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David Cole, Enemy Aliens: Double Standards And Constitutional Freedoms In The War On Terrorism (2003), Elizabeth M. Mccormick
David Cole, Enemy Aliens: Double Standards And Constitutional Freedoms In The War On Terrorism (2003), Elizabeth M. Mccormick
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The Dynamics Of International Trade Finance Regulation: The Arrangement On Officially Supported Export Credits, Janet K. Levit
The Dynamics Of International Trade Finance Regulation: The Arrangement On Officially Supported Export Credits, Janet K. Levit
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Synthesis, Characterization And Tribological Behavior Of Nitrogen-Doped Chromium-Diamond-Like Carbon Nanocomposite Thin Films, Sunil Kumar Pal
Synthesis, Characterization And Tribological Behavior Of Nitrogen-Doped Chromium-Diamond-Like Carbon Nanocomposite Thin Films, Sunil Kumar Pal
LSU Master's Theses
Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films have been extensively studied for more than two decades due to their highly attractive properties. These films exhibit unique mechanical, chemical and electronic properties and thus, possess great potential for applications in tribology. However, two drawbacks in the DLC films are high level of internal stress developed during growth preventing deposition of thick films and low thermal stability. Synthesis of Me-DLC (Cr-DLC and N-doped Cr-DLC) presents a way to overcome these drawbacks. In the present study, DLC, Cr-DLC and N-doped Cr-DLC films were deposited on Si substrate using a hybrid Plasma assisted CVD/PVD process. Film characterization …
The Catalyst To Harm Standard: Punishing Speech That Facilitates Harm, J. Colin Trisler
The Catalyst To Harm Standard: Punishing Speech That Facilitates Harm, J. Colin Trisler
LSU Master's Theses
The Catalyst to Harm Standard is a specific standard that sets forth step-by-step criteria for the courts to follow so that they can factually determine if the speech in question falls into the category of protected or unprotected speech. This Standard labels certain speech as “bad” not because of its ideological or social content, but because it is speech that is linked to a definitive social harm that the legislature has the constitutional authority to prevent or punish. This Standard uses three criteria to determine the liability of speech that has allegedly caused harm. In order to meet these requirements, …
The Future Of Branding, Sharon Napier
The Future Of Branding, Sharon Napier
Theses
The purpose of this study is to utilize leading brand and marketing experts to further define and identify the meaning of a brand in its current and future states. In an effort to better understand the future of branding, this study attempts to gain relevant, insightful information from thought leaders in the industry. This qualitative research study investigates meaning, concentrating on "what" will effect the future of branding, not on "how much" it will change. Key questions regarding the current state of branding, the future of branding, and the major challenges and trends that will impact the ability of managers …
Delivering A Graphic Design Course Online: Simulating A Real Classroom Situation And Speculating What Technologies Can Ideally Offer In This Virtual Situation, Uttam Kokil
Theses
This thesis examines a new way to simplify online education and to simulate a real classroom situation. It explores how a graphic design class can be conducted online where the students from different geographical locations and faculty can interact instantaneously with the aid of video, chat and whiteboard. For the most part, the potential for Macromedia Flash Communication Server to deliver chat, whiteboard and video functionality are assessed. It is speculated that video images are slightly jerky among Modem users whereas sharp video images are obtained with high-speed Internet connection. The survey findings among the design students and faculty at …
Resource For Social Cause Design, Hang Lian
Resource For Social Cause Design, Hang Lian
Theses
The goal of this project is to compile a working resource to help graphic designers develop effective solutions for social cause design problems. The intent is to provide a starting place for designers rather than to create a comprehensive resource that covers every aspect of social cause design.
