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Congress, Religion, And The Cold War Consensus From 1952-1956, Alexandra Clark Layfield

Honors Theses

The Congress of the 1950s unanimously passed seven different pieces of legislations related to religious faith from 1952 to 1956. The fact that these congressional actions passed with little or no dissent and the fact that the congressmen supporting the legislation offered similar rationales (e.g. the Cold War) told much about the early fifties. The fifties were a decade stereotyped as conservative and conformist during which citizens held family and religion above all else. I conducted research over about a twelve month span which overlapped with the eight month period in which I was writing the body of the thesis. …

The Watermark: A Journal Of The Arts - Vol. 13 - 2005, University Of Massachusetts Boston

The Watermark: A Journal of the Arts (1993-2014)

No abstract provided.

Internacional Vincentian Family (Paris, January 30, 2005)

Vincentiana

No abstract provided.

Eucharistie, Charité Et Justice Sociale, Gilson Cezar De Camargo C.M.

Vincentiana

No abstract provided.

The Feeling Of Difference: Minority Faculty Experience In Academe, Dan K. Hibbler Ph.D.

School of Continuing and Professional Studies Faculty and Staff Works

No abstract provided.

Collegiate Athletics Recruiting: Marketing A New Game Plan, Emily Douglas Evans

Honors Theses

For my thesis, I took an in-depth look at the collegiate recruiting process, in light of recent scandals and rule changes that, if implemented, could prevent confusion and future scandals. I conducted interviews containing open-ended questions with 18 college coaches, 15 Ole Miss supporters (alumni and non-alumni), and 15 current In addition, a quantitative survey was student-athletes, representing interviewed and student-athletes. given to 80 current Ole Miss both men's and women's sports, surveyed cited gray areas that still exist in NCAA (National Collegiate Athletics Association) rules and gave suggestions for how the recruiting process could be To prevent future scandals, …

Freedom Of The Press In A Post-September 11 World: A Global Perspective, Melissa Erin Sindelar

Honors Theses

Since the attack on the United States on September 11, most governments around the world have tried to decrease the likelihood of terrorists attacking their own countries or working within their own countries. Lawmakers have passed new legislation to control citizens’ activities. Many of these laws have tread upon human rights, including the right to a free press, which a majority of countries around the world have constitutionally protected. These new circumstances combined with the lack of respect and protection by police and government officials around the globe have created an unsafe world for journalists. The year 2004 will be …

News Media Consumption And Perceptions Of Poverty Within A Sample At The University Of Mississippi, Erin M. Smith

Honors Theses

The American news media are the cultural shapers of today’s society. Their many stories create a visual sense of reality for the consuming public, and many media critics have begun to call foul for their many misrepresentations of minorities, in particular their over-representation of black poverty. These representations have been shown to have substantial influence on the public’s perception of poverty, which may shape the attitudes and beliefs toward certain policy implementation. To test the validity of such claims, a quantitative instrument was distributed over the course of two days at the University of Mississippi. Also, the survey was designed …

Developing A Strategy For Growth In The Seventh-Day Adventist Church In Finland Using The Natural Church Development Approach Based On A Case Study In The Turku Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Aimo Helminen

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

The growth of the Adventist Church in Finland stagnated in the mid 1980s and after that the membership of the church began to slowly decrease. There is a need to look at the past growth patterns of the church in Finland to discover the reasons for the present decline in membership and develop and implement a strategy for church growth.

Method

Current literature was reviewed, including books and articles on the principles and strategies of church growth. These were studied in the context of the Turku Church in order to determine if the principles in the Natural Church Development …

La Depresión En El Ministro Adventista Del Séptimo Día, De Las Uniones Interoceánica Y Sur De México: Una Aproximación De Sus Causas, Incidencia Y Posibles Soluciones, David Manuel Pacheco Cocom

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Today depression affects millions. Its causes include social and psychosocial factors, as well as physical problems. The adverse atmosphere of the large cities, together with the speed of change and the stress of modem life, foster depression It has been recognized that persons in helping professions, ministers among them, are more prone to depression than others. Much is expected of pastors, both by their parishioners and their superiors. Often they work long hours and thus forego the support of their families. With these factors in mind, I studied depression among Seventh-day Adventist pastors in southern Mexico, looking for its frequency …

Restoring Fallen Pastors: A Study On Restoring And Reinstating Clergy Who Have Been Involved In Sexual Misconduct, David Lawrence Bissell

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem. Research among Evangelicals and Seventh-day Adventists shows that approximately 12 percent of pastors commit adultery while in the ministry. What happens to an Adventist pastor who commits adultery? The North American Division policies are straightforward. An adulterous pastor should lose his credentials and ordination, be disfellowshipped, and never be rehired by any church entity. However, administrative practices are not consistent with church guidelines. Often a fallen pastor is moved to another district without a lapse in the service record. Some are restored to ministry after having had a time out. This apparent discrepancy may be due to eroding standards …

The Media's Effect On Presidential Approval During The Iraq Conflict, Ryan Bradley Medders

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Increasing Pastoral Job Satisfaction And Efficiency In The Seventh-Day Adventist Church In Hungary, Andras Szilvasi

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

The number of pastors in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Hungary increased significantly since 1989. In 2002, 70 percent of the pastors had less than fifteen years in ministry. The members’ expectations of their pastor have changed and become widely polarized. Since there is not an evaluation and affirmation system in place, many of the pastors struggle to find satisfaction in pastoral work. One of the major premises of this project is that pastors are central figures in the church and the success of God’s work is largely dependent on how effectively pastors function.

