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Refinementbased Verification Of Elastic Pipelined System With Early Evaluation, Yangwei Cai Jan 2010

Refinementbased Verification Of Elastic Pipelined System With Early Evaluation, Yangwei Cai

Electrical and Computer Engineering

This thesis presents a formal verification procedure to check correctness of the synchronous elastic pipelined system that incorporates early evaluation against its synchronous parent system. Note that the goal of the verification procedure is not to establish the correctness of the algorithm for synthesizing elastic circuits, but instead, to find bugs and formally prove the correctness of elasticized designs with early evaluation. Dataflow through elastic architectures is complicated by the insertion of any number of elastic buffers in any place in the design. Elastic token-flow diagrams are introduced, which are used to track the flow of data in elastic architectures. …

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Forced Sale Risk: Class, Race, And The "Double Discount", Thomas W. Mitchell, Stephen Malpezzi, Richard K. Green Jan 2010

Forced Sale Risk: Class, Race, And The "Double Discount", Thomas W. Mitchell, Stephen Malpezzi, Richard K. Green

Faculty Scholarship

What impact does a forced sale have upon a property owner's wealth? And do certain characteristics of a property owner such as whether they are rich or poor or whether they are black or white, tend to affect the price yielded at a forced sale? This Article addresses arguments made by some courts and legal scholars who have claimed that certain types of forced sales result in wealth maximizing, economic efficiencies. The Article addresses such economic arguments by returning to first principles and reviewing the distinction between sales conducted under fair market value conditions and sales conducted under forced sale …

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Hidden Lake Health & Wellness Retreat, Carrie Meyer Jan 2010

Hidden Lake Health & Wellness Retreat, Carrie Meyer

Architecture Theses

This thesis provides some answers to the question, does a design have the ability to promote health and wellness in our personal choices about the way we live? A healthy way of life is a personal choice determined by the individual and can be influenced by natural, environmental, and design factors. The typology for the examination of the problem is a healthcare facility and personal wellness retreat center. The Theoretical Premise/Unifying Idea that guides the research is, “the environment and its surroundings influence the choices made by individuals in the ways they live their lives.” The project will be located …

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Onboard Visual Tracking With Small Unmanned Aricraft Systesm (Uas), Ashraf Qadir Jan 2010

Onboard Visual Tracking With Small Unmanned Aricraft Systesm (Uas), Ashraf Qadir

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

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Stigmatization Of Women With Hiv/Aids Among College Students, Alex R. Parkhouse Jan 2010

Stigmatization Of Women With Hiv/Aids Among College Students, Alex R. Parkhouse

Theses and Dissertations

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Best Methods For Applying Fungicide To Grain Heads Using Air-Assist Sprayers, Scott Halley, Vern Hofman, Gary Van Ee, Kevin Misek Jan 2010

Best Methods For Applying Fungicide To Grain Heads Using Air-Assist Sprayers, Scott Halley, Vern Hofman, Gary Van Ee, Kevin Misek

AE Series – Agricultural Engineering/ABEN

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Using Your Senses To Identify Water Problems, Tom Scherer, Roxanne Johnson Jan 2010

Using Your Senses To Identify Water Problems, Tom Scherer, Roxanne Johnson

AE Series – Agricultural Engineering/ABEN

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The Frequency Of Typically Developing Children Acknowledging Semantic Absurdities In Spoken Language, Aynsley K. Allen Jan 2010

The Frequency Of Typically Developing Children Acknowledging Semantic Absurdities In Spoken Language, Aynsley K. Allen

Theses and Dissertations

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Feedstuffs For Horses, Carrie Hammer Jan 2010

Feedstuffs For Horses, Carrie Hammer

AS Series – Animal Science

No abstract provided.

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Concerning The Masked In Architecture, Fernando Bales Jan 2010

Concerning The Masked In Architecture, Fernando Bales

Architecture Theses

The thesis responds to the statement that queries the role of the designer and asks whether or not one can "unmask" that which has been covered up by our tendencies in the way we live. The typology being a master-builder university will help to resolve this issue. The unifying idea here is that through a “slowing down” in the approach to design, be it through poetic interpretation of an “artefact” or narrative one can then root a design in a tangible meaningful process. In justification: it is essential that we (as designers) slow things down in order to stop the …

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Exclude Evidence You Exclude Justice’? A Critical Evaluation Of Israel’S Exclusionary Rule After Issacharov, Binyamin Blum Jan 2010

Exclude Evidence You Exclude Justice’? A Critical Evaluation Of Israel’S Exclusionary Rule After Issacharov, Binyamin Blum

Faculty Scholarship

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Determinants Of Bilateral Trade Between The United States And Japan, Jason Michael Walter Jan 2010

