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Defining Wedding Exhibitors And Their Wedding Exposition Return On Investment Practices, Tracee Lyn Nalewak Jan 2002

Defining Wedding Exhibitors And Their Wedding Exposition Return On Investment Practices, Tracee Lyn Nalewak

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study is exploratory in nature. Data was collected from 201 wedding exhibitors within the United States via mailed self-administered questionnaires. The results of this study are used to create a standard wedding exhibitor profile including basic marketing activities, market positioning, and company demographics. It uncovers current wedding exhibitor return on investment (ROI) practices and identifies market mix positions before and after the show due to impacts these activities have on wedding show ROI.

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Gis For Source Water Assessment And Nonpoint Source Modeling In The Las Vegas Valley, Marcelo Reginato Jan 2002

Gis For Source Water Assessment And Nonpoint Source Modeling In The Las Vegas Valley, Marcelo Reginato

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This thesis develops a better understanding of issues related to surface water contamination and protection of drinking water sources in the Las Vegas Valley. A Geographic Information System (GIS) was used to identify source water protection zones and to estimate nonpoint source loads for the entire watershed; The extent of the source water protection zones is represented by the valley's dry weather flows. After source water protection zones were defined, field work and GIS defined the potential contaminant sources and land uses within the protection zones; The GIS nonpoint source model shows that roads account for approximately 25% of the …

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Perceptions Of Quality: The Gap Model Meets Gatekeeping, Karen Renee Roybal Jan 2002

Perceptions Of Quality: The Gap Model Meets Gatekeeping, Karen Renee Roybal

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The main purpose of this study was to test an adaptation of the Service Quality Gap Model developed by Parasuraman, Zeithaml, and Berry in an atypical service industry---the media---in order to determine whether gaps exist between consumer perceptions of news quality and news directors' perceptions of news quality. Interviews were conducted with Las Vegas local television news directors. In addition, surveys were distributed to local news consumers. A case study approach of local Las Vegas Valley television stations was used to test whether gatekeeping plays a part in the news selection/decision process of what constitutes as "quality news.";The study consists …

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Exploration Of The Nature Of The Work Done By United States Marshals Service Employees In The District Of Nevada, Michael Robin Schlaerth Jan 2002

Exploration Of The Nature Of The Work Done By United States Marshals Service Employees In The District Of Nevada, Michael Robin Schlaerth

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

For the first time in its 212 year history, the United States Marshals Service created a position for employees specifically designated to assist district offices experiencing administrative and operational problems. This move was promoted by a recruiting session in April of 2001 which was designed entirely to train individuals for the job entitled GS-082. This move is the result of the agency's overall need for more labor. However, while these agents carry the title of "Deputy Marshal", they do not require the same intense training of the standard GS-1811 agents, as their duties do not demand it. Employees in the …

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Negotiation And Autonomy In A Fast Food Restaurant, Eric Orion Silva Jan 2002

Negotiation And Autonomy In A Fast Food Restaurant, Eric Orion Silva

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study is an attempt to apply the negotiated order perspective to the analysis of the lived experience of workers in two franchised fast food restaurants. Drawing primarily on the work of Anselm Strauss (1978) and D. H. J. Morgan (1975), I have examined data taken from auto-ethnographic and overt observation. I found that workers in different negotiation contexts would use implicit and explicit negotiation to achieve internal and external goals. Worker's negotiation strategies depended on the actor's individual proclivities and their interpretation of the negotiation context. Issues subject to negotiation included wages, the schedule, the amount of effort expended, …

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Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors And Beliefs In College Women, Leslie Ann Snyder Jan 2002

Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors And Beliefs In College Women, Leslie Ann Snyder

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Despite recommendations by health professionals and the American Cancer Society, few women perform breast self-examinations (BSE) or have clinical breast examinations (CBE) on a regular basis. The current study used self-reports from 453 college women under 30 years of age to investigate factors that may influence breast cancer screening behaviors. Examiners and non-examiners were compared on a series of variables: (1) health beliefs and practices (personal risk estimates for breast cancer, risk reduction expectancies, perceived susceptibility to breast cancer, perceived seriousness of breast cancer, perceived benefits of BSE, perceived barriers to BSE, confidence in performing BSE, general health motivation, the …

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Bench-Scale Modeling To Evaluate The Mechanical Effects Of Subsidence On A Monofill-Type Landfill Cover, Yuboon Tan Jan 2002

Bench-Scale Modeling To Evaluate The Mechanical Effects Of Subsidence On A Monofill-Type Landfill Cover, Yuboon Tan

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

A bench-scale model was developed to simulate the effects of subsidence on compacted monofill-type landfill covers for the low-level radioactive waste landfills of the Radioactive Waste Management Sites of the Nevada Test Site. Of particular interest is the collapse mechanism of the cover with respect to the soil density and compaction water content. Collapse in covers compacted at lower water content was in the form of progressive upward caving by consistent raveling, with distinct, continuous preferential pathways for saturated fluid flow and vapor migration formed. (Abstract shortened by UMI.).

