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Distributed Bragg Reflectors Based On Gallium Arsenic Nitride/Aluminum Arsenic Nitride For Long Wavelength Vcsels., Ramkumar Vinnakota Jan 2005

Distributed Bragg Reflectors Based On Gallium Arsenic Nitride/Aluminum Arsenic Nitride For Long Wavelength Vcsels., Ramkumar Vinnakota

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Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) operating at long wavelength (1.3-1.55 µm) are of great interest as inexpensive, high-performance light sources for optical communication systems. Surface emission and the small dimensions of the laser cavity are advantageous for on-chip testing, packaging, effective fibre coupling and potential low-cost fabrication. Long wavelength operation is favorable in fiber optic communications because of efficient transmission of data in silica fibres at that wavelength. However, when compared to GaAs-based VCSELs operating at wavelengths below 1000nm, which have seen a tremendous development in recent years, the progress for the long-wavelength devices has been much slower. The limited refractive …

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Interpretive Theme Development From First Impressions And Visitor Center Evaluations At The Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area, West Virginia., Karissa A. Decarlo Jan 2005

Interpretive Theme Development From First Impressions And Visitor Center Evaluations At The Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area, West Virginia., Karissa A. Decarlo

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The typical visitor to the Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area (NRA), within the Monongahela National Forest, WV, is 2 out of 3 times most likely a first time visitor (Siniscalchi, Pierskalla, and Selin, 2003). The NRA anticipates an additional increase of new visitors upon completion of Corridor H, a highway that will link the District of Columbia-metro area to tourism offerings of the NRA. The purpose of this study is to compare first time and repeat visitors’ first impressions of the Spruce-Knob Seneca Rocks NRA in order to develop interpretive themes that will highlight the offerings of the NRA. …

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White Washed: The Representation Of Hispanics In Television National News Coverage., Matthew P. Gallagher Jan 2005

White Washed: The Representation Of Hispanics In Television National News Coverage., Matthew P. Gallagher

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This study analyzed Hispanics and national television news coverage. The quantitative portion of the study examined four separate weeks of television news coverage on six networks over a one year period. From the 1,106 stories examined, Hispanics were viewed in only 18 stories. And from the results it was concluded that television news networks are “white washed,” meaning that the news is based around Caucasians.

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The Monyton Diaspora: A History Of The Middle Ohio River Valley, 1640-1700., Isaac J. Emrick Jan 2005

The Monyton Diaspora: A History Of The Middle Ohio River Valley, 1640-1700., Isaac J. Emrick

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During the seventeenth century a vibrant group of Native Americans, the Monytons, controlled southern West Virginia and northeastern Kentucky. The effects of contact with Europeans destabilized their societies as far inland as the Ohio Valley. This began the process which eventually pushed most Monytons from the region. The Five Nations Iroquois, pressured by social changes farther north, attacked the Monytons further drawing people out of the Ohio Valley. A growing southern Indian slave trade also contributed to the decay of Monyton dominance in the region. A central point in this thesis is that Monytons formed and reformed traditions to deal …

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A Regional Scale Steady-State Groundwater Flow Model Of A Steeply-Dipping Karst Aquifer, Shenandoah Valley Of West Virginia-Virginia., Jason S. Early Jan 2005

A Regional Scale Steady-State Groundwater Flow Model Of A Steeply-Dipping Karst Aquifer, Shenandoah Valley Of West Virginia-Virginia., Jason S. Early

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A regional equivalent porous medium (EPM) model was developed using available hydrogeologic data for the steeply-dipping karst aquifer of the Northern Shenandoah Valley of West Virginia and Virginia. The model employed uniform recharge and variable hydraulic conductivity (K) distributed at the formation level based on published field-test estimates. Three independent procedures were used for calibration, with the most acceptable approach using calibration to heads at wells and specified fluxes for springs. Although this procedure produced a reasonable regional head distribution and acceptable calibration statistics (mean error = 0.58 m, mean absolute error = 8.61 m), the use of specified fluxes …

