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Development Of A New Hydroseeding Process For Soil Stabilisation And Vegetation, Eileen T. Keane

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A variety of mechanical and chemical extraction procedures were used to produce crude alginate gels from 3 seaweed species. These viscous hydrocolloidal substances had excellent adhesive properties but did however prove phytotoxic to germinating seeds. Experimental gels were subsequently refined and germination trials were carried out to determine optimum gel types. Pilot field trials were set up to compare the 2 most favourable gels with existing commercial hydroseeding products imported from Norway and Sweden. These tests involved the use of experimental plots on loam and sand substrates with slopes of 0^, 22^ and 45^. A number of biodegradable organic substances …

The Influences Of Consumer Attitudes And Perceptions About Pesticides And Produce Quality On Technology Transfer, William Mclaren Pool

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Consumers have expressed concern about the human health and environmental consequences resulting from the use of agrichemicals by growers to produce food. This paper reports the results of a 1995 survey of consumer attitudes and perceptions about pesticides and fresh fruit and vegetable quality. While there is widespread concern about the human health hazards presented by pesticide residues in food at the time of consumption, this survey population reports greater consumer concern about environmental contamination from agrichemical use. Once familiar with the process of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), the respondents of this survey indicate they would prefer to purchase fruits …

Cross-Correlation: A Contrast Method For Studying Fetal Cardiovascular Time Series, Stacy Kalisz

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Congenital cardiac malformations are a serious health concern affecting the development of the fetal cardiovascular system. Identification of a fetus with abnormalities early in pregnancy, 10-20 weeks gestation, could assist in clinical diagnosis and be a great asset in health care. This thesis is a continuation of, and works in concert with, other research efforts conducted at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) aimed at characterizing fetal cardiovascular health through applied signal processing. This thesis utilizes cross-correlation as a technique for analyzing the cyclic variations and assessing commonalities of individual parts of fetal umbilical artery time series data. These time series …

50 Years To Justice "The Trial Of Paul Touvier", Kimberly Slack

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Rit Center For Digital Media: An Imperative For Change, James Parasole

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Development Of A Synthetic Polymer Film As A Replacement For Cellophane, Sam Chebeir

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This study evaluates the feasibility of Styrene-Butadiene, also known as SBS copolymers, as an excellent substitute for cellophane in packaging hard candy. Packaging hard candy presents an excellent potential for the plastics industry. The study will consider the problems inherently existent with cellophane, be they environmental, of a use of resources nature, or simply the physical properties. The methodology followed describes the various stages that led to the development of a product code named TA-1010, a blend of SBS copolymer and other polymers. This revolutionary product simulates the excellent packaging properties of cellophane, but without the above mentioned disadvantages. Furthermore, …

Exploring The Human Frontier, Kevin Olsson

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The primary purpose of the study is to explain using text and illustration the sexual differentiation and development of the human embryo. The thesis will explain in detail known aspects of crucial and intermediate events that occur during the development of an indifferent human embryo to a sixteen week male fetus. Specific attention will be given to molecular events that occur at week seven and the results of those processes on a gross level. It is the aim of this thesis to define and address all known and relevant aspects in a manner that enables the most complicated events to …

Comparative Study Of Some Physiological And Behavioral Responses To Feed And Water Deprivation In Camels, Sheep And Goats, Huda Mohammed Shaheen

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The aim of the study was to compare some physiological and biochemical responses in camels, sheep and goats when subjected to various periods of food and water deprivation. Another purpose of the study was to examine the feeding and drinking behaviour of dehydrated and starved animals when provided with food and water simultaneously. The study was performed at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences Farm, University of United Arab Emirates, Al-Ain.

