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Stormwater Diversion As A Potential Coastal Wetland Restoration Method, Jennifer Howard Woods

LSU Master's Theses

The Barataria-Terrebonne estuary has been eroding at a rate of up to 103.6 km2 yr-1 for several decades. If the current rate of loss is not reduced, an additional 2,550 km2 of coastal wetlands will be lost by the year 2050. Currently, stormwater in Terrebonne Parish is pumped into canals, ultimately discharging into the Gulf of Mexico. An opportunity exists to use this stormwater for wetland restoration; however, the ecological impacts of stormwater diversions on wetlands are unknown. The objectives of this project were to 1) to investigate the seed banks of a degraded marsh to determine if a viable …

Properties Of Borate-Treated Strandboard Bonded With Pmdi Resin, Yiqiang Zhou

LSU Master's Theses

Random strandboards from mixed southern wood species were manufactured using calcium borate (CB) and zinc borate (ZB) as chemical additives and polymeric methylene diphenylmethane disocyanate (pMDI) as resin. There were four target levels of borate loading and two levels of resin content. Panel properties, including modulus of elasticity (MOE), modulus of rupture (MOR), internal bond (IB) strength, linear expansion (LE), thickness swelling (TS), leachability, and swelling and strength retention properties under cyclic relative humidity, were measured. The influence of borate content, borate type, and resin content on various properties was analyzed. It was found that the addition of borate negatively …

Botany In Children's Literature: A Content Analysis Of Plant-Centered Children's Picture Books That Have A Plot And Characters, Sheila Lewis Goins

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This content analysis study examined 36 plant-centered children’s science picture books that have a plot and characters published from 1950 to present. Botanical subject matter and learning opportunities offered by these books were analyzed, along with the range and frequency of the National Science Education Standards-consistent and age-appropriate plant science concepts and principles. The science graphics, artistic innovations, and story plot of these books were also examined. Rubrics and research-based recommendations were developed to offer parents, teachers, and librarians assistance in identifying, evaluating, and using such books to help children of ages 4-8 learn about plants and enjoy plant science. …

Isolation And Characterization Of Carbonic Anhydrase From Ostertagia Ostertagi, Andrew Allan Derosa

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The first event in the infection process of Ostertagia ostertagi in cattle is the process of exsheathment. Before trichostrongylid nematodes can transition from a free-living infective stage larva (L₃) on pasture to a parasitic existence within the ruminant host, it must first undergo exsheathment. Exsheathment is the process whereby the L₂ cuticle retained from the previous molt is cast from the L₃. Exsheathment enables the developmental transition from a free-living stage on pasture to a parasitic existence in the bovine host. For those species with a predilection site in the abomasum, such as O. ostertagi, …

What Are The "Four Roots Of Capacity And Nature"?, Alan Kam Leung Chan

Research Collection College of Integrative Studies

During the third century C.E., a debate on the relationship between “capacity” (cai 才) and “nature” (xing 性) captured the imagination of the Chinese elite. Historical sources relate that four views were put forward on the subject, which continued to dominate the intellectual scene during the fourth and fifth centuries. Yin Hao 殷 浩 (306–356), a major statesman and leader of the literati, for example, was known especially for his expertise on the four views of “capacity and nature” (caixing) (Shishuo xinyu 1992, 4.34; cf. Mather 1976, 110).1 Writing in the fifth century, Wang Sengqian 王 僧 虔 (426–485) observed …

Annual Review Of The World Pheasant Association 2003/2004, World Pheasant Association

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Reports and Other Materials

Chairman of Trustees' report, Dick Potts

Treasurer's report and accounts, Ian Hoggarth

Conservation activities in 2003/2004, Philip J. K. McGowan and Rahul Kaul

WPA around the world: Highlights from the chapters

Cracid Specialist Group report, Dan M. Brooks

Grouse Specialist Group report, Ilse Storch

Megapode Specialist Group report, Rene Dekker, Darryl Jones, and Gillian C. Baker

Partridge, Quail and Francolin Specialist Group report, John P. Carroll

Pheasant Specialist Group report, Peter J. Garson

Conservation breeding in Europe and Gary Robbins and the United Kingdom Census, John Corder

WPA European Conservation Alain Hennache and Breeding Group, Michel St. Jaime

25 years …

Proceedings Of The Symposium On Conservation Of Quail In The Neotropics, Jack Clinton Eitniear, John T. Baccus, Sheldon L. Dingle, John P. Carroll

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Conference Proceedings

Preface, John P. Carroll

Quail of México and Adjacent Central America: Status and Conservation Concerns, John P. Carroll and Jack C. Eitniear

Changing Densities of Singing Quail (Dactylortyx thoracicus) in El Cielo Biosphere, Tamaulipas, Mexico: 1949-1996, Jack C. Eitniear and Alvaro Aragon T.

