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Climate And Demographic Change In Arctic Alaska, Lawrence C. Hamilton Jan 2013

Climate And Demographic Change In Arctic Alaska, Lawrence C. Hamilton

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Crowning The May Queen In Freshwater Place: Housing Reformers And The Uses Of Urban Nature, 1850-1914, Christine E. Regier Jan 2013

Crowning The May Queen In Freshwater Place: Housing Reformers And The Uses Of Urban Nature, 1850-1914, Christine E. Regier

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Ideas about nature change over time, yet the term is often used as though its meaning were universal. This study of the uses of nature in working-class housing reform in Victorian and early twentieth-century London deconstructs concepts of nature to reveal the social and cultural norms on which these concepts rely. The first efforts to provide sanitary housing to replace the London slums began in the 1840s. Model dwellings companies built housing blocks designed to give the poor access to three natural resources important in sanitation: clean water, fresh air and sunlight. They operated on a model of commercial philanthropy, …

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Novel 3d Ultrasound Elastography Techniques For In Vivo Breast Tumor Imaging And Nonlinear Characterization, Ahmed A. Hameed Sayed Jan 2013

Novel 3d Ultrasound Elastography Techniques For In Vivo Breast Tumor Imaging And Nonlinear Characterization, Ahmed A. Hameed Sayed

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Breast cancer comprises about 29% of all types of cancer in women worldwide. This type of cancer caused what is equivalent to 14% of all female deaths due to cancer. Nowadays, tissue biopsy is routinely performed, although about 80% of the performed biopsies yield a benign result. Biopsy is considered the most costly part of breast cancer examination and invasive in nature. To reduce unnecessary biopsy procedures and achieve early diagnosis, ultrasound elastography was proposed.;In this research, tissue displacement fields were estimated using ultrasound waves, and used to infer the elastic properties of tissues. Ultrasound radiofrequency data acquired at consecutive …

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Parental Monitoring And Adolescent Information Management: Associations With Cyber Risks, Elizabeth A. Yale Jan 2013

Parental Monitoring And Adolescent Information Management: Associations With Cyber Risks, Elizabeth A. Yale

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The present study examined associations among internet and cellular phone specific parental monitoring strategies (rules, solicitation and indirect strategies), adolescent internet/phone information management strategies (disclosure and secrecy), and youth experience with internet risks (cyberbullying/victimization and risky internet behaviors). The sample included 155 adolescents (12-18 years, Mage = 14.38) and their parents (141 mothers, 51 fathers). Youth reported how often they disclosed or kept secret their internet and phone activities and their experience with internet risks. Parents reported how often they engaged in internet/phone specific monitoring strategies. Adolescents' time spent utilizing cell phones, but not time spent on general internet use …

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Investigating The Effect Of Humor Communication Skills Training On Pro-Social And Anti-Social Humor Styles, Cognitive Learning, Self-Efficacy, Motivation, And Humor Use, Lori E. Vela Jan 2013

Investigating The Effect Of Humor Communication Skills Training On Pro-Social And Anti-Social Humor Styles, Cognitive Learning, Self-Efficacy, Motivation, And Humor Use, Lori E. Vela

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Humor is an important aspect of interpersonal interactions as it is linked to the development and maintenance of relationships (Merolla, 2006). The purpose of this dissertation was to test the effect of a humor communication skills training program on the ability to minimize anti-social humor (i.e., aggressive, self-defeating) and enhance pro-social humor (i.e., affiliative, self-enhancing) in interpersonal interactions. Working from the framework of Social Cognitive Theory (Bandura, 1986, 2001), the effect of the humor skills training on self-efficacy, motivation, positive and negative humor use, and cognitive learning were also examined. Data were collected at baseline, post-training, and at a two …

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Luckey Roberts, Willie "The Lion" Smith, "Fats" Waller, And James P. Johnson: An Analysis Of Historical, Cultural, And Performance Aspects Of Stride Piano From 1910 To 1940, Jacob Womack Jan 2013

Luckey Roberts, Willie "The Lion" Smith, "Fats" Waller, And James P. Johnson: An Analysis Of Historical, Cultural, And Performance Aspects Of Stride Piano From 1910 To 1940, Jacob Womack

