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Optimization Of Hydrothermal Pretreatment And Membrane Filtration Processes Of Various Feedstocks To Isolate Hemicelluloses For Biopolymer Applications, Badamkhand Sukhbaatar

Theses and Dissertations

Hemicelluloses (HC) are the second most abundant plant polysaccharides after cellulose, constituting 25-30% of plant materials. In spite of their abundance, HC are not effectively utilized. Recently, considerable interest has been directed to HC-based biomaterials because of their high oxygen barrier properties, which has potential in food packaging applications. In this study, HC were extracted from sugarcane bagasse and southern yellow pine using a hydrothermal technique which utilizes hot compressed water without catalyst. The parameters affecting the yield of extracted HC such as temperature, time and pressure, were tested and optimized. Eighty four percent of xylose was extracted from sugarcane …

Accelerated Composting Of Hardwood Bark Amended With Organic And Inorganic Fertilizer, Hoda Bakhshizadeh

Theses and Dissertations

The objectives of this study were: 1) To evaluate short-term composting of hardwood bark with combinations of poultry litter and ammonium nitrate and 2) To determine the suitability of composted material for ornamental plant media. In a 3-month accelerated composting study, hardwood bark was amended with (20% & 40%) poultry litter, (1% & 2%) ammonium nitrate, or unamended. Composting was run in fifteen 35- gallon containers and samples were collected at day 0, 45, and 90 for pH, moisture content, carbon-to-nitrogen ratio, compost maturity, toxicity, and green house evaluations. The amendment containing 40% poultry litter showed significantly higher weight reduction …

The Effect Of Oil Exposure On The Tissues And Health Status Of Gulf Of Mexico Fishes, Ahmad Salem Omar Ali

Theses and Dissertations

The Macondo 252 oil spill occurred on April 20, 2010 and persisted for 86 days. Oil spill exposed Gulf fish demonstrated reduced lymphocyte counts and increased ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) values. Alligator gar were exposed to 0, 0.5 and 4.0 g oil/L of tank water for 48 hours, then moved to oilree water for a 7 day recovery period. After forty-eight hours exposure, lymphocyte and hematopoietic precursor populations were significantly decreased in dose responsive by exposure to oil. Following a 7 day recovery period, lymphocyte and precursor cell numbers increased. After 48 hours exposure, tissue changes included hepatocellular vacuolization and necrosis, necrotizing …

Mechanisms And Patterns Of Invasion In Macrophyte Communities, Jonathan Paul Fleming

Theses and Dissertations

Aquatic plants (macrophytes) are important components of freshwater ecosystems and serve numerous purposes, physical and biological, that help to structure aquatic communities. Although macrophytes represent an essential component of stable aquatic communities, invasive macrophytes may negatively alter ecosystem properties. Non-native, invasive species have been identified as a major cause of biodiversity loss and the increasing prevalence of invasive species has prompted studies to help understand their impacts and to conserve biodiversity. Studying mechanisms of invasion also gives insight into how communities are structured and assembled. This study examined mechanisms that contribute to macrophyte invasion. First, I reviewed literature concerning mechanisms …

The Implementation Of A State Monitoring And Surveillance Program: What Factors Influence The State Policy?, Kywaii K. Lawrence-Jackson

Theses and Dissertations

This study examines state variations in health care services for children with Autism and other developmental disabilities across the fifty states through the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network (ADDM). The ADDM network monitors and tracks the number of children with Autism and other developmental disabilities. The purpose of this study is, first, to understand the differences between the states in the implementation of the ADDM network and, second, to determine what state factors (political variable, i.e., party identification; structural administrative variables, i.e., Medicaid Home and Community Based Service Waiver, HCBS (Section1915C) and the number of pediatricians per 10,000 children; …

The Influence Of Ericoid Mycorrhizal Fungi On Rabbiteye Blueberry (Vaccinium Ashei), Mark Linneaus Mclaughlin

Theses and Dissertations

Ericoid Mycorrhizal fungi have been shown to form symbiotic associations with Erious plants and increase nutrients uptake by the plant. The objective of this study was to assess the potential of two ericoid mycorrhizal isolates Oidiodendron maius and Pezizella ericae as potential sources of inoculant for rabbiteye blueberry (Vaccinium ashei) and to assess the variation in consistency and degree of ericoid mycorrhizal fungi colonization within rabbiteye blueberry (Vaccinium ashei). Field trials were conducted in 2012 in Verona, MS at the North Mississippi Research and Extension Center. In this study data was collected on fruit yield, leaf tissue nutrient concentration, leaf …

The Prediction Of Wellness Factors On Alcohol Consumption And Behaviors Related To Alcohol Among College Students, Angela Cole Golson

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this dissertation study was to investigate wellness as a predictive variable of alcohol consumption among college students. The Five Factor Wellness Inventory (5F-Wel-A) was used to measure the five second-order factors of wellness (e.g. Essential Self, Creative Self, Physical Self, Social Self, and Coping Self). The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) determined college student alcohol consumption by measuring the frequency of consumption, number of drinks, binge drinking, inability to stop drinking, normal expectations of drinking, morning drinking, guilt, memory loss, injury, and recommendations by others. A multiple regression analysis was used to determine the relationships between …