Status of the Bearded Wood-partridge (Dendrortyx barbatus): With Comments on Its Conservation in Querétaro, John T. Baccus

Aspectos de la Dieta y Anidacon de la Cordorniz Rayata (Banded Quail) Philortyx fasciatus, Fernando Urbina-Torres y Lucila Zaiñhana-Ortiz

Long-tailed Tree-quail (Dendrortyx macroura): Current Knowledge and Research Needs, Gilberto Chavez-Leon

Abundance of the …

Third International Galliformes Symposium 2004 (April 5-10, 2004, Dehradun, India): Abstracts, World Pheasant Association, India Ministry Of Environment And Forests, British High Commission

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Conference Proceedings

Abstracts

Strategy for Conservation of Pheasants in Himachal Pradesh, India, A. K. Gulati

An overview of Galliformes Conservation in Sikkim, India, T. R. Sharma

Distribution, status and conservation Galliformes in north east India, Anwaruddin Choudhury

Status of Galliformes in Pakistan and prioritising conservation areas, Rab Nawaz

The status and conservation needs of Nepal 's Galliformes, HemSagar Baral

Status of Galliformes in Bhutan, Rebecca Pradhan

Status and conservation of the Galliformes of Bangladesh, M. Sohrab Uddin Sarker

Galliformes of Sri Lanka: Status and conservation needs, Charles Santiapillai and S. Wijeyamchan

A strategy for the conservation of Galliformes of South Asia, Rahul …

Muscle Fatigue And The Mechanisms For Task Failure, Sandra K. Hunter, Jacques Duchateau, Roger M. Enoka

Exercise Science Faculty Research and Publications

An alternative approach in the study of muscle fatigue is to address the question, “What causes task failure during a fatiguing contraction?” This approach is described by considering how variation in the type of load supported and contraction intensity influence both the time to task failure and the centrally mediated adjustments in reflex activity and motor unit behavior

Introducing Lawrence V. Texas: Some Background And A Glimpse Of The Future, Edward Stein

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

The article explores the landmark Supreme Court case Lawrence v. Texas (2003), which overturned the Court's earlier decision in Bowers v. Hardwick and struck down a Texas sodomy law criminalizing consensual same-sex intimacy. The ruling significantly advanced LGBTQ+ rights by affirming privacy rights under the Due Process Clause and laying groundwork for future equal protection challenges to laws discriminating based on sexual orientation. The decision's implications extend beyond privacy rights, influencing debates on same-sex marriage, adoption, and other areas of sexual orientation discrimination.

Lawrence And Garner: The Love (Or At Least Sexual Attraction) That Finally Dared Speak Its Name, Paris R. Baldacci

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

The article examines the legal evolution from *Bowers v. Hardwick* to Lawrence v. Texas, highlighting how the latter marked a pivotal shift in recognizing LGBTQ+ rights by emphasizing personal autonomy and dignity. It underscores the significance of narrative strategies in shaping judicial decisions, particularly in *Lawrence*, where the plaintiffs' personal stories influenced the Court's ruling.

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 …

Microstructure Studies In Surfacant Systems, Vivek Agarwal

Open Access Dissertations

Microstructures in two mixed surfactants systems that show novel transformations as a function of composition and temperature have been explored. Indirect imaging methods like Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) along with direct imaging methods like Cryogenic Transmission Electron Microscopy (Cryo-TEM) and recently developed Freeze Fracture Direct Imaging (FFDD have been used extensively to characterize and identify the changes in the microstructures in the mixed surfactant systems as a function of composition, temperature and external force fields.

As water is added to a solution of an anionic surfactant, AOT (2 ethylhexyl sodium sulfosuccinate) and a zwitterionic surfactant, lecithin (phosphatidylcholine) in isooctane, …

Portée Et Limites Des Données De Surveillance De L'Exposition Des Travailleurs Oeuvrant Dans L'Industrie De L'Électrodéposition : Mise À Jour Des Connaissances, Ginette Truchon, Maliheh Vaziri, Pierre Larivière

États de la question, rapports d’expertise et revues de littérature

L’industrie de l’électrodéposition constitue un milieu de travail complexe par la nature des procédés et des produits chimiques utilisés. Dans ce contexte, la surveillance des travailleurs pose des défis aux médecins responsables, notamment en ce qui a trait à l’interprétation des résultats de surveillance biologique puisque aucun indice biologique d'exposition (IBE) n’est documenté présentement dans la littérature pour les principaux métaux retrouvés dans ce type d’industrie, soit le chrome, le nickel et le zinc. Cette activité a pour objectif d’effectuer une mise à jour des connaissances disponibles sur la surveillance de l’exposition à ces métaux (surveillance biologique et surveillance environnementale) …