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Stride (Harlem piano) is a jazz piano style that flourished from c. 1910 to c. 1940, primarily in New York. Revolving around the four most significant Harlem stride pianist-composers, Luckey Roberts, James P. Johnson, Willie "the Lion" Smith, and Fats Waller, this research document focuses on the history, performance practices, and stylistic characteristics of the genre. Through an extensive study of relevant literature and analysis of select stride compositions and transcriptions including Luckey Roberts' Pork and Beans, James P. Johnson's The Mule Walk, Willie "the Lion" Smith's Cuttin' Out, and Fats Waller's Handful of Keys, this research document investigates the …

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Judicial Roles In Nonjudicial Functions, Nuno Garoupa, Tom Ginsburg Jan 2013

Judicial Roles In Nonjudicial Functions, Nuno Garoupa, Tom Ginsburg

Faculty Scholarship

Judges perform nonjudicial functions in many contexts. Most jurisdictions regulate these functions in multiple ways, by statute and by custom. We provide a theory of judicial demand and judicial supply for nonjudicial functions. By teasing out the determinants of judicial involvement in nonjudicial functions, we show the potential market failures and the need for regulation. We suggest that some limitations on the judicial exercise of nonjudicial functions seem justified. However, these limits might vary across jurisdictions depending on institutional and contextual factors.

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Supply Chain Management And Lean Six Sigma In A Retail Environment, Brittain Cliff Ladd Jan 2013

Supply Chain Management And Lean Six Sigma In A Retail Environment, Brittain Cliff Ladd

Apparel Design and Hospitality Management

This qualitative research evaluated the as-is supply chain management and logistics retail processes of Dell, a manufacturing company that also has retail operations globally. Dell has an online channel capable of serving millions of customers annually. This research focused on Dell’s retail operations in Canada and the United States and the challenges of managing the supply chain requirements of meeting customer demand. The goal was to identify issues with process execution leading to decreased service to customers and increased costs to the manufacturer. A literature review provided information regarding best practices in supply chain management and the leading process-improvement methodology. …

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Building The Ladder: Three Decades Of Development Of The Chinese Patent System, Peter K. Yu Jan 2013

Building The Ladder: Three Decades Of Development Of The Chinese Patent System, Peter K. Yu

Faculty Scholarship

In the past three decades, China has been very successful in developing its patent system. In 2012, the country is among the top five countries filing patent applications through the Patent Cooperation Treaty, behind only the United States, Japan and Germany. Among all the applicants, ZTE Corp. and Huawei Technologies had the largest and fourth largest number of PCT applications, respectively. With significant backing from the Chinese government and the anticipated involvement of the world's largest public sector, China will likely catch up with the existing intellectual property powers more quickly than many have anticipated.

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Evaluation Of The Osha Local Emphasis Program (Lep) For Logging In West Virginia, Olukemi O. Alonge Jan 2013

Evaluation Of The Osha Local Emphasis Program (Lep) For Logging In West Virginia, Olukemi O. Alonge

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This research aimed at an improved method for evaluating the West Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Local Emphasis Program (WV OSHA LEP) for Logging in West Virginia. The LEP currently uses for assessment: loggers' training, inspections at logging sites, number of fatalities and 75% of loggers' participation to determine the program's effectiveness annually. The research here proposes the use of a larger data capture to evaluate the impact of the LEP on loggers' safety.;A heuristic method using the Iceberg model of safety was applied to assess loggers' safety based on the desired safety outcome measures outlined in the OSHA …

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Analysis Of Gps Abnormal Conditions Within Fault Tolerant Control Laws, Gahssan Al-Sinbol Jan 2013

Analysis Of Gps Abnormal Conditions Within Fault Tolerant Control Laws, Gahssan Al-Sinbol

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The Global Position System (GPS) is a critical element for the functionality of autonomous flying vehicles. The GPS operation at normal and abnormal conditions directly impacts the trajectory tracking performance of the autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) controllers. The effects of GPS parameter variation must be well understood and user-friendly computational tools must be developed to facilitate the design and evaluation of fault tolerant control laws.;This thesis presents the development of a simplified GPS error model in Matlab/Simulink and its use performing a sensitivity analysis of GPS parameters effect under system normal and abnormal operation on different UAV trajectory tracking …

