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Gazette Notices - Appointment Of Staff (Notice 15895) (Corrected), Truth, Justice, And Reconciliation Commission

V. Kiplagat Tribunal and Related Documents

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Gazette Notices - Appointment Of Members And Mandate (Notice 15894), Truth, Justice, And Reconciliation Commission

V. Kiplagat Tribunal and Related Documents

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Newsroom: Argento On 'Internet Censorship' Bill, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Fall Commencement Ceremonies, University Of North Florida

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Program for the Fall Commencement ceremonies.

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Assessment Of Body Armor Design On Physical Performance During Simulated Law Enforcement Activities, David Rashad Close

Theses and Dissertations

The objective of this research was to evaluate the impact of current body armor design on physical performance during simulated law enforcement activities. Twenty participants completed three trials of 13 individual activities representative of routine law enforcement activities. Three body armor configurations were evaluated: baseline (i.e., no armor), concealable body armor, and external body armor. Dependent variables included task completion time, heart rate, and center of pressure (COP). Repeated measures ANOVAs were used to test the dependant variables, with Tukey’s HSD post hoc tests used where appropriate. Results showed that the vertical and horizontal components of COP were affected by …

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Microstructure-Based Multistage Fatigue Characterization And Modeling Of An Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Copolymer, Jason Elvin Fountain

Theses and Dissertations

In this work, fatigue experiments and observations are used to experimentally and computationally quantify fatigue structure-property relationships and then capture these effects through a microstructure-based MultiStage Fatigue (MSF) model for a thermoplastic Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene copolymer. Completely reversed fatigue experiments were conducted over a range of strain amplitudes at two frequencies (1 Hz and 10 Hz). Scanning electron microscopy of fatigue fracture surfaces was used to quantify the microstructural notch root or initiating particle size for structure-property relations. Results were then processed in an MSF model sensitive to microstructural effects to capture the fatigue lifetimes for the thermoplastic ABS copolymer.

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2010-12-10 General Education Council Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

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General Education Council meeting minutes from December 10, 2010.

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Moving Ground Target Tracking In Urban Terrain Using Air/Ground Vehicles, Timothy Mclain, Randal W. Beard, Mark Owen, Huili Yu

Faculty Publications

In this paper, we present a framework for tracking a moving target in urban environments using UAVs in cooperation with UGVs. The framework takes into account occlusions between the sensor and the target. The target state is modeled using the dynamic occupancy grid and the target motion model is built using a second-order Markov chain. Based on the target occupancy grid, we design the path planning algorithm to maneuver the UAV and the UGV to configurations where they can detect the target with high probability. Simulation results show the framework is successful in solving the target tracking problem in urban …

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Summary Of Berkson V. Lepome, 126 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 46, Cayla Witty

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Harley-Davidson, Inc.: A Strategic Audit, Sheila Lenz

Honors Theses

Thesis presents a strategic audit to assess the strategy of Harley-Davidson, Inc. Includes financial information, risks and strategies, and marketing information.

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Poplar Interactions With Zinc For Use In Bioremediation And Monitoring, Joshua Pope Adams

Theses and Dissertations

Plant mechanisms regulating environmental heavy metal interactions are vital for plant survival. Plants must maintain adequate metal levels while preventing excesses. Several mechanisms involved in heavy metal uptake and sequestration have been identified and studied in hyperaccumulating plants such as Thlaspi caerulescens. These plants accumulate large quantities of metals, but their use in remediation is limited by their small size. On the other hand, mechanisms in high-biomass, non-hyperaccumulating perennial species such as poplar (Populus spp.) are unknown. The central goal of this project is to delineate specific mechanisms in poplar regulating the heavy metal zinc (Zn) for potential use in …

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Enhanced Lipid Production And Biodiesel Yields From Activated Sludge Via Fermentation Of Lignocellulose Hydrolyzate, Andro Hernandez Mondala

Theses and Dissertations

The potential of enhancing lipid accumulation in municipal sewage activated sludge via fermentation of lignocellulose biomass hydrolyzate was investigated. The overall objective was to increase the levels of feedstock lipids in the activated sludge biomass and increase its biodiesel yield via in situ or ex situ transesterification; and improve its cost competitiveness as an abundant feedstock source for biofuels production. To reduce production costs and maintain environmental sustainability, influent wastewater and waste lignocellulose biomass hydrolyzate were used as cultivation media and substrate, respectively. However, lignocellulose hydrolyzates also contain degradation by-products such as furfural and acetic acid that are known to …

