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Museum Education: A Closer Look: Reinforcing Visual Literacy Skills Through Museum-School Collaboration, Margaret A. Wastie

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Design And Development Of A Microwave-Enhanced Diesel Soot Oxidation System, Bret Allen Rankin

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Diesel particulate matter (PM) emissions have created considerable concern because PM is a suspected carcinogen. Up to this point, improved engine and fuel system design and control schemes have made the use of diesel particulate aftertreatment systems unnecessary for most applications in the United States, but the continued decreasing trend of emissions regulations may necessitate the use of PM filters for many applications.;Many methods have been developed to generate a controlled, reliable regeneration event within PM filters, none of which have been proven to be completely successful. These methods include exhaust throttling, fuel catalysis, filter catalysis, electrical heating, and burner …

Milk Allergy/Intolerance In Infancy And Cognitive Functioning, Tina M. Yost

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This study examines the relationship between a history of milk A/I in infancy and intelligence in later childhood. Participants included 74 male and female children ages 3 years to 12 years, referred for psychological evaluation. Background information gathered from the primary caregiver included history of milk A/I in infancy. The Wechsler Scales of Intelligence provided information on the participants level of cognitive functioning. Findings were significant for both ANOVA and chi square analysis, with children in Group One (milk A/I) demonstrating lower IQ scores than children in Group Two (no milk A/I). The findings also suggest a relationship between milk …

Characterization Of Particulate Matter And Hydrocarbon Emissions From In-Use Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines, Aleksandar Djordje Bugarski

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

A continued increase in the use of diesel engines in heavy-duty vehicles, and the uncertainties about the effects of the emissions on human health have focused attention on risk assessments of exposure to the diesel exhaust. The characterization of diesel particulate matter (PM) and hydrocarbon (HC) emissions is the primary objective toward assessing potential health hazard. The dependence of DPM nature on engine/vehicle operating conditions, fuel type, different after treatment processes, and measurement process on the size resolved PM emissions was examined by operating the test engines and vehicles under steady-state and transient conditions. The regional deposition of DPM in …

Predicting Post-Disaster Adjustment After The Red River Flood: An Analysis Of Resource Loss And Pre-Flood Preventative Behaviors, Holly J. Hegstad

Theses and Dissertations

The Conservation of Resources theory postulates that individuals will act to obtain, retain, or protect those resources that are of value to them (Hobfall, 1989). Natural disasters often result in depletion of resources, the extent of which has been found to be a robust predictor of post-disaster adjustment (Freedy, Hobfall, & Ribbe, 1994; Freedy, Shaw, Jarrel, & Masters, 1992; Norris & Uhl, 1993; Smith & Freedy, 1994). Three-hundred-four victims (131 males, 171 females) of the 1997 flood of the Red River returned surveys assessing their levels of preparation, resource losses, and psychopathology 12 to 16 months after the flood. It …

Fidelity, Basic Liberties, And The Specter Of Lochner, James E. Fleming

Faculty Scholarship

I want to begin by frankly acknowledging that the group of scholars participating in the conference is more conservative than the crowd with whom I usually travel. Accordingly, at the outset, I want to say something ingratiating. Then, I will say something provocative. Here is the ingratiating part: economic liberties and property rights, like personal liberties, are fundamental rights secured by our Constitution. In fact, economic liberties and property rights are so fundamental in our constitutional scheme, and so sacred in our constitutional culture, that there is neither need nor good argument for aggressive judicial protection of them. Rather, such …

Bargaining In The Shadow Of Democracy, David Dana, Susan P. Koniak

Faculty Scholarship

The tobacco industry's gambit did not fail because Congress refused to trade its law-making authority for money. Rather, it failed, at least for the time being, because the parties could not agree on terms. Perhaps another industry (with a better public image than tobacco) will have better luck. Congress may have proved itself a difficult bargaining partner, but it has also demonstrated its willingness to negotiate. Before Congress goes any further down this path or other government entities decide they can bargain their law-making authority for money or other goods, we, as a nation, should consider the wisdom of such …

The Assault On The Global Economy, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

The global economy is under assault by a strange alliance of radical groups and several mainstream environmental organizations. The outfits from the far left are long-term opponents of the capitalist system, both at home and abroad, so their opposition to trade between nations is neither new nor newsworthy. It is surprising, however, that organizations like the Sierra Club and Friends of the Earth have joined this effort to oppose the modern economy. This paper attempts to respond to these views. Isolationist policies are a foolhardy, futile pursuit in today's interconnected, globalized economy.

Case Studies Of Organizational Evaluation In Community Foundations, Joyce Box Brown

Dissertations

Community foundations are classified as public charities (501(c) 3). They derive their funds from many donors rather than a single donor, and the board is made up of representatives from the community served. They are most often established to serve a specific geographic area. This study investigated and described how three different community foundations approach organizational evaluation— choosing proposals to fund, monitoring programs, improving programs, and assessing program impact.