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Food Safety Knowledge And Safe Practice Attitudes Of Employees In Fine Dining And Quick Service Restaurants, Jee Hye Shin Jan 2002

Food Safety Knowledge And Safe Practice Attitudes Of Employees In Fine Dining And Quick Service Restaurants, Jee Hye Shin

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The foodservice industry has a responsibility to provide safe food to all customers. Food safety and foodborne illness (FBI) prevention, therefore, have become a primary concern in the foodservice industry. The first step in this food safety chain is employee awareness of food safety procedures to mitigate the potential of causing FBI if correct procedures are not practiced; The purpose of this study was to examine whether a difference in food safety knowledge and attitudes exists between fine dining restaurant and quick service restaurant (QSR) employees. The relationship between attitudes toward food safety and food safety knowledge was also examined …

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The Study And Optimization Of The Enzyme Inhibition Bioassay 96 For The Detection Of Organophosphate And Carbamate Compounds, Stephen Christopher Twomey Jan 2002

The Study And Optimization Of The Enzyme Inhibition Bioassay 96 For The Detection Of Organophosphate And Carbamate Compounds, Stephen Christopher Twomey

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Faster, simpler, and more cost-effective held screening tools can increase the amount of information available concerning the location, source, and/or concentration of pollutants present in the environment. The Enzyme Inhibition Bioassay 96 (EIB 96) is one such field-screening tool; The EIB 96 is an assay that can detect the presence of organophosphate and carbamate compounds, providing scientists with valuable information to focus their future sampling efforts. The assay is based on the inhibition of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase by organophosphate and carbamate compounds. The organophosphate and carbamate compounds that were used in this project were the pesticides carbaryl, chlorpyrifos, diazinon, dichlorvos, …

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Two Non-Specific Indicators Of Stress: Enamel Hypoplasia And Harris Lines, Marta Pilar Alfonso Durruty Jan 2002

Two Non-Specific Indicators Of Stress: Enamel Hypoplasia And Harris Lines, Marta Pilar Alfonso Durruty

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Harris lines (HL) and enamel hypoplasia (EH) are two non-specific indicators of stress, commonly used in the reconstruction of the health status in past and present populations. The aim of this study was to determine if there is a correlation between these two markers. To achieve this aim, a sample of 136 individuals from two archaeological sites (Az-71 and Az-l40) from northern Chile was analyzed. HL and EH showed no correlation in terms of presence absence at the individual level. In addition, HL and EH, by age of the individual at the time of the defect formation, showed a completely …

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Large-Scale Database Modeling: Extended Er Diagrams And Uml, Tong Feng Jan 2002

Large-Scale Database Modeling: Extended Er Diagrams And Uml, Tong Feng

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This thesis is concerned with the team efforts to develop a large database to track medical information. An Extended Entity Relationship diagram is developed using UML notation to describe the design of the database. Special attention was given for features of EER diagram which can not easily be represented by ER diagram.

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Ecology And Growth Of Tamias Palmeri And Testing Of A Protocol To Monitor Habitat Relationships, Christopher Eric Lowrey Jan 2002

Ecology And Growth Of Tamias Palmeri And Testing Of A Protocol To Monitor Habitat Relationships, Christopher Eric Lowrey

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The ecology of Tamias palmeri is investigated. Presence-absence and relative abundance of T. palmeri are related to principle component scores of habitat variables using logistic regression and multiple linear regression, respectively. Relative abundance of Tamias palmeri estimated with live capture-recapture was positively correlated with shrub cover and negatively correlated with slope. Timing of emergence from dens by juveniles was earlier and weights of juveniles were greater in ravine areas as compared to upslope areas. Track plates were not correlated with trap captures. Track plate success was not correlated with habitat variables. The results of this study were used to build …

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Large-Scale Database Modeling: Discovering Attributes, Entities, And Relationships, Ying Yang Jan 2002

Large-Scale Database Modeling: Discovering Attributes, Entities, And Relationships, Ying Yang

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This thesis is concerned with the team efforts to develop a, large database to track medical information. Entity relational model approach is taken to study an extensive set of forms for structure discovery. This approach has led to thousands of attributes and hundreds of entities and relationships. A meta-database is used to manipulate this data for further design.

