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The Current Landscape Of Race: Old Targets, New Opportunities 2006 Survey Of Books Relating To The Law - Part Ii: Critical Race Theory & Constitutional Law, Richard Delgado

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Power, Money, And Sex(Uality): The Black Masculine Paradigm, Kendric Coleman

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This study develops the Black Masculine Paradigm (BMP), a construct used to trace historically specific components that inform black masculinity and explores the physical and psychological defensive strategies employed by black men in Richard Wright's Black Boy, Claude Brown's Manchild in the Promisedland, Nathan McCall's Make Me Wanna Holler, and James Earl Hardy's B-Boy Blues. Specifically, this project offers that power, money, and sex(uality) are located at the core of the BMP, and these social objectives are negotiated through politicization, prescribed masculinity, and heterosexuality. This project reads the politicization of the black male body through its presence in literature and …

Chemical Vapor Deposition Of Thin Films For Ulsi Interconnect Metallization, Lidong Wang

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

We have studied the kinetics of copper chemical vapor deposition (CVD) for interconnect metallization using solution delivery of Cu(hfac)2 (Cu(II) hexafluoroacetyl-acetonate) dissolved in isopropanol. We observe a growth rate of 17.7 „b 1.5 nm/min at reference conditions of 300„aC substrate temperature, 0.025 Torr Cu(hfac)2 partial pressure, 1.6 Torr isopropanol (reducing agent), and 80 Torr H2 (carrier gas). The film resistivity approaches the bulk value of copper for film thickness greater than 100 nm. Reaction order experiments show first-order kinetics with respect to Cu(hfac)2 partial pressure and zero-order with respect to isopropanol. A series reaction mechanism including three kinetically significant steps …

High Temperature Stress Responses Of Salvia Splendens And Viola X Wittrockiana, Seenivasan Natarajan

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

One of the greatest impediments affecting growth and development of bedding plants is high temperature stress. The deleterious effects of high temperature stress are the most pronounced during plug transplant and/or during the transition period from the nursery to the landscape. High temperature stress responses were investigated in Salvia splendens and Viola x wittrockiana to determine the morphological and physiological mechanism associated with the heat tolerance. Two genotypes for each species were used; a heat tolerant Vista and a heat sensitive Sizzler cultivar of salvia and Crystal Bowl Purple (CBP) a heat tolerant and Majestic Giant Red (MGR) a heat …

Navigating Dangerous Constitutional Straits: A Prolegomenon On The Federal Marriage Amendment And The Disenfranchisement Of Sexual Minorities, Ronald J. Krotoszynski Jr., E. Gary Spitko

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Navigating Dangerous Constitutional Straits A Prolegomenon on the Federal Marriage Amendment and the Disenfranchisement of Sexual Minorities considers the nature of the constitutional amendment process and the Supreme Courts historical approach to incorporating new amendments into the existing constitutional text Professors Krotoszynski and Spitko argue that given the Supreme Courts consistent narrow reading of new amendments to preserve preexisting constitutional rights the Federal Marriage Amendment must be broadly written to override expressly due process and equal protection guarantees against not only sexual orientation discrimination but also gender discrimination In our view however if a proposed Federal Marriage Amendment were sufficiently …

Commentary On Government Incentives To Promote Renewable Energy In The United States By Professor Wang Mingyuan Institute For International Law And Public Policy: 2004 U.S.-China Environmental Law And Policy Roundtable: Comment, William L. Andreen

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Revision Of Pocadius Erichson (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), Andrew R. Cline

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

A revision of Pocadius Erichson (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) was completed. A total of 46 species were (re)described, including 25 new species, a key to species constructed, and phylogenetic analysis performed. Taxonomic changes, including nomenclatural emendations, reinstatement of species, and description of new taxa, within this dissertation do not constitute formal changes as defined by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Illustrations of the genitalia, key characters, and dorsal habitus of species are provided. The phylogeny demonstrates a monophyletic Pocadius. The phylogeny suggests a Palearctic origin of the genus with subsequent speciation into the Old World tropics and New World. Host specialization …

