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Development Of Advanced Coal Devolatilization And Secondary Pyrolysis Kinetics Models For Cfd (And Process Simulation) Codes, Kiran Pandurang Chaudhari Jan 2011

Development Of Advanced Coal Devolatilization And Secondary Pyrolysis Kinetics Models For Cfd (And Process Simulation) Codes, Kiran Pandurang Chaudhari

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Detailed kinetic expressions for the gasification of a wide variety of coals in existing Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) codes such as Multiphase Flow with Interphase Exchanges (MFIX) developed by NETL. These expressions describe the fundamental steps taking place in the gasification of coal, namely, coal devolatilization, tar-gas chemistry, soot formation and the heterogeneous and homogeneous gasification reaction along with combustion reactions. For this purpose, the data generated by PC Coal Lab (PCCL) is used to simulate the gasification of various coals in CFD codes. The CFD code of most interest is MFIX, which is used to describe the hydrodynamics, heat …

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Feature Modeling And Cluster Analysis Of Malicious Web Traffic, Ana Dimitrijevikj Jan 2011

Feature Modeling And Cluster Analysis Of Malicious Web Traffic, Ana Dimitrijevikj

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Many attackers find Web applications to be attractive targets since they are widely used and have many vulnerabilities to exploit. The goal of this thesis is to study patterns of attacker activities on typical Web based systems using four data sets collected by honeypots, each in duration of almost four months. The contributions of our work include cluster analysis and modeling the features of the malicious Web traffic. Some of our main conclusions are: (1) Features of malicious sessions, such as Number of Requests, Bytes Transferred, and Duration, follow skewed distributions, including heavy-tailed. (2) Number of requests per unique attacker …

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Treatment Techniques For Edema Reduction During The Acute Stage Of The Inflammatory Cycle: A Systematic Review, Adam D. Graham Jan 2011

Treatment Techniques For Edema Reduction During The Acute Stage Of The Inflammatory Cycle: A Systematic Review, Adam D. Graham

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Objective. To evaluate the methodological quality of edema reduction during acute injury studies found in the current literature. Data sources. Pubmed (1951--2010), MEDLINE, ScienceDirect (1995--2010), CINAHL with Full Text (1982--2010), SPORTDiscus Full Text (1800--2010), MDConsult (1980--2010), Science Direct (1940--2010), Google Scholar were searched using the terms lymphatic system, edema reduction, inflammation process individually. Second, the term lymphatic system was combined with each of the following words: injury, acute, treatment, edema, cryotherapy, electrical stimulation, compression, deep oscillation and Kinesio Tape. Third, citations were cross referenced from studies to include literature not found in the original search. Study selection. Studies were included …

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Two-Dimensional Polymer And Thin-Film Semiconductor-Based Photonic Crystals For Biosensing Applications, Bashar M. Hamza Jan 2011

Two-Dimensional Polymer And Thin-Film Semiconductor-Based Photonic Crystals For Biosensing Applications, Bashar M. Hamza

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Detecting biomolecules at very low concentrations is of a significant importance for a wide variety of applications ranging from human health to national security. A diverse class of sensing platforms utilizing the specificity of physical properties of materials and their change in the presence of target analytes has been developed. The main objective of such systems is to deliver cost-effective, ultrasensitive, and reliable sensors that can withstand noisy environments (i.e. dirty samples) with efficient operational characteristics (low power, high throughput, etc.). Optical, electrochemical, and mechanical sensors have demonstrated promising detection capabilities, which further encouraged research aimed at producing even much …

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The Effect Of Social Presence On Students' Perceived Learning And Satisfaction In Online Courses, Joseph Nyandusi Nyachae Jan 2011

The Effect Of Social Presence On Students' Perceived Learning And Satisfaction In Online Courses, Joseph Nyandusi Nyachae

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This study investigated the effects of social presence on students' perceived learning and satisfaction in online courses. The participants for this study were 81 graduate students enrolled in four special education online courses offered at a major higher education institution located in a Mid-Atlantic state. Two research questions were used to conduct the research: 1. Can we predict in a statistically significant fashion using linear regression students' perceived learning in a course based on their perceived level of social presence and number of interactive elements in the course? 2. Can we predict in a statistically significant fashion using linear regression …

