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Learning And Developing Professional Behaviors As Part Of An Entry-Level Physical Therapy Education: A Survey Of Students And Practicing Clinicians, D. Scott Davis May 2006

Learning And Developing Professional Behaviors As Part Of An Entry-Level Physical Therapy Education: A Survey Of Students And Practicing Clinicians, D. Scott Davis

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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 …

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The Complexity Of A Hybrid Life: Female Immigrants In France And Germany In Search Of Their Own Identity, Anneke V. Seynnaeve May 2006

The Complexity Of A Hybrid Life: Female Immigrants In France And Germany In Search Of Their Own Identity, Anneke V. Seynnaeve

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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 …

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Sensitivity Comparison Evaluation Of Computer-Generated Three Dimensional Surface Topography To Conventional Maxillofacial Radiographic Imagery, Michael A. Hazey Iii May 2006

Sensitivity Comparison Evaluation Of Computer-Generated Three Dimensional Surface Topography To Conventional Maxillofacial Radiographic Imagery, Michael A. Hazey Iii

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Objectives. LumenIQ's ImageIQ software enhances conventional radiographs by adding 3-D depth. This study evaluated whether a preference exists for ImageIQ format versus conventional radiographs, determined whether ImageIQ format is as sensitive as 2-D radiographs when detecting existing periodontal defects and simulated periodontal defects. Methods. 34 dental practitioners compared 12 radiographic cases with ImagelQ format. A panel of evaluators classified periodontal defects from 2-D radiographs and ImageIQ images. Simulated periodontal defects were radiographed with various radiographic variables altered, converted to ImageIQ 3-D format, and measured to evaluate the ImageIQ format compared to the 2-D control. Results . ImageIQ format showed improved …

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Spatial Variation In Brook Trout (Salvelinus Fontinalis ) Population Dynamics And Juvenile Recruitment Potential In An Appalachian Watershed, Zachary W. Liller May 2006

Spatial Variation In Brook Trout (Salvelinus Fontinalis ) Population Dynamics And Juvenile Recruitment Potential In An Appalachian Watershed, Zachary W. Liller

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I examined the spatial variation in brook trout population dynamics and juvenile recruitment potential in the upper Shavers Fork watershed, West Virginia. The objectives of my research were to (1) identify physico-chemical factors contributing to the spatial variation in the abundance of juvenile brook trout within small basin area stream reaches, (2) quantify patterns of brook trout distribution, movement, and post reproductive demographic parameters across multiple spatial scales, and (3) place the upper Shavers Fork watershed brook trout population along the continuum of watershed-scale metapopulation models. I sampled brook trout population size structure, physical habitat, and water chemistry at the …

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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 May 2006

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

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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 …

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Religiousness, Spirituality, And Emotional Salience In Decision-Making Processes And Outcomes, Loriann Sonntag May 2006

Religiousness, Spirituality, And Emotional Salience In Decision-Making Processes And Outcomes, Loriann Sonntag

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The associations of religiousness and spirituality in decision-making processes and outcomes were investigated. One hundred younger adults ( M age = 19.9, SD = 1.5) and seventy-eight older adults (M age = 71.1, SD = 7.9) completed self-administered surveys including vignettes varying in emotional salience. Responses were coded for problem-solving strategies and decisional outcomes. ANCOVA results indicate that the choice of strategies varies depending on the age and level of spirituality of the individual as well as the domain of the problem. Results from a multinomial logistic regression indicate that end-of-life decisions vary as a function of both age and …

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Debiasing The Framing Effect In Younger And Older Adults' Medical Decision Making, Erin L. Woodhead May 2006

Debiasing The Framing Effect In Younger And Older Adults' Medical Decision Making, Erin L. Woodhead

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The framing effect is a common decisional bias. In the current study, the framing effect and its avoidance via a debiasing questionnaire was studied with younger and older adults making decisions regarding lung cancer treatment. Participants received three cancer scenarios framed in either survival or mortality terms, with scenarios presented in cumulative probability, interval probability, and life expectancy format. There were two between-subjects factors and one within-subjects factor. Younger adults exhibited the framing effect with the cumulative and interval probability formats. No framing effect was found in the debias condition. Older adults exhibited the framing effect with the interval probability …

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Nesting Ecology, Chick Survival, And Juvenile Dispersal Of Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa Umbellus) In The Appalachian Mountains, Brian W. Smith May 2006

