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Modeling And Assessment Of Environmental Capacity, Dubai Coastal Region, United Arab Emirates, Mohammad Abdul Rahman Hassan Deshgooni

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The area investigated covers Dubai Creek in the Arabian Gulf Ten stations

Were elected for the tidy, covering the maximum fragments of the Creek. The

Assessment of environmental capacity indicated the presence of at least two

Distinct e regions along the Creek. The area located between Stations 1-3 is the

Downstream region; while the area laying between Stations 4-10 is the upstream

Region Water samples were analyzed for physico-chemical parameters (Water

Temperature, pH, salinity, Dissolved Oxygen, and Turbidity); and nutrients (Total

Nitrogen, Nitrate -nitrogen and Phosphate-phosphorus). Whereas the surface

Sediments were analyzed for: Moisture Content, Organic Carbon, and Texture

analyses; …

Incongruent Perceptions And Training Styles: The Paramedic In Conflict With The Emotionally Charged Bystander, Bram Duffee

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Incongruent perceptions can exacerbate conflict situations with emotionally charged patients, family members, and bystanders when the paramedic is providing treatment to a critical patient. This bestows the paramedic with the responsibility of not only working to save the life of the patient, but also working to resolve conflicts that may constrain medical treatment. Therefore, in these situations, paramedics must have the communication skills that allow them to provide quality patient care. This phenomenon is investigated through a native anthropologist perspective by asking paramedics to give their personal accounts of conflicts they have had with emotionally charged stakeholders when treating a …

Chip-Package Co-Design Of A Low Voltage Operational Transconductance Amplifier, Prachi Kulkarni

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The concept of chip package co-design is novel. The chip-package interaction for a low voltage operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) is described in this thesis. The effects on the stability of the OTA were studied when the compensation capacitor is placed in the package instead of on the chip. As the packages have become more sophisticated, it is possible to enhance the operation of the chip-package co-design. A detailed theoretical analysis of the transfer function of the OTA is given. Stability issues like the phase margin and the unity gain bandwidth frequency are discussed. A comparison of the specifications is made …

Visual Propaganda In Editorial Design, Jarrod Gahr

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The focus of this investigation is to determine how graphic design decision making can influence the understanding of information in news magazine articles ... this thesis will identify specific visual elements and show how the treatment of those elements can amplify or diffuse content bias.

Food Chain, Eunsoo Kim

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A descriptive narration of a project to create a 3-D computer animated film, "Food Chain," about a greedy man who lives on an island. He enslaves a bird to catch fish for him, but he catches more than he bargained for. Includes original proposal and revised story, original and revised storyboards, and color stills.

Zr-Pendent Polyimide Carbon/Glass Composites And Their Property Comparisons With The Corresponding Non Pendent Polyimide Composites, Sangeeta Nangia

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The objective of this research project is to synthesize two and three component polyimide by solution polymerization technique. Further, to synthesize four-component pendent polyimides by attaching the zirconium complex to the three component (3,4' -ODA/ODPA/MADA) polyimide backbones in presence of DCC to give the atomic oxygen resistant polyamic acid and polyimide. The synthesized zirconium complex pendent polyamic acid was characterized by Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) to investigate its formation. TLC results indicated that no free zirconium complex remain in the polymer solution. Woven glass and carbon fibres were impregnated with the polyamic acid in the ratio of 40:60 of the …

Rescue Of Embryonic Dysmorphogenesis In Diabetic Rats By Using The Antioxidant Α- Lipoic Acid, Muhaira Hamad Majed Al Ghafli

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Background:

The risk of congenital anomalies in children of diabetic mothers is three to four times that in offspring of non-diabetic mothers. The exact mechanisms of these birth defects are not known. Of the several factors suggested to contribute to embryonic maldevelopment in diabetic pregnancy, the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and subsequent disturbances to cellar defenses appears to be a plausible hypothesis. Antioxidants have been reported to rescue the embryos from being malformed in animal experiments. This study was aimed to determine if the ideal antioxidant lipoic acid would ameliorate the embryos from maternal diabetes-induced anomalies.

Methods:

Female …

Enhancement Of Bioavailability And Determination Of Some Fluoroquinolones Antibiotics; Application To U A E Market, Moza Rashed Sultan Al-Zaabi

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Chapter 1 of this thesis includes the importance of fluoroquinolones as one of the most impressive antibacterial drugs. Also, a complete picture about the selective molecules named cyclodextrins (CDs) is drawn. Such molecules are able to form inclusion complexes with a wide variety of lipophilic drugs. That is why CDs act as drug carriers through an aqueous media to the lipophilic cell membrane and delivers them to cells. Which results in enhancing the bioavailability of drugs with low aqueous solubility. Moreover, an explanation of the DNA/drug interactions is proposed. These are extremely useful in understanding the DNA sequence recognition by …

