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The Effect Of Vegetated Roofs On Acid Precipitation Runoff, Jennifer Gillen Jan 2009

The Effect Of Vegetated Roofs On Acid Precipitation Runoff, Jennifer Gillen

Geology Theses and Dissertations

Vegetated, or “green” roofs are used in urban architecture and sustainable building to capture stormwater and enhance urban wildlife. Most research to date has focused on their water retention capabilities, but green roofs also have the potential to treat anthropogenic acid precipitation in urban environments. More specifically, green roofs could reduce sulfate, nitrate and hydrogen ion concentrations in runoff. One previous study has demonstrated that nitrate was reduced in water draining from a green roof (Berndtsson, et al. 2006), but this unpublished thesis appears to be the first comprehensive study of the effects of vegetated roof materials on major ions …

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Machine Learned Melody Matching Using Strictly Relative Musical Abstractions, Michael Joseph Kolta Jan 2009

Machine Learned Melody Matching Using Strictly Relative Musical Abstractions, Michael Joseph Kolta

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

We implement and evaluate a machine learning approach to improve systems for searching a database of music via melodic sample. We explore symbolic and aural input queries and test our prototypes with extensive user surveys. Our main contribution is to combine the following four elements. First is to create a unique musical abstraction that accounts for both pitch and rhythm in a relative manner. Second, our system allows for approximate matching of imperfect queries via the utilization of the Smith-Waterman algorithm that was originally designed for approximate matching of molecular subsequences, such as DNA samples. Third is to design our …

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Measurement Of Atmospheric Ammonia Species : Development, Validation, And Field Applications Of An Analytical Method, Jian Hou Jan 2009

Measurement Of Atmospheric Ammonia Species : Development, Validation, And Field Applications Of An Analytical Method, Jian Hou

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Ammonia is the primary base in the atmosphere. It reacts readily with atmospheric acids such as sulfuric acid, nitric acid, and hydrochloric acid to form ammonium salts that occur predominantly in the fine aerosol particle (PM2.5) fraction. The ability to measure ammonia species (NHx, the sum of gaseous NH3 and particulate NH4+) is essential for the investigation of atmospheric behaviors of NHx. In this dissertation work, a highly sensitive technique has been developed for the measurement of atmospheric NHx species. The method is based on aqueous scrubbing of the atmospheric NH3 and NH4+ using …

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Biomonitoring For Exposure To Trace Elements In Utero : Analysis Of The Human Placenta, Pamela Catherine Kruger Jan 2009

Biomonitoring For Exposure To Trace Elements In Utero : Analysis Of The Human Placenta, Pamela Catherine Kruger

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

The placenta forms in eutherian mammals, and is responsible for the nutrition of the developing fetus. However, maternal exposure to environmental pollutants both before and during pregnancy may result in the passage of toxins through the placental barrier and into fetal tissues. The placenta is the only organ derived from both maternal and fetal tissues, and establishes a link between the fetus and the environmental exposures of the mother. The analysis of placentae for the presence of environmental pollutants offers the possibility of exposure measurements in both the mother and the developing fetus. Specifically, trace element determination in human placentae …

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Specular Subjects : Technologies Of Vision In The Transatlantic Novel, 1719-1850, Matthew Henry Pangborn Jan 2009

Specular Subjects : Technologies Of Vision In The Transatlantic Novel, 1719-1850, Matthew Henry Pangborn

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Scholars of the long eighteenth century have traced the rise in modern Anglophone culture of an observational, episto-factual standard of truth and value, new techniques of surveillance and disciplinarity, image-based and global networks of consumption and exchange, and a mass culture honing its ostensibly comprehensive power of sight through new media of text and image. While debate has occurred over the origins and meanings of the ascendancy of such an overwhelmingly visual mode of engagement with the world, scholars have tended to examine such topics in isolation, with little attention to the ethical and political consequences of the material practices …

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Qualitative Mapping For Understanding The Collective Judgment Building Process : A Study Of The Federal Open Market Committee, Hyunjung Kim Jan 2009

Qualitative Mapping For Understanding The Collective Judgment Building Process : A Study Of The Federal Open Market Committee, Hyunjung Kim

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

This study develops a mapping method for studying a collective judgment building process in a decision-making group. Environmental uncertainties and a lack of information require a decision maker to make judgments about various issues relevant to the decision task. In a group setting, the members together weave their structural model of the system with available information to build a collective judgment for the decision task.

