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Theology And Religious Studies, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Academic Catalog

No abstract provided.

Section Ii, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Academic Catalog

No abstract provided.

2013-2014 Lsu Health Sciences Center In New Orleans Catalog/Bulletin, Office Of The Registrar

Catalogs and Bulletins

No abstract provided.

Interactive Exploration Of Multitask Dependency Networks, Diane Oyen

Computer Science ETDs

Scientists increasingly depend on machine learning algorithms to discover patterns in complex data. Two examples addressed in this dissertation are identifying how information sharing among regions of the brain develops due to learning; and, learning dependency networks of blood proteins associated with cancer. Dependency networks, or graphical models, are learned from the observed data in order to make comparisons between the sub-populations of the dataset. Rarely is there sufficient data to infer robust individual networks for each sub-population. The multiple networks must be considered simultaneously; exploding the hypothesis space of the learning problem. Exploring this complex solution space requires input …

Risk Information Impact On Investment Decisions: Experimental Test Of Pmm Theory, A Case Of Indonesia, Negina Kencono Putri, Zaki Baridwan, -- Supriyadi, Ertambang Nahartyo

DLSU Business & Economics Review

The aim of this study is to examine the Probabilistic Mental Model (PMM) Theory as an explanation of the framing effect in the context of reporting risk in different formats in Indonesia. The study was conducted using an online field experimental method with 3x4x2 mixed design, involving 54 investment analysts as participants. Experiments were conducted to test whether different formats of risk information—given the time sequence associated with the framing effect as explained by the PMM Theory—influence the investment decision-making process. The results show that participants chose to take action that is not at risk when the information presented is …

The Epidemiology Of Human Herpesvirus-8: Transmission Of Infection To Children In Zambian Households, Kay L. Crabtree

School of Biological Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Human Herpes virus-8 (HHV-8) is the known etiologic agent for several malignant pathologies, including Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS), the most common tumor in children in sub-Saharan Africa. Saliva is implicated as the culprit of transmission; however there is a paucity of information regarding transmission to young children. In this study, we investigated the hypothesis that household behaviors exposing the susceptible child to saliva increase the risk of transmission of HHV-8 to that child.

To test our hypothesis a large prospective cohort study in Lusaka, Zambia, enrolling 464 young children and their households, was followed for 48 months. Socio-demographics, health histories, feeding …

Rethinking The Digital Media Library For Rit's The Wallace Center, April Younglove

Articles

In 2012, the Digital Preservation Team at Rochester Institute of Technology's The Wallace Center undertook an assessment of its Institutional Repository, the Digital Media Library. The Digital Preservation Team looked at the repository's current performance and requirements for ensuring its future success, and then examined four different philosophical approaches to configuring an IR that are in use by research institutions today: All-in-one, Archival, Researcher-centric and Subject. The team also compared open source vs. in-house repository providers and services including DSpace, Digital Commons, IR+, and Discovery Garden. A decision was made to move from the open source software DSpace to the …

The Classic, Summer 2013, Public Relations

The Classic, 2010-2019

Zwemer View: Strategic Moves at Northwestern; In Box; Around the Green: Makeover; Safety Specialist Retires; Adviser and Advocate; Tireless Servant; Of Course: Studying Slavery; Summer in Europe; Awards Season; Summer Sonshine; Caps and Gowns; Critical Acclaim; Opening Soon; An App for That; Concert at Carnegie; Face Value: Grace Rohrer; Double Award Winner; World (and) History: Carlson leaves mark as teacher and study abroad advocate; Great Expectations: Longtime theatre professor ends 33-year career at NWC; West Hall Wins; Tough Love; Ready to Lead; Red Zone; 1000 Words: To Cuba, with love; Driven: Life-changing accident doesn't stop professor who loves learning; By …

Adopted Couple V. Baby Girl: Erasing The Last Vestigates Of Human Property, James G. Dwyer

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Southeastern Librarian V. 61, No. 2 (Summer 2013) Complete Issue

The Southeastern Librarian

Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian, volume 61, No. 2 (Summer 2013).

State News

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent developments from SELA member institutions.

The Unique Challenge Of Dual-Purpose Organizations: Comparative Analysis Of U.S. And Israel Approaches To Combating The Finance Of Terrorism, Aviv (Cohen) Dekel

Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.

Case Studies Of African Agricultural Biotechnology Regulation: Precautionary And Harmonized Policy-Making In The Wake Of The Cartagena Protocol And The Au Model Law, R. Nelson Godfrey

Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.

Peak Coordinating Bodies And Invasive Alien Species: Is The Whole Worth More Than The Sum Of Its Parts?, Sophie Riley

Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.

