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An Analysis Of Small Stream Networks Located On Reclaimed Surface Coal Mines, Morgantown, West Virginia., Jocelyn Smith Jan 2003

An Analysis Of Small Stream Networks Located On Reclaimed Surface Coal Mines, Morgantown, West Virginia., Jocelyn Smith

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

A preliminary stream network assessment of impacts due to surface mining and reclamation was conducted through completion of this study. Four study areas, located approximately 7 to 10 km west of Morgantown, West Virginia, are within a 2.5 km radius of each other, and therefore share the same climate and geology. Two data sets were created: pre-mining and post-reclamation. The first data set was generated using premining topography, as shown on permit maps of each mined area, and Lubowe’s (1964) rules for mapping stream channel networks using topographic maps. Data for the second set were gathered through field mapping and …

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Examining The Value Of Banner Ads: A Uses And Gratifications Study., Ashley E. Norman Jan 2003

Examining The Value Of Banner Ads: A Uses And Gratifications Study., Ashley E. Norman

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As clickthrough rates for banner ads decrease and scrutiny toward online advertising rises, finding a way to assess the effectiveness of online advertising is becoming increasingly important. Advertising value is one theory that has been proposed as a means of determining what gratifications consumers receive from advertising. This study applies advertising value to the Web and studies how three banner ad designs – animated, static and content-specific – rate in terms of the three predictors of advertising value – information, entertainment and irritation.

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The Representation Of Male And Female Traits In High-Level And Low-Level Hiring In Public Relations., Juliana B. Frederick Jan 2003

The Representation Of Male And Female Traits In High-Level And Low-Level Hiring In Public Relations., Juliana B. Frederick

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This research is an exploration of gender role stereotyping in the advertising of jobs in public relations. The study compares the existence of male and female traits in advertisements for manager and entry level positions in the field of public relations. Gender differences in leadership styles, activities and skills listed in the job descriptions are analyzed. The samples used in the study were companies that advertised public relations jobs on the internet. The study found that employers sought male traits in advertising for managerial jobs and female traits when advertising for technician jobs. This research also shows that more companies …

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The History Of Presque Isle And The City Of Erie, Pennsylvania: A Remote Sensing Case Study., Christopher Schaney Jan 2003

The History Of Presque Isle And The City Of Erie, Pennsylvania: A Remote Sensing Case Study., Christopher Schaney

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Geomorphology of the Presque Isle peninsula in Erie, Pennsylvania is inherently unstable. Since its initial development 3,500 years before present, long shore drift has caused the peninsula to migrate east across the Long Point-Erie moraine. Erosion on the western shoreline has breached the connection of the peninsula to the mainland 4 times in the past 200 years. The harbor, created by Presque Isle, has been paramount in the development and sustained existence of industry in Erie. The natural shallow entrance to the bay was bypassed in 1827 by the construction of a deep entrance to the harbor. Success of the …

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Thermomechanical Properties Of Molybdenum Alloys With Dispersing Spinel And Magnesium Oxide Particles., Dongxiang Sun Jan 2003

Thermomechanical Properties Of Molybdenum Alloys With Dispersing Spinel And Magnesium Oxide Particles., Dongxiang Sun

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A number of silicide-based intermetallics are currently being developed for high temperature applications (>1000°C) in advanced fossil energy combustion systems. These alloys consist typically of Mo3Si, Mo5SiB2, and a molybdenum solid solution phase. The Mo5SiB2 phase is required for oxidation resistance. The ductile molybdenum solid solution phase provides toughening. However, a fundamental limitation to their practical utilization is the requirement to maintain the desired high-temperature mechanical properties while also achieving the necessary high-temperature oxidation/hot corrosion resistance. The key challenge of the alloy development is to find the right combination of good oxidation and creep resistance, together with the necessary …

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Fragm: A Blasting Fragmentation Model Of Rocks., Sergey Victorovych Zagreba Jan 2003

