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

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

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

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Art Interpretation: Constructing Meaning Through Poetic And Non-Verbal Responses., Lori A. Mcpherson Jan 2005

Art Interpretation: Constructing Meaning Through Poetic And Non-Verbal Responses., Lori A. Mcpherson

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Critical inquiry and personal response models with regard to art interpretation are composed of many forms of activities and response exercises that are both poetic and non-verbal. Students have been responding to art using critical inquiry, but there has been relatively nothing written in regard to poetic expression and non-verbal responding in the teaching of art interpretation. This project will discuss how a poetic model (the use of figurative language to form ideas about constructing personal meaning in a work of art) and a non-verbal model (creating a visual response to exemplify meaning) work together in the construction of meaning. …

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Lighting Design For Steven Dykes's "Kolonists"., Colin Mckeen Jan 2005

Lighting Design For Steven Dykes's "Kolonists"., Colin Mckeen

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This document is a record of the process involved in creating the lighting for West Virginia University’s 2004 production of Kolonists, by Stephen Dykes. The project was assigned to serve as partial fulfillment of the requirements of a Master of Fine Arts in Design and Theatre Technology, and this document completes the requirements for that degree. This thesis explains the progress of the design from its research and conceptualization to its synopsis, criticism and history of the original production, and a self-evaluation of the work. Research examples, drawings and production photos are included for visual references.

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Structural Performance Of Low-Profile Frp Composite Cellular Modules., Deepthi Punyamurthula Jan 2005

Structural Performance Of Low-Profile Frp Composite Cellular Modules., Deepthi Punyamurthula

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Fiber Reinforced Polymeric (FRP) composites are being implemented as structural elements in the bridge deck construction in lieu of conventional bridge decks. In this study a 4” thick low profile FRP bridge deck module made of E-glass fiber and vinyl ester resin, having fiber volume fraction of approximately 50% and weighing about 10 lb/ft2 was developed. The focus of this study was to evaluate the structural performance of the low-profile FRP decks and determine its adequacy under AASHTO’s HS25 loading. The bridge deck module was also tested as a beam bending element with edge-wise orientation, and was structurally evaluated. The …

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Remote Sensing Of Corridor Landscapes: A Case Study Of The National Road, Wheeling, West Virginia., Brian N. Renzella Jan 2005

Remote Sensing Of Corridor Landscapes: A Case Study Of The National Road, Wheeling, West Virginia., Brian N. Renzella

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This research is an investigation of how remote sensing can be used to supplement traditional methods of corridor management planning. Cultural resource inventory for corridor and interpretive management practices is an important component of applications for the designation of a selected route as Scenic Historic American Byways through the National Scenic Byways Program. A case study of a section of the National Road near Wheeling, West Virginia, showed that contemporary and historic aerial photography can facilitate the identification of possible impacts on a route’s historic integrity. A previously designated historic route, the National Road was America’s first federally funded interstate …

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Russia And Chechnya: The Path To War., Jason A. Roberts Jan 2005

Russia And Chechnya: The Path To War., Jason A. Roberts

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This thesis examines the causes of the 1994-1996 Chechen War by analyzing the policies of the Russian and Chechen governments between 1991 and 1994. The development of Chechen separatism in the late 1980s and the creation of a secessionist Chechen government in 1990-1991 are extensively examined. Through the use of Russian and Chechen government documents as well as contemporary reports in the Russian press, I present in detail the negotiation process between Moscow and Grozny in 1992-1994 and I examine why these negotiations failed to reach a peaceful settlement. Ultimately, I argue that the 1994-1996 Chechen War resulted from Moscow’s …

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A History Of The Letcher Guards And The Twenty-Fifth Virginia Infantry Regiment., Walter Rohrbacher Jan 2005

A History Of The Letcher Guards And The Twenty-Fifth Virginia Infantry Regiment., Walter Rohrbacher

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The American Civil War was the only fratricidal conflict in this country’s history. Families, former friends, and neighbors opposed each other with a passion and zeal never seen before or since. Nowhere was this tragedy more evident than in what is now West Virginia. Much of north central West Virginia opposed secession. Many of these counties supported remaining in the Union. Most of these counties, however, did give some support to the Confederacy. This support was usually in the form of volunteer companies sent off to war. Taylor County was one such county. The company that came out of Taylor …