Effect Of Feeding Date Pits On Repartitioning Of Nutrients And Fertility In Rats., Ayesha Salem Al - Dhaheri

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Five isonitrogenous (23% CP) and isocaloric (2.8 Mcal/kg) diets were prepared and used in this study; two control diets (diet 1, no date pits; diet 2, no date pits + 300 mg/kg vitamin E) and three diets containing date pits (diet 3, 12.5% date pits (DP); diet 4, 12.5% DP + 300 mg/kg vitamin E; and diet 5, 25% DP). Ninety mature Wistar rats (45 females and 45 males) were used in this experiment. All animals were provided with feed and water on an ad libitum basis for 29 consecutive days. Water and feed intake were measured daily Body weights …

Interplay: Dialogue Of The Systematic And Intuitive, Amy Fox

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This thesis focuses on the congnitive activity of graphic designers, and the aim is to help the designer think about their thought developments that formulate their actions.

Images With Meaning: A Critical Study Of The Polish Poster Collection At The Rochester Institute Of Technology Archives And Special Collections, Kristin O'Loughlin

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None provided.

Medical Information Design: Empowering The Patient, Jon Benjamin-Rupp

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The goals of this project revolve aound the development of a cancer information source book that will provide an accessible resource for cancer patients upon or soon after diagnosis.

Let Sleeping Turtles Lie, Jason Jarvis

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A descriptive narration of a project to create an animation movie: Let Sleeping Turtles Lie. Includes original thesis proposal, script, original storyboard, and screen shots.

Three Stories Toward Creation, Rodrigo Gomez Claros

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A descriptive narration of a project to create a computer animated film in both 2-D and 3-D, "Three Stories toward Creation," which depicts three stages of Latin American civilization. The film consists of three episodes: Bachué, a creation myth of the Chibcha people; Broken Pot, which depicts the coming of the Conquistadors, whom many of the native peoples mistook for gods; and Cross of Gold, a symbolic sequence which represents the blending of the Spanish and native cultures. Includes original thesis proposal, storyboards, and still images from the film.

Investigation Of The Electronic And Optical Properties Of The Strained Cdte/Znte (001) Superlattices, Amna Abdulla Ahmed Al-Zarouni

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Semiconductors are distinguished among all materials by having a non-vanishing energy band gaps. They are often used in industry in the form of alloys or heterostructures in order to tailor energy gaps suitable for the desired applications. In general, semiconductor materials have broad applications in industry, ranging from micro-electronic devices, to light emitters and detectors, to laser and solar cells. In the last two decades, particular attention has been given to the II-VI semiconductor heterostructures because of their suitability as photoelectronic devices covering from the infra-red to the ultra-violet spectral ranges. The scope of this thesis belongs to the field …

Studies On Salt And Heat Stresses Tolerance Of Date Palm Plants Regenerated By Tissue Culture, Khair Tuwair Said Al-Busaidi

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This research was conducted during the period of 2001/2002 to determine the thermotolerance of date palm leaflets reproduced by tissue culture and compared that with the tolerance of offshoot for the same cultivar Rzaiz. Heat tolerance of these leaflets in the presence of high salt concentration was also determined. Tissue culture plantlets used in this investigation were at two stages of acclimatization, namely VP2 and VP3 (vitro plants under acclimation program for about 4 to 6 months and 10 months, respectively). Rzaiz offshoots attached to the mother plants were about 4 years old. The electrolyte leakage procedure was used to …

Effect Of Environmental Heat Stress On Embryonic Bone Development, Noura Musaed Al-Menhali

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Birth defects are anatomical abnormalities present at birth. The causes of birth defects are genetic, environmental and multifactorial inheritance factors. The main objective of the thesis is to determine the effects of maternal heat stress during rat pregnancy on fetal axial skeletal development and to explore some of the possible maternal and placental responses to heat stress.

Experiment one: A group of 40 Wistar pregnant rats were randomly assigned to two treatment groups, a control group (non-stressed, n = 10) heat at 21°C and a heat-stressed group kept at 41 °C (n = 30) for one hour on day 9 …

The Improvement Of Some Natural Organic Fertilizers Using Beneficial Microorganisms, Mariam Naseeb Al Hameeri

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The random uses of inorganic fertilizers in the UAE farms generate a serious threat about polluting the soil, and the environment. This motivates some researchers to find suitable alternatives, which can give a better crop yield, and at the same time become friendly to the environment.

The present study was performed to find environmentally friendly biological fertilizers to substitute or reduce the application of inorganic fertilizers. Actinomycetes, which are known to produce plant growth regulators (PGRs) were isolated from UAE soils. A total of fifty-seven actinomycetes were isolated from a cucumber rhizosphere soil at a farm in AI-Ain city. Out …

Reaching The Millennial Generation, Scott Doty

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In this thesis, author explores the relationship between emerging aesthetic and technology, and comes to a conclusion: the new technology can lead to new forms of expression and design.

