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“The Reputation Of The Queen And Public Opinion: The Case Of Isabeau Of Bavaria”, Tracy Adams, Glenn Rechtschaffen Dec 2011

“The Reputation Of The Queen And Public Opinion: The Case Of Isabeau Of Bavaria”, Tracy Adams, Glenn Rechtschaffen

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

This essay takes issue with a still common tendency to read contemporary criticisms of powerful women as straightforward evidence of their “unpopularity,” using as a cast study Isabeau of Bavaria (1371-1435), who was generally imagined to have suffered the scorn of her contemporaries. In part one of the essay we argue that the two sources that scholars have relied upon prove not that public opinion turned against Isabeau in 1405-1406, but only that her political enemy Jean of Burgundy was planting negative propaganda about her in hopes of damaging her reputation during those years. In part two we consider whether …

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Licoricia Of Winchester:Marriage, Motherhood, And Murder In The Medieval Anglo-Jewish Community By Suzanne Bartlet., Hannah Johnson Dec 2011

Licoricia Of Winchester:Marriage, Motherhood, And Murder In The Medieval Anglo-Jewish Community By Suzanne Bartlet., Hannah Johnson

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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Front Matter, Medieval Feminist Forum, V.47 No.1 2011 Dec 2011

Front Matter, Medieval Feminist Forum, V.47 No.1 2011

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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Static And Free Vibration Analyses Of Composite Shells Based On Different Shell Theories, Ebrahim Asadi Dec 2011

Static And Free Vibration Analyses Of Composite Shells Based On Different Shell Theories, Ebrahim Asadi

Theses and Dissertations

Equations of motion with required boundary conditions for doubly curved deep and thick composite shells are shown using two formulations. The first is based upon the formulation that was presented initially by Rath and Das (1973, J. Sound and Vib.) and followed by Reddy (1984, J. Engng. Mech. ASCE). In this formulation, plate stiffness parameters are used for thick shells, which reduced the equations to those applicable for shallow shells. This formulation is widely used but its accuracy has not been completely tested. The second formulation is based upon that of Qatu (1995, Compos. Press. Vessl. Indust.; 1999, Int. J. …

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The Beacon - Vol 10 No. 7 - December 9, 2011, Merrimack College Dec 2011

The Beacon - Vol 10 No. 7 - December 9, 2011, Merrimack College

The Beacon

The Beacon - the student newspaper of Merrimack College. Volume 10, Number 7 - December 9, 2011. 12 pages

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Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs) In Stormwater From The Pajarito Plateau, Northern New Mexico., Marwin Shendo Dec 2011

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs) In Stormwater From The Pajarito Plateau, Northern New Mexico., Marwin Shendo

Water Resources Professional Project Reports

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) are distributed throughout the globe and represent an environmental threat to wildlife and human health. The New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission has established surface water standards for Wildlife Habitat and the Human Health of 14,000 and 640 pg/L respectively. Preliminary studies identified elevated levels of PCBs in stormwater samples collected from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) watersheds draining the Pajarito Plateau in northern New Mexico, including the Los Alamos County town site. PCB samples were collected at 59 stormwater runoff Site Monitoring Areas (SMAs) from 1996 to 2008 at LANL. PCB Aroclor concentrations ranged from 218,070 …

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Geochemical Analysis Of Ancient Activities At Two Plazas In Cobá, Mexico, Eric G. Coronel Dec 2011

Geochemical Analysis Of Ancient Activities At Two Plazas In Cobá, Mexico, Eric G. Coronel

Theses and Dissertations

Two plazas at Cobá, Mexico, may have been the place of market activity during the classic Maya period. The intense decomposition in the warm, moist soils of the Yucatan Peninsula precludes the identification of organic artifacts in archaeological contexts, but phosphorus and trace elements accumulation in soils may provide evidence of marketing activities. The spatial patterns of P and trace element concentrations were used to elucidate the types of ancient Maya activities that took place in those plazas. Phosphorus concentrations are highly correlated (p-value <0.01) with Fe, Mn, and Zn levels in both Plaza B and D. Although the soil geochemistry of Plaza B does not show a marketplace pattern in comparison with previous studies, the elemental concentrations and distributions within Plaza D join other lines of evidence to support the premise that marketplace activities took place at that location. Soil samples were analyzed using DTPA extraction, Mehlich II, Olsen, and Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (PXRF). Experiments were performed to study the suitability of PXRF for field studies. Aspects that were studied include granule size, soil moisture content, protective plastic films that could interfere with the X-Ray signal when placing the samples on top of the analyzer, and a comparison of certified soil standards to the PXRF elemental concentration readings. The results suggest that a field laboratory could be set up to air-dry and sieve soil samples to a minimum mesh size of #10 (> 2 mm).