The three community foundations approach evaluation not as a formal system of grant accountabilities, but as a way of systematically gathering information from various constituents for purposes of guiding important decisions. …

Systemic Environmental Analysis Of The Legal Mechanisms For Controlling Air Pollution In The Las Vegas Valley, Richard Little

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

This study examines the air pollution control structure for the Las Vegas Valley. A System Dynamics computer model was created that represents the structure of the real world system for controlling air pollution, in order to examine how the current air pollution control system might behave in the future.

What Is Your Diagnosis, Pranee Tuntivanich

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

No abstract provided.

ผลของความถี่ในการรีดเก็บน้ำเชื้อต่อคุณภาพน้ำเชื้อสุนัขไทยหลังอาน, เตือนตา ชาญศิลป์, สมชาย โอฬารกนก

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

สุนัขพ่อพันธุ์ไทยหลังอานอายุ 18- 24 เดือน จำนวน 5 ตัว ถูกรีดเก็บน้ำเชื้อด้วยการกระตุ้นด้วยนิ้วมือรวม 80 ครั้ง โดยการรีดเก็บน้ำเชื้อแบ่งเป็น 4 ช่วงเวลา ๆ ละ 20 ครั้ง คือ รีดเก็บน้ำเชื้อทุกวัน ทุก 2 วัน ทุก 3 วัน และทุก 4 วัน พบว่าช่วงเวลาของความถี่ในการรีดเก็บน้ำเชื้อมีอิทธิพลต่อคุณภาพน้ำเชื้อเกือบทุกลักษณะ (P<0.05) ยกเว้น ปริมาตร การรีดเก็บน้ำเชื้อทุก 2 วัน มีผลทำให้ความเข้มข้นของตัวอสุจิและจำนวนตัวอสุจิ / การหลั่งน้ำเชื้อมากที่สุด โดยมีค่าเฉลี่ย 0.153 ± 0.221 x 10 ตัว / มล. และ 1884.45 ± 1994.50 x 10 ตัว ตามลำดับ ส่วนความผิดปกติ ของตัวอสุจิและเปอร์เซ็นต์ตัวตายของตัวอสุจิพบน้อยที่สุดที่ช่วงเวลาการรีดเก็บน้ำเชื้อทุก 3 วัน โดยมีค่าเฉลี่ยความผิด ปกติของตัวอสุจิ และเปอร์เซ็นต์ตัวตายของตัวอสุจิเท่ากับ 6.18 ± 2.68 และ 5.20 ± 3.03% ตามลำดับ สำหรับอัตรา การเคลื่อนไหวเฉพาะตัวของตัวอสุจิ ไม่มีความแตกต่างกันทางสถิติ (P<0.05) ระหว่างการรีดเก็บทุก 2 วัน และทุก 3 วัน โดยมีค่าเฉลี่ยเท่ากับ 87.75 ± 4.72 และ 87.75 ± 4.13 % ตามลำดับ การศึกษาครั้งนี้แสดงให้เห็นว่า ช่วงเวลา ของความถี่ในการรีดเก็บน้ำเชื้อมีผลต่อคุณภาพน้ำเชื้อโดยช่วงเวลาที่เหมาะสมของความถี่ในการรีดเก็บน้ำเชื้อสุนัขไทยหลังอานคือ รีดเก็บน้ำเชื้อทุก 2-3 วัน

Ecg Ouiz, Chollada Buranakarl, Kris Angkanaporn, Phiwipa Kamonrat

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

No abstract provided.

Imagining The Future: Training Hong Kong Lawyers For The 21 St Century, David N. Smith

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

Hong Kong must commit itself now to becoming one of the leaders in legal education in Asia and the world. To do so, it must dramatically rethink the structure, process and content of legal education. This will not be easy, but it is essential if Hong Kong is to continue to serve as one of the great centres of finance, trade and technology in the world and if it is to maintain and secure a position of leadership in 21st century China and the Pacific region.

How Permanent Became Temporary In Del Monte Dunes, Michael C. Levine

Duke Law Journal

Regulatory takings are like car accidents. They fascinate us. We cannot help slowing down to look. What a disaster, we say to ourselves. We are so glad it did not happen to us. But we wonder if we could be next, We think about who is at fault, who should pay for the damages, and how it all could have been avoided in the first place And we question how the rules of the road could be improved so that such collisions in the future could be averted.

