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Library Impact Statement For Bus 390 Junior Career Passport Program Dec 2009

Library Impact Statement For Bus 390 Junior Career Passport Program

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for BUS 390 Junior Career Passport Program. New course was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty member: Andrée Rathemacher. Requesting faculty member: Deborah Rosen.

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The Irish Credit Bubble, Morgan Kelly Dec 2009

The Irish Credit Bubble, Morgan Kelly

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Uab's O'Connor Named Editor Of Leading Health-Care Journal, Staff Dec 2009

Uab's O'Connor Named Editor Of Leading Health-Care Journal, Staff

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The Relationship Between Post Reach Exit Exam (E2) Failure Remediation And Nclex-Rn Success Of Graduates Of Baccalaureate Nursing Programs, Patricia Gale Allen Dec 2009

The Relationship Between Post Reach Exit Exam (E2) Failure Remediation And Nclex-Rn Success Of Graduates Of Baccalaureate Nursing Programs, Patricia Gale Allen

Student Theses and Dissertations

An ex post facto study was conducted to determine whether any relationship exists between remediation post Reach Exit Exam (E2) failure and NCLEX-RN success of graduates of baccalaureate nursing programs. Data was gathered from responses to the seventh annual validity study (V7S) offered to deans and directors of nursing programs by the Director of Research for Elsevier, Incorporated. Data focused on test groups which received administration of the E2 between September 1, 2006 and August 31, 2007. Responses from 28 baccalaureate nursing programs were included in the study. After considering each program offering of either version one, version two or …

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The Impact Of Preschool Education On The Missouri Assessment Program Scores Of Missouri, Alicia Carlinda Shaw Dec 2009

The Impact Of Preschool Education On The Missouri Assessment Program Scores Of Missouri, Alicia Carlinda Shaw

Student Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this quantitative study was to do a comparative analysis of Missouri Assessment Program Test (MAP) performance of third grade students in Missouri Bootheel schools. The analysis was designed to answer the following research question: Is there a significant difference in MAP scores of third-grade students who attended publicly funded preschool programs and those who did not attend publicly funded preschool programs? A total of 239 scores were analyzed to determine if a significant difference existed between the two groups. Data were placed in the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences program. The mean standard scores for Communication …

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Thermal Conduction In Molecular Materials Using Coarse Grain Dynamics: Role Of Mass Diffusion And Quantum Corrections For Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Ya Zhou, Alejandro Strachan Dec 2009

Thermal Conduction In Molecular Materials Using Coarse Grain Dynamics: Role Of Mass Diffusion And Quantum Corrections For Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Ya Zhou, Alejandro Strachan

PRISM: NNSA Center for Prediction of Reliability, Integrity and Survivability of Microsystems

We use a mesodynamical method, denoted dynamics with implicit degrees of freedom DID, to characterize thermal transport in a model molecular crystal below and above its melting temperature. DID represents groups of atoms molecules in this case using mesoparticles and the thermal role of the intramolecular degrees of freedom DoFs are described implicitly using their specific heat. We focus on the role of these intramolecular DoFs on thermal transport. We find that thermal conductivity is independent of intramolecular specific heat for solid samples and a linear relationship between the two quantities in liquid samples with the coefficient of proportionality being …

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An Electric Power Industry Perspective On Water Use Efficiency, John R. Wolfe, Robert A. Goldstein, John S. Maulbetsch, Charles R. Mcgowin Dec 2009

An Electric Power Industry Perspective On Water Use Efficiency, John R. Wolfe, Robert A. Goldstein, John S. Maulbetsch, Charles R. Mcgowin

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

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Use Of Supplementary Phenotype To Identify Additional Rheumatoid Arthritis Loci In A Linkage Analysis Of 342 Uk Affected Sibling Pair Families, Bamidele O. Tayo, Yulan Liang, Arpad Kelemen, Austin Miller, Maurizio Trevisan, Richard S. Cooper Dec 2009

Use Of Supplementary Phenotype To Identify Additional Rheumatoid Arthritis Loci In A Linkage Analysis Of 342 Uk Affected Sibling Pair Families, Bamidele O. Tayo, Yulan Liang, Arpad Kelemen, Austin Miller, Maurizio Trevisan, Richard S. Cooper

