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Analysis Of Gene Expression Profiles From Normal And Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia White Blood Cells, Robert James Chapp Jan 2003

Analysis Of Gene Expression Profiles From Normal And Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia White Blood Cells, Robert James Chapp

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

This project used a bioinformatics approach to identify the genetic differential expression of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) white blood cells as compared to normal white blood cells. Several public access databases and data mining tools were used to collect these data. The data collected was validated by independent bioinformatics databases and the methodology was supported by previously published "gene chip" differential expression data. This research identifies a pattern of differential gene expression specific to CLL white blood cells that can be used for the early diagnosis of CLL. The study also identifies the probable genetic origin for the low expression …

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Atmospheric Corrosion Sensor Studies In Accelerated And Natural Environments, Sebastien Laurent Richard Jan 2003

Atmospheric Corrosion Sensor Studies In Accelerated And Natural Environments, Sebastien Laurent Richard

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

Tests in a cyclic chamber and in real atmospheric conditions resulted in the development of an improved corrosion coulometer sensor. First tests showed that it responded well in a reproduced environment but not satisfactorily in a real one, although it seemed to present a good correlation with the weather observations. However, these tests allowed a small time step data analysis of atmospheric corrosion and therefore an improved knowledge of this process. Also discussed are the possible ways of retrieving the corrosion coulometer data wirelessly, thus allowing a real-time analysis of atmospheric corrosion on steel structures. Ideas are proposed for improving …

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Assessing The Impacts Of Tourism In Post-Socialist Countries: A Case Study Of The Czech Republic, Lenka. Soukupova Jan 2003

Assessing The Impacts Of Tourism In Post-Socialist Countries: A Case Study Of The Czech Republic, Lenka. Soukupova

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

The Czech Republic underwent many political and economic changes in the past decades, especially after the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989, when communism was brought down and democracy reinstated. The changes affected tourism as well as other areas. This research looks at the evolution of the tourism industry in the Czech Republic, especially concentrating on two vertical themes, comparing different tourism variables on time periods before and after 1989. Quantitative and descriptive methods are applied to economic, sociocultural and environmental impacts of tourism to provide a detail comparison of the two time periods. As the Czech Republic is …

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Building A Template Of Electoral Strategies For Women Who Aspire To The Superintendency In Appointed School Districts Within The Southern United States, Marianne Russo Swain Jan 2003

Building A Template Of Electoral Strategies For Women Who Aspire To The Superintendency In Appointed School Districts Within The Southern United States, Marianne Russo Swain

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

Based on an observation that women have been more successful in ascending to the level of school superintendent within southern school districts that use electoral procedures, this study examined unique electoral strategies women superintendents use that maybe transferable to women who aspire to the superintendency within districts in which appointment is the only means of ascension. The researcher interviewed five superintendents in districts within the southern United States. The data were analyzed using three conceptual frameworks: (a) Murphy's governance theory, (b) Ferguson's bureaucratic theory, and (c) Lather's emancipatory theory. The data were also evaluated in terms of elected and appointed …

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Characterization Of Normal Mitochondrial Inheritance In C. Elegans And A Reverse Genetic Approach To Identify Possible Genes Involved, Amber Diane Wilson Jan 2003

Characterization Of Normal Mitochondrial Inheritance In C. Elegans And A Reverse Genetic Approach To Identify Possible Genes Involved, Amber Diane Wilson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

Mitochondria are inherited uniparentally in almost all eukaryotic models studied to date. The fathers mitochondria are eliminated and there have been several hypothesis as to how this occurs. One hypothesis is that the sperm mitochondria are actively targeted and destroyed. Ubiquitin has been proposed a possible candidate involved in this process. My research investigated the normal mitochondrial inheritance pattern in C. elegans. I also examined the possible role of the C34F11.1 gene in mitochondrial inheritance. This gene is sperm-specific and has ubiquitin-ligase properties. It was determined that the normal mitochondrial inheritance pattern in C. elegans is maternal and that the …