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Neuromechanical Alterations Due To Induced Knee Pain And Effusion During Functional Movements, Jihong Park Dec 2011

Neuromechanical Alterations Due To Induced Knee Pain And Effusion During Functional Movements, Jihong Park

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Purpose: Examine neuromechanical alterations due to isolated and/or combined knee pain and effusion in functional movements. Methods: A 4X3 randomised controlled laboratory study with repeated measures was used. Nineteen, healthy volunteers (age: 22.4 ± 2.4 years) underwent four different treatments (control, effusion, pain, and pain/effusion) with a week wash out period. Ten near-infrared cameras with 43 reflective markers, 12 surface EMG electrodes, and two ground-embedded force platforms were used to record neuromechanical changes during functional movements (walking and drop landing). To induce pain, 5% sodium chloride (1 ml) was injected into the infrapatellar fat pad. To induce effusion, 0.9% sodium …

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The Effects Of Whole Body Vibration On Dorsiflexion In Chronic Ankle Instability, Lesley Abigail Thalman Dec 2011

The Effects Of Whole Body Vibration On Dorsiflexion In Chronic Ankle Instability, Lesley Abigail Thalman

Theses and Dissertations

BACKGROUND: Whole body vibration (WBV) platforms are currently used as adjunctive training devices for exercise programs, and have been shown to facilitate flexibility. One of the biggest contributing factors to chronic ankle instability (CAI) is the lack of dorsiflexion after lateral ankle sprains and WBV may be an effective way to increase range of motion in this population. PURPOSE: Determine if WBV done concurrently with static stretching (SS) is more effective then SS alone in improving dorsiflexion ROM in subjects with CAI. METHODS: Subjects were divided into 3 groups (control, static stretch, and static stretch and vibrate). Subjects stretched 4 …

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A Framework For Studying The Physical Degradation Characteristics Of Dvds And Their Relationship To Digital Errors, Brian K. Saville Dec 2011

A Framework For Studying The Physical Degradation Characteristics Of Dvds And Their Relationship To Digital Errors, Brian K. Saville

Theses and Dissertations

The methods used to store data on DVD-R discs have been proven to work over the last 15 years. However, there has been a growing concern that these discs will be outlasted by the paper records they were meant to replace. The data on a DVD-R is stored as optical contrasts which have the potential to be misread and even damaged. This damage may occur either on the surface or internally to the disc, especially on the recording layer itself. The literature is saturated with studies attempting to determine the time period in which discs may fail and what the …

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Convocation, Dimitri Carabas, K. C. Singer, Asiamarie Domingo, Cody Stover, Damian Coughlin, Waylon Raether, Hye Youn Joo Sin, Gianni Becker, Barry Stanton, Samantha Ciarlo, Belinda Martinez, Christina Riegert, Ronna Humphries, Ava Thibodeau, Samantha Alterman, David Warner, Barbara Riske, Jessica Kim, Spencer Baker, Zhu Sun, Bilyana Tancheva, Travis Lohmann, Nancy Porter Dec 2011

Convocation, Dimitri Carabas, K. C. Singer, Asiamarie Domingo, Cody Stover, Damian Coughlin, Waylon Raether, Hye Youn Joo Sin, Gianni Becker, Barry Stanton, Samantha Ciarlo, Belinda Martinez, Christina Riegert, Ronna Humphries, Ava Thibodeau, Samantha Alterman, David Warner, Barbara Riske, Jessica Kim, Spencer Baker, Zhu Sun, Bilyana Tancheva, Travis Lohmann, Nancy Porter

Convocations

Program listing performers and works performed

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Convocation, James Galvez, Casey Gardner, Stacy Honaker, Miguel Alasco, Patrick Garcia, Dominique Jackson, Lindsay Testai, David Warner, Bradley Taylor, Megan Hermansen, Jourdan Borowiak, Katie Bertini, Thomas Gaff, Bilyana Tancheva, Nancy Porter, Albina Asyran, Jae Ahn-Benton, Travis Bernau Dec 2011