Nesting Ecology, Chick Survival, And Juvenile Dispersal Of Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa Umbellus) In The Appalachian Mountains, Brian W. Smith

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Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) populations have been declining throughout the Appalachian Mountains for several decades. From 1996--2002, state natural resources agencies in the region initiated the Appalachian Cooperative Grouse Research Project (ACGRP) to investigate potential factors limiting Ruffed Grouse populations. At the onset, nest success, nest predation, and brood survival were identified as potential limiting factors, and numerous other aspects of grouse ecology (e.g., dispersal) in the Appalachians were poorly understood. Therefore, I designed my ACGRP project to examine (1) nest predation and factors that influence nest success, (2) cause-specific mortality and survival rates for chicks 2--4 days posthatch to …

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Social Status And Behavioral Observations Of Children Exhibiting Comorbid Anxiety And Adhd Symptoms, Daniel B. Chorney May 2006

Social Status And Behavioral Observations Of Children Exhibiting Comorbid Anxiety And Adhd Symptoms, Daniel B. Chorney

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The development of strong and positive relationships early in childhood is key to later social adjustment. Many behaviors have been shown to be related to children's status among their peers, defining whether they will be seen as popular, rejected, neglected, controversial, or of average status in the child's peer group. Children who display anxious behaviors are often overlooked by their peers, while aggressive and disruptive behaviors can lead to rejection. A small proportion of students display both symptoms of anxiety and ADHD, and prior research fails to show what peer status group most represents these children, or what social interaction …

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The Effects Of Activity Related Fatigue On Dynamic Postural Control As Measured By The Star Excursion Balance Test, Timothy A. Kulpa May 2006

The Effects Of Activity Related Fatigue On Dynamic Postural Control As Measured By The Star Excursion Balance Test, Timothy A. Kulpa

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The purpose of this study was to examine how dynamic postural control as measured by the Star Excursion Balance Test, was affected by an activity related fatiguing protocol. Forty male and female students from West Virginia University volunteered to participate. They completed the pre-test in all eight directions with the average of the three trials calculated for each direction. They then performed a functional fatiguing protocol that lasted 20 minutes with their rating of perceived exertion measured before, during and after. After completing the fatiguing protocol the post-test on the SEBT was in all eight directions. There was a significant …

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Analysis Of Different Class Sizes On Decision Making Processes And Teaching Behaviors Of Highly Experienced Teachers (Hets) And Less Experienced Teachers (Lets), Ha Young Kim May 2006

Analysis Of Different Class Sizes On Decision Making Processes And Teaching Behaviors Of Highly Experienced Teachers (Hets) And Less Experienced Teachers (Lets), Ha Young Kim

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Objectives. This study examined the decision making process employed by two highly experienced teachers (HETs) and two less experienced teachers (LETS) as they planned for and taught lessons with two different class sizes; n=15-16 and n=30-31. A secondary purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of class size on teaching behaviors and student learning. Finally, this study used in-depth interviews to describe concerns associated with teaching and preparing lessons for classes of different size.;Design and setting. This was a mixed-methods study that utilized both behavioral analysis and qualitative methods of investigation. Qualitative methods included think-aloud, stimulated-recall techniques and …

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An Evaluation Of Vibration And Other Effects On The Accuracy Of Grip And Push Force Recall, Thomas W. Mcdowell May 2006

An Evaluation Of Vibration And Other Effects On The Accuracy Of Grip And Push Force Recall, Thomas W. Mcdowell

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Operators of vibratory hand tools can be at risk of developing health problems associated with repeated forceful actions and exposure to intense hand-transmitted vibration. To better assess health risks, comprehensive risk evaluations of these tasks must include quantitative assessments of hand-tool coupling forces. Researchers have used instrumentation for such measurements; but those techniques may be ill-suited for certain field environments. Psychophysical force-recall techniques have been proposed as alternatives to handle instrumentation. This study comprised two experiments that examined the effects of vibration and other factors upon force-recall accuracy and reliability. In each experiment, participants applied specific grip and push forces …

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The Impact Of Reservoir Properties On Mixing Of Inert Cushion And Natural Gas In Storage Reservoirs, Balaji S. Srinivasan May 2006

The Impact Of Reservoir Properties On Mixing Of Inert Cushion And Natural Gas In Storage Reservoirs, Balaji S. Srinivasan