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Skeletal Muscle Regeneration And The Role Of Sirtuin 1, Brian T. Bennett Jan 2013

Skeletal Muscle Regeneration And The Role Of Sirtuin 1, Brian T. Bennett

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The main objective of this master's thesis project was to elucidate the role of the deacetylase Sirtuin 1 (Sirt1) in skeletal muscle regeneration. We developed two specific aims to accomplish this task, which involved separate studies in order to study the effects of Sirt1 in multiple models of regeneration. The results from these studies may potentially lead to the development of novel therapies to treat various clinical conditions which require muscle regeneration.;Specific aim 1 utilized resveratrol, a Sirt1 activator, as a supplement to improve muscle regeneration following a period of disuse in aged animals. Aged Fisher 344 x Brown Norway …

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Occupational Risk Factors In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Bent C. Doney Jan 2013

Occupational Risk Factors In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Bent C. Doney

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) causes increased disability and mortality in the U.S. population. Approximately 15% of cases of COPD can be attributed to occupational exposure. There are gaps in the knowledge of the relationships between occupational exposure and COPD and further investigation can provide information helpful in improving COPD preventive strategies in the workplace. The objective of this project was to assess COPD prevalence in population based studies and characterize the relationship between COPD and occupational exposure.;Methods/Results: Three separate U.S. population-based cross-sectional studies of COPD were conducted. In the first study, a COPD job exposure matrix (JEM) was …

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Effectiveness Of A Theory Based Comprehensive Sexual Education Program At A Baltimore City High School, Darlene Hinds Jan 2013

Effectiveness Of A Theory Based Comprehensive Sexual Education Program At A Baltimore City High School, Darlene Hinds

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Background Sexual activity among adolescents can have lifelong consequences including teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey (YRBSS), reported 13.8% of high school students grades 9-12 admitted to having intercourse with four or more people and 34.2% report being sexually active (CDC, 2010b). Baltimore City has disproportionately high rates related to teen pregnancy, chlamydia and gonorrhea when compared to national statistics. In 2006, the rate of teen births among girls ages 15-19 in Baltimore City was 66.4 per 1,000, compared to Maryland's teen birth rate of 34.4 per 1,000 (Maryland Department of Health and Mental …

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Gas-Phase Reactions Of Methamphetamine With Hydroxyl Radicals And Ozone, Crystal D. Forester Jan 2013

Gas-Phase Reactions Of Methamphetamine With Hydroxyl Radicals And Ozone, Crystal D. Forester

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Gas-phase reactions involving methamphetamine, the hydroxyl radical (OH·), and ozone (O3) at (297 +/- 3) K and 1 atmosphere total pressure were investigated. A bimolecular rate constant, kOH·+methamphetamine, (960 +/- 100) x 10 -12 cm3molecule-1s-1, was measured using the relative rate technique for reactions of methamphetamine with OH·. Pseudo first-order techniques were used to measure the bimolecular rate constant, kO3+methamphetamine , (2.7 +/- 0.5) x 10-17 cm3molecule -1s-1 for reactions of methamphetamine with O 3. Product studies to determine the degradation of methamphetamine in the gasphase were conducted and the products of these reactions were identified. The positively identified methamphetamine/OH· …

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Characterization Of Late Postpartum Sleep Disturbance, Caffeine-Related Performance, And Daily Functioning, Kelsey K. Meekins Jan 2013

Characterization Of Late Postpartum Sleep Disturbance, Caffeine-Related Performance, And Daily Functioning, Kelsey K. Meekins

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The early postpartum period is marked by maternal sleep fragmentation and performance deficits. Although sleep gradually improves in postpartum women, reaction times gradually worsen. This performance deficit is seen beyond 6 weeks postpartum, when many women are expected to return to work, and it is unknown when (or if) new mothers' performance deficits fully recover. The current study used existing data to characterize the late postpartum period (6 months-3 years after the child was born) in terms of recovery from sleep disturbance by monitoring the behavior of mothers on both objective and subjective measures. The current study aimed to describe …