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"Islam Is The Blackman's Religion": Syncretizing Islam With Black Nationalist Thought To Fulfill The Religio-Political Agenda Of The Nation Of Islam., Sultana Rahim-Barakzoy Jan 2005

"Islam Is The Blackman's Religion": Syncretizing Islam With Black Nationalist Thought To Fulfill The Religio-Political Agenda Of The Nation Of Islam., Sultana Rahim-Barakzoy

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This study intends to examine the efforts of the Nation of Islam, via its founder the "Messenger," Elijah Muhammad, in syncretizing Islamic tenets with black nationalist thought to further the religio-political agenda of the organization. Strongly influenced by Marcus Garvey's "Back to Africa" movement, the Nation of Islam coupled Garvey's political nationalism with the nationalist "Islamism" of the Moorish Science Temple movement to form its own immutable religio-political platform. The religion of Islam not only gave the black Moslems a firm religious identity, but it also represented a medium by which black Moslems could express their own originality and creativity …

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"Old England In Perfection": Historical Arguments In The Jewish Naturalization Controversy Of 1753., Philip J. Hnatkovich Jan 2005

"Old England In Perfection": Historical Arguments In The Jewish Naturalization Controversy Of 1753., Philip J. Hnatkovich

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This study explores the role of historical arguments in the pamphlets of the Jewish Naturalization Controversy of 1753. Arguments made from the basis of medieval English history were among the most common in the controversy and they are key to explaining not only the origins and outcome of the Jew Bill episode, but also the underlying religious and political assumptions of the eighteenth-century English political nation. An examination of these pamphlets suggests that the conflict was due to latent antisemitism and a distinctive form of political identity, both of which were inextricably connected with Constitutionalist traditions of history and law. …

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Gallium Nitride Growth By Rf-Plasma Assisted Molecular Bean Epitaxy: Determination Of Surface Stoichiometry By Rheed-Traxs, Annealing Of Gallium Nitride:Beryllium And The Effects Of Active Nitrogen Species, Surface Polarity, And Excess Gallium-Overpressure On High Temperature Limits., Brenda Vanmil Jan 2005

Gallium Nitride Growth By Rf-Plasma Assisted Molecular Bean Epitaxy: Determination Of Surface Stoichiometry By Rheed-Traxs, Annealing Of Gallium Nitride:Beryllium And The Effects Of Active Nitrogen Species, Surface Polarity, And Excess Gallium-Overpressure On High Temperature Limits., Brenda Vanmil

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Growth of GaN by molecular beam epitaxy is ultimately limited by thermal decomposition. Factors influencing thermal decomposition are growth species (atomic versus metastable molecular nitrogen), surface polarity (N- vs. Ga-polar), the presence of atomic hydrogen and varying Ga-overpressure. Surface polarity and growth species are the predominant influence determining the onset of thermal decomposition. Decomposition for Ga-stable Ga-polar and N-polar growth both have the same activation energy as that observed for thermal decomposition of GaN in vacuum even though N-polar growth exhibits a significant decrease in thermal decomposition rate. Decomposition may be rate-limited by desorption of surface-adsorbed Ga. Improvement in electrical …

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Finite Element Modeling Of Cells In Response To Loading: Effect Of Cytoskeleton., Chee Wui Loke Jan 2005

Finite Element Modeling Of Cells In Response To Loading: Effect Of Cytoskeleton., Chee Wui Loke

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Osteoarthritis is a type of arthritis marked by degeneration of the cartilage and bone in joints, which causes severe joint pain associated with daily activities. Articular cartilage is one of the major load bearing tissue that transfers load across joints and with synovial fluid provides a bearing surface for the diarthrodial joints. It is made up of highly specialized cells called chondrocytes that are responsible for its growth and maintenance. Mechanical loading and cell-matrix interactions have been shown experimentally to influence the biological behavior of chondrocytes. Biological behavior of the chondrocytes is important because they are highly associative with the …

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Evaluation Of An Air-To-Ratio Derived Exhaust Flow Rate For In-Use Emissions Testing., Jason D. Bolyard Jan 2005

Evaluation Of An Air-To-Ratio Derived Exhaust Flow Rate For In-Use Emissions Testing., Jason D. Bolyard

