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Test-Re-Test Reliability Of Sahrmann Lower Abdominal Core Stability Test For Dii Baseball Athletes, Kelsey Quinn Dekart
Test-Re-Test Reliability Of Sahrmann Lower Abdominal Core Stability Test For Dii Baseball Athletes, Kelsey Quinn Dekart
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Context: Baseball athletes need to maintain a strong core for functional activities. The core not only transfers the energy from the hips to the throwing arm, but maintains stability and can decrease injury rates. There are several tests represented in the literature to measure core stability, but none have been advocated to use for baseball. Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability of the Sahrmann lower abdominal core stability in baseball. Design: The study was conducted as a prospective test re-test design. Setting: The testing took place at one location and only one clinician administered the …
The Germs Inside Me: Pediatric Patients' Conceptualization Of Illness And Regulation Of Emotions During Hospitalization, Sarah E. Buck
The Germs Inside Me: Pediatric Patients' Conceptualization Of Illness And Regulation Of Emotions During Hospitalization, Sarah E. Buck
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The transition into a medical setting can be difficult for children under the age of 18. Previous research has identified a child's capacity to construct accurate representations of illness, in addition to the construction and application of adaptive strategies to modify emotional arousal, as significant predictors of successful adjustment to a medical environment. Preexisting research has neglected to investigate the constructs of illness conceptualization and regulatory systems of emotions. Using a sample of 26 pediatric patients and 26 adult informants, the current study explored the complex relationship between emotional regulation and the conceptualization of illness among children, from the ages …
Mountain Top Eco-Industrial Park: An Eco-Industrial, Renewable Energy Approach For Industrial Park Development, Jing Chu
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
This project applies the concepts of industrial ecology and recreational gateway development to the redesign of an existing industrial park - Mountain Top Industrial Park in Grant County, West Virginia. The location of the existing industrial park, in close proximity to the CSX railroad and the future Corridor H expressway corridor, lends itself to eco-industrial development and may function as a touristic gateway to the region. The site is at the center of an `energy' complex: Mount Storm Power Plant and former surface mines. Extractive industries and energy production will be a theme within the design project. An Eco-Industrial Park …
Integrating The Lamodel And Armps Programs (Armps-Lam), Peng Zhang
Integrating The Lamodel And Armps Programs (Armps-Lam), Peng Zhang
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Over the years, the various versions of the ARMPS and the LaModel programs have been widely used in the U.S. coal fields. In a recent deep-cover database analysis, LaModel was found to more accurately classify a small deep-cover database than ARMPS. However, the LaModel analysis of each case study required several days to complete, as compared to a requirement of only several minutes for each ARMPS analysis. If the LaModel analysis of an ARMPS-type mine design, could be made as easily and quickly as an ARMPS analysis and calibrated against a large database, the potential exists to improve the quality …
Effects Of Culverts On Brook Trout Genetic Diversity, Darren M. Wood
Effects Of Culverts On Brook Trout Genetic Diversity, Darren M. Wood
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) are a species of concern within their native range due to a historical loss of habitat, overfishing, and stocking of non-native salmonids. Road culverts have been recognized as an additional impediment to population persistence as movement between diverse habitat types has been identified as an alternative life-history strategy to maximize spawning and growth. Brook trout were genetically analyzed using a suite of 13 microsatellite loci above 7 culverts with varying levels of passability classified through a physical protocol. While most sites were not found to have losses in genetic diversity, populations above culverts with a high …
Normal Violence: The Case Of Fighting On A College Campus, Brent Boyd
Normal Violence: The Case Of Fighting On A College Campus, Brent Boyd
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Researchers have proposed a number of theories to explain how violence becomes normalized and thereby increases the incidence of violent acts. This study explores these theories using the case of interpersonal violence on the campus of a large, Mid-Atlantic university. During the 2012-2013 academic school year, undergraduate participant observers witnessed 150 altercations, and gave detailed descriptions of when and where each altercation occurred, who was involved in them, and what consequences resulted. They also described their thoughts and feelings as they witnessed the physical altercation. Some witnesses reported experiencing fear, distress and sorrow, others experienced no adverse cognitions or emotions, …
Bending And Shear Behavior Of Pultruded Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Beams With Closed And Open Sections, Daniel Douglas Estep
Bending And Shear Behavior Of Pultruded Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Beams With Closed And Open Sections, Daniel Douglas Estep
