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Application Of Stochastic Downscaling Techniques To Global Climate Model Data For Regional Climate Prediction, Suchita Potta Jan 2004

Application Of Stochastic Downscaling Techniques To Global Climate Model Data For Regional Climate Prediction, Suchita Potta

LSU Master's Theses

Global warming is the most important issue of the present day that affects the climate drastically. This research was carried out to find out the effects of Global warming on Louisiana in future on a very finer spatial and temporal scale. For this purpose spatial downscaling technique is used, where finer resolution climate information is derived from a coarser resolution Global Climate Model (GCM) output. Empirical/statistical downscaling method is used in which sub grid scale changes are calculated as a function of large scale climate. For this purpose a stochastic weather generator and two Global models are considered. The two …

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A Novel Strategy Of Controlling Bovine Pneumonic Pasteurellosis: Transfecting The Upper Respiratory Tract Of Cattle With A Gene Coding For The Antimicrobial Peptide Cecropin B, Charles Mitchell Boudreaux Jan 2004

A Novel Strategy Of Controlling Bovine Pneumonic Pasteurellosis: Transfecting The Upper Respiratory Tract Of Cattle With A Gene Coding For The Antimicrobial Peptide Cecropin B, Charles Mitchell Boudreaux

LSU Master's Theses

The very potent antibacterial activity of cecropin B makes it a likely candidate to prevent and/or treat Mannheimia haemolytica 1:A infection in the upper respiratory tract (URT) of cattle. The purpose of this study was to ascertain if the URT could be transfected with a gene coding for the antimicrobial peptide cecropin B. By transfecting cattle with a gene coding for cecropin B, this study attempted to inhibit colonization of a virulent strain of M. haemolytica 1:A in the URT while investigating any possible changes in the indigenous and transient nasal flora. In this study the antibacterial efficacy of cecropin …

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Estimating The Population Of Greater And Lesser Scaup During Winter In Off-Shore Louisiana, Sean David Kinney Jan 2004

Estimating The Population Of Greater And Lesser Scaup During Winter In Off-Shore Louisiana, Sean David Kinney

LSU Master's Theses

I analyzed data from an experimental aerial transect survey, using stratified random sampling, to estimate wintering populations of greater scaup (Aythya marila) and lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) (hereafter scaup) in off-shore waters along the coast of Louisiana during winters 2000-2002. My objectives were to evaluate anecdotal reports of large numbers of scaup in off-shore waters of Louisiana during winter, and to develop estimates and confidence intervals for numbers of scaup in this area. My analysis yielded estimates of 815,700, 420,600, and 791,000 scaup in off-shore Louisiana for years 2000-2002, respectively. Confidence intervals were 1,087,000 to 545,000, 594,300 to 247,000, and …

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The Effectiveness Of Videotape Feedback In Sport: Examining Cognitions In A Self-Controlled Learning Environment, Justin Menickelli Jan 2004

The Effectiveness Of Videotape Feedback In Sport: Examining Cognitions In A Self-Controlled Learning Environment, Justin Menickelli

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Providing videotape feedback (VTFB) as a form of knowledge of performance (KP) to learners is a common instructional tool in teaching and coaching. VTFB has attracted renewed attention and various “laundry lists” of recommendations (e.g., provide VTFB immediately following performance, use frequently, vary camera angles) on VTFB implementation (e.g., Franks & Maile, 1991; Trinity & Annesi, 1996). Furthermore, researchers have begun exploring the cognitive variables which serve to mediate the impact of VTFB (e.g., Hebert, Landin, & Menickelli, 1998; Menickelli, Landin, Grisham, & Hebert, 2000). Recent research has focused on two key issues: VTFB provided in a self-controlled learning environment …

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Media Studies And The Dialogue Of Democracy, John J. Pauly Jan 2004

Media Studies And The Dialogue Of Democracy, John J. Pauly

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

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Utilizing The Strengths Of Our Cultures: Therapy With Biracial Women And Girls, Lisa M. Edwards, Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti Jan 2004

Utilizing The Strengths Of Our Cultures: Therapy With Biracial Women And Girls, Lisa M. Edwards, Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti

College of Education Faculty Research and Publications

Historically, psychology has operated from a pathology-based perspective. In the last several years, however, efforts have been made to balance this view with an acknowledgement of individual strengths and assets. For biracial women and girls, this approach may be particularly useful. Through the utilization of several techniques, including solution-focused interventions and narrative approaches to treatment, therapists can empower their female biracial clients through development of their strengths.

