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Overcoming Triple Oppression: Identity, Power, And Feminism Among Women Of Mexican Ancestry In Texas, 1960-1980, Stephanie Kay Schacherer
Overcoming Triple Oppression: Identity, Power, And Feminism Among Women Of Mexican Ancestry In Texas, 1960-1980, Stephanie Kay Schacherer
History Theses - Archive
The Mexican American civil rights movement surfaced in the 1960s and 1970s as a direct response to blatant institutional discrimination and neglect. The participation of women within the movement, however, has been overwhelmingly marginalized in favor of a largely male-dominated interpretation. Indeed, Mexican American women in Texas displayed a variety of perspectives about religious and ethnic identity, feminism, and politics during this time. Drawing on their own rich heritage and mutual experiences with discrimination based on race, gender, and class, these women nevertheless developed conflicting ideas about the abovementioned topics. How each woman fashioned her own environment according to her …
Sequences Of Bayes Gaussian Classifier, Jimy Shah
Sequences Of Bayes Gaussian Classifier, Jimy Shah
Electrical Engineering Theses - Archive
A new method for designing sequences of Bayes Gaussian Classifiers is presented in this thesis. First, a basic Bayes Gaussian Classifier is designed with an assumption of data being Gaussian. Then, we have used the Output Weight Optimization-Back Propagation (OWO-BP) technique to iteratively modify the coefficients of the classifier, resulting in less classification error. Through use of an iterative Gram-Schmidt procedure, to train linear functional link nets, input features are ordered from most useful to least useful. Another important development in this thesis is the generation of nested feature subsets. This ensures that the curve for error percentage versus the …
Embedded System For Monitoring Human Activities Using 3-Axis Accelerometer, Himabindu Yamana
Embedded System For Monitoring Human Activities Using 3-Axis Accelerometer, Himabindu Yamana
Electrical Engineering Theses - Archive
The last decade has witnessed a surge of interest in new sensing and monitoring devices for health care. In several medical and non-medical applications it is necessary to measure the human activities. Detection and monitoring of human activities requires the use of external sensors around the body. The reported design provides a systematic approach for characterization of states. The design employs a 3-axis accelerometer, a microcontroller and RS232 based communication protocol for sensing the activities of a person and the output will be seen on a PC with a graphical user interface. Experiments were conducted on human test subjects and …
Can A Screening Algorithm For Obstructive Sleep Apnea Be Formulated From Maximal Exercise Test Variables?, Stacy Marie Lueking
Can A Screening Algorithm For Obstructive Sleep Apnea Be Formulated From Maximal Exercise Test Variables?, Stacy Marie Lueking
Kinesiology Theses - Archive
Purpose: The primary purpose of this study was to compare the cardiopulmonary and electrocardiography exercise testing responses of overweight individuals between one group, at low-risk (LR) for developing OSA, versus another group at high-risk (HR) for developing OSA. Methods: Both men (N = 11) and women (N = 11) participated in the study (age 37.00 ± 12.55 yrs., BMI 35.61 ± 6.43). Each subject was assigned to one of two groups, LR (AHI ≤ 5) or HR (AHI > 5) depending upon their overnight AHI score from the ApneaLink® sleep report. In the LR (age 30.45 ± 8.40 yrs., BMI 34.93 …
The Relationship Among Spirituality, Self-Efficacy, And Quality Of Life In Adults With Sickle Cell Disease, Maxine A. Adegbola
The Relationship Among Spirituality, Self-Efficacy, And Quality Of Life In Adults With Sickle Cell Disease, Maxine A. Adegbola
Nursing Dissertations - Archive
For the individual with sickle cell disease (SCD), the lifespan is increasing but adults report decreased quality of life (QOL), low self-efficacy, and ineffective coping skills. The care of adult patients with SCD requires a complex multidisciplinary team approach with focus not only on physiological, psychological, and social needs, but also on spiritual needs. Quality of life, spirituality, and self-efficacy have been sparsely and separately studied in individuals with SCD. These three constructs have never been combined in one study in the adult SCD population. Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the relationships among spirituality, …
Ring Closing Enyne Metathesis Of Imidazole Derivatives And Subsequent Diels-Alder Reaction, E. Vindana Ekanayake
Ring Closing Enyne Metathesis Of Imidazole Derivatives And Subsequent Diels-Alder Reaction, E. Vindana Ekanayake
Chemistry & Biochemistry Theses - Archive
