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The Efficacy And Repeatability Of The Vita Easy Shade System When Compared To Traditional Visual Methods Of Shade Evaluation, Ali Kanawati
The Efficacy And Repeatability Of The Vita Easy Shade System When Compared To Traditional Visual Methods Of Shade Evaluation, Ali Kanawati
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The standard method for clinical shade matching is the human eye along with comparative analysis among operators or auxiliary personnel. This study evaluated a new electronic method of clinical shade matching as compared to the standard method that has been almost exclusively used in the past. The Vita Easy Shade system, an electronic method of shade matching, was analyzed for relative accuracy and compared to specific operators' abilities whose effectiveness in color analysis within the realm of dentistry has been determined to be above average by using a simple color screening test. The Vita Easy Shade machine was used on …
It Takes A Town To Build A Trail: Relationships Between Nonprofit Organizations And Local Governments In Rail-Trail And Greenway Development In Three West Virginia Communities, Kelly L. Pack
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
As more communities across the country are developing rail-trails and greenways, relationships among community-based nonprofit organizations and local government entities evolve during trail development. Twenty-three participants from the nonprofit and local government sectors in three West Virginia municipalities were interviewed about their relationships and experience in rail-trail and greenway development. This qualitative analysis employs a grounded theory framework and reveals several practical and theoretical findings. Perceived benefits and costs of trail development reported by participants provided a context for how participants relayed experiences indicative of their political and built environments. Factors that constrain or facilitate relationship building between nonprofit organizations …
A Reexamination Of The Distributive Politics Model And The Allocation Of Federal Community Development Block Grant (Cdbg) Dollars, Howard A. Stern
A Reexamination Of The Distributive Politics Model And The Allocation Of Federal Community Development Block Grant (Cdbg) Dollars, Howard A. Stern
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The literature on the distributive politics model suggests that elected officials strategically allocate public benefits to curry favors, secure votes and gain reelection. In other words, elected officials distribute public benefits in such a way as to enhance their own personal careers and goals. Unfortunately, this centralized, top-down perspective (Rich 1989), which focuses exclusively on the motivations of the elected officials, fails to consider the political, economic and social characteristics of the governmental unit represented by the officials. These contextual factors may influence the allocation decisions made by the elected officials. Thus, an expanded distributive politics model---one that takes into …
Network Effects And Spatial Autoregression In Mode Choice Models: Three Essays In Urban Transportation Economics, Frank Goetzke
Network Effects And Spatial Autoregression In Mode Choice Models: Three Essays In Urban Transportation Economics, Frank Goetzke
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Network analysis in transportation economics has traditionally focused on congestion as a negative externality stemming from supply-side capacity constraints. In my first paper paper, an analytical mode choice model is developed to examine the demand-side network effects. The assumption behind the approach is that, because of social network effects, the utility of people taking the mode increases with its mode share. It is found that social network effects change the modal aggregate demand curve for the mode to an inverted u-shape. This result has far-reaching policy consequences, since multiple equilibria become a possibility, causing positive externalities and path-dependency.;Transportation planners have …
The Vessel And The Sacred, Myra Kaha
The Vessel And The Sacred, Myra Kaha
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Through the use of architecture as a container or vessel, the ideas of the human body, the domestic and the sacred are addressed. Architecture becomes a metaphor for the human body. Both function as a vessel. The subjects of containment and preservation are approached through the creation of vessels that store containers.
