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Soothability And Growth In Preterm Neonates, Holly Johanna Diesel Dec 2009

Soothability And Growth In Preterm Neonates, Holly Johanna Diesel

Dissertations

This proposal seeks to understand the relationship between soothability, weight gain and length of hospital stay in premature infants when the infants receive a simple, non-invasive treatment to help them cope with the noxious environment of the special care nursery. Thousands of premature infants are born every year in the United States, and the numbers are increasing. Prematurity is the leading cause of mortality in infants. Despite numerous technological and medical advances in treatment and care, premature infants still have difficulty adapting to life outside the uterus as a result of immature nervous systems and significant differences in the pre …


Rx For Change: Nurses' Response To A Smoking Cessation Intervention, Laura Louise Bisch Ochoa Dec 2009

Rx For Change: Nurses' Response To A Smoking Cessation Intervention, Laura Louise Bisch Ochoa

Dissertations

Problem: An evaluation of a smoking cessation educational intervention for direct care RNs. Design: A randomized controlled trial. Methods: The study was conducted at a large Midwestern academic medical center. Direct care Registered nurses (dcRN’s) employed at least .7 FTE and spending 80% of their time in direct patient care on general medicine or general surgery units were recruited. Recruitment occurred between April and May, 2009. Outcome data was abstracted from charts of patients receiving care from the intervention group. Interventions: Participants were randomized to either ‘Rx for Change’ which was a training program regarding tobacco cessation or to a …


Mba Class Meets With Raymond James President, December 17, 2009, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg Dec 2009

Mba Class Meets With Raymond James President, December 17, 2009, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg

USF St. Petersburg Campus News and Press Releases

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Voting, The Symmetric Group, And Representation Theory, Zajj Daugherty '05, Alexander K. Eustis '06, Gregory Minton '08, Michael E. Orrison Dec 2009

Voting, The Symmetric Group, And Representation Theory, Zajj Daugherty '05, Alexander K. Eustis '06, Gregory Minton '08, Michael E. Orrison

All HMC Faculty Publications and Research

We show how voting may be viewed naturally from an algebraic perspective by viewing voting profiles as elements of certain well-studied QSn-modules. By using only a handful of simple combinatorial objects (e.g., tabloids) and some basic ideas from representation theory (e.g., Schur's Lemma), this allows us to recast and extend some well-known results in the field of voting theory.


Memo - Minutes From The November 19, 2009 University Senate Meeting, Barbara Burch Dec 2009

Memo - Minutes From The November 19, 2009 University Senate Meeting, Barbara Burch

Faculty Senate

Memo regarding exception to the ASN program revision.


Ua35/11 Arête December 2009, Honors College Dec 2009

Ua35/11 Arête December 2009, Honors College

Arête: Honors College at WKU Newsletter

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Orientation Welcome, John M. Dunn Dec 2009

Orientation Welcome, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

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Costa Rica: Nation Seeks Big Emissions Cut, Ladb Staff Dec 2009

Costa Rica: Nation Seeks Big Emissions Cut, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

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2009-12-17 Unm News Minute, University Of New Mexico Communication And Marketing Department Dec 2009

2009-12-17 Unm News Minute, University Of New Mexico Communication And Marketing Department

UNM News Minute 2009

No abstract provided.


The Murray Ledger And Times, December 17, 2009, The Murray Ledger And Times Dec 2009

The Murray Ledger And Times, December 17, 2009, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

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Tulsi Patel V. Atty Gen Usa Dec 2009

Tulsi Patel V. Atty Gen Usa

2009 Decisions

Agency


Chen V. Atty Gen Usa Dec 2009

Chen V. Atty Gen Usa

2009 Decisions

Agency


Cnn Analyst Roland Martin To Deliver Message Of Inspiration Dec 2009

Cnn Analyst Roland Martin To Deliver Message Of Inspiration

News Releases

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The Transformational Learning Associated With Training For And Completing A Marathon, Timothy John Gillum Dec 2009

The Transformational Learning Associated With Training For And Completing A Marathon, Timothy John Gillum

Dissertations

The purpose of this research study was to determine if transformational learning is an outcome of the experiences of training for and completing a marathon. Transformational learning has gained visibility and greater acceptance in the learning community in recent years due in large part to the efforts of Jack Mezirow and associates. This visibility and acceptance has catalyzed research studies to better understand the theory and its application, but none have linked the use of endurance racing to transformational learning. The design of this study was a phenomenological case study. The research included four participants who had previously completed marathons, …