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Several advantages, such as high strength-to-weight ratio, high stiffness, superior corrosion resistance, and high fatigue and impact resistance, among others, make FRPs an attractive alternative to conventional construction materials for use in developing new structures as well as rehabilitating in-service infrastructure. As the number of infrastructure applications using FRPs grows, the need for the development of a uniform Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) approach, including design procedures and examples, has become paramount.;Step-by-step design procedures and easy-to-use design formulas are necessary to assure the quality and safety of FRP structural systems by reducing the possibility of design and construction errors. …
Extradyadic Communication With Friends About Negative Relational Events In Romantic Relationships: Development Of A Measure And Implications For Friendship And Romantic Relationship Functioning, Jessalyn I. Vallade
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Interpersonal relationships, and the communication that takes place within them, do not exist in a vacuum (Milardo, 1982). Extant research provides much useful information about the importance of perceived network support and interference for romantic relationships, yet there is limited information regarding why and how people engage in extradyadic communication with network members when they experience negative relational events in their romantic relationships. The purpose of the current dissertation was to (a) develop and validate measures of the motives and content of romantic partners' and friends' extradyadic communication about negative relational events in romantic relationships, (b) investigate relational and partner …
A Force Sensor Array For Space Applications, Timothy L. Weadon
A Force Sensor Array For Space Applications, Timothy L. Weadon
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The need for force feedback and spatial awareness of contact in harsh environment applications, such as space servicing, has been unsatisfied due to the inability of current sensor technology to resist environmental effects. In this work, capacitive sensors based on a porous polymer-ceramic composite structure were evaluated for potential use in future operations within robotic end-effectors, withstanding temperatures ranging from -80 °C to 120 °C and forces up to 350 kPa. A thin-film design is utilized to allow for ease of embedding, allowing sensors to be implemented into exciting robotic hardware with minimal intrusion, and protecting sensors from electron bombardment, …
A Pedagogical Approach To Technique In Chopin's Preludes Op. 28, Sheila Kay Barnhart
A Pedagogical Approach To Technique In Chopin's Preludes Op. 28, Sheila Kay Barnhart
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The current project is a reference guide for using Chopin's Preludes in the applied studio to teach technique, and consists of three main components: determining the technical challenges of each prelude; categorizing each prelude by level of technical difficulty; compiling practice suggestions for successful navigation of each technique. The following technical challenges are represented throughout the set: voicing, passagework, cross-rhythms and tuplet rhythms, stretches, leaps, fingering, double notes, octaves, repeated notes, pedaling, hand coordination, hand independence. Each of these challenges is manifested in a multiple ways. While a variety of techniques are required to perform any given work, in the …
Glutamate Dysregulation In A Taup301l Mouse Model Of Alzheimer's Disease, Holly C. Hunsberger
Glutamate Dysregulation In A Taup301l Mouse Model Of Alzheimer's Disease, Holly C. Hunsberger
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Individuals at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) often exhibit neuronal network hyperexcitability, particularly in the CA3 region of the hippocampus, in the years preceding AD diagnosis, suggesting that aberrant network activity might contribute to the pathogenesis of AD. Recently, the microtubule-binding protein tau has been implicated in this hyperexcitability. Removal of tau in AD models overexpressing amyloid-beta (Abeta) or non-AD models of epilepsy decreases hyperexcitability and normalizes the excitation/inhibition imbalance. The exact mechanism by which tau produces hyperexcitability remains to be determined, but recent work suggests tau may mediate glutamatergic signaling. Glutamate is the primary excitatory neurotransmitter in the …
The Role Of Physical Appearance In The Peer Acceptance Of Emerging Adults Undergoing Chemotherapy, Megan E. Samples
The Role Of Physical Appearance In The Peer Acceptance Of Emerging Adults Undergoing Chemotherapy, Megan E. Samples
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Peer acceptance has been shown to influence the overall social development of an individual and physical appearance has been shown to be heavily influential in the overall peer acceptance of an individual. This study considered how appearing as if undergoing treatment for cancer impacted peer acceptance. A sample of 182 emerging adults (79% female; 21% male) evaluated four types of hypothetical emerging adult peers (a healthy male, a healthy female, a male who appears to be undergoing chemotherapy, and a female who appears to be undergoing chemotherapy. Results showed that the healthy female model had significantly higher peer acceptance scores …
Investigation Of Emission Characteristics During Low Temperature Combustion Using Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines, Mario Velardi
