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A Study On Various Factors And Their Relationship To Burnout Among Seventh-Day Adventist Clergy, W. Don Edwards

Dissertations

Problem. Few studies have addressed burnout among Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) clergy. Many SDA ministers report experiencing high stress in their ministries and they find it difficult to function optimally under these circumstances. Others experience serious complications that lead them to terminate their work as ministers.

Method. A quantitative research design was used for an ex post facto study of 130 pastors from the Pacific Union Conference. They completed two questionnaires: the Pastoral Services Demographic Data Sheet (PSDDS) and the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI).

Results. This study examined 12 variables and found that 10 variables had a significant …

Title Ix At Thirty: Unanswered Questions, William C. Duncan

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.

"Whisky's Fe Drinkin'; Water's Fer Fightin'!" Resolving A Collective Action Dilemma In New Mexico, John R. Brown

Law of the Rio Chama

The water budget of New Mexico's Middle Rio Grande region incurs annually a deficit of 55,000 acre-feet through groundwater mining. To address this unsustainable condition, a State-mandated regional water planning effort involving significant public participation is underway to produce a regional water plan. The action arena where this process is taking place may not be appropriately constituted to enable stakeholders to agree on and implement a comprehensive plan to "balance all desired and required uses with sustainable supply." The heterogeneity of the actors and their interests and the complexity of the decision situations they face contribute to a high level …

2003 Calendar Year Report To The Rio Grande Compact Commission, Hal D. Simpson, John R. D'Antonio, Joe G. Hanson, Bill Ruth

Law of the Rio Chama

No abstract provided.

Front Matter

Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research

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The Metaphysical Problem Of Intermittent Existence And The Possibility Of Resurrection, David B. Hershenov

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Mutations Of The Iron-Sulfur Protein On The Function And Structure Of The Cytochrome Bc(1) Complex Of Yeast Mitochondria., C Edward Ebert

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Mutational analysis of the Rieske iron-sulfur protein (ISP) has provided useful information on how the ubiquinol:cytochrome c oxidoreductase complex functions to transfer electrons through the complex as well as transport protons from the matrix space to the intermembrane space. Mutations of amino acid residues in the conserved hinge region of ISP have resulted a general decrease of enzymatic activity by 30–70%. Recent developments in crystallography have helped show that the aqueous head region of ISP is mobile. Characterization of the hinge region mutants combined with molecular dynamics simulations of the X-ray crystal structure show that one reason for the conservation …

A World Wide Web Broker For Specifications, Methods, And Procedures For Hot Mix Asphalt Concrete Design., Donald Edward Slater

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The asphalt paving industry in the United States of America (USA) has no readily available method for evaluating and tracking specifications, methods, and procedures (SMPs) related to hot mix asphalt concrete design. There is no automated or computer assisted way of knowing when specifications, methods, and procedures are changed, revised, replaced, reissued, or discontinued, and when new specifications, methods, and procedures are issued. The problem is linking a user with a specific specification, method, or procedure within a specific source. Evaluation, in the context of this research, applies to the consistency of the inter-relationships among specifications and is not related …

Fictions Of Nature: Ecology, Science, And Culture In Twentieth-Century British Literature., Neal Bukeavich

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This dissertation examines twentieth-century British fiction concerned with humankind's interactions with the nonhuman world. I analyze a range of literary works, including H. G. Wells's The Food of the Gods (1903), D. H. Lawrence's The Rainbow (1915), Women in Love (1920), and Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928), John Brunner's Stand on Zanzibar (1968), Graham Swift's Waterland (1983), and J. G. Ballard's Rushing to Paradise (1994). This body of literature remains largely unexamined for its treatments of ecological issues and belongs to a national history deeply implicated in local and global environmental change. Moreover, my consideration of this literary tradition marks a …

A Numerical Study Of Current Distribution Inside The Cathode And Electrolyte Of A Solid Oxide Fuel Cell., Suryanarayana Raju Pakalapati

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Fuel cells have the potential of becoming the prime power sources in near future. They offer many advantages over conventional power generators. Fuel cells are being extensively researched where Numerical Modeling plays an increasingly important role. The present study comprises of a new modular approach to the three dimensional modeling of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC). The new approach resolves important scales and details of pertinent processes inside various SOFC components. The model calculates the spatial distributions of current, temperature and specie concentrations inside the SOFC. Simulations are performed on cathode of a SOFC showed interesting results. Also a …

An Evaluation Of Vegetation And Wildlife Communities In Mitigation And Natural Wetlands Of West Virginia., Collins K. Balcombe

