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Design Of A Lab Scale Direct-Filtration System And Its Application In Process Lab , Shichang Ma

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports - Open

The Environmental Process and Simulation Center (EPSC) at Michigan Technological University started accommodating laboratories for an Environmental Engineering senior level class CEE 4509 Environmental Process and Simulation Laboratory since 2004. Even though the five units that exist in EPSC provide the students opportunities to have hands-on experiences with a wide range of water/wastewater treatment technologies, a key module was still missing for the student to experience a full cycle of treatment. This project fabricated a direct-filtration pilot system in EPSC and generated a laboratory manual for education purpose. Engineering applications such as clean bed head loss calculation, backwash flowrate determination, …

The Potential Of Industrial Waste And Agricultural Feedstock Towards Sustainable Biofuels Production: Techno-Economic And Environmental Impact Perspectives, Felix K. Adom

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports - Open

This Ph.D. research is comprised of three major components; (i) Characterization study to analyze the composition of defatted corn syrup (DCS) from a dry corn mill facility (ii) Hydrolysis experiments to optimize the production of fermentable sugars and amino acid platform using DCS and (iii) Sustainability analyses. Analyses of DCS included total solids, ash content, total protein, amino acids, inorganic elements, starch, total carbohydrates, lignin, organic acids, glycerol, and presence of functional groups. Total solids content was 37.4% (± 0.4%) by weight, and the mass balance closure was 101%. Total carbohydrates [27% (± 5%) wt.] comprised of starch (5.6%), soluble …

Engineering Research 2012, College Of Engineering, Michigan Technological University

Michigan Tech Engineering Magazine

Table of Contents

• Energy
• Engineered Materials
• Health
• Education & Outreach
• Earth & Water
• People

Honors Convocation, University Of Michigan Law School

Commencement and Honors Materials

Program for the May 4, 2012 University of Michigan Law School Honors Convocation.

God And Integrity: A Case Study Of Walter C. Kaiser Jr. And Norman L. Geisler, Augustin Tehamba

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

No abstract provided.

Research And Creative Scholarship At Andrews University (2012). Volume 3., Andrews University

Annual Research Highlights

Learn about marine iguanas on the Galápagos Islands and be impressed by the research projects of undergraduate students. Discover Adventism's first historian and learn why kids are afraid of math. All this and much more are included in the 2012 Research Brochure.

Abraham's Folly, William Paul Haas

Community Scholar Publications

This study is a philosophical reflection, not a formal exegesis, on the text of Genesis 12-22, tracing the interaction between Abraham and God, which led gradually to the Akedah, the binding of Isaac on the altar of sacrifice. The study rests on the hypothesis that Abraham, under the wise tutelage of Yahweh, slowly discovered that he had profoundly misunderstood God, thinking that God, like all the other gods Abraham had known, would eventually demand the sacrifice of his son as a condition for his having any more offspring.

In the light of this assumption attention of given to the rich …

Jax Archives Box Inventory List, The Jackson Laboratory Archives

Box Inventory

No abstract provided.

Annual Report Of The Town Officers Of The Town Of Pittsburg, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 2011., Pittsburg Town Representatives

Pittsburg, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Annual Reports Of The Officers, Trustees, Agents, Committees And Organizations Of The Town Of Plaistow, New Hampshire For The Year 2011., Plaistow Town Representatives

Plaistow, NH Annual Reports

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Town Of Pittsfield, New Hampshire Annual Reports For The Year Ending December 31, 2011., Pittsfield Town Representatives

Pittsfield, NH Annual Reports

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Town Of Pelham, New Hampshire 2011 Annual Town Report., Pelham Town Representatives

Pelham, NH Annual Reports

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Town Of Northumberland, New Hampshire 2011 Annual Report., Northumberland Town Representatives

Northumberland, NH Annual Reports

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Low Dose Nicotine And Antagonism Of Β2 Subunit Containing Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Have Similar Effects On Affective Behavior In Mice, Shawn M. Anderson, Darlene H. Brunzell