Determinants Of Bilateral Trade Between The United States And Japan, Jason Michael Walter

Agribusiness and Applied Economics

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of macroeconomic policy variables on bilateral trade between the United States and Japan. An auto-regressive distributed lag model is developed to estimate the effects of government economic policies on four commodity groups: agriculture; materials and chemicals; machinery and transport equipment; and manufactured goods. Results indicate that monetary policy significantly affects U. S. and Japanese imports of manufactured goods and transport equipment. The results also show that changes in government expenditure have a significant long-run effect on U.S. imports of manufactured goods and Japanese imports of materials and chemicals, while the …

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The Effect Of Export Promotion Programs On Establishing Export Markets, Nathan Ronald Och Jan 2010

The Effect Of Export Promotion Programs On Establishing Export Markets, Nathan Ronald Och

Agribusiness and Applied Economics

There is a pattern of growth throughout agribusiness in North Dakota in which agricultural products ranging from commodities to machinery have all seen growth since 2000. Exports have contributed to most of this production increase. Agribusinesses across North Dakota are exporting to many areas of the world. With the help of the North Dakota Trade Organization (NDTO) many companies have developed trading relationships with clients in other nations. The purpose of this research is to measure the value of NDTO export promotion on North Dakota agribusiness [through the use of marketing, export programs, and counseling]. If the data supports the …

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Space Age Love Song: The Mix Tape In A Digital Universe, Megan M. Carpenter Jan 2010

Space Age Love Song: The Mix Tape In A Digital Universe, Megan M. Carpenter

Faculty Scholarship

Mix tapes are the classic, iconic form of music sharing. Mix tape creators of the past believed they were making a piece of art larger than the sum of its parts. And even in the face of technological development so rapid and far-reaching as to remove the literal "tape" from "mix tape," there are nonetheless modem incarnations that crop up on a regular basis, from mix CDs to mix-sharing websites. The technology is different, but the song remains the same.

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The Use Of A Proficiency-Based Clinical Tool In The Evaluation Of Clinical Knowledge And Skills In The Athletic Training Setting, Shannon L. Baldwin Jan 2010

The Use Of A Proficiency-Based Clinical Tool In The Evaluation Of Clinical Knowledge And Skills In The Athletic Training Setting, Shannon L. Baldwin

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Context. Athletic training clinical education has changed significantly since the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) became the accrediting body for the profession. One of the changes is to require proficiency in both didactic knowledge and clinical performance through evaluation. Clinical education studies are evident and methods of teaching and learning are explored frequently, however little is known about the connection of athletic training students' didactic performance and clinical proficiency competencies with on the field experiences. Objective. The purpose of this study was to create a clinical proficiency evaluation tool as a means to evaluate an athletic training …

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Assessing The Influence Of Coronary Heart Disease Knowledge, Perception Of Personal Risk, And Delay Discounting Of Future Health On Diet And Physical Activity, Kimberly Bosworth Blake Jan 2010

Assessing The Influence Of Coronary Heart Disease Knowledge, Perception Of Personal Risk, And Delay Discounting Of Future Health On Diet And Physical Activity, Kimberly Bosworth Blake

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Although modifiable risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) can be favorably impacted by healthful diet and physical activity, health care providers face a population that generally exhibits unhealthy eating habits and sedentary lifestyles. Identifying strategies to improve the effectiveness of health care provider guidance is urgently needed to reduce CHD risk. The objective of this series of studies was to determine the association between CHD knowledge, perceived risk, and delay discounting and diet and physical activity (PA) levels in adults. The research design was cross-sectional and the methods included an online survey to obtain information regarding CHD knowledge, perceived …

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The Effects Of Fungal Pigments On Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectral Peak Formation, Amanda Dawn Buskirk Jan 2010

The Effects Of Fungal Pigments On Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectral Peak Formation, Amanda Dawn Buskirk

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Fungi are ubiquitous microorganisms that commonly cause diseases with high mortality rates in immunocompromised hosts. In order to successfully treat the infection and subsequently decrease mortality rates, it is necessary to rapidly identify the causal organism(s) and promptly begin the proper treatment. Common identification methods, such as viable culture characterization, are often time consuming or not species-specific, as is the case with many molecular or immunodiagnostic assays. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has been used to discriminate between many clinically relevant microorganisms. Recently, MALDI-TOF MS has been used to discriminate between monilaceous fungal species, however, darkly pigmented …

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Selenium Removal By Nano-Magnetite Impregnated Diatomaceous Earth, Isabel Cardona Jan 2010

Selenium Removal By Nano-Magnetite Impregnated Diatomaceous Earth, Isabel Cardona