Fragm: A Blasting Fragmentation Model Of Rocks., Sergey Victorovych Zagreba

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Fragmentation is a major concern of any blasting operation. Information on the degree and size distribution of fragments within a blasted rock mass is essential for efficient rock loading and crushing operations. Detailed literature review shows that majority of the previous researchers estimated blast fragmentation by considering four basic variables, i.e. rock properties, explosive properties, drilling pattern and bench geometry. However, when considering the effect of burden on rock fragmentation, simplified assumptions were made and its variability along the bench height was often ignored. In reality, because of the non-uniform burden along the bench height, the actual powder factor in …

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A Normal Accident Theory-Based Complexity Assessment Methodology For Safety-Related Embedded Computer Systems., John J. Sammarco Jan 2003

A Normal Accident Theory-Based Complexity Assessment Methodology For Safety-Related Embedded Computer Systems., John J. Sammarco

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Computer-related accidents have caused injuries and fatalities in numerous applications. Normal Accident Theory (NAT) explains that these accidents are inevitable because of system complexity. Complex systems, such as computer-based systems, are highly interconnected, highly interactive, and tightly coupled. We do not have a scientific methodology to identify and quantify these complexities; specifically, NAT has not been operationalized for computer-based systems. Our research addressed this by operationalizing NAT for the system requirements of safety-related computer systems. It was theorized that there are two types of system complexity: external and internal. External complexity was characterized by three variables: system predictability, observability, and …

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Adolescent Friendship, Relationship Quality, And Delinquency: Associations With Social And Cognitive Problem-Solving Performance., Lisa Swenson Jan 2003

Adolescent Friendship, Relationship Quality, And Delinquency: Associations With Social And Cognitive Problem-Solving Performance., Lisa Swenson

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Problem-solving performance of 132 adolescents was examined to determine whether performance was affected by individual (i.e., delinquency, gender) or contextual variables (i.e., friendship, situation-specific relationship quality). A friendship nomination procedure was used to pair individuals with a same-sex friend or nonfriend. Partners discussed and generated solutions for two cognitive isolation-of-variables tasks (adapted from Azmitia & Montgomery, 1993) and four social problem vignettes (two delinquency-related and two relationship quality-related problems; adapted from Berg, 1989; Owens, 2001). Following discussion of the problems, partners were separated and completed answer sheets for each problem. Participants then completed a delinquency measure (adapted from Mak, 1993), …

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Ground Control Support Consideration For Pre-Driven Longwall Recovery Rooms., Stephen Cesare Tadolini Jan 2003

Ground Control Support Consideration For Pre-Driven Longwall Recovery Rooms., Stephen Cesare Tadolini

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Pre-driven longwall recovery rooms can be used to safely recover longwall equipment from the current coal panel. The entry is developed and supported ahead of time so that the required combinations of standing and internal supports can be installed before the longwall face approaches. The combination of the internal bolting system and the standing concrete supports are critical for the successful and safe extraction of the longwall equipment. A combined support system that is too soft or too stiff can result in excessive recovery room closures or brittle failures of the concrete crib systems. Three-Dimensional finite element models, combined with …

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Second Natures: Media, Masculinity And The Natural World In Twentieth-Century American Literature And Film., Jeanne E. Hamming Jan 2003

Second Natures: Media, Masculinity And The Natural World In Twentieth-Century American Literature And Film., Jeanne E. Hamming

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This multidisciplinary dissertation examines the cultural anxieties associated with masculine identity in relation to both technology and nature in key literary texts and contemporary films of the twentieth-century: Ray Bradbury's “The Veldt” and The Martian Chronicles, Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, James Dickey's Deliverance , Don DeLillo's White Noise, Fight Club, American Psycho, Brazil, 12 Monkeys, and Dark City. Exploring the theoretical intersections of technoculture, ecocriticism, and gender studies, this dissertation analyzes the relationship between masculine identity and nature, as it is mediated by American technoculture. This relationship is marked by a discernible cultural malaise—a sense …

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Framing The View: The *Western Landscape And Nineteenth-Century Narratives Of Expansion., Thomas P. Kinnahan Jan 2003