The work presented in this thesis describes the development of new synthetic routes to elaborate simple imidazole derivatives into complex imidazole molecules by the application of different sequential transformations. The first transformation considered is the ring closing enyne metathesis (RCEYM) of imidazoles. To carry out this reaction various allyl and propargyl derivatives of imidazole have been synthesized. These enyne substrates have been varied by changing the positions on the imidazole, as well as changing the protecting groups. All substrates contain trimethysilyl-protected propargyl derivative as the "yne" moiety. After the successful preparation of different enyne substrates, they were subjected to the …
On Progenitively Koszul Commutative Rings, Paul Russell Stern
On Progenitively Koszul Commutative Rings, Paul Russell Stern
Mathematics Dissertations - Archive
This paper introduces and identifies classes of progenitively Koszul rings. A progenitively Koszul ring is a commutative ring that admits a Koszul complex A=K(R) that is formal, and such that the homology algebra H(A) generated by A is a Koszul algebra. Local complete intersections, which yield exterior algebras (an example of a Koszul algebra) for their homology algebras, serve as a prototype. It is shown that the local complete intersections occupy only a small portion of the class of progenitively Koszul rings. The material in Chapter 1 will cover basic definitions and facts regarding free resolutions differential graded algebras, homology, …
Multiply Charged Cationic Pairing Agents For Trace Analysis Of Anionic Species By Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry, Jeffrey William Remsburg
Multiply Charged Cationic Pairing Agents For Trace Analysis Of Anionic Species By Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry, Jeffrey William Remsburg
Chemistry & Biochemistry Theses - Archive
Electrospray ionization is one of the most broadly useful and successful approaches for coupling high performance liquid chromatography to mass spectrometry. Most of the research in electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) has been limited to the positive ion mode, where lower detection limits are generally achieved, due several advantages over the more problematic negative ion mode. However, if one wishes to study anionic species, the negative ion mode traditionally had to be employed, and the problems associated with the negative ion mode had to be tolerated or ameliorated as much as possible Recently, novel work has been done to take …
A Sticky Situation: Functional Responses Of Mast Cells To Acidic Ph, Nicole Conaway Grose
A Sticky Situation: Functional Responses Of Mast Cells To Acidic Ph, Nicole Conaway Grose
Biology Dissertations - Archive
Precise regulation of extracellular pH is critical for proper function of many cellular activities. Minor fluctuations in pH can have profound effects on ion transport, receptor function, and cellular secretions. This work examines the impact of acidic pH, universal at sites of inflammation, on the activation status of mast cells. The mast cell line HMC-1 was used to explore activation by acidic pH. Activation of HMC-1 cells was characterized in cell adhesion, secretion of cytokines, and changes in cell morphology. HMC-1 adhesion to two substrates, collagen and laminin was measured at 0, 1 hr, 2 hrs, 4 hrs, and 6 …
Efficacy Of A Series Of Organotin Polymers As Anticancer And Antiviral Drugs, Kimberly Rae Shahi
Efficacy Of A Series Of Organotin Polymers As Anticancer And Antiviral Drugs, Kimberly Rae Shahi
Biology Dissertations - Archive
Anticancer drugs have been shown to have antiviral abilities as well. The two types of diseases are similar in that they hold the cell in a continued growth phase. Therefore, if a drug has anticancer activity, it could have antiviral activity as well. I was interested in drugs that could inhibit DNA replication, since both cancer cells and cells infected with a DNA virus have increased DNA replication. Organotins are known to have anticancer activity and are thought to inhibit DNA replication. In this study, four cancer cell lines (from the NCI 60) and two DNA viruses, HSV-1 and vaccinia, …
An Examination Of United Methodist Clergy, Jennifer R. Graham
An Examination Of United Methodist Clergy, Jennifer R. Graham
Sociology & Anthropology Theses - Archive
Research on occupational sex segregation and the gender wage gap has consistently shown differences between male and female workers with regards to both position and salary with males segregated in higher positions within companies and accruing higher salaries than females even in similar positions. Two primary explanations have emerged to explain these differences. Supply-side explanations, such as those put forth by economists, assume that the desires of male and female workers are different thus creating women’s disadvantaged work positions. Demand-side explanations, such as those examined in queuing theory, postulate that those in charge of hiring are biased towards male workers …
Niche Partitioning Between Eisenia Foetida (Lumbricidae) And Native Earthworms In Monteverde, Costa Rica, December 2007, Christine Askham
