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The Effects Of English On The Construction Of Identity Among Young Malaysian Adults / Jeevita A/P Govindaraj, Jeevita Govindaraj

Student Works (2010-2019)

No abstract provided.

Developing A Framework For English Language Curriculum Evaluation In Oman / Khalid Salim Saif Al-Jardani, Khalid Salim Saif Al-Jardani

Student Works (2010-2019)

The research studies the ELT context and the Curriculum Evaluation area in Oman. This study identifies the need for developing a framework for the Curriculum Evaluation, and then develops and tests it in the Omani context in order to develop a modified version of the framework. The study utilizes a developmental research as a framework for Curriculum Evaluation and it has three phases. It starts with the need for developing the framework for Curriculum Evaluation by involving 7 samples of curriculum officers The second phase comprises of using the Delphi methods with three rounds involving 12 samples of curriculum evaluation …

Dimensioning Performance Estimation Of The Airline Industry : Path-Analysis Based Modelling / Hashem Salarzadeh Jenatabadi, Hashem Salarzadeh Jenatabadi

Student Works (2010-2019)

Estimating the performance of airline industries has always been of interest to airline management teams and researchers. In this regard, some researchers focused on financial performance, and some just focused on non-financial performance. There are also studies that considered both financial and non-financial performance in their models. The main objective of this research is to integrate the different dimensions of performance indicators in one latent construct as an overall performance. Latent variables are the proxies of measured phenomena reflected in observed variables, which cannot be directly measured. In other words, latent variables present a degree of abstraction that permit a …

The Application Of Irap Markers In The Breeding Of Papaya / Bathusha Shareef Bin Kader Shaik Ali, Bathusha Shareef Kader Shaik Ali

Student Works (2010-2019)

In Malaysia, a papaya breeding program was initiated by the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) to produce resistant papayas. Nevertheless, selection of resistant papayas from field trials is laborious and time-consuming. In order to facilitate selection of resistant papayas in breeding programs, potential of DNA fingerprinting method was analysed in this study for future applications. Materials from leaves of Carica papaya L. from varieties Tainung 5, Eksotika 6 and their hybrids were used in the assessment of molecular markers. From an analysis of Inter-Retrotransposons Amplified Polymorphism Reaction (IRAP) molecular markers, five combinations out of 45 possible primers combinations …

Application Of Metaheuristic In Inventory Routing Problems / Nur Arina Bazilah Binti Aziz, Nur Arina Bazilah Aziz

Student Works (2010-2019)

The coordination of the inventory management and transportation is often known as the Inventory Routing Problems (IRP). The problem addressed in this study is outbound and inbound distribution network consisting of an assembly plant and many geographically dispersed suppliers/customers where the supplier/customers supplies/receives distinct product to/from the assembly plant. It is based on a finite horizon, multi-periods, multi-suppliers and multi-products where a fleet of capacitated homogeneous vehicles, housed at a depot, transport parts from/to suppliers/customers to meet the demand specified by the assembly plant in each periods. We propose a hybrid genetic algorithm based on allocation first, route second method …

Scientific Realism, Relativism And The Problem Of Theory Choice In Science / Tee Sim Hui, Sim Hui Tee

Student Works (2010-2019)

Theory choice in science is a central and fascinating issue in the literature of philosophy of science that has been argued from different perspectives. One of the important problems in the thesis of theory choice is the rationality of theory choice. Interestingly, philosophers of science incline to defend the rationality of theory choice, regardless of their philosophical standpoint, by demonstrating that the criteria of choice are plausible and rational in promoting scientific progress. This study attempts to discuss and analyze the implications of the thesis of theory choice in scientific realism and relativism, which is a lacuna awaited to be …

Harun Yahya Dan Kritikannya Terhadap Teori Evolusi Darwinisme / Abdul Halim Bin Ibrahim, Abdul Halim Ibrahim

Student Works (2010-2019)

Harun Yahya merupakan tokoh Muslim yang terkehadapan dalam kalangan umat Islam mutakhir ini dalam mengkritik teori evolusi Darwinisme; teori yang dicetuskan oleh Charles Darwin pada tahun 1859. Antara sebab Harun Yahya—atau nama sebenarnya Adnan Oktar—mengkritik teori tersebut ialah prinsipnya yang berasaskan faham Materialisme dan mekanismenya menggunakan pilihan alamiah (natural selection), dan mutasi rawak yang beroperasi secara semula jadi dan kebetulan. Secara tidak langsung, teori ini menolak Allah sebagai Pencipta, Penguasa dan Pentadbir alam ini. Harun Yahya mengkritik teori tersebut dari perspektif sains, agama dan falsafah; berbeza dengan sarjana-sarjana Islam lain yang kebanyakannya mengkritik dalam ruang lingkup agama dan falsafah sahaja. …