Framing The View: The *Western Landscape And Nineteenth-Century Narratives Of Expansion., Thomas P. Kinnahan

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This study traces the flowering of Western scientific exploration during the fifteen years following the Civil War. During these years, the empirical modes of perception and representation associated with Western exploration gained growing cultural authority and increasingly came to frame discussions of Western policy. At the same time, the systematic exploration of the West revealed the region in new and sometimes startling ways, in some cases prompting far-reaching revisions in the nation's self-perception. The stakes of these revisions became especially acute in the 1870's as the nation's frontier line flowed toward the alien landscapes of the arid West, prompting both …

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Technological Evaluation Of Mineral Sequestration Of Carbon Dioxide By Carbonation., Xinchao Wei Jan 2003

Technological Evaluation Of Mineral Sequestration Of Carbon Dioxide By Carbonation., Xinchao Wei

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Increase in CO2 emissions has led to development of various mitigation technologies for avoiding CO2 building up in the atmosphere. One of CO2 sequestration technologies is mineral sequestration, a way of permanent storage of CO2 in solid minerals. This technology attracts the attention of many investigators to study and develop various carbonation approaches. The chemistry and thermodynamic studies show that mineral carbonation reactions with silicate minerals are spontaneous and exothermic. A variety of measures are needed to enhance the carbonation kinetics. The main minerals used for mineral sequestration are serpentine and olivine, which exist in vast quantities worldwide. Implementation of …

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Computer Aided Management Of Processes (Camp) At The National Environmental Service Center., Wiselin Dhas Mathuram Jan 2003

Computer Aided Management Of Processes (Camp) At The National Environmental Service Center., Wiselin Dhas Mathuram

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All business operations, either manufacturing or service, have certain processes they follow to accomplish their goals. These processes change with time due to financial performance, emerging market opportunities, or erosion of market share and they often need to be reengineered to improve their performance. This research aims to analyze and improve the product review process at the National Environmental Service Center (NESC). A supporting organizational structure is proposed. Process improvement was conducted by employee interviews, and a database was developed to integrate information flow between departments. The new software tool facilitates the workflow and helps to track, monitor, and manage …

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Correlation And Characterization Of Water Quality And Land Use And Land Cover In The Baker's Run Watershed, West Virginia, Mid-Atlantic Region., John Allen Gillilan Jan 2003

Correlation And Characterization Of Water Quality And Land Use And Land Cover In The Baker's Run Watershed, West Virginia, Mid-Atlantic Region., John Allen Gillilan

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Water quality variables were sampled for five years in the Baker’s Run watershed, before and during construction of a segment of Appalachian Corridor H located in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. The purpose of the study was to determine if any effect from the construction could be measured and related to the cumulative change in land use and land cover. Variables sampled were turbidity, pH, conductivity, total suspend solids, alkalinity, acidity, sulfate, chloride, iron, calcium, nitrate, ammonia, phosphate, and flow. Land use/land cover was interpreted and classified from 1:24,000 digital ortho-quarter quads and correlated to changes in water quality …

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E-Commerce Uses And Gratifications And Framing Study On Media Portrayal And Perspectives Of The Retail E-Commerce Web Site Industry., Margaret R. Millero Jan 2003

E-Commerce Uses And Gratifications And Framing Study On Media Portrayal And Perspectives Of The Retail E-Commerce Web Site Industry., Margaret R. Millero

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This project examines how media framing, uses and gratifications theory and relationship marketing have all played important roles in the way the public, as well as editors, have viewed e-commerce Web sites and the virtual market place. A framing analysis was applied to major newspaper articles with the purpose of understanding how the media framed e-commerce Web sites and if the uses and gratifications e-commerce users were represented in the stories. Sixty articles were sampled from a variety of U.S. newspapers to understand how the media portray the industry. The results found an overwhelming number of representations of users’ uses …

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Effects Of Mutations Of The Iron-Sulfur Protein On The Function And Structure Of The Cytochrome Bc(1) Complex Of Yeast Mitochondria., C Edward Ebert Jan 2003