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A Study Of Determinants Of Coping In Childhood Cancer Survivors, Lea Helene Mallett Jan 2013

A Study Of Determinants Of Coping In Childhood Cancer Survivors, Lea Helene Mallett

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

OBJECTIVES: The purposes of this research were to (1) determine the association between time since the completion of cancer treatment and the type of stressor (cancer-related versus non-cancer-related) identified; (2) determine whether the stressor identified (cancer-related or non-cancer-related) and strategies utilized to cope with that stressor change over time; (3) determine whether type of cancer and treatment are associated with specific coping strategies, and (4) determine if family characteristics (household structure, median household income, and presence of siblings) impact the endorsement and efficacy of coping strategies utilized to cope with a stressor.;BACKGROUND: Cancer alters children's lives in many ways, beginning …

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Selling 'Fracking': Legitimation Of High Speed Oil And Gas Extraction In The Marcellus Shale Region, Jacob R. Matz Jan 2013

Selling 'Fracking': Legitimation Of High Speed Oil And Gas Extraction In The Marcellus Shale Region, Jacob R. Matz

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The advent of horizontal hydraulic fracture drilling, or 'fracking,' a technology used to access oil and natural gas deposits, has allowed for the extraction of deep, unconventional shale gas and oil deposits in various shale seams throughout the United States and world. One such shale seam, the Marcellus shale, extends from New York State, across Pennsylvania, and throughout West Virginia, where shale gas development has significantly increased within the last decade. This boom has created a massive amount of economic activity surrounding the energy industry, creating jobs for workers, income from leases and royalties for landowners, and profits for energy …

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The Role Of Tobacco Cessation Counseling In Physical Therapist Practice And Education, Rose M. Pignataro Jan 2013

The Role Of Tobacco Cessation Counseling In Physical Therapist Practice And Education, Rose M. Pignataro

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The goal of this research was to promote the use of evidence-based TCC guidelines in physical therapist practice and education by applying principles of knowledge translation as defined by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). According to the NIDDR, research should be framed so that knowledge gained is ultimately applied in a manner geared towards improving the lives of people with disabilities.;Study 1 resulted in a perspectives paper which established a sound clinical rationale for the inclusion of TCC as a component of physical therapist practice. This rationale is based on the pathophysiologic effects of smoking on …

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Patterns Of Lung Cancer Care And Associated Health Outcomes Among Elderly Medicare Fee For Service Beneficiaries In West Virginia And In The United States, Pramit Amrutlal Nadpara Jan 2013

Patterns Of Lung Cancer Care And Associated Health Outcomes Among Elderly Medicare Fee For Service Beneficiaries In West Virginia And In The United States, Pramit Amrutlal Nadpara

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The elderly carry a disproportionate burden of lung cancer in the US. Although significant improvements have been made during the past decade in cancer treatment, substantial disparities still exist in guideline-based lung cancer care and outcomes. Such variation in lung cancer care is a cause for major concern in rural areas like West Virginia (WV). The purpose of this study was to do a comprehensive evaluation of variations in lung cancer care and associated health outcomes in the elderly. This retrospective study was conducted using SEER-Medicare and WVCR--Medicare linked data files for the years 2002-2007. As part of the project, …

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Intelligent Web Crawling Using Semantic Signatures, Lingaiah Choudary Pinnamaneni Jan 2013

Intelligent Web Crawling Using Semantic Signatures, Lingaiah Choudary Pinnamaneni

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The quantity of test that is added to the web in the digital form continues to grow and the quest for tools that can process this huge amount of data to retrieve the data of our interest is an ongoing process. Moreover, observing these large volumes of data over a period of time is a tedious task for any human being. Text mining is very helpful in performing these kinds of tasks. Text mining is a process of observing patterns in the text data using sophisticated statistical measures both quantitatively and qualitatively. Using these text mining techniques and the power …

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Language Access Laws And Legal Issues: A Local Official's Guide, David Jung, Noemí O. Gallardo Jan 2013

Language Access Laws And Legal Issues: A Local Official's Guide, David Jung, Noemí O. Gallardo