Water Wrongs: Why Can’T We Get It Right The First Time?, David Getches

Publications

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International Environmental Law: 2004 Annual Report, Vail T. Thorne, Lakshman Guruswamy, Kevin L. Doran

Publications

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Same Struggle, Different Difference: Ada Accommodations As Antidiscrimination, Michael Ashley Stein

Faculty Publications

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was heralded as an "emancipation proclamation" for people with disabilities, one that would achieve their equality primarily through its reasonable accommodation requirements. Nevertheless, both legal commentators and Supreme Court Justices assert that the ADA's employment mandates distinguish the ADA from earlier antidiscrimination measures, most notably Title VII, because providing accommodations results in something more than equality for the disabled. The Article challenges this prevalent belief by arguing that ADA-mandated accommodations are consistent with other antidiscrimination measures in that each remedies exclusion from employment opportunity by questioning the inherency of established workplace norms, and by …

Revisiting The Asian Values Argument Used By Asian Political Leaders And Its Validity, Chang Yau Hoon

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

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Conservation Through Collusion: Antitrust As An Obstacle To Marine Resource Conservation, Jonathan H. Adler

Faculty Publications

Although it is not a new environmental problem, overfishing is arguably one of the most serious environmental problems today. Despite decades of government regulation, fisheries are in trouble the world over.

With little doubt, the federal fishery regulations adopted in the last twenty-five years have failed to ensure sustainable utilization of U.S. fisheries. The existing regulatory framework is "a failed experiment that has led to the destruction of United States coastal fisheries." At the same time that the federal government adopted an elaborate regulatory structure, federal law has impeded the development of cooperative fishery management institutions that may have helped …

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Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

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Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

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Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

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Marry Me, Bill: Should Cohabitation Be The (Legal) Default Option?, Margaret F. Brinig, Steven L. Nock

Journal Articles

Are cohabitation and marriage similar enough to warrant similar legal treatment? Earlier public reports on cohabitation have focused on the question of whether cohabitation before marriage increases or decreases the divorce rate.

But increasingly cohabitation is being proposed not as a testing ground for marriage, but as a functional substitute for it. The trend in family law and scholarship in Europe and Canada is to treat married and cohabiting couples similarly, or even identically.

In this country, the American Law Institute [ALl] recently proposed that, at least when it comes to the law of dissolution, couples who have been living …

“Real-Idealism”: An Unorthodox Husserlian Response To The Question Of Transcendental Idealism, Sebastian Luft

Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications

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The Changing Identity Of Feminism In The Third Wave: A Critical Analysis, Jillian Marie Klean

Masters Theses

This thesis examines three texts: Three Black Skirts, The Vagina Monologues, and The Art and Power of Being a Lady to discover the changing identities of women in the third wave movement of feminism. A rhetorical criticism is conducted of the images of feminism put forth by the texts to discover the identities that the authors are advocating and advancing for third wave feminists. This thesis argues that the multiple identities found in these texts are essential to the feminist movement. This thesis also explores the tension between individualism and community in the third wave.

Pathogenicity Of Xanthomonas Axonopodis Pv. Glycines, The Causative Agent Of Bacterial Pustule In Soybeans, Lopa D. Goradia

Masters Theses

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Role Of Demethylation And Hyperacetylation In [Alpha]1-Antitrypsin Gene Activation, Ling Tian

Masters Theses

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Diatom Assemblages Reflect Environmental Heterogeneity In An Urban Stream, Kristen M. Thomas

Masters Theses

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The Effects Of Family Functioning And Parent Structure On The Prevalence And Intensity Of Childhood Fears, Rebecca Leis Pederson

Masters Theses

The current study was designed to examine the relation between family factors, such as family functioning and parent structure, and the prevalence and intensity of childhood fears. One hundred and sixteen children in grades 3-12 were surveyed using the Fear Survey Schedule-II. Of the 116 children surveyed, 75 had parents who returned the Self Report Family Inventory and demographic survey. Results indicated that younger, female participants reported fears of greater prevalence and intensity than male participants. Contrary to predictions, neither family functioning or any of its associated factors were found to be related to the prevalence and intensity of childhood …

Understanding The Variables Associated With Mathematics Achievement, Kelsie J. Buker

Masters Theses

Mathematics achievement scores on standardized test batteries are a major area of concern in public schools. This study examined the relationships among different variables that may affect mathematics achievement as measured by the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS). Specifically, this study investigated the relationships among gender, mathematics fluency, mathematics accuracy, anxiety toward mathematics, and mathematics composite scores on the ITBS. In addition, the study assessed the effects of gender and anxiety on mathematics achievement as measured by accuracy, fluency, and ITBS math scores. One hundred fourth and sixth grade participants completed the Fennema-Sherman Mathematics Anxiety Scale to measure their …