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T-Butyl Cascade Polymers, George R. Newkome, Charles N. Moorefield, Rajani K. Behera

USF Patents

A method for forming cascade polymers specifically utilizing the amine monomer of the formula

The monomer is made by initially reacting nitromethane and CH2═CHCO2—TBu by nucleophilic addition to form the triester nitrotrialkanoate of the formula

and then reducing the nitrosubstituent to afford the said amine monomer.

Burn Rate Sensitization Of Solid Propellants Using A Nano-Titania Additive, Eric Petersen, Jason Arvanetes, Sameer Deshpande, Sudipta Seal, Jennifer Small, Matthew Stephens

UCF Patents

Adding nanoparticles as a catalyst to solid propellant fuel to increase and enhance burn rates of the fuel by up to 10 times or more and or modifying the pressure index. A preferred embodiment uses titanium dioxide nanoparticles mixed with a solid propellant fuel, where the nanoparticles are approximately 2% or less of total propellant mixture. The high surface to volume ratio of the nanoparticles improve the performance of the solid propellant fuel.

The Sun Star, Vol. 31 No. 13 (November 29, 2011) , N/A N/A

Sun Star

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Exploration And Comparison Of Methods For Combining Population- And Family-Based Genetic Association Using The Genetic Analysis Workshop 17 Mini-Exome, David W. Fardo, Anthony R. Druen, Jinze Liu, Lucia Mirea, Claire Infante-Rivard, Patrick Breheny

Biostatistics Faculty Publications

We examine the performance of various methods for combining family- and population-based genetic association data. Several approaches have been proposed for situations in which information is collected from both a subset of unrelated subjects and a subset of family members. Analyzing these samples separately is known to be inefficient, and it is important to determine the scenarios for which differing methods perform well. Others have investigated this question; however, no extensive simulations have been conducted, nor have these methods been applied to mini-exome-style data such as that provided by Genetic Analysis Workshop 17. We quantify the empirical power and false-positive …

Energy Efficient, Adaptive And Collaborative Data Sampling In Wireless Sensor Networks, Tommy Szalapski, Sanjay Kumar Madria

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

This paper outlines some interesting research issues and solution approaches related to collaborative data sampling in wireless sensor networks for efficient energy and bandwidth utilization. © 2011 IEEE.

State V. Dixey Respondent's Brief Dckt. 38482

Not Reported

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W.E. Bowers Ans Associates, Inc. Financial Operations Manual For Construction Cost Accounting, Stephen E. Brown

Purdue Polytechnic Masters Theses

W.E. Bowers and Associates, Inc. typically hires experienced project managers eager to

diversify their work experience. W.E. Bowers and Associates, Inc. verbally instructs

project managers to properly utilize the companies forms and the processes for financial

management of projects. The verbal training typically occurs in a piecemeal fashion. It

occurs only when a new project manager asks

“How To” perform specific tasks. The

project managers all come with different backgrounds and with different backgrounds,

come different business management strategies. The creation of this financial operations

manual will aid in the training of project managers and provide the company with a …

Examining Criminal Justice Professionals’ Attitudes And Responsiveness Towards Intimidated Witnesses On The Local Level: An Exploratory Analysis, Moon Michon

Theses and Dissertations

Abstract EXAMINING CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROFESSIONALS’ ATTITUDES AND RESPONSIVENESS TOWARDS INTIMIDATED WITNESSES ON THE LOCAL LEVEL: AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS By Michon J. Moon, Ph.D. A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Virginia Commonwealth University. Virginia Commonwealth University, 2011 Major Director: Laura J. Moriarty, Ph. D, Professor and Vice Provost of Academic and Faculty Affairs L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs The study explored criminal justice professionals’ attitudes and responsiveness toward witness intimidation on the local level based on their occupation and region of employment. Intimidated witnesses are vulnerable …

State V. Worthington Appellant's Brief Dckt. 38907

Not Reported

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Foldesi V. State Appellant's Brief Dckt. 38120

Not Reported

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State V. Boman Respondent's Brief Dckt. 38282

Not Reported

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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 …

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 Current Volume 22 : Issue 14, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

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Design Of A Metatarsophalangeal Joint Implant Wear Tester, Kelly Wilton Schlachter

