Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Digital Commons Network™

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

2010

Discipline
Institution
Keyword
Publication
Publication Type
File Type

Articles 151 - 180 of 22413

Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network

Scientists And Journalists: Framing The Interaction, Marie E. Gilbert Dec 2010

Scientists And Journalists: Framing The Interaction, Marie E. Gilbert

Communication

"Humans have sent fellow beings into space, created cyberspace, determined the likely origins of our universe, and identified the genetic origins of ourselves. As members of a variety of broader, general publics, each of us likely came to know about these scientific outcomes as the result of a journalist talking to a scientist, followed by the journalists' work reaching us through television, radio, a print medium, or the Web. Few members of the public are reported to understand much about science and scientists are portrayed as unable to communicate to the everyday person. The media, as the primary source of …

Go to article

Constructed Identities: Lived Experience And The Struggle To Integrate The Sexual And Religious Identities Among Lesbians, Gays, And Bisexuals, Alan C. Fredericksen Dec 2010

Constructed Identities: Lived Experience And The Struggle To Integrate The Sexual And Religious Identities Among Lesbians, Gays, And Bisexuals, Alan C. Fredericksen

Communication

"Most, if not all, Lesbians, Gays, and Bisexuals struggle at one point of their lives to reconcile their sexual and religious identities. This struggle can be either helped or hindered within the interpersonal communicative acts that lesbians, gays, and bisexuals encounter on a daily basis throughout their lives. This study uses narrative interviews to examine the impact and affect that various interpersonal communicative acts have had on five people, some of whom identified as lesbian, gay, and bisexual. Though there is much research available regarding the struggle of this population to integrate these two identities, none was available to this …

Go to article

Characterization Of Subsurface Hydraulic Conductivity Along The Proposed Alaska Gas Line Corridor Using Geophysical Signatures, Peter A. Calvin Dec 2010

Characterization Of Subsurface Hydraulic Conductivity Along The Proposed Alaska Gas Line Corridor Using Geophysical Signatures, Peter A. Calvin

Engineering

"The objective of this research was to explore a cost-effective and non-invasive methodology to characterize spatial variability of hydraulic conductivity using airborne electromagnetic (AEM) signatures as an alternative to traditional techniques such as borehole sampling. The relationship of AEM measured apparent resistivity and magnetic field strength was explored using a small dataset that included 180 natural moisture (NM) content data and a total dataset of 546 grain size distributions that excluded the NM. The grain size distributions were used to develop soil indicator parameter and to estimate the hydraulic conductivity (K*) using pedo-transfer functions. Predictive models were developed using three …

Go to article

Broadening Horizons Dec 2010

Broadening Horizons

News Releases

No abstract provided.

Go to article

New Innovation Center Director Dec 2010

New Innovation Center Director

News Releases

No abstract provided.

Go to article

Ecb Signs Swap Facility Agreement With The Bank Of England, European Central Bank (Ecb) Dec 2010

Ecb Signs Swap Facility Agreement With The Bank Of England, European Central Bank (Ecb)

Documents

No abstract provided.

Go to article

God Of Our Fathers: Catholic Chaplains In The Confederate Armies, Gary W. Mccall Dec 2010

God Of Our Fathers: Catholic Chaplains In The Confederate Armies, Gary W. Mccall

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The Civil War contained many examples of courage and commitment to duty that were inspired by religion. In recent years much has been written on this subject of religion and the Civil War but virtually all of it is written about Protestant chaplains and this has created a gap in the record. This thesis covers the role played by Catholic chaplains in Confederate army regiments from Louisiana. It explores their life, ministry, military role, and impact on the regiments. To cover this in depth the Catholic chaplains selected we those who left published records.