The Underrespresentation Of Hispanic Women In The Science, Technology, Engineering, And Mathematics Fields: What Can Be Done To Curie The Problem., Elky Almaraz

The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice

Hispanic women comprise approximately eight percent of the United States’ population and represent the largest group of minority women. However, Hispanic women only make up approximately two percent of the science and engineering workforce. In contrast, Caucasian women form approximately one-third of the United States’ population and eighteen percent of the science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) workforce. Hispanic women begin a post-secondary education in STEM fields with a proportional interest to other gender or racial groups. However, they are far less likely to continue the coursework and ultimately earn a degree than their non-minority classmates. Schools and education officials …

Book Review, Peter H. Huang

Publications

This review of Leo Katz's book, Why the Law is So Perverse, addresses three questions. First, does Katz draw the appropriate normative conclusions about legal perversities based on their connections to social choice theory? In other words, what are the legal ethics and professionalism implications of his book? Second, how does each of the legal perversities in the book follow from a particular social choice theory result? In other words, what is the precise theoretical connection between each of the legal perversities discussed and an impossibility theorem in social choice theory? Third, can we reinterpret our understanding of the …

Development Of A Closed Loop Functional Electrical Stimulation / Rodney Petrus Balandong, Balandong Rodney Petrus

Student Works (2010-2019)

Objectives This report describe the development and technical details of a newly developed Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) namely FES2013 with a feedback system for psychophysiological study. Materials and Methods Seven pre-determined design criteria (DC1 – DC7) were introduced for the safety and research versatility of the FES. The important components of the proposed design are Arduino Uno as pattern generator, high voltage switch, and integration of voltage to current converter with Wilson current mirror as the driving stage. Results The flexible closed loop FES system was able to supply consistent 0 ~140mA pulsed current, pulse width of 50 ~ 500 …

Predictive Pattern Discovery In Dynamic Data Systems, Wenjing Zhang

Dissertations (1934 -)

This dissertation presents novel methods for analyzing nonlinear time series in dynamic systems. The purpose of the newly developed methods is to address the event prediction problem through modeling of predictive patterns. Firstly, a novel categorization mechanism is introduced to characterize different underlying states in the system. A new hybrid method was developed utilizing both generative and discriminative models to address the event prediction problem through optimization in multivariate systems.

Secondly, in addition to modeling temporal dynamics, a Bayesian approach is employed to model the first-order Markov behavior in the multivariate data sequences. Experimental evaluations demonstrated superior performance over conventional …

Vascular Changes In Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Application To Restenosis After Stenting, Hongfeng Wang

Dissertations (1934 -)

Stents used to decrease cardiovascular risk in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are prone to increased rates of restenosis. The mechanisms are incompletely elucidated, but low wall shear stress (WSS) and altered intracellular signaling likely contribute. We tested the hypothesis that neointimal hyperplasia (NH) after bare-metal stenting is due to vascular remodeling (enhanced formation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs), increased downstream vascular resistance (DVR), and decreased WSS), and that decreasing AGEs with ALT-711 (Alagebrium) mitigates this response.

Stents were implanted into the abdominal aorta of Zucker lean (ZL), obese (ZO), and diabetic (ZD) rats. After 21 days, the …

Foot And Ankle Motion Analysis Using Dynamic Radiographic Imaging, Benjamin Donald Mchenry

Dissertations (1934 -)

Lower extremity motion analysis has become a powerful tool used to assess the dynamics of both normal and pathologic gait in a variety of clinical and research settings. Early rigid representations of the foot have recently been replaced with multi-segmental models capable of estimating intra-foot motion. Current models using externally placed markers on the surface of the skin are easily implemented, but suffer from errors associated with soft tissue artifact, marker placement repeatability, and rigid segment assumptions. Models using intra-cortical bone pins circumvent these errors, but their invasive nature has limited their application to research only. Radiographic models reporting gait …

Resilience In Quaking Aspen: Recent Advances And Future Needs, Paul C. Rogers, C. Eisenberg, S. Clair

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) sustainability is a topic of intense interest in forest ecology. Reports range from declines to persisting or increasing coverage in some areas. Moreover, there is little agreement on ultimate factors driving changes. Low aspen recruitment has been attributed to climate patterns, past management, herbivore increases, competitive interactions with conifers, predator and beaver extirpation, and livestock grazing. Several of these potential causes result from direct or indirect actions of human agency. On June 27–28, 2012 a group of leading aspen ecologists from diverse backgrounds convened at the High Lonesome Ranch in western Colorado to address the state …