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A study was conducted to evaluate the accuracy of an air-to-fuel ratio derived exhaust flow rate for emissions testing. The Mobile Emissions Measurement System (MEMS) was developed by West Virginia University to perform in-use emissions testing for several heavy-duty diesel engine manufactures. The MEMS was modified to complete this study. A review of literature describing different on-board systems and flow measurement techniques was performed to aid in the completion of this project. Most of the exhaust flow measurement techniques require the modification of the test vehicle’s exhaust system. The air-to-fuel ratio derived exhaust flow rate only requires a probe to …

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Students' Propensity To Ask Questions: Do Cognitive Flexibility, Teacher Self-Disclosure, Student Motives To Communicate, And Affective Learning Influence Question Asking In The Classroom?, Jacob L. Cayanus Jan 2005

Students' Propensity To Ask Questions: Do Cognitive Flexibility, Teacher Self-Disclosure, Student Motives To Communicate, And Affective Learning Influence Question Asking In The Classroom?, Jacob L. Cayanus

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The goal of this study was to examine if cognitive flexibility, teacher self-disclosure, student motives to communicate and affective learning influence question asking in the classroom. Results from semi-structured interviews indicated that students ask questions for clarity, teacher behaviors, participation reasons, other students, and class size. Furthermore, cognitive flexibility and the participatory student motive to communicate predicted student question asking in the classroom. Results are discussed in relation to the classroom.

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Arylhydrazine Carcinogenesis And The Synthesis Of C8-Arylpurine Oligonucleotides: A Study Of Dna Adduct Effects On Dna Conformation And Stability., Jonathan R. Daft Jan 2005

Arylhydrazine Carcinogenesis And The Synthesis Of C8-Arylpurine Oligonucleotides: A Study Of Dna Adduct Effects On Dna Conformation And Stability., Jonathan R. Daft

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Agaricus bisporus mushrooms have been shown to be carcinogenic due to their arylhydrazine content, but the mechanism of the carcinogenesis has not been elucidated. Clues into the mechanism have been discovered in the metabolism of the arylhydrazines to arenediazonium ions and aryl radicals. Both of these compounds form DNA adducts, which may be relevant to carcinogenesis. Arenediazonium ions have been shown to activate signal transduction proteins associated with DNA damage and apoptosis. Previously, our group had shown that arenediazonium ions activate the apoptotic protein AP1. The activation of AP1 has been correlated to aryl radial generation, since the AP1 activation …

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Para-Verbal Avoidance During Public Speaking: The Relationship Between Self -Disclosure And Social Anxiety., Michael F. Detweiler Jan 2005

Para-Verbal Avoidance During Public Speaking: The Relationship Between Self -Disclosure And Social Anxiety., Michael F. Detweiler

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Unlike dyadic conversation where the social burden of conversation can be shared, the quantity and quality of speech produced during a public speaking challenge is primarily dependent upon the speaker. This study examined whether differences in disclosure patterns reflect a form of subtle avoidance during public speaking challenges. Termed para-verbal avoidance, it was hypothesized individuals with increased anxiety would refrain from talking about themselves for fear of revealing potentially embarrassing personal information. Also, it was proposed individuals with increased anxiety would avoid discussing subjective information, as it can be debated by others and used as the basis for forming a …

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The Train Kiln: Preparation, Construction And Firing., Scott Darwin Cornish Jan 2005

The Train Kiln: Preparation, Construction And Firing., Scott Darwin Cornish

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My thesis is a documentation of the building and firing of a special type of wood kiln called a train kiln, or coffin kiln. I designed the kiln using the materials that were available to me at little or no cost. My goal in this project was to design and build an efficient, user-friendly kiln, which produces unique results on fired work. Included in this thesis is documentation of the building, loading and firing of the kiln, as well as material and tool lists, kiln specifications, and a firing schedule.

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An Acting Process Analysis And Record Of The Wvu 2004 Production Of "Kolonists" With A Focus On The Character Alexei., Marc Louis Friedman Jan 2005

An Acting Process Analysis And Record Of The Wvu 2004 Production Of "Kolonists" With A Focus On The Character Alexei., Marc Louis Friedman

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An exploration of the acting process in the play Kolonists by Stephen Dykes, focusing on the character Alexei, with special examination of the socio-political context in post-Soviet Estonia, actor/character choices, and ensemble dynamics.