Faculty Publications

Background: Although rheumatoid arthritis has been shown to have moderately strong genetic component, both linked loci identified in linkage analyses and susceptibility variants from association studies are short of adequately accounting for a comprehensive catalogue of the molecular factors underlying this complex disease. The objective of this study was to use supplementary phenotype based on cumulative hazard of rheumatoid arthritis to identify linkage evidence for new and additional rheumatoid arthritis loci in a genome-wide linkage analysis of 342 affected sibling pair families from the United Kingdom.Methods: Using proportional hazards model, we estimated cumulative hazard of rheumatoid arthritis and then used …

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Party Favors For Sports: Strong Usoc, Spectacular World Cup, Rick Burton, Norm O'Relly Dec 2009

Party Favors For Sports: Strong Usoc, Spectacular World Cup, Rick Burton, Norm O'Relly

Sport Management - All Scholarship

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Effect Of Channel Catfish Stocking Rate On Yield And Water Quality In An Intensive, Mixed Suspended-Growth Production System, Bartholomew W. Green Dec 2009

Effect Of Channel Catfish Stocking Rate On Yield And Water Quality In An Intensive, Mixed Suspended-Growth Production System, Bartholomew W. Green

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

This study was conducted to determine the effect of stocking rate on yield of channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus and water quality in a mixed suspended-growth (biofloc) production system with zero water exchange. Channel catfish (National Warmwater Aquaculture Center 103 strain; average fish weight -- 13 g) were stocked into nine 35-m2 tanks (28 m3/tank) at a rate of 2.9, 5.7, or 8.5 fish/m2 for a 238-d grow-out period. One 1.865-kW blower for every three tanks supplied air continuously through a diffuser grid (constructed of 2.5-cm-diameter polyvinyl chloride pipe) on the bottom of each tank. Well water …

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What Is "The Energy-Water Nexus"?, Gerald Sehlke Dec 2009

What Is "The Energy-Water Nexus"?, Gerald Sehlke

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

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The Energy-Water Nexus: Why Should We Care?, Alexey Voinov, Hal Cardwell Dec 2009

The Energy-Water Nexus: Why Should We Care?, Alexey Voinov, Hal Cardwell

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

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Energy And Water Programs Within The United States Department Of Agriculture, Ron Abramovich, Michael Strobel Dec 2009

Energy And Water Programs Within The United States Department Of Agriculture, Ron Abramovich, Michael Strobel

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

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U.S. Department Of Energy's Role In The Energy-Water Nexus, Gerald Sehlke, Paul Wichlacz Dec 2009

U.S. Department Of Energy's Role In The Energy-Water Nexus, Gerald Sehlke, Paul Wichlacz

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

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Usgs Energy And Water Programs: Overview And Student Opportunities, Jo Leslie Eimers, Kristin O. Dennen Dec 2009

Usgs Energy And Water Programs: Overview And Student Opportunities, Jo Leslie Eimers, Kristin O. Dennen

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

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One Size Fits All: The Interplay Of Kanga, Makawa Swahili Poetry, And Taarab In The Communication Of Zanzibari Women, Rose K. Ong'oa-Morara Dec 2009

One Size Fits All: The Interplay Of Kanga, Makawa Swahili Poetry, And Taarab In The Communication Of Zanzibari Women, Rose K. Ong'oa-Morara

Student Theses and Dissertations

The strategic location of the Swahili people along the East African coast has placed them in the way of several newcomers, both local and foreign, who have come to the coast for various economic and political purposes. For this reason the Swahili have had to make adjustments to accommodate the newcomers, often having to redefine their Swahili identity. They have used various tools in this redefinition process including music, dance, and clothing. This dissertation explores the use of a clothing item known as kanga in this process. Kanga is a rectangular multicolored cotton cloth with printed messages along its lower …

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Modeling Residential Foreclosures In Kent County, Kaitlyn Ratkowiak Dec 2009

Modeling Residential Foreclosures In Kent County, Kaitlyn Ratkowiak

Student Summer Scholars Manuscripts

Residential Foreclosures in Kent County have become commonplace in the past few years. In this project, we hope to analyze data on foreclosures since 2004 to learn more about the mounting crisis, with the hope that we can identify neighborhoods at risk of foreclosures and its associated consequences.

