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Exploring Arts Organizations As A Catalyst For Community Development, Amy Carrington

University of Kentucky Master's Theses

The purpose of this project was to examine the arts as a positive change agent for community development. Exploring how and for what purpose nonprofit arts organizations can create social capital can provide insight on how the arts industry can be a leader in the transformation of communities and regions around the globe. The perspectives of artists, community developers, sponsors and beneficiaries of the arts provided insight on how and in what ways the arts can evoke change by building connections and inspiring participation. Community development theorist Bhattacharyya (2004) distinguished community development from related fields such as economic development and …

Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes Alter The Thermal Profile And Antibiotic Elution Of Orthopaedic Bone Cement, Alison Carroll Tickle

University of Kentucky Master's Theses

Multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) have extraordinary mechanical and thermal transport properties. They significantly improve the static and dynamic mechanical properties of acrylic orthopaedic bone cement when added to the dry cement polymer powder. Understanding the role MWNTs play on bone cement polymerization temperatures will lead to improved mechanical integrity of the cement-bone interface in joint arthroplasties. It was determined through thermal testing that MWNTs increased the polymerization time of the methylmethacrylate by 45-460% and decreased the peak exothermic temperature of bone cement with and without antibiotics. The flow of heat produced during polymerizing cement was reduced 25-85% with the addition …

Issues Related To The Numerical Implementation Of A Sparse Method For The Solution Of Volume Integral Equations At Low Frequencies, Kiran Arcot

University of Kentucky Master's Theses

Computational electromagnetic modeling involves generating system matrices by discretizing integral equations and solving the resulting system of linear equations. Many methods of solving the system of linear equations exist and one such method is the factorization of the matrix using the so called local-global solution (LOGOS) modes. Computer codes to perform the discretization of the integral equations, filling of the matrix, and the subsequent LOGOS factorization have previously been developed by others. However, these codes are limited to complex double precision arithmetic only.

This thesis extends and expands the existing computer by creating a more general implementation that is able …

Accelerated Aging Of Mwcnt Filled Electrically Conductive Adhesives, Ashwanth Reddy Vangala

University of Kentucky Master's Theses

Electrically conductive adhesives (ECA) are discussed and studied with everincreasing interest as an environmentally friendly alternative to solder interconnection in microelectronics circuit packaging. They are used to attach surface mount devices (SMD), Integrated Circuits (IC) and Flip chips in electronic assembly. The use of ECAs brings some benefits like flexibility, mild processing conditions and process simplicity. Multi walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) are used instead of metal fillers because of their novel properties such as light weight, high aspect ratio, corrosion resistant, reduced processing temperature, lead free, good electrical conduction and mechanical strength.

The purpose of the present work is to …

Genetic Algorithm Controlled Common Subexpression Elimination For Spill-Free Register Allocation, Shashi Deepa Arcot

University of Kentucky Master's Theses

As code complexity increases, maxlive increases. This is especially true in the case of the Kentucky If-Then-Else architecture proposed for Nanocontrollers. To achieve low circuit complexity, computations are decomposed to bit-level operations, thus generating large blocks of code with complex dependence structures. Additionally, the Nanocontroller architecture allows for only a small number of single bit registers and no extra memory.

The assumption of an infinite number of registers made during code generation becomes a huge problem during register allocation because the small number of registers and no additional memory. The large basic blocks mean that maxlive almost always exceeds the …

Voting Power Without Responsibility Or Risk--How Should Proxy Reform Address The Decoupling Of Economic And Voting Rights?, Roberta S. Karmel

Faculty Scholarship

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Examining The Relationship Between Weight, Food Insecurity, Food Stamps, And Perceived Diet Quality In School-Aged Children, Elizabeth Lucas Marshall

University of Kentucky Master's Theses

A paradox exists between food insecurity and obesity. Childhood obesity has tripled in the past three decades. This study aimed to understand the relationships between food insecurity, poverty income ratio, food stamps usage, perceived diet quality, and weight status in children. A child’s weight status is determined by many different factors and this study investigated several of these aspects. It was found that the family’s poverty index ratio had the greatest effect on a child’s BMI, but household food security status, ethnicity, and the perceived inability to serve balanced meals were all found to be statistically significant when considering a …

Babbling About Employment Discrimination Law: Does The Builder Understand The Blueprint For The Great Tower?, William R. Corbett

Journal Articles

The article focuses on the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in which the Court held that a plaintiff asserting an intentional age discrimination claim cannot avail himself of the mixed-motives proof structure and instead must prove but-for causation. Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc., 129 S. Ct. 2343 (2009). The decision was controversial, and it has provoked calls for a legislative response. My article considers Gross from two perspectives. First, Gross is the second Supreme Court decision, following Desert Palace, Inc. v. Costa, 539 U.S. 90 (2003), to interpret the effects of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 on the …

Evolving Viruses And Stagnant Public Health Policies: Flu, Fear, And Free Riders, Edward P. Richards

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

Private Force/Public Goods, Scott M. Sullivan

Journal Articles

This Article rethinks the benefits and dangers of private force in war. It shows that privatization must be viewed within the special requirements and confines of national security policy making and weighed against available alternatives. Contrary to academic and mainstream conventional wisdom, this Article concludes that national security privatization comports well with core constitutional and democratic principles and offers greater transparency and democratic control than commonly understood. Moreover, this Article argues that the American use of privatized force reflects and accomplishes normative and democratic commitments of international and domestic law that would be impossible to replicate through other policy avenues.