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Almost Everywhere Convergence Of Weighted Ergodic Averages, Christopher Michael Wedrychowicz Jan 2009

Almost Everywhere Convergence Of Weighted Ergodic Averages, Christopher Michael Wedrychowicz

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Let $(X,\mathcal{B},\lambda,T)$ be a dynamical system and $\mbox{Log}_{(n)}x$

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Study Of Dynamic Processes In Protein Synthesis Using Heterogeneous Ribosome Specimens, Jie Fu Jan 2009

Study Of Dynamic Processes In Protein Synthesis Using Heterogeneous Ribosome Specimens, Jie Fu

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Single-particle reconstruction from cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) images is a widely used technique in studying the structure of macromolecular complexes. This technique allows the visualization of molecules in their native hydrated state. The heterogeneity of two-dimensional projection images, resulting from the co-existence of different states of a macromolecular complex, remains a major obstacle, as it impairs the validity of reconstruction and limits the progress toward higher resolution. On the other hand, co-existing structures, if successfully extracted from a single dataset, can provide valuable information about the equilibrium and dynamics of the biological system being studied.

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Synthesis And Evaluation Of Some Steroidal Oximes As Cytotoxic Agents: Structure/Activity Studies (I), Jianguo Cui, Lei Fan, Li Liang Huang, Hong Li Liu, Aimin Zhou Jan 2009

Synthesis And Evaluation Of Some Steroidal Oximes As Cytotoxic Agents: Structure/Activity Studies (I), Jianguo Cui, Lei Fan, Li Liang Huang, Hong Li Liu, Aimin Zhou

Chemistry Faculty Publications

The side chain of a compound plays an important role in its biological function. In our studies, we have found that hydroximinosteroid derivatives with different side chains and position of hydroximino on ring A and B displayed remarkable distinct cytotoxicities against a diversity of cancer cell types. Presence of an oxime group on ring B and a hydroxy on ring A or B resulted in a higher cytotoxicity than other structural motifs. In addition, a cholesterol-type side chain at position 17 was required for the biological activity. Our findings provide new evidence showing the relationship between the chemical structure and …

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Spring Commencement, April 26, 2009, Eastern Michigan University Jan 2009

Spring Commencement, April 26, 2009, Eastern Michigan University

Commencement Programs and Materials

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Characterization Of Compactly Supported Renable Splines With Integer Matrix, Tian-Xiao He, Yujing Guana Jan 2009

Characterization Of Compactly Supported Renable Splines With Integer Matrix, Tian-Xiao He, Yujing Guana

Scholarship

Let M be an integer matrix with absolute values of all its eigenvalues being greater than 1. We give a characterization of compactly supported M-refinable splines f and the conditions that the shifts of f form a Riesz basis.

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Surveying Efficiencies Of Nigerian Banks Before And After The Minimum Capital Requirement Increase, Bukola Olaosebikan, '09 Jan 2009

Surveying Efficiencies Of Nigerian Banks Before And After The Minimum Capital Requirement Increase, Bukola Olaosebikan, '09

Honors Projects

This study investigates the efficiency of the Nigerian banking system between the years of 1999 and 2005. Bank efficiency is evaluated using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), and the main determinants are identified by using a Tobit model. The results indicate that efficiency fluctuated during the first part of the period and improved during the recent years, a period associated with the increase in minimum capital requirement. Differences in bank efficiency are explained by problematic loans and bank size.

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Green Chemistry Using Bismuth Compounds: Bismuth(Iii) Triflate Catalyzed Allylation Of Cyclic Acetals, Matthew J. Spafford, '09 Jan 2009

Green Chemistry Using Bismuth Compounds: Bismuth(Iii) Triflate Catalyzed Allylation Of Cyclic Acetals, Matthew J. Spafford, '09

Honors Projects

Cyclic acetals (dioxolanes, dioxanes, and dithianes) are common protecting groups in organic synthesis but they can also be converted to other useful functional groups. A bismuth(III) triflate-catalyzed multi component reaction involving the allylation of cyclic acetals followed by in situ derivatization with acid anhydrides to generate highly functionalized esters and thioesters has been developed under solvent-free conditions. Most reagents used to date for the allylation of cyclic acetals are highly corrosive or toxic and are often required in stoichiometric amounts. In contrast, the use of a relatively non-toxic and non-corrosive bismuth(III) based catalyst makes this methodology benign and attractive.