Animals were deprived of water and food for various periods; feed and water were withheld 2, 4 or 6 days in camels and 1, 2 or 3 days for sheep …

Safer Sex, Fay Pattee

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Cary Collection Web Presentation & Digital Image Database, Cynthia Mccombe

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The Melbert Cary, Jr. Graphic Arts Collection in the Wallace Memorial Library is one of the treasures the RIT community has had available for years. For this thesis project, selected materials from the collection were scanned and made available on the Internet so people at any location can experience the rare and invaluable items the facility houses. Not only has the result of this project created an educational tool for others to use, but it also challenged the author to master web publishing while developments rapidly occur on the most powerful mass communications media to arise in decades. While the …

An Investigation Into World Wide Web Publishing With The Hypertext Markup Language, Eric Joseph Cohen

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The purpose of this thesis project was to test and to demonstrate the World Wide Web as a publishing vehicle by creating a Web presence for the School of Printing Management and Sciences. In order to reach this goal, a full understanding of the Hypertext Markup Language must first be realized. Once this is accomplished, issues regarding integration of mixed-media elements within an HTML document were investigated. Once a prototype of the HTML document was accomplished, the mixed-media elements were tested and evaluated for proper integration and contextual cohesiveness. Many issues regarding implementation of mixed-media elements, such as file size …

Goodnight Irene, Gretchen Miller-Stephan

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Effectiveness Of Sediment Control Structure : Reducing Nonpoint-Source Pollution Entering A Rural Housing Development Lake In Mercer County, Pennsylvania, Elaine K. Brenner

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For the past two decades, water quality of both natural and man-made lakes has been a major environmental concern. Numerous studies suggest that land use patterns and/or storm water runoff are major factors in nutrient loading and bacterial contamination of freshwater lakes. In 1986, the Property Owners Association at Lake Latonka in Jackson Center, Pa., installed three sediment control structures in an attempt to reduce the amount of nonpoint-source pollution entering the lake. The Association installed a fourth structure in 1988. It has yet to be determined if any improvement in the water quality has occurred due to the control …

The Effect Of Liquid Gallium On Plastics, Vivek P. Dwivedi

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As part of a joint effort by Cornell University and NJIT to find a replacement for mercury as a pressuring medium for P-V-T devices, we investigated the effect of liquid gallium on four thermoplastics: two semi-crystalline ( high density polyethylene and polypropylene ) and two amorphous ( polystyrene and polymethylmethacrylate ). Test specimens were covered with liquid gallium and held in vacuum oven at temperatures close to their melting points for up to two weeks. Change in weight after treatment with gallium was measured, along with tensile testing and particle analysis using dispersion x-ray spectroscopy. The results are compared with …

Catalytic Oxidation Of Trace Concentrations Of Trichloroethylene Over Cr2o3 And 5% Cr2o3 On ?-Al2o3, Soyoung Myung

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This research addressed the ability of Cr₂O₃ and 5% Cr₂O₃/γ-Al₂O₃ to catalytically oxidize trichioroethylene (TCE). Various types of Cr₂O₃ catalysts were compared with Pt, CuO and Fe₂O₃ which were previously tested in our laboratory. A number of sample catalysts containing 5% Cr₂O₃ on γ-Al₂O₃ were synthesized for this research. Different procedures were evaluated in the synthesis in order to find which procedure gives the most active catalyst. The oxidation of TCE was used as a diagnostic reaction to …

Factors Effecting Calcification Of Bioprosthetic Heart Valves, Sumei Yu

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Calcification is the most frequent cause of clinical dysfunction of glutaraldehyde treated bioprosthetic heart valves. In this study, we compared calcification of bioprostheses of the No-ReactTM and the conventional glutaraldehyde treated pericardium by both in-vivo and in-vitro methods, and to further delineate the role of the host's inflammatory response in implant degeneration.

In the in-vitro study, the two types of pericardial samples were placed in individual polystyrene tubes containing physiological concentrations of calcium and phosphate and incubated for 21 days at 37°C. In the in-vivo study, the two types of pericardial samples were implanted subcutaneously in rats and subsequently retrieved …

Chute Flow Experiments, Yahong Zhang

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The objective of this thesis is to study the behavior of granular materials flowing down an inclined chute using three diagnostic techniques under different chute inclination angles and chute floor conditions. The three methods are: (1) tracking the motion of single particle within the mass in a noninvasive manner using a transmitting sphere and antenna receiving system, (2) scale mass flow rate measurement, and (3) high speed camera system to obtain flow velocity measurements.

For these purposes, an experimental setup has been completed and a set experiments has been performed.