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Duplicate Defect Detection, Tomi Prifti Jan 2011

Duplicate Defect Detection, Tomi Prifti

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Discovering and fixing faults is an unavoidable process in Software Engineering. It is always a good practice to document and organize fault reports. This facilitates the effectiveness of development and maintenance process. Bug Tracking Repositories, such as Bugzilla, are designed to provide fault reporting facilities for developers, testers and users of the system. Allowing anyone to contribute finding and reporting faults has an immediate impact on software quality. However, this benefit comes with one side-effect. Users often file reports that describe the same fault. This increases the triaging time spent by the maintainers. At the same time, important information required …

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Microstructural Control And Characterization Of Bi2v0.9cu0.1o5.35 (Bicuvox) Ceramics, Soheil Razmyar Jan 2011

Microstructural Control And Characterization Of Bi2v0.9cu0.1o5.35 (Bicuvox) Ceramics, Soheil Razmyar

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The widespread commercialization of solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) and solid-oxide electrolyte cells (SOECs) is primarily limited by material degradation issues related to the required high temperature operation (>800°C). Applications of stabilized zirconia based electrolytes, which are the most commonly used oxide ion conductors, have been limited to this high temperature regime due to its low oxygen ion conductivity below 800°C. Solid electrolytes made of the BIMEVOX compositional family of materials (Bi2MexV 1-xO5.5-delta where Me=Cu, Co, Mg, Ni, Fe...) exhibit high oxide ionic conductivity similar to YSZ at a low temperature (300--600°C). Among these materials copper-substituted bismuth vanadate (Bi2V0.9Cu0.1O5.35, BICUVOX), …

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Role And Contribution Of A2 Adenosine Receptors In The Regulation Of Coronary Flow, Maryam Sharifi Sanjani Jan 2011

Role And Contribution Of A2 Adenosine Receptors In The Regulation Of Coronary Flow, Maryam Sharifi Sanjani

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One out of three individuals suffer from one form of cardiovascular disease, out of which, about 6,000,000 individuals suffer from coronary heart disease. Adenosine has long been known to play a role in coronary flow (CF) regulation; however, the individual role of A2A and A2B adenosine receptors (AR) and their contribution is yet to be fully elucidated. The purpose of this study was to characterize the pharmacology of both A2 ARs in coronary arteries (CAs), in addition, to identifying their role in reactive hyperemia, and their signaling mechanisms. We hypothesized that A2 ARs mediate an increase in CF, in addition, …

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Franjo Tudjman's And Slobodan Milosevic's Operational Code And Leadership Trait Analysis, Arian Spahiu Jan 2011

Franjo Tudjman's And Slobodan Milosevic's Operational Code And Leadership Trait Analysis, Arian Spahiu

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Franjo Tudjman of Croatia and Slobodan Milosevic of Serbia played a prominent role in the Yugoslav politics and European politics during the 1990s, but the literature on them has advanced confusing interpretations of the two leaders whose political actions affected international politics. This dissertation is the first attempt at developing replicable measures of their psychological characteristics to inform our understanding of the role these two leaders played in Yugoslav and European politics. This dissertation examines the role of Tudjman's and Milosevic's psychological characteristics through at-a-distance analysis of their speeches, for Tudjman to the Croatian Parliament in the 1990s, and for …

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Associations Between Co-Parenting, Parenting Stress, And Military Deployment, Brittane L. Todd Jan 2011

Associations Between Co-Parenting, Parenting Stress, And Military Deployment, Brittane L. Todd

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The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in parenting stress and parenting alliance following a military deployment as a function of the level of co-parenting exhibited during deployment. Two co-parenting groups (high and low) were formed based on co-parenting practices during the deployment. A total of 31 participants comprised the sample (High = 16 and Low = 15) and completed the anonymous online surveys including The Co-Parenting Scale, the Parenting Alliance Measure, and the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form. The groups did not differ in the levels of parenting alliance. Additionally, the low co-parenting group did not report …