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The goal of this study was to evaluate the relative success of mitigation wetlands in West Virginia in supporting vegetation, invertebrate, and wildlife communities. Eleven mitigation wetlands were compared to 4 naturally occurring reference wetlands. For all vegetation species sampled, species richness (no. species/quadrat; P = 0.035), evenness (P = 0.033), and diversity (P = 0.025) were higher in mitigation than reference wetlands. Mean weighted averages per quadrat were similar between mitigation and reference wetlands (P = 0.242). Differences in vegetation composition between wetland types were reflected through ordination using Detrended Correspondence Analysis (DCA). Both mitigation and natural wetlands met …

A Continuously Variable Power-Split Transmission In A Hybrid-Electric Sport Utility Vehicle., Miguel Mario Gomez

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Continuously variable transmissions (CVTs) have an infinitely variable ratio, which allows the engine to operate more time in the optimum range given an appropriate control of the engine valve throttle opening (VTO) and transmission ratio. In contrast, traditional automatic and manual transmissions have several fixed transmission ratios forcing the engine to operate outside the optimum range. Usually CVTs are used in small vehicles due to power limitations of the variable elements. Continuously variable power split transmissions (CVPST) were developed in order to reduce the fraction of power passing through the variable elements. This configuration includes a planetary gear train (PGT), …

A Multi-Fiber Unit Cell For Prediction Of Transverse Properties In Metal Matrix Composites., Rajeev Eluripati

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Three-Dimensional Finite Element Unit Cell Models (UCM) have been extensively used in modeling Continuous Fiber reinforced Metal Matrix Composites (CFMMC). They are effective means to predict transverse stiffness or strength properties, as well as residual stresses that develop during the fabrication process of such materials. The boundary conditions of the unit cell are chosen so that all compatibility conditions are satisfied along its interfaces with the surrounding system of fibers and matrix. past applications of such Unit Cell Models neglect the effect of interactions with the neighboring fibers, as well as local bond stresses at the fiber-matrix interfaces. The various …

Trigger Factor-Mediated Prolyl Isomerization Influences Maturation Of The Streptococcus Pyogenes Cysteine Protease, William R. Lyon, Michael G. Caparon

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Washington University Magazine, Fall 2003

Washington University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Washington University School Of Medicine Bulletin, 2003-2004

Washington University School of Medicine Bulletins

No abstract provided.

Breaking The Silicon Ceiling: Women In Engineering Freshmen Seminar, Aura Ganz, Susannah Howe, Vanessa Rivera, Yuechun Chu

Engineering: Faculty Publications

In this paper we describe a pilot study for freshmen women engineering students we launched at the College of Engineering at UMass Amherst in the fall of 2002. This pilot study, which targeted increased retention of women in engineering, was comprised of the following three main elements: a weekly seminar, use of Pocket PCs and a web-based information and exchange center. The students' feedback to our seminar was very positive. The students noted that the seminar allayed their fears and concerns about pursuing engineering, provided a (classroom and online) forum for networking with their peers and other women engineers. This …

How To Establish Successful Cooperative Student Learning Centers For Stem Courses, Ronald James Bieniek, Douglas R. Carroll, Cesar Mendoza, Oran Allan Pringle, Ekkehard Sinn, Kai-Tak Wan, Donald C. Wunsch

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

Students learn more if they are actively involved in the learning process, particularly in a cooperative manner. Several UMR faculty have operated course-based learning centers (LCs) as part of the campus-wide Learning Enhancement Across Disciplines (LEAD) Program of student learning assistance and enhancement. LCs are designed to assist large numbers of students in a cost- and time-efficient manner that promotes student engagement without requiring undue amounts of faculty time. Course instructors spend time in the open learning environment of the LC, in lieu of office hours, guiding students to master course material and skills in their evolution from novice to …

Equations Of Parametric Surfaces With Base Points Via Syzygies, Haohao Wang

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Suppose $S$ is a parametrized surface in complex projective 3-space $mathbf{P}^3$ given as the image of $phi: mathbf{P}^1 imes mathbf{P}^1 o mathbf{P}^3$. The implicitization problem is to compute an implicit equation $F=0$ of $S$ using the parametrization $phi$. An algorithm using syzygies exists for computing $F$ if $phi$ has no base points, i.e. $phi$ is everywhere defined. This work is an extension of this algorithm to the case of a surface with multiple base points of total multiplicity k. We accomplish this in three chapters. In Chapter 2, we develop the concept and properties of Castelnuovo-Mumford regularity in biprojective spaces. …

Protocols For Disease Classification From Mass Spectrometry Data, Michael Wagner, Dayanand Naik, Alex Pothen

Mathematics & Statistics Faculty Publications

We report our results in classifying protein matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionizationtime of flight mass spectra obtained from serum samples into diseased and healthy groups. We discuss in detail five of the steps in preprocessing the mass spectral data for biomarker discovery, as well as our criterion for choosing a small set of peaks for classifying the samples. Cross-validation studies with four selected proteins yielded misclassification rates in the 10-15% range for all the classification methods. Three of these proteins or protein fragments are down-regulated and one up-regulated in lung cancer, the disease under consideration in this data set. When cross-validation studies …

Outlook Magazine, Fall 2003

Outlook Magazine

No abstract provided.