The Relationship Between Religion And Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Philip B. Mason

Theses and Dissertations

Research shows that religious people have higher levels of self-control. Scientists also hypothesize that individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are less likely to participate in religious services which require long periods of attention and self discipline. However, little research has investigated the potential relationship between ADHD and religious participation. Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), this study finds (1) mothers’ prayer frequency is marginally related to children’s ADHD symptoms and diagnosis although other religious indicators are not significantly related, (2) childhood religious involvement and affiliation are not significantly related to ADHD symptoms and diagnosis, …

Determining The Etiology Of Decreased Tensile Strength In Tissues Of Quarter Horses With Hereditary Regional Dermal Asthenia (Herda), Jacquelyn Elizabeth Bowser

Theses and Dissertations

Hereditary Equine Regional Derma Asthenia (HERDA) is a painful disfiguring autosomal recessive skin disorder of Quarter Horse lineages. Affected horses cannot be ridden and most are humanely destroyed. Five years following homozygosity mapping of a putative causal mutation responsible for HERDA, it remains unclear how this mutation causes the HERDA syndrome. HERDA horses have a missense mutation in peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase B (PPIB) which encodes cyclophilin B (CYPB) and alters folding and post-translational modifications of fibrillar collagen. Loss of function mutations in CYPB recognized in other species classically present as the debilitating bone disease, severe to lethal osteogenesis imperfect (OI). …

Low-Temperature Hydrothermal Liquefaction Of Giant Miscanthus With Alcohol As Cosolvent, Islam Hassan Hafez

Theses and Dissertations

Energy issues in the United States are currently receiving a very high priority. There is a strong desire to replace fossil fuels with alternative sources of energy since fuel prices are rising dramatically, and for the harming effect on the environment. Biomass is one of the most promising alternative sources of energy. In this study, hydrothermal liquefaction with alcohol co-solvents was applied on giant miscanthus (Miscanthus giganteus) feedstock. All liquefaction experiments were conducted in 5500 series Parr® reactor. The most important parameters that affect the liquefaction process were studied. The yield of the liquefaction process was determined gravimetrically and the …

The Needs Of The Stakeholders Are The Seeds Of Growth For The Organisation (Interview With Mr. G. Narayana), Shashank Shah

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

A rare interview with a well-regarded leader of commerce in India is presented by the author, Dr. Shashank Shah. The interviewee, Mr. G. Narayana, is Chairman Emeritus of Excel Industries Ltd. (Excel). Mr. Narayana is noted for his ability to positively motivate people through kindness and the integration of spirituality in the workplace. His brand of leadership is characterized by a type of management philosophy that integrates the scientific principles of the West with the profound thought of Indian scriptures.

The Character X Factor In Selecting Leaders: Beyond Ethics, Virtues, And Values, Robert Mckenna, G. Victoria Campbell

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

Leading with character requires a person to maintain a delicate balance of certain traits and understand the tensions which exist between humility and conviction, reluctance and courage, and vulnerability and integrity. A true leader must look beyond the content of a problem and rather examine the context of his or her individual make-up in relationship to themselves as well as to their surroundings.

The Story Of Ethicus: India's First Ethical Fashion Brand, Ajith Sankar

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

Historically, cotton has played a significant role in India’s independence from British rule and continues to be a factor in that nation’s growth and recognition as a premier trading partner. Now, the Ethicus brand has provided the world with a template of how to create and develop an industry sustainably, giving due regard to the process and to each employee.

Capital Budgeting And Sustainable Enterprises: Ethical Implications, Ron Sookram, Balraj Kistow

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

This article focuses upon the growing, universal influence of social, environmental, and economic factors in business decision-making and the possibility of developing sustainable enterprises through a triple-bottom-line, capital budgeting approach.

Lands' End And The Comer Foundation: A Legacy (An Overview Of Gary Comer, The Founding Of Lands' End, And An Interview With Stephanie Comer), Elizabeth Gingerich

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

When a business is created by an individual who holds certain values as fundamental to its development, the customer, workforce, and management are all natural beneficiaries. This case study and interview exemplify how both community service and serving the customer can transcend, and even augment, the bottom line.