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Long-Term Performance Of Buried Pipes Under Flowable Fill And Granular Stone Backfill, Sai Bharath Kumar Varre Jan 2011

Long-Term Performance Of Buried Pipes Under Flowable Fill And Granular Stone Backfill, Sai Bharath Kumar Varre

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Underground conduits have been used to improve living standards of people since the development of civilization. Buried pipes are used in various applications such as highway drainage, sewerage and conveyance systems. Time dependent properties such as creep associated with thermoplastic (HDPE and PVC) and concrete materials may reduce the expected design life of pipes under field conditions. The objective of this research work was to examine the long term performance of buried pipes used in highway applications by using the finite element method. The variables investigated in this research include types of pipe material, pipe diameter, fill height, pipe backfill …

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Musical Persona: The Use Of Human Speech In The Music Of Steve Reich, Rachel E. Weiss Jan 2011

Musical Persona: The Use Of Human Speech In The Music Of Steve Reich, Rachel E. Weiss

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From his earliest works to his most recent ones, Steve Reich has found ways to incorporate human speech into his music. The natural melodic qualities of the human voice, which he called "speech-melody," interested him from the beginning of his musical career. In his early tape pieces, Reich manipulated recordings of human voices in order to create varied melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic patterns. Later, he used such recordings for both their melodic content and subject matter in Different Trains (1988), The Cave (1993), City Life (1995), Three Tales (2002), and WTC 9/11 (2011).;Using human speech as a foundation, Reich composed …

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Development Of Type Curves For Gas Production From Hydraulically Fractured Horizontal Wells In Unconventional Reservoirs, Faisal N. Alenezi Jan 2011

Development Of Type Curves For Gas Production From Hydraulically Fractured Horizontal Wells In Unconventional Reservoirs, Faisal N. Alenezi

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Unconventional gas reservoirs represent a long-term global source of natural gas. Hydraulic fracturing combined with horizontal drilling has turned unproductive unconventional gas reservoirs into the largest natural gas fields in the world. At the early time of production, due to lack of needed variables, using numerical models is challenging, time consuming, and expensive. Production type curves are a dependable tool for predicting the performance of gas reservoirs.;The goal of this research was to develop a simple and reliable tool to predict the performance of the production of hydraulically fractured horizontal wells in unconventional gas reservoirs. A set of production type …

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Interpretation Of Well Test Data From Two Hydraulically Communicating Reservoirs, Bander Ibrahim Al Quaimi Jan 2011

Interpretation Of Well Test Data From Two Hydraulically Communicating Reservoirs, Bander Ibrahim Al Quaimi

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Naturally fractured reservoirs (NFR) have been receiving more attention than ever since the beginning of the last decade due to various reasons. The current understanding is not sufficient to achieve a favorable recovery factor due to the complexity associated with the fracture characterization and the dynamic behavior of the fractured system. The majority of the fractured reservoirs are developed. Therefore, before proceeding into secondary or possibly tertiary recovery processes a thorough understanding must be reached to avoid undesirable results. The huge reserve volume present in fractured oil and gas reservoirs motivate engineers, researchers, and geoscientists to exert additional efforts to …

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An Epidemiological Assessment Of Lung Function Decline As A Predictor Of Morbidity And Mortality, Penelope J. Baughman Jan 2011

An Epidemiological Assessment Of Lung Function Decline As A Predictor Of Morbidity And Mortality, Penelope J. Baughman

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Excessive lung function decline is associated with increased risks of respiratory morbidity and mortality outcomes including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is a disease afflicting approximately 80 million people worldwide and as of 2002, the fifth leading cause of death. COPD is an increasing problem, with substantial increases projected in COPD deaths if there is no reduction of the causal risk factors. By 2030, COPD is projected to be the third leading cause of death worldwide, an increase mainly due to extended life expectancies and that COPD deaths occur at older ages. COPD is also largely underdiagnosed, partially due …

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Traffic Optimization For Multimodal Cooperative Networks, Krishna Jyothi Boppana Jan 2011

