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Isolation Of Curcumin From Tumeric, Ram Mohan, Andrew Anderson, Matthew Mitchell

Scholarship

No abstract provided.

The Discovery-Oriented Approach To Organic Chemistry. 3. Boron-Trifluoride Catalyzed Rearrangement Of Cis- And Trans-Stilbene Oxides. An Exercise In 1H Nmr Spectroscopy For Sophomore Organic Laboratories, Ram Mohan, Erik Sgariglia, Regina Schopp, Kostas Gavardinas

Scholarship

Epoxides, or oxiranes, are among the most versatile intermediates in organic synthesis. Yet very few examples of laboratory experiments involving reactions of epoxides are to be found in lab texts. We have developed a discovery-oriented laboratory experiment that involves the rearrangement of both cis- and trans-stilbene oxides with boron trifluoride etherate. The identity of the product can be easily determined by ¹H NMR spectroscopy and, in case of the trans isomer, by preparation of the semicarbazone derivative as well. In spite of the simplicity of the experiment, the element of discovery ensures that student interest and enthusiasm are retained.

Gendered Communication Among Second Generation Danish Americans In The "Blair Church:" A Study In Progress, John Mark Nielsen

The Bridge

I am not nor do I pretend to be an expert on gendered communication or feminist criticism. I have, however, used Carol Gilligan's In A Different Voice and Deborah Tannen's You Just Don't Understand in classes with good results.1 While students differ in their responses, these works are accessible to many and have inspired good discussion about how gender may affect decision-making and impact the way messages are sent and received. Additionally, I have found writings by Peggy McIntosh, Carol Smith-Rosenberg, and Barbara Welter helpful in exploring and thinking about the writings of American women writers of the pre-Civil War …

Bulletin Of Yale University School Of Nursing 2000-2001, Yale School Of Nursing

Yale School of Nursing Bulletins and Catalogues

Series 96, Number 14

September 1, 2000

A Study Of Topographic Rossby Waves In The Mid-Atlantic Bight And Their Possible Coupling To Gulf Stream Meanders, Oleg G. Logoutov

Open Access Master's Theses

Topographic Rossby Waves (TRWs) have been shown to be strikingly energetic and persistent in the Mid-Atlantic Bight, and a mounting observational evidence suggests that they might couple to the Gulf Stream (GS) in the region off Cape Hatteras, affecting GS meander development processes. This thesis presents a detailed study of TRW properties from a quasi-geostrophic (QG) framework with an aim to address the problem of TRW-Gulf Stream coupling.

First, a quasi-geostrophic theory is employed to find the dispersion properties of TRWs off Cape Hatteras, in the absence of a mean flow. A new tool is developed which allows to determine …

Center For The Advancement Of Teaching Annual Report, 1999-2000, Illinois State University, Center For The Advancement Of Teaching

Annual Reports - Center for Integrated Professional Development

Annual report of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching at Illinois State University

Of Equity, Continuation And The De Facto Merger Doctrine: Reflections On Mississippi Law And Successor Liability, Cecile C. Edwards

MC Law Review

Mississippi Focus

Analysis Of Remote Sensing Data For Development Of I/M Program Evaluation Protocols, Sajal S. Pokharel, Gary A. Bishop, Donald H. Stedman

Fuel Efficiency Automobile Test Publications

No abstract provided.

National Political Influence And The Catholic Church, Jennifer Nash '00

Honors Projects

Previous literature has focused on the political importance ofthe Catholic Church within democratic transitions, while little research has followed the role ofthe Church in post transitional settings. The present research acknowledges a marked variation in the political influence among the national Churches of Poland, Brazil, Hungary and Spain following the institution of democracy. Within the national context, the Church's religious mission, the association ofthe Church with the former regime and the influence of the International Catholic Church emerge as explanatory factors.

Hasidism: A Study Of An American Religious Movement, Jessica L. Munds '00

Undergraduate Review

No abstract provided.

Are Adam And Eve Growing Old? Fertility Leitmotif In Ulysses, Tim Mealiff '00

Undergraduate Review

No abstract provided.