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A Web Based Forensic Information Management System., Sriram Govindarajulu Jan 2005

A Web Based Forensic Information Management System., Sriram Govindarajulu

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The focus of this work was on the design and implementation of a web based forensic information management system for the West Virginia State Police Forensics Laboratory (WVSPFL). The software tool enables law enforcement agents to submit crime information to the Forensic Laboratory via a secure Internet connection. The tool also enables each of the nine units of WVSPFL to process the information electronically. Online electronic forms were created to mirror the existing paper based forms, making the transition easier. The existing processes were standardized and streamlined, there by minimizing information inconsistency. The crime information once gathered is automatically uploaded …

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Coach And Athlete Burnout: The Role Of Coaches' Decision-Making Style., Brandonn S. Harris Jan 2005

Coach And Athlete Burnout: The Role Of Coaches' Decision-Making Style., Brandonn S. Harris

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Recent burnout research has examined coaches and athletes collectively to determine the influence of coach behaviors on coach and athlete burnout. Results revealed a potential incongruity between decision-making behaviors and their influence on coach and athlete burnout. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between decision-making styles of coaches and burnout among coaches and athletes; gender influence on burnout was also examined. Collegiate swimmers and coaches completed questionnaires assessing burnout and decision-making behaviors. Results revealed a significant relationship between athlete burnout and autocratic coaching behaviors. A significant inverse relationship emerged between athlete burnout and democratic behaviors. …

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Sound And Fury The Writing And Acting Of "Bang, Bang!!"., Nick Lopez Jan 2005

Sound And Fury The Writing And Acting Of "Bang, Bang!!"., Nick Lopez

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In this thesis I will illuminate on the process of not only acting in a stage performance, but the writing of the show itself and the inspiration involved. By taking examples from different levels in my theatre training and my life I will show the journey from undergrad to MFA. I will also illustrate the growth and struggle in accomplishing a greater understanding for theatre and it’s stage. Bang, Bang!! was a real show that came naturally to an area that was long overdue for a new type of theatre. The setting of the show (West Virginia) and the audience …

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Trying To Get It Right: Striving To Integrate Formalized Acting Methods In The Character Development Of Theresa Bedell In Rebecca Gilman's "Boy Gets Girl"., Jennifer Moses Jan 2005

Trying To Get It Right: Striving To Integrate Formalized Acting Methods In The Character Development Of Theresa Bedell In Rebecca Gilman's "Boy Gets Girl"., Jennifer Moses

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In April 2004, I was given the opportunity to portray Theresa Bedell in West Virginia University’s production of Boy Gets Girl. The following document details all of the steps involved in the process of developing this character. My primary methodology was the Stanislavski method because his methods require the actor to constantly strive to find the truth when developing characters.

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An Exploration Of Mentoring In Athletic Training Clinical Education: Establishing A Preliminary Model Based On The Grounded Theory., Michelle Lynn Panseri Jan 2005

An Exploration Of Mentoring In Athletic Training Clinical Education: Establishing A Preliminary Model Based On The Grounded Theory., Michelle Lynn Panseri

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Context: The concept of mentoring is not generally discussed within athletic training literature, although the importance is recognized by educators. Most definitions of mentoring are very ambiguous and lack specific conclusions. In addition it is not known if mentoring occurs and when and how it occurs within the clinical education setting in athletic training. Objective: To understand the prevalence of mentoring within the clinical education setting, as well as approved clinical instructors (ACI) preparedness to become mentors to athletic training students (ATS). Setting: West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia Design: This is a prospective descriptive study, which is based in …

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An Analysis Of The Shifts In Cultural Flows Between The United States And Germany, 1890-1929., Misty D. Rodeheaver Jan 2005

An Analysis Of The Shifts In Cultural Flows Between The United States And Germany, 1890-1929., Misty D. Rodeheaver

