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Capturing The Cape: A Photographic Case Study Of The Cape Range Bioregion Of Northwest Australia, David J. Bradley Jan 2012

Capturing The Cape: A Photographic Case Study Of The Cape Range Bioregion Of Northwest Australia, David J. Bradley

ECU Research Week

No abstract provided.


Learning And Teaching Science In An Online World: An Exploration Of Pedagogical And Curriculum Innovations Afforded By The 1 To 1 Lap Top Program In Lower Secondary Science Classrooms, Julie Boston Jan 2012

Learning And Teaching Science In An Online World: An Exploration Of Pedagogical And Curriculum Innovations Afforded By The 1 To 1 Lap Top Program In Lower Secondary Science Classrooms, Julie Boston

Research Journeys in Education

No abstract provided.


Teaching And Learning Of Word Problems In Beginning Algebra, Omolola Ladele Jan 2012

Teaching And Learning Of Word Problems In Beginning Algebra, Omolola Ladele

Research Journeys in Education

No abstract provided.


Identification Of The Biogenic Compounds Responsible For Size-Dependent Nanoparticle Growth, Paul M. Winkler, John Ortega, Thomas Karl, Luca Cappellin, Hans R. Friedli, Kelley Barsanti, Peter H. Mcmurry, James N. Smith Jan 2012

Identification Of The Biogenic Compounds Responsible For Size-Dependent Nanoparticle Growth, Paul M. Winkler, John Ortega, Thomas Karl, Luca Cappellin, Hans R. Friedli, Kelley Barsanti, Peter H. Mcmurry, James N. Smith

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

The probability that freshly nucleated nanoparticles can survive to become cloud condensation nuclei is highly sensitive to particle growth rates. Much of the growth of newly formed ambient nanoparticles can be attributed to oxidized organic vapors originating from biogenic precursor gases. In this study we investigated the chemical composition of size-selected biogenic nanoparticles in the size range from 10 to 40 nm. Particles were formed in a flow tube reactor by ozonolysis ofα-pinene and analyzed with a Thermal Desorption Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer. While we found similar composition in 10 and 20 nm particles, the relative amounts of …


The Contributors, Marites Tiongco Jan 2012

The Contributors, Marites Tiongco

DLSU Business & Economics Review

No abstract provided.


Determinants Of Dengue Transmission During Epidemic And Inter-Epidemic Periods In Two Colombian Cities, Yao Fu Jan 2012

Determinants Of Dengue Transmission During Epidemic And Inter-Epidemic Periods In Two Colombian Cities, Yao Fu

Public Health Theses

Dengue fever is an urban disease that has a complex epidemiology consisting of alternating periods of intense epidemics and persistence in endemic locations. No studies have compared the patterns of geographic variation and determinants of dengue transmission in neighborhoods during epidemic and non-epidemic periods. Colombia's individual-based epidemiological surveillance system provides a unique opportunity to study this topic. The goal of this study was to better understand dengue epidemiology in two of the highest dengue fever reporting Colombian cities that vary in climate, Armenia (elevation 1320-1580 m, 21-23 C) and Barranquilla (elevation 5-134m . 27-30 C). We used a novel ecological …


An Environmental Systems Analysis Of Hydropower And Its Effects Upon Indigenous Settlements In Karnataka, India, Amy Joens Jan 2012

An Environmental Systems Analysis Of Hydropower And Its Effects Upon Indigenous Settlements In Karnataka, India, Amy Joens

Honors Program Theses

Hydroelectricity is a very common method of energy production. Large dams are constantly being introduced to the river landscape in areas all over the world. There are definite benefits to hydropower, but the drawbacks may be even more evident. As modernization and development expand across developing nations like India, indigenous populations are often subject to the highest ration of negative impacts and consequences. This research explores both the costs and benefits of hydroelectricity, while using specific examples of dam construction projects to analyze aspects of the cumulative effects of a hydropower project. The Kabini Dam in southern Karnataka, India is …


A Study Of The Electrocoalescence On Spherical Droplets In A Flow Focusing Juction Microchannel, Shady A. Habib Jan 2012

A Study Of The Electrocoalescence On Spherical Droplets In A Flow Focusing Juction Microchannel, Shady A. Habib

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Of Binary Drop Coalescence At Low Weber Number, Lina Baroudi Jan 2012

Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Of Binary Drop Coalescence At Low Weber Number, Lina Baroudi

Dissertations and Theses

"A numerical study has been performed using a lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) for an incompressible binary fluid based on the Cahn-Hilliard diffuse interface approach to investigate the early-time coalescence dynamics of two liquid drops. The two drops approach each other at a very low Weber number (We) and the coalescence process is driven by surface tension. When the two drops come into contact, the curvature diverges and causes infinitely large surface tension forces, leading to the formation of a rapidly growing liquid bridge. Depending on the forces that govern the widening of the liquid bridge, the coalescence dynamics can be …


