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Demarcating Computer Science, Dana Burkart

Theses

Despite its relative youth, computer science has become a well-established discipline, granting over 2% of the bachelors degrees in the United States (U.S. Department of Education, 2010). For this reason, it is important that we understand the nature of computer science and the likely direction for the development of inquiry in computer science in the future. This paper examines several perspectives on the nature of the methods of computer science inquiry. These are empiricist methods, rationalist methods, and an engineering stance. It argues that empiricist and rationalist stances play identifiable roles in the scientific nature of computer science reasoning but …

Faculty Member Joins Face Aids Ride Against Aids, Four Students Continue Tradition, Kristin Fields

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Coping Strategies Of Manic Depressives, Ruben L. Encarnacion

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

No abstract provided.

Students, Faculty Member Join Ride Against Aids, Kristin Fields '12

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Glasses For Radiotherapy, Delbert E. Day

Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

No abstract provided.

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - May 20, 2012, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the May 20, 2012 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents Include:

• Two Physiologists Retire After More Than Three Decades at USA College of Medicine
• Annual Medical Alumni Weekend to be Held Next Weekend
• Biomedical Librarians Receive Certification as Consumer Health Specialists
• USA College of Medicine Mourns Loss of Caroline Gunn

Commencement Program, 5-20-2012, John Carroll University

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Commencement Program [Spring 2012], Clark University

Commencement Programs

Annual Commencement Program for graduation ceremonies at Clark University, held on May 20th, 2012.

Ohio‘S ―Pregnancy-Blind‖ Leave Policy: The Public Policy Ramifications Of Mcfee V. Nursing Care Management Of America, Jessica Monroe

University of Cincinnati Law Review

No abstract provided.

College Within A College (Cwic) – Population Health, James D. Plumb Md, Mph, Rickie Brawer, Mph, Phd, Rob Simmons, Drph, Mph, Mches, Cph, Abbie Santana, Msph, Nancy L. Chernett, Ma, Mph

JCIPE 2012

Seminar presentation (55 PowerPoint Slides)

The development of programmatic tracks providing students with academic opportunities outside of the traditional medical curriculum represents a national trend in medical education. With HRSA Interdisciplinary and Interprofessional Joint Graduate Degree five-year funding, the Department of Family and Community Medicine at ThomasJeffersonUniversitycreated an Inter-professional Primary Care Dual Degree Program (IPCDDP), which builds on JeffersonMedicalCollege’s College within a College (CwiC) Scholarly Concentrations Program in Population Health. The mission of the IPCDDP is to provide outstanding training in primary care and innovative education in chronic care management and population and public health in order to prepare primary …

College Within A College (Cwic) – Population Health, James D. Plumb, Rickie Brawer, Rob Simmons, Abbie Santana, Nancy L. Chernett

JCIPE 2012

The development of programmatic tracks providing students with academic opportunities outside of the traditional medical curriculum represents a national trend in medical education. With HRSA Interdisciplinary and Interprofessional Joint Graduate Degree five-year funding, the Department of Family and Community Medicine at ThomasJeffersonUniversitycreated an Inter-professional Primary Care Dual Degree Program (IPCDDP), which builds on JeffersonMedicalCollege’s College within a College (CwiC) Scholarly Concentrations Program in Population Health. The mission of the IPCDDP is to provide outstanding training in primary care and innovative education in chronic care management and population and public health in order to prepare primary care leaders to serve as …

Commencement Program, 2012, Roger Williams University

Commencement Programs

Program for Commencement Exercises, including the date, location, and a list of graduates and their degrees. Program also includes other details, such as the names of speakers and honorary degree recipients, awards, and traditions.

Commencement 2012, Taylor University

Commencement

The program of the 2012 Annual Commencement of Taylor University, May 19, 2012.

Commencement 2012

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Herbaceous 2012 (May 19), Amy L. Myers, Julia I. Chapman, Ryan W. Mcewan

Data Files: Drew Woods Permanent Plots

Herbaceous vegetation data collected in 2012 at Drew Woods State Nature Preserve in Darke County, OH. Data key is provided in a supplemental file.