Analysis Of Cim Performance Using Different Lan Structures A Simulation Approach, Kirk Rawle

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This research illustrates a systematic procedure for modeling and performance analysis of the integration effect of communication network to the physical system. The concept is to model different layouts of Computer Integration Manufacturing (CIM) using different Local Area Network(LAN) structures. The steps to accomplish this concepts are, a) To determine the performance measures for physical layouts and the communication network, in order to obtain a performance analysis. b) Modeling the physical layout using Promodel simulation package. c) Extracting results from the outcome of the simulation of the physical layout and using this as input to the communication network simulation. d) …

Marvin's Marine Adventures, Deanna L. Scinta

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Academy Retzor: Teaching Social Skills Through Computers, Cynthia Stilwill

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Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Deborah Nowak

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Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is one of many neuromuscular diseases affect ing motor neurons and skeletal muscles. This disorder causes deterioration of the motor neurons (specifically the Anterior Horn Cells of the spinal cord). These motor neurons that control muscles are selectively destroyed resulting in varying degrees of atrophy, weakness and paralysis of the trunk and limb muscles. In this first half of the thesis report, various aspects of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, including history, anatomy/ physiology, diagnosis, theories of its function, types, characteristics, heredity, research, and treatment will be examined. A second portion of this report focuses upon both illustration …

Fundementals Of Digital Imaging, Christian Wittwer

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This thesis project shows that conventional photography and digital imaging are two visual media with very distinct differences: A conventional photograph is a human-readable information entity with an actual physical body in the form of silver clusters or color molecules embedded in gelatin. Silver halide materials have a chemical attribute and are organic, almost "living" organisms affected by heat, moisture, light and pollution, similar as we are. The actual information contained in a photographic image is always overlaid by an unwanted signal called noise. In conventional photography noise becomes visual as graininess. The amount of information in a photographic image …

A Study Of On-Demand Books Made By Pva Cold Emulsion Adhesive, Amit Sharma

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On-demand binding requires books to be printed and finished in quick turnaround time. In order to serve the on-demand binding market, the binders have the options of hot melt adhesives or cold emulsion adhesives. Cold emulsion adhesive bookbinding has been available in the industry for a long time. In the past few years, this type of binding process was more favorable as compared to hot melt because of its durability, flexibility, and strength. But the process of cold emulsion binding faced a serious drawback of curing time where the bound bookblock requires a minimum of two hrs. of curing time …

A Discussion Of The Origins Of The Issues And Subject Matter Present Within The Video 'She Used To Bake Me Cookies'., Judy Mcclenning

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"She Used To Bake Me Cookies", a seventeen minute video done as my thesis project, was the culmination of my work begun during the completion of a Master of Fine Arts Degree at the Rochester Institute of Technology. This project was the logical outgrowth of my previous life experiences in social work and law, and the progression of my photographic and video work. Moving from the problems of sexual harassment, & the pressure to conform one's behavior and appearance to a feminine ideal, I began my examination of the familial roots of the nature of feminine identity. After dealing with …

The History Of Neurosurgery, Savitha Viswanathan

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Effective Communication In Interactive Media Through Application Of Gestalt Principles, Cheryl R. Cicha

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Teapots, Frank Mckenney

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The intention of this thesis project was to begin an investigation of three dimensional form using the parameters that the utilitarian teapot imposes. Fifteen teapots were constructed for this project using refer ences from such styles as Art Deco, Memphis, and Deconstructivism. To this flavor was added from a blend of nineteen forties science fiction (old Flash Gordon comics), film animation, and sixties pop culture. Why the teapot? The making of teapots pose certain technical and aesthetic problems which engage my intellect, artistic ability, and sense of humor in a exercise that is personally fulfilling. Working in the format of …

Fences, George Elyjiw

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A New Solution To Corporate Communications: An Interactive Multimedia Annual Report, Wen Wan Teo-Wong

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Filters In Motion, Piyaluk Benjadol

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The purpose of this thesis is to create and experiment with new techniques of applying Adobe Photoshop filters both standard and plug-in to still images, and arranging them in a sequence of frames in Macromedia Director to create the effect of motion or move ment of those still images. This study will be presented as an interactive project which lets the user explore and navigate through the information provided.