Deliverance: A Study Of Medicaid And Managed Care, Amy Ragland '00

Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research

From 1989 to 1992, the increases in Medicaid spending were the largest since the program began in. Enrollment in Medicaid by AFDC families grew from 3.8 million in 1990 to 4.4 million in 1992, almost a nine percent annual increase. During this period, states were also experiencing the ffects of a nationwide recession. Rapidly rising expenditure levels stretched revenue streams to their limits.

Loneliness And Self-Esteem At Different Levels Of The Self, Kiley L. Bednar '00

Honors Projects

Loneliness is proposed to have three dimensions: isolation, connectedness, and belongingness (Hawkley, et aI., 1999). In an extension of the work by Hawkley and colleagues (1999), these levels are hypothesized to be a function of three unique aspects of self: personal, relational, and collective. Brewer (1996) proposed that self-esteem is experienced differently at each level of self. Personal self-esteem is how a person feels about himself or herself based on his or her individual traits and characteristics. Relational self-esteem is based on whether a person believes that he or she exhibits appropriate behavior in a one-on-one relationship. Collective self-esteem is …

A Brief Biography Of Professor L.C. Hsu (Lizhi Xu), Tian-Xiao He

Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Pid Compensation Of Time Delayed Processes: A Survey, Aidan O'Dwyer

Conference papers

An extensive literature exists on the PID compensation of time delayed processes. It is possible to identify themes that are common to many of the available techniques. The intention of the paper is to provide a framework against which the literature may be viewed.

The Story Of The Dublin Institute Of Technology, Thomas Duff, Joe Hegarty, Matthew Hussey

Books

The Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) was statutorily established as an autonomous institution on 1 January 1993, under the Dublin Instute of Technology Act (1992). It was constituted from the six higher education colleges of the City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee. This book describes the evolution and accomplishments of the Institute from its beginnings 113 years ago, and includes its rapid academic developments over the past thirty years. The DIT is now a multi-level higher education institution with the largest enrolment of all the higher education institutions in the state - about 22,000 (10,500 full-time students, 4,000 apprentices and …

Two Aspects Of Law And Theory, Ronald J. Allen

San Diego Law Review

In the last quarter of the twentieth century, there was much ado about law and theory, or the relationship between law and theory, or legal theory, phrases that I take to be synonymous, two aspects of which I want to discuss briefly today. With an introductory sentence like that, the normal expectation would be that the next sentence would somehow work in the phrase "about nothing," and, not wanting to be unpredictable, thus casting doubt on somebody's behavioral theory, I will fulfill this expectation by saying that a fair amount of the ado about legal theory was indeed about nothing. …

Rsd Versus Im240 Fleet Average Correlations, Sajal S. Pokharel, Donald H. Stedman, Gary A. Bishop

Fuel Efficiency Automobile Test Publications

No abstract provided.

Modelling, Testing And Design, Of A Surface Piercing Propeller Drive, Peter Kevin Dyson

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics Theses

Surface Piercing Propellers (SPPs) are used for high speed vessels in order to avoid the high appendage drag and cavitation problems associated with conventional propellers. The set of forces to which they are subjected is far more complex and demanding than conventional propellers. Not only are the forces much increased, but each goes through large transients as successive blades pass through the water. This project has endeavoured to improve the techniques and data available to the designer, giving more confidence in the design of the shaft and bearing system. Performance data has been measured on model propellers including both mean …

Electronic Control Of Torque Ripple In Brushless Motors, Peter Franz Kocybik

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics Theses

Brushless motors are increasingly popular because of their high power density, torque to inertia ratio and high efficiency. However an operational characteristic is the occurrence of torque ripple at low speeds. For demanding direct drive applications like machine tools, robot arms or aerospace applications it is necessary to reduce the level of torque ripple. This thesis presents an in depth investigation into the production and nature of torque ripple in brushless machines. Different torque ripple reduction strategies are evaluated and one reduction strategy using Park's transform as a tool is identified as the promising strategy. The unified machine theory is …

Understanding Dependency And Passivity: Reactive Behavior Patterns In Writing Centers, Beth Rapp Young, Emily Dziuban

The Writing Center Journal

No abstract provided.