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Germinal Center Reutilization By Newly Activated B Cells., Tanja A Schwickert, Boris Alabyev, Tim Manser, Michel C Nussenzweig Dec 2009

Germinal Center Reutilization By Newly Activated B Cells., Tanja A Schwickert, Boris Alabyev, Tim Manser, Michel C Nussenzweig

Department of Microbiology and Immunology Faculty Papers

Germinal centers (GCs) are specialized structures in which B lymphocytes undergo clonal expansion, class switch recombination, somatic hypermutation, and affinity maturation. Although these structures were previously thought to contain a limited number of isolated B cell clones, recent in vivo imaging studies revealed that they are in fact dynamic and appear to be open to their environment. We demonstrate that B cells can colonize heterologous GCs. Invasion of primary GCs after subsequent immunization is most efficient when T cell help is shared by the two immune responses; however, it also occurs when the immune responses are entirely unrelated. We conclude …

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Federal Engagement In Water Resource Technology Development: Current Programs And The Future, Erik K. Webb, Joshua Johnson Dec 2009

Federal Engagement In Water Resource Technology Development: Current Programs And The Future, Erik K. Webb, Joshua Johnson

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

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The Energy-Water Nexus: Potential Roles For The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers, Hal Cardwell, Alexey Voinov, Norman Starler Dec 2009

The Energy-Water Nexus: Potential Roles For The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers, Hal Cardwell, Alexey Voinov, Norman Starler

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

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The Murray Ledger And Times, December 21, 2009, The Murray Ledger And Times Dec 2009

The Murray Ledger And Times, December 21, 2009, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

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Considering "Objective" Possibilities In Autoethnography: A Critique Of Heewon Chang’S Autoethnography As Method1, Sue Butler Dec 2009

Considering "Objective" Possibilities In Autoethnography: A Critique Of Heewon Chang’S Autoethnography As Method1, Sue Butler

The Qualitative Report

Autoethnography is a qualitative research methodology that emphasizes a more personal, almost intimate level of study. It renders the researcher-participant opportunities to explore past and present experiences while gaining self-awareness of his or her interactions and their socio-cultural effects. In the book Autoethnography as Method Heewon Chang presents this research methodology in an easy to follow text and illustration, while advocating an objective approach to data collection and analysis. However, Chang’s theoretical positions seem to shift back and forth between this objective point-of-view and a subjective perspective throughout the text causing ambiguity and contradiction of ideas and approaches.

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The Executive Pay Drama: From Comedy To Tragedy, David J. Cherrington Dec 2009

The Executive Pay Drama: From Comedy To Tragedy, David J. Cherrington

Faculty Publications

Over the past century, an interesting play has been performed in the United States called Executive Pay, Starring Your Local CEO. The play opened as a comedy, with executive bonuses and stock options rising at ridiculous rates compared to the pay of factory workers, teachers, and engineers. The performance didn’t get a lot of laughs, but people would smile and shake their heads as if the surprise of ever-escalating pay was an amusing disclosure. During economic downturns there were fewer smiles, and some outspoken critics were remarkably blunt in labeling executive pay practices as “enormous,” “immoral,” and “outrageous.” The title …

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Thermal And Mechanical Multistate Folding Of Rnase H, Thomas A. Knotts, Terry J. Schmitt, Jonathan E. Clark Dec 2009

Thermal And Mechanical Multistate Folding Of Rnase H, Thomas A. Knotts, Terry J. Schmitt, Jonathan E. Clark

Faculty Publications

Two different classes of experimental techniques exist by which protein folding mechanisms are ascertained. The first class, of which circular dichroism is an example, probes thermally-induced folding. The second class, which includes atomic force microscopy and optical tweezers, measures mechanically-induced folding. In this article, we investigate if proteins fold/unfold via the same mechanisms both thermally and mechanically. We do so using Ribonuclease H, a protein that has been shown to fold through a three-state mechanism using both types of experimental techniques. A detailed, molecular-level description of the states involved in thermal and mechanical folding shows that mechanisms for both types …

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The Influence Of Conflicting Role Obligations On Nontraditional Student Baccalaureate Degree Attainment, Rosaria Guastella Dec 2009

The Influence Of Conflicting Role Obligations On Nontraditional Student Baccalaureate Degree Attainment, Rosaria Guastella