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Chest Pain Monitor: A Gender Comparison Of Diagnostic Treatments In The Emergency Department, Patricia A. Burns Jan 2003

Chest Pain Monitor: A Gender Comparison Of Diagnostic Treatments In The Emergency Department, Patricia A. Burns

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

The purpose of this study was to detect if gender affected the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for chest pain in an Emergency Department (ED). This study evaluated the use of a chest pain assessment, Electrocardiograph (ECG), care path protocol, myocardial markers and notification of a cardiologist for an acute myocardial infarction (AMI), as well as, elapsed time of ED arrival to 1st ECG, and 1st ECG interpretation. The eleven-month retrospective analyses used abstracted data on 1870 discharges. Chi-squared analysis and ANOVA were used to determine if a gender bias existed in the use of the different diagnostic procedures (p < 0.05). Results indicated men were not treated more aggressively on the initial presentation of chest pain in the ED. Our findings may suggest that the use of a care path protocol by well-trained ED physicians at this hospital helped in identifying the typical and atypical presentations of chest pain regardless of gender.

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Comparison Of The Thermal Bleaching Response Of The Zoanthid Palythoa Caribaeorum From Three Geographically Different Regions In South Florida, Dustin W. Kemp Jan 2003

Comparison Of The Thermal Bleaching Response Of The Zoanthid Palythoa Caribaeorum From Three Geographically Different Regions In South Florida, Dustin W. Kemp

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

Coral bleaching involves the loss of symbiotic algae (zooxanthellae) from reef corals and other cnidarians during periods of environmental stress, particularly elevated temperature. In this study the thermal bleaching responses of the zoanthid Palythoa caribaeorum from three populations along the southeast coast of Florida were compared. Winter (2002--2003) and summer (2003) samples from three geographically separate sites were exposed to increased temperatures and the loss of zooxanthellae was measured. Zooxanthellae populations were sampled and identified using PCR-DGGE. The results showed that samples of P. caribaeorum from reefs that experience smaller annual thermal ranges released the most zooxanthellae. Seasonal comparisons revealed …

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Civic Environmentalism: A Model For Everglades Restoration And A Sustainable South Florida, Teresa U. Jabour Jan 2003

Civic Environmentalism: A Model For Everglades Restoration And A Sustainable South Florida, Teresa U. Jabour

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

The Everglades restoration is now the centerpiece for environmental policymaking in South Florida. The 1991 settlement of the Everglades lawsuit marked a new era of environmental politics known as civic environmentalism. Concepts of civic environmentalism are used in this study to determine if policies developed since the 1991 lawsuit settlement support a successful Everglades restoration and a sustainable South Florida, a vital connection that ensures the socio-economic health of the built environment as well as the environmental health of South Florida's unique ecosystems. Indicators reveal that legislation supports a democratic process, but a nonformal model of civic environmentalism demonstrates that …

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Concept Of Time In "2001: A Space Odyssey", Rishi S. Ramnath Jan 2003

Concept Of Time In "2001: A Space Odyssey", Rishi S. Ramnath

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

The concept of time in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey is examined from social, biological, psychological, and spiritual perspectives. In Arthur C. Clarke's novel, his version of the film, he treats the nature of time as a cyclical process. He eventually explains that the notion of physical time is non-existent or an impermanent illusion. While Clarke's novel interprets time, the film projects and manipulates the nature of space and time, which spectators may experience as reality. Time's direction can be viewed or experienced as a cycle from an Eastern philosophical perspective. However, a Western interpretation requires a …

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Comparison Of Demographics, Motivation, And Learning Strategies Of College Students Taking Traditional Campus-Based Courses And Internet-Based Distance Learning Courses, Deborah L. Maupin Jan 2003

Comparison Of Demographics, Motivation, And Learning Strategies Of College Students Taking Traditional Campus-Based Courses And Internet-Based Distance Learning Courses, Deborah L. Maupin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