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Challenging Behaviors In Young Children: The Father's Role, Ann D. Burbach, Robert A. Fox, Bonnie C. Nicholson Jan 2004

Challenging Behaviors In Young Children: The Father's Role, Ann D. Burbach, Robert A. Fox, Bonnie C. Nicholson

College of Education Faculty Research and Publications

In this study, the authors examined the parenting practices, developmental expectations, and stress levels of 136 fathers and the challenging and prosocial behaviors of their 1- to 5-year-old children. In addition, the authors systematically addressed fathers' qualitative concerns about their parenting. The authors divided the participants into 4 groups and controlled for family socioeconomic status (SES) and the focus child's gender. Results showed a significantly higher use of corporal and verbal punishment and parenting stress among lower income fathers. Secondary analyses demonstrated a significant effect of paternal disciplinary practices that emphasized the frequent use of corporal and verbal punishment on …

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The Use Of Hagios For The Sanctuary In The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, Philo, And Josephus / Carl P. Cosaert., Carl P. Cosaert Jan 2004

The Use Of Hagios For The Sanctuary In The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, Philo, And Josephus / Carl P. Cosaert., Carl P. Cosaert

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

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Miniature Symbolization And The Year-Day Principle Of Prophetic Interpretation / Alberto R. Timm., Alberto R. Timm Jan 2004

Miniature Symbolization And The Year-Day Principle Of Prophetic Interpretation / Alberto R. Timm., Alberto R. Timm

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

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Theodicy And The Theme Of Cosmic Conflict In The Early Church / Sigve Tonstad., Sigve K. Tonstad Jan 2004

Theodicy And The Theme Of Cosmic Conflict In The Early Church / Sigve Tonstad., Sigve K. Tonstad

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

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The Law Of Clean And Unclean Animals In Leviticus 11 [Review] / Jiri Moskala., Jacob Milgrom Jan 2004

The Law Of Clean And Unclean Animals In Leviticus 11 [Review] / Jiri Moskala., Jacob Milgrom

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

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The Word Of God In English: Criteria For Excellence In Bible Translation [Review] / Leland Ryken., Ed Christian Jan 2004

The Word Of God In English: Criteria For Excellence In Bible Translation [Review] / Leland Ryken., Ed Christian

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

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Song Of Songs: Increasing Appreciation Of And Restraint In Matters Of Love, Michael A. Eschelbach Jan 2004

Song Of Songs: Increasing Appreciation Of And Restraint In Matters Of Love, Michael A. Eschelbach

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

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The Other Intercessor: The Holy Spirit As Familia-Petitioner For The Father's Filiusfamilia In Romans 8:26-27, Ben Holdsworth Jan 2004

The Other Intercessor: The Holy Spirit As Familia-Petitioner For The Father's Filiusfamilia In Romans 8:26-27, Ben Holdsworth

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

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Ultimate Reality And Meaning In Luther's Theology Of The Cross: No Other God, But The Incarnate Human God, Dennis Ngien Jan 2004

Ultimate Reality And Meaning In Luther's Theology Of The Cross: No Other God, But The Incarnate Human God, Dennis Ngien

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

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The Creation Of Wealth: Recovering A Christian Understanding Of Money, Work, And Ethics [Review] / Fred Catherwood., Leonard Gashugi Jan 2004

The Creation Of Wealth: Recovering A Christian Understanding Of Money, Work, And Ethics [Review] / Fred Catherwood., Leonard Gashugi

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

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The Letters To The Thessalonians [Review] / Gene L. Green., Leo Ranzolin Jr. Jan 2004

The Letters To The Thessalonians [Review] / Gene L. Green., Leo Ranzolin Jr.

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

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A History Of New Testament Lexicography [Review] / John A.L. Lee., Bernard A. Taylor Jan 2004

A History Of New Testament Lexicography [Review] / John A.L. Lee., Bernard A. Taylor

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

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Daniel [Review] / Ernest Lucas., Martin T. Probstle Jan 2004

Daniel [Review] / Ernest Lucas., Martin T. Probstle

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

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Guide De Conception Des Cheminées À Minerai Et À Stérile, Jean-François Lessard, John Hadjigeorgiou Jan 2004

Guide De Conception Des Cheminées À Minerai Et À Stérile, Jean-François Lessard, John Hadjigeorgiou

Guides

L’installation d’un système de manutention du matériel dans une mine souterraine implique d’importantes dépenses en capital. Ceux-ci incluent les coûts d’excavation, les coûts reliés à l’installation des infrastructures et ceux relié à l’achat et à la maintenance de l’équipement requis. Étant donné l’ampleur des ceux-ci, il est primordial de maximiser la vie utile du système de manutention afin de les déprécier sur le plus grand tonnage possible. Cette exigence, de même que la nature intégrée et linéaire des systèmes de manutention limite la flexibilité des opérations minières à effectuer des changements après l’installation et la mise en service de ceux-ci. …

