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Kootenai County V. Harriman-Sayler Appellant's Brief Dckt. 39071

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Spectator 2011-11-30, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

No abstract provided.

The Bg News November 30, 2011, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. November 30, 2011. Volume 102-Issue 43.

Circumpunct, Kristin Epperson

Theses and Dissertations

I experimented with different imagery until I found a symbol that reflected my interpretation of my subconscious. This symbol is referred to as a circumpunct, or a circle with a dot in the middle. The dot in the middle is called a void. The circumpunct acts as emotional restraint, while the void acts as a challenge that is on the horizon. Process and meditation are what allow me to create from this subconscious labyrinth. By hand, I either paint or sculpt circumpuncts. By creating these circumpuncts and their voids, I have transformed a subconscious emotion into something visual. I started …

Evolution, Terror Management Theory, And Humans’ Relationship With Nature, Joshua Warren Vinocour

Dissertations

This study investigated the savannah hypothesis, an evolutionary explanation for human environmental preference. It aimed to address some of the methodological shortcomings of prior research while simultaneously investigating the role of non-evolutionary influences, such as existential anxiety and individual differences. Ninety-eight undergraduate participants were shown photos of Natural, Mixed, and Built settings and rated the visual attractiveness of each photo. Results showed that Built scenes were preferred over Natural and Mixed scenes, in contradiction to the savannah hypothesis. Existential anxiety, however, did not appear to influence photo ratings. Individual differences, such as ethnicity and the quality participants’ previous outdoor experiences …

Fast Spheroidal Weathering With Colluvium Deposition, Mckay T. Farley

Theses and Dissertations

It can be difficult to quickly and easily create realistic sandstone terrain. Film makers often need to generate realistic terrain for establishing the setting of their film. Many methods have been created which address terrain generation. One such method is using heightmaps which encode height as a gray-value in a 2d image. Most terrain generation techniques don't admit concavities such as overhangs and arches. We present an algorithm that operates on a voxel grid for creating 3d terrain. Our algorithm uses curvature estimation to weather away the terrain. We speed up our method using a caching mechanism that stores the …

Michelle Voss Roberts' "Dualities", Laurel C. Schneider

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

Dualities is an important book. It represents a contribution to the field of Hindu Christian studies, but it also adds considerably to women's studies in religion and to the emergent field of comparative theology. Michelle Voss Roberts has managed to treat with sensitivity and creativity two enigmatic figures, each from long ago and far away (from us and from each other), and each from two dramatically different religious traditions. What is remarkable about this study is that Voss Roberts manages to introduce us to the basic shape of both of these women's thought while at the same time pursuing a …

A Review Of Agronomic Management Strategies For Fusarium Head Blight. (Pre Print Version), Jasmine R. Hoover

Library Research and Publications

Develop a literature review and annotated bibliography of agronomic management practices that address FHB in wheat, barley and oats. Literature will focus on existing and emerging strategies that may have application in Western Canada. The review will summarize results according to topic and will include recommendations for future research and management approaches in Canada in addition to the annotated bibliography. The report will include an executive summary, introduction and sections on crop residue research, fungicide control research, bio-control research and any emerging management strategies. Additionally, the report will include a summary section and recommendations for applications in Canada and future …

Dinosaur Bone Is Largest Osteoderm Ever Found, Macalester College

College Press Releases

No abstract provided.

Inhibition Of Xanthine Oxidase By Flavonoids Using Uv-Based Assay And Extending To Nmr Method, Nicholas Arnet

Honors Capstone Projects and Theses

No abstract provided.

The Good 5 Cent Cigar (11/29/2011), University Of Rhode Island

The Good 5 Cent Cigar (Student Newspaper Archives)

This is a digitized, downloadable version of the University of Rhode Island school newspaper.

Provision & Wealth Overview, Theology Of Work Project, Wayne Kirkland

Theology of Work Project

1. God's Original Intentions: Blessing, Provision, Abundance
2. The Effects of a Fallen World
   • Many People Are Unable To Obtain Even Basic Provision
   • Many People Find Provision and Even Become Wealthy—But Cause Great Harm
     • Wealth Gained Through Unjust Means is Harmful
     • Legitimate Wealth Can Still be Harmful
3. Redeeming the Economic Sphere
   • We Are To Develop And Model Right Attitudes To Provision And Wealth
     • From an Attitude of Ownership to Trusteeship
     • From an Attitude of Ingratitude to Gratitude
     • From an Attitude of Discontentment to Contentment
   • We Are To Change Our Personal Lifestyles
     • From a Lifestyle of Self-Sufficient Individualism to Community
     • From a Lifestyle …

Is Service Learning More Or Less Effective Than Traditional Face-To-Face Learning In Technology Education In The Community College Environment?, David C. Childress

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the College of Business and Public Affairs at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science by David C. Childress on November 29, 2011.