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Underground natural gas storage is a process which effectively balances a variable demand market with a nearly constant supply of energy provided by the pipeline system. Cushion gas in storage reservoirs provide the necessary pressure for the withdrawal of working gas and it makes up for the largest part of investments in underground storage reservoirs. Usually, a part of the cushion gas is replaced by an inert gas such as Nitrogen in order to reduce the investment costs. Due to this replacement there might be problems caused by the mixing of inert cushion and natural gas, which is a cause …

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Benefits To Signal Timing Optimization And Its To Corridor Operations, Darian Glitz May 2006

Benefits To Signal Timing Optimization And Its To Corridor Operations, Darian Glitz

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Traffic signals are one of the primary constraints on corridor capacity in the highway/arterial network. The amount traffic is impeded is heavily dependent on the quality of the signal timings.;The purpose of this research was to conduct a case study of a congested corridor to demonstrate the benefits of traffic signal retiming/optimization on corridor operations. Tactically, this research involved development and application of a methodology to develop and assess signal timing plan alternatives. The research demonstrated the benefits in terms of delay, travel time, emissions, and fuel consumption. Strategically, this project can be used to provide a concrete example of …

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Development Of Gas Production Type Curves For Horizontal Wells In Coalbed Methane Reservoirs, Allen Ekahnzok Nfonsam May 2006

Development Of Gas Production Type Curves For Horizontal Wells In Coalbed Methane Reservoirs, Allen Ekahnzok Nfonsam

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Coalbed methane is an unconventional gas resource that consists of methane production from coal seams. The unique difference between CBM and conventional gas reservoirs is that it is a dual-porosity system characterized by complex interaction of the coal matrix and cleat system that are coupled through the desorption process. Coalbed methane reservoir performance is controlled by a complex set of reservoir, geologic, completion and operation parameters. To date there are very little tools to help with predicting the performance of CBM wells.;The purpose of this research was to develop a simple and reliable tool to help with gas production predictions …

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High School Football Player's Nutritional Knowledge And Application, Kimberly A. Molnar May 2006

High School Football Player's Nutritional Knowledge And Application, Kimberly A. Molnar

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Objective. The purpose of this study is to determine the nutritional knowledge of high school football players and to determine the application of this knowledge through their food choices. A total of 56.1% participants (n=32) answered 17 or more questions correctly on the nutritional knowledge questionnaire. There was a significant difference between the number correct on the nutritional knowledge questionnaire and year in school between freshman and sophomores. A significant difference was found between year in school and responses for question number seven on the diet recall between freshman and seniors, and juniors and seniors. High School football players lack …

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A Study Of The History And Use Of Integrated Marketing Communications Within Publications From 1991--2005, Shawn M. Benkahla May 2006

A Study Of The History And Use Of Integrated Marketing Communications Within Publications From 1991--2005, Shawn M. Benkahla

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Integrated Marketing Communications is a relatively new concept which combines both aspects of public relations and advertising to create a more effective and cost efficient method to maintain public awareness and support. The concept of this study is to determine the effectiveness of integrated marketing communications within businesses today. To do the researcher used the means of content analysis in ten different publications through a fifteen year span. The ten publications consisted of four public relations, four advertising and two marketing printings.

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Livestock And Dairy Producers' Knowledge Of Quality Assurance Issues, Andrea L. Flanagan May 2006

Livestock And Dairy Producers' Knowledge Of Quality Assurance Issues, Andrea L. Flanagan

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The purpose of this study was to determine the level of knowledge and use of quality assurance practices by dairy and beef producers in West Virginia and to determine if differences in the level of use existed between D/BQA certified producers and non-certified producers. The population consisted of 125 West Virginia dairy producers identified on a Health Department list of regulated dairy farms within the state and 2,720 West Virginia beef producers from a database comprised of WV BQA certified producers and the South Branch and Buckhannon Stockyards mailing lists. A random sample of 92 dairy producers and 340 beef …

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Summer Home Range, Habitat Use, Movements, And Activity Patterns Of River Otters (Lontra Canadensis) In The Killbuck Watershed, Northeastern Ohio, David A. Helon May 2006

Summer Home Range, Habitat Use, Movements, And Activity Patterns Of River Otters (Lontra Canadensis) In The Killbuck Watershed, Northeastern Ohio, David A. Helon