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Sustainable Energy, Environmental Policy, And States' Rights: Discerning The Energy Future Through The Eye Of The Dormant Commerce Clause, Steven Ferrey Jan 2004

Sustainable Energy, Environmental Policy, And States' Rights: Discerning The Energy Future Through The Eye Of The Dormant Commerce Clause, Steven Ferrey

Suffolk University Law School Faculty Works

This article analyzes the various regulatory incentives for renewable energy development in the various states, and their possible Constitutional shortcomings. Almost half the states have enacted renewable portfolio standards, which create monetized renewable energy credits that are tradable credits for sustainable energy development compliance. About one-third of the states have developed system benefit charges and renewable trust funds to subsidize selected renewable energy projects. Each of these states have defined differently what is a qualifying renewable energy project. Some of the states, to further in-state interests, have established programs that impermissibly violate the Commerce Clause of the Constitution. Others come …

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Assessing Perception Of Family Nutrition Program Characteristics And Nutrition Education Needs Of Low Socioeconomic Status Individuals, Denise Marie Holston Jan 2004

Assessing Perception Of Family Nutrition Program Characteristics And Nutrition Education Needs Of Low Socioeconomic Status Individuals, Denise Marie Holston

LSU Master's Theses

The Louisiana Family Nutrition Program (FNP) reaches up to 120,000 food-stamp recipients and other low SES individuals per year through direct and indirect nutrition education methods. To be effective in eliciting behavior change, a nutrition education program must be developed to be consistent with the needs, motivations, and concerns of the target audience; therefore, it is important that the needs, motivations, and concerns are being met by FNP. The purpose of this study was to determine, through the use of focus group discussions (FGD), whether nutrition education needs of FNP participants are being satisfied by the program. Nutrition education needs …

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A Historical Approach To Training The Vocal Registers: Can Ancient Practice Foster Contemporary Results?, Taylor Lee Ferranti Jan 2004

A Historical Approach To Training The Vocal Registers: Can Ancient Practice Foster Contemporary Results?, Taylor Lee Ferranti

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

A review of the extant vocal literature containing the writings of Tosi, Mancini, and Garcí­a, shows that the topic of vocal registration appeared to be at the core of their training procedures. The essence of their vocal instruction centered around how the registers coordinated, separated, and developed to form the functional basis of a sound technique. However, of all the topics that encompass historical pedagogy, none will confound the diligent voice teacher more than the topic of vocal registers. For this reason, contemporary pedagogy has developed certain methodologies that appear to be at odds with the historical approach to training …

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Determining Epigenetic Instability In Normal And Diseased Human Vulva, Kirk Hutchinson Jan 2004

Determining Epigenetic Instability In Normal And Diseased Human Vulva, Kirk Hutchinson

LSU Master's Theses

Epigenetics is defined as the study of heritable changes of DNA. One such component of epigenetic regulation is DNA methylation in humans. In neoplastic cells epigenetic controls are often dysregulated, especially in the promoter region of CpG islands. Global hypomethylation along with region specific hypermethylation of CpG islands in the promoter region of tumor suppressor is often indicative of neoplastic cells. In cancer, CpG island cytosine hypermethylation has been observed in more than fifty genes, including known tumor suppressor and DNA repair genes. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), lichen sclerosis (LS), and adjacent normal tissues were obtained by radical vulvectomies of …

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Effects Of Gp130 Cytokines On Adipocytes, Sanjin Zvonic Jan 2004

Effects Of Gp130 Cytokines On Adipocytes, Sanjin Zvonic

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Members of the gp130 cytokine family are known for their pleiotropic roles in various cell types. Our work has focused on their actions in adipocytes. CNTF administration has been shown to ameliorate most complications associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes through an unknown mechanism. In this study CNTF is shown to activate JAK/STAT and MAPK signaling, both in vitro and in vivo. In 3T3-L1 adipocytes, chronic CNTF also regulates the expression of SREBP-1, FAS, IRS-1 and GLUT4. Acute CNTF administration enhances the activation of IRS-1 and Akt by insulin. Our data also demonstrate that the expression of CNTF-specific receptor, …

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Physicochemical And Functional Properties Of Crawfish Chitosan As Affected By Different Processing Protocols, Sun-Ok Fernandez-Kim Jan 2004