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of this study was to remove selenium from aqueous solution using nano-magnetite impregnated diatomaceous earth (DE) as an adsorbent. The adsorbent was prepared at the laboratory with a ratio of magnetite/DE of 10%. Batch adsorption experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of pH, temperature, adsorbent concentration, selenium speciation, contact time and presence of competing anions on selenium removal efficiency in conjunction with studies on adsorption kinetics, isotherms, and adsorptive thermodynamics. Rapid adsorption occurred within 30 min and selenium uptake decreased with increase in temperature. Low pH values (i.e. 2--4) favored selenium adsorption as expected for anion adsorption …

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State Spatial Practices And Uneven Development: Flexible Rescaling In Appalachia, Jacquelyn Jordon Core Jan 2010

State Spatial Practices And Uneven Development: Flexible Rescaling In Appalachia, Jacquelyn Jordon Core

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Geographic theories regarding uneven development, including Neil Smith's convergence of Marxist theory and spatial development and David Harvey's development of scalar fix and later conceptual development of the process of capital accumulation, historically have focused primarily on how and why uneven development occurs. Research to date has provided only a cursory examination of what role, if any, the state plays in impacting uneven development, has not endeavored to characterize the state as an active, purposeful spatial player in the process of uneven development, and has not conceptualized how the state impacts uneven development through spatial practices, if the state does …

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Imputation Methods For Dealing With Missing Scores In Biometric Fusion, Yaohui Ding Jan 2010

Imputation Methods For Dealing With Missing Scores In Biometric Fusion, Yaohui Ding

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Biometrics refers to the automatic recognition of individuals based on their physical or behavioral characteristics. Multimodal biometric systems, which consolidate multiple biometric characteristics of the same person, can overcome several practical problems that occur in single modality biometric systems. While fusion can be accomplished at various levels in a multimodal biometric system, score level fusion is commonly used as it offers a good trade-off between fusion complexity and data availability. However, missing scores affect the implementation of most biometric fusion rules. While there are several techniques for handling missing data, the imputation scheme, which replaces missing values with predicted values, …

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Analysis Of Concussion Management Policies And Procedures Among Athletic Trainers In The Four Divisions Of Ncaa Collegiate Football, James D. Dorneman Jr. Jan 2010

Analysis Of Concussion Management Policies And Procedures Among Athletic Trainers In The Four Divisions Of Ncaa Collegiate Football, James D. Dorneman Jr.

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Context. Cerebral concussions are a common injury in the sport of football. To evaluate, manage, and make return to play decisions for concussions, the sports medicine community has access to various protocols. These various protocols recommend a multifaceted approach to accurately diagnose and treat athletes with concussions, but it is questioned whether this occurs. Objective. To investigate current trends of head football certified athletic trainers in concussion evaluation, management, and return-to-play. The secondary purpose of this study was to examine head football athletic trainers use of the NATA position statement as it pertains to evaluation, management, and return-to-play. Design. This …

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Global Mindedness And Dispositions Towards Diversity In The Classroom, Ras T. Acolatse Jan 2010

Global Mindedness And Dispositions Towards Diversity In The Classroom, Ras T. Acolatse

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This study examined global mindedness and dispositions towards diversity in the classroom between two groups of teacher candidates. One group had obtained a bachelors degree before starting the teacher education program while the other group started the teacher education program without a college degree. The global mindedness scale (GMS) and the Teacher Multicultural Attitude Scale developed by Hett (1993) and Ponterrotto (2004) respectively were used for the study.;The study was guided by four research questions and four corresponding hypotheses. Univariate t-tests were use to analyze data for research questions one and two to determine the difference between the mean scores …

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Preliminary Study On The Reliability Of Afix Tracker For Lip Print Examination, Kelli E. Edmiston Jan 2010

Preliminary Study On The Reliability Of Afix Tracker For Lip Print Examination, Kelli E. Edmiston

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Lip prints have been proposed as a type of impression evidence with similar issues as fingerprints, but with greater scrutiny by the forensic community due to a lack of history in using this type of impression as evidence. A survey of 11 questions about lip print examination was sent to 63 members of the Chesapeake Bay Division of the International Association for Identification (CBD-IAI) to gather opinions from active forensic scientists in determining an appropriate direction for this study. The responses were presented at the spring CBD-IAI 2009 conference to generate more discussion and to achieve greater awareness. A method …

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Proximity-Based Sentiment Analysis, S. M. Shamimul Hasan Jan 2010

Proximity-Based Sentiment Analysis, S. M. Shamimul Hasan

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Sentiment analysis is an emerging field, concerned with the detection of human emotions from textual data. Sentiment analysis seeks to characterize opinionated or evaluative aspects of natural language text thus helping people to discover valuable information from large amount of unstructured data. Sentiment analysis can be used for grouping search engine results, analyzing news content, reviews for books, movie, sports, blogs, web forums, etc. Sentiment (i.e., bad or good opinion) described in texts has been studied widely, and at three different levels: word, sentence, and document level. Several methods have been proposed for sentiment analysis, mostly based on common machine …