Relationship Between Observed Parental Optimism And Adolescent Optimism With Parental Involvement As A Mediating Variable: Two Wave Panel Study, Allison Ellsworth

Theses and Dissertations

Using coded data from parent-child interaction tasks and questionnaires, this longitudinal study examined the relationship between observed mother and father optimism and self-reported and observed optimism of their adolescent child one year later with mother and father involvement as mediators. Results from structural equation modeling indicated that while there was not a direct association between maternal optimism and child optimism, that father involvement mediated that relationship, and that father involvement further mediated the relationship between father involvement and child optimism.

The Humble Worm Caenorhabditis Elegans Conditions Under Simulated Microgravity, Sedigheh Heydari

Theses (Pre-2016)

Exemplar organisms seemed very useful in understanding the biological effects of the space environment. They can be employed as a model system to address essential questions in biology. One of the advantages of the model system is that many complex approaches can be applied to address questions of interest. This humble C. elegans roundworm has many benefits for organic studies in space; it is tiny, requiring little space; it is a self-fertilizing hermaphrodite that can exist and reproduce in a designated liquid or agar media. C. elegans in liquid cultures seeded with Escherichia coli OP50 were exposed to simulated microgravity …

Undergraduate Commencement Exercises Program, May 19, 2012

Bryant University Commencements

Bryant University Undergraduate Commencement Exercises Program, May 19, 2012.

Brainstorm: Brain Development, Part 2: We’Ve Only Just Begun, John J. Medina Ph.D.

Brainstorm

This is the second installment of a two­-part series briefly summarizing salient characteristics of in utero (literally “in the womb”) human brain development. Here, we will concern ourselves with the nature side of the nature/nurture issue of human behavior.

Educational Policies Committee Program Proposal, College Of Agriculture And Applied Sciences, May 18, 2012, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

The six departments in the College of Agriculture (COA) and the three departments in the College of Natural Resources (CNR) request the creation of a Sustainable Systems Minor.

Dimethylsulfoxide Exposure Modulates Hl-60 Cell Rolling Interaction, David Gee, Leslie Kate Wright, Jonathan Zimmerman, Kayla Cole, Karen Soule, Michelle Ubowski

Articles

Human leukaemic HL-60 cells are widely used for studying interactions involving adhesion molecules [e.g. P-selectin and PSGL-1 (P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1)] since their rolling behaviour has been shown to mimic the dynamics of leucocyte rolling in vitro. HL-60 cells are neutrophilic promyelocytes that can undergo granulocytic differentiation upon exposure to compounds such as DMSO (dimethylsulfoxide). Using a parallel plate flow chamber functionalized with recombinant P-selectin–Fc chimaera, undifferentiated and DMSO-induced (48, 72 and 96 h) HL-60 cells were assayed for rolling behaviour. We found that depending on P-selectin incubation concentration, undifferentiated cells incurred up to a 6-fold increase in rolling velocity while …

Educational Policies Committee Program Proposal, College Of Natural Resources, May 18, 2012, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

The six departments in the College of Agriculture (COA) and the three departments in the College of Natural Resources (CNR) request the creation of a Sustainable Systems Minor. A committee of nine faculty members developed the concept and requirements of the minor outlined herein. These requirements were then reviewed and agreed to by the faculty of the nine departments. Students in any University major can declare the Sustainable Systems Minor at any point in their undergraduate program or when they submit their graduation paperwork. Diplomas of students meeting the requirements of the minor will include the title of their degree …

The African Cichlid Fish Astatotilapia Burtoni Uses Acoustic Communication For Reproduction: Sound Production, Hearing, And Behavioral Significance, Karen P. Maruska, Uyhun S. Ung, Russell D. Fernald

Faculty Publications

Sexual reproduction in all animals depends on effective communication between signalers and receivers. Many fish species, especially the African cichlids, are well known for their bright coloration and the importance of visual signaling during courtship and mate choice, but little is known about what role acoustic communication plays during mating and how it contributes to sexual selection in this phenotypically diverse group of vertebrates. Here we examined acoustic communication during reproduction in the social cichlid fish, Astatotilapia burtoni. We characterized the sounds and associated behaviors produced by dominant males during courtship, tested for differences in hearing ability associated with female …