Method

A Myers-Briggs Type Indicator …

Analytical Solutions To Maxwell's Equations In Homogeneous Media, Carlos Urrutia

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

2005-00-00 Faculty Handbook, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Handbook believed to have been revised between 2002 and 2005.

Privacy And The Criminal Arrestee Or Suspect: In Search Of A Right, In Need Of A Rule, Sadiq Reza

Faculty Scholarship

Criminal accusation stigmatizes. Merely having been accused of a crime lasts in the public eye, damaging one's reputation and threatening current and future employment, relationships, social status, and more. But vast numbers of criminal cases are dismissed soon after arrest, and countless accusations are unfounded or unprovable. Nevertheless, police officers and prosecutors routinely name criminal accusees to the public upon arrest or suspicion, with no obligation to publicize a defendant's exoneration, or the dismissal of his case, or a decision not to file charges against him at all. Other individuals caught up in the criminal process enjoy protections against the …

Falling On Deaf Ears: Is The "Fail-Safe" Triennial Exemption Provision In The Digital Millennium Copyright Act Effective In Protecting Fair Use?, Woodrow Hartzog

Faculty Scholarship

This Article examines whether the "fail-safe" triennial exemption provision of the DMCA is effective for its intended purpose: to serve as a countermeasure to the DMCA's anti-circumvention provisions by protecting the ability of the public to engage in non-infringing uses of copyrighted works. Ultimately, this Article concludes that there are too many faults in both the structure and the execution of the rule-making provision to meaningfully counteract the adverse effects of the anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA. Specifically, the rule-making procedure explicitly prohibits exemptions to a class based on the use of the work. This amounts to a rejection of …

Evaluation Of Errors In National Energy Forecasts, Denys Sakva

Theses

Energy forecasts are widely used by the U.S. government, politicians, think tanks, and utility companies. While short-term forecasts were reasonably accurate, medium and long-range forecasts have almost always been highly erroneous. In the U.S. many energy policy decisions are driven by Annual Energy Outlook (AEO) forecasts prepared by Energy Information Association (EIA). This thesis evaluates accuracy of AEO reports from 1982 to 2003. Parameters evaluated are: total energy consumption, energy consumption by sector, sector specific parameters, and major model assumptions. Error decomposition and regression analysis are used to appraise accuracy of forecasts. I found that often underlying parameters used to …

Polyphosphate And Polyphosphate Kinase Activity In Helicobacter Pylori 26695 Survival, Rosaline Victoria Waworuntu

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Many bacteria store energy and phosphate in the form of polyphosphate. Polyphosphate is involved in mRNA processing and degradation and is a regulator for stress responses in certain bacteria. The synthesis of polyphosphate is mediated by the reversible action of polyphosphate kinase (PPK). In H. pylori , accumulation of polyphosphate has been observed under anaerobic conditions and during formation of unculturable, coccoid forms at stationary phase. Previous observations in our laboratory showed that H. pylori significantly reduced the rate of phosphate uptake under acidic conditions, indicating that polyphosphates may be an alternative phosphate source during growth in acid. This study …

Silicon-On-Insulator Waveguide Structures For Electro-Optic Applications, Christopher Harvey

Theses

Silicon based photonic devices have been demonstrated by industrial leaders in the microelectronic industry. The need for system integration has pushed the development of silicon as a photonic material to new levels. This report presents details on a silicon-on-insulator waveguide structure based on a metal Bragg reflection diffraction grating, which utilizes a change in refractive index caused by a carrier change to induce optical modulation. The motivation of the device was for use as an electrically controlled optical modulator operating in the near infrared region; an optically controlled device has been demonstrated in previous work. This study has thoroughly examined …

Policy Options To Enhance Technology Diffusion: Modeling The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Potential Of Solid-State Lighting, Amanda Slocum

Theses

Solid-state lighting (SSL) is an emerging technology that is projected to provide substantial energy savings over conventional lighting sources by 2025. There is a growing concern over the consequences of climate change, largely attributed to anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2; a greenhouse gas) from fossil fuel combustion. Currently fossil-fuel combustion accounts for 70% of electricity produced in the U.S., and end-use lighting applications alone consume approximately one-fifth of this electricity. Therefore, replacing conventional lighting sources with energy-efficient SSL has the potential to significantly reduce electricity consumption which can in turn reduce CO2 emissions. However, previous research has shown there …

A Study Of Undergraduate Filial Piety As A Predictor Of Academic Achievement, Yan Kuang