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Evolution Of The Protein-Coding Genes In The Genomes Of The Mycoplasmatales, Dipaloke Mukherjee

Theses and Dissertations

The bacterial species belonging to the order Mycoplasmatales have highly truncated genomes, and are thus ideal for studying genome evolution patterns. Fourteen members (twelve species) of this order were selected for study of genome evolution based on gene function and phylogeny. A database was constructed that consisting of the set of genes that are common to all of these species, and these genes were further subdivided based on their functions. A Bayesian phylogenetic tree was also constructed from the 16 S ribosomal DNA sequences from these species and robust clades were identified for testing the influence of selection on gene …

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Occurrence And Transformation Of Pharmaceutical And Antibacterial Compounds In The Environment, Kusum Santosh Verma

Theses and Dissertations

The presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in the environment has become a matter of concern during the last decade. Increased production of PPCPs along with their increased use has led to release of these compounds in the environment via various routes. PPCPs includes large group of compounds including veterinary and human antibiotics, analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs, psychiatric drugs, β-blockers, X-ray contrasts, and steroid hormones, etc. Many of the compounds used in PPCPs have been shown to possess adverse effects to living organisms and act as endocrine disrupting agents (ECDs). This dissertation includes the investigation of the occurrence …

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Organizational, Job, And Supervisory Antecedents And Consequence Of Job Embeddedness: The Case Of Vietnam, Vinh Q. Nguyen

Theses and Dissertations

A recent major development in the turnover literature is the introduction of the Job Embeddedness (JE) construct. JE is a multidimensional construct conceptualized as the combined forces that tend to keep an employee from leaving his or her job. Research has demonstrated that JE predicts voluntary turnover above and beyond the variables used in traditional turnover models. However, since it is a relatively new construct, JE has received very limited study, especially across cultures. Further research is needed in order to understand both antecedents and consequences of JE. This dissertation, therefore, investigates a range of presumed organizational, job, and supervisory …

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Performance Of Neonatal Holstein Heifers Fed Yeast Derivatives In Milk Replacer, Jessica Martin Graves

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Objectives of the present study were to evaluate neonatal Holstein heifer performance while supplemented with coccidiostat (CX), yeast (YST), β-glucan or some combination of these products in non-medicated milk replacer. Efficacy of these products on E. coli and coccidia shedding was also observed. No differences (P > 0.05) were observed among treatment groups with respect to performance data collected which included growth, feed intake and efficiency, fecal and respiratory and blood parameters. Heifers fed YST or YST + β-glucan had higher (P = 0.02 and P < 0.01, respectively) fecal E. coli concentrations compared to heifers fed CX, CX + YST, or β-glucan. No heifers showed clinical signs of coccidiosis and appeared to be healthy. These results suggest neonatal heifers may be supplemented with yeast derivatives without negative effects on growth or health performance.

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Physical And Mechanical Properties Evaluations Of A New Engineered Wood Product, Jonathan Michael Linton

Theses and Dissertations

Finding alternative uses for small diameter raw materials is a critical problem throughout the United States. Insufficient markets for small diameter, southern yellow pine (Pinus spp.) trees from first plantation thinnings are impacting silvicultural practices on millions of acres of land. In western states, the lack of markets for small diameter ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) and lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) creates multiple problems in terms of excess material in the forest. This excess material enhances fire potential and reduces land management practices. This research deals with a new structural composite from small diameter raw logs using a technology called steampressed …

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Political Ideology And Ideological (Re)Alignment 1972-2006, Derrick Ryan Shapley

Theses and Dissertations

This study tests the relationship of the 6 ideological variables and 7 contextual variables to shifts in ideological alignment through a latent class regression analysis for three periods of years (1972-1978, 1980-1992, 1993-2006). The latent class regression models determine the number of identifiable classes for each model. Using ideological realignment theory (Abramowitz and Saunders 1998) this study finds there has been a moderate polarization of opinions that has occurred, as well as, a moderate hardening of ideological beliefs with moral issues during the third time period becoming the driving force in ideological makeup. With regard to the culture wars hypothesis …