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The Role Of Cognitive Factors In The Development Of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder., Lisa B. Greene Jan 2005

The Role Of Cognitive Factors In The Development Of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder., Lisa B. Greene

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The present study examined the relation between the development of PTSD and coping, posttraumatic cognitions, resilience, spirituality, and religiosity. A total of 91 participants (out of 304 screened) were divided into three groups—Control, Trauma Exposed, and PTSD. Participants completed the Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale (PDS), Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WOCQ), Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI), ConnorDavidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), Spiritual Involvement and Beliefs Scale (SIBS), and Religiosity Measures Questionnaire (RMQ). Results indicated that the Trauma Exposed group scored the lowest on the Self-Controlling, Accepting Responsibility, and Escape-Avoidance subscales of the WOCQ while the PTSD group scored the highest. Additionally, the Trauma …

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Aterf4 And Aterf7 Are Involved In The Abscisic Acid Signaling Response In Arabidopsis., Zhen Yang Jan 2005

Aterf4 And Aterf7 Are Involved In The Abscisic Acid Signaling Response In Arabidopsis., Zhen Yang

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ERFs (ethylene-responsive element binding factors) belong to a large family of transcription factors that are found exclusively in plants. A small subfamily of ERF proteins can act as transcriptional repressors. The Arabidopsis genome contains eight ERF repressors, namely AtERF3, AtERF4, AtERF7, AtERF8, AtERF9, AtERF10, AtERF11, and AtERF12. The different ERF repressors show differential expression, suggesting that they may have different function. The expression of AtERF4 can be induced by ethylene, jasmonic acid, or abscisic acid. AtERF7 can be induced by abscisic acid only. Using a transient expression system, we demonstrated that AtERF4 and AtERF7 can function as transcriptional repressors. By …

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Gallium Nitride Light-Emitting Diodes And A Study Of Etching Techniques, Smiti Bhattacharya Jan 2005

Gallium Nitride Light-Emitting Diodes And A Study Of Etching Techniques, Smiti Bhattacharya

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In the recent years Light Emitting Diodes of impressive longevity and high efficiency have been produced. Gallium Nitride in particular is used in the manufacture of Blue Light Emitting Diodes because it is a direct band gap semiconductor which can be alloyed with AlN and InN allowing band gap energies to range from 1.9eV to 6.2eV, which allows the emission of short wavelengths like that of blue light. A new structure for a GaN blue LED has been proposed. The difficulty faced in wet etching GaN resulted in the study of viable dry etching techniques. This study has looked into …

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The Effects Of Postindustrial Employment Configurations On Father-Child Involvement In Urban Fragile Families, Michael G. Cina Jan 2005

The Effects Of Postindustrial Employment Configurations On Father-Child Involvement In Urban Fragile Families, Michael G. Cina

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Research shows that many inner city fathers work a variety of jobs to make a living for themselves and their families. While some fathers work in traditional jobs that are regulated and taxed, others generate income "off-the-books" or through illegal work called "hustles." This thesis uses data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study to assess the impact of hours worked in regular jobs, off-the-books ventures, and illicit hustles on fathers' involvement with their eighteen-month old child. The regression results show that fathers who spend increasing hours hustling tend to be less involved with their children than fathers who …

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Effects Of Heating, Breathing, Hair Style, Posture, And Air Velocity On Breathing Zone Concentrations For An Anthropometrically-Correct Manikin In A Wind Tunnel, Waleed Mahmoud Elnahas Jan 2005

Effects Of Heating, Breathing, Hair Style, Posture, And Air Velocity On Breathing Zone Concentrations For An Anthropometrically-Correct Manikin In A Wind Tunnel, Waleed Mahmoud Elnahas

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Ethanol concentrations were measured on an anthropometrically correct, heated, breathing manikin holding a source in its hands at waist height while both sitting and standing in a wind tunnel. The manikin was oriented with its back to the cross draft velocity. Sampling probes were placed at the manikin's mouth, nose, forehead, neck, both collars, center chest and both lapels. Samples were taken from each probe concurrently for 15 minutes by drawing air at 0.15 L/min into separate Teflon(TM) bags using separate sampling lines. The work was divided into two studies each having factorial study designs and two replications of each …

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Development Of A Transparent Indenter Measurement System And Indentation Analysis For Material Mechanical Property Evaluation, Chuanyu Feng Jan 2005

Development Of A Transparent Indenter Measurement System And Indentation Analysis For Material Mechanical Property Evaluation, Chuanyu Feng