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Explaining Human Influences On Carbon Dioxide Emissions Across Countries, Karin Peterson, '09 Jan 2009

Explaining Human Influences On Carbon Dioxide Emissions Across Countries, Karin Peterson, '09

Honors Projects

Global climate change is a vital issue facing the planet today, posing significant risks to both humans and the natural environment. This dangerous phenomenon is largely caused by the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, resulting from such activities as energy production and vehicle travel This paper examines the factors leading to differences in carbon dioxide emissions among countries, including income, energy use, and government institutions. A crosssectional regression indicates that an inverted-U relationship exists between per capita income and carbon dioxide emissions, but that the turning point at which pollution begins to decrease occurs at a very high …

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From Parts Unknown: Wwe V. Jim Hellwig In The Ultimate Battle For Character Copyright, Daniel Bilsky Jan 2009

From Parts Unknown: Wwe V. Jim Hellwig In The Ultimate Battle For Character Copyright, Daniel Bilsky

Marquette Sports Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Play Ball? An Analysis Of Final-Offer Arbitration, Its Use In Major League Baseball And Its Potential Applicability To European Football Wage And Transfer Disputes, Josh Chetwynd Jan 2009

Play Ball? An Analysis Of Final-Offer Arbitration, Its Use In Major League Baseball And Its Potential Applicability To European Football Wage And Transfer Disputes, Josh Chetwynd

Marquette Sports Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Don't Blame Google: Allowing Trademark Infringement Actions Against Competitors Who Purchase Sponsored Links On Internet Search Engines Under The Initial Interest Confusion Doctrine, Gregory R. Shoemaker Jan 2009

Don't Blame Google: Allowing Trademark Infringement Actions Against Competitors Who Purchase Sponsored Links On Internet Search Engines Under The Initial Interest Confusion Doctrine, Gregory R. Shoemaker

Catholic University Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Speak No Evil: Academic Freedom And The Application Of Garcetti V. Ceballos To Public University Faculty, Robert J. Tepper, Craig G. White Jan 2009

Speak No Evil: Academic Freedom And The Application Of Garcetti V. Ceballos To Public University Faculty, Robert J. Tepper, Craig G. White

Catholic University Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Igniting And Nurturing The Next Generation Of Stem Talent, Innovation And Leadership, By Design, Stephanie Pace Marshall Jan 2009

Igniting And Nurturing The Next Generation Of Stem Talent, Innovation And Leadership, By Design, Stephanie Pace Marshall

Publications & Research

Regrettably, most American students experience STEM learning as an exclusive, individual, theoretical and “formulaic” enterprise. By decoupling STEM education from the human experience, we have distorted the essential nature of the scientific enterprise and advanced instrumentalist and utilitarian rationales for pursuing STEM careers—global economic superiority and technological competition.

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08. Face Jug, Isolina Rossi '10 Jan 2009

08. Face Jug, Isolina Rossi '10

Class of 2010

Recipient of the 2009 Student Art Fund Purchase Award

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Energy Decomposition Analysis Of Covalent Bonds And Intermolecular Interactions, Peifeng Su, Hui Li Jan 2009

Energy Decomposition Analysis Of Covalent Bonds And Intermolecular Interactions, Peifeng Su, Hui Li

Department of Chemistry: Faculty Publications

An energy decomposition analysis method is implemented for the analysis of both covalent bonds and intermolecular interactions on the basis of single-determinant Hartree–Fock (HF) (restricted closed shell HF, restricted open shell HF, and unrestricted open shell HF) wavefunctions and their density functional theory analogs. For HF methods, the total interaction energy from a supermolecule calculation is decomposed into electrostatic, exchange, repulsion, and polarization terms. Dispersion energy is obtained from second-order Møller–Plesset perturbation theory and coupled-cluster methods such as CCSD and CCSD(T). Similar to the HF methods, Kohn–Sham density functional interaction energy is decomposed into electrostatic, exchange, repulsion, polarization, and dispersion …

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The Unabomber Revisited: Reexamining The Use Of Mental Disorder Diagnoses As Evidence Of The Mental Condition Of Criminal Defendants, Adam K. Magid Jan 2009

The Unabomber Revisited: Reexamining The Use Of Mental Disorder Diagnoses As Evidence Of The Mental Condition Of Criminal Defendants, Adam K. Magid

Indiana Law Journal

This Article revisits a longstanding debate concerning the appropriateness of diagnostic evidence in criminal cases in which a defendant’s mental condition is at issue. As illustrated through a case study of Theodore Kaczynski, more widely known as the “Unabomber,” a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia poses a risk of confounding a judge or jury attempting to ascertain an accurate picture of the mental state of a criminal defendant, specifically by (i) suggesting symptoms not actually present, (ii) creating a distorted picture of symptoms that are present, and (iii) suggesting organic, determinative factors as the mechanism behind a defendant’s actions, even where …