Traffic Optimization For Multimodal Cooperative Networks, Krishna Jyothi Boppana

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Resource allocation and traffic optimization are crucial problems in multi-traffic wireless networks as resources are scarce and the traffic is shared by multiple users. When application performance is the key concern in a network, utility is considered as a reliable metric. A lot of research has been done on capacity limits of wireless networks under some assumptions on the physics of propagation and some restrictions on the communication strategy employed by the nodes. It has been proved that due to the physical limitation that holds for any communication system, the decrease in throughput problem as wireless nodes increase in a …

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Insight Into The Cellular Alterations Required For Establishing Opportunistic Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infections, Dacie R. Bridge Jan 2011

Insight Into The Cellular Alterations Required For Establishing Opportunistic Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infections, Dacie R. Bridge

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The Gram-negative, opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) is responsible for causing disease of high morbidity and mortality in individuals who are immunocompromised, suffer from damaged epithelial barriers, and who have cystic fibrosis. However, the underlying host cell compromise that allows the establishment of Pa infections remains unknown and is of importance to the development of novel strategies that interrupt Pa infections. The type III secretion system (T3S) allows the direct translocation of bacterial effectors into the host cell cytosol, and in this study was used first, to identify host cell properties involved in the initiation of Pa infections, and then …

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Subcellular Distribution Of Apoptosis Associated Speck-Like Protein Mediates Inflammasome Assembly: A Novel Mechanism In The Regulation Of Interleukin-1beta Release, Nicole B. Bryan Jan 2011

Subcellular Distribution Of Apoptosis Associated Speck-Like Protein Mediates Inflammasome Assembly: A Novel Mechanism In The Regulation Of Interleukin-1beta Release, Nicole B. Bryan

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Inflammation is an essential component of the innate immune defense against pathogens. The process of inflammation is mediated by the rapid release of intercellular mediators, which function in the activation and recruitment of cellular components of both the innate and adaptive immune system. However, dysregulation of this process, resulting in sustained inflammation is the underlying cause of a number of common pathological conditions. These include hereditary autoinflammatory disorders, gout, arthritis, asthma, and cancer. Furthermore, IL-1beta is a key component of the tumor microenvironment, which serves to recruit tumor-associated macrophages, promote angiogenesis, enhance NF-kB activation, and suppress anti-tumor immunity. The studies …

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3d Seismic, Attribute-Assisted, Structural Interpretation For Hydrocarbon Exploration And Production: Southwest Pennsylvania, Central Appalachian Basin, Thomas Bradley Donahoe Jan 2011

3d Seismic, Attribute-Assisted, Structural Interpretation For Hydrocarbon Exploration And Production: Southwest Pennsylvania, Central Appalachian Basin, Thomas Bradley Donahoe

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High quality 3D seismic data provides critical information vital to the delineation of structural fabrics and depositional facies, and it is therefore important to the development of ideas associated with structural and facies architecture and growth history of the Appalachian foreland basin. Traditional wiggle trace imagery is limited by its dominant frequency and low signal-to-noise ratio; while conventional seismic attributes, such as instantaneous amplitude, RMS and frequency methods are not effective at defining fracture intensity and orientation and spatial and temporal relations between faults and folds which are crucial in achieving the hydrocarbon exploration objective in the basin. To overcome …

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New Methodologies For In Vitro Analysis Of Binding And Functional Activity Of Sigma Receptor Ligands, James A. Fishback Jan 2011

New Methodologies For In Vitro Analysis Of Binding And Functional Activity Of Sigma Receptor Ligands, James A. Fishback

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Sigma receptors represent a promising drug development target for a number of therapeutic indications including cancer, depression, psychostimulant abuse and stroke. To date, two subtypes of sigma receptors have been identified; sigma1 and sigma2. Their respective roles in normal physiology and in disease processes are a subject of ongoing studies. Consequently, the discovery and development of subtype specific agonist and antagonist ligands remains a key research goal. To date, no in vitro functional assay suitable for routine screening of putative sigma ligands has been reported. As a result, radioligand binding assays are used as a primary screen. Therefore, to support …

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Bioscience Laboratory: Online And Face-To-Face Laboratory Experiences In Requisite Biosciences For Nursing At A Community College, Deborah K. Folger Jan 2011