Investigation Of Emission Characteristics During Low Temperature Combustion Using Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines, Mario Velardi
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Exhaust emissions from diesel engines operating in a low temperature combustion (LTC) regime are significantly affected by fuel composition and injection strategy. The starting point of this study is a collection of data correlating injection system parameters, and fuel characteristics, to response parameters such as engine-out emissions (oxides of nitrogen (NOx), total particulate matter (TPM), carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (HC)) and brake thermal efficiency (BTE).;The purpose of this work is to develop a statistical analysis tool to assist the emission analyst in modeling problems in which a response of interest is influenced by several variables and the objective is to …
User-Generated Content And Television News, Eva M. Buchman
User-Generated Content And Television News, Eva M. Buchman
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The purpose of this master's thesis is to investigate the relationship between television news stations and user-generated content. With the technological growth our society has experienced over the last several years, user-generated content has become a popular way for television stations to gather news. This relationship was investigated through a national online survey of news directors/executive producers at television stations. Also studied were policies at television stations regarding the use of user-generated content, whether they are formal, written policies, or informal policies, to determine how user-generated content is integrated into television news broadcasts. Findings suggest that television news stations exercise …
Examining Cohabitation In Emerging Adulthood, Jenica Dawn Hughes
Examining Cohabitation In Emerging Adulthood, Jenica Dawn Hughes
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Cohabitation has been repeatedly linked to negative relationship outcomes like low levels of commitment and relationship quality, but much of the current literature has utilized older data sets from the 1980s or age ranges from emerging adulthood, young adulthood, and older adulthood in the same studies. Supported by life course theory, inertia theory, and selection effects theory, the current study examined cohabitation specifically within the years of 18-25 to explore how demographic variables might be linked to the tempo of relationship transitions and the length of relationships. Additionally, the current study explored the associations between tempo of relationship transitions and …
The Effect Of Hegemonic Masculinity In The Proportion Of Women In Post-Communist Parliaments: A Case Study Of Estonia And Poland, Anne Moreland
The Effect Of Hegemonic Masculinity In The Proportion Of Women In Post-Communist Parliaments: A Case Study Of Estonia And Poland, Anne Moreland
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The under representation of women in national parliaments is a phenomenon that plagues much of the world, with the Baltic Sea Region being no exception. Two countries, Estonia and Poland, are chosen for comparative analysis in this paper, as they possess different cultures and histories, but have similar proportion of female representation at the national level. The comparison provides insight into the situation women face in politics in two post-communist states in Central and Eastern Europe. This paper will examine the trends in the proportion of female representatives in Poland and Estonia's national parliaments in the transition from communism to …
Drawing Borders: The Political And Symbolic Importance Of The United States In The Creation Of Czechoslovakia, Samantha Borgeson
Drawing Borders: The Political And Symbolic Importance Of The United States In The Creation Of Czechoslovakia, Samantha Borgeson
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
In 2011, a statue of Woodrow Wilson, based on the original erected in 1928, was re-installed at Woodrow Wilson Train Station in the capital of the Czech Republic. The original statue commemorated Wilson's involvement in the creation of interwar Czechoslovakia, and his support for its independence. It also symbolized the democratic ideals which brought the two nations together following the Great War. Woodrow Wilson played a major part in the history and memory of Czechs during their formative years of their state following World War I, a role which has not been forgotten. Today the Wilson statue is the site …
Immune Related Gene Expression Of Parasite-Resistant Sheep During A Haemonchus Contortus Infection, Karen Nicole Sommers
Immune Related Gene Expression Of Parasite-Resistant Sheep During A Haemonchus Contortus Infection, Karen Nicole Sommers
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Gastrointestinal nematode parasitism is a top health concern for sheep producers worldwide as traditional means of treatment are becoming less effective. Haemonchus contortus is of particular interest because it feeds on blood, causing significant pathological problems in the host. Certain breeds of sheep, like St. Croix, are more naturally resistant to parasitism. However, the underlying mechanisms that result in resistance are not fully understood. The following two experiments evaluated qPCR differential gene expression during the first ten days of a challenge H. contortus infection from lymph node and abomasal tissues. Experiment 1 evaluated 24 St. Croix hair lambs and 24 …
Practical Strategies To Maximize Cockatiel Health And Broiler Chicken Performance, Amanda Leigh Foreman
