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New Structural Interpretation, Microstructural Analyses, And Preliminary Monazite Geochronology Of Proterozoic Rocks In The Central Manzano Mountains, New Mexico, Steve A. Rogers

Earth and Planetary Sciences ETDs

The Manzano Mountains of central New Mexico, on the east flank of the Rio Grande Rift, provide excellent outcrops of Proterozoic basement. Rock types in the area include Sevilleta metarhyolite, amphibolitic metavolcanic rocks, schist, meta-lithic arenite, banded metarhyolite, the White Ridge and related quartzites, and the Blue Springs schist. Plutonic activity included the emplacement of the Monte Largo (1656Ma) and Priest (1427Ma) plutons. Proterozoic metavolcanic and metasedimentary rocks were multiply deformed during at least three deformation events. D1, D2, D3 of rocks in the Manzano Mountains have all produced movement along the NE striking Monte Largo shear zone (MLSZ). The …

Espeleorevista Puerto Rico, No. 3, July-December 2010, Diana M. Hernández, Thomas E. Miller

KIP Articles

Contents: Cuba 2010: Congreso 70 Aniversario SEC y VI Congreso FEALC / Carlos A. Colón, José L. Gómez -- Survey and Geology of Cueva Yuyu / Thomas E. Miller -- Viaje al Infierno, y de Regreso / Katrina Kruse -- Preliminary Survey of Copepods from Cueva Clara, Río Camuy Caves Park / Edna D. Justiniano, Ángel M. Nieves-Rivera, Carlos J. Santos-Flores -- Espeleosocorro en América Latina: FEALC, ELE y Colombia / Efraín Mercado -- Sistema Bocaza del Infiernillo / Thomas E. Miller -- Garmin 450 GPS: A Useful Tool in your Cave Inventorying Arsenal / Katrina Kruse -- Rescate en …

Journal Of Cave And Karst Studies, Volume 72, No. 3, December 2010, Malcom S. Field

KIP Articles

Contents: Fast, Regional Conduit Flow to an Exceptional-Value Spring-Fed Creek: Implications for Source-Water Protection in Mantled Karst of South-Central Pennsylvania -- Symmetrical Cone-Shaped Hills, Abaco Island, Bahamas: Karst or Pseudokarst? -- Scale Analysis of the Significance of Dispersion in Mixing-Transport in Conduits -- Comparison of Conduit Volumes Obtained from Direct Measures and Artificial Tracer Tests -- A New Genus of the Subfamily Cubacubaninae (Insecta: Zygentoma: Nicoletiidae) from Caves in South-Central and Southwestern USA -- Microclimate Monitoring of Pozalagua Cave (Vizcaya, Spain): Application to Management and Protection of Show Caves -- Guide to Authors

The Sense Of The City: Politics And Culture In Pre-Revolutionary New York City, Luke John Feder

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

This dissertation explores how political partisanship and local understandings of British political culture shaped New York City's reaction to the revolutionary crisis of the 1760s and 1770s. I investigate how the Livingston faction, DeLancey faction, and Sons of Liberty each attempted to define and manipulate"the sense of the city" to suit its private agenda. In the eighteenth century,"the sense of the city" and other similar phrases stood for public opinion. For this study, however, I push the term beyond public opinion and also use it to unpack how New Yorkers made and unmade the practices, rules, rituals, and symbols that …

Variational Kinematic Geometry For Task Centered Design Of Mechanisms And Robotic Systems, Jun Wu

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

This dissertation deals with the problem of task centered design of mechanisms and robotic systems via novel concept of variational kinematic geometry. The results can be extended to other field such as biomechanics, structure chemistry and protein kinematics, as well as micro- and nano- systems, in which kinematics playsan important roles. Since the early days of Industrial Revolution, machine theorists and kinematicians have sought to develop a theory to analyze and synthesize mechanisms so that engineers could approach the problem in a rational way. This dissertation introduces a task-centered approach to mechanism design using a constraint basedparadigm, and conducts a …

The Daily Egyptian, December 01, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff

December 2010

No abstract provided.