Effects Of Mutations Of The Iron-Sulfur Protein On The Function And Structure Of The Cytochrome Bc(1) Complex Of Yeast Mitochondria., C Edward Ebert

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Mutational analysis of the Rieske iron-sulfur protein (ISP) has provided useful information on how the ubiquinol:cytochrome c oxidoreductase complex functions to transfer electrons through the complex as well as transport protons from the matrix space to the intermembrane space. Mutations of amino acid residues in the conserved hinge region of ISP have resulted a general decrease of enzymatic activity by 30–70%. Recent developments in crystallography have helped show that the aqueous head region of ISP is mobile. Characterization of the hinge region mutants combined with molecular dynamics simulations of the X-ray crystal structure show that one reason for the conservation …

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A World Wide Web Broker For Specifications, Methods, And Procedures For Hot Mix Asphalt Concrete Design., Donald Edward Slater Jan 2003

A World Wide Web Broker For Specifications, Methods, And Procedures For Hot Mix Asphalt Concrete Design., Donald Edward Slater

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The asphalt paving industry in the United States of America (USA) has no readily available method for evaluating and tracking specifications, methods, and procedures (SMPs) related to hot mix asphalt concrete design. There is no automated or computer assisted way of knowing when specifications, methods, and procedures are changed, revised, replaced, reissued, or discontinued, and when new specifications, methods, and procedures are issued. The problem is linking a user with a specific specification, method, or procedure within a specific source. Evaluation, in the context of this research, applies to the consistency of the inter-relationships among specifications and is not related …

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Fictions Of Nature: Ecology, Science, And Culture In Twentieth-Century British Literature., Neal Bukeavich Jan 2003

Fictions Of Nature: Ecology, Science, And Culture In Twentieth-Century British Literature., Neal Bukeavich

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This dissertation examines twentieth-century British fiction concerned with humankind's interactions with the nonhuman world. I analyze a range of literary works, including H. G. Wells's The Food of the Gods (1903), D. H. Lawrence's The Rainbow (1915), Women in Love (1920), and Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928), John Brunner's Stand on Zanzibar (1968), Graham Swift's Waterland (1983), and J. G. Ballard's Rushing to Paradise (1994). This body of literature remains largely unexamined for its treatments of ecological issues and belongs to a national history deeply implicated in local and global environmental change. Moreover, my consideration of this literary tradition marks a …

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A Numerical Study Of Current Distribution Inside The Cathode And Electrolyte Of A Solid Oxide Fuel Cell., Suryanarayana Raju Pakalapati Jan 2003

A Numerical Study Of Current Distribution Inside The Cathode And Electrolyte Of A Solid Oxide Fuel Cell., Suryanarayana Raju Pakalapati

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Fuel cells have the potential of becoming the prime power sources in near future. They offer many advantages over conventional power generators. Fuel cells are being extensively researched where Numerical Modeling plays an increasingly important role. The present study comprises of a new modular approach to the three dimensional modeling of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC). The new approach resolves important scales and details of pertinent processes inside various SOFC components. The model calculates the spatial distributions of current, temperature and specie concentrations inside the SOFC. Simulations are performed on cathode of a SOFC showed interesting results. Also a …

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An Evaluation Of Vegetation And Wildlife Communities In Mitigation And Natural Wetlands Of West Virginia., Collins K. Balcombe Jan 2003

An Evaluation Of Vegetation And Wildlife Communities In Mitigation And Natural Wetlands Of West Virginia., Collins K. Balcombe

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The goal of this study was to evaluate the relative success of mitigation wetlands in West Virginia in supporting vegetation, invertebrate, and wildlife communities. Eleven mitigation wetlands were compared to 4 naturally occurring reference wetlands. For all vegetation species sampled, species richness (no. species/quadrat; P = 0.035), evenness (P = 0.033), and diversity (P = 0.025) were higher in mitigation than reference wetlands. Mean weighted averages per quadrat were similar between mitigation and reference wetlands (P = 0.242). Differences in vegetation composition between wetland types were reflected through ordination using Detrended Correspondence Analysis (DCA). Both mitigation and natural wetlands met …