Niche Partitioning Between Eisenia Foetida (Lumbricidae) And Native Earthworms In Monteverde, Costa Rica, December 2007, Christine Askham
Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation
With an increased susceptibility to invasive species due to deforestation, exotic species in tropical rainforests are quickly gaining potential to alter these already disappearing ecosystems. This study examined whether the exotic earthworm Eisenia foetida (Lumbricidae) has the potential to become an invasive species. Niche preference for level of organic soil content, level of soil texture, and humidity level was tested between native and exotic species in Monteverde, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. There was a significant difference for organic soil content level between native earthworms and E. foetida. This significant difference was present both when the exotics and natives were tested alone …
Evidence Of Subsocial Behavior Through Analysis Of Prey Capture And Feeding In A New Species Of Anelosimus (Araneae: Theridiidae), December 2007, Aaron Mitchell-Dick
Evidence Of Subsocial Behavior Through Analysis Of Prey Capture And Feeding In A New Species Of Anelosimus (Araneae: Theridiidae), December 2007, Aaron Mitchell-Dick
Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation
Sociality is a little studied, little occurring, and unique trait in spider biology. Recently, in the genus Anelosimus, where sociality has originated eight or nine times, research has shown that more quasisocial species exist at low elevations and almost all subsocial species at higher elevations. The purpose of this study was to determine the sociality of a new species of Anelosimus, and add to the knowledge base of social Anelosimus spiders. Analysis of prey capture and feeding has provided evidence for a subsocial classification. In 12 webs of a female and her offspring, juveniles coordinated efforts to capture prey. Almost …
Pollen Diversity On Male Hylonycteris Underwoodi (Glossophaginae), December 2007, Julia Hoeh
Pollen Diversity On Male Hylonycteris Underwoodi (Glossophaginae), December 2007, Julia Hoeh
Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation
Nectivorous bats play important roles in pollination systems in the tropics, by transferring pollen carried on their bodies between the plants that they visit for nectar. The purpose of this study was to evaluate diversity indices of pollen loads found on individuals of Hylonycteris underwoodi (Glossophaginae). It was conducted in the Selvatura Adventure Park in Monteverde, Costa Rica during the rainy season, and related pollen load diversity to aspect ratio, wing tip index, and mass of individuals (N = 30 males). The pollen load on individuals had low richness (2.20 ± 0.81), diversity (0.09 ± 0.16), and evenness (0.09 ± …
Relationship Between Floral Advertisement And Pollinia Removal In Oerstedella Exasperata (Orchidaceae), December 2007, Mary Snayd
Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation
The purpose of this study was to examine how the floral displays and morphology of Oerstedella exasperata affect reproductive success. This species of orchid is typified by extreme variability in both inflorescence and floral characteristics. In particular there is a wide distribution regarding the degree of symmetry observed in the labellum. The degrees of symmetry are characterized by variations within the fringe symmetry and bilateral symmetry. Furthermore, the surface area of the labellum varies greatly within a population. These remarkably diverse phenotypic morphologies and the summation of the floral traits can enhance or reduce the reproductive success of particular species. …
Justice For None: The Fourth Circuit's Decision In Denny V. Elizabeth Arden Salons, Inc. Undermines The Civil Rights Act Of 1964., Sarah Martinez
Justice For None: The Fourth Circuit's Decision In Denny V. Elizabeth Arden Salons, Inc. Undermines The Civil Rights Act Of 1964., Sarah Martinez
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
Since Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, courts continue to grapple with identifying what establishments qualify as public accommodations. More specifically, the most contested section covers places of entertainment. There is a split in interpretation regarding whether to include establishments not expressly listed. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, in Denny v. Elizabeth Arden Salons, Inc., ruled to exclude establishments not expressly listed, applying a strict textual approach. This Court’s ruling directly undermines the Civil Rights Act’s purpose of affording equal protection by drawing arbitrary distinctions between full-service spas and other spas. The Fourth Circuit Court’s narrow interpretation …
The Door To Higher Education: Accessible To All - Whether State-Funded Merit-Aid Programs Discriminate Against Minorities And The Poor., Erin Oehler
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
Abstract Forthcoming.