Outlook Magazine, Spring 2003

Outlook Magazine

No abstract provided.

Outlook Magazine, Winter 2003

Outlook Magazine

No abstract provided.

Ralph Waldo Emerson: A Bicentenary Exhbition, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Rare Books & Special Collections Publications

This catalog accompanied the exhibit and provides a permanent record of the Ralph Waldo Emerson bicentenary exhibition at the Thomas Cooper Library. Among the items in this exhibit are manuscripts, letters, first editions, association copies and memorabilia. On display are only a relatively small number of items which are in the Emerson holdings in the larger collection, but make clear the range, depth and quality of the outstanding materials that the Myerson Collection contains.

Lucrative Blue, Jennifer Clare Toups

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Lucrative Blue, a book-length collection of original poetry, explores themes such as questioning prevailing American ideologies, birth/motherhood, and accessing/confronting the inner self. The poems are influenced by Modern and Post Modern conceptions of art and form; Gertrude Stein's concept of the continuous present and Charles Olsen's concept of projective verse are particularly important. The collection attempts to pay close attention to the world surrounding the poems' speakers; the sounds of airplanes, dogs, and the images and sounds of construction frequently appear, as they were frequently present when the poems were created; The collection is divided into three sections; the first …

Design-Build Method Viewed By Public Agencies In Southern Nevada Compared To Arizona And Utah, Jose W Oliveira

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Area is the fastest growing large urban area in the United States. Between 1990 and 2000, the population expanded 83.3 percent. To meet the growing population in the Las Vegas Valley, local agencies struggle to construct public facilities such as community centers, schools, municipal buildings and transportation facilities. The most common construction contracting method being used by local agencies consists of local municipalities hiring a design professional, usually an architect or engineer, under one contract, and then bidding the construction services out to a general contractor; An innovative form of construction contracting now exist, where only …

Intra-Domain Mobility Management, Kapilkumar Narayanan Kulakkunnath

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Mobility supporting protocols are designed to provide connectivity of mobile nodes from any point of attachment to the Internet. Fast handoff, low signaling overhead and packet loss are the key factors to be addressed in designing a mobility management protocol. This work proposes Intra Domain Mobility Management (IDMM) protocol, based on micro-mobility concept. The protocol implements an efficient tracking mechanism for locating the mobile nodes and ensures that their movements remain transparent to communicating nodes. The protocol is designed with the hierarchical tree topology in mind that allows for low cost solution and efficient management. The optimized routing enables fast …

Effects Of Blood Vessel Permeability On Mechanical Properties Of Bone Under Micro-Gravity Conditions, Robert L Drollinger

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Loss of bone mass is one important physiological change observed in astronauts after medium and long-term exposure to microgravity conditions. The objective of the current study is to test the hypothesis that loss of bone mass under microgravity can be inhibited if the same micro-force distribution under earth gravity (body weight) is achieved by increasing the blood vessel permeability to increase the transcortical interstitial fluid flow. A method of exposure to bio-frequency spectrum (BFS) light (infrared to micrometer wavelength) was used to increase the blood vessel permeability. We tested the hypothesis by examining the bone mechanical properties (Young's modulus) of …

Native Plants As Sentinels Of Tritium Contamination, Colleen A Grant

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study assessed the potential of six plant species growing in the Mojave Desert, as sentinels of tritium contamination below earthen caps covering radioactive waste. The plants, grown in hydroponic tanks and 3 m columns, were evaluated for treatments representing three different levels of tritium contamination. Tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen, replaces a hydrogen atom in a water molecule and readily migrates through soil. Plant roots coming into contact with soil moisture do not discriminate between tritiated water molecules and dihydrogen water molecules in the uptake process. Plants have the potential to be more effective monitors of radioactive waste-sites …

News From The South Carolina Library Association V.1 N.1 01/2003

South Carolina Libraries

News from the South Carolina Library Association v.1 n.1 01/2003