Feature Partitioning For The Co-Traning Setting, Vineet Chaoji
Feature Partitioning For The Co-Traning Setting, Vineet Chaoji
Theses
Supervised learning algorithms rely on availability of labeled data. Labeled data is either scarce or involves substantial human effort in the labeling process. These two factors, along with the abundance of unlabeled data, have spurred research initiatives that exploit unlabeled data to boost supervised learning. This genre of learning algorithms that utilize unlabeled data alongside a small set of labeled data are known as semi-supervised learning algorithms. Data characteristics, such as the presence of a generative model, provide the foundation for applying these learning algorithms. Co-training is one such al gorithm that leverages existence of two redundant "views" for a …
The Effects Of Object Weight And Three-Dimensional Movement On Human Movement Time And Fitts' Law, Kyle T. Hagadorn
The Effects Of Object Weight And Three-Dimensional Movement On Human Movement Time And Fitts' Law, Kyle T. Hagadorn
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The speed and accuracy of movement depend on several factors that have been previously identified including target size and movement amplitude. According to Fitts' Law these variables comprise an Index of Difficulty that is directly related to the movement time. This principle of human performance has been studied extensively over a wide array of settings and contexts. The objective of this thesis was to investigate human movement time for tasks requiring precision placement of weighted objects, a task frequently encountered in industrial and occupational settings. Specifically, this thesis evaluated the effects of object weight, complexity of movement, and handedness on …
Improving Existing Wayfinding Theory For Hospital Environments, Youngjoo Park
Improving Existing Wayfinding Theory For Hospital Environments, Youngjoo Park
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A hospital is an institution that provides medical, surgical or psychiatric care and treatment of the sick or the injured. With those specialized purposes, a hospital has a unique environment and hospital users have special needs and a wide range of personal characteristics. People visiting or admitted to a hospital are often anxious. Losing their way or becoming disoriented in a complex hospital facility increases anxiety and stress. Stress levels can adversely affect the results of medical treatment. Poor wayfinding design can elevate stress levels, which can adversely affect medical treatment, and decrease patients' satisfaction with the quality of medical …
Unbidden Pilgrimage, Naomi Hart
Unbidden Pilgrimage, Naomi Hart
Theses
This thesis explores how the author expresses in a body of artwork her journey through grief after the loss of her son. In a series of prints and multimedia pieces, she develops the theme of a spiritual pilgrimage through loss to renewed hope and faith. The thesis includes reproductions of works by other artists.
The Persuasive Image, George D. Grove
The Persuasive Image, George D. Grove
Theses
The unfortunate suburban migration continues. These newly arrived suburbanites exchange their multidimensional urban city views for those of a carefully constructed and intensely controlled pastoral view. This view from their windows is one that symbolizes their ownership of the land and their freedom from dense urban living conditions. The open space and grass function as powerful reminders of why they live in suburbia. But what would occur if the suburbanites were to exchange their view of plastic Eden with images from the city? What if the view of their altered yards and obsessively manicured gardens were intentionally replaced with views …
Design Literacy For Children, John L. O'Neill
Design Literacy For Children, John L. O'Neill
Theses
The goals of this thesis are to propose specific graphic design methods that can be used as a supplement to enhance the 8th grade English Language Arts Learning Standards of the New York State Department of Education. The thesis includes a guidebook for educators.
Teaching Color Strategies, Carol Fillip
Teaching Color Strategies, Carol Fillip
Theses
The purpose of this thesis is to improve graphic design education through the addition of an effective series of instructional exercises for teaching color strategies.
Effects Of Riparian Forest Buffers On Water Quality In The Canandaigua Lake Watershed, Trish Rider
Effects Of Riparian Forest Buffers On Water Quality In The Canandaigua Lake Watershed, Trish Rider
Theses
As watershed landscapes have been transformed to accommodate agriculture and urbanization, non-point source pollution has emerged as an important environmental issue, and riparian forest buffers (RFB) are recommended to control the flow of pollution into stream ecosystems. The Natural Resources Conservation Service recommends that RFBs have a width of at least 30 meters to protect water quality from surface runoff and non-point source pollution. The water quality, RFBs, and land uses within two tributaries of the Canandaigua Lake Watershed were investigated to determine if a positive correlation exists between water quality and RFB width as well as to determine if …
Modeling Of Probe-And-Drogue Part Of An In-Flight Refueling System, Jie Yan
Modeling Of Probe-And-Drogue Part Of An In-Flight Refueling System, Jie Yan
Theses
In this work, a finite element model of an in-flight aircraft refueling system is developed. The model is a first attempt to describe the dynamics of a probe-and-drogue refueling system commonly used by Navy aircraft. The purpose of this work is to develop a model of the drogue system to be able to study control and sensor system requirements for an autonomous refueling system. This work is intended as a first introduction to an automated in-flight refueling system with special concentration on the modeling of a probe-and-drogue in-flight refueling system for aircrafts. An understanding of what is an in-flight refueling …
The East Wing Beat: The Changing Role Of First Lady, Jacqueline M. Scheible
The East Wing Beat: The Changing Role Of First Lady, Jacqueline M. Scheible
Theses
First Ladies take on highly visible public roles within the American political system. They serve as role models for American women, symbolically representing the upper-middle-class-white American woman. The mass media cover extensively the women who become first ladies and symbolism associated with the firstladyship. The purpose of the present study is to provide a systematic examination of New York Times coverage of first ladies to understand and interpret change that has occurred in coverage. The findings suggest that first ladies have the opportunity to take advantage of the first lady podium and use it to meet public expectations and fulfill …
Designing Risk Messages In Response To Human-Caused Disasters, Michael E. Hellinger
Designing Risk Messages In Response To Human-Caused Disasters, Michael E. Hellinger
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Technology Management In The Effective Implementation Of Change, Molly B. Kearns
Technology Management In The Effective Implementation Of Change, Molly B. Kearns
Theses
Organizational fitness is often achieved by making changes in business operations. These changes frequently involve the use of a new technology. The effective implementation of change is achieved by examining the benefits and challenges of technology management when making decisions. Important elements for consideration in technology management are technology evaluation, integration, planning, implementation, training, and change. A solution is proposed to combine and encompass all the elements of technology management to allow for the positive aspects and avoid the negative aspects of change implementation. The tool consists of principles to be addressed for each element.