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River otters (Lontra canadensis), one of the most aquatic Mustelids, are important components of riparian systems and are an important fur-bearing species. Several studies evaluating post-release survival and movements have been conducted; however, there have been deficient long-term studies to determine the status of these river otter populations once established. During 2002 and 2003m 16 river otters (7 female, 9 male) were trapped and radio-tagged. Overall, mean female home range size was 802.4 ha and mean male home range size was 1,101.7 ha. Mean home range size was similar between genders in 2002, but was greater for males than females …

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Effects Of Morrow's Honeysuckle Control And The Impact Of The Shrub On Invertebrates At Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Pennsylvania, Jason Patrick Love May 2006

Effects Of Morrow's Honeysuckle Control And The Impact Of The Shrub On Invertebrates At Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Pennsylvania, Jason Patrick Love

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Lonicera morrowii (Morrow's honeysuckle) dominates a degraded meadow at Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. We tested four removal methods of Morrow's honeysuckle during spring and autumn 2004. Cut, stump application of 20% glyphosate, and mechanical removal in autumn were not successful (<47% reduction), while mechanical removal in spring and foliar application of 2% glyphosate were somewhat successful (>66% reduction). We used a modified leaf blower to sample invertebrates at our site. Invertebrate biomass was lowest within the native shrub, Viburnum recognitum (southern arrowwood) (p<0.05). Biomass of larval leaf chewers was highest in the native shrub. Invertebrate abundance, biomass, and richness were reduced under dense thickets of Morrow's honeysuckle (p<0.05), due to low amount of herbaceous cover beneath the shrubs. The amount of leaf area consumed by herbivores was 10 times more on the native shrub. Overall, our findings reveal that the exotic shrubs negatively impact invertebrate communities.

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A Garrett College Learning Community Experience: A Case Study And The Birth Of A Program, Lonnie Calvin Brewster May 2006

A Garrett College Learning Community Experience: A Case Study And The Birth Of A Program, Lonnie Calvin Brewster

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This study follows the progress of 19 students who enrolled in a course cluster learning community at Garrett College in the fall of 2002. The purposes of the study were to determine if participation in a learning community experience at Garrett College would have a positive impact on students' academic achievement, attitude toward education, and retention, with outcomes to determine whether Garrett College should launch a learning community initiative. Results were garnered from interviews with 15 of the 19 students and an examination of academic records of all 19 students. The study suggests that learning community participation at Garrett College …

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The Comparative Effects Of A Six-Week Balance Training Program, Gluteus Medius Strength Training Program, And Combined Balance Training/Gluteus Medius Strength Training Program On Dynamic Postural Control, Vincent J. Leavey May 2006

The Comparative Effects Of A Six-Week Balance Training Program, Gluteus Medius Strength Training Program, And Combined Balance Training/Gluteus Medius Strength Training Program On Dynamic Postural Control, Vincent J. Leavey

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Little is known about proprioception, gluteus medius strength, or combination training programs for improving dynamic balance. The purpose of this study was to assess the outcome of six weeks of gluteus medius strength training, proprioception training, and a combination of the two on dynamic balance. The study was a 2x4x8 and a 2x4 factorial design with three experimental groups and a control group. This study included 48 healthy, physically active, college-aged subjects. The six-week protocol for the experimental groups was conducted following a specific program three times a week for an average of 30-minutes. The proprioception training program included a …

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A Spatial Simultaneous Growth Equilibrium Modeling Of Agricultural Land Development In The Northeast United States, Yohannes G. Hailu May 2006

A Spatial Simultaneous Growth Equilibrium Modeling Of Agricultural Land Development In The Northeast United States, Yohannes G. Hailu

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With population growth and expansion of economic activities, urbanized places have expanded; and with growing per capita income, residential location preferences have shifted towards suburban and rural locations. In many places, such new growth has been accommodated with the development of agricultural lands. The concern from natural resource economics perspective is that agricultural lands are multifunctional. They have production uses, for which there are efficient markets, and amenity and environmental benefits, for which there are no efficient markets to value these attributes. This multifunctionality and the possible under-valuation of agricultural lands, irreversibility of development, and speculative effects of development on …

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Workforce Competencies And Work -Based Learning In Maryland Community College Nursing Programs, Richard F. Ammon May 2006

Workforce Competencies And Work -Based Learning In Maryland Community College Nursing Programs, Richard F. Ammon