Go to article

Entropy In Two American Road Narratives, Sean Deskin Dec 2010

Entropy In Two American Road Narratives, Sean Deskin

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

Tony Tanner's book City of Words analyzes American literature from 1950-1970; in the chapter entitled "Everything Running Down" the theme of entropy, the second law of thermodynamics, is explored and revealed to be a common motif within many works of American literature. Tanner's analysis does not specifically address the presence of entropy within the genre of the American road narrative; when considering his analysis presented in "Everything Running Down" with Kris Lackey's analysis of American road narratives presented in his book RoadFrames, the presence of entropy and how it is applied within the American road narrative becomes apparent. Although Jack …

Go to article

The Germans Of Roberts Cove, Louisiana: German Rice Cultivation And The Making Of A German-American Community In Acadia Parish, 1881-1917, Lydia Soileau Dec 2010

The Germans Of Roberts Cove, Louisiana: German Rice Cultivation And The Making Of A German-American Community In Acadia Parish, 1881-1917, Lydia Soileau

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The Germans of Geilenkirchen-Hengesburg region of Germany were convinced by relative and friend, Father Peter Leonard Thevis, of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, to emigrate to the United States for a number of reasons: political, religious, and economic. After establishing themselves on land previously used for grazing cattle, the Germans soon discovered rice could easily be cultivated in large amounts. Along with their success as rice farmers in Roberts Cove, Louisiana, these Germans soon involved themselves in politics and engaged one another and the surrounding community in numerous court cases. These court cases, overlooked by previous historians, demonstrate that the …

Go to article

Comparison Of Power Flow Algorithms For Inclusion In On-Line Power Systems Operation Tools, Naveen Bokka Dec 2010

Comparison Of Power Flow Algorithms For Inclusion In On-Line Power Systems Operation Tools, Naveen Bokka

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The goal of this thesis is to develop a new, fast, adaptive load flow algorithm that "automatically alternates" numerical methods including Newton-Raphson method, Gauss-Seidel method and Gauss method for a load flow run to achieve less run time. Unlike the proposed method, the traditional load flow analysis uses only one numerical method at a time. This adaptive algorithm performs all the computation for finding the bus voltage angles and magnitudes, real and reactive powers for the given generation and load values, while keeping track of the proximity to convergence of a solution. This work focuses on finding the algorithm that …

Go to article

Comparative Analysis Of Wind, Solar And Landfill Gases As Alternative Sources Of Energy For Electricity Generation, Suruchi Verma Dec 2010

Comparative Analysis Of Wind, Solar And Landfill Gases As Alternative Sources Of Energy For Electricity Generation, Suruchi Verma

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The document reviews the current and projected electricity demand until the year 2030 along with the fuel mix. Several projections based on different agencies were studied in order to understand the trend of fuel mix projected to be used. Clearly, the fuel mix being used or projected is unsustainable. Depletion of fossil fuels, increasing demand and environmental impacts are some of the factors that emphasize the use of Alternative Sources of Electricity. Three of the upcoming Alternative Sources - Solar, Wind and Landfill Gases - are discussed and compared in the document. Based on the comparison, Landfill Gas projects seem …

Go to article

Estuarine Dynamics As A Function Of Barrier Island Transgression And Wetland Loss: Understanding The Transport And Exchange Processes, Jennifer Schindler Dec 2010

Estuarine Dynamics As A Function Of Barrier Island Transgression And Wetland Loss: Understanding The Transport And Exchange Processes, Jennifer Schindler

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The Northern Gulf of Mexico and coastal Louisiana are experiencing accelerated relative sea level rise rates; therefore, the region is ideal for modeling the global affects of sea level rise (SLR) on estuarine dynamics in a transgressive barrier island setting. The field methods and numerical modeling in this study show that as barrier islands are converted to inner shoals, tidal exchange increases between the estuary and coastal ocean. If marshes are unable to accrete at a pace comparable to SLR, wetlands will deteriorate and the tidal exchange and tidal prism will further increase. Secondary to hurricanes, winter storms are a …

Go to article

Hello From Across The Past, Sidney Setzer Dec 2010

Hello From Across The Past, Sidney Setzer

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

Hello From Across the Past is a collection of poems written either while I was enrolled at the University of New Orleans MFA program or before, in Knoxville.