Subsurface Stratigraphy And Depositional Controls On Late Devonian-Early Mississippian Sediments In Southwestern Pennsylvania, Bret A. Mcdaniel
Subsurface Stratigraphy And Depositional Controls On Late Devonian-Early Mississippian Sediments In Southwestern Pennsylvania, Bret A. Mcdaniel
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Subsurface correlation of well-logs and isopach mapping of Upper Devonian-Lower Mississippian units have been coupled with outcrop measured sections to determine the nature and distribution of Upper Devonian-Lower Mississippian sandstones in southwestern Pennsylvania. The stratigraphic section studied ranges from the Upper Venango Formation to the Price Formation and includes the Hundred Foot, Murrysville (Cussewago/Berea) and Weir sandstones of southwestern Pennsylvania. Isopach maps were generated for the Hundred Foot sandstone, Oswayo Shale, Murrysville sandstone, Riddlesburg Shale, and Weir sandstones as well as eight cross-sections across the study area. The resulting sediment distribution patterns along the developing edge of the Late Famennian-Early …
Optical-Based Atr Algorithms For Applications In Swarmed Uavs, Vasavi Rangammagari
Optical-Based Atr Algorithms For Applications In Swarmed Uavs, Vasavi Rangammagari
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Swarmed Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) with Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) technology are becoming an important element of electronic warfare. The advantages of UAVs over piloted vehicles have increased the need to develop robust and reliable ATR algorithms. Various issues like changing weather, camouflage, low contrast and resolution, clutter, inadequate databases place a limit on the performance capabilities of a typical ATR algorithm. In an effort to deal with these issues, a correlation-based algorithm is proposed in this thesis. This algorithm calculates the correlation between the input image and a target template which is created by projecting a 3-D model from …
Connecting Wv Fee-Fishing Businesses With The Larger Tourism Market Through The Development Of Tourism Package, Zongxiang Mei
Connecting Wv Fee-Fishing Businesses With The Larger Tourism Market Through The Development Of Tourism Package, Zongxiang Mei
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
There is substantial demand for fishing packages in West Virginia. Fee-fishing businesses in West Virginia are often characterized as small businesses, and they could benefit from connecting with larger travel packages that are more likely to attract out-of-state anglers. The objectives are: (1) identify mini-market segments based on fee-fishing experiences; (2) examine how fee-fishing mini-markets can better connect with the larger outdoor recreation markets; and (3) to use this information to identify gaps in recreational offerings and develop tourism packages in a West Virginia test market. Six fee-fishing mini-markets were identified. Regression analysis results indicate that it is possible to …
Aluminum Resistance Of Mycorrhizal Plants, Katrina R. Klugh
Aluminum Resistance Of Mycorrhizal Plants, Katrina R. Klugh
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Aluminum (Al) in acidic soils is toxic to plants, affecting growth, water uptake, and nutrient assimilation. Aluminum resistance of plants has been ascribed to organic acid exudation from roots and changes in plant physiology resulting from the arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal symbiosis. This dissertation describes four studies that address questions regarding Al resistance of mycorrhizal plants.;In chapter 2, Liriodendron tulipifera, a common tree species in northeastern U.S. forests, was inoculated with several species of AM fungi and exposed to Al. Biomass and plant nutritional data showed that the AM species Glomus clarum conferred the most benefit to plant hosts. Organic …
Gender-Role Development In Toddlers: The Association Between Parental Gender-Role Orientation And Toddler's Gender-Typed Behavior, Jennifer K. Hartley
Gender-Role Development In Toddlers: The Association Between Parental Gender-Role Orientation And Toddler's Gender-Typed Behavior, Jennifer K. Hartley
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Associations between the gender-role orientation of parents and the toy-play behavior of first-born infants were investigated. Fifteen fathers ( M age = 31.13, SD = 4.26) and 46 mothers ( M age = 28.13, SD = 4.97) completed self-administered questionnaires which included questions on feedback to play with gender-typed toys. ANOVA results indicated that mothers provided more masculine-typed toys for their sons than their daughters, and more feminine-typed toys for their daughters than their sons; fathers provided more feminine-typed toys for their daughters than their sons. In addition, mothers provided more encouragement to same-gender-typed play than cross-gender-typed play for both …
To What Extent Does Personal Relevance Impact Behavior After Attending A Laboratory Safety Training Session?, Sandra E. Fouch
To What Extent Does Personal Relevance Impact Behavior After Attending A Laboratory Safety Training Session?, Sandra E. Fouch
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Each year in the United States, millions of dollars are spent to educate adults. Therefore, there has been a flurry of interest in answering the question, ''How do adults learn?'' There are different answers and therefore, different theories. The method selected for this study incorporated Andragogic learning into the laboratory safety training at Carnegie Mellon University. This design involved a number of features that recognized the essential maturity of the learner.;The training was developed to present the Laboratory Safety and Hazardous Waste Trainings at Carnegie Mellon University. The new training provided additional discussion points to allow the adults to interact …