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This thesis examines the period from the last decade of the nineteenth century to the start of the Great Depression to explore the dynamics of popular cultural flow from the United States and Germany. World War I serves as the medium for the emergence of drastic changes in the popular cultural structures of both states. This paper underscores the influence of the war as a seminal event transforming the cultural exchange between America and Germany, as well as provides an analysis of several cultural modes of expression such as music, film, architecture, and the press. Prior to World War I, …

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The Relationships Of Trait Learning Relevance With Teacher Communication Behaviors And Learning Outcomes., Vicki E. Bennett Jan 2005

The Relationships Of Trait Learning Relevance With Teacher Communication Behaviors And Learning Outcomes., Vicki E. Bennett

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This investigation explored the relationship of trait learning relevance to teacher communication behaviors and student outcomes. The operationalized student outcomes were student affect for teacher, student affect for course content, and student motivation. The operationalized teacher communication behaviors were teacher clarity, teacher immediacy, and teacher socio-communicative style (assertiveness and responsiveness). Learning relevance was operationalized through use of questions based on Herzberg’s Motivator-Hygiene Theory, five educational relevance questions scaled using the generalized belief scale, and a modified organizational orientation scale. Previous research has yielded inconsistent results in relation to the nature of students’ perceptions of state learning relevance and learning outcomes. …

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Vietnam After "Vietnam": An Analysis Of International Coverage In "The New York Times"., Ai Than Hoang Jan 2005

Vietnam After "Vietnam": An Analysis Of International Coverage In "The New York Times"., Ai Than Hoang

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Content analysis of 597 Vietnam stories published by the New York Times in eight years (1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001) found the coverage of Vietnam shrank gradually in each decade. Long and front-page stories accounted for very low percentages in the sample, though the paper did not give Vietnam an increasingly lower priority in front-page placement and length. The coverage of postwar Vietnam was essentially neutral in the text but biased in its choice of topics. Vietnam news had a distinct American orientation, and remained largely politically and Washington driven. These findings indicate the New York Times …

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The Impact Of Error Propagation On Software Reliability Analysis Of Component-Based Systems., Petar Popic Jan 2005

The Impact Of Error Propagation On Software Reliability Analysis Of Component-Based Systems., Petar Popic

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Component based development is gaining popularity in the software engineering community. The reliability of components affects the reliability of the system. Different models and theories have been developed to estimate system reliability given the information about system architecture and the quality of the components. Almost always in these models, one of the key attributes of component-based systems, the error propagation between the components, is overlooked or not taken into account in reliability calculation. This thesis extends previous work on the Bayesian approach to reliability estimation and assessment of component-based systems by introducing the Error Propagation Probability into the model. The …

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The Startup And Evolution Of The State Journal: A Statewide Newspaper Reports On Business, Phillip Daniel Page Jan 2005

The Startup And Evolution Of The State Journal: A Statewide Newspaper Reports On Business, Phillip Daniel Page

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Two Charleston, West Virginia, brothers, Robert C. and Henry E. Payne, III, and Charleston lawyer Fred F. Holroyd established The State Journal in October 1984 as a weekly newspaper to serve a statewide business readership. The newspaper evolved through difficult early years and eventually became profitable through the sales leadership of Lorenelle White, who would purchase the newspaper with her husband in 1997. She eventually would re-establish the newspaper’s weekly publishing cycle. The Whites would sell The State Journal in 2001 to a newly formed media business, West Virginia Media Holdings, which would increase in the newspaper’s editorial resources. Since …

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Agenda Setting And Denial In The States. Nonprofit Hospital Tax Exemptions: A North Carolina Case Study., Linda Struyk Millsaps Jan 2005

Agenda Setting And Denial In The States. Nonprofit Hospital Tax Exemptions: A North Carolina Case Study., Linda Struyk Millsaps