Pharmacology and Toxicology Publications

Nicotine leads to both activation and desensitization (inactivation) of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). This study tested the hypothesis that nicotine and a selective antagonist of β2*nAChRs would have similar effects on affective behavior. Adult C57BL/6J male mice were tested in a conditioned emotional response (CER) assay which evaluates the ability of an aversive stimulus to inhibit goal-directed behavior. Mice lever-pressed for a saccharin reinforcer according to a variable schedule of reinforcement during sessions in which two presentations of a compound light/tone conditioned stimulus (CS) co-terminated with a 0.1 or 0.3 mA, 0.5 s footshock unconditioned stimulus (US). During testing in …

A Manipulation Of Visual Feedback During Gait Training In Parkinson’S Disease, Quincy J. Almeida, Haseel Bhatt

Kinesiology and Physical Education Faculty Publications

Visual cues are known to improve gait in Parkinson’s disease (PD); however, the contribution of optic flow continues to be disputed. This study manipulated transverse line cues during two gait training interventions (6 weeks). PD subjects (N = 42) were assigned to one of three groups: treadmill (TG), overground (OG), or control group (CG). Participants walked across lines placed on either treadmills or 16-meter carpets, respectively. The treadmill (TG) offered a reduced dynamic flow from the environment, while lines presented on the ground (OG) emphasized optic flow related to the participant’s own displacement. Both interventions significantly improved (and maintained …

State-Induced Famine And Penal Starvation In North Korea, Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann

Political Science Faculty Publications

This article discusses North Korea as a case of state-induced famine, or faminogenesis. A famine from 1994 to 2000 killed 3–5% of North Korea’s population, and mass hunger reappeared in 2010–2012, despite reforms meant to address the shortage of food. In addition, a prison population of about 200,000 people is systematically deprived of food; this might be considered penal starvation. There seems little recourse under international law to punish the perpetrators of state-induced famine and penal starvation. State-induced famine does, however, fit some of the criteria of genocide in the United Nations Convention against Genocide, and could also be considered …

The Effect Of An Enriched Environment And Cognitive Maturity On Long-Term Reactivation Of Object Recognition Memory In Male Sprague-Dawley Rats., Lisette Roman

Psychology Honors Papers

This study examined the effect of environment and cognitive maturity on longterm reactivation of recognition memory in rats. Forty male Sprague-Dawley rats were housed in either an enriched environment or standard conditions. Animals were tested in the Novel Object Recognition (NOR) task as either adults or periadolescents. Results showed exposure to an enriched environment significantly increased the ability of animals to discriminate between a novel and a familiar object. Results also revealed that the impact of environmental enrichment was significant in adults but not in periadolescents. Immunohistochemical staining for the immediate-early gene products c-Fos and zif268 was performed to examine …

The Impact Of A Naturalistic Stressor On Spontaneous Alternation Behavior: A New Animal Model Of Ocd, Christina Finch

Behavioral Neuroscience Honors Papers

Over the past few decades, various animal models of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) have been developed. Similarly, various stressors have been used throughout animal research. The Spontaneous Alternation Behavioral (SAB) model is a well-established model of OCD while 2,5-dihydro-2,4,5-trimethylthiazoline (TMT) has recently become a popular naturalistic stressor. This study linked the two together, thus modeling the effect of stress on OCD behaviors. After living in an enriched or standard environment for 3 weeks, male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to either TMT or no odor, and then were examined in the SAB task. Unlike what was hypothesized, the enriched environment proved …

Religion And The Equal Protection Clause, Steven G. Calabresi, Abe Salander

Faculty Working Papers

This article argues that state action that discriminates on the basis of religion is unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Doctrine even if it does not violate the Establishment Clause or the Free Exercise Clause as incorporated by the Fourteenth Amendment. State action that discriminates on the basis of religion should be subject to strict scrutiny and should almost always be held unconstitutional. We thus challenge the Supreme Court's recent decision in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez in which a 5 to 4 majority of the Court wrongly allowed a California state school to discriminate against a Christian Legal Society chapter …