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On The Mechanisms Underlying Neural Repression By E(Spl)M8 In Drosophila, Bhaskar Kahali Jan 2010

On The Mechanisms Underlying Neural Repression By E(Spl)M8 In Drosophila, Bhaskar Kahali

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Notch signaling is an evolutionary conserved pathway that mediates binary cell-fate specification throughout animal development. Through a process termed lateral inhibition, Notch signaling drives two equipotent cells to adopt distinct fates. Binary cell-fate determination has been exceptionally well studied during Drosophila neurogenesis, particularly, in eye and bristle development. In the eye, Notch mediates the selection of R8 photoreceptors from clusters of R8 precursors by antagonizing the activity of the proneural activator Atonal (Ato). In the bristle, Notch drives the selection of the sensory organ precursors (SOP's) from a group of equipotential cells that expressed the proneural activators encoded by the …

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Use Of Direct Instruction To Teach Reading To Students With Significant Cognitive Impairments: Student Outcomes And Teacher Perceptions, Philip Michael Kanfush Iii Jan 2010

Use Of Direct Instruction To Teach Reading To Students With Significant Cognitive Impairments: Student Outcomes And Teacher Perceptions, Philip Michael Kanfush Iii

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of this study was to determine whether students with significant cognitive impairments make measurable gains in reading skills as measured by the Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests -- Revised when taught using Direct Instruction reading programs. Additionally, the study explored teacher perceptions of the effectiveness of Direct Instruction for teaching students with significant cognitive impairments, and examined whether a relationship exists between teacher perceptions and student gains on the Woodcock Reading Mastery Test- Revised. Four special education teachers employed at a private licensed school for exceptional children in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania participated in the study. Repeated measures analyses …

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Prediction Of Shrinkage Of Concrete Containing Supplementary Cementitious Materials Using Microscale Characterizations And Composite Modeling, Arkamitra Kar Jan 2010

Prediction Of Shrinkage Of Concrete Containing Supplementary Cementitious Materials Using Microscale Characterizations And Composite Modeling, Arkamitra Kar

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The inclusions of Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCM) from industrial by products, such as slag, fly ash and silica fume in normal concrete derive several benefits. The use of SCM as partial replacement of portland cement divert these SCM from landfills, reduces CO2 emissions, and produces highly durable concrete leading to development of sustainable and green construction materials. One of the primary aspects of durability is to correctly estimate and predict the shrinkage. Since inclusions of SCM modify the volume, composition, and microstructure of the calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) of normal concrete, there are limitations on available prediction equations for shrinkage …

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A Case Study Of Universal Design For Learning Applied In The College Classroom, Marie E. Leichliter Jan 2010

A Case Study Of Universal Design For Learning Applied In The College Classroom, Marie E. Leichliter

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

As the landscape of education and the demographics of the postsecondary classroom continue to evolve, so too must the teaching practices at our nation's institutions of higher education. This study follows an instructor who has evolved to incorporate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) techniques into her classroom, even though prior to participation in this research study, she had not heard of UDL. UDL is a flexible framework used to design curricula that enable all learners to acquire knowledge, skills, and motivation to learn. This qualitative, descriptive case study addressed how and to what extent UDL techniques are being implemented in …

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Three Essays On Relative House Size And House Price, Susane J. Leguizamon Jan 2010

Three Essays On Relative House Size And House Price, Susane J. Leguizamon

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This dissertation is comprised of three essays in which I examine the influence that the size of the neighbors' houses have on predicted house price. I estimate the associated effect of a change in neighbor house size on predicted house price, how the effect changes when considering different reference groups, and how the effect changes when considering observations along the distribution. The analysis of results are framed within the context of behavioral explanations which are then compared to previous results regarding housing consumption behavior and status symbol consumption behavior. In Chapter 2 I estimate the change in predicted house price …

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Longitudinal Study Of First-Time Freshmen Using Data Mining, Ashutosh R. Nandeshwar Jan 2010

Longitudinal Study Of First-Time Freshmen Using Data Mining, Ashutosh R. Nandeshwar

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

In the modern world, higher education is transitioning from enrollment mode to recruitment mode. This shift paved the way for institutional research and policy making from historical data perspective. More and more universities in the U.S. are implementing and using enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, which collect vast amounts of data. Although few researchers have used data mining for performance, graduation rates, and persistence prediction, research is sparse in this area, and it lacks the rigorous development and evaluation of data mining models. The primary objective of this research was to build and analyze data mining models using historical data …

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