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Electrochemical Techniques For Detection Of Tnt And Other Explosives Using Disposable Screen-Printed Carbon Electrodes, Rebecca Ann Pearson

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Nitroaromatic and nitramine explosives have been found in the soil and water from many government military bases due to improper storage, weapons testing and production. Run-off from contaminated soil and water can enter underground water and potentially contaminate drinking water for near-by communities. With the closing of military bases throughout the U.S. and Europe, contamination will need to be assessed and remediated before the land and water can be used again for other purposes. The use of a fast and inexpensive field screening technique can save time and money typically incurred during intensive laboratory analysis of clean samples; Screen-printed thick …

Teens Understanding Of The Indicators Of The Tendency To Abuse Alcohol: Focus Group Discussions, Bob Van Drimmelen

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Alcohol abuse has become an epidemic in the modern world. The increase in this social problem has brought with it many consequences which everyone in society has to deal with. Unfortunately, the anguish of abuse has also spread through the world of teens. Are there indicators which portend the tendency for teens to abuse alcohol? Quantified research has revealed several of those indicators. Are we helping teens understand what those indicators are? Are teens accepting and learning about those indicators that they might be protected from the harsh consequences? This study begins to help society understand that efforts are being …

Transgender Population: Barriers And Adaptions To Employment, Cecilie H Evans

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This qualitative study integrated literature and personal interviews to examine issues of employment among people from the transgender population. By incorporating interviews, employment is addressed from the transgender person's reference point. This allows for integral examination of personal or internal and environmental or external factors that impact the transgender person while seeking or maintaining employment. In a study of seven people, common themes appeared to influence employment such as the ability to pass, coming out and transitioning, employer and type of employment, stigmas faced such as being "outed," and attitude. These themes served as the foundation in developing social work …

Regulatory Activity Of Cd8+ Cells In Vitro, Delayed Type Hypersensitivity And Genetics In Theiler's Murine Encephalomyelitis Virus-Induced Demyelinating Disease, Paul W. Denton

Theses and Dissertations

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Contesting History: The Unpublished Manuscripts Of Benjamin Read, Doris Meyer

New Mexico Historical Review

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Eiu 4191g : Leisure Time: The American Perspective, Honors, Recreation Administration

Approved Course Proposals

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Art 2310g : Introduction To Art, Art

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Eiu 4121g : The American Perspective, Recreation Administration, Physical Education

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Eiu 4142g : Telecommunication Issues In The Third Millenium, Communication Studies

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Art 3340g : Multicultural Aesthetics, Art

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Art 2330g : Art Appreciation, Art

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Cds/Edf 5730 : History And Philosophy Of Higher Education, Counseling And Student Development, Secondary Education And Foundations

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Eiu 4107g : The Idea Of A University: Yesterday And Today, Eiu

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Csd/Edf 5730 : History And Philosophy Of Higher Education, Counseling And Student Development

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Eiu 4196g : Journalistic Media In Society, Honors, Journalism

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Bio 3002g : Environmental Life Sciences, Biological Sciences

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Eiu 4151g : Nutritional Dilemmas And Decisions, Fcs

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Eiu 4108g : The Changing World Of Women, Women's Studies

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Eiu 4197g : Freedom Of Expression: Dissent, Hate, And Heresy, Honors, Eiu

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Teaching The Origins Controversy: Science, Or Religion, Or Speech?, David K. Dewolf, Stephen C. Meyer, Mark Edward Deforrest

Utah Law Review

One can hardly imagine a more contentious issue in the American culture wars than the debate over how biological origins should be taught in the public schools. On the one hand, the National Academy of Sciences, the National Center for Science Education, and the American Civil Liberties Union have insisted that any departure from a strictly Darwinian approach to the issue constitutes an attack on science itself, and even an unconstitutional intrusion of religion into the public school science curriculum. On the other hand, many parents and religious activists have long rebelled against what they perceive as a dogmatic attack …