Trouble Report Decrease At An It Help Desk, Nori Montero
Trouble Report Decrease At An It Help Desk, Nori Montero
Theses
The purpose of this project is to help improve the internal customer service for the PRECISE. IT help desk. Specifically, this report will determine the root cause, or causes, of increased trouble reports after the installation of a new Wireless application. We will define the challenges the IT managers faced regarding the ability to embrace best practices for a complex IT environment. By this we will cover problems related to process assessment, mission, training, policy and how other companies are confronting the challenges of a service centered culture and TQM methodologies. This will help in understanding how these managers must …
Acoustic Signature For Chaos And Fractal Geometries, Obadiah M. Kilonzo
Acoustic Signature For Chaos And Fractal Geometries, Obadiah M. Kilonzo
Theses
One discipline of study that has been coming up in the recent years is the study in the behavior of nonlinear systems. Most of these exhibit chaos traits and this has spurred much interest. Fractal geometries, which are as a result of chaos behavior, have been more feasible to research on, with the recent computer technology. Most of these fractal behaviors can be mapped into the sound domain. This 'sound domain' is referred to as acoustic signature. This thesis majors on a way to map out the fractals to the sound domain without much change in the parameters that define …
What Happened Thursday, Anastasia Cerankosky
Ethical Dilemmas In Retrospective Studies On Genital Surgery In The Treatment Of Intersexual Infants, Sharon Sytsma
Ethical Dilemmas In Retrospective Studies On Genital Surgery In The Treatment Of Intersexual Infants, Sharon Sytsma
Faculty Articles, Papers, and Other Scholarship
Intersexual infants and infants with other genital abnormalities often receive genital surgery for sex assignment or for normalizing purposes. The wisdom and beneficence of these practices have been questioned by intersexual individuals, support groups, some doctors, and the media. Because the practices have been developed without long-term studies to evaluate them, pediatric urologists and parents of such children must face decisions with very little guidance from empirical support. In the face of ignorance about what is really the best medical response to intersexuality or genital abnormalities, some have argued for a moratorium on infant genital surgery until empirical studies are …
The Chick Embryo Amnion As An In Vitro Culture System For Ivf And Nt Embryos, Tonya Renea Davidson
The Chick Embryo Amnion As An In Vitro Culture System For Ivf And Nt Embryos, Tonya Renea Davidson
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Calving rates are significantly reduced following in vitro production of embryos. Thus, if a technique could be developed that would increase calving rates by as little as one viable offspring, significant research advances could be made. Therefore, in a series of experiments, the efficiency and quality of culturing IVP bovine embryos in the amnion of a domestic chicken egg was tested. In Experiment I, by culturing IVP bovine embryos in the chick amnion (day 4 to 7 of incubation) it was discovered that there was no significant difference in blastocyst rates compared with controls. In Experiment II, it was shown …
Material Length Scales In Gradient-Dependent Plasticity/Damage And Size Effects: Theory And Computation, Rashid Kamel Abu Al-Rub
Material Length Scales In Gradient-Dependent Plasticity/Damage And Size Effects: Theory And Computation, Rashid Kamel Abu Al-Rub
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Structural materials display a strong size-dependence when deformed non-uniformly into the inelastic range: smaller is stronger. This effect has important implications for an increasing number of applications in structural failure, electronics, functional coatings, composites, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), nanostructured materials, micro/nanometer fabrication technologies, etc. The mechanical behavior of these applications cannot be characterized by classical (local) continuum theories because they incorporate no ‘material length scales’ and consequently predict no size effects. On the other hand, it is still not possible to perform quantum and atomistic simulations on realistic time and structures. It is therefore necessary to develop a scale-dependent continuum theory …