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A Continuously Variable Power-Split Transmission In A Hybrid-Electric Sport Utility Vehicle., Miguel Mario Gomez Jan 2003

A Continuously Variable Power-Split Transmission In A Hybrid-Electric Sport Utility Vehicle., Miguel Mario Gomez

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Continuously variable transmissions (CVTs) have an infinitely variable ratio, which allows the engine to operate more time in the optimum range given an appropriate control of the engine valve throttle opening (VTO) and transmission ratio. In contrast, traditional automatic and manual transmissions have several fixed transmission ratios forcing the engine to operate outside the optimum range. Usually CVTs are used in small vehicles due to power limitations of the variable elements. Continuously variable power split transmissions (CVPST) were developed in order to reduce the fraction of power passing through the variable elements. This configuration includes a planetary gear train (PGT), …

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A Multi-Fiber Unit Cell For Prediction Of Transverse Properties In Metal Matrix Composites., Rajeev Eluripati Jan 2003

A Multi-Fiber Unit Cell For Prediction Of Transverse Properties In Metal Matrix Composites., Rajeev Eluripati

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Three-Dimensional Finite Element Unit Cell Models (UCM) have been extensively used in modeling Continuous Fiber reinforced Metal Matrix Composites (CFMMC). They are effective means to predict transverse stiffness or strength properties, as well as residual stresses that develop during the fabrication process of such materials. The boundary conditions of the unit cell are chosen so that all compatibility conditions are satisfied along its interfaces with the surrounding system of fibers and matrix. past applications of such Unit Cell Models neglect the effect of interactions with the neighboring fibers, as well as local bond stresses at the fiber-matrix interfaces. The various …

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Two-Dimensional Numerical Simulation And Design Of Fully Grouted Bolts For Underground Coal Mines., Asmaa Mohamed Yassien Jan 2003

Two-Dimensional Numerical Simulation And Design Of Fully Grouted Bolts For Underground Coal Mines., Asmaa Mohamed Yassien

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The fully grouted bolt is a passive support. It occupied the greatest portion of the annual roof bolt consumption in the U.S. There are three components of the fully grouted bolt; steel rebar (bolt), resin annulus, and rock/grout interaction. Fully grouted bolts are loaded in three ways: axial load, shear load and bending moment. Moreover, vertical shear stress is developed along the grout/rock interface. Using ABAQUS 5.8, finite element models were developed to simulate the components of the fully grouted bolt and its interaction with the surrounding roof strata. Several models were conducted in order to investigate the effect of …

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Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulation And Design Of Tensioned Roof Bolting For Underground Coal Mines., Yunqing Zhang Jan 2003

Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulation And Design Of Tensioned Roof Bolting For Underground Coal Mines., Yunqing Zhang

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Tensioned bolts work in different mechanisms from the fully grouted resin bolts and are believed to be effective for certain types of roof strata. A 3-D finite element model using ABAQUS has been developed for the tensioned bolting design. In this model, the physical process of the tensioned bolting including entry excavation sequence, roof bolting components, bolt installation procedure and pre-tension is modeled realistically. Bedding planes and in-situ horizontal stresses are also considered in the model. A case study of a well-instrumented intersection of entry/crosscut was used to compare the results from the modeling with field measurements in terms of …

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Highways Of The Mind: The Haunting Of The Superhighway From The World's Fair To The World Wide Web., Helen J. Burgess Jan 2003

Highways Of The Mind: The Haunting Of The Superhighway From The World's Fair To The World Wide Web., Helen J. Burgess

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This dissertation investigates the way in which the rhetorical construction of the highway has been haunted, first by narratives of promise and progress and then of decay and death. Highways are figured as technological wonders marking the advent of a better future in the 1939 World's Fair and the advertising campaigns of the 1950s, and then as wired-up networks of death in science fictional accounts from the 60s to the 90s. At stake in this project is the very status of metaphor in the analysis of technology. The highway is a compelling 20th-century metaphor that reveals anxieties we have about …