A Discrete Event Based Stochastic Simulation Approach For Studying The Dynamics Of Biological Networks, Samik Ghosh
A Discrete Event Based Stochastic Simulation Approach For Studying The Dynamics Of Biological Networks, Samik Ghosh
Computer Science and Engineering Dissertations - Archive
With increasing availability of data resources on the molecular parts of a living cell, biologists are focusing on holistic understanding of cellular mechanisms and the emergent dynamics arising out of their complex interactions. Comprehending the fine-grained signal specificity, gene regulation and feedback mechanisms of molecular interactions at a network level forms a central theme of systems biology. With the speed and sophistication of computational methods, in silico modeling and simulation techniques have become a powerful tool for biologists challenged with understanding the system complexity of biological networks. Numerical simulation of classical chemical kinetics (CCK), agent-based simulations of biological processes, and …
A Review Of The Judicial Approaches To The Recognition Of Customary Security Transactions In The Peninsular Malaysian Land Law, Y.C. Mei
Research Publications (2006 to 2010)
No abstract provided.
Consumer Protection Against Unauthorized Use Of Credit Cards In Malaysia: A Banking Law Perspective, K. Maruthavanar
Consumer Protection Against Unauthorized Use Of Credit Cards In Malaysia: A Banking Law Perspective, K. Maruthavanar
Research Publications (2006 to 2010)
Plastic cards have invaded the monetary market as a payment instrument used to purchase goods and services. There are several types of plastic cards in the circulation namely, credit cards, debit cards, charge cards, stored value cards and smart cards. The first credit card used to eliminate the need to carry cash was the Mobil Oil, USA card issued in 1914 and the first form of charge card was the Diners card, which was used by businessmen in the 1950's to purchase meals on an expense account. Since then, a variety of cards have been introduced to customers that have …
Empirically Evaluating Claims About Investment Treaty Arbitration, Susan D. Franck
Empirically Evaluating Claims About Investment Treaty Arbitration, Susan D. Franck
North Carolina Law Review
No abstract provided.
Hudson-Delaware, Robert O. Paxton, Richard R. Veit
Hudson-Delaware, Robert O. Paxton, Richard R. Veit
North American Birds
No abstract provided.
Southern Atlantic, Ricky Davis
Cave Talk, December 2007, Susan Berdeaux
Cave Talk, December 2007, Susan Berdeaux
Cave Talk
Contents: Message from the President -- NCA Insurance Committee -- Past Presidents -- Bylaws Committee -- Bylaws Committee Contact List -- Membership Survey -- NCA 07 San Antonio -- NCA 08 Pennsylvania -- Midwinter Meeting -- Welcome to the Newest Member of the NCA Cave Family
Arizona, Mark M. Stevenson, Gary H. Rosenberg
Arizona, Mark M. Stevenson, Gary H. Rosenberg
North American Birds
No abstract provided.
New Mexico, Sartor O. Williams Iii
Front Matter (Pdf), North American Birds
Mexico, Hector Gomez De Silva
Eastern Highlands And Upper Ohio River Valley, Victor W. Fazio Iii, Rick Wiltraut
Eastern Highlands And Upper Ohio River Valley, Victor W. Fazio Iii, Rick Wiltraut
North American Birds
No abstract provided.
Alaska, Thede Tobish