flight simulator at West Virginia University (WVU) to carry out a performance assessment of neurally augmented control algorithms developed on a Matlab/Simulink RTM platform. The experimental setup features an interface setup of Gen-2 SimulinkRTM schemes with MOTUS Flight Simulator (MFS). The set up is a close substitute to a real flight and thus is …
Organic Methods To Control Root Rot Of Peas And Spinach In North-Central West Virginia, Hannah Witten Schrum
Organic Methods To Control Root Rot Of Peas And Spinach In North-Central West Virginia, Hannah Witten Schrum
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Root rot disease is a limiting factor in organic production of cool season crops for many growers in North central West Virginia. In attempt to control root rot and its devastating impact on crop stands we decided to study a number of environmental, cultural, and biological control methods. The purpose of this work was to study the effect of alterations of the seed environment on disease incidence (measured by crop emergence and survival 21 days after planting) and thereby define techniques which are suitable for small growers to adopt if they have root rot problems. We therefore explored four broadly …
Development Of Volunteer-Driven Indices Of Biological Integrity For Wetlands In West Virginia, Walter Emil Veselka Iv
Development Of Volunteer-Driven Indices Of Biological Integrity For Wetlands In West Virginia, Walter Emil Veselka Iv
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Wetland indices of biological integrity (IBIs) are used to satisfy the water resources monitoring requirements of the Clean Water Act (CWA). However, debate still exists on what classification systems and taxa to base these IBIs upon. Our cumulative research, representing indices of biological integrity designed for regional HGM subclasses, designated HGM management classes and Cowardin et al. (1979) classes for West Virginia. The indices were derived from metrics calculated from anuran, avian, macroinvertebrate, and vegetation communities; each representing increasing levels of resources associated with gathering the necessary data. For example, avian and anuran data used to derive floodplain wetland IBI …
Direct Suffix Sorting And Its Applications, Fei Nan
Direct Suffix Sorting And Its Applications, Fei Nan
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The suffix sorting problem is to construct the suffix array for an input sequence. Given a sequence T[0... n -- 1] of size n = |T|, with symbols from a fixed alphabet Sigma, (|Sigma| ≤ n), the suffix array provides a compact representation of all the suffixes of T in a lexicographic order. Traditionally, the suffix array is often constructed by first building the suffix tree for T, and then performing an inorder traversal of the suffix tree. The direct suffix sorting problem is to construct the suffix array of T directly without using the suffix tree data structure. We …
Effects Of Alternative -Food Sources On Operant Behavior, Raquel Moreira Alo
Effects Of Alternative -Food Sources On Operant Behavior, Raquel Moreira Alo
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
To investigate how operant and alternative food arranged by different schedules interact to determine response rates and patterns when the sources of food are the same or different, six experiments were delineated. The effects of the number of food sources were investigated in Experiments 1-4. In Experiments 1 and 2, a variable-interval (VI) schedule was used to program the operant food, while the fixed-time (FT - Experiment 1) or the variable-time (VT - Experiment 2) alternative food was delivered from the same or a different source than that of the operant food. Experiments 3 and 4 were identical to Experiments …
Information-Outage Analysis Of Finite-Length Codes, David Scott Buckingham
Information-Outage Analysis Of Finite-Length Codes, David Scott Buckingham
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The performance of random error control codes approaches the Shannon capacity limit as the code length goes to infinity. When the code length is finite, then the code will be unable to achieve arbitrarily low error probability and a nonzero codeword error rate is inevitable. Information-theoretic bounds on codeword error rate may be found as a function of length through traditional methods such as sphere packing. Alternatively, the behavior of finite-length codes can be characterized in terms of an information-outage probability. The information-outage probability is the probability that the mutual-information rate, which is a random variable, is less than the …
Attitudes And Knowledge Of Forestry By High School Agricultural Education Teachers In West Virginia, Kristin R. Lockerman Friend
Attitudes And Knowledge Of Forestry By High School Agricultural Education Teachers In West Virginia, Kristin R. Lockerman Friend
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The purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes and knowledge of high school agricultural education teachers in West Virginia towards forestry. A descriptive research design was used for this study. Of the 86 West Virginia high school agricultural teachers selected for this study 40 teachers responded for a response rate of 47%. Of the responding teachers 85% wanted or needed more information on forestry. Also 57% of the responding teachers had not taken any other formal forestry training besides their college course work. When respondents were asked to react to the following statement: "agricultural education teachers need more …
Agricultural Awareness And Perceptions Of Freshmen At West Virginia University, Laura L. Pfeifer
Agricultural Awareness And Perceptions Of Freshmen At West Virginia University, Laura L. Pfeifer
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Increased dependence on technology and further removal from agricultural practices has given rise to a decrease in agricultural literacy among members of society, which has established a need for advancement in educating individuals about the basic concepts of agriculture. This study was designed to determine the knowledge of agriculture possessed by incoming freshmen at West Virginia University (WVU). The data collected for this study were obtained from 403 freshmen participants who reported their responses to 35 Agricultural Knowledge, 35 Agricultural Perceptions, and 24 demographic statements and questions on an instrument administered during multiple First Year Orientation courses at WVU. It …
Development Of Direct Elemental Speciation In Solid State Materials Using Pulsed Glow Discharge Mass Spectrometry, Jennifer N. Robertson-Honecker
Development Of Direct Elemental Speciation In Solid State Materials Using Pulsed Glow Discharge Mass Spectrometry, Jennifer N. Robertson-Honecker
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Among the various elemental mass spectrometry techniques, glow discharge mass spectrometry is recognized for its ability to provide direct determination of trace elements present in solid state samples. In the present work, a pulsed glow discharge time of flight mass spectrometry method is developed for the direct speciation of chromium in solid state samples. In initial investigations, time-resolved power perturbation and Langmuir probe studies were undertaken to elucidate the excitation and ionization processes in a pulsed glow discharge plasma. The experimental data provides further insight into the energy transfer processes that occur at different spatial locations and in different temporal …
Factors That Affect College Students' Attitude Toward Mathematics, Erin N. Goodykoontz
Factors That Affect College Students' Attitude Toward Mathematics, Erin N. Goodykoontz
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Many students have poor attitudes toward mathematics. This mixed methods study investigates factors that affect college students' attitudes toward mathematics as well as what may be done to reverse or prevent poor student attitudes in the future. Ninety-nine college algebra students completed a retrospective quantitative survey in order to amass numerical data and guide interview choices. Twenty-three of the ninety-nine students were interviewed to gain in-depth knowledge of what factors affect their attitude as well as suggestions on improving these attitudes.;From this study, student attitudes are most affected by four external factors: the teacher, teaching style, classroom environment, and assessments …