The Fate Of Bifenthrin And Fipronil In Pine Bark Nursery Media, Russell Stanley Harris, Iii
The Fate Of Bifenthrin And Fipronil In Pine Bark Nursery Media, Russell Stanley Harris, Iii
LSU Master's Theses
Concerns over the adverse effects of pesticides on human health and the environment have led to the development of stricter pesticide regulations and the outright banning of many pesticides in the U.S. Bifenthrin and fipronil are important pesticides used in the nursery industry for the control of imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta Buren, S. richteri Forel, and their hybrids) to meet the requirements of the Imported Fire Ant Quarantine. Nurseries typically use highly-organic media ("soilless" media) and little is known about the fate of these pesticides when used with these media. Our research measured the influence of irrigation frequency and …
Field Evaluation Of Mosquito Control And Repellent Devices In Southern Louisiana, Brett Warren Collier
Field Evaluation Of Mosquito Control And Repellent Devices In Southern Louisiana, Brett Warren Collier
LSU Master's Theses
The effect of 2 mosquito traps and 2 repellent systems upon the catch of an American Biophysics Corporation (ABC) light trap were evaluated over a 14-month period at 3 locations in Louisiana. Devices evaluated included: 1) ABC Mosquito Magnet® with dry ice and octenol, 2) the BioSensory 500 cc Dragonfly® Biting Insect Trap with CO2, octenol, and Mosquito Cognito® which uses Conceal™ inhibitor, 3) the SC Johnson OFF!® Mosquito Lantern, and 4) the ThermaCell® cordless mosquito repellent system for residential use. The number of mosquitoes caught in the ABC light traps at the SC Johnson OFF!® Mosquito Lantern …
Bacterial Plume Dynamics In The Marshland Upwelling System Employed In The Near Freshwater Conditions, Benjamin Kojo Addo
Bacterial Plume Dynamics In The Marshland Upwelling System Employed In The Near Freshwater Conditions, Benjamin Kojo Addo
LSU Master's Theses
The marshland upwelling system (MUS) was installed in a floatation marsh along the banks of the Bayou Segnette Waterway, Louisiana. This site was characterized by native groundwater of low salinity regime. Previous studies focused on the removal of fecal pathogens from settled/raw and secondarily treated wastewater under high saline groundwater conditions. The objectives of this research were to: 1) quantify the impact of natural die-off on bacterial removal within the MUS, 2) determine bacterial retardation rates in laboratory-repacked sandy loam soil columns, and 3) evaluate the effectiveness of the MUS in removing fecal pathogens from settled, raw wastewater. Varying salinities …
Enron, Titanic, And The Perfect Storm, Nancy B. Rapoport
Enron, Titanic, And The Perfect Storm, Nancy B. Rapoport
Scholarly Works
In this article, I explore the contention of Jeffrey Skilling, former Enron CEO, that Enron's debacle was due to a perfect storm of events. I reject his contention, arguing instead that Enron's downfall was more like Titanic's - hubris and an over-reliance on checks and balances led to Enron's downfall. I then explore how character (especially of those at the top of an organization) can lead to Enron-like disasters, and I talk about how cognitive dissonance can lead to very smart people making very stupid decisions. I end with some musings about how lawyers can learn from Enron.
Did White House Reporters Defer To The President After September 11?, Jodi Kathleen Bannerman
Did White House Reporters Defer To The President After September 11?, Jodi Kathleen Bannerman
LSU Master's Theses
This study's primary focus is to determine if the White House press corps acted more deferential to President Bush and his agenda after September 11, 2001, and if so, to see how long the period of decreased adversarial relations lasted. This purpose is accomplished through a content analysis of 37 White House press briefings, conducted by then White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer, examining press-briefing questions three months before, on, directly following, and three months after September 11 according to four dimensions of adversarial relations: initiative, directness, assertiveness, and hostility. Ten question design features comprise the criteria to measure each …