Three Uab Researchers Elected Aaas Fellows, Staff Dec 2009

Three Uab Researchers Elected Aaas Fellows, Staff

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Modulation Of Restriction Enzyme Pvuii Activity By Metal Ion Cofactors, Charulata Bhaskaran Prasannan Dec 2009

Modulation Of Restriction Enzyme Pvuii Activity By Metal Ion Cofactors, Charulata Bhaskaran Prasannan

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Metal ions like Ca2+, Mn2+, Tb3+, Eu3+ etc., can bind at the active site and have varying effects on the enzymatic activity. In a crystal structure with DNA, two Ca2+ ions were bound to the active site of each PvuII monomer, and the metals share the ligands. Ca2+ ions promote DNA binding and not cleavage in many nucleases. We explored the role of Mg2+ and Ca2+ binding at the metal binding sites of PvuII to elucidate the role of each metal site. We monitored the cleavage kinetics of PvuII in presence of mixed metals. The cleavage kinetics data for Ca2+ …


Internationalization Of General Education Curriculum In Missouri Community Colleges: A Faculty Perspective, Gavin Caje O'Connor Dec 2009

Internationalization Of General Education Curriculum In Missouri Community Colleges: A Faculty Perspective, Gavin Caje O'Connor

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Providing global educational experiences for students in higher education has been a topic of discussion for decades. Although there is a common appreciation that students should be exposed to and gain awareness of other cultures, most institutions of higher education in the U.S. fall short in providing such opportunities. To accommodate for this need, some institutions are striving to internationalize the curriculum as well as the culture of the institution. Community colleges play a key role in the higher education system in the U.S. and may be the first, if not only opportunity for students to gain global awareness. This …


Replacing Hydrogen Bonds With Coordinate Covalent Bonds In Coordination Networks, Colin Stewart Rodger Dec 2009

Replacing Hydrogen Bonds With Coordinate Covalent Bonds In Coordination Networks, Colin Stewart Rodger

Dissertations

The overall theme of the dissertation is that metal ions such as silver(I) can replace H+ in hydrogen bonded organic frameworks. Because organic solids have been extensively studied, we can insert metal ions into the supramolecular assemblies, thus creating predictable coordination solids of varying dimensions. One example of an organic solid tested involves the organic compounds terephthalic and isophthalic acids. These dicarboxylic acids have previously been shown to self-assemble into tape-like structures via hydrogen bonding, with neighboring dicarboxylic acids located at angles of 180° and 120° respectively. By substituting the hydrogen bonds with coordination metal-ligand bonds similar assemblies are formed. …


Family Functioning And Parental Divorce As Predictors Of Attachment Styles And Sexual Attitudes In College Students, Kathy Lynne Kufskie Dec 2009

Family Functioning And Parental Divorce As Predictors Of Attachment Styles And Sexual Attitudes In College Students, Kathy Lynne Kufskie

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Research has demonstrated that parental divorce and family functioning are associated with children’s socieomotional and psychological adjustment well into their adult years. Research has also demonstrated that sexual attitudes are becoming more liberal (cf., Harding & Jencks, 2003; Leiblum, Wiegel, & Brickle, 2003). The purpose of this research was to examine family functioning and parental divorce status in relation to attachment styles and sexual attitudes among college students (n = 387). The participants completed the Brief Sexual Attitudes Scale (BSAS), The Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised Scale (ECR-R), and Family Relationship Index (FRI). As hypothesized, family functioning was a better indicator …


Efficient Rotation Algorithms For Texture Evolution, Mark W. Esty Dec 2009

Efficient Rotation Algorithms For Texture Evolution, Mark W. Esty

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Texture evolution is a vital component of many computational tools that link structure, properties and processes of polycrystalline materials. By definition, this evolution process involves the manipulation, via rotation, of points in orientation space. The computational requirements of the current methods being used to rotate crystalline orientations are a significant limiting factor in the drive to merge the texture information of materials into the engineering design process. The goal of this research is to find and implement a practical rotation algorithm that can significantly decrease the computation time required to rotate macroscopic and microscopic crystallographic textures. Three possible algorithms are …


Order On Motion To Quash The Southridge Defendant's Notice To S. Laird Ellis, Iii And Francoise Ellis To Produce Documents At The November 16, 2009 Hearing (Alan B. Thomas, Jr.), Alice D. Bonner Dec 2009

Order On Motion To Quash The Southridge Defendant's Notice To S. Laird Ellis, Iii And Francoise Ellis To Produce Documents At The November 16, 2009 Hearing (Alan B. Thomas, Jr.), Alice D. Bonner

Superior Court of Fulton County: Metro Atlanta Business Case Division Opinions

No abstract provided.