The purpose of this study was to examine some the differences between students in traditional face-to-face courses and those in distance learning courses. Differences in teaming strategies, motivation, and demographics were examined. The study used an online version of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) to assess the motivation and learning strategies used by college students. The instrument was administered to 111 students at a 4-year, public university in the southeast region of the United States during the Spring of 2003. The subjects included 64 students enrolled in the traditional campus-based version of Applied Educational Technology and 47 students …

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Comparisons Of Education Majors' Perception Of Aging, Sara. Marvin Jan 2003

Comparisons Of Education Majors' Perception Of Aging, Sara. Marvin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not differences exist between perceptions regarding aging and the realities of aging between graduate and undergraduate education students within the College of Education at Florida Atlantic University. Data was gathered from 143 undergraduate and graduate students who were enrolled in various majors in the College of Education, on the Boca Raton and Davie campuses during the Spring 2002 semester. The Aging, Learning and Work Quiz (Galbraith and Venable, 1985), was the inventory that was utilized. It has six subscales: Biology, Psychology, Learning, Decision-Making, Work Performance and Health. Six hypotheses were …

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Count Models For Software Quality Estimation, Kehan Gao Jan 2003

Count Models For Software Quality Estimation, Kehan Gao

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

The primary aim of software engineering is to produce quality software that is delivered on time, within budget, and fulfils all its requirements. A timely estimation of software quality can serve as a prerequisite in achieving high reliability of software-based systems. More specifically, software quality assurance efforts can be prioritized for targeting program modules that are most likely to have a high number of faults. Software quality estimation models are generally of two types: a classification model that predicts the class membership of modules into two or more quality-based classes, and a quantitative prediction model that estimates the number of …

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Content And Textual Analysis Of The "Bbc World News" And "Cnn Headline News" Online Services: Frames And News Sources In Coverage Of The Second Palestinian Intifada, Tuhami Hanadi S El Jan 2003

Content And Textual Analysis Of The "Bbc World News" And "Cnn Headline News" Online Services: Frames And News Sources In Coverage Of The Second Palestinian Intifada, Tuhami Hanadi S El

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

Through content and textual analysis, the thesis compares coverage of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the BBC World News and CNN Headline News online services in terms of source selection patterns and framing. The study concluded that both the publicly owned BBC and its commercial counterpart, CNN, perpetuated hegemony by limiting the range of opinions and ideas regarding the conflict. Although both news organizations showed signs of being independent from their respective governments' official perspectives regarding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, they indirectly assisted in maintaining the status quo, U.S. hegemony, by narrowing the news source list and focusing on the more sensationalistic …

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Decentralization, Land Use Change And Commercial Growth In Daytona Beach, Florida, Christopher David Glatz Jan 2003

Decentralization, Land Use Change And Commercial Growth In Daytona Beach, Florida, Christopher David Glatz

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

Daytona Beach is known as a center for automobile and motorcycle racing, a famous spring break destination for thousands of college students, and its world famous beaches. The city, like so many other American cities underwent a decentralization of the downtown. Businesses left for the suburbs and thus reshaped the city. This research examines the land use changes in the central business district through time and examines the build up of a new commercial corridor located around the Daytona International Speedway. The research also examines the redevelopment process the city of Daytona Beach used to reinvent itself. Finally, this research …

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Data Warehousing And Mining: Customer Churn Analysis In The Wireless Industry, Shyam Varan Nath Jan 2003

Data Warehousing And Mining: Customer Churn Analysis In The Wireless Industry, Shyam Varan Nath

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

This study looks at the database technique of data warehousing and data mining to analyze the business problems related to customer churn in the wireless industry. The customer churn due to new industry regulations has hit the wireless industry hard. The study uses data warehousing and data mining to model the customer database to predict churn rates and suggest timely recommendations to increase customer retention and thereby increase overall profitability. The Naive Bayes algorithm for supervised learning was the prediction algorithm used for data modeling in the study. The data set used in the study consists of one hundred thousand …