The Effects Of Sex And Context On Student's Interpretation Of Teachers' High Immediacy Messages, Carolyn Hornsby Rester

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Teacher immediacy has been positively associated with many desirable academic outcomes, including quality student-teacher relationships, student participation in the classroom and in extra-class interaction, and increased student learning. Thus, scholars have consistently encouraged educators to increase their use of immediacy in contacts with students. However, some previous research found that high levels of teacher immediacy can be problematic in relationships and detrimental to desirable educational outcomes. Immediacy behavior tends to promote personal relationships and inclusion. However, excessive immediacy may change the meaning that students receive from the behavior. Using a message interpretation perspective, this study examined how sex of the …

Enantioselective Syntheses And Chemical Investigations Of Plant-Derived Bioactive Volatile Compounds, Anne Marie Sauer

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Research, inspired by nature, provides ample opportunity for discovery, ingenuity, and creative endeavor. For these reasons, the work and accomplishments presented herein focus on the total syntheses and related investigations of a variety of natural product derivatives, specifically (+)-nootkatone and jasmone. While the former consists of several independent projects: (a) an enantioselective synthetic route to (+)-nootkatone and derivatives, (b) examination of the valencane ring system, (c) determination of the absolute configuration of (+)-nootkatone, and (d) rearrangements of various sesquiterpenoid derivatives; the latter focuses on the construction ofƒndelta, epsilon-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, hetero Pauson-Khand substrates, via [3,3]-sigmatropic rearrangements.

Method Of Metallurgically Bonding Articles And Article Therefor, L. G. Hector Jr, Hai-Lung Tsai, P.-C. Wang

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

An article suitable for laser-welded metallurgical bonding, the article having a first part having a lower surface, and a second part having an upper surface is disclosed. The lower surface of the first part is disposed at the upper surface of the second part to provide for a faying surface thereat. The faying surface has a plurality of channels with a depth equal to or greater than about 1 micron and equal to or less than about 1000 microns. The article is suitable for laser-welded metallurgical bonding at the faying surface. The plurality of channels has a repetitive pattern of …

Creating Families Across Boundaries, Ana Vinea

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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Georgia Southern University Fact Book, Georgia Southern University

Georgia Southern Fact Books (1976-2022)

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Evaluations Dialogue From Senate Listserv, Georgia Southern University, Senate Executive Committee

Faculty Senate: Index

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Maxwell Taylor Courson Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, printed articles and brochures, drafts and personal cards and letters of Maxwell Taylor Courson while at Georgia Southern College. Events covered include conferences on Georgia Offshore Oil and Proposition 13, as well as information about Dr. Charles Herty, preparatory to writing an article. Also the College's acquisition of Windsor Village apartments, which became dormitories.

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Preetorius Family Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of papers of the Preetorius family of Bulloch and Screven Counties, Georgia, from 1850 to 2005. Included within the collection are legal papers. photographs, correspondence, high school yearbooks, and negatives covering family interests throughout southeastern Georgia.

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Bo Ginn Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of various political papers to and from Ronald “Bo” Ginn from 1973 to 1983. The collection includes professional correspondence to and from various constituents and organizations, personal correspondence, and audiovisual tapes of Ginn’s life and work. These items contain items of importance for the citizens of Georgia such as, agriculture, government spending, and issues regarding other forms of commerce for Georgia.

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Julian Cecil Stanley Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library, Special Collections

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This collection consists of the research materials of Johns Hopkins professor of psychology, Julian C. Stanley. Materials range from 1950-2005 and include his published reprints, abstracts, reports, letters, and seminar papers. The collection also includes reviews of research materials and articles by prominent psychologists in similar fields.

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Edward A. Abercrombie First-Day Covers And Stamps, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of Edward A. Abercrombie’s first edition stamp collection. Materials include first-day covers and United States Postage Stamps from 1950-1984. Notable within this collection is a special cover on the last day of operation of the Statesboro Northern Railroad.