An Eclectic Model: Becoming An Effective Special Education Teacher, Dana A. Phillips

Digitized Theses and Dissertations (prior to 2008)

A portfolio submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Education in Special Education in the Department of special Education in the BagwelI College of Education of Kennesaw State University

Determination Of Vitality From A Non-Invasive Biomedical Measurement For Use In Integrated Biometric Devices, Reza Derakhshani

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Personal identification is a very important issue in today's mobile and electronically networked societies. Among the available measures, fingerprints are the oldest and most widely used. Unfortunately, it is usually possible to deceive automatic fingerprint identification systems by presenting a well-duplicated synthetic or dismembered finger. This project is one method to provide fingerprint vitality authentication in order to solve this problem. Using a sensor that is composed of an array of capacitors, this method identifies the vitality of a fingerprint by detecting a specific changing pattern over the human skin. Mapping the two-dimensional images into one-dimensional signals, two ensembles of …

Back To Nature To Beat The Blues, Shannon Leigh Kirby Lawson

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of this study was to demonstrate a reduction in depressive symptoms in nursing home residents by using a pet therapy intervention to increase levels of social support and social interaction within the nursing home facility.;The target population in this study consisted of two nursing home facilities in West Virginia. Approximately 21 subjects participated in the study. An intervention using pet therapy was conducted in the intervention facility in which certified therapy animals "visited" the residents once a week for four weeks. The control group received a delayed intervention of gospel singing once a week for four weeks after …

Explanatory Models Of Chronic Pain, Elizabeth Neely Thrush

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Chronic pain is described as pain that persists for six months or longer. This type of pain may range from dull to excruciating and may be constant or sporadic. The purpose of this study was to explore the explanatory models of individuals living in chronic pain. The study sample included twelve adults, eleven women and one man, who have been diagnosed with the chronic pain condition Fibromyalgia. Using Arthur Kleinman's explanatory models as a framework, participants were personally interviewed regarding the physical, personal, and social causes and consequences of chronic pain. In order to elicit personal explanatory models, each participant …

Performance Evaluation Of Exhaust Aftertreatment Devices Used For Emissions Control On Diesel Engines Employed In Underground Coal Mines, Daniel K. Carder

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This study was initiated to assist the WV Diesel Equipment Commission in its promulgation of initial rules, requirements, and standards governing the operation of diesel-powered equipment in underground coal mines. Four different engines and various exhaust after treatment devices that represent current levels of in-use technology were selected for performance evaluation. Both eddy-current and water-brake dynamometers were used to load the engines according to an ISO 8-Mode test cycle. Experimental emissions data, sampled from a full-flow dilution tunnel, suggests that particulate traps can reduce the mass emission rates of particulate matter (DPM) by nearly 90%, while reductions in fuel sulfur …

Potential Lethal And Sublethal Effects Of Gypsy Moth Biological Treatments On Non-Target Lepidopterans In Two Appalachian Forests, Kenneth Edward Rastall

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Eighteen 200 ha plots were established in the Monongahela National Forest (MON), Pocahontas County, West Virginia, and in the George Washington National Forest (GW), Augusta County, Virginia. From 1995 through 1998 black light traps, foliage pruning, and canvas bands were used to collect macrolepidopteran adults and larvae. During 1997 and 1998, 6 plots each were aerially treated with nucleopolyhedrosis virus (Gypchek(TM); GC) and Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki (Btk: Bt). The remaining 6 plots were left untreated (Ref). Leaf samples from Bt plots were analyzed for toxin concentrations using enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay techniques. Results indicated concentrations above 20 ng/cm2 for 90.1% …

Essays On The Political Economy Of State Government Saving And The Role Of Budget Stabilization Funds, Gary Albert Wagner

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This dissertation explores the saving behavior of state governments in the context of the ability of states to weather recessionary periods. The first chapter of the dissertation discusses the role of savings as a policy option for state decision-makers in light of the fiscal constraints facing state governments, reviews the previous literature that has examined the savings behavior of state governments, and outlines the research agenda for the dissertation. Chapter 2 provides statistics on the post-World War II savings of states to explore recent trends in their savings behavior and discusses the data employed in the dissertation. The third chapter …

Genetic Control Of Eye Development, A Case Study Focused On The Murine Mutation Belly Spot And Tail (Bst), Qing Tang

Theses and Dissertations (ETD)

Development of the eye is controlled by a network of genes, often conserved, that regulate the timing and location of cellular differentiation. One approach to understanding this network of genes and their interaction is to focus on mutations, spontaneous or induced, that predictably disrupt the proper function of such networks, and by examining the effect of such disruption on the function of other genes.

The Belly spot and tail (Bst) semi-dominant mutation, mapped to mouse Chromosome 16, leads to developmental defects of the eye, skeleton, and coat pigmentation. In the eye, the mutant phenotype is characterized by the presence of …

The Wrong Vampire, Garrett Epps

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Free Exercise, Federalism, And The States As Laboratories, Daniel O. Conkle

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Child Protection As A Judicial Burden On Religion And The Impact Of Religious Liberty Legislation, Robert J. Bruno

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Religious Liberty Protection Act: The National League Of Cities' Perspective, Susan M. Parnas

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Travelers, Reasoned Textualism, And The New Jurisprudence Of Erisa Preemption, Edward A. Zelinsky

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Rfra: A Comedy Of Necessary And Proper Errors, Eugene Gressman

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Case Against Legislative Codification Of Religious Liberty, Ira C. Lupu

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.