The Impact Of Adjustment Problems On Academic Achievement Of International Undergraduates At West Virginia University, Ke Zhao
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This research explored the correlation relationship between academic achievement and adjustment problems among international undergraduate students at West Virginia University. Michigan International Student Problem Inventory (M.I.S.P. Inventory) was used to measure the adjustment problems that international students have encountered. GPA scale was used to measure academic achievement. Thirty-three international undergraduate students participated this study. Students were asked to complete the survey and self-report GPA in the survey.;The correlations were found statistically significant between Academic Record problems and GPA, and between Social Personal problems and GPA. The Academic Record problems and Social Personal problems were both negatively correlated with GPA. Based …
Communication Organizational Orientations In An Instructional Setting, David Tibbles
Communication Organizational Orientations In An Instructional Setting, David Tibbles
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This study sought to determine if the organizational orientations of upward mobility, ambivalence, and indifference applied to students in the instructional setting. The McCroskey, Richmond, Johnson, and Smith (2004) Organizational Orientation Measure was adapted to a classroom setting to measure student orientations, and then the relationships between student orientations and student perceptions of teacher credibility, teacher nonverbal immediacy, student trait motivation, student state motivation, student beliefs and attitudes toward college, student affective learning, and student cognitive learning. Results indicate upward mobility had significant positive correlations with the dependent variables except cognitive learning while ambivalent and indifferent orientations had significant negative …
Updating Low-Profile Frp Deck Fe Model Using Experimental Modal Analysis, Srinivas Aluri
Updating Low-Profile Frp Deck Fe Model Using Experimental Modal Analysis, Srinivas Aluri
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
A FRP composite cargo trailer was developed for the U.S. Marine Corps using the existing Prodeck4 FRP bridge deck as a trailer bed. Detailed finite element analysis and experimental evaluation was carried out on the FRP trailer. The FRP deck used is a new system and has orthotropic material properties, therefore an FE model of deck that is validated through experimental data will ensure confidence in results obtained from the FE model. Experimental modal analysis (EMA) was used to verify and update the FE model of the FRP deck.;A FE model of FRP deck was built in ANSYSRTM and the …
Modeling Operating System Crash Behavior Through Multifractal Analysis, Long Range Dependence And Mining Of Memory Usage Patterns, Vijai Gandikota
Modeling Operating System Crash Behavior Through Multifractal Analysis, Long Range Dependence And Mining Of Memory Usage Patterns, Vijai Gandikota
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Software Aging is a phenomenon where the state of the operating systems degrades over a period of time due to transient errors. These transient errors can result in resource exhaustion and operating system hangups or crashes.;Three different techniques from fractal geometry are studied using the same datasets for operating system crash modeling and prediction. Holder Exponent is an indicator of how chaotic a signal is. M5 Prime is a nominal classification algorithm that allows prediction of a numerical quantity such as time to crash based on current and previous data. Hurst exponent measures the self similarity and long range dependence …
Analysis Of Hybrid-Arq Based Relaying Protocols Under Modulation Constraints, Tarik K. Ghanim
Analysis Of Hybrid-Arq Based Relaying Protocols Under Modulation Constraints, Tarik K. Ghanim
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
In a seminal paper published in 2001, Caire and Tuninetti derived an information theoretic bound on the throughput of hybrid-ARQ in the presence of block fading. However, the results placed no constraints on the modulation used, and therefore the input to the channel was Gaussian. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the impact of modulation constraints on the throughput of hybrid-ARQ in a block fading environment. First, we consider the impact of modulation constraints on information outage probability for a block fading channel with a fixed length codeword. Then, we consider the effect of modulation constraints upon the …
Analysis Of Computer Science Curriculum Through Development Of An Online Crime Reporting System, Linda Kress
Analysis Of Computer Science Curriculum Through Development Of An Online Crime Reporting System, Linda Kress
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
There are inherent differences in appropriate methodologies for developing hardware-oriented and software-oriented projects. Due to a recent change in the curriculum requirements for computer science students, the need to revise the senior design curriculum for students working on software-oriented projects has arisen. With graduate student supervision, a senior design team developed an online crime reporting system. The need for revision was apparent throughout the development process. This paper discusses difficulties encountered by the team and offers solutions to those obstacles, particularly in the areas of scheduling, documentation, development environment, and the security of software applications.