May 18, 2012 Ereporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Understanding The Structure-Function Relationships In The Mechanosensitive Channel Of Small Conductance (Mscs) And Bacterial Cyclic Nucleotide Gated (Bcng) Ion Channels, Hannah Renee Malcolm

All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)

In this dissertation, we discuss the relationship between structure and function within the mechanosensitive channel of small conductance: MscS) superfamily. Specifically, we explore the function of the bacterial cyclic nucleotide gated: bCNG) ion channels and the lipid interactions of MscS in the closed and open state. Our main goal was to identify similarities between MscS and bCNG channels and to understand the differences between the two channel families.

The bCNG channel family is a unique subset of the MscS superfamily. These channels are structurally composed of a channel domain homologous to MscS, a non-conserved linker domain, and a cyclic adenosine …

The Food Court In The Magic Kingdom: Globalization, Cuisine And Attitudes In Saudi Arabia, Klaus Heyer

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

In the last twenty years, Saudi Arabia has been modernizing much faster and in a shorter period than in the majority of the world’s countries. This study seeks to examine factors that influence the diet of Saudi Arabians. Aside from language, one of the principal manifestations of culture is a country’s cuisine.

I sought to determine whether factors, such as exposure to other countries, an income increase, or simply the desire to diversify the palette have led to a change in diet.

This mixed-methods study employed 148 surveys looking at attitudes towards the United States and other countries, travel abroad, …

Efficacy Of Self-Care And Traditional Mental Health Counseling In Treating Vicarious Traumatization Among Counselors Of Hurricane Katrina Survivors, Mary Alice Many

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The population consisted of 9,000 Gulf Coast Licensed Professional Counselors. Surveys were returned by 609 participants. In the researcher-developed demographic survey, 586 individuals responded to the questions regarding age, gender, ethnicity, and years of counseling experience; 585 individuals responded to questions about exposure to prior trauma, and personal Katrina-related losses; 578 individuals responded to the question about the percentage of their work week that was spent counseling victims, and 579 individuals responded to questions regarding the type of mental health care strategy they participated in. There were 439 usable surveys for the PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version (PCL-C) (Weathers, Litz, Huska, & …

A Case Study To Examine Student Retention At A Less Selective University With A High Rate Of Retention, Victoria M. Palmisano

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

This case study sheds light on successful matriculation practices which emerge from the combination of institutional efforts and student needs. In order to discern successful matriculation data was collected in the form of interviews, observations, and documents at a less selective college with a high rate of retention. Mortimer Adler College possesses unique qualities with respect to curriculum, student population, teaching styles, and student life which affect retention in both positive and negative ways. The institution utilizes a highly structured Great Books curriculum and does not utilize traditional grading and assessment methods. The methods of student socialization are also explored …

Synthesis And Development Of Potential Cb1 Receptor Neutral Antagonists, Kimari Slaughter

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

Cannabis and its derivatives have been used for both medicinal and recreational purposes. The study of this plant led to the discovery of over 60 cannabinoids, found exclusively in cannabis, that contribute to the behavioral effects of cannabis use, the most common is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol. Cannabinoid receptors function to increase activity in the mesolimbic dopamine reward system. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that plays a major role in addition and its regulation plays a crucial role in mental and physical well-being. There is evidence that CB₁ receptors are important to the reinforcing effects and the development of physical dependence on opiate …

Active Response Of Polymer Materials From External Stimuli – Solvents And Light; Grafting Reactions On Perovskite Layers, Jianxia Zhang

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The active response of a series of polymeric materials was investigated. Both solvent activated and light activated thin films and wire systems show dynamic behaviors when exposed to different stimuli.

Solvent mediated fluxional behavior of polymer thin films involved extensive, rapid curling both on infusion and evaporation of good solvents. These films can be either lab-fabricated ones or commercial ones, and the curling behavior can be as fast as seconds. Conditions including polymer materials, chosen solvents, and film geometry can affect the behavior.

Methods that allowed for the creation and retention of distorted wire structures were also developed; the asymmetric …