Go to article

Water Quality Modeling Of Freshwater Diversions In The Barataria Basin, Jeevan Neupane Dec 2010

Water Quality Modeling Of Freshwater Diversions In The Barataria Basin, Jeevan Neupane

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

A 1-D tidal, salinity and water quality model that analyzes the impacts of freshwater diversions with median and high flow on the water level, salinity and nutrient concentration of the Barataria Basin over a 2 period is presented here. The model predicts that the salinity of Lower Barataria decreases with the introduction of freshwater diversions. The model also predicts that nutrient concentration increases in Barataria Basin and decreases in Northern Gulf of Mexico with the introduction of diversions. The model shows the impact of freshwater diversions on water level except in the neighborhood of the diversion sites are small.

Go to article

Survey Of Bicycle Trail-Users In New Orleans: Characteristics, Attitudes And Implications For Planning, Coleen Judge Dec 2010

Survey Of Bicycle Trail-Users In New Orleans: Characteristics, Attitudes And Implications For Planning, Coleen Judge

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

This thesis focuses on bicyclists using the Jefferson Davis multi-use, off-street trail in the City of New Orleans. Understanding user characteristics and perceptions of bicyclists will help inform planning, policy, and design related to bicycle infrastructure. This thesis uses a review of the relevant literature, intercept surveys of bicyclists, and automatic bicycle counts to understand how user characteristics can influence successful bicycle design, policies, and planning. The user characteristics of the bicyclists on the Jefferson Davis Trail provide us with information on who is using the trail, how often, why, and what users would like to see improved. Planners need …

Go to article

Configuration Of The Pleistocene Surface Beneath Cat Island, Mississippi And Implications For Barrier Island Formation And Evolution, Kathryn Rose Dec 2010

Configuration Of The Pleistocene Surface Beneath Cat Island, Mississippi And Implications For Barrier Island Formation And Evolution, Kathryn Rose

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The mechanism of Holocene barrier formation aids in determining island geomorphologic responses to modifying climatic processes of the surrounding environment. The geometry and composition of local antecedent topography plays a role in barrier formation by providing an elevated base, nucleus for sedimentation and local sediment supply. Investigation of barriers' subsurface geology provides insight into island formation and evolution. High-resolution shallow seismic data acquired in the island's nearshore zone and interior canals, correlated with existing drillcore data, reveal that Cat Island, MS is situated over an Oxygen Isotope Stage 3 Phase 3 paleochannel located between two topographic high-grounds of the Pleistocene …

Go to article

The Сareer Рaths, Suссеssеs Аnd Struggles Оf K-12 Рublіс Sсhооl Wоmеn Suреrіntеndеnts Іn Thе Stаtе Оf Lоuіsіаnа , Dinah Robinson Dec 2010

The Сareer Рaths, Suссеssеs Аnd Struggles Оf K-12 Рublіс Sсhооl Wоmеn Suреrіntеndеnts Іn Thе Stаtе Оf Lоuіsіаnа , Dinah Robinson

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

Іnеquаlіtіеs іn thе rерrеsеntаtіоn оf wоmеn іn hіghеr аdmіnіstrаtіvе рublіс sсhооl роsіtіоns аrе а рrоduсt оf hіstоrісаl аnd sосіеtаl раttеrns (Byrd-Blаkе, 2000). Thеsе раttеrns hаvе dеtеrmіnеd thе соnstrаіnts wоmеn hаvе fасеd аnd соntіnuе tо fасе whеn thеy аttеmрt tо оbtаіn аdmіnіstrаtіvе роsіtіоns іn рublіс educational sсhооl systеms. Shаkеshаft's (1999) study revealed thаt wоmеn rерrеsеnt thе mаjоrіty оf thе tеасhіng рrоfеssіоn in public education (83.5%), but thеy rерrеsеnt approximately 14% of thе mіnоrіty оf tор lеvеl аdmіnіstrаtіvе роsіtіоns іn рublіс еduсаtіоn. Ассоrdіng tо Dаvіеs-Nеtzlеy (1998), wоmеn соntіnuе tо bе аt thе bоttоm оf thе соrроrаtе оrgаnіzаtіоnаl сhаrts, hаvе fеwеr сhаnсеs fоr …

Go to article

A Framework Supporting Development Of Ontology-Based Web Applications, Shireesha Tankashala Dec 2010

A Framework Supporting Development Of Ontology-Based Web Applications, Shireesha Tankashala