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Immobilization Method For Producing Active Α1-Acid Glycoprotein, David S. Hage, Hai Xuan Jan 2009

Immobilization Method For Producing Active Α1-Acid Glycoprotein, David S. Hage, Hai Xuan

Department of Chemistry: Faculty Publications

A method and kit for immobilization of a glycoprotein. The method may include activating an affinity Support. The affinity Support may be activated by reacting the affinity Support with a compound that is reactive with one or more functional groups included within the glycoprotein. The method may also include oxidizing the glycoprotein in which oxidation conditions are selected to yield an oxidized glycoprotein that is biologically active and contains a Sufficient number of reactive aldehyde groups for coupling to a Support. For example, the oxidized glycoprotein may include five reactive aldehyde groups. In addition, the method may include reacting the …

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Heterogeneous Conductorlike Solvation Model, Hui Li, Dejun Si Jan 2009

Heterogeneous Conductorlike Solvation Model, Hui Li, Dejun Si

Department of Chemistry: Faculty Publications

A heterogeneous conductorlike solvation model (conductorlike screening model/conductorlike polarizable continuum model) that uses different local effective dielectrics for different portions of the solute cavity surface is implemented for quantum chemical Hartree–Fock and Kohn–Sham methods. A variational treatment is used to form the heterogeneous solvation operator, so a simple analytic expression of the energy gradients, which are vital for geometry optimization and molecular dynamics simulation, is derived and implemented. Using the new Fixed Points with Variable Areas surface tessellation scheme, continuous and smooth potential energy surfaces as well as analytic gradients are obtained for this heterogeneous model.

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Techniques For Consecutive Tem And Atom Probe Tomography Analysis Of Nanowires, D. R. Diercks, B. P. Gorman, Chin Li Cheung, G. Wang Jan 2009

Techniques For Consecutive Tem And Atom Probe Tomography Analysis Of Nanowires, D. R. Diercks, B. P. Gorman, Chin Li Cheung, G. Wang

Department of Chemistry: Faculty Publications

Nanowires show great promise for development in many technological applications including electronics, photonics, and displays . Due to the fine scale of nanowires, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atom probe tomography (APT) are among a limited number of techniques that can measure the crystallographic and chemical nature of these structures which ultimately define their performance.

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Residential Learning Communities: Facilitating Seamless Learning, Polly Graham Jan 2009

Residential Learning Communities: Facilitating Seamless Learning, Polly Graham

Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development

Research has shown that residential learning communities positively affect student outcomes. This study looked at the literature, finding a basis for this trend and uncovering the current impact residential learning communities are having on higher education. This study sought to challenge Christian higher education administrators and faculty to consider whether residential learning communities fit within their institution’s mission and vision.

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Setting The Record Straight: A Sur-Reply To Professors Lawless Et Al., Rafael I. Pardo Jan 2009

Setting The Record Straight: A Sur-Reply To Professors Lawless Et Al., Rafael I. Pardo

Seattle University Law Review

In this sur-reply, Professor Pardo seeks to clarify the misperceptions and mischaracterizations of his commentary by Professors Lawless et al. and to demonstrate that his arguments not only are grounded in a compelling theory of the operation of the bankruptcy system and an understanding of the First Report’s data, but also offer useful ideas for exploring available empirical data. The sur-reply will identify three of the main substantive points made in his original critique that Professors Lawless et al. misinterpret and/or mischaracterize and will clarify why these original points are valid.

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Garbage On The Green - Public Waste Audit/Recycle Education Event - University Of North Florida, 2009, Colleen Herms, April Moore Jan 2009

Garbage On The Green - Public Waste Audit/Recycle Education Event - University Of North Florida, 2009, Colleen Herms, April Moore

Garbage on the Green Reports

Garbage on the Green is an event organized to provide education and awareness of recycling practices on campus at UNF while performing a public waste audit. The purpose of the waste audit is to supply faculty and staff with a representative analysis of waste and recycling practices of representative buildings through the efforts of the Environmental Center and Physical Facilities. Students, faculty and staff are involved in the waste audit process to ensure campus community integration during the event.

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Inquiro 3 (Front Matter), Inquiro Staff Jan 2009

Inquiro 3 (Front Matter), Inquiro Staff

Inquiro (undergraduate research journal)

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Inquiro 3 (Complete Issue), Inquiro Staff Jan 2009

Inquiro 3 (Complete Issue), Inquiro Staff

Inquiro (undergraduate research journal)

No abstract provided.

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