Bioscience Laboratory: Online And Face-To-Face Laboratory Experiences In Requisite Biosciences For Nursing At A Community College, Deborah K. Folger

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The purpose of this study was to analyze student perceptions of the online and face-to-face bioscience laboratory experiences in Anatomy and Physiology and Microbiology. The study took place at a community college in a rural geographic area and data were collected from associate degree seeking first and second year nursing students via a survey questionnaire and student focus groups in addition to archival enrollment and graduate data. The research study was guided by the following questions: What are nursing student perceptions concerning the impact of Anatomy and Physiology and Microbiology bioscience laboratory experiences on the transfer of knowledge to nursing …

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Predicting Child Safety: The Effect Of Custodial Grandparents' Depression, Home Safety Knowledge, And Gender., Danielle K. Nadorff Jan 2011

Predicting Child Safety: The Effect Of Custodial Grandparents' Depression, Home Safety Knowledge, And Gender., Danielle K. Nadorff

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During the past twenty years, an increasing percentage of grandparents have assumed the responsibility for raising their grandchildren, and there are currently over 2.5 million custodial grandparents in the United States (Census, 2003). Significant research has examined the effects of caregiving on custodial grandparents, and found that custodial grandparents experience decreased well-being, and report more stressors than their peers (Hayslip, Kaminski & Earnheart, 2005). One area that has not been well-examined is the effect of being raised by grandparents on grandchild well-being, particularly injury prevention. The safety of these home environments is of importance, as unintentional injury is the leading …

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Parental Influence On Physical Activity Of 7 To 9 Year Olds., Janie Marie Leary Jan 2011

Parental Influence On Physical Activity Of 7 To 9 Year Olds., Janie Marie Leary

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a minimum of 60 minutes of physical activity every day for children. These recommendations are based on the evidence that physical activity has health benefits beyond weight control. Despite these benefits, most children are not taking part in the recommended levels of physical activity. Understanding factors influencing children's physical activity is important to developing successful intervention programs. Intrapersonal and interpersonal influences were found to have the greatest impact on child physical activity. The extent to which each factor predicts physical activity as children age is less understood. Furthermore, not every developmental age …

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Modeling Of Roughness And Dissipation Of Actuated Polymer Films, Joaquin Maria Gutierrez Jan 2011

Modeling Of Roughness And Dissipation Of Actuated Polymer Films, Joaquin Maria Gutierrez

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Actuated polymer films (APF) are a novel kind of material with several possible applications (e.g., dynamic roughness for aerodynamic flow control, tactile responsive touch panels, dust mitigation systems for solar panels and other devices, and tunable hydrophobicity surfaces). The development of the required analytical and numerical tools for the design and analysis of APF's is addressed in this research.;A hyperelastic hysteretic material model (Bergstrom-Boyce) is used to model the APF. A program to calibrate the Bergstrom-Boyce material parameters from experimental data is developed using MATLABRTM. The soundness of this calibration tool is assessed using experimental data from the literature.;To calculate …

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Metabolic Syndrome And Its Associations With Psychological Distress And Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease Among Police Officers, Tara Autumn Hartley Jan 2011

Metabolic Syndrome And Its Associations With Psychological Distress And Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease Among Police Officers, Tara Autumn Hartley

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Police officers are a vital part of every community in the U.S. Officers are routinely exposed to numerous types of stressors, including traumatic events, shift work and organizational issues. The impact of this exposure can lead to chronic physical and psychological health problems. Police officers have been reported to have higher rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Previous studies have found associations between work stress and CVD, and this association may be mediated by the metabolic syndrome (MetSyn). MetSyn is a clustering of metabolic abnormalities, including abdominal obesity, hypertension, glucose intolerance and dyslipidemia, that has been associated with CVD and Type …

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Effects Of Acute And Repeated Administration Of Diazepam On Delay Discounting In Lewis And Fischer 344 Rats, Sally L. Huskinson Jan 2011

Effects Of Acute And Repeated Administration Of Diazepam On Delay Discounting In Lewis And Fischer 344 Rats, Sally L. Huskinson