Interaction Of Long- And Short-Term Memory On Selective Attention During Timbre Discrimination, Eva Garcia Jan 2012

Interaction Of Long- And Short-Term Memory On Selective Attention During Timbre Discrimination, Eva Garcia

Dissertations and Theses

The present study investigated the effects of short- and long-term memory on processes of selective attention during timbre discrimination. Pitch served as the distractor dimension, held constant on standard trials and deviating from the standard frequency on distractor trials. Short-term memory was operationalized as levels of covariate context: Within a block of trials, pitch deviants (p=.28) were either absent (baseline condition), varied orthogonally (filtering condition) or systematically (positive and perfect conditions) with timbre values. Long-term memory was operationalized as levels of psychophysical context: Within a block of trials, the range of pitch change was psychophysically equated with timbre change in …


The Influence Of Positive Affect And Anxiety On Attention And Creativity, Rafal Skiba Jan 2012

The Influence Of Positive Affect And Anxiety On Attention And Creativity, Rafal Skiba

Dissertations and Theses

The study examined naturally occurring effects of positive affect and anxiety (exam stress at different points in the semester) on attentional performance and creative abilities of undergraduate students. The mood of participants was measured by PANAS and STAI questionnaires. Their attention was tested on the Eriksen Flanker Task, and creativity on the Remote Associates Test (RAT) and Compound Word Problems (CWP). One of the main goals of this study was to verify the prediction based on the Broaden and Build theory of positive resources by Fredrickson (2001). Although the mood manipulation used in this study, that is, placing both testing …


Increasing Racial And Ethnic Diversity In The Field Of Art Therapy, Yasmine J. Awais Jan 2012

Increasing Racial And Ethnic Diversity In The Field Of Art Therapy, Yasmine J. Awais

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Sociocultural Predictors Of Perceived Sexism In Urban College Students, Jennifer M. Grant Jan 2012

Sociocultural Predictors Of Perceived Sexism In Urban College Students, Jennifer M. Grant

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Triangular Diplomacy And The End Of The Vietnam War; Forcible Diplomacy And Feeble Bombings, Christian Fauerbach Jan 2012

Triangular Diplomacy And The End Of The Vietnam War; Forcible Diplomacy And Feeble Bombings, Christian Fauerbach

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


On The Living Museum; Alexander Dorner And The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Jacqueline M. Goldstein Jan 2012

On The Living Museum; Alexander Dorner And The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Jacqueline M. Goldstein

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


The Polychromy Of Greek And Roman Art; An Investigation Of Museum Practices, Meghan Combs Jan 2012

The Polychromy Of Greek And Roman Art; An Investigation Of Museum Practices, Meghan Combs

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Studies On Sucralose-Based Low Molecular Weight Gelators, Malick Samateh Jan 2012

Studies On Sucralose-Based Low Molecular Weight Gelators, Malick Samateh

Dissertations and Theses

Amphiphiles are molecules with both hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail groups. Examples of amphiphiles include surfactants, detergents, soaps, bile acids/salts and lipids. Due to their amphiphilic nature, they tend to self-assemble in solution via non-covalent interactions such as hydrogen-bonding, π-π stacking and donor–acceptor interactions to form hierarchical morphologies like micelles, lamellae and fibers. The ones capable of subsequently forming gels are known as low molecular weight gelators (LMWGs). LMWGs usually form “polymer-like” fibers that interact to form a three-dimentional network known as a Self-Assembled Fibrillar Network (SAFIN), which entraps and immobilizes the entire solvent pool to form a viscoeslatic material …


Effects Of Arsenic And Uvb Radiation On Induction Of Cyclin D1 In Human Keratinocytes., Julian Gonzalez Jan 2012

Effects Of Arsenic And Uvb Radiation On Induction Of Cyclin D1 In Human Keratinocytes., Julian Gonzalez

Dissertations and Theses

Arsenic and Ultraviolet radiation B (UVB) are environmental toxins that have been linked to various epithelial cancers. Arsenic metabolism in humans leads to its collection in the skin, where it encounters and can act with known carcinogen UVB. Epidemiological evidence of the two toxins demonstrates their potential to affect signaling pathways, with various consequences. Here we employ an in vitro model system using Normal Human Epidermal Keratinocytes (NHEK) to identify the effect of arsenic and UVB on humans and whether they work synergistically. We find that although both cause induction of cyclin D1, culturing cells with both co-mutagens does not …


Azide-Benzyne Cycloaddition And Olefination To Vinyl Benzotriazoles, Singh Govindra Jan 2012

Azide-Benzyne Cycloaddition And Olefination To Vinyl Benzotriazoles, Singh Govindra

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Multimedia Content-Based Indexing And Recognition In Digital Libraries, Steven Medina Jan 2012