Experiments To Measure The Effects Of Timber Harvesting Equipment On Surface Lithic Scatters, Douglas J. Baughman

All Master's Theses

The importance of cultural resource preservation cannot be overstated; however local economies are at least as important. Due to conservative archaeological site protection practices in Region 5 of the United States Forest Service, the economy of Northeastern California is being adversely affected. In an attempt to help the Forest Service make more informed management decisions and improve the Northeastern California economy, I undertook experiments on the effects of timber harvesting on lithic scatters on Modoc National Forest. The experiments involved placement of 225 glass tiles (proxy lithics) in each of three plots subject to vehicle traffic and log dragging by …

Undergraduate Catalog, Georgia Southern University

Undergraduate & Graduate Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Doing Impacting Being: A Case Study Of Service Learning As A Method Of Faith And Learning Integration, Calvin G. Roso

International Christian Community of Teacher Educators Journal

C. S. Lewis argues that Christians become more like Christ by practicing to be something they are not: “Pretense leads up to the real thing . . . very often the only way to get a quality in reality is to start behaving as if you had it already” (Lewis, 1952, p. 160). Likewise, educators indicate that when students practice and apply their learning “true understanding is demonstrated” (Tomlinson & McTighe, 2006, p. 67). Even Jesus, the Master Teacher, modeled experiential integration in training His disciples (Matthew 10:1-15; Luke 9:1-6; Mark 6:7-13). Doing impacts being—what we do and experience shapes …

Feasibility Of Seismic Monitoring To Identify Avalanche Activity: Snoqualmie Pass, Wa, Kathryn Johnston

All Master's Theses

Avalanches across the Interstate-90 corridor over Snoqualmie Pass, in Washington State, are a concern for winter travelers and backcountry recreation. The temporary closure of the interstate for avalanche mitigation work also affects commerce by delaying transportation of merchandise. The study of seismic signals associated with snow avalanches could allow for greater understanding of avalanche properties, while remote sensing of avalanche activity could help established avalanche control programs and regional avalanche centers with forecasting and mitigation efforts. Two seismic stations were installed near the Alpental ski area on Snoqualmie Pass and recorded seismic activity throughout the winters of 2009-2010 and 2010-2011. …

Lidar Assessment Of Sediment Transport Related To The Removal Of The Marmot Dam, Sandy River, Oregon, Carl Daniel Matzek

All Master's Theses

Four Aerial LiDAR survey were used to examine the impacts of the 2007 removal of the Marmot Dam on the Sandy River, Oregon. Geomorphic Change Detection software was used to answer three project goals: 1) to investigate how the dam removal affected sediment distribution in the lower reach of the river, several km downstream of the dam, 2) to determine whether the pulse of sediment from the dam removal created a detectable, successive downstream accumulation of sediment through time, and 3) to assess the effect of natural high-flow events on the sediment distribution related to the dam removal. The results …

Geomorphology Of Deposits From The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, Tamil Nadu, Southeastern India, Patrick Alan Johnston

All Master's Theses

In low latitudes, geologically suitable repositories for tsunami deposits are not well defined. This project characterizes the geomorphic environments on the southeastern coast of India that preserved depositional evidence of the catastrophic tsunami created by the M_w9.0-9.3 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake on December 26, 2004. The Indian coast is particularly interesting because it is approximately 1300 km from the subduction-zone source of tsunamis across the Indian Ocean, and therefore only the largest events are capable of reaching it. The main objective of this study was to identify the settings where recognizable tsunami deposits from the 2004 event have been preferentially …

Black Carbon Measurements Of Snow And Ice Using The Single Particle Soot Photometer: Method Development And An Ad 1852-1999 Record Of Atmospheric Black Carbon From A Mount Logan Ice Core, James Andrew Menking

All Master's Theses

Black carbon (BC), produced by the combustion of fossil and biofuels, warms the climate by absorbing solar radiation when in the atmosphere and by reducing the albedo of snow and ice when deposited. Measuring BC in snow and ice is important for estimating albedo reduction and developing historical records of BC concentration. Experiments were conducted to further develop a method for measuring BC in snow and ice using the Single Particle Soot Photometer (SP2). Results suggest the optimal procedures for sample storage, treatment, and nebulization, and analysis and calibration of BC concentrations measured using the SP2 coupled to a CETAC …

Paleoseismologic Evidence For Holocene Activity On The Pinto Mountain Fault, Twentynine Palms, California, Ana Maria Cadena