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Design, Implementation And Testing Of A Bio-Inspired Propulsion System For Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, Goff Ivan Le Jan 2003

Design, Implementation And Testing Of A Bio-Inspired Propulsion System For Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, Goff Ivan Le

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

Some Autonomous Underwater Vehicles have recently been designed to mimic the locomotion of underwater animals. A new way of propulsion which uses Oscillating Fin Thrusters (OFTs) has been implemented on the AUV Morpheus, with the Nektor module. In particular, first a low level adaptive controller has been developed with the purpose of studying the characteristics of the OFT. Then, a new vehicle using Morpheus' base has been built in order to implement this module and test it. This required for the Lonworks network to be interfaced with QNXnet to create a multi communication protocol vehicle. Concerning the high level control, …

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Design And Testing Of An Untethered Vertically Ascending Profiler For Use In Measuring Near-Surface Turbulence, Jeffrey Isaac Bogin Jan 2003

Design And Testing Of An Untethered Vertically Ascending Profiler For Use In Measuring Near-Surface Turbulence, Jeffrey Isaac Bogin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

The Vertically Ascending Micro-scale Profiler, or VAMP, has been designed, constructed, and tested to be used in conjunction with FAU's Turbulence Package in order to collect vertical turbulence profiles close to the free surface. Unique to VAMP is that it has been specifically designed as an untethered ascending profiler. Examination of turbulence data collected using VAMP shows that the measured shear spectrum and the turbulent kinetic energy dissipation closely matches the Nasmyth Spectrum. Data processing techniques made it possible to filter out motion generated by surface wave action, which allowed VAMP to collect data at depths as shallow as the …

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Do Investors Attach Higher Valuation Weights To Cash Flow-Based Measures Than To Accrual-Based Measures In Valuing Intangible-Intensive, High-Technology Stocks?, Abdullah D. Al-Harbi Jan 2003

Do Investors Attach Higher Valuation Weights To Cash Flow-Based Measures Than To Accrual-Based Measures In Valuing Intangible-Intensive, High-Technology Stocks?, Abdullah D. Al-Harbi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

This study provides empirical evidence on the impact of high-tech firms' unrecognized intangible investments on the market valuation of cash flow and accrual amounts. In particular, this study empirically examines the different valuation weights that capital market participants attach to accrual-based versus cash flow-based measures when valuing intangible-intensive, high-technology stocks, and finds that investors appear to value, on average, a dollar of cash flows higher than a dollar of accruals for intangible-intensive high-technology firms. Based on samples of Compustat high- and low-technology firms between 1992--2001, the empirical results suggest that cash flows have larger multiplier than aggregate accruals, and have …

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Dynamic Simulation And Control Of An Autonomous Surface Vehicle, Tannen S. Vanzwieten Jan 2003

Dynamic Simulation And Control Of An Autonomous Surface Vehicle, Tannen S. Vanzwieten

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009

Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) research and development is inspired by the navigating and communicatiog challenges of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). The development objective is to provide real time positioning of and communication with AUVs through the air-sea interface. Despite extensive research on AUVs, the ASV has had limited research. The NAVY's desire to make AUV's defense capabilities realizable adds to the project's appeal. Guidance and control play an integral part in the ASV's success, motivating this thesis work. The overall vehicle dynamics were modeled and numerically simulated for 3 DOF lateral motion. These are development tools for the testing and …

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The Catalog Vs. The Home Page? Best Practices In Connecting To Online Resources, Georgia Briscoe, Karen Selden, Cheryl Rae Nyberg Jan 2003

The Catalog Vs. The Home Page? Best Practices In Connecting To Online Resources, Georgia Briscoe, Karen Selden, Cheryl Rae Nyberg

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Connecting users to the best available sources of legal information is one of the traditional functions of the law library. These sources now include Web sites, electronic journals, and subscription databases. This article explores the best way to bring these useful Internet resources to the attention of users, concentrating on the pros and cons of using the catalog or the home page.