Web-Based Tool For Software Architecture Metrics, Israr Pasha Shaik
Web-Based Tool For Software Architecture Metrics, Israr Pasha Shaik
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The study of software architectures is gaining importance due to its role in various aspects of software engineering like product line engineering, component based software engineering and other emerging paradigms. Various architectural attributes including error propagation, change propagation, requirements propagation provide a wealth of information about software architectures.;For the past few years, researchers at West Virginia University and New Jersey Institute of Technology have been working on the project, Software Architectural level metrics. As the result of which, various software metrics have been proposed to analyze and evaluate the design qualities of software architectures. The goal of this research is …
Object-Oriented Shipboard Electric Power System Library, Ram Praveen Saladi
Object-Oriented Shipboard Electric Power System Library, Ram Praveen Saladi
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The objective of this thesis is to explore the powerful capabilities of using an object-oriented modeling language to model and simulate an all electric Naval Shipboard Power System. Modelica has been used to model and simulate the shipboard power system which acts as an alternative simulation tool. The shipboard system is developed using the concept of packages. Different components like the buck converter, inverter, and AC machines have been modeled as a part of the library to develop the power system. The shipboard system has been simulated as two decoupled systems, the AC and DC systems. This research further focuses …
Learning And Developing Professional Behaviors As Part Of An Entry-Level Physical Therapy Education: A Survey Of Students And Practicing Clinicians, D. Scott Davis
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The purpose of this dissertation was to examine the state of professionalism in the physical therapy profession. The literature suggests that professionalism is a concern in many professions including medicine, law, nursing, audiology, and physical therapy. Two separate but parallel surveys were used to identify the opinions and experiences of physical therapy students and licensed physical therapists. The student survey consisted of a four-page paper and pencil survey that was mailed to 20 randomly selected CAPTE accredited physical therapy programs. Of the 1,525 available students, 336 (22%) physical therapy students participated in the investigation. The clinician survey consisted of a …
The Mythical Speech Of Janine Antoni, Patrick L. Jones
The Mythical Speech Of Janine Antoni, Patrick L. Jones
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The confrontation of societal myths has been a major concern of many female artists since the 1960s. However, confronting the ideological construction of myth is not enough to discredit it. The semiology of myth, according to Roland Barthes (1915-1980), simply absorbs this confrontation by placing the artist in the position of a signifier of the myth itself. Paradoxically, in order to discredit myth the artist must "speak the myth," in order to empty the ideological content of the myth through the adoption of mythical speech. This produces a counter-myth. Language as a vehicle of feminist expression has been a permeating …
The Complexity Of A Hybrid Life: Female Immigrants In France And Germany In Search Of Their Own Identity, Anneke V. Seynnaeve
The Complexity Of A Hybrid Life: Female Immigrants In France And Germany In Search Of Their Own Identity, Anneke V. Seynnaeve
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Female Muslim immigrants in France and Germany are increasingly experiencing challenges integrating into Western lifestyle. They have to adjust to occidental communities in which they try to incorporate their own traditions and values. They experience feelings of simultaneous belonging and rejection at the same time. My research concentrated on the adaptation of Muslim Women in Germany and France. Although many similarities exist between the French and German immigrant groups, it was necessary to examine each one separately. In order to understand Islamic female immigrants' quest for a new identity, it was beneficial not only to address the sociocultural aspects of …
The Development Of A Typology For Interracial Relationships, Juan M. D'Brot
The Development Of A Typology For Interracial Relationships, Juan M. D'Brot
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The purpose of this study was to determine whether Foeman and Nance's (1999) model of interracial relationship development could be adapted into a generalizable interracial relationship typology and whether there would be distinct differences in the affective, cognitive, and behavioral dimensions of each stage. Long-table analysis of four focus group interviews confirmed differences among the four stages of Foeman and Nance's model. Further examination of focus group transcripts revealed differences between the affective, cognitive, and behavioral dimension of each stage, but few differences between the affective and cognitive dimensions across stages. Implications for the study of relationship development, limitations, and …
Knowledge And Attitudes Of West Virginia Extension Agents And High School Agricultural Educators With Regard To Meat Goats And The Meat Goat Industry, Angela L. Kirk
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge and attitudes on meat goats and the meat goat industry in West Virginia by West Virginia Extension agents and high school agricultural teachers. A descriptive research design was selected for the study. A mailed questionnaire was sent to 51 Extension agents and 88 agriculture teachers who were the accessible population. Of the 139 agriculture educators 99 responded to the survey, for a response rate of 71.2%. A majority (67.1%) of Extension agents and high school agricultural teachers have noticed an increase in the meat goat industry in their areas and …