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This research has two objectives. First, it examines the nature of state-level agenda setting, comparing it to the prevailing federal level theories of agenda setting and agenda denial. Specifically it examines state tax exemptions for nonprofit hospitals in North Carolina to determine if this policy arena follows acknowledged theories of agenda setting and denial, or if there is something unique about tax policy that creates a different agenda setting dynamic. Areas of focus included the status of nonprofit hospital property tax exemptions on the policy agenda and how the issue came to that position. Interviews with legislators, lobbyists, hospital and …

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Political Economy Of Railway Extensions In Kenya: The Case Of The Uasin Gishu Railway 1901-1930, John Mwaniki Mwaruvie Jan 2005

Political Economy Of Railway Extensions In Kenya: The Case Of The Uasin Gishu Railway 1901-1930, John Mwaniki Mwaruvie

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The history of the construction of the Uasin Gishu railway demonstrates the complexity of formulating and implementing a colonial development project. It involved an array of actors with divergent interests. As result, the project became the most controversial railway extension in Kenya, which some critics have called a "colonial scandal." The main areas of controversy involved the altering of the original route for the Kisumu to Mumias railway, which was meant to serve the most productive African district in favor of a line starting from Nakuru via Uasin Gishu to Mumias to cater for the interests of European settlers who …

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Paradise Negotiated: Early Modern Women Writing Utopia, 1640--1760, Lisa K. Brewer Jan 2005

Paradise Negotiated: Early Modern Women Writing Utopia, 1640--1760, Lisa K. Brewer

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Utopian writing by early modern women traditionally has been left out of the canon of utopian literature because it has been overlooked, undervalued, and often does not conform to the genre characteristics set forth by the example of Thomas More and other male writers of "classic utopias." The works recognized by scholars as fitting into this genre have all been written by men, and the few agreed upon works considered as "utopia proper" describe an imaginary, perfect, political state. However, because class and gender greatly influence the form and content of utopia, I argue for the expansion of the definition …

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Survey Of Athletic Training Clinical Education: Perceptions From The Field, Alan Nasypany Jr. Jan 2005

Survey Of Athletic Training Clinical Education: Perceptions From The Field, Alan Nasypany Jr.

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The purpose of this study was to identify: (1) Who are ACIs; (2) What are the perceptions of the clinical education process since the implementation of the 2001 Proficiencies, Standards, and Guidelines; (3) What factors are most and least facilitating to the clinical education process; and (4) What factors should be first addressed to improve the clinical education process. Online surveys were sent to 298 Program Directors and they were asked to distribute them to ACIs in their programs. Two weeks later, the survey was posted on the Athletic Training Education Listserve. Two hundred and twelve surveys were returned. The …

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Arithmetic And Algebra Word Problems: Preservice Teachers' Content Knowledge, Attitudes, And Appreciation Of Students' Strategies, Marc D. Michael Jan 2005

Arithmetic And Algebra Word Problems: Preservice Teachers' Content Knowledge, Attitudes, And Appreciation Of Students' Strategies, Marc D. Michael

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The arithmetic and algebraic word problem-solving skills, strategy preferences, and attitudes of preservice elementary and secondary teachers were investigated using a mixed methodology. Teachers' appreciations of student solutions were also examined. Prospective elementary teachers demonstrated flexible problem-solving behaviors while their secondary counterparts tended to prefer algebraic strategies exclusively. In general, the prospective teachers did not demonstrate a greater appreciation for those types of strategies that were typical to their level of training. When communicating the characteristics of an effective strategy, preservice teachers were concerned with organization and clarity rather than the mathematical relevance or appropriateness of the strategy itself. The …

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Drosophila Melanogaster Protein Kinase Ck2 Interacts With And Phosphorylates The Neurogenic Repressor M8 Resulting In The Production Of A Novel Eye Phenotype, Regina L. Trott Jan 2005