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Mountains Without Handrails … Wilderness Without Cellphones, Sarah Krakoff Jan 2003

Mountains Without Handrails … Wilderness Without Cellphones, Sarah Krakoff

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Transactional Mediation: Using Mediators In Deals, Scott Peppet Jan 2003

Transactional Mediation: Using Mediators In Deals, Scott Peppet

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This article addresses whether third-party mediators could be helpful in deal-making, just as they are in resolving disputes. It makes a theoretical case for such use of mediators and presents preliminary evidence that transactional mediation already is taking place.

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Six Opinions By Mr. Justice Stevens: A New Methodology For Constitutional Cases?, Robert F. Nagel Jan 2003

Six Opinions By Mr. Justice Stevens: A New Methodology For Constitutional Cases?, Robert F. Nagel

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Homicide On Holiday: Prosecutorial Discretion, Popular Culture, And The Boundaries Of The Criminal Law, Carolyn B. Ramsey Jan 2003

Homicide On Holiday: Prosecutorial Discretion, Popular Culture, And The Boundaries Of The Criminal Law, Carolyn B. Ramsey

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This article discusses prosecutors' discretion to press criminal charges against individuals who cause death during recreational activities. Based on newspaper sources, published opinions, and unpublished materials from cases that resulted in plea bargains, Homicide on Holiday continues the author's exploration of the relationship between the American public, criminal prosecutors, and the nature of the prosecutors' public role. It shows that, despite popular culture's glorification of risk and a nationwide trend in tort law toward sheltering sports co-participants from civil negligence liability, an exhilarating trip down a ski slope is increasingly likely to land a skier in jail if he collides …

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Cooperative Federalism And Its Challenges, Philip J. Weiser Jan 2003

Cooperative Federalism And Its Challenges, Philip J. Weiser

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Modularity, Vertical Integration, And Open Access Policies: Towards A Convergence Of Antitrust And Regulation In The Internet Age, Joseph Farrell, Philip J. Weiser Jan 2003

Modularity, Vertical Integration, And Open Access Policies: Towards A Convergence Of Antitrust And Regulation In The Internet Age, Joseph Farrell, Philip J. Weiser

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Antitrust law and telecommunications regulation have long adopted different stances on whether to mandate open access to information platforms. This article aims to help regulators and commentators incorporate both Chicago School and post-Chicago School arguments in evaluating this basic policy choice, suggesting how they can be integrated in an effective manner. In particular, the authors outline three alternative models that the FCC could adopt to guide its regulation of information platforms and facilitate a true convergence between antitrust and regulatory policy.

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The Culture That Time Forgot: Nineteenth-Century Mezzogiorno Society And The Stories Of Giovanni Verga, George Guida Jan 2003

The Culture That Time Forgot: Nineteenth-Century Mezzogiorno Society And The Stories Of Giovanni Verga, George Guida

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Possibilities, Pitfalls And Politics : An Examination Of Issues Surrounding States' Right To Tax The Internet, Julie L. Lubken Jan 2003

Possibilities, Pitfalls And Politics : An Examination Of Issues Surrounding States' Right To Tax The Internet, Julie L. Lubken

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The Feasibility Of Implementing Programs Of Assertive Community Treatment By The North Dakota Department Of Human Services, Lauren J. Sauer Jan 2003

The Feasibility Of Implementing Programs Of Assertive Community Treatment By The North Dakota Department Of Human Services, Lauren J. Sauer

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Social, Political & Economical Environment Surrounding The Development Of The Accountant Code Of Ethics : 1900-Present, Liu Liu Jan 2003

Social, Political & Economical Environment Surrounding The Development Of The Accountant Code Of Ethics : 1900-Present, Liu Liu

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