Convocation, James Galvez, Casey Gardner, Stacy Honaker, Miguel Alasco, Patrick Garcia, Dominique Jackson, Lindsay Testai, David Warner, Bradley Taylor, Megan Hermansen, Jourdan Borowiak, Katie Bertini, Thomas Gaff, Bilyana Tancheva, Nancy Porter, Albina Asyran, Jae Ahn-Benton, Travis Bernau

Convocations

Program listing performers and works performed

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Doctoral Recital, Latoya Lain, Karen Mccann Dec 2011

Doctoral Recital, Latoya Lain, Karen Mccann

Graduate Student Recitals

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Reduction In Wick Drain Effectiveness In Typical Utah Clays, Gabriel M. Smith Dec 2011

Reduction In Wick Drain Effectiveness In Typical Utah Clays, Gabriel M. Smith

Theses and Dissertations

Consolidation theory states that decreasing the spacing of prefabricated vertical drains will decrease the time required to achieve primary consolidation. Previous field tests have shown that there exists a "critical" drain spacing, which is the point at which further spacing decrease does not decrease the time of primary consolidation. This "critical" spacing is thought to be due to disturbance effects from installation of the drains. Previous studies have found that the "critical" drain spacing may be dependent upon soil layering and drain and mandrel dimensions. Thin, interbedded clay layers have been found to be affected greatly due to the smear …

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Medication-Related Problems In Older Adults: A Focus On Underuse Of Warfarin And Warfarin-Antibiotic Interactions, Parinaz K. Ghaswalla Dec 2011

Medication-Related Problems In Older Adults: A Focus On Underuse Of Warfarin And Warfarin-Antibiotic Interactions, Parinaz K. Ghaswalla

Theses and Dissertations

The work presented in this dissertation focuses on two important medication-related problems in older adults, that is, untreated indication and drug-drug interactions, specifically with respect to a high-risk medication such as warfarin. Warfarin is a challenge to use in clinical practice due to its narrow therapeutic index, variability in dose-response and its interactions with numerous foods and drugs. This dissertation presents the research from two projects. In the first project the prevalence and predictors of warfarin use in nursing home (NH) residents with atrial fibrillation (AF), and use of secondary stroke prevention strategies was determined, in order to understand the …

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Investigating How Equating Guidelines For Screening And Selecting Common Items Apply When Creating Vertically Scaled Elementary Mathematics Tests, Maria Assunta Hardy Dec 2011

Investigating How Equating Guidelines For Screening And Selecting Common Items Apply When Creating Vertically Scaled Elementary Mathematics Tests, Maria Assunta Hardy

Theses and Dissertations

Guidelines to screen and select common items for vertical scaling have been adopted from equating. Differences between vertical scaling and equating suggest that these guidelines may not apply to vertical scaling in the same way that they apply to equating. For example, in equating the examinee groups are assumed to be randomly equivalent, but in vertical scaling the examinee groups are assumed to possess different levels of proficiency. Equating studies that examined the characteristics of the common-item set stress the importance of careful item selection, particularly when groups differ in ability level. Since in vertical scaling cross-level ability differences are …

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Traces Of Existence, Jayna Brown Quinn Dec 2011

Traces Of Existence, Jayna Brown Quinn

Theses and Dissertations

This project report accounts for my final MFA project, Traces of Existence. This body of work began as an exploration, partially borne of the love of genealogical research translated into visual art by exploring the things my ancestors touched, be it ephemera, the soil they lived on, or artifacts they left behind, and partly as a pathway through which I could learn to understand more about my own identity, all the while finding beauty in the mundane. Although the works are personal, it is my hope that the viewer will respond to them in his/her own way, and that …

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Christine De Pizan's Metaphoric Womb, Tina-Marie Ranalli Dec 2011

Christine De Pizan's Metaphoric Womb, Tina-Marie Ranalli

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

As a medieval woman writer, Christine de Pizan (ca. 1364-1430) was in an unusual position which necessitated not only that she establish her authority as a vernacular writer, like her male counterparts, but also that she find a way to reconcile her scholarly activity with her sex. In the Livre de la cité des dames, Christine finds a unique solution to her problem of authority and identity. It is my contention that in this work Christine presents an ingeniously crafted and multifaceted metaphor of the development of human life in the womb, what I term her “womb metaphor.” The Cité …