Physicochemical And Functional Properties Of Crawfish Chitosan As Affected By Different Processing Protocols, Sun-Ok Fernandez-Kim

LSU Master's Theses

Chitosan is made from chitin by a chemical process involving demineralization (DM), deproteinization (DP), decolorization (DC), and deacetylation (DA). Very little work has been done to demonstrate the effects of altering or excluding any of the processing steps on chitosan characteristics. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of process modification during chitosan production on the physiochemical and functional properties of crawfish chitosans. Five experimental chitosan samples (DCMPA, DMCPA, DMPCA, DMPAC, DAMPC) prepared with modified processing protocols and the control (DPMCA - traditional chitosan production process) were evaluated and compared with the two commercial crab chitosans. All samples …

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Effects Of Aerobic And Anaerobic Training Protocols On 4000m Track Cycling Time Trial, William Mathieu Cheramie Jan 2004

Effects Of Aerobic And Anaerobic Training Protocols On 4000m Track Cycling Time Trial, William Mathieu Cheramie

LSU Master's Theses

The aim of this study was to determine whether performance in a 4000m individual pursuit could be significantly influenced by training protocols that are solely based in either aerobic/distance training, or anaerobic/sprint training. Faina et al., (1989) and Neuman et al. (1992) have found, using professional track cyclist that there appears to be a split in energy pathways used to perform the event. Their results indicate that 20% of the workload is achieved via anaerobic metabolism and the remaining 80% are achieved through aerobic metabolism. Group #1, followed a training protocol modeled after repeated, short duration, (<1:30.00s/1000m), high intensity sprinting. This particular training protocol may serve to utilize a greater proportion of its allotted time by generating beneficial metabolic adaptations that may possibly improve the subjects performance in the 4000m individual pursuit. Group #2, trained primarily through aerobic means, followed the "more traditional" training method for such an event. This protocol consisted of cycling intervals of distances proportionally longer (>4000m) than that …

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Hidden Landscapes Of The Ancient Maya: Transect Excavations At Arvin's Landing Southern Belize, Bretton Michael Somers Jan 2004

Hidden Landscapes Of The Ancient Maya: Transect Excavations At Arvin's Landing Southern Belize, Bretton Michael Somers

LSU Master's Theses

Transect excavations at Arvin’s Landing in southern Belize revealed evidence of ancient Maya settlement indiscernible from surface inspection. The synthesis of archaeology and geography in field and laboratory methods and analysis provided the framework for this thesis. This study involves a transect survey with systematic shovel tests. Artifacts were recovered and recorded in the field and analyzed in the LSU archaeology laboratory in Punta Gorda, Belize. The entire survey area was mapped by transit and measurements and coordinates were combined with artifact data in a GIS. Prior research at Arvin’s Landing had revealed a Postclassic mound on the bank of …

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Factors Influencing Regeneration Of Plantlets From Leaf Strips Of Strawberry (Fragaria X Ananassa Duch.), Kristi Lee Whitley Jan 2004

Factors Influencing Regeneration Of Plantlets From Leaf Strips Of Strawberry (Fragaria X Ananassa Duch.), Kristi Lee Whitley

LSU Master's Theses

Influence of media age, initial dark period, inoculation with Agrobacterium, and leaf maturity on the regeneration and genetic transformation of two strawberry cultivars was investigated. Four cultivars of blackberry and one raspberry were included to test their response to media age and dark period. Leaf strips of ‘Chandler’ and ‘Cardinal’ strawberry, blackberry, and raspberry were exposed to a four-week dark treatment on modified MS media and subcultured to fresh media. One group of leaf strips was left on the original media for the entire eight weeks. Another group of explants, along with the media treatments was given an additional four-week …

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Non-Linear Development Of The Secular Bar-Mode Instability In Rapidly Rotating Neutron Stars, Shangli Ou Jan 2004

Non-Linear Development Of The Secular Bar-Mode Instability In Rapidly Rotating Neutron Stars, Shangli Ou

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

We present results from investigations of the nonlinear development of the secular bar-mode instability that is driven by gravitational radiation-reaction (GRR) forces in rotating neutron stars. Our fully three-dimensional hydrodynamical simulations have shown that, in the absence of any competing viscous effects, initially uniformly rotating axisymmetric n=1/2 polytropic stars with a ratio of rotational to gravitational potential energy greater than the critical limit are driven by GRR forces to a bar-like structure, as predicted by linear theory. The pattern frequency of the bar slows to nearly zero, that is, the bar becomes almost stationary as viewed from an inertial frame …

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