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The Craft And Concepts Of Interpretation: A Look At How National Park Service Interpreters Reveal And Facilitate Opportunities For Connections., Wei-Li Jasmine Chen Jan 2003

The Craft And Concepts Of Interpretation: A Look At How National Park Service Interpreters Reveal And Facilitate Opportunities For Connections., Wei-Li Jasmine Chen

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The Interpretive Development Program (IDP) of the National Park Service (NPS) develops and maintains the national standards for interpretation by providing professional development opportunities and administrating a peer review certification process of interpretive products. This study explores the little-understood phenomena of how opportunities for intellectual and emotional connections between the resource and the visitor are created by NPS interpreters. Analyzing the program content from forty-nine interpretive talks and writing examples submitted to the IDP for review from July to November of 2001, the researcher has identified four interpretive strategies interpreters used in developing opportunities for intellectual and emotional connections with …

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A New Model For The Assessment Of Nonpoint Source Pollution Using Gis And Virtual Intelligence., Seyed Razi Gaskari Jan 2003

A New Model For The Assessment Of Nonpoint Source Pollution Using Gis And Virtual Intelligence., Seyed Razi Gaskari

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Today, nonpoint source (NPS) pollution remains as the leading cause of water quality problems in the United States (USEPA, 1996). The most common NPS pollutants are sediment (i.e. total suspended solids, TSS) and nutrients (i.e. total nitrogen, TN). These wash into water bodies from agricultural land, construction sites, and other areas of disturbance. To develop the virtual non-point source assessment system (VNPSAS) model, monitoring gauges were selected for data extraction from West Virginia and also the western part of Virginia. A geographic information system (GIS) was used as a productive environment for data extraction and spatial analysis. The information for …

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The Effects Of Science Engineering Mathematics Aerospace Academy (Semaa) Participation On Engagement Rates Of Sixth- And Seventh-Grade Students In Regular Mathematics Classes., Donna R. Carr Jan 2003

The Effects Of Science Engineering Mathematics Aerospace Academy (Semaa) Participation On Engagement Rates Of Sixth- And Seventh-Grade Students In Regular Mathematics Classes., Donna R. Carr

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of participation in a short-term, co-curricular, mathematics and science program (Science Engineering Mathematics Aerospace Academy, SEMAA) on the engagement rates of sixth and seventh grade students in public school mathematics classes. The outcome variable (engagement) was measured with the Student Record of Behavior at three time intervals. A 22.3 mixed ANOVA design was utilized to investigate three main effects (participation, grade level, and time) and their primary and secondary interactions. Results reflected no discernable impact of the SEMAA program on student engagement rates. Conclusions include alignment of ancillary programs and …

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The Rescaling Of The Innu., Janice M. Hardin Jan 2003

The Rescaling Of The Innu., Janice M. Hardin

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This thesis examines the interaction between the Innu of Labrador, an indigenous people in Canada, and the state since the middle twentieth century. The changing spatiality of this interaction can be understood through the analysis of the politics of scale. The scale of Innu social practices has historically been wide-ranging and fluid. Since the 1950s, the state has been increasingly involved in development projects on the lands the Innu have traditionally occupied. The state’s solution to the unwanted presence of the Innu was to settle, and therefore rescale, them in two settlements in the 1960s. The Innu’s struggle to regain …

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Industry In Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, 1861-1865., Coral L. N. Totten Jan 2003

Industry In Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, 1861-1865., Coral L. N. Totten

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Harperís Ferry, West Virginia began its existence as a small settlement in the Northern Neck of colonial Virginia. Originally it was a point of departure for westward expansion, but due to its geographical location, the cultural background of the immigrants who settled there, and technological advancements in transportation, communication and manufacturing, it became a model of industrial development in the nineteenth century. Although it possessed all the factors necessary for continued growth, unwise land management practices, due in part to the Civil War, as well as the consequences of war itself, and technological advancements in steam power, led to the …

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