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Renaissance Earwitnesses: Rumor And Early Modern Masculinity By Keith M. Botelho., Celia M. Lewis Dec 2011

Renaissance Earwitnesses: Rumor And Early Modern Masculinity By Keith M. Botelho., Celia M. Lewis

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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Lettering The Self In Medieval And Early Modern France By Katherine Kong., Elizabeth A. Hubble Dec 2011

Lettering The Self In Medieval And Early Modern France By Katherine Kong., Elizabeth A. Hubble

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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Back Matter, Medieval Feminist Forum, V.47 No.1 2011 Dec 2011

Back Matter, Medieval Feminist Forum, V.47 No.1 2011

Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality

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Fall Commencement Ceremonies, University Of North Florida Dec 2011

Fall Commencement Ceremonies, University Of North Florida

Commencement Printed Materials

Program for the Fall Commencement ceremonies.

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The Interrelationships Among Family Stress, Parenting Behavior, And Behavior Problems: An Investigation Of Internationally Adopted Chinese Girls, Cheryl Gelley Dec 2011

The Interrelationships Among Family Stress, Parenting Behavior, And Behavior Problems: An Investigation Of Internationally Adopted Chinese Girls, Cheryl Gelley

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Although there have been many studies investigating international adoptees' outcomes in relation to their pre-adoption experiences, there is a paucity of research investigating the influence of post-adoption experiences. Guided by the proximity of the family to the child in Bronfenbrenner's (1979) ecological systems theory of human development, this study addressed a gap in the literature by investigating the interrelationships among family-related variables (e.g., stress in family environment, parenting behavior) and 648 internationally adopted Chinese girls' behavior problems. Moderate, positive relationships were found between family stress and both internalizing (r = .43, p < .001) and externalizing (r = .59, p < .001) behavior problems. Modest, inverse relationships were found between authoritative parenting and both internalizing (r = -.08, p < .01) and externalizing (r = -.15, p < .001) behavior problems. Additionally, modest to moderate, positive relationships were found between authoritarian and permissive parenting and internalizing (r = .18, p < .001; r = .19, p < .001, respectively) and externalizing (r = .39, p < .001; r = .34, p < .001, respectively) behavior problems. Finally, authoritarian and permissive parenting behaviors were partial mediators between family stress and both internalizing (R2 = .08, p < .001; R2 = .08, p …

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Practice Resurrection: A Conversation On Growing Up In Christ - Part 2, Eugene H. Peterson Dec 2011

Practice Resurrection: A Conversation On Growing Up In Christ - Part 2, Eugene H. Peterson

ATS Chapel Services

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Christ Plays In Ten Thousand Places: A Conversation In Spiritual Theology, Eugene H. Peterson Dec 2011

Christ Plays In Ten Thousand Places: A Conversation In Spiritual Theology, Eugene H. Peterson

ATS Chapel Services

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Strength Of Concrete Masonry Prisms Constructed With Non-Traditional Grout And Type-M Mortar, Scott Michael Watterson Dec 2011

Strength Of Concrete Masonry Prisms Constructed With Non-Traditional Grout And Type-M Mortar, Scott Michael Watterson

Theses and Dissertations

The Concrete Masonry Association of California and Nevada in conjunction with Brigham Young University devised a masonry prism testing scheme to aid in the determination of whether prisms constructed with grouts possessing high levels of supplemental cementitious materials could meet minimum masonry compressive strength requirements. ASTM standards, identical to that of concrete, place restrictions on quantities, by weight, of supplemental materials that can replace ordinary Portland cement. For an all fly ash replacement, up to 40% of Portland cement can be replaced while up to 70% can be replaced by a fly ash-slag combination. Research is focused on class F …

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Holiness Week By Stephen Martyn, Stephen L. Martyn Dec 2011

Holiness Week By Stephen Martyn, Stephen L. Martyn

ATS Chapel Services

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Tell It Slant: A Conversation On The Language Of Jesus In His Stories And Prayers, Eugene H. Peterson Dec 2011

Tell It Slant: A Conversation On The Language Of Jesus In His Stories And Prayers, Eugene H. Peterson

ATS Chapel Services

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Jesus Dual Invitation, Maxie D. Dunnam Dec 2011

Jesus Dual Invitation, Maxie D. Dunnam

ATS Chapel Services

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Hope Dies Last, Tom Davis Dec 2011

Hope Dies Last, Tom Davis

ATS Chapel Services

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