December 1, 2010 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Retail Web Store Using .Net, Sunil Uppuluri

Masters Theses & Doctoral Dissertations

Retail web store is a store used to sell items and products online, using the most recent technologies in the software market. Customers from different geographical locations can buy products from their drawing rooms; with just one mouse click. The Retail web store uses .NET technologies, WINDOWS Vista as the Operating System and SQL SERVER as Database. The front end GUI was built using the C#.NET and the back end source code that deals with SQL SERVER was developed using ASP.NET. With the click of the mouse, one can view all the product information like the product cost, product name, …

Embedded Advertising And The Venture Consumer, Zahr Said

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Civil War Treasures: Louisiana State University And The American Civil War, Leah Wood Jewett

Civil War Book Review

Louisiana State University and the American Civil War

John Brown's Trial, Jeannine Marie Delombard

Civil War Book Review

The Focus on John Brown in Court

Faculty Senate Newsletter, Holiday 2010, Louisiana State University And Agricultural & Mechanical College

LSU Faculty Senate Publications

Message from the President: Those who watch the operations of the administration from the outside are easily tempted to regard the basis of administrative action as the will to power or a taste for conspiracy or a lust for publicity. To be sure, all these passions flow through the administrative nervous system. The inside experience of the academic approximation of power, however, reveals a far different prime directive: fear. Readers of Shakespeare’s tragedies and history plays know the story all too well: a person with formidable talents who may or may not be suited to rule a domain and who …

Robin Hudson's Pathless Path To Quantum Stochastic Calculus, David Applebaum

Communications on Stochastic Analysis

No abstract provided.

The Fragile Fabric Of Union: Cotton, Federal Politics, And The Global Origins Of The Civil War., James L. Huston

Civil War Book Review

Cotton’s Effect on the Southern Political Economy

Nf-Κb Translocation In Response To Different Lps Chemotypes In Murine Macrophages, Elizabeth L. Carles

Biology ETDs

Nuclear Factor κB (NF-κB) proteins make up a large family of eukaryotic transcription factors that regulate many important cellular functions, including cell signaling, cell growth, development, cell death by apoptosis, and immune and inflammatory responses, and has been shown to be involved in multiple human diseases. NF-κB proteins are subject to careful regulation in the cell, and are regulated at multiple levels. A family of inhibitory proteins exist (called IκB proteins) which bind to NF-κB and cause it to be localized in the cytoplasm. There are multiple signal transduction pathways that can lead to the activation of NF-κB. These signal …

The Spatial Ecology Of Galapagos Tortoises And New Mexico's Reptiles, Jacek Tomasz Giermakowski

Biology ETDs

The analysis of spatial processes and spatial heterogeneity is an important part of ecology because distribution of organisms in space partly defines ecology as a discipline. In addition, advances in analysis of DNA, geographical computing and the availability of vast amounts of environmental data obtained by satellites provide new opportunities for studying ecology at different spatial and phylogenetic scales. My research takes advantage of information gathered by satellites and adds modeling and data collected on the distribution of different reptiles to examine processes at various spatial and temporal scales. In Chapter 1 I describe how juvenile Galapagos tortoises change their …

Economic Impact Of The University Of Texas‐Pan American, University Of Texas-Pan American

UTPA Archives - Stats At A Glance

This study was conducted to determine the economic and social impacts of The University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) on McAllen-Edinburg-Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area’s (MSA) economy.