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The purpose of the present study was to design a wear tester for implants of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (FMTPJ), otherwise known as the first joint of the big toe. Many different designs of this type of implant from many different manufacturers are currently in clinical use, but there is no information in the open literature as to how these implants are tested for in vivo durability. There are several case studies, however, in which premature implant fractures were reported. It is possible that the incidence of such fractures might have been lower if standardized wear testing of FMTPJ implants …

A Dynamic Approach To Pose Invariant Face Identification Using Cellular Simultaneous Recurrent Networks, Teddy Salan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Face recognition is a widely covered and desirable research field that produced multiple techniques and different approaches. Most of them have severe limitations with pose variations or face rotation. The immediate goal of this thesis is to deal with pose variations by implementing a face recognition system using a Cellular Simultaneous Recurrent Network (CSRN). The CSRN is a novel bio-inspired recurrent neural network that mimics reinforcement learning in the brain. The recognition task is defined as an identification problem on image sequences. The goal is to correctly match a set of unknown pose distorted probe face sequences with a set …

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 …

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome And The Flute, Tiffany Cagle

Honors Theses

No abstract provided.

November 29, 2011, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Energy-Efficient Real-Time Data Compression In Wireless Sensor Networks, Tommy Szalapski, Sanjay Madria

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

Wireless sensor networks possess significant limitations in storage, bandwidth, and power. Additionally, real-time sensor networks cannot tolerate high latency. While some good compression algorithms exist specific to sensor networks, in this paper we present an energy-efficient method with high compression ratio that reduces latency, storage and bandwidth usage further in comparison with some other recently proposed algorithms. Our Huffman style compression scheme exploits temporal locality and delta compression to provide better bandwidth utilization in the network, thus reducing latency for real time applications. Our performance evaluations show comparable compression ratios and energy savings with a significant decrease in latency compared …

Faculty Members’ Perceptions Of Quality Assurance And Accreditation In Afghanistan, Sayed Ahmad Javid Mussawy, Gretchen B Rossman

Higher Learning Research Communications

Abstract This study investigated faculty members’ perceptions of quality assurance and accreditation (QAA) in Afghanistan. The study aimed to examine how familiar faculty members were with QAA policy, quality concepts, QAA processes, and whether QAA process has improved the status quo. Through a sequential exploratory mixed methods design, the investigators interviewed seven faculty members at four universities, and subsequently conducted a self-administered survey questionnaire at six universities (two public and four private). A response rate of 54 percent (N = 42) was obtained from the survey. The study findings suggest that faculty members had mixed impressions about QAA implementation. For …

In-Situ Ellipsometry Characterization Of Anodically Grown Silicon Dioxide And Lithium Intercalation Into Silicon, Eric A. Montgomery

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

In this thesis, in-situ ellipsometry and electroanalytical investigations of two electrochemical processes are reported: including the formation of anodically grown silicon dioxide and the intercalation of lithium into silicon. Analysis of the ellipsometry data shows that the anodically grown silicon dioxide layer is uniform and has similar properties as thermally grown silicon dioxide. The lithium-ion intercalation data reveals non-uniform thin film formation, which requires further studies and development of appropriate ellipsometric optical models.

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Differential Combination Of Cytokine And Interferon- Gamma +874 T/A Polymorphisms Determines Disease Severity In Pulmonary Tuberculosis., Ambreen Ansari, Zahra Hasan, Ghaffar Dawood, Rabia Hussain

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Background:Mycobacterium tuberculosis infects nearly 1/3 of the world population and this reservoir forms the largest pool from which new cases arise. Among the cytokines, IFN-gamma is a key determinant in protection against tuberculosis. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in IFN-gamma gene (+874 T/A) which determine TT high ((hi)), AA low ((lo)) and TA intermediate ((int)) responder phenotypes have shown variable associations with tuberculosis disease outcome in different ethnic populations. The objective of the current study was to analyze IFN-gamma gene combinations with other IFN-gamma regulating cytokine genes (IL-10, TNF -alpha, IL-6) to see the effect of gene- combinations on disease …

The Metaphor Of Marriage In Hosea, Leif Harald Fredheim

Capstone Research Projects

No abstract provided.

Commonwealth Times 2011-11-28

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

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November 28, 2011: Death For The Hallowed Secularist, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “ Death for the Hallowed Secularist“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

The Statesman, V. 55, I. 13, Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 55, i. 13

11/28/2011 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 11/28/2011. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

Silvia Moreno Garcia V. Atty Gen Usa

2011 Decisions

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