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In order to enhance learning outcome, filial piety is explored in this study as a holistic approach to optimize human internal conditions and performance and reach human potential. Through a synthesis of modern life science and Eastern philosophies and beliefs, a Theory of Human Prosperity by filial piety was proposed. A bio-social model of the relationship between the nature and the culture of filial piety was established and the notion of filial piety was reconceptualized. Based on the Theory of Human Prosperity by filial piety, a hypothesis of filial piety that predicts undergraduate academic achievement (represented by their SAT total …

An Investigation Of Psychologists' Attitudes Toward Sex Offenders, Lori M. Cichon

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The present study investigated differences in psychologists' attitudes toward sex offenders. The independent variables were biological sex, categorized as male and female, and amount of training in working with sex offenders, categorized as none versus some. Three hundred and fourteen participants were included in this study and a 2 x 2 Factorial ANOVA was conducted. An interaction between biological sex and training was found. Without training, female psychologists held more negative attitudes toward sex offenders than male psychologists without training. With training, female psychologists' attitudes toward sex offenders were slightly more positive than their male counterparts. A significant main effect …

Development Of A Porous Silicon Flow-Through Field Effect Sensing System For Chemical And Biological Detection, Jeffrey Clarkson

Theses

With an increasing need for homeland security, and breakthrough advancements in sensing applications, the demand for highly sensitive, compact, biological and chemical sensing devices is evident. Macroporous silicon (MPS) is an ideal material for meeting these demands because it exhibits a large degree of internal surface area and is fully compatible with silicon technologies. Since the surface is sensitive to charged molecules, localized field effects from analytes interfaced with MPS will cause modulation of a space charge region in the semiconductor. In this work, a porous silicon based sensing system is designed, fabricated, and characterized. The unique properties of porous …

Variables That Predict Success In Mathematics For Females In Highereducation: An Analysis Of Quantitative And Qualitative Predictors, Dottie L. King

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Female students in higherEducation do not pursue high-level mathematics courses in the same proportion as males and this creates lessened opportunities for them. This mixed-methods study investigated attitudes as well as achievement factors that encourage or inhibit success for female students in mathematics. Mathematics SAT/ACT scores and high school courses of first-year students at a private women's college in the Midwest were used as achievement data; seven of the Fennema-Sherman scales provided attitudinal data. Multiple regression techniques were used to determine whether attitudinal or achievement variables best predict success and to create a model with the first college-level mathematics grade …

Characterization Of The Class I Major Histocompatibility Complex Of The Macaca Fascicularis, Gregory Matuszek

Theses

In an attempt to establish Macaca fascicularis as a viable animal model for disease studies, characterization of the MHC class I genes is necessary. The necessity arises because the MHC class I molecules have a functional role in immune response. Pig-tailed macaques Macaca nemestrina) and rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta), two species closely related to Macaca fascicularis have been commonly used to model HIV infection and are well characterized in regards to their MHC class I molecules. As an initial step in establishing M. fascicularis as an animal model, we have cloned and characterized both classical and nonclassical MHC class I …

Qos Multi Meshed Tree Routing In Tethered Manet, Vishal Gogula

Theses

The QoS Multi Meshed Tree Routing is a routing protocol designed to provide Quality of Service (QoS) in Tethered Mobile Ad hoc Networks (tMANET) in terms of bandwidth. This project is a part of the research project titled "Framework for Seamless Roaming, Handoff, and QOS Mapping in Next Generation Networks conducted at the Laboratory for Wireless Networking and Security, headed by faculty member Dr. Nirmala Shenoy. OPNET (Optimum Performance Network), a well-known network simulation tool, is used to implement the design and conduct performance studies of QoS MMT. QoS MANET protocol implements features such as route discovery, link failure identification, …

M2mi Service Discovery Middleware Framework, Joel Donado

Theses

M2MI has been thought of as a paradigm for applications running on ad hoc networks of fixed and mobile wireless proximal devices. For this to function, so far, we have relied on the human configuration of the devices sharing the same application. This includes, setting up the M2MI layer through Java, and starting the M2MI application. M2MI has worked fine under this scheme. A more general approach is to join a network and automatically discover any services available, in the case we have the M2MI layer already started. Afterwards, we can choose the service that we want to use. For …

Framework For Throughput Analysis Of Simple Reliable Multicast Protocol In A M2mp Network, Romi Saluja

Theses

M2MP has been developed to support M2MI applications in a mostly reliable wireless network. Currently, most M2MI/M2MP applications have been developed and tested in a reliable wired network. There has been a requirement to test the M2MP in a real world environment i.e. an unreliable proximal ad-hoc wireless network of mobile devices, where devices are constantly joining and leaving the network. Also, M2MP provides unreliable multicast service. There is a requirement to build and integrate a reliable multicast layer to the M2MP implementation to provide reliable multicast service. This Master s project aims to satisfy the requirements by building a …

Elgamal-Type Signature Schemes In Modular Arithmetic And Galois Fields, Gerard Nealon

Theses

A digital signature is like a handwritten signature for a file, such that it ensures the identity of the person responsible for the file and prevents any unauthorized changes to the original file. Digital signatures use the same technology as most public key cryptosystems in which there is a public and private key. Most mathematical operations are done over a field Zp where p is some large prime. It is possible to do the same operations over other finite fields. My project explains and studies the different finite fields that can be used as well as ways to implement and …