Understanding Infanticide In Context: Mothers Who Kill, 1870-1930 And Today, Michelle Oberman

Faculty Publications

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Effects Of Lipid And Glucose On In Vitro Nodule Formation And Calcification By Sheep Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells, Amy E. Osborne

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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The Debate Surrounding Newly Implemented Recreation User Fees On Federal Lands: An Examination Of Those Actively Opposed, Kristin H. Anderson

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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The Relationship Of The Conners Continuous Performance Test And Neuropsychological Tests Of Attention In An Adult Population, Jeannine B. Mielke

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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Ultrafast Nonlinear Spectrometer For Material Characterization, Raluca A. Negres

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

This work describes the use of a broadband spectral source for nonlinear spectroscopy to characterize various materials with potential applications in confocal microscopy, biological sample markers, optical limiting devices and optical switches. The goal is to study the spectrum of nonlinear absorption and the dispersion of nonlinear refraction as well as the dynamics of the nonlinearities by means of femtosecond excite-­probe experiments.

The principle is quite simple: if a sample is under the influence of a strong fs excitation pulse and a pro be pulse beam is incident at the same time, or shortly after (within the decay time of …

Body Image Distortion In College Females: Effects On Exercise Identity And Commitment, Marie Schroder, Lauren Leslie, Mary Leigh Gregory

Modern Psychological Studies

Body image concerns have been related to behavioral aspects of exercise. This study examined the psychological aspect of exercise on role identity. It was hypothesized that college females who overestimated percentage body fat were more likely to identify exercise as an integral self-concept and commit strongly to exercise than correct or underestimators. Twenty-five undergraduate females, never diagnosed with an eating disorder, completed an Exercise Identity Scale and a Commitment to Exercise scale. Body fat was assessed using calipers at three body sites. Body image distortion is prevalent among normal populations but shows no significant relation to exercise identity and commitment. …

Legal Subjects: The Tropological Construction Of "Woman" In Legal Narratives, Kate Mele

Open Access Dissertations

This dissertation examines the legal narrative as a contemporary discursive structure whose patriarchal operations depend upon the tropological construction of "woman." As gender categories break down, the legal narrative of the 1980s and 1990s provides a forum within which various ideological constituencies encounter, resist, and assimilate one another--in other words, where feminisms meet patriarchy. I argue that "woman" emerges as the material of production through which patriarchal ideology perpetuates itself in the legal narrative. According to Althusser, ideology operates so as to obscure its own operations. If we read his theory through the lens of rhetoricality, where the shifting ground …

I Was Just Doin' My Duty: The Influence Of Social And Cultural Conceptions On American Participants In The Second World War, Margaret E. Williamson

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

As the generation of Americans who fought World War II reached retirement age, a sense of nostalgia about their unforgettable days of fighting a common and undeniably evil enemy began to permeate American popular culture. This perception reinforced the concept of the Allies as the protectors of the world from tyrannical forces and leaders. Such an assessment of the conflict by Americans stemmed from the atrocities committed by Germans against Jews and other minorities. Furthermore, the unexpected attack on American territory by the Japanese justified the sacrifices made by millions of Americans. Nearly sixty years after the initiation of United …

Risk Factors Associated With Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection In A Cohort Of Newborns From Birth To 24 Months Of Age In A Rural Community Of Bangladesh, Khundkar Zahid Hasan

All ETDs from UAB

Little is known about incidence, risk factors, and etiology of acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRI) and pneumonia among the very young children from the rural communities of the developing countries. This study examined incidence and risk factors for ALRI and etiology and risk factors for pneumonia in a group of infants in Bangladesh. A cohort of 252 newborns was prospectively followed from birth to 24 months of age. Data on respiratory symptoms and feeding habits were collected routinely by household visit. Socioeconomic information was collected during census and during enrollment of the children. Laboratory tests for bacterial and viral …

Effects Of Mood Stabilizers On Transcription Factors., Carol Ann Grimes

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.