Multimedia Content-Based Indexing And Recognition In Digital Libraries, Steven Medina

Dissertations and Theses

"Recognition of digital media is more prevalent in today’s computer culture than ever before. The advent of low cost storage has created a seemingly infinite amount of metadata on the internet, as well as on local machines throughout the world. It is more important than ever to have the capability of quickly and accurately filtering this metadata to find a desired result. Data can be searched using various criteria. For example, text data is searched by analyzing the contents of the text itself. One might execute a search using a method as simple as looking for the ASCII file name, …


Equilibrium Conditions Of Hydrate-Forming Pickering Emulsions, Radha Ambekar Jan 2012

Equilibrium Conditions Of Hydrate-Forming Pickering Emulsions, Radha Ambekar

Dissertations and Theses

A key factor in hydrate risk management for an oil-governing system is the stability of the emulsified water with gas hydrate formation. The kinetics of formation of cyclopentane hydrates is investigated in a water-in-oil emulsion using differential scanning calorimetry with the effect of surfactant Span 80. In a classical DSC experiment, an emulsion sample is subjected to a regular cooling and heating cycle between temperatures that include freezing and melting of the dispersed droplets. New phase equilibrium data of (cyclopentane hydrate + water 60:40) emulsions, in the concentration range from 0.1 to 2% of Span 80, is determined at atmospheric …


Parallel Trie-Based Frequent Itemset Mining On Graphics Processors, Jay Junjie Yao Jan 2012

Parallel Trie-Based Frequent Itemset Mining On Graphics Processors, Jay Junjie Yao

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Chemotaxis Of Drosophila Glia With Controlled Microenvironments, Cade Beck Jan 2012

Chemotaxis Of Drosophila Glia With Controlled Microenvironments, Cade Beck

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Study Of Air Bubble Injection Into Laminar And Turbulent Water Flow Through An Annular Test Section, Debbrata Das Jan 2012

Study Of Air Bubble Injection Into Laminar And Turbulent Water Flow Through An Annular Test Section, Debbrata Das

Dissertations and Theses

Injection of bubbles into a vertical upward flow of water in an annular flow channel was studied experimentally under laminar and turbulent conditions. In order to measure the size and shape of the bubbles, a flow visualization system was set up in a vertical test section with a high speed video camera. A PIV measurement technique was also used to determine laminar and turbulent velocity profiles in the liquid stream. In this study, an efficient image processing methodology was used to obtain the velocity profiles, bubble size, shapes and trajectory at different Reynolds numbers. The measured velocity profiles matched theoretical …


Developing A Comprehensive Software Toolkit For Creating Digital Mosaic Artwork, Dmitry Bosikov Jan 2012

Developing A Comprehensive Software Toolkit For Creating Digital Mosaic Artwork, Dmitry Bosikov

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Rapid Decoding Of Digital Data Streams Using Field Programmable Gate Arrays, Andrew Hernandez Jan 2012

Rapid Decoding Of Digital Data Streams Using Field Programmable Gate Arrays, Andrew Hernandez

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Context Awareness And Discovery For Helping The Blind, Martin Goldberg Jan 2012

Context Awareness And Discovery For Helping The Blind, Martin Goldberg

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of High Skilled Non-Immigrants (H-1b Visa Holders) On The Wages Of Natives, Onur Arslan Jan 2012

The Effects Of High Skilled Non-Immigrants (H-1b Visa Holders) On The Wages Of Natives, Onur Arslan

Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Feasibility Analysis Of Estrification Systems With Entrainers, Kang Wook Lee Jan 2012

Feasibility Analysis Of Estrification Systems With Entrainers, Kang Wook Lee

Dissertations and Theses

(Ethyl Acetate) and IPA (Isopropyl Acetate) production systems are studied in terms of the feasibility analysis. It is not feasible to retrieve pure products by a simple reactive distillation for IPA production system because CCR (Critical Composition Region) covers the entire desired binary edge for IPA system. On the other hand, even though CCR does not cover the entire desired binary edge of the EA system completely, internal reflux ratio (IRR) analysis does not allow the production of the pure product via reactive distillation for EA production system. To overcome the restraints, external entrainers are utilized to take advantage of …


Using A Virtual World For Robot Planning, D. Paul Benjamin, John V. Monaco, Yixia Lin, Christopher Funk, Damian M. Lyons Jan 2012

Using A Virtual World For Robot Planning, D. Paul Benjamin, John V. Monaco, Yixia Lin, Christopher Funk, Damian M. Lyons

CSIS Technical Reports

The architecture constructs a real-time virtual copy of the robot and its environment using PhysX, OpenCV, the Point Cloud Library, Soar, and Robot Schemas. A Match-Mediated Difference component compares actual sensory data with corresponding virtual-camera data and alerts the cognitive system to significant divergence. The virtual world can then be run faster than real time to search possible future trajectories for planning.