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Multi-Agency Inclusive Recreation Service Delivery Model: An Assessment Of Services, Angela Rae Glanz

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of recreation agency staff involved in a multi-agency inclusive recreation program serving individuals with disabilities in the Cedar Valley region. This study focused on analyzing the agency staff perceptions of 20 service quality attributes offered by the Together We Play program. Importance-performance analysis, an evaluation tool, was used to determine the effectiveness or satisfaction of the inclusion services being offered. Participants in the study (N=43) completed the survey instrument containing four sections: (a) perceived importance of20 service quality attributes, (b) perceived effectiveness of 20 service quality attributes, ( c) agencies …

The Impact Of The No Child Left Behind (Nclb) Legislation On School Leadership Of Two School Buildings Designated In Need Of Improvement: An Agency Theory Perspective, Susan Pecinovsky

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of conducting this study was to describe and analyze how NCLB has influenced school leaders in school buildings designated in need of assistance (SINA) and to the sanctions that accompany that label. Included in this study is the examination of the principal-agent interactions proposed in agency theory through the relationship of Iowa school leadership and the Iowa Department of Education.

From the 11 school buildings presently designated schools in need of assistance according to the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 2001 or No Child Left Behind, the school leadership of two school buildings participated in …

Modulation Of Adipocyte Genes By Signal Transducers And Activators Of Transcription, Jessica C. Hogan

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Members of the STAT transcription factor family are expressed in adipocytes, including STATs 1, 3, 5A, 5B, and 6. Although STATs 1 and 5 proteins are known to be induced during adipogenesis, the functions of these STATs in mature adipocytes are not known. Hence we have sought to identify adipocyte genes which are transcriptionally regulated by STATs to elucidate a role of these proteins in fat cells. We have characterized STAT binding sites in the promoters of four adipocyte genes, PPARγ2, LPL, FAS and C/EBPδ. PPARγ2 expression decreases in adipocytes following exposure to IFNγ, an activator of STAT1. IFNγ induces …

Arthur Koestler's Hope In The Unseen: Twentieth-Century Efforts To Retrieve The Spirit Of Liberalism, Kirk Michael Steen

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The analysis in this dissertation connects Arthur Koestler’s nonfiction and fiction to the political circumstances that defined Europe during the early twentieth century. It draws particular attention to events in the 1930s as representing a paucity of choices that frustrated certain liberal values held by Koestler and others. It shows how after taking sides with the German Communist Party in the early 1930s, he confronted then rejected the politics of the extreme left and right, leading himself toward a dual career as social philosopher and anti-Communist. This paper will explain how Koestler’s reporting of the Spanish Civil War, combined with …

Plasmid-Mediated High-Level Gentamicin Resistance In Bacteria For The Turtle Farm Environment In Louisiana, Maria Alejandra Diaz

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The sale of small turtles is banned from the US market due to concerns about their excretion of Salmonella spp. To produce a safe pet for the export market, the Louisiana pet turtle industry uses 1000 μg/ml gentamicin sulfate baths to eradicate Salmonella spp. from turtle eggs. In 1999, we analyzed bacterial samples recovered from turtle farms and found that strains of Salmonella enterica subsp. arizonae and other bacteria such as Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica, Enterobacter cloacae, Citrobacter freundii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, were resistant to high concentrations of gentamicin (>2000 μg/ml) and to other aminoglycosides. The goal …

Associations Among Mothers' Reports Of Family Daily Hassles And Family Resources And Children's Cognitive Ability: An Exploratory Study, Troy D. Stuart

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among daily hassles, family resources, and children’s cognitive ability. Particular emphasis was placed on examining the relationships among the variables by family structure. A total of 205 children in first-grade and third-grade and their mothers participated in the study. There were 120 children from intact families and 85 children from single mother families in the study. All mothers completed assessments on family level variables and all children completed the BIA test of cognitive ability. Multiple regression analyses were utilized to examine the relationships among the variables. Daily hassles and cohesion …