Some Millennial Thoughts About The Future Of Writing Centers, Lisa Ede, Andrea Lunsford

The Writing Center Journal

No abstract provided.

Review: Administrative Problem-Solving For Writing Programs And Writing Centers, Alice M. Gillam

The Writing Center Journal

No abstract provided.

Development Of A Quality Control Procedure For Force Platforms, Jacinta Browne, Neil O'Hare

Articles

A force platform is a technical method of quantitatively assessing balance indirectly. The use of force platforms in physiotherapy departments has become more prominent over the last few years. However, the main drawback in the use of force platforms is the lack of comprehensive calibration procedures, which casts doubt on the results obtained with these systems. Existing calibration tests are limited to testing the spatial accuracy of the force platform. This paper describes a comprehensive quality control test procedure which was developed. It is proposed that the developed quality control test procedure could be used to test all types of …

Development Of A Novel Method For Assessing Balance: The Quantitative Posturography System, Jacinta Browne, Neil O'Hare

Articles

Balance is the ability to maintain equilibrium while sitting or standing. There are a number of different methods, which are used to assess balance: technical methods such as Sway Magnetometry, Ataxia Meter and Force Platforms and clinical methods such as Functional Reach Test, Berg Balance Test and Fall Risk Index. The most frequently used technical method is the force platform. There are two types of Force Platform a static and a dynamic Force Platform of which the dynamic Force Platform has been found to be more sensitive at detecting impaired balance. The Quantitative Posturography System (QPS) described in this paper …

A Scene Similarity Metric For Matching Configurations Of Image Objects, James Carswell

Articles

This paper proposes a novel solution to querying image databases by matching raster features to imagery completely in the raster/spatial domain using the shape of single features together with their spatial relations as the matching primitives. The core feature-based matching module combines a revised least-squares matching algorithm, to accomplish the matching process on binary images, with a unique implementation of a feature library that organizes and links query objects with their images in the database, thus enabling fast and efficient real-time retrieval of relevant imagery. The purpose is to extend this previous work of ours, which matches on the shape …

Development Of An Amperometric Biosensor For Lactate., Brian Lillis, Catherine M. Grogan, Helen Berney, Bill Lane

Conference Papers

A gold enzyme electrode for lactate, fabricated on silicon has been developed. Standard silicon processing and micromachining techniques have been applied to the fabrication of three sensor types.

Two planar types and a containment sensor are presented. The enzyme lactate oxidase (LOX) was immobilised in a suitable matrix and placed on a planar gold electrode or in a gold coated, KOH etched silicon cavity. Activity and stability of the enzyme LOX was assessed in a modified BSA gel and two sol gel matrices. The enzyme has shown above average stability of three months, stored dry, when immobilised in a sol …

Volume 8, 2000, Ellen Hazelkorn, Nora French, Wolfgang Truetzschler

Issues

No abstract provided.

Foreign Language Textbooks In The Classroom: Bridging The Gap Between Second Language Acquisition Theory And Pedagogy, Kristina Harlan '00

Honors Projects

Second language acquisition (SLA) research encompasses various theories of language learning in which the theoretical perspectives sometimes are not connected to SLA methods used by instructors in the classroom. This paper discusses several theories of SLA in an effort to better understand their connection to pedagogy. Foreign language (FL) pedagogy accounts for various methodological approaches the most common being Grammatical-Translation, Direct Method, Audiolingual, and Communicative. These distinctive methodologies have produced a variety of FL textbooks which focus on one or several methodologies.

The following research examines a selection oftextbooks in which the methodologies in beginning language learning are analyzed and …

Counting It All And Counting For Something: An Exploration Of Women In The Contingent Service Industry, Cheryl L. Buchholz

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The American workplace has gone through numerous changes in the Twentieth century. One of the most significant changes is the role of women in the workplace. The role of women in the modern workplace is vastly different from their role in the beginning of the Twentieth century. The changing role of women in the workplace is present in the biggest sector to grow in employment in the last 20 years: the service industry. The lack of significant research of the women's role in the service industry warrants sociological exploration of this area of employment for women. This thesis is an …