Practical Strategies To Maximize Cockatiel Health And Broiler Chicken Performance, Amanda Leigh Foreman
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
There are various methods of processing avian diets. However, the two common methods of processing include grinding, batching, mixing, and feeding the resultant mash that is not thermally processed, extrusion processing, baking, and steam conditioning and pelleting. The method of processing utilized can greatly affect nutrient availability, therefore affecting the health and/or performance of the avian. The objective of the first study was to transition cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus) that were housed in a controlled experimental setting, with a standardized transition strategy, using two different commercially available cockatiel diets that were advertised as nutritionally complete. The transition strategy consisted of gradually …
Creating Liminal Spaces, Silas Brook Spellman
Creating Liminal Spaces, Silas Brook Spellman
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The work described in this thesis was completed as partial fulfillment for the Master of Fine Arts degree, West Virginia University. I describe how I work with a variety of media, tools, and materials to search for expression within the painting of the liminal space between the real and the imaginary. This document contains a description of the flexibility of the work to be displayed in various and transient formats. It also discusses how I encourage viewer participation on several levels and can place the viewer between the space represented in my art and the world we experience and perceive …
Relating Deformation Fabrics To Multiple Metamorphic Events Preserved In Metapelites Of The Belt-Purcell Supergroup In The Snow Peak Area Of Northern Idaho, Kacey Jo Largent
Relating Deformation Fabrics To Multiple Metamorphic Events Preserved In Metapelites Of The Belt-Purcell Supergroup In The Snow Peak Area Of Northern Idaho, Kacey Jo Largent
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Previous work has shown that two significant metamorphic/deformation events (M1/D1 and M2/D2) affected the metapelites of the upper Wallace Formation in the Snow Peak area of northern Idaho. This study's goal was to distinguish the effects of the two metamorphic and deformation events by studying garnet growth and structural fabrics preserved in the metapelites in the Snow Peak area. All the samples within the M1/D1 affected area have the earlier foliation (S1) as the dominant matrix foliation. S1 in these samples was overprinted by S2 which is defined by a crenulation cleavage and/or sheared strain shadows around porphyroblasts that did …
Parenting Style And Emotion Socialization Strategies As Predictors Of Children's Emotion Regulation, Nicole Nightengale
Parenting Style And Emotion Socialization Strategies As Predictors Of Children's Emotion Regulation, Nicole Nightengale
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The purpose of this study was to examine the way that parenting styles (e.g., authoritative and authoritarian parenting) and parents' emotion socialization strategies (e.g., supportive and non-supportive reactions to emotions) collectively impact children's emotion regulation. Data was collected from 51 mothers (mean age = 34.4 years) and their preschool-aged children (mean age = 3.76 years). The majority of the mothers (93.8%) and children (89.6%) were Caucasian. Mothers completed a demographic questionnaire composed of demographic questions about the mother, the father, and the preschool-aged child. Mothers also completed the Parenting Practices Questionnaire (PPQ; Robinson, Mandleco, Frost Olsen, & Hart, 2005) as …
Modeling And Analysis Of Distribution System With Demand Response And Electric Vehicles In Personal And Public Transportation, Venkata Satish Kasani
Modeling And Analysis Of Distribution System With Demand Response And Electric Vehicles In Personal And Public Transportation, Venkata Satish Kasani
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The government policies and cost benefits led to the surge in penetration of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) and Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) into both public and private sectors, challenging the electric grid's potential to maintain its stability and efficiently serve the purpose. The penetration of PHEVs brings technological advancements and environmental benefits to the traditional transportation and electrical power systems. Designing of appropriate charging methods to satisfy PHEV owners helps to improve system performance and avoid transmission and distribution system expansion.;The primary objective of this thesis is to model a coordinated charging algorithm to charge maximum number of PHEVs …
Seismic Attribute-Assisted Structure Analysis Of The Mackay Dome Transpressional System, Bighorn Basin, Southern Montana: Evidence For Reservoir Compartmentalization, Abigail Lauryn Morris
Seismic Attribute-Assisted Structure Analysis Of The Mackay Dome Transpressional System, Bighorn Basin, Southern Montana: Evidence For Reservoir Compartmentalization, Abigail Lauryn Morris
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The Mackay dome field is found in southern Montana, in the northern most section of the Bighorn basin. It is characterized by a transpressional positive flower structure that lies above the left lateral Nye-Bowler lineament. The main reservoir is the Cretaceous Greybull sandstone, which is sourced by the lower Permian Phosphoria. The reservoir has been divided into two main compartments, but complicated faulting could divide it into a more segmented reservoir. The seismic attributes most extreme curvature, variance, and ant tracking were applied to the Greybull reservoir in order to delineate bounding and segmenting faults of the reservoir. These attributes …