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Production Of Second Generation Biofuels From Woody Biomass, Sanjeev Kumar Gajjela

Theses and Dissertations

Increased research efforts have recently been accelerated to develop liquid transportation fuels from bio-oil produced by fast pyrolysis. However, these bio-oils contain high levels of oxygenated compounds that require removal to produce viable transportation fuels. A variety of upgrading technologies have been proposed, of which catalytic hydroprocessing of the raw bio-oil has appears to have the best potential due to the fact that no fractionation of the bio-oil is required prior to treatment. The objective of this research was to apply two-stage catalytic hydroprocessing to bio-oil with heterogeneous catalysts to produce hydrocarbon fuels. To achieve this objective seven catalysts were …

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Reaction Of Bio-Oil With Alcohols: Effect On Long Term Stability And Properties Of Bio-Oil For Use As Fuel, Priyanka Bhattacharya

Theses and Dissertations

Bio-oil is produced by the rapid pyrolysis of biomass and is a source of renewable fuel. The increase in viscosity during storage is a major problem that can be controlled by the addition of methanol or other alcohols. The objective of this research was to determine how alcohols stabilize bio-oil by investigating the reactions of alcohols with low molecular weight aldehydes and acids. The reaction of methanol with hydroxyacetaldehyde (HA) and acetic acid to form the respective acetal or ester was catalyzed by the 7 x 10-4 M strong acids such as sulfuric, hydrochloric, p-toluene sulfonic acid, and methylsulfonic acid. …

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Screening Of New Commercial And Experimental Gossypium Hirsutum Cultivars For Tolerance To The Reniform Nematode (Rotylenchulus Reniformis), Julie Anna Blessitt

Theses and Dissertations

The reniform nematode is a major pest affecting common upland cotton in the United States. Management of this pest in cotton fields only gives partial control and is sometimes neither economical nor profitable. Past research has shown no resistance to the reniform nematode in currently available commercial cotton cultivars. Screenings of several currently available cotton cultivars for tolerance to the reniform nematode were conducted in the growing seasons of 2006 and 2007 at the Delta Branch Experiment Station in Stoneville MS. Several cultivars were identified as tolerant and productive including ‘Croplan Genetics 3520 B2RF,’ ‘DynaGrow 2520 B2RF,’ and ‘Stoneville 5242 …

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Spatio-Temporal Characteristics Of Mississippi Wildfires, Saranee Dutta

Theses and Dissertations

Based on wildfire data acquired from Mississippi forestry commission from 1991- 2005 approximately 4,000 wildfires occur in Mississippi each year, burning over 60,000 acres of forest and grassland. This study focuses on Mississippi’s wildfires from 1991- 2005 for the summer/fall period defined for this study as the May-November fire season. Statistical analysis indicates that there is significant correlation between vegetation indices derived from remotely sensed data and wildfire size at various time lag periods. Forest areas are correlated with vegetation indices at longer lag periods, nonorested areas are correlated at shorter lag periods. The inverse correlation between wildfire size and …

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Identification Of Measurement Technology For Online Recording Of Transients In Underground Residential Distribution System, Balaji Pushpanathan

Theses and Dissertations

Underground Residential Distribution (URD) power cables are aged due to electrical, thermal, mechanical, and environmental stresses during their service. The recent dielectric conditions of the cables are of much interest for utilities. The existing offline diagnostic method requires forceful disconnection of the URD cable for maintenance. Online recording and Fast Fourier Transform analysis of intentionally created transients in URD is one of the promising method to assess the current condition of the cable. For the bigger goal of developing an online power cable condition assessment, the measurement techniques which are required to be implemented has to be evaluated. In order …

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Influence Of Soil Properties On The Aboveground Blast Environment From A Near-Surface Detonation, John Q. Ehrgott

Theses and Dissertations

Detonation of an explosive charge, such as a mine or an improvised explosive device (IED) at the ground surface or buried at shallow depth in soil, can produce high airblast pressures and significant dynamic soil debris loads on an overlying or nearby structure, such as a vehicle passing over the explosive. The blast loading environment is a function of many factors including the explosive type, configuration, mass, and depth of burial, soil characteristics, and the distance between the ground surface and the structure or object. During the past several years, the US Army has focused considerable attention on developing improved …