Impact Of The Internet On Research Effort Of Academics At Abia State University, Uturu, (Absu), Cpc Onwubiko

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper is on the impact of the Internet on the research effort of academics at Abia State University Uturu. The Internet has become an invaluable tool for teaching, learning and research. The benefits are so enormous that there is no sphere of life without the Internet application. This is certainly true for tertiary institutions. Premised on this consciousness, the descriptive survey research method was adopted in carrying out the study, with the questionnaire as the sole instrument for data collection. The study was guided by six objectives. The findings of the study revealed that there is no felt need …

Prescribed Reading: December 2012, Centracare Clinic

Prescribed Reading

• Health Care Matters: Thank you for helping us grow
• Providing award-winning care!
• Internal Medicine has access again!
• Welcome to our new providers
• Linda Lindberg, RN, MSN, CNP
• Welcome to these new employees
• Recognizing years of service
• Employee benefit year-end reminders
• Medical expense changes for 2013
• Clinic will be closed these 2013 holidays
• Paid Time-Off policy reminders
• I.S. staff move to new building
• Eating right on the run!
• The nature of what we do
• Give the gift of independence and safety
• Got sick kids?
• Patients needed for heart research study
• CCHS floral arrangement at funerals
• Nicotine dependence program available
• Weight loss …

Rodes Collection (Mss 427), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 427. Correspondence, photographs, and business and personal papers, primarily of Robert Rodes, Sr. of Danville, Kentucky, and John Barret Rodes of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Robert Rodes's correspondence includes letters outlining his fear of an invasion of Bowling Green by Confederate forces, 1861 (Click on "Additional Files" below for typescripts). Also includes material related to Rodes ancestors and descendants, as well as to members of the Grider, Hines, Helm, Loving and associated families.

Data Curation Is For Everyone! The Case For Master's And Baccalaureate Institutional Engagement With Data Curation, Yasmeen Shorish

Libraries

This article describes the fundamental challenges to data curation, how these challenges may be compounded for smaller institutions, and how data management is an essential and manageable component of data curation. Data curation is often discussed within the confines of large research universities. As a result, master's and baccalaureate institutions may be left with the impression that they cannot engage with data curation. However, by proactively engaging with faculty, libraries of all sizes can build closer relationships and help educate faculty on data documentation and organizational best practices. This article describes experiences from one master's comprehensive institution as it engages …

A Descriptive Analysis Of The Effects Post Discharge Phone Calls Have On Readmission Rates For Medicare Beneficiaries, Heaven Owens

Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection)

One in five Medicare patients is readmitted within 30 days of a previous hospitalization, which impacts patients and the healthcare system with exponential expenditures (Allaudeen, Vidyarthi, Maselli, Auerbach, 2011). The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have mobilized recovery audits to begin recapturing funds related to readmission, and medical institutions must take an active role to ensure their financial integrity and protect their clinical reputation. For the purpose of this project, the population of interest was Medicare beneficiaries age 50 through 88 with a primary diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or Congestive Heart Failure (CHF). The intervention included …

Reporter - December 14th 2012, Rit Reporter Staff

University Publications

No abstract provided.

2012-12-14, Board Of Regents, Murray State University

Board of Regents Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Murray Ledger And Times, December 14, 2012, Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

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The Involvement Of Acidic Nucleoplasmic Dna-Binding Protein (And-1) In The Regulation Of Prereplicative Complex (Pre-Rc) Assembly In Human Cells, Yongming Li, Haijie Xiao, Christelle De Renty, Aimee Jaramillo-Lambert, Zhiyong Han, Melvin L. Depamphilis, Kristy J. Brown, Wenge Zhu

Pediatrics Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Simple Steps Can Lower Kidney Stone Risk, Jim Bakken

Browse All News

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2012 Fall Commencement Program: Winona State University, Winona State University

WSU Commencement Programs

This is the Winona State University Fall 2012 commencement program. Commencement was on Friday, December 14, 2012.

Economic Impact Analysis: Market To Market Relay Nebraska 2012, Eric Thompson, Shannon Mcclure

Bureau of Business Research Publications

The culture of running in the U.S. is big business. Main drivers for runners center on the desire for health and wellness, competitive spirit, achieving one’s mental and physical best and the sense of community that a running event creates. Each year, throughout the U.S., hundreds of races are run, from small, community 5Ks to major annual races like the New York City Marathon (an estimated annual race revenue of $30 million without economic impact¹) or Atlanta’s Peachtree Road Race (an estimated economic impact of over $10 million²). These races provide local residents with an opportunity …

State V. Easley Appellant's Brief Dckt. 39710

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Current Unrestricted Operating Budgets, Fiscal Year 2013, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of Administration And Finance

University of Montana Current Unrestricted Operating Budgets, 1993-2017

The unrestricted operating budget of the University of Montana, issued by the Office of University Planning, Budgeting and Analysis under the Office of Administration and Finance.

Adoption Of Innovation: Impact Of Rituximab (Rituxan®) Faster Infusion On Oncology Nurses' Perceptions, Practice, And Resource Utilization, Keith Dawson

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects

The translation of advances in clinical research into clinical practice in a manner that provides benefits while reducing potential harm is a challenge within the health care delivery system. Data from a phase III multicenter clinical trial led to the 2012 US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of a 90-minute infusion of rituximab (Rituxan) starting at Cycle 2 for patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma who did not experience a Grade 3 or 4 infusion-related adverse event during Cycle 1. The 90-minute rituximab faster infusion will result in a significant change in how nurses in the United States have been administering …