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Impulsive choice is often examined using a delay-discounting procedure where choice is between two reinforcers of different magnitudes presented at varying delays. Individual discounting rates can be influenced by many factors including strain differences and drug effects. Lewis (LEW) and Fischer 344 (F344) rats have behavioral and neurochemical differences relevant to delay discounting and were used to examine effects of acute and repeated diazepam administration on impulsive choice. Consistent with previous literature, larger-reinforcer choice decreased as a function of increasing delays for all rats, and steeper discounting functions occurred for LEW relative to F344 rats. Acute and repeated diazepam administration …

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Water Gas Shift Reaction Catalysis Promoted By Selective Sorption Of Carbon Dioxide: Microreactor Experiments, Ramanjaneyulu Katta Jan 2011

Water Gas Shift Reaction Catalysis Promoted By Selective Sorption Of Carbon Dioxide: Microreactor Experiments, Ramanjaneyulu Katta

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Production of hydrogen via the water-gas shift (WGS) reaction normally requires multiple reaction steps followed by CO2 separation. However, in-situ removal of CO2 via the carbonation reaction between CaO and CO2 provides the opportunity to combine WGS and separation reactions into a single unit. Consequently, the need for heat exchangers between catalyst beds as well as the absorption and stripping units for CO2 removal can be eliminated.;In this study, a commercial high-temperature-shift (HTS) catalyst, Fe 2O3/Cr2O3/CuO is used. Calcium oxide (CaO) and calcium oxide incorporated with calcium aluminate (Ca12Al 14O33) are used as sorbents for CO2 capture. The CaO/Ca12Al14O33 sorbent …

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Vegetative Compatibility In Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, Sonia Purin Jan 2011

Vegetative Compatibility In Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, Sonia Purin

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The process of anastomosis promotes interconnectivity between hyphal branches during formation of a mycelial network and between fungal colonies. Self anastomosis involves fusion within a mycelium from a germinating spore, and this process is common in all species of fungi. Non-self anastomosis involves fusion between hyphae from different spores or colonies and allows lateral gene transfer, but this process is much rarer. Anastomosis in Ascomycota is well studied, but little is known for asexual arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in Glomeromycota. Because AMF are obligate symbionts in plant roots, studies have focused on anastomosis in asymbiotic hyphae of germinating spores. To …

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Go-Ahead Men: Yankee Westerners Test Masculine Bonds In The Early American Republic, Charlotte Cathy Rodabaugh Jan 2011

Go-Ahead Men: Yankee Westerners Test Masculine Bonds In The Early American Republic, Charlotte Cathy Rodabaugh

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Colonial New England fathers normally launched sons' careers, often aided by other male relatives. However, economic developments in the early American republic rendered sons' expectations less sure even as Americans began celebrating the concept of the self-made man and pressured young men to distinguish themselves. Even worse, they asserted that success or failure signaled more about the man than about his particular circumstances. This study delves into some close male relationships through which were negotiated these tensions between cultural expectations and reality. Scholars describe the rise of a distinctly Northern, middle-class manhood, but this project isolates how the relationships that …

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Theoretical Model Of Nurse Outcomes: Associations Among Nurse Characteristics, Psychological Empowerment, Generation, Quality Of Work Life, And Rn Job Satisfaction, Amy M. Sparks Jan 2011

Theoretical Model Of Nurse Outcomes: Associations Among Nurse Characteristics, Psychological Empowerment, Generation, Quality Of Work Life, And Rn Job Satisfaction, Amy M. Sparks

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Background: Currently, nurse researchers have yet to clearly understand all of the factors related to registered nurse job satisfaction. Ruggiero (2005) posits that 62-67% of the variance in RN job satisfaction remains unexplained in nursing literature. Nurse characteristics, generation, psychological empowerment, and quality of work life have been found to impact RN job satisfaction. The literature lacks a comprehensive conceptual framework, which theoretically links each of these influential factors to RN job satisfaction.;Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relative influence of nurses' characteristics, psychological empowerment, generation, and quality of work life on RN job satisfaction. Another …

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