Comparison Of Parenting Practices, Acculturation, And The Acceptability Of Behavioral Parent Training Programs Between A Native American And A Non-Native American Sample, Joshua J. Masse
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Behavioral parent training (BPT) has been shown to be a highly effective treatment for children with disruptive behavior disorders. Although a great deal of promising research concerning BPT exists, it is important to recognize that current BPT programs were developed and normed based on European-American ideologies regarding parenting, with the assumption that these programs will apply to parents from cultural minority groups as well. The current study evaluated differences in parenting practices between a sample of Native American parents and non-Native parents. In addition, group differences regarding sensitivity and acceptability of techniques that are commonly used in BPT programs were …
Effects Of Environmental Factors On The Paternal Brood Pouch And Sound Production In Two Sympatric Pipefish Species From The Chincoteague Bay, Virginia, Jennifer L. Ripley
Effects Of Environmental Factors On The Paternal Brood Pouch And Sound Production In Two Sympatric Pipefish Species From The Chincoteague Bay, Virginia, Jennifer L. Ripley
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Pipefishes and seahorses of the family Syngnathidae are important inhabitants of diminishing grass beds threatened by excessive nutrient loads, sedimentation, and chemical contaminants. This research examined the influence of these environmental factors on two sympatric pipefishes from the Chincoteague Bay, Virginia. Syngnathids are characterized by a unique mode of reproduction in which the male carries developing embryos in a placenta-like ventral brood pouch until the fry are free-swimming. Interspecific comparisons revealed differences in parental nutrient allocation to embryos. In Syngnathus fuscus, females produce nutritionally poor eggs and males implant developing embryos adjacent to blood vessels. The loose connection between eggs …
An Assessment Of Impacts Of Mute Swans (Cygnus Olor) On Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Sav) In Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, Ketan Shrikant Tatu
An Assessment Of Impacts Of Mute Swans (Cygnus Olor) On Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Sav) In Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, Ketan Shrikant Tatu
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Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) contribute to the localized decline in Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) through foraging in the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. I assessed intensity of feeding activity of 868 Mute Swans in non-breeding flocks and breeding pairs through focal sampling during 2003 and 2004. I also assessed SAV reduction due to Mute Swan herbivory by measuring difference in percent cover, shoot density, and canopy height among 2 year controls (n = 54), 2 year exclosures (n = 54), and 1 year exclosures (n = 54) at 18 sites on the eastern shore during the same time period. Analyses of the …
Perceptions Of Faculty And Students Toward The Obstacles Of Implementing E -Government In Educational Institutions In Saudi Arabia, Salah J. M. Alharbi
Perceptions Of Faculty And Students Toward The Obstacles Of Implementing E -Government In Educational Institutions In Saudi Arabia, Salah J. M. Alharbi
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The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of faculty members and students towards the obstacles of e-government implementation in educational institutions in Saudi Arabia. To collect data, the researcher developed two surveys and employed a quantitative research technique. The research population involved 101 faculty members and 305 students from the IPA, KSU and IMBSIU. Descriptive statistics, frequency and percentage were conducted for each variable. Means and standard deviations for all Likert-type scale variables were calculated. Testing for the equality of groups' means was conducted using t-test or Analyses of Variance (ANOVA). The level of significance was 0.05 …
Detection And Analysis Of Deck Cracks In A Long Span Empirically Designed Bridge Deck Through Embedded Sensory Systems, Mourad Y. Riad
Detection And Analysis Of Deck Cracks In A Long Span Empirically Designed Bridge Deck Through Embedded Sensory Systems, Mourad Y. Riad
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Bridge decks exhibit premature longitudinal and transverse cracks leading to dramatic decrease in their service lives. Because of safety concerns, state highway agencies are overburdened by conducting annual visual inspections to detect signs of distresses in bridge elements and to provide continuous records of the conditions of such bridges. Those inspections are time consuming, and have multiple limitations which often yield controversial outputs. In this study, an instrumentation based system is designed and implemented on the Star City Bridge near Morgantown WV, to provide more sophisticated, and accurate methods to assess the structural performance of bridge elements, and hence provide …
The Reggio Emilia Approach To Education And Its Relationship To Art Education, Debra N. Hart
The Reggio Emilia Approach To Education And Its Relationship To Art Education, Debra N. Hart
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This project deals with the concept of the Reggio Emilia approach to education. This open-ended, child-centered method of teaching is coming into light as a methodology used to educate children in a positive and nurturing manner. From its basic philosophy and its guiding principles, the Reggio Emilia approach to education has a strong foundation. Its background, historical context, and existing literature on educational psychology support the use of this method. Current practices in art education and national and state standards make it difficult to envision the implementation of the Reggio Emilia approach to education, since it would require a dramatic …