The Isotopic Composition Of Light-Enhanced Dark Respiration (Ledr) In C3 And C4 Plants, Susan Christy Mirabal

Biology ETDs

Light-enhanced dark respiration (LEDR) has been studied in C3 plants as a method to elucidate the careful balance between photosynthesis and respiration yet little is known about the metabolic properties by which it occurs in C4 plants. Using a tunable diode laser gas exchange system, we analyzed transient isotopic shifts in leaf-respired CO2 associated with LEDR at 10Hz frequency from Populus deltoides (C3), Amaranthus hypochondriacus (C4 NAD-ME), and Zea mays (C4 NADP-ME). The results suggest that:

(1) Post-photosynthetic fractionations are different between C3 and C4 (and within C4) plants, where A. hypochondriacus exhibited an unexpected LEDR response (Fig. 3, Table …

Groping For Intimacy: Modern Man's "Pressure" And The Onanistic Inversion Of Christianity, Marriage, And The Nuclear Family In Three American Novels, Nicholas Scott Olson

Masters Theses

Several critics have suggested that modernity's most fundamental theme is autonomy. Yet, few critics have considered Søren Kierkegaard's thought in relation to autonomous notions of freedom, and even fewer literary critics have considered Kierkegaard's vast influence - particularly on twentieth-century American authors - through this thematic lens. Michelle Kosch has argued that Kierkegaard's notion of despair essentially involves the self's misunderstanding of the nature of his freedom, while Samuel Loncar has argued that Kierkegaard's thought in this regard can be traced back through the German Enlightenment to Immanuel Kant's notion of autonomy. Yet, while Kierkegaard offers a fine critique of …

Online Reading Comprehension Among Seventh Grade Students With High Incidence Disabilities In Inclusive Settings: A Mixed Methods Study, Katherine Robbins

All Dissertations

Because research exploring how students with disabilities read and comprehend on the Internet is scarce, a mixed methods study was implemented to determine if Internet Reciprocal Teaching (IRT) is an effective intervention for improving online reading comprehension among seventh grade students with high-incidence disabilities in inclusive settings. Differences between students with disabilities and their non-disabled peers were also explored.
The intervention included a twenty week (40 lessons) instructional program delivered in three phases in seventh grade English/Language Arts classes from three middle schools in eastern region of the United States. Pre and post intervention data was collected on the Online …

A Trusting Public: How The Public Trust Doctrine Can Save The New York Forest Preserve, Katherine R. Leisch

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Student Publications

The public trust doctrine was instituted in England as a permanent limitation on the powers of the Crown. The well-established doctrine was brought to America and applied equally in the states even after the states seceded from England. The doctrine has since served as an indestructible check on the government. Article XIV of the New York State Constitution ensures protection of its wilderness in perpetuity, solidifying the forest preserve as part of the public trust. The paper traces the beginnings of the public trust doctrine and its eventual application Article XIV. The author contemplates the indestructibility of the Forest Preserve …

Internationalization Of Higher Education: A Case Study On College Music Teachers’ Intercultural Expertise, Johanna Lasonen

International Education

School and work organizations are operating in an increasingly global world. Meeting different people and groups is part of daily learning situations. The diversity of student and work communities can change from putting up with difference into conscious learning from dissimilarity in interaction. Intercultural education emphasizes the personal encounter of difference in another person and mutual learning. Internationalization and the effects of a global economy can be seen in the changes concerning work and the workplace as well as in the mobility of the labor force. There is a demand for intercultural competencies not only in business life, but also …

The Permissibility Of Exclusive Transactions: A Few Remarks In The Context Of Exercising Media Rights, Jarosław Sroczyński

Yearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies

This article discusses issues associated with exclusive rights to broadcast television coverage of sports events, in light of a decision of the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (hereafter, the UOKiK President) relating to a long-term licence agreement between the Polish Football Association and Canal+. It describes the special features of a sports event as the subject of licensing rights and discusses the impact of intellectual property issues on assessing whether agreements comply with the law on competition and consumer protection. Emphasis is put on the special role of analysing each case of exclusivity economically, particularly with …

Mathematics For Classical Information Retrieval, Dariush Alimohammadi, Mary Bolin , Editor

Zea E-Books Collection

This book is about Information Retrieval (IR), particularly Classical Information Retrieval (CIR). It looks at these topics through their mathematical roots. The mathematical bases of CIR are briefly reviewed, followed by the most important and interesting models of CIR, including Boolean, Vector Space, and Probabilistic.