Rethinking Contractual Limits On Fiduciary Duties, Christina M. Sautter

Journal Articles

The recent financial crisis has placed a renewed focus on completion risk in the world of mergers and acquisitions. Dealmakers have increasingly attempted to control for such risks by altering merger agreement provisions to achieve a greater level of deal certainty. This Article addresses one such provision – the merger recommendation covenant and its related fiduciary out. The purpose of the merger recommendation fiduciary out is to address a tension created by two fundamental precepts arising under corporate law and contract law – a board of director’s duties to the corporation and its stockholders versus the binding covenants of a …

Convergence In Contort: Landlord Liability For Defective Premises In Comparative Perspective, Melissa T. Lonegrass

Journal Articles

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Killing, Letting Die, And The Case For Mildly Punishing Bad Samaritanism, Ken M. Levy

Journal Articles

For over a century now, American scholars (among others) have been debating the merits of “bad-samaritan” laws – laws punishing people for failing to attempt “easy rescues.” Unfortunately, the opponents of bad-samaritan laws have mostly prevailed. In the United States, the “no-duty-to-rescue” rule dominates. Only four states even have bad-samaritan laws, and these laws impose only the most minimal punishment – either sub-$500 fines or short-term imprisonment.

This Article argues that this situation needs to be remedied. Every state should criminalize bad samaritanism. For, first, criminalization is required by the supreme value that we place on protecting human life, a …

"Cricket On The Hearth": Edward Douglass White And The Constitution, Paul R. Baier

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

Closing The Loop On Guantanamo, Scott Sullivan, Joshua Colangelo-Bryan

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

The Continuing Role Of Implied Covenants In Developing Leased Lands, Keith B. Hall

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

When Is A Use In Commerce A Noncommercial Use?, Lee Ann Lockridge

Journal Articles

When is a use in commerce a noncommercial use? This question may sound like the opening for a ridiculous legal riddle, but it is a real conundrum in trademark dilution law. The current federal dilution statute, section 43(c) of the Lanham Act, creates liability based on the "use of a mark or trade name in commerce," when that use is likely to blur or tarnish a famous mark. At the same time, the statute characterizes certain activities as nonactionable "exclusions," including 'any noncommercial use of a mark." So the use of a mark in commerce can be a noncommercial use-but …

Honoring International Obligations In U.S. Trademark Law: How The Lanham Act Protects Well-Known Foreign Marks (And Why The Second Circuit Was Wrong), Lee Ann Lockridge

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

Some Thoughts On Chuck Lorre: "Bad Words" And "The Raging Paranoia Of Our Network Censors", Christine Corcos

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

Neal Feigenson And Christina Spiesel: Law On Display: The Digital Transformation Of Legal Persuasion And Judgment, Christine Corcos

Journal Articles

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Comparison Of Stabilization Methods For Fixed-Speed Wind Generator Systems, Mohammod Ali, Bin Wu

Faculty Publications

Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM), Pitch control system, Braking Resistor (BR), and Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES) have recently been reported as stabilization methods for fixed-speed wind generator systems. although the individual technologies are well documented, a comparative study of these systems has not been reported so far. This paper aims to fill in the gap, and provides a comprehensive analysis of these stabilization methods for fixed-speed wind generator systems. The analysis is performed in terms of transient stability enhancement, controller complexity, and cost. a novel feature of this work is that the transient stability analysis of wind generator system is …

Resistant Starches Types 2 And 4 Have Differential Effects On The Composition Of The Fecal Microbiota In Human Subjects, Ines Martinez, Jaehyoung Kim, Patrick R. Duffy, Vicki L. Schlegel, Jens Walter

Department of Food Science and Technology: Faculty Publications

Background: To systematically develop dietary strategies based on resistant starch (RS) that modulate the human gut microbiome, detailed in vivo studies that evaluate the effects of different forms of RS on the community structure and population dynamics of the gut microbiota are necessary. The aim of the present study was to gain a community wide perspective of the effects of RS types 2 (RS2) and 4 (RS4) on the fecal microbiota in human individuals.

Methods and Findings: Ten human subjects consumed crackers for three weeks each containing either RS2, RS4, or native starch in a double-blind, crossover design. Multiplex sequencing …

Del Trauma Personal A La Acción Política: La Historia Oficial Y Cautiva, Hannah Agauas

La BloGoteca de Babel

No abstract provided.

Government Auditing Standards And Circular A-133 Audits, With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2010; Audit And Accounting Guide, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Single Audit Working Group

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.

Life And Health Insurance Entities, With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2010; Audit And Accounting Guide, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Life Insurance Audit Guide Task Force

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.

Checklists And Illustrative Financial Statements : Depository And Lending Institutions, September 2010 Edition, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.

Employee Benefit Plans Industry Developments - 2010; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.

Investment Companies, With Conforming Changes As Of May 1, 2010; Audit And Accounting Guide, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Investment Companies Guide Task Force

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.

General Accounting And Auditing Developments, 2010/11; Audit Risk Alerts, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.

Checklists And Illustrative Financial Statements : Property And Liability Insurance Entities, September 2010 Edition, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Industry Guides (AAGs), Risk Alerts, and Checklists

No abstract provided.