Adapting And Adopting: Waves Of Change As East Encounters West Modern And Contemporary Japanese Art, Brian Dursum, Audrey Barth, Megan Besecker, Sarah Blattner, Alicia Casella, Giselle Garcia-Gallinar, Stephanie Kryzak, Heather Newcomb, Melisa Ramos, Mary Alison Reilly, Alysia Rodriguez, Isabel Sarmiento, Andrew Simon, Gabriella Vigoreaux

Lowe Art Museum Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Introspection And Awakening: Japanese Art Of The Edo And Meiji Periods, 1615-1868, Brian Dursum, Daniel Mckee, Chang Qing, Stephen R. Halsey, Sayumi Takahashi Harb, Koichi Tasa

Lowe Art Museum Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Redesigning The Warren Animal Shelter, Bandar Alotaibi, Nicholas Baldasarre, Sean Barrett, Jacqueline Brauer, Perry Cry, Erin D'Allesandro, Joseph D'Oria, Jason Doughty, Alison Fredericks, Samantha Howard, Anthony Izzo, Matthem Jesi, Jozef Karpiel, Daniel L'Esperance, Robin Sharp, Emily Sperini, Gary Graham, Frederick Gould, Arnold Robinson

Architecture and Urban Design

The new shelter should incorporate improved natural lighting and ventilation, adequate space for laundry facilities and more space for the animals' living and bathing needs. The design should consider how to prevent dogs from barking and disturbing one another while in the kennels. Increased storage is necessary for the animal shelter to contain the food and living amenities for the incoming animals.

Washington Park Main Street Plan, Benjamin Bergenholtz, Derek Dandurand, Valerie Fram, Tracy Jonsson, Kimberly Lindner, Carolyn Reid, D.J. Sevigny, Alexandra Skerry, Timothy Guimond, Brooke Kourafas, Elise Murphy, Matt Berry, Erik Butler, Kayla Nerone, Arnold Robinson, Jeremy Wells, Julie Coon, Joel Cooper

Historic Preservation

There is an immense variety of privately owned businesses. They will be stakeholders because their businesses are located there, but they will also be assets in themselves in drawing people to the area. There is basically everything anyone could possible want or need in this area. There are two gas stations, a Family Dollar, a liquor store, a few sit down restaurants, numerous places where one can get a quick bite to eat, a frame shop, a clothing store, a pawn shop, a store with fresh produce (which is hard to find in urban areas), a store that sells sports …

The Great Hurricane And Tidal Wave Of 1938: Scenes Of The Disaster In Rhode Island’S East Bay, Richard V. Simpson

Hurricane of 1938

In September of 1983 a hurricane swept across New England. It was one of the most destructive storms to ever strike the region, causing damage in New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine.

Low Income Preschoolers' Non-Parental Care Experiences And Household Food Insecurity, Colleen Heflin, Irma Arteaga, Sara Gable

University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research Discussion Paper Series

Rates of food insecurity in households with children have significantly increased over the past decade. The majority of children, including those at risk for food insecurity, participate in some form of non-parental child care during the preschool years. To evaluate the relationship between the two phenomenon, this study investigates the effects of child care arrangements on food insecurity in households with children. To address the selection bias problem that arises from the fact that enrollment in different types of child care is not a random process, this study uses propensity scores techniques. The authors compare outcomes across five child care …

2011 Annual Report Swanzey, New Hampshire., Swanzey Town Representatives

Swanzey, NH Annual Reports

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Annual Report Of The Town Of Shelburne, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 2011., Shelburne Town Representatives

Shelburne, NH Annual Reports

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Town Of Salem, New Hampshire Annual Report For The Year 2011., Salem Town Representatives

Salem, NH Annual Reports

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Annual Report Of The Town Of Roxbury, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 2011., Roxbury Town Representatives

Roxbury, NH Annual Reports

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Annual Report Of The Town Officers Of The Town Of Stewartstown, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 2011 Including Report Of The School Directors And Water Precinct Commissioners., Stewartstown Town Representatives

Stewartstown, NH Annual Reports

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