Compaction Behavior, Mechanical Properties, And Moisture Resistance Of Torrefied And Non-Torrefied Biomass Pellets, Tianmiao Wang
Compaction Behavior, Mechanical Properties, And Moisture Resistance Of Torrefied And Non-Torrefied Biomass Pellets, Tianmiao Wang
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Biomass properties have a potential to be improved by torrefaction, a thermal pretreatment process that removes hemicellulose. The intent in using torrefaction for biomass is to increase the carbon content and calorific value, as well as reduce the hydrophilic nature of woody-biomass. To facilitate the handling and use of torrefied biomass, densification (e.g. pelletizing) is used to compact it into standard uniform shape pellets with high density and mechanical strength. In this thesis, torrefaction as pretreatment, as well as moisture content and particle size of raw biomass materials before pelletizing were studied as parameters that may affect the biomass pellet …
Concerto For Solo Violin And Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Everett Jones
Concerto For Solo Violin And Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Everett Jones
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
The Concerto for Violin and Chamber Orchestra was composed over the period of approximately one week in September 2013. It was previewed two weeks later with soloist Taylor Giorgio and Conductor Eleanor Aban in a masterclass with guest-composer and WVU alumnus Jay Chattaway (of Star Trek fame). The piece is continuous but formally divided into three parts. The first section is in a slow to moderate tempo and fluctuates between B minor and B major (with significant chromaticism) and harmonies that never fully resolve until the end of the piece. The second section begins in a brisk compound meter, reminiscent …
From Graph Coloring To Receptor Clustering, Ye Chen
From Graph Coloring To Receptor Clustering, Ye Chen
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
1. Hued colorings for planar graphs, graphs of higher genus and K4-minor free graphs.;For integers k, r > 0, a (k,r) -coloring of a graph G is a proper coloring of the vertices of G with k colors such that every vertex v of degree d(v) is adjacent to vertices with at least min{lcub}d(v) ,r{rcub} different colors. The r-hued chromatic number, denoted by Xr (G), is the smallest integer k for which a graph G has a ( k,r)-coloring. A list assignment L of G is a function that assigns to every vertex v of G a set L(v) of positive …
A Study Of Dynamical And Emission Variabilities In Pulsars, Andrew D. Seymour
A Study Of Dynamical And Emission Variabilities In Pulsars, Andrew D. Seymour
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Pulsars are rapidly rotating highly magnetized neutron stars thought to have been formed in the core-collapse supernova of massive stars. Ever since their discovery, pulsars have shown complex behaviors. This is certainly true for their emission mechanism, which is still not fully understood. This is primarily because of the abrupt changes that appear in the pulse profile. Recent discoveries have shown that these emission changes effect the spin dynamics, particularly the spin-down rate. This indicates that pulsar emissions are even more complex than previously thought. The goal of this thesis is to apply new analysis techniques to help shed light …
Stem Cell Matrix And Cartilage Regeneration, Jingting Li
Stem Cell Matrix And Cartilage Regeneration, Jingting Li
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Cartilage defects caused by injuries of the knee affect about 900,000 Americans annually, resulting in more than 200,000 surgical procedures. Cartilage repair remains a major challenge due to its limited healing capacity. Current cell-based therapy using autologous chondrocyte implantation has been developed for decades and promising results have been observed in clinic. However, the shortage of autologous chondrocytes and their uncertain long-term effectiveness have led researchers to find alternative solutions. Stem cells from various tissues have been shown to be potential sources of chondrocytes. Among them, synovium-derived stem cells (SDSCs) have been suggested as tissue-specific stem cells for chondrogenesis. However, …
The Effects Of Accelerated Soil Acidification On Aggrading Temperate Deciduous Forests: The Fernow Experimental Forest Long Term Soil Productivity (Ltsp) Study At 13 Years, Zachariah K. Fowler
The Effects Of Accelerated Soil Acidification On Aggrading Temperate Deciduous Forests: The Fernow Experimental Forest Long Term Soil Productivity (Ltsp) Study At 13 Years, Zachariah K. Fowler
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
Many temperate forests in the Eastern US are young and have experienced decades of elevated inputs of acidic compounds from the atmosphere. As a result, I used the Fernow Experimental Forest Long Term Soil Productivity (LTSP) experiment near Parsons, WV to determine how ongoing acidic deposition may affect total ecosystem carbon (C) storage, stand level dynamics, and soil and foliar chemistry in a young regrowing temperate deciduous forest. I also assessed the potential for acidic deposition effects to cascade up into higher trophic levels through its effects on a soil invertebrate. The LTSP experiment is a randomized block design in …