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Influences Of Artificial Reefs On Juvenile Red Snapper Along The Mississippi Gulf Coast, Jason Robert Brandt

Theses and Dissertations

Artificial reefs are important management tools for red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, fisheries in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. I deployed fish traps (0.97 m long; 0.64 m height; 175 x 115 mm funnel mouth size) to collect red snapper < 406 mm total length (TL) associated with pyramid-shaped artificial reef structures (3.7 m triangular base; 2.4 m height; 3.2 metric tons) to evaluate two reef distribution designs: (1) five closely-spaced pyramid units, and (2) five closely-spaced pyramids with two sets of two pyramids at 30.5, 61.0, and 91.5 m from the five pyramids. In 26 sampling trips, 927 red snapper were captured. Catch per unit effort (fish/hour) did not differ significantly among patterns (P= 0.396). Red snapper lengths differed significantly among patterns (P= 0.005), with the largest mean total length (235 mm, SE= 5.14) occurring at the pattern with 61.0-m spacing.

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Fiber Loop Ringdown Evanescent Field Sensors, Chamini Saumya Herath

Theses and Dissertations

We combine the evanescent field (EF) sensing mechanism with the fiber loop ringdown (FLRD) sensing scheme to create FLRD-EF sensors. The EF sensor heads are fabricated by etching the cladding of a single-mode fiber (SMF), while monitoring the etching process by the FLRD technique in real-time, on-line with high control precision. The effect of the sensor head dimensions on the sensors' detection sensitivity and response time are investigated. The EF scattering (EFS) sensing mechanism is combined with the FLRD detection scheme to create a new type of fiber optic index sensor. The detection limit for an optical index change is …

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Full-Scale Evaluation Of Matting Systems For Temporary Roads, Timothy Wallace Rushing

Theses and Dissertations

An evaluation of eleven roadway matting systems was conducted to determine their effectiveness in carrying heavy vehicle traffic over loose sand subgrades. Three of the eleven matting systems were also evaluated over soft fine-grained subgrades. Matting products included high-density polyethylene, aluminum, fiberglass, and polyester. System configurations included continuous rolls of material, segmented rolls, and individual panels. The matting products were assembled on test sections and trafficked with a 7-ton, 6-wheeled truck loaded with a 7-ton payload until 20 percent of the mat section was no longer reusable or 2,000 truck passes were achieved. Earth pressure cells were installed under nine …

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Gasoline-Range Hydrocarbons Produced From Three Types Of Synthesis Gas Using A Mo/Hzsm-5 Catalyst, Jason Tyler Street

Theses and Dissertations

Biomass-derived hydrocarbons that include gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel will help replace finite fossil fuel hydrocarbons of the same range. This study showed that temperature could be controlled in a scaled-up reactor system using three types of syngas. The CO conversion, selectivity and amount of product created from each type of syngas were examined. Clean syngas composed of 40% H2, 20% CO, 12% CO2, 2% CH4, and 26 % N2 was used to test ideal stoichiometric molar values. Clean syngas composed of 19% H2, 20% CO, 12% CO2, 2% CH4, and 47 % N2 was used to test an ideal …

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Helping Prepare Community College Students To Make The Transition From College To Work, Lagena Arlette Bradley

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to investigate students’ perceptions about the need for more student training on making the transition from community college enrollment to employment. The hypothesis was that community college students would perceive that additional career counseling services would help them transition successfully into the world of work. Examination of students’ thoughts about career counseling services assisted in finding factors that facilitate and impede students’ desires for career counseling services including career courses. A researcher-developed pen and paper self-report survey instrument was administered to students enrolled in English courses at Meridian Community College during the 2009 fall …

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Economic Impact Of On-Board Module-Building Cotton Harvesters On Replacement Schedule And Harvest Costs, Matthew Alan Farrell

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to further understand the economic impact of the new on-board module-building cotton harvesters that both John Deere and Case IH have introduced to the market. This study will examine two different areas, the optimal asset replacement schedule and a machine’s performance rate’s effect on harvest costs due to rainfall loss. Using data collected from Willcut (2008), USDA crop progress reports, and a USDA weather station, models will be used to study the areas in question. The findings are that, the age of the associated assets begin replaced with the conventional harvester and the number …