The Design And Construction Of Furniture To Enhance Love Making, Martin Hahn

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Evaluation And Optimal Design Of Spectral Sensitivities For Digital Color Imaging, Shuxue Quan

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The quality of an image captured by color imaging system primarily depends on three factors: sensor spectral sensitivity, illumination and scene. While illumination is very important to be known, the sensitivity characteristics is critical to the success of imaging applications, and is necessary to be optimally designed under practical constraints. The ultimate image quality is judged subjectively by human visual system. This dissertation addresses the evaluation and optimal design of spectral sensitivity functions for digital color imaging devices. Color imaging fundamentals and device characterization are discussed in the first place. For the evaluation of spectral sensitivity functions, this dissertation concentrates …

Day In, Day Out; What Makes A Man A Man?, Justin Mcmillen

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Consists of 20 slides of the M.F.A. thesis exhibition "Day in, day out what makes a man a man? ". The thesis is intended to question how society and the family has been trained or influenced into believing what makes a man a man through a series of narrative photographs.

An Investigation Into The Sources Of Vehicle Tire Noise, John Paoff

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Noise produced by a rolling tire on pavement has plagued automakers for years due to its complexity. Tire noise is dependent on many things such as tire material, tire construction, road surface texture, etc. In this investigation, an acoustical approach to modeling tire noise is presented. Based on the mechanics of a rotating tire, acoustical models can be developed. This, along with some acoustical analysis, leads to mathematical models that one can utilize in order to predict the noise that the tire will produce. These models will provide a good basis and starting point for reduction of tire noise and …

Reconstructing The Boundary Of A Web Document, James Sweet

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Documents found on the World Wide Web (WWW) may be composed of a single web page, or several web pages that are linked together by a table of contents or some other commonly known document construct. When a document spans multiple web pages, it is often inconvenient to print or download the entire document using available tools. This thesis introduces a concept called the document boundary to facilitate representation and analysis of multi-page web documents, and suggests a two-phase approach towards automated identification of document boundaries. In the first phase, individual pages are examined to determine which links are most …

Adipocyte Specific Release Of Tumor Necrosis Factor In Response To Medicinal Plants And Synthetic Nucleosides In Vitro, Afra Sultan Saeed Al Shamsi

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Adipocytes play an important role in insulin resistance through its endocrine functions such as production of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α). Adipocyte specific TNF-α inhibits insulin receptor protein tyrosin kinase activity causing the development of type2 diabetes (NIDDM). Nucleosides trigger a variety of regulatory effects in biological systems, such as inhibiting or stimulating protein synthesis. The present study was carried to screen seven synthetic nucleosides, for their effect on TNF-α release from adipocytes in vitro. Subcutaneous adipose tissue was dissected under sterile condition and plated in 24-well dishes in a humidified CO₂-incubator in the presence or absence of …

Detoxification Of Carbonaceous Cathode Waste For The Recovery Of Usable Silicon Carbide, Khalid Jassim Ahmed Abdullah Akran

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No abstract provided.

Dancing For The Actor: A Proposal For Actor Training, Anne Marie Gay-Baradic

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Many college and universities across the United States offer programs in theater and dance. Training often exists to facilitate the actor or the dancer in becoming separate participants in a similar art. For the college actor, movement training typically incorporates traditional approaches as developed by Matthias Alexander, Tadashi Suzuki, or Sanford Meisener. Although these lessons in movement training hold merit, alternative strategies exist. The development of the Dancing/or the Actor program utilizes the principles of dance as the primary tools in actor movement training. By experiencing the components, theories, and techniques of dance, the college actor will focus on physical …

Mathematical Modeling Of Multi-Effect Thermal Vapor Compression Desalination Processes, Salem Khalfan Salem

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A mathematical model has been developed to predict the performance of any multi-effect desalination with thermal vapor compression (MED-TVC). The model consists of mass and energy balances, rate equations, correlations for film heat transfer coefficients for horizontal falling film evaporators, and correlations for physical and thermodynamic properties for saline water. The mathematical model has been coded using visual Basic and assigned the name MEDUAE.

Computer simulations were executed, using the in-house developed program (MEDUAE) and the commercial software package Evapolund using design and plant operating data of 3 different MED-TVC desalination plants in UAE. The main objectives have been to …

Imaging The Garden, Mark Leibert

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The goal of this thesis is to create a multi-media dance theater production. In addition to the theater performance, material is recontextualized in the Bevier Gallery as an installation. Documentation of the performance plays on a screen. Fragments of information supplied by the set design, video, animation, choreography and musical composition encourage layers of interpretations.

The Tension Of Gesture, Edward Atwater

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