Mathematics is a foundation and building block of all areas of knowledge. It particularly affects disciplines concerned with information organization, storage, retrieval, and exchange. Information is manipulated using computers, and computers have a mathematical basis. The word “computer” reveals this relationship. Students and practitioners of computer science, library and information science (LIS), and communications need …

College Of Engineering Senior Design Competition Fall 2010, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas

Fred and Harriet Cox Senior Design Competition Projects

Part of every UNLV engineering student’s academic experience, the senior design project stimulates engineering innovation and entrepreneurship. Each student in their senior year chooses, plans, designs, and prototypes a product in this required element of the curriculum. A capstone to the student’s educational career, the senior design project encourages the student to use everything learned in the engineering program to create a practical, real world solution to an engineering challenge.

The senior design competition helps to focus the senior students in increasing the quality and potential for commercial application for their design projects. Judges from local industry evaluate the projects …

Why Would They Try? Motivation And Motivating In Low-Stakes Information Skills Testing, Jeanne M. Brown, Carrie A. Gaxiola

Library Faculty Research

In 2008 the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) University Libraries piloted the Educational Testing Service’s standardised test of information, communication, and technology (ICT) skills (iSkills) in spring and autumn 2008. In the course of administering the test we explored motivational strategies, a critical component in low-stakes, low-personal-consequences testing. Motivational strategies included providing feedback on test performance, highlighting the value of the test for the individual student, and appealing to the student’s willingness to improve the overall performance of the institution. We addressed ways to motivate students in order to enhance their level of participation in and performance …

Convocation, Belinda Martinez, Aaron Delahuerta, Christina Riegert, Kendall Demavivas, David Warner, Jeannie Walker, Samantha Alterman, Jaimie Lynn Gargantos, Megan Hanson, Ava Thibodeau, Saxon Lewis, Steven Trinkle, Michiko Nakata, Jae Ahn-Benton, Jieun Kim, Nancy Porter

Convocations

Program listing performers and works performed

Mountain Monitor-3rd Quarter 2010, Jonathan Rothwell, Kenan Fikri

Mountain Monitor Quarterly

One year after the Mountain Monitor began tracking recession and recovery in the Intermountain West, the Southern Nevada economy has yet to turn around. The rate of slippage across a range of indicators has slowed measurably, but evidence of a nascent recovery eludes. Las Vegas' poor relative performance over the past year can be attributed not only to the legacy of a particularly devastating initial wave of economic distress, but also to a continued struggle to slow and reverse the downward trend.

Gaming In Britain And America: Some Historical Comparisons, Nicholas Tosney Ph.D.

Occasional Papers

This paper compares the development of gambling in Britain during the late 17th and 18th centuries with the emergence of gambling in Nevada during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Drawing on the existence of similar themes and ideas in different contexts, the author demonstrates several benefits of comparative studies of gambling. Focusing principally on gambling games played with cards and dice, this paper begins by examining approaches to taxing gaming before moving on to consider regulatory strategies.

Model-Based Analysis Of Electric Drive Options For Medium-Duty Parcel Delivery Vehicles, Robb A. Barnitt, Aaron D. Brooker, Laurie Ramroth

Publications (T)

Medium-duty vehicles are used in a broad array of fleet applications, including parcel delivery. These vehicles are excellent candidates for electric drive applications due to their transient-intensive duty cycles, operation in densely populated areas, and relatively high fuel consumption and emissions. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) conducted a robust assessment of parcel delivery routes and completed a model-based techno-economic analysis of hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) configurations. First, NREL characterized parcel delivery vehicle usage patterns, most notably daily distance driven and drive-cycle intensity. Second, drive-cycle analysis results framed the selection of drive cycles used …