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research study was to investigate the phenomenon of the conflicting roles, such as parent, spouse, employee, caregiver, and community member/volunteer, associated with the lives of nontraditional college students and to reveal how these conflicting role obligations influence these students' persistence toward the attainment of an undergraduate degree. This study provides a brief history of adult education in the United States as well as the study context, a continuing studies division of a privately endowed research institution located in the southern United States. The participants in this study were nontraditional students who were also recent graduates of …

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Electro-Disinfection Of Ballast Water, Elizabeth Kathleen Mccraven Dec 2009

Electro-Disinfection Of Ballast Water, Elizabeth Kathleen Mccraven

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

This research validates electro-disinfection as a potential secondary ballast water treatment technology. Electricity applied to bacteria laden water produced bactericidal effects, reactive oxygen species and chlorine generation which annihilated bacteria. Evaluation of electro-disinfection experiments showed titanium electrodes had the maximum kill efficacy while disinfection with aluminum and stainless steel electrodes had lesser kill efficacy. A continuous flow electro-disinfection reactor was evaluated utilizing artificial brackish and fresh ballast water. Brackish water had a 100% bacteria kill efficiency utilizing titanium electrodes at a current density of 10 mA/cm2. Fresh water was augmented with the addition of salt to increase its electrical conductivity …

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Heavy Metal Removal From Bilge Water By Electrocoagulation Treatment, Milton Andrade Dec 2009

Heavy Metal Removal From Bilge Water By Electrocoagulation Treatment, Milton Andrade

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this research was to observe the removal efficiency for copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), and zinc (Zn) using Electrocoagulation (EC) technique in a continuous flow reactor with a synthetic bilge water emulsion; and additionally, to discuss the operation cost of the treatment. The optimal configuration for EC treatment used combined electrodes, aluminum and carbon steel; flow rate of 1 L/min; effluent recycling and 7.5 amps; this optimal configuration achieved 99% of zinc removal efficiency, 70% of both, copper and nickel removal efficiency, and low operation costs. The current intensity did not have significance incidence on the removal efficiency. …

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An Investigation Of The Impact Of Student Government Involvement At One Public Historically Black University On The Career Choice Of African American Student Participants, Morolake Laosebikan-Buggs Dec 2009

An Investigation Of The Impact Of Student Government Involvement At One Public Historically Black University On The Career Choice Of African American Student Participants, Morolake Laosebikan-Buggs

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate student participation in collegiate student governance, the impact of that involvement and its influence on career choice for African-American participants, and to enlighten educators about role and value of collegiate student government participation. If participation in student government and involvement in leadership activities is important in the overall development of a student, then the benefits and characteristics of that development may appear after the student graduates and enters society and the workforce (Cress, Astin, Zimmerman- Oster, & Burkhardt, 2001). Studies conducted over the last twenty years have attempted to measure the impact …

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The Rise And Fall Of The Louisiana Muskrat, 1890-1960: An Environmental And Social History, Jared Boscareno Dec 2009

The Rise And Fall Of The Louisiana Muskrat, 1890-1960: An Environmental And Social History, Jared Boscareno

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

As the nineteenth century drew to a close, people living in coastal Louisiana noticed that local rodents called muskrats were rapidly increasing and quickly becoming pests by digging up crops and into levees. Property owners soon demanded their elimination, but to the ire of many, Louisiana officials chose to develop a market for muskrat fur and protect its supply through management laws. The state sought the cooperation of trappers in order to maintain global demand, but when nutria were released alongside the muskrat, the ecological balance of the marsh was permanently altered. Muskrats shrank back into obscurity, and trappers struggled …

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A "Spanish Element" In The New South: The Hispanic Press And Community In Nineteenth Century New Orleans , Rafael Delgadillo Dec 2009

A "Spanish Element" In The New South: The Hispanic Press And Community In Nineteenth Century New Orleans , Rafael Delgadillo

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

Although New Orleans culture has been a popular subject for historians due to its ethnic diversity and multiculturalism, certain groups have been ignored in the city's vast historiography. Such is the case of Hispanics, who have been present for most of the city's history. This study recovers a portion of that lost Hispanic history through analysis of Spanish-language newspapers published in New Orleans throughout the nineteenth century. One of these newspapers, El Moro de Paz, was published with the goal of encouraging the advancement of trade relationships between Louisiana and Latin America. A study of El Moro de Paz and …

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