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Gazette Notices - Appointment Of Staff (Notice 15895) (Corrected), Truth, Justice, And Reconciliation Commission

V. Kiplagat Tribunal and Related Documents

Gazette Notices - Appointment Of Members And Mandate (Notice 15894), Truth, Justice, And Reconciliation Commission

V. Kiplagat Tribunal and Related Documents

Newsroom: Argento On 'Internet Censorship' Bill, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Life of the Law School (1993- )

Fall Commencement Ceremonies, University Of North Florida

Commencement Printed Materials

Assessment Of Body Armor Design On Physical Performance During Simulated Law Enforcement Activities, David Rashad Close

Theses and Dissertations

Microstructure-Based Multistage Fatigue Characterization And Modeling Of An Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Copolymer, Jason Elvin Fountain

Theses and Dissertations

2010-12-10 General Education Council Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Moving Ground Target Tracking In Urban Terrain Using Air/Ground Vehicles, Timothy Mclain, Randal W. Beard, Mark Owen, Huili Yu

Faculty Publications

Summary Of Berkson V. Lepome, 126 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 46, Cayla Witty

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Harley-Davidson, Inc.: A Strategic Audit, Sheila Lenz

Honors Theses

Poplar Interactions With Zinc For Use In Bioremediation And Monitoring, Joshua Pope Adams

Theses and Dissertations

Enhanced Lipid Production And Biodiesel Yields From Activated Sludge Via Fermentation Of Lignocellulose Hydrolyzate, Andro Hernandez Mondala

Theses and Dissertations

Evolution Of The Protein-Coding Genes In The Genomes Of The Mycoplasmatales, Dipaloke Mukherjee

Theses and Dissertations

Occurrence And Transformation Of Pharmaceutical And Antibacterial Compounds In The Environment, Kusum Santosh Verma

Theses and Dissertations

Organizational, Job, And Supervisory Antecedents And Consequence Of Job Embeddedness: The Case Of Vietnam, Vinh Q. Nguyen

Theses and Dissertations

Performance Of Neonatal Holstein Heifers Fed Yeast Derivatives In Milk Replacer, Jessica Martin Graves

Theses and Dissertations

Physical And Mechanical Properties Evaluations Of A New Engineered Wood Product, Jonathan Michael Linton

Theses and Dissertations

Political Ideology And Ideological (Re)Alignment 1972-2006, Derrick Ryan Shapley

Theses and Dissertations

Production Of Second Generation Biofuels From Woody Biomass, Sanjeev Kumar Gajjela

Theses and Dissertations

Reaction Of Bio-Oil With Alcohols: Effect On Long Term Stability And Properties Of Bio-Oil For Use As Fuel, Priyanka Bhattacharya

Theses and Dissertations

Screening Of New Commercial And Experimental Gossypium Hirsutum Cultivars For Tolerance To The Reniform Nematode (Rotylenchulus Reniformis), Julie Anna Blessitt

Theses and Dissertations

Spatio-Temporal Characteristics Of Mississippi Wildfires, Saranee Dutta

Theses and Dissertations

Identification Of Measurement Technology For Online Recording Of Transients In Underground Residential Distribution System, Balaji Pushpanathan

Theses and Dissertations

Influence Of Soil Properties On The Aboveground Blast Environment From A Near-Surface Detonation, John Q. Ehrgott

Theses and Dissertations

Influences Of Artificial Reefs On Juvenile Red Snapper Along The Mississippi Gulf Coast, Jason Robert Brandt

Theses and Dissertations

Fiber Loop Ringdown Evanescent Field Sensors, Chamini Saumya Herath

Theses and Dissertations

Full-Scale Evaluation Of Matting Systems For Temporary Roads, Timothy Wallace Rushing

Theses and Dissertations

Gasoline-Range Hydrocarbons Produced From Three Types Of Synthesis Gas Using A Mo/Hzsm-5 Catalyst, Jason Tyler Street

Theses and Dissertations

Helping Prepare Community College Students To Make The Transition From College To Work, Lagena Arlette Bradley

Theses and Dissertations

Economic Impact Of On-Board Module-Building Cotton Harvesters On Replacement Schedule And Harvest Costs, Matthew Alan Farrell

Theses and Dissertations