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Since Tabor showed the application of the spherical indentation approach to obtain material post-yielding true stress-strain curves, the indentation technique has been investigated to determine mechanical properties besides hardness measurement. With the development of various thin film materials, depth-sensing indentation is often applied to evaluate mechanical properties of thin film materials. However, indentation testing is a complicated mechanical process and analytical solutions are difficult to obtain. As a result, much of the understanding of the indentation process has been acquired through experiments and finite element simulations. Thus accurate measurement of indentation parameters is critical in the determination of surface mechanical …

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The Emergence And Decline Of The Delaware Indian Nation In Western Pennsylvania And The Ohio Country, 1730--1795, Richard S. Grimes Jan 2005

The Emergence And Decline Of The Delaware Indian Nation In Western Pennsylvania And The Ohio Country, 1730--1795, Richard S. Grimes

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Many past and current generations of historians, anthropologists, and literary writers have acknowledged the existence of a Delaware Indian nation. They, however, have failed to thoroughly understand or address the historical and cultural dynamics that contributed to both the formation and quick decline of this Indian nation. This multidisciplinary study includes the oral traditions and oratory of Delaware Indians, the observances of Moravian missionaries and colonial-revolutionary officials, and contemporary anthropological and historical sources, to construct the building of the Delaware nation during the eighteenth century.;Once decentralized and living in the Delaware River watershed, three phratries or animal tribes (Turtle, Turkey, …

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Models And Protocols For Evaluation Of Fingerprint Sensors, Gaurav Gupta Jan 2005

Models And Protocols For Evaluation Of Fingerprint Sensors, Gaurav Gupta

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Generic and repeatable testing protocols that can be applied to any biometric system are essential for the development of standards in biometric system testing. The purpose of this thesis is to summarize the current understanding in the biometrics community of the best scientific practices for conducting technical performance testing for purposes of field performance estimation. The thesis identifies various scenarios affecting the performance of a general fingerprint recognition system and compares the performance of an optical and capacitive sensor in these scenarios using the developed protocols. Modeling of these performance characteristics is done in order to predict the performance of …

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Heat Shock Protein 70 As An Indicator Of Toxic Heavy Metal Exposure And Oxidative Stress In The Serum Of Asymptomatic Shipyard Welders, Sung Gu Han Jan 2005

Heat Shock Protein 70 As An Indicator Of Toxic Heavy Metal Exposure And Oxidative Stress In The Serum Of Asymptomatic Shipyard Welders, Sung Gu Han

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Heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) expression has been reported to be a sensitive biomarker of cell stress. Arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), vanadium (V), and manganese (Mn) are widely used and exposure to these metals is associated with the development of pulmonary disease. Our data showed that exposure to these metals resulted in a significant increase in cytotoxicity, apoptosis, and generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in a human bronchial cell line, BEAS-2B. However, increased Hsp70 expression was observed only in cells exposed to As, Cd, and Hg. To correlate changes associated with Hsp70 overexpression, …

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Graph Algorithms For The Haplotyping Problem, Yunkai Liu Jan 2005

Graph Algorithms For The Haplotyping Problem, Yunkai Liu

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Evidence from investigations of genetic differences among human beings shows that genetic diseases are often the results of genetic mutations. The most common form of these mutations is single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). A complete map of all SNPs in the human genome will be extremely valuable for studying the relationships between specific haplotypes and specific genetic diseases. Some recent discoveries show that the DNA sequence of human beings can be partitioned into long blocks where genetic recombination has been rare. Then, inferring both haplotypes from chromosome sequences is a biologically meaningful research topic, which has compounded mathematical and computational problems.;We …

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Amending Subsoil With Composted Poultry Litter: Effects On Soil Physical And Chemical Properties, Turfgrass Establishment And Weed Pressure, Mili Mandal Jan 2005

Amending Subsoil With Composted Poultry Litter: Effects On Soil Physical And Chemical Properties, Turfgrass Establishment And Weed Pressure, Mili Mandal

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Experiments were established in fall 2003 at West Virginia University to evaluate the effects of incorporation of composted poultry litter (CPL) on subsoil physical and chemical properties, Kentucky bluegrass ( Poa Pratensis L.) establishment, root depth, and weed pressure. Twenty cm of topsoil was removed and CPL was incorporated to a depth of 12.7 cm at 10%, 20%, and 40% v/v prior to seeding or sodding. Composted plots were compared to N-fertilized (454 Kg ha-1) and control plots. Positive linear increases in total water content (thetaT), organic matter, pH, and CEC were observed following compost incorporation with a decrease in …

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