The Daily Gamecock, Tuesday, November 29, 2011, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

November

No abstract provided.

Liposomal, Ring-Opened Camptothecins With Prolonged, Site-Specific Delivery Of Active Drug To Solid Tumors, Bradley D. Anderson, Vijay Joguparthi, Tiang-Xiang Xiang

Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Patents

A method for preparing a stable dispersion of a camptothecin, camptothecin prodrug, or analog thereof for administration to a patient in need thereof includes preparing a solution of the camptothecin, wherein the solution has a pH which places substantially an entirety of that camptothecin in a carboxylate form. The camptothecin may be a neutral camptothecin. The solution is next loaded into a liposome including at least one lipid, which may be a phospholipid. An intraliposomal pH is maintained which preserves substantially an entirety of the camptothecin in the carboxylate form. The liposomal dispersion is administered to an individual in need …

The Nih-Niaid Filariasis Research Reagent Resource Center, Michelle L. Michalski, Kathryn G. Griffiths, Steven A. Williams, Ray M. Kaplan, Andrew Moorhead

Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications

Filarial worms cause a variety of tropical diseases in humans; however, they are difficult to study because they have complex life cycles that require arthropod intermediate hosts and mammalian definitive hosts. Research efforts in industrialized countries are further complicated by the fact that some filarial nematodes that cause disease in humans are restricted in host specificity to humans alone. This potentially makes the commitment to research difficult, expensive, and restrictive. Over 40 years ago, the United States National Institutes of Health–National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH-NIAID) established a resource from which investigators could obtain various filarial parasite species …

Egfr Regulation Of Epidermal Barrier Function, Nhu Quynh T. Tran

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Keratinocyte terminal differentiation is the process that ultimately forms the epidermal barrier that is essential for mammals to survive in the ex utero environment. This process is tightly controlled by the expression of many well-characterized genes. Although a few of these genes are known to be regulated by the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), an important regulator of multiple epidermal functions, neither the genome-wide scale of EGFR-mediated regulation nor the mechanisms by which EGFR signaling controls keratinocyte differentiation are well understood. Using microarray analysis we identified 2,676 genes that are regulated by EGF, a ligand of the EGFR. We further …

Knowing Michelle, Emily A. Thrash

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

In the main storyline of Knowing Michelle. David Shuster is forced to face the fact that his mother, Michelle Riley Shuster, is a serial killer currently on death row in Florida. The secondary tale, contained in the fictional 'book within a book,' Blood & Copper, is that of a historical figure and countess Erzsebet Bathory, who killed over six hundred woman in the late sixteenth century. Michelle admired and imitate Bathory, and asked her son to read the historical nocel as part of a last request before she is executed. Two women, Ramona and Karen, both help and hinder David …

Design And Evaluation Of A Novel Composite Chitosan-Poly(Lactide-Co-Glycolide) Microsphere Based System For Bone Tissue Engineering Applications, Marvin Magan Mecwan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Nearly 60% to 67% of all injuries that occur annually within the US are due to musculoskeletal injuries, with over a million people requiring implants and bone grafting materials to reconstruct bone defects. Our lab has previously developed composite chitosan/nano-hydroxyapatite microsphere based bone grafts that had good compressive strengths, supported bone cell growth and mineralization in vitro, demonstrated biocompatibility and osteoconductivity in a rat calvarial defect model, and when loaded with rhBMP-2 was osteoinductive in a rat muscle pouch model. However, degradation of these scaffolds was very slow which may have limited the amount of new bone formed in vivo. …

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• GSU to Host Playoffs
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Sensory Modulation Disorder In Puerto Rican Preschoolers: Associated Risk Factors, Rosa L. Roman-Oyola

Theses and Dissertations

Sensory Modulation Disorder (SMD) reduces a child’s ability to respond to sensory stimuli in the environment in a manner that corresponds to the nature or intensity of the stimulus; this disorder therefore significantly can impact participation in developmentally appropriate play and functional activities. More studies are needed to enhance research in the field of SMD and aid the general community in understanding the disorder and its causes. The purpose of this study was to characterize the prevalence of SMD among Puerto Rican preschoolers and examine the relationship between specific risk factors (socioeconomic status, pre-natal alcohol exposure, low birth weight, preterm …