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Parental Perception Concerning The Use Of Peak Flow Meters In The Child With Asthma, Constance A Mcmenamin Jan 2002

Parental Perception Concerning The Use Of Peak Flow Meters In The Child With Asthma, Constance A Mcmenamin

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

A descriptive, correlational research design was used to identify parental perceptions concerning the use of peak flow meters (PFM) in their children. The sample consisted of 20 parents who were accessed through outpatient asthma allergy clinics. The questionnaire and semi-structured interview were utilized as tools and analyzed using inferential statistics and content analysis. The revised Health Promotion Model by Dr. Nola Pender provided the theoretical framework; Content analysis provided a rich narrative as it described the perceived barriers and benefits of PFM use, prior related behavior for use or non-use of the PFM, and the nature of education that parents …

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The Sex Pistols: Punk Rock As Protest Rhetoric, Cari Elaine Byers Jan 2002

The Sex Pistols: Punk Rock As Protest Rhetoric, Cari Elaine Byers

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This thesis examines the punk music of the Sex Pistols as protest rhetoric. Seven of the songs on the album Never Mind the Bollocks Heres the Sex Pistols are analyzed for their content. The analysis utilizes the theory of symbolic convergence and its coinciding fantasy theme analysis along with ego-function of protest rhetoric. Through the analysis it is found that punk rock is in fact protest rhetoric as defined and explained by the theory of ego-function. The guides of this theory explain the emergence of punk music and the resulting culture. Symbolic convergence theory and fantasy theme analysis examines the …

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Spatial And Temporal Patterns Of Visibility In Las Vegas, July 2000--July 2001, Arsineh Najjari Hecobian Jan 2002

Spatial And Temporal Patterns Of Visibility In Las Vegas, July 2000--July 2001, Arsineh Najjari Hecobian

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The Clark County Department of Air Quality Management and the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles funded a one-year study of visibility trends in Las Vegas. The Desert Research Institute conducted this study from July 2000 to July 2001. The monitoring sites for this study were chosen to represent three areas in Las Vegas, urban, suburban and background/transport. Strong diurnal patterns were found at the urban and suburban sites. The background site had low levels of air pollution, and most of the haze at this site was due to light scattering by particles. The suburban site followed a well-defined diurnal pattern …

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Confidence Intervals For Exposure Risk Assessment, Mark S Kirkham Jan 2002

Confidence Intervals For Exposure Risk Assessment, Mark S Kirkham

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The problem of estimating exposure to a pollutant involves estimation of chemical intake Q. Typically, Q has the form Q = q11q12&cdots;q 1r1/q211q22 &cdots;q2r2t where all thetaij's are unknown means of certain random variables. In assessing the risk to human health from exposure to the pollutant of concern, a confidence interval estimate of Q is needed. In the case of independent normal random variables, point estimates and certain types of interval estimates of a product of several parameters exist in the literature, but not for a ratio of products. In many situations, lot of prior knowledge is available regarding the …

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Domestic Violence Counseling Techniques: Indicators Of A Change In The Philosophy Of The Movement Against Domestic Violence, Loretta A Klem Jan 2002

Domestic Violence Counseling Techniques: Indicators Of A Change In The Philosophy Of The Movement Against Domestic Violence, Loretta A Klem

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The movement against domestic violence began as a grassroots effort to eliminate and to prevent the abuse of women. In the beginning, workers in the movement placed great emphasis on societal causes and solutions to the problem and great strides have been taken toward this end. However, over the last twenty years, the movement has placed greater and greater emphasis on individual counseling techniques based on a humanistic approach of individual accountability and responsibility, resulting in the placement of blame for the abuse on the victim; In group counseling sessions there is very little discussion of societal conditions, and no …

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Impacts Of Dust Suppressant Application In The Quality Of Urban Runoff In Arid Regions, Daniela Figueiredo Loreto Jan 2002

Impacts Of Dust Suppressant Application In The Quality Of Urban Runoff In Arid Regions, Daniela Figueiredo Loreto