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

We have developed a framework to support development of ontology based Web applications. This framework is composed of a tree-view browser, an attribute selector, the ontology persistence module, an ontology query module, and a utility class that allows the users, to plug-in their own customized functions. The framework supports SPARQL-DL query language. The purpose of this framework is to shield the complexity of ontology from the users and thereby ease the development of ontology based Web applications. Having high quality ontology and using this framework, the end-users can develop Web applications in many domains. For example, a professor can create …

Go to article

Development Of The Web-Based Admissions And Management System For Ielp, Luciano Ziegler Dec 2010

Development Of The Web-Based Admissions And Management System For Ielp, Luciano Ziegler

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The academic program The Intensive English Language Program (IELP) at the University of New Orleans (UNO) offers one of the most effective and diverse language programs in the United States. This thesis is to report the development of the Webbased database application that manages admissions, students learning progress, and course offering of this program. The system development followed a simplified Unified Process for Software Development (UP) using the Unified Modeling Language (UML) models such as the requirement catch model – use cases, the analysis model – activity diagrams, and the design model –communication diagrams. The new system has met and …

Go to article

A Phenomenological Study To Describe The Pursuit Of A Baccalaureate Degree In Nursing By Associate Degree Registered Nurses, Marie Adorno Dec 2010

A Phenomenological Study To Describe The Pursuit Of A Baccalaureate Degree In Nursing By Associate Degree Registered Nurses, Marie Adorno

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

An associate degree in nursing is obtained in the community college setting and is designed to be completed in 2 years of full-time study. Approximately 70% of practicing registered nurses (RNs) are educated at the associate degree or diploma (vocational training) level with only 15% moving on to achieve a degree past the associate level. The purpose of this phenomenological research is to study the lived experiences of registered nurses who obtained an associate degree in nursing and, while working in a health care setting, returned to school to attain a baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN). Data gathered during individual …

Go to article

Posters, Politics And Immigration During The May 1968 Protests In France, Sara Mcnamara Dec 2010

Posters, Politics And Immigration During The May 1968 Protests In France, Sara Mcnamara

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

How were immigrants, immigrant issues and their histories represented through radical poster art created during the 1968 protests and strikes in France? The May 1968 protests remain one of the most significant moments in contemporary French history and it occurred during a time when immigrant populations were rapidly increasing. There is a multitude of research, analysis and reflections on the protests and strikes; yet there is very little mention of the place of immigrants during this event. Art collectives that were created during the protests designed and produced posters that later became a symbol of the strike. By using a …

Go to article

University Of Nebraska At Omaha, December Commencement 2 0 1 0, University Of Nebraska At Omaha Dec 2010

University Of Nebraska At Omaha, December Commencement 2 0 1 0, University Of Nebraska At Omaha

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Go to article

Ecb Signs Swap Facility Agreement With The Bank Of England, European Central Bank (Ecb) Dec 2010

Ecb Signs Swap Facility Agreement With The Bank Of England, European Central Bank (Ecb)

Documents

Other Relevant Crises: Global Financial Crisis (2007-2009)

Go to article

Implementation Of Separable & Steerable Gaussian Smoothers On An Fpga, Arjun Joginipelly Dec 2010

Implementation Of Separable & Steerable Gaussian Smoothers On An Fpga, Arjun Joginipelly

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

Smoothing filters have been extensively used for noise removal and image restoration. Directional filters are widely used in computer vision and image processing tasks such as motion analysis, edge detection, line parameter estimation and texture analysis. It is practically impossible to tune the filters to all possible positions and orientations in real time due to huge computation requirement. The efficient way is to design a few basis filters, and express the output of a directional filter as a weighted sum of the basis filter outputs. Directional filters having these properties are called "Steerable Filters." This thesis work emphasis is on …

Go to article

Visualization For Verification Driven Learning In Database Studies, Aditya Kallem Dec 2010

Visualization For Verification Driven Learning In Database Studies, Aditya Kallem