Studies On The Adherence Properties Of Plant Lectins And Bacterial Adhesins And Their Inhibition By Prebiotic Oligosaccharides And Bovine Colostrum Fractions, Maria X. Maldonado-Gomez

Department of Food Science and Technology: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

To initiate colonization and infection, most microbial pathogens must first recognize and adhere to cells in the host tissues. Adherence inhibition, therefore, can be used as a strategy for preventing infectious disease. In this research, we developed a simplified model using plant lectins and HEp-2 tissue culture cells to simulate bacterial adhesins-receptors interactions. The effect of lectin ligands and two prebiotic carbohydrates, galactooligosaccharide (GOS) and polydextrose (PDX) was measured with this approach. Lectins that were able to bind to the target cells were inhibited in the presence of the cognate ligands and at least one of the prebiotic carbohydrates. The …

Columbia Chronicle (11/28/2011), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from November 28, 2011 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 44 pages and is listed as Volume 47, Number 13. Cover story: "New mission for AEMM" Editor-in-Chief: Brianna Wellen

Volume 11, Issue 42: November 28, 2011, Women's Studies & Gender Studies Program

Women's Studies & Gender Studies: Digest Magazine

No abstract provided.

Unfamiliar Territory: Faculty Discomfort About Interactions With Students During Out-Of-Class Academic Initiatives, Jörg Vianden, Kerri A. Smith

New York Journal of Student Affairs

A considerable body of research exists on successful student outcomes from interactions with faculty. When such interactions do not take place research often cites issues of student discomfort with faculty members in out-of-class situations as reasons. This qualitative study with eight faculty members at a Southern research institution explored these issues from the faculty perspective. Findings show that faculty may have a similar sense of discomfort about interacting with students outside of the classroom. This has direct implications for the work of student affairs professionals attempting to recruit faculty for co-curricular academic initiatives. The authors offer recommendations for student affairs …

The Daily Gamecock, Monday, November 28, 2011, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

November

No abstract provided.

Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society (Mss 374), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 374. Administrative papers, board minutes, correspondence, project files, and publications of the Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society, a state-wide membership organization of quilters that promotes better understanding of historic quilts and the design and construction of new quilts. Major projects include a collection of oral histories with Kentucky quilters and a survey of historic quilts from Kentucky.

The Effects Of Habitat Fragmentation On Arthropod Biodiversity In Native Canebrakes, Justin James Geise

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Dense stands of Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Chapm. or canebrakes werecommon in the southeastern US, but currently are a critically endangered ecosystem with less than 2% of their area remaining. Remnant canebrakes have become fragmented and isolated.In this study, arthropod communities within these canebrake patches and non-cane patches were examined to assess general island biogeography theories.Four patches (>0.5ha; <0.5ha to >0.1ha; <0.1ha; adjacent non cane patch) were selected at four sites in the Mississippi alluvial valley during three collection periods. Measures of diversity, community composition, and functional group organization were compared to determine if differences existed.Diversity measures and functional group organization did not differ among patch sizes. Diversity measures decreased as distance from canebrakes increased. Canebrakes contained many species that were not found in adjacent non-cane patches with almost 97% uncommon to rare. Conservation of canebrakes is necessary to maintain the biodiversity of these uncommon arthropods.

Mobile Os And Peer-To-Peer Gaming Integration With Iphone Ios, Stephen Jackson

Senior Seminars

Smartphones enable a new rich user experience in pervasive computing. This paper presents a report of a system that delivers customized gaming content to mobile devices. As a demonstration of this system's capabilities, an application was designed to deliver peer-to-peer game play throughout Apple iPhones.

Examining The Effects Of Recycling Education On The Knowledge, Attitudes, And Behaviors Of Elementary School Students, Hannah Williams '12

Outstanding Senior Seminar Papers

In order to promote environmental sustainability, the Unit 5 School District in McLean County, Illinois has recognized the need to increase recycling rates within the district. As a part of the efforts to encourage recycling in Unit 5 schools, this study considers the barriers that may prevent the effective implementation of environmental education programs in school curricula, as well as the elements that contribute to the success of these programs. Furthermore, this study examines the effects of recycling educational programs on the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of second and third grade students at Fox Creek Elementary School in Bloomington, Illinois. …