Self-Determination Of Students With Disabilities In Post-Secondary Education, Laura Schexnayder Brackin

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This research study sought to discover how students with disabilities utilized self-determination in the pursuit of and participation in post-secondary education. Qualitative methods were employed in this study, specifically the use of multiple case studies with embedded units of analysis. Students with a disability, who possessed self-determination and were currently enrolled in an institution of higher education, were the primary participants in this study. Additional information was gathered from parents, professionals, or other individuals who were familiar with the student's pursuit of and participation in postsecondary education. Embedded units of analysis for study consisted of information and skills designed to …

Common Sense Philosophy And Politics In America: John Witherspoon, James Mccosh, And William James, Scott Philip Segrest

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation examines the political significance of the two leading strains of common sense thought in the history of American philosophy—Scottish Common Sense and Pragmatism—as suggested in the writings of John Witherspoon and James McCosh in the Scottish Common Sense line, and of the more famous co-founder of Pragmatism, William James. These two strains of American common sense are placed in context of the larger Western common sense tradition. Each is shown to aim at finding a solid middle ground epistemologically between skeptical doubt and idealistic certitude that could serve as a stable basis for moral and political life. Witherspoon, …

Improvements In Groundwater Flow Modeling Through The Integration Of Resistivity Logs And Hydraulic Conductivity And The Use Of Variogram Uncertainty, Asheka Rahman

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This study developed a coregionalized model to estimate hydraulic conductivity using spatial cross correlation between hydraulic conductivity and borehole geophysical data (a transform of the formation factor). An experimental pseudocross variogram is used instead of a cross variogram because data are not collocated. Experimental variogram uncertainty is investigated using confidence intervals for the experimental variogram calculated assuming variogram sills are lognormally distributed. These intervals are used for sensitivity modeling using kriging, cokriging, simulation and cosimulation. The hydraulic conductivity fields generated by kriging, cokriging, simulation, and cosimulation are then used in a high-resolution groundwater model created using telescopic mesh refinement (TMR) …

"We Are No Preacher" [Electronic Resource] : Margaret Oliphant's Textual Authority, Shannon Landry Brown

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

In this dissertation, I examine four of Margaret Oliphant's novels, her supernatural fiction, and her literary reviews, revealing how she relies on her knowledge of the cultural sign system, domesticity, and women's value to show how women may successfully navigate middle-class Victorian society. She accomplishes this by identifying the places where women's strengths lie: the boundaries between work and family, between the spiritual and material, amid the everyday details that she herself realizes reveal the workings of society. She sets herself up as a voice of authority within the system itself, not as a distant, all-knowing sage but as someone …

An Introduction To The Life And A Cappella Music Of Sven-David Sandström And A Conductor's Prepatory Guide To Etyd Nr 4, Som I E-Moll And Laudamus Te, Karl Erik Nelson

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The choral literature of Sven-David Sandström has become standard literature for many choirs in Scandanavia, but has been given very little attention in English publications. His neo-romantic style uses dense harmonies and madrigalisms to portray the texts while remaining faithful to traditional formal structures. The purpose of this monograph is to offer comprehensive insight into some of his music. This document focuses on the development of music in the life of Sven-David Sandström with particular attention given to his compositions, Etyd nr 4, som i e-moll and Laudamus Te. In chapter one, Sven-David Sandström’s influences, philosophies, and compositional styles are …

Ability Of College Students To Simulate Adhd On Objective Measure Of Attention, Randee Lee Booksh

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Complaints of ADHD symptoms in college students are not uncommon and college students frequently self-refer for assessment of ADHD. Some may seek out a diagnosis to obtain academic accommodations and/or stimulant medication. Diagnosing ADHD in college students is largely reliant on self-report measures, and to a lesser extent, objective measures of attention. The typical college student has easy access to information about ADHD, potentially facilitating efforts to simulate self-reported symptoms. The present study examined the ability of college students to effectively simulate ADHD on objective and self-report measures of attention, and examined the relationship between knowledge of ADHD and ability …