Order On Plaintiffs' Motion To Add S. Laird Ellis, Iii And Francoise Ellis As Plaintiffs (Alan B. Thomas, Jr.), Alice D. Bonner Dec 2009

Order On Plaintiffs' Motion To Add S. Laird Ellis, Iii And Francoise Ellis As Plaintiffs (Alan B. Thomas, Jr.), Alice D. Bonner

Superior Court of Fulton County: Metro Atlanta Business Case Division Opinions

No abstract provided.


Order On Harrison And Katten's Motion For Judgment On The Pleadings And Motion For Reconsideration Of Dismissal Orders (Curtis Lee Mayfield, Iii), Elizabeth E. Long Dec 2009

Order On Harrison And Katten's Motion For Judgment On The Pleadings And Motion For Reconsideration Of Dismissal Orders (Curtis Lee Mayfield, Iii), Elizabeth E. Long

Superior Court of Fulton County: Metro Atlanta Business Case Division Opinions

No abstract provided.


December 17, 2009 General Studies Council Minutes, University Of Nebraska At Kearney General Studies Council Dec 2009

December 17, 2009 General Studies Council Minutes, University Of Nebraska At Kearney General Studies Council

General Education Council

No abstract provided.


Potentials And Promises Of Computational Intelligence For Smart Grids, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy Dec 2009

Potentials And Promises Of Computational Intelligence For Smart Grids, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The electric power grid is a complex adaptive system under semi-autonomous distributed control. It is spatially and temporally complex, non-convex, nonlinear and non-stationary with a lot of uncertainties. the integration of renewable energy such as wind farms, and plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles further adds complexity and challenges to the various controllers at all levels of the power grid. a lot of efforts have gone into the development of a smart grid to align the interests of the electric utilities, consumers and environmentalists. Advanced computational methods are required for planning and optimization, fast control of power system elements, processing of …


Missing-Sensor-Fault-Tolerant Control For Sssc Facts Device With Real-Time Implementation, Wei Qiao, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Ronald Harley Dec 2009

Missing-Sensor-Fault-Tolerant Control For Sssc Facts Device With Real-Time Implementation, Wei Qiao, Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Ronald Harley

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Control of power systems relies on the availability and quality of sensor measurements. However, measurements are inevitably subjected to faults caused by sensor failure, broken or bad connections, bad communication, or malfunction of some hardware or software. These faults in turn may cause the failure of power system controllers and consequently severe contingencies in the power system. to avoid such contingencies, this paper presents a sensor evaluation and (missing sensor) restoration scheme (SERS) by using auto-associative neural networks (auto-encoders) and particle swarm optimization (PSO). based on the SERS, a missing-sensor-fault-tolerant control (MSFTC) is developed for controlling a static synchronous series …


Minutes, Planning, Effectiveness, And Budgeting Committee Meeting, December 17, 2009, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Planning, Effectiveness, And Budgeting Committee Dec 2009

Minutes, Planning, Effectiveness, And Budgeting Committee Meeting, December 17, 2009, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Planning, Effectiveness, And Budgeting Committee

Institutional Research: Meeting Minutes and Agendas

Minutes of the December 17, 2009, meeting of the Planning, Effectiveness, and Budgeting Committee.


New Uab Study Finds Gender Divide In Children's Use Of Cell Phone Features, Staff Dec 2009

New Uab Study Finds Gender Divide In Children's Use Of Cell Phone Features, Staff

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No abstract provided.


Associate Deans Appointed For College Of Arts & Sciences, Reporter Staff Dec 2009

Associate Deans Appointed For College Of Arts & Sciences, Reporter Staff

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Uab Selected For Research Initiative By Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Staff Dec 2009

Uab Selected For Research Initiative By Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Staff

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No abstract provided.