Drosophila Melanogaster Protein Kinase Ck2 Interacts With And Phosphorylates The Neurogenic Repressor M8 Resulting In The Production Of A Novel Eye Phenotype, Regina L. Trott

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Protein kinase CK2 is a serine/threonine protein kinase ubiquitously expressed in eukaryotic organisms. The enzyme is composed of 2 alpha (catalytic) subunits and 2 beta (regulatory) subunits. The minimum consensus site for CK2 phosphorylation is S/TXXD/E, where "X" is any non-basic amino acid. Substrates so far identified include proteins associated with cell cycle regulation and development.;In Drosophila melanogaster, the Notch pathway activates members of the Enhancer-of-split Complex [E(spl)-C]. m8, which is a member of the E(spl)-C, was found to interact with and be phosphorylated by CK2. The physiological affects of CK2 phosphorylation were studied in vivo through the Gal4-UAS system. …

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Aircraft Intercom System Design For Project Oculus, Jay Paul Wilhelm Jan 2005

Aircraft Intercom System Design For Project Oculus, Jay Paul Wilhelm

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Project Oculus is an ongoing development project at WVU that aims to create a quick and easy sensor platform for deployment on the C-130 aircraft. Because this platform will be operated inside the noisy cargo bay of the C-130, an intercom system needed to be designed in the operator station of Project Oculus that would allow for different types of headsets and future expandability.;An intercom system was designed, constructed, and tested that uses military and civilian headsets to communicate both internally for Project Oculus and externally to the C-130 crew and provides support for a headset to be connected externally …

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Role Of The Host Cell In The Type Iii Translocation Of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Exoenzyme S, Elizabeth A. Rucks Jan 2005

Role Of The Host Cell In The Type Iii Translocation Of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Exoenzyme S, Elizabeth A. Rucks

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Exoenzyme S (ExoS) is a bifunctional toxin that is directly translocated into eukaryotic cells by the Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) type III secretory (T3S) process. The N-terminal region of ExoS includes a GTPase activating protein (GAP) activity and the C-terminal region includes an ADP-ribosyltransferase (ADPRT) activity. The T3S-translocation (T3S-T) of ExoS allows the bacteria to directly manipulate host cell function, thereby contributing the virulence of Pa. A cell culture model of infection was developed to study the effects of ExoS on cell function, which differentiates the effects of ExoS expression from other bacterial effects. Previous studies found that ExoS inactivates cell …

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Osteotropic Cytokines Mediate Human Osteoblast-Like Cell Eicosanoid Production, Anurag Grover Jan 2005

Osteotropic Cytokines Mediate Human Osteoblast-Like Cell Eicosanoid Production, Anurag Grover

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We have examined the effects of the cytokines tumor necrosis factoralpha (TNF), transforming growth factorbeta (TGFbeta) and the effect of cyclooxygenase inhibitor ibuprofen on prostaglandin and 15-HETE biosynthesis by normal adult human osteoblast-like (hOB) cells. In the present studies, conditioned media harvested from hOB cell cultures were assayed by eicosanoid specific EIAs to determine quantitatively the effects of cytokines on PGE2, 6-keto-PGF1alpha, PGF2alpha, PGD2, thromboxane (TXB2) and on 15-HETE biosynthesis. EIA analysis indicated that PGE2 was the predominant PG metabolite released by unstimulated hOB cells and its synthesis was increased more than other PGs in cells treated with (TGFbeta) and …

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Modified Delphi Investigation Of Exercise Science In Physical Education Teacher Education, Sean M. Bulger Dec 2004

Modified Delphi Investigation Of Exercise Science In Physical Education Teacher Education, Sean M. Bulger

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As physical education teacher educators experiment with alternative pedagogical approaches to bridge the gap between subdisciplinary theory and professional practice, the need for enhanced multi-disciplinary research and communication continues. The purpose of this study was to determine the critical exercise science competencies, and associated instructional methods, that are recommended for inclusion in the physical education teacher education undergraduate curriculum. An initial list of theoretical and applied exercise science competencies was constructed using the knowledge, skills, and abilities recommended by the American College of Sports Medicine for individuals working in the field of exercise science. The two-round, modified Delphi procedure involved …