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The main objectives of this thesis were to generate preliminary data on the potential impacts of major categories of dust suppressants on the quality of urban runoff and to evaluate changes in the chemical composition of soils to which suppressants were applied. Eleven individual plots were topically treated with petroleum-based products, ligninsulfonate, acrylic polymers, magnesium chloride, fiber mulch, and non-petroleum-based products and one plot did not receive treatment (control). Rainfall was simulated and the runoff emanating from each plot was collected and analyzed for several parameters. In addition, the top two inches of soil from each plot were sampled after …

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Framework For A System To Model Casino Development, Benjamin Harold Mammina Jan 2002

Framework For A System To Model Casino Development, Benjamin Harold Mammina

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to develop a system to model casino development without the user's need for information from architects, contractors or consultants. The target user would be a casino executive who had business experience, but minimal real estate development experience. Successful modeling would be based upon a favorable ratio of developmental costs to income projections known as Return on Investment (ROI). In this study factors used to calculate ROI for casino development projects were analyzed by examination of actual ROI calculations that were previously performed by experienced casino executives who had support from architect, contractors and consultants. …

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Parental Attitudes Towards Inclusion Of Students With Disabilities In A Private School Setting, April Ann Prado Jan 2002

Parental Attitudes Towards Inclusion Of Students With Disabilities In A Private School Setting, April Ann Prado

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Parental attitudes of children with and without disabilities concerning inclusion are essential factors in the implementation of inclusion programs. This study examines the attitudes of parents of children without disabilities in a private school setting, towards inclusion of children with disabilities. Forty-nine parents of children with no identified disabilities were surveyed. All of these children attended a private day school. A 20-item questionnaire was utilized to examine parents' perceptions of inclusion. The data suggest parents feel children with disabilities benefit academically and socially from inclusion in a private school setting. Results also indicate that parents of children without disabilities generally …

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An Analysis Of The Relationship Between Alcohol Availability And Alcohol-Related Hospital Admissions In The City Of Chicago, 1990--1997, Dorothy Ruth Wilson Jan 2002

An Analysis Of The Relationship Between Alcohol Availability And Alcohol-Related Hospital Admissions In The City Of Chicago, 1990--1997, Dorothy Ruth Wilson

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Current research suggested a relationship between alcohol availability and problems, including suicide, and car accidents. However, the relationship between alcohol availability and alcohol related hospital admissions, such as acute intoxication and liver damage, has not been widely explored. Measuring alcohol availability by alcohol outlet density and using data for alcohol related hospital admissions in the city of Chicago, a Poisson regression analysis determined that neighborhoods with a higher percentage of African-Americans, higher poverty level, and a greater density of alcohol outlets had a greater number of alcohol related hospital admissions than other neighborhoods. To control for individual level characteristics, a …

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Delirium In The Hospitalized Elderly: Clinical Indicators Found In Medical Records, Diane M Elmore Jan 2002

Delirium In The Hospitalized Elderly: Clinical Indicators Found In Medical Records, Diane M Elmore

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Delirium, which can be reversible and preventable, is one of the most significant complications affecting the hospitalized elderly today. The purpose of this descriptive retrospective chart review was to determine if medical records contain sufficient evidence to identify elderly patients who were at risk for developing delirium within 72 hours of hospital admission, and if accepted, evidence-based criteria were used to document the acute confusion. The chart's of 100 patients, at least 65 years of age, admitted to a rural hospital were reviewed retrospectively. The review indicated that there was sufficient evidence, based solely on the descriptors and clinical information, …

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The Development And Management Of The Utah Shakespearean Festival: The Bard's Light Shone On Deseret, Lawrence Douglas Henley Jan 2002

The Development And Management Of The Utah Shakespearean Festival: The Bard's Light Shone On Deseret, Lawrence Douglas Henley

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this project is to identify and explain the Utah Shakespearean Festival phenomenon, from a managerial and operations standpoint in particular. Considerable discourse will be devoted to the underlying factors leading to the establishment, steady growth, and financial stability of the Utah Shakespearean Festival. Upon close inspection, the Festival examined is principally-, philosophically-, and personality-driven. Very close attention will be taken to examine the principles, practices and the personalities that have made the USF what it is today; Other questions will be answered throughout this thesis. How is the Festival run? How does it continue to grow and …

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Gambling With Virtue: The Moral Ramifications Of Female Gaming In The Early Novels Of Frances Burney, Heather Lynn Lusty Jan 2002

Gambling With Virtue: The Moral Ramifications Of Female Gaming In The Early Novels Of Frances Burney, Heather Lynn Lusty