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This study assessed whether Maryland community college students who participated in the first semester of a nursing work-based learning clinical experience during the fall 2004 semester perceived that they developed basic workplace competencies necessary to work effectively in the workplace. The total population of the study consisted of 264 nursing students from eight Maryland Community Colleges. The research questions guiding this study were answered using descriptive statistics, t-tests, and an analysis of variance (ANOVA).;Major findings indicated that contrary to the hypothesis of the study, instead of showing a gain in competency scores, eight of nine workplace competencies decreased and three …

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Characterization Of Diffractive Optical Lenses For Use In Mems Integrated Optical Monitoring, Christopher W. Hollandsworth May 2006

Characterization Of Diffractive Optical Lenses For Use In Mems Integrated Optical Monitoring, Christopher W. Hollandsworth

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Micro Electro Mechanical Machines (MEMS) are finding use in an increasing number of applications. Many of these applications, especially safety critical ones, require continuous knowledge of the operational status of the MEMS device over its lifetime. In-situ monitoring of the operational status of these devices is better suited to optical methods which provide a non-invasive way of continuously determining device position as a function of time. This data is central to determining the MEMS state and operational condition. Whether the optical source is internal to the MEMS package or external to the package and introduced via optical fiber, lenses will …

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Projection Of Truck Traffic Volumes At Interstate Permanent Automatic Traffic Recorders, Alex M. Sanchez May 2006

Projection Of Truck Traffic Volumes At Interstate Permanent Automatic Traffic Recorders, Alex M. Sanchez

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This study documents the development of a methodology and models to forecast truck traffic volumes on Interstate Highways at a selection of Permanent Automatic Traffic Recorder (PATR) sites. The models were developed using data collected over a period nine years (1995 to 2003) from sixteen permanent count stations located throughout the state. Eight sites were ultimately utilized, five along rural interstate highways and the others from urban interstate highways. Model development was based on the time series method, using two techniques: regression analysis and the growth factor technique. Both were analyzed and compared in order to select the most reliable …

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Addressing Corner Detection Issues For Machine Vision Based Uav Aerial Refueling, Soujanya Vendra May 2006

Addressing Corner Detection Issues For Machine Vision Based Uav Aerial Refueling, Soujanya Vendra

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The need for developing autonomous aerial refueling capabilities for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has risen out of the growing importance of UAVs in military and non-military applications. The AAR capabilities would improve the range and the loiter time capabilities of UAVs. A number of AAR techniques have been proposed, based on GPS based measurements and Machine Vision based measurements. The GPS based measurements suffer from distorted data in the wake of the tanker. The MV based techniques proposed the use of optical markers which---when detected---were used to determine relative orientation and position of the tanker and the UAV. The …

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Silent, No More: The 1974 Kanawha County Textbook Controversy And The Rise Of Conservatism In America, Justin J. Mchenry May 2006

Silent, No More: The 1974 Kanawha County Textbook Controversy And The Rise Of Conservatism In America, Justin J. Mchenry

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Silent, No More explores the 1974 Kanawha County textbook controversy, and places it within the context of the rise of conservatism in America. This rise can be seen in the upsurge of grassroots, community activism in the seventies, the White Backlash associated with the campaigns of George Wallace, the New Right, and the New Christian Right. The thesis shows how the Kanawha County protestors' words and actions paralleled that of aforementioned conservative movements, creating, in the end, one of the first manifestations of a single-issue conservative uprising in the seventies.

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A Cross-Cultural Design Pattern: Chinese Modern Design, Feifei Fan May 2006

A Cross-Cultural Design Pattern: Chinese Modern Design, Feifei Fan

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Chinese graphic designers are gaining more visibility and earn awards in various international poster competitions, shaping a new visual frontier in Chinese graphic design. These successes are based on their special cross-cultural design principle, which combines Chinese traditional culture with the imported Western modern design theory. In this paper, Modern Chinese design history, development and characteristics are reviewed. Meanwhile, some existing principles are demonstrated and something new is experimented through the series posters design.

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The Effect Of Process Writing Software On The Quality And Length Of Esl Students' Writing, Rodolfo Argueta Jan 2006

The Effect Of Process Writing Software On The Quality And Length Of Esl Students' Writing, Rodolfo Argueta

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The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of process writing software on the quality (holistic score) and length (total number of words) of the writing produced by ESL students enrolled in an advanced reading and writing class. Four advanced-intermediate ESL students who had enrolled in an advanced reading and writing class volunteered to participate in the study. During the six weeks of the first summer session of 2004, participants received regular classroom instruction and utilized process writing software ( Essay Punch) to write two academic essays. In addition to the two essays written with process writing software, …

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