Faculty Scholarship

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Foreword Critical Race Theory And Empirical Methods, Osagie K. Obasogie Jan 2013

Foreword Critical Race Theory And Empirical Methods, Osagie K. Obasogie

Faculty Scholarship

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Successes, Failures, And Remaining Issues Of The Justice System Reform In Japan: An Introduction To The Symposium Issue, Setsuo Miyazawa Jan 2013

Successes, Failures, And Remaining Issues Of The Justice System Reform In Japan: An Introduction To The Symposium Issue, Setsuo Miyazawa

Faculty Scholarship

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The Flawed U.S. Approach To Rule Of Law Development, Cynthia Alkon Jan 2013

The Flawed U.S. Approach To Rule Of Law Development, Cynthia Alkon

Faculty Scholarship

The key flaw to the United States' approach to rule of law development is routinely including the "standard menu" of rule of law development assistance as a part of the overall development effort without regard to whether the recipient country is at a developmental stage where it is able to absorb some or all of this type of aid. This article uses Afghanistan as a case study. Despite a decade of assistance, Afghanistan remains a fragile and conflict-affected country, thus raising concerns about the value of the aid given and whether rule of law development aid should continue to be …

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Investigation Of The International Food-Grade Soybean Market, Changmin Kim Jan 2013

Investigation Of The International Food-Grade Soybean Market, Changmin Kim

Agribusiness and Applied Economics

This study provides an overview of the international soybean market and takes a look at a case study of an exporter and their target markets, China, Japan, and South Korea. Then it estimates future soybean import demands for these countries. Results indicate that China’s soybean import demand will remarkably increase compared with those in Japan and South Korea. Although Korean and Japanese buyers are willing to pay a premium for food-grade soybeans, China market may grow faster than those in Japan and South Korea. This is because as income increases, Chinese consumer may concern more about their health which makes …

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Food Away From Home Consumption In Urban China: Household Composition And Dining Location Effects, Haiyan Liu Jan 2013

Food Away From Home Consumption In Urban China: Household Composition And Dining Location Effects, Haiyan Liu

Agribusiness and Applied Economics

China has experienced dramatic changes in food industry in the last three decades, with demographics changed substantially as well. Households are becoming smaller and are expected to age soon. Overweight and obesity have become serious problems at all ages and are worsening rapidly. All these demographic changes are closely related to food consumption and are going to play a vital role on the future of food industry, especially Food-away-from-home (FAFH) consumption. This study intends to analyze food away from home consumption in urban China with respect to household composition and income first, and then examine the influences of dining location …

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Adolescent Food Consumption In Urban China: Factors Influencing Bmi And School Meals, Carl Allen Anfinson Jan 2013

Adolescent Food Consumption In Urban China: Factors Influencing Bmi And School Meals, Carl Allen Anfinson

Agribusiness and Applied Economics

China’s food consumption patterns are changing as the population becomes wealthier and more urban. As the country ages, today’s adolescents will be tomorrow’s consumers. Few studies have focused on this important demographic. This study intended to investigate what might be influencing adolescent BMI by examining what adolescents are eating at home and away from home along with socioeconomic factors. An increase in a mother’s education was found to have a positive influence on BMI. Another section focuses on what adolescents consume at school compared to at home and also examines their parent’s perception of these school meals by developing an …

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The Right Forum, The Right Issue: Initiatives And Family Values, Matt Coles Jan 2013

The Right Forum, The Right Issue: Initiatives And Family Values, Matt Coles

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Determinants Of Capital Structure In Agricultural Cooperatives In North Dakota, Ran Shang Jan 2013

Determinants Of Capital Structure In Agricultural Cooperatives In North Dakota, Ran Shang

Agribusiness and Applied Economics

This thesis analyzes how the optimal capital structure is affected by capital management and major sources of risk under the rule of maximizing the value of discounted cash flows to members. The analysis is done by using the present value of cash flow method. This research employs the panel procedure in Statistical Analysis System (SAS) to solve the firm value optimization problem. The data set includes financial reports from farm supply and grain marketing cooperatives in North Dakota. Empirical Results indicate that the optimal debt ratio is related to the lagged debt ratio, the proportion of assets held as liquid …

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