All Master's Theses

Excavations across the Pinto Mountain fault in Twentynine Palms, California exposed faulted strata across a 32-m wide zone. Trench wall exposures revealed clear evidence for five ground-rupturing events during the Holocene, and two additional events in the late Pleistocene. Optically stimulated luminescence ages from alluvial sediments suggest that the most recent event occurred between 1.7-2.9 ka B.P. and the penultimate event between 2.7-4.2 ka B.P.. Prior to the penultimate event, there were five ground-rupturing earthquakes on the eastern Pinto Mountain fault between 3.5-13.6 ka B.P.. The average recurrence interval since 13.3-13.6 ka B.P. is 1510-1680 years, and 1200-1500 years in …

The Roles Of Humans And Climatic Variation On The Fire History Of Subalpine Meadows - Mount Rainer National Park (Washington), Michael Louis Lukens

All Master's Theses

With the creation of Mount Rainier National Park (MORA) in 1899 came the active management of the park's landscapes and a heavy emphasis on fire suppression. Today managers at MORA have made returning fire to the park's landscapes a top priority. In order to achieve this goal, and to make more informed decisions in regard to the application of fire, land managers at MORA need to better understand past fire occurrences and the drivers of fire activity on the mountain. To address this problem, analysis of macroscopic charcoal preserved in lake sediments was used to reconstruct the fire history for …

Characterization Of Mass Wasting Through The Spectral Analysis Of Lidar Imagery: Owyhee River, Southeastern Oregon, Christopher Earl Markley

All Master's Theses

Quantifying landslide character is an important aspect of understanding hillslope-channel interactions. Spectral analysis of high-resolution, LiDAR derived, DEMs was carried out following methods described by Booth et al. (2009) to determine the characteristic spectral signature inherent in different styles of landslides in the Owyhee River Canyon in southeastern Oregon. The main factor in landslide generation in this location is a lithologic contact in which a coherent basaltic caprock overlies relatively weak sediments where most of the landslide failure surfaces originated. Changes in spectral power distribution through time were quantified by comparing a sequence of adjacent rotational landslides of apparent different …

Unitary N-Dilations For Tuples Of Commuting Matrices, John E. Mccarthy, Orr Moshe Shalit

Mathematics Faculty Research

We show that whenever a contractive k-tuple T on a finite dimensional space H has a unitary dilation, then for any fixed degree N there is a unitary k-tuple U on a finite dimensional space so that q(T) = PHq(U)|H for all polynomials q of degree at most N.

In Vivo Ultrasonic Detection Of Polyurea Crosslinked Silica Aerogel Implants, Firouzeh Sabri, Merry E. Sebelik, Ryan K. Meacham, John Dudley Boughter, Mitchell J. Challis, Nicholas Leventis

Chemistry Faculty Research & Creative Works

Background:Polyurea crosslinked silica aerogels are highly porous, lightweight, and mechanically strong materials with great potential for in vivo applications. Recent in vivo and in vitro studies have demonstrated the biocompatibility of this type of aerogel. the highly porous nature of aerogels allows for exceptional thermal, electric, and acoustic insulating capabilities that can be taken advantage of for non-invasive external imaging techniques. Sound-based detection of implants is a low cost, non-invasive, portable, and rapid technique that is routinely used and readily available in major clinics and hospitals.Methodology:In this study the first in vivo ultrasound response of polyurea crosslinked silica aerogel implants …

Using Board Games To Teach Physics, Kadia Mohammad Alfaifi

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

"This was an exploratory study that examined how board games affect students' motivation and learning of content about science (Physics). Quasi-Experiment research was used to determine the academic effects of the board game as well as an attitudinal survey to evaluate motivation. Participants were selected by a convenience sample from undergraduate courses in the Department of Education at a regional university. Participants were taught by two methods: using a board game and traditional (lecture). Participants in both groups gave a pretest to determine their knowledge of physics followed by posttest to determine their retention after using the board game, or …

Fractal Dimension And Julia Sets, Robert Delorto

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.

An Occupational Therapy Guide To Assessment Of Executive Function Of Rural Agriculture Workers, Cayleigh Gerstner, Alyssa Lopez

Occupational Therapy Capstones

Purpose: Develop a guide for occupational therapists working with rural agricultural-based individuals’ experiencing cognitive deficits. Methodology: A comprehensive literature review was completed with major topics including the definition of executive functioning, common duties of ranch/farm workers, relationship between executive functioning and work, rural agriculture culture. The goal of the literature review was to gain an understanding of the influence of executive functioning skills on engagement within occupational duties and tasks of rural agriculture workers. Results: An occupational therapy guide was developed to provide a list of common tasks/duties of ranchers/framers and the associated executive functioning skills as well as client …

Comparison Of Energy Expenditure In Your Shape [Trademark] Fitness Evolved 2012 Calorie Counter And Indirect Calorimetry, Robert D. Cimball

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.