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

This thesis aims at developing a data visualization tool to enhance database learning based on the Verification Driven Learning (VDL) model. The goal of the VDL model is to present abstract concepts in the contexts of real-world systems to students in the early stages of computer science program. In this project, a personnel/training management system has been turned into a learning platform by adding a number of features for visualization and quizzing. We have implemented various tactics to visualize the data manipulation and data retrieval operations in database, as well as the message contents in data messaging channels. The results …

Go to article

A Web Service For Protein Refinement And Refinement Of Membrane Proteins, Kapil Pothakanoori Dec 2010

A Web Service For Protein Refinement And Refinement Of Membrane Proteins, Kapil Pothakanoori

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The structures obtained from homology modeling methods are of intermediate resolution 1-3Ã… from true structure. Energy minimization methods allow us to refine the proteins and obtain native like structures. Previous work shows that some of these methods performed well on soluble proteins. So we extended this work on membrane proteins. Prediction of membrane protein structures is a particularly important, since they are important biological drug targets, and since their number is vanishingly small, as a result of the inherent difficulties in working with these molecules experimentally. Hence there is a pressing need for alternative computational protein structure prediction methods. This …

Go to article

Highly Sensitive And Selective Gas Sensors Based On Vertically Aligned Metal Oxide Nanowire Arrays, Jiajun Chen Dec 2010

Highly Sensitive And Selective Gas Sensors Based On Vertically Aligned Metal Oxide Nanowire Arrays, Jiajun Chen

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

Mimicking the biological olfactory systems that consist of olfactory receptor arrays with large surface area and massively-diversified chemical reactivity, three dimensional (3D) metal oxide nanowire arrays were used as the active materials for gas detection. Metal oxide nanowire arrays share similar 3D structures as the array of mammal's olfactory receptors and the chemical reactivity of nanowire array can be modified by surface coatings. In this dissertation, two standalone gas sensors based on metal oxide nanowire arrays prepared by microfabrication and in-situ micromanipulation, respectively, have been demonstrated. The sensors based on WO3 nanowire arrays can detect 50 ppb NO2 with a …

Go to article

Understanding Bullying Participant Roles: Stability Across School Years And Personality And Behavioral Correlates, Ann Crapanzano Dec 2010

Understanding Bullying Participant Roles: Stability Across School Years And Personality And Behavioral Correlates, Ann Crapanzano

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the factorial validity, stability, and social, behavioral and emotional correlates of several different roles that students can play in the context of bullying. Data were collected from students at two time points across two school years, April and May of 2006 (n=284) and again in November and December of 2006 (n=185). A confirmatory factor analysis provided evidence for the validity of 4 participant roles (i.e. bully, reinforcer, assistant, and defender). However, further analysis revealed that there was a strong degree of intercorrelation between the three bully factors (i.e., bully, reinforcer, and assistant). Analyses found that participant roles …

Go to article

Implementation Of Directional Median Filtering Using Field Programmable Gate Arrays, Madhuri Gundam Dec 2010

Implementation Of Directional Median Filtering Using Field Programmable Gate Arrays, Madhuri Gundam

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

Median filtering is a non-linear filtering technique which is effective in removing impulsive noise from data. In this thesis, directional median filtering has been implemented using cumulative histogram of samples in several directions. Different methods to implement directional median filtering have been proposed. The filtered images are smoothed along the direction of the filtering window. All implementations aimed to generate outputs in the least amount of time, while reducing the resource utilization on hardware. The implementation methods were designed for Xilinx Virtex 5 FPGA devices but were also attempted on Spartan 3E. The proposed methods used less than 30% of …

Go to article

Software Renovation: An In-House Perspective With Case Studies, Brian Horton Dec 2010

Software Renovation: An In-House Perspective With Case Studies, Brian Horton

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

Programs are not only a tool for the simplification or automation of everyday tasks; they also represent a significant time and money investment. A program's life may span years, or even decades, which creates certain risks for the stakeholders involved. To mitigate the risks associated with these legacy systems, software renovation can be undertaken. Software renovation can be described as a series of processes and/or tools used to modernize a legacy system, thereby preserving and maintaining the investment it represents while decreasing the risks associated with it. In this thesis, the focus is on renovation of software created by in-house …

Go to article

First Prev Next Last