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Social Responsibility In Major Newspapers Coverage Of "9/11 Lapses" Controversy, Hai Long Tran Dec 2004

Social Responsibility In Major Newspapers Coverage Of "9/11 Lapses" Controversy, Hai Long Tran

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This study measures major newspapers' performance in covering the "September 11 lapses" controversy against social responsibility principles. Content analysis of 535 newspaper items, published by the New York Times, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today in one year (Sept. 12, 2001--Sept. 11, 2002), found the papers did not live up to journalistic precepts traditionally listed as required for the press in a democratic society. They were successful in providing a source of comprehensive and balanced information, a forum for exchange of comment and criticism on the government's losses and failures. However, major newspapers failed to aggressively pursue independent investigative …

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Contextual Biometric Watermarking Of Fingerprint Images, Nikhil C. Tungala Dec 2004

Contextual Biometric Watermarking Of Fingerprint Images, Nikhil C. Tungala

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This research presents contextual digital watermarking techniques using face and demographic text data as multiple watermarks for protecting the evidentiary integrity of fingerprint image. The proposed techniques embed the watermarks into selected regions of fingerprint image in MDCT and DWT domains. A general image watermarking algorithm is developed to investigate the application of MDCT in the elimination of blocking artifacts. The application of MDCT has improved the performance of the watermarking technique compared to DCT. Experimental results show that modifications to fingerprint image are visually imperceptible and maintain the minutiae detail. The integrity of the fingerprint image is verified through …

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Using Dendrochronology To Identify Species-Specific Ice Storm Damage In Delaware, Matthew John Smolnik Dec 2004

Using Dendrochronology To Identify Species-Specific Ice Storm Damage In Delaware, Matthew John Smolnik

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Ice storms are recurrent disturbances that alter forest succession and retard tree growth rates throughout North America. Following a 1994 ice storm in Delaware, the Delaware Forest Service established seventy-five study plots to sample four species of trees (southern red oak [Quercus falcate ], white oak [Quercus alba], loblolly pine [ Pinus taeda], and yellow poplar [Liriodendron tulipifera ]) affected by the ice storm. The objectives of this study are to: (1) explore the species-specific growth rates and responses to the ice storm; and (2) determine which of the four species is best suited to provide dendroecological records of past …

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What Is The Impact Of Parental Support On Early Literacy?, Deborah K. Bush Dec 2004

What Is The Impact Of Parental Support On Early Literacy?, Deborah K. Bush

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Today, more than 75 percent of women ages 25--34 and 75 percent of women with a child under six years of age participate in the labor force. When both parents work outside the home, they often want to send their child to preschool, but preschool classes aren't always available, and often those that are available are the government programs that are open only to those of lower socio-economic status.;In addition, parents often want to support the emergent literacy of their children and help prepare them for kindergarten but aren't sure of how to provide the type of assistance that might …

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Automatic Hydraulic Fracturing Design For Low Permeability Reservoirs Using Artificial Intelligence, Andrei Sergiu Popa Dec 2004

Automatic Hydraulic Fracturing Design For Low Permeability Reservoirs Using Artificial Intelligence, Andrei Sergiu Popa

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The hydraulic fracturing technique is one of the major developments in petroleum engineering in the last two decades. Today, nearly all the wells completed in low permeability gas reservoirs require a hydraulic fracturing treatment in order to produce at an economical level. This study presents a new methodology, applicable to tight gas reservoirs, for designing hydraulic fractures.;This study is intended to develop an automatic hydraulic fracture design tool to help users design fracture jobs without being an expert in the art and science of hydraulic fracturing. This process is composed entirely of an integration of several artificial intelligence techniques.;The methodology …

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