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Gambling has always been an influential factor in literature; the importance of gaming to social entertainment in the eighteenth-century is inextricable from both historical and literary studies of the period. In the novel, gaming functions as a tangible social vice; the financial perils and moral recriminations suffered by literary characters is an essential part of their personal development; Frances Burney uses gaming as a fundamental element in her early novels; the trials her heroines experience during their forays into society all include the presence of gaming in some form. The proximity of gaming, as well as the social and moral …

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The Effect Of Antioxidant Vitamins On Muscle Damage During A 50-Mile Endurance Ride In Horses, Danielle Irene Marrone Jan 2002

The Effect Of Antioxidant Vitamins On Muscle Damage During A 50-Mile Endurance Ride In Horses, Danielle Irene Marrone

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Plasma markers of muscle cell damage, creatine kinase and aspartate aminotransferase, were measured in the serum of 32 endurance exercised horses during a 50-mile endurance ride to determine if supplemental vitamin E singly or in combination with vitamin C could be effective in preventing exercise-induced muscle damage. Blood was collected by jugular venipuncture prior to and at 0, 23, 35, and 50 miles of a 50-mile endurance ride. Both creatine kinase and aspartate aminotransferase increased significantly pre-exercise to post-exercise in both vitamin E and vitamin E plus C groups. Vitamin E plus C was no more effective in preventing muscle …

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Unveiling The Implicit Message: A Look At Racial, Hispanic/Latino, And Mexican Portrayals On "Sesame Street", Magdalena Maria Zepeda Jan 2002

Unveiling The Implicit Message: A Look At Racial, Hispanic/Latino, And Mexican Portrayals On "Sesame Street", Magdalena Maria Zepeda

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

In this master's thesis I analyzed Sesame Street, a well-known and popular model for many children's educational television programs as well as a racially sensitive show, by way of a content analysis. I documented all races represented by the people and human-looking, animated characters and puppets. Furthermore, my study proposed to look at the portrayal of the Hispanic/Latino group and Mexican group; My findings revealed that the population on Sesame Street did not mirror the United States population distribution. Other results revealed the Hispanic/Latino group very rarely reflected their cultural customs, were mostly female and the majority was portrayed in …

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An Economic Analysis Of Women's Schooling On Fertility And Contraceptive Use In Developing Countries: A Case Study Of Tanzania, Ayoub Shaban Ayoub Jan 2002

An Economic Analysis Of Women's Schooling On Fertility And Contraceptive Use In Developing Countries: A Case Study Of Tanzania, Ayoub Shaban Ayoub

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study explores the economic relationships between women's schooling, fertility rates, and contraceptive use in Tanzania where population growth and fertility rates are among the highest in the world and aggravate the already ailing economy. Two models are used: fertility and contraceptive use. The study surveys women ages 15 to 49 drawing on 1996 data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). The study finds that women's schooling and other socioeconomic variables are important factors in explaining reproductive behavior. The fertility model indicates that education levels are consistently associated with lower fertility rates, while the contraceptive use model indicates that …

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George Herbert's Restlessness: Spiritual Fulfillment Or Spiritual Estrangement?, Amijo Comeford Jan 2002

George Herbert's Restlessness: Spiritual Fulfillment Or Spiritual Estrangement?, Amijo Comeford

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Restlessness occupied a significant spot in the literature of many prominent writers during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries including George Herbert, Christopher Marlowe, and John Milton. Herbert's perspective alone differs from the others; George Herbert's perspective is framed in "The Pulley." His view that restlessness is a divine treasure is unique to him and is manifested in various avenues. First, restlessness as a virtue is manifested in his own writing. Writing poetry was a mental form of restlessness that allowed Herbert to praise God, putting him in a position to be received into God's rest. Second is the concept of …

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Biological Treatment Of Waste Solutions Generated From The Remediation Of Perchlorate-Contaminated Waters, Tina Mary Gingras Jan 2002

Biological Treatment Of Waste Solutions Generated From The Remediation Of Perchlorate-Contaminated Waters, Tina Mary Gingras

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This thesis investigates the feasibility of combining ion exchange and biological reduction to remove perchlorate contamination from waters and eliminate it from the environment. Perchlorate can be removed from water by ion exchange. However, regeneration of these resins creates a waste stream, concentrating the perchlorate and other components in the regenerant solution. This waste stream can then be channeled to a biological reactor where perchlorate is reduced by microorganisms. Perchlorate-reducing microorganisms are ubiquitous in nature, yet biological treatment of these waste streams would expose these microorganisms to high salt or ammonium concentrations and high perchlorate levels. In studying the impact …

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