Moral Development In The Military: The Efficacy Of Rotc Morality Training At The Sophomore Level, Paul A. Gillett

Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses

The Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) is an accessions program designed to produce quality commissioned Officers for operational units, in support of strategic Department of Defense (DoD) objectives. The traditional program length of 4 years coincides with the average number of years required to obtain a baccalaureates degree in the United States, in part because a degree is required for program completion. The program goals are to develop candidates physically, mentally, and morally in order to ensure they can be entrusted with the highest levels of leadership required of a US citizen.

This study aimed at assessing the moral development …

The Effects Of Sensor Performance As Modeled By Signal Detection Theory On The Performance Of Reinforcement Learning In A Target Acquisition Task, Nate Quirion

Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) today are fulfilling more roles than ever before. There is a general push to have these systems feature more advanced autonomous capabilities in the near future. To achieve autonomous behavior requires some unique approaches to control and decision making. More advanced versions of these approaches are able to adapt their own behavior and examine their past experiences to increase their future mission performance. To achieve adaptive behavior and decision making capabilities this study used Reinforcement Learning algorithms. In this research the effects of sensor performance, as modeled through Signal Detection Theory (SDT), on the ability of …

Merleau-Ponty And Sacramental Gesture, Vincent Wargo

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

No abstract provided.

Human Milk Cortisol Is Associated With Infant Temperament, Katherine R. Grey, Elyssia Poggi Davis, Curt A. Sandman, Laura M. Glynn

Psychology Faculty Articles and Research

The implications of the biologically active elements in milk for the mammalian infant are largely unknown. Animal models demonstrate that transmission of glucocorticoids through milk influences behavior and modifies brain development in offspring. The aim of this study was to determine the relation between human milk cortisol levels and temperament of the breastfed infant. Fifty-two mother and infant pairs participated when the infants were three-months old. Milk cortisol levels were assessed and each mother completed the Infant Behavior Questionnaire (IBQ), a widely used parent-report measure of infant temperament. Analyses revealed a positive association between milk cortisol and the negative affectivity …

Should Women Be Ordained As Pastors? Old Testament Considerations, Richard M. Davidson

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Counting Unstained, Confluent Cells By Modified Bright-Field Microscopy, L. Louis Drey, Michael Graber, Jan Bieschke

Open Access Publications

We present a very simple procedure yielding high-contrast images of adherent, confluent cells such as human neuroblastoma (SH-EP) cells by ordinary bright-field microscopy. Cells are illuminated through a color filter and a pinhole aperture placed between the condenser and the cell culture surface. Refraction by each cell body generates a sharp, bright spot when the image is defocused. The technique allows robust, automatic cell counting from a single bright-field image in a wide range of focal positions using free, readily available image-analysis tools. Contrast may be enhanced by swelling cell bodies with a brief incubation in PBS. The procedure was …

Through Their Eyes: Using Photography With Youth Who Experienced Trauma, Karen Rice, Sarah Primak, Heather Girvin

The Qualitative Report

Adolescent youth in foster care are often exposed to multiple traumas and often leave the child welfare system without processing thoughts, feelings, or plans for the future. This study employed photo elicitation with a group of adolescent youth in foster care to discover what is important to them. Eight themes emerged. Family and friends, or the need to have someone who is always there for them was the most frequent theme photographed. Utilizing photo elicitation with youth who have been abused and/or neglected is an engaging and empowering method as it allows for individualized case planning that is guided by …

Enrollment Report, Summer 2013, Planning, Research, And Policy Analysis

Enrollment Reports (2004-2019)

Enrollment Report for Summer 2013 for Illinois State University

Akap18: Bidirectional Regulator Of Protein Phosphorylation, Arpita Singh

Doctoral Dissertations

The thesis work presented here focuses on AKAP18γ mediated multivalent complex formation and its oligomerization. AKAP18γ belongs to a family of structurally diverse but functionally analogous scaffolding proteins called A-Kinase Anchoring Proteins (AKAPs). These scaffolds specifically target Protein Kinase A (PKA) holoenzyme to a distinct cellular compartment to regulate PKA activity and substrate specificity. Previously, the long isoforms of an AKAP called AKAP18 (AKAP18γ/δ) were established as important cardiac calcium regulating proteins due to their ability to mediate phosphorylation of a protein called Phospholamban (PLN). My dissertation work shows that AKAP18γ directly interacts with Inhibitior-1 (I-1) and enhances its phosphorylation …

Environmental Protection Agency Consultations With Indian Tribes: An Intercultural Struggle Over Process Of 'Consent', Denise Scannell Guida

Publications and Research

On November 6, 2000, President Bill Clinton signed his final executive order on

Consultation and Coordination with Tribal Governments. It was his last attempt to establish meaningful consultation processes with American Indians in the development of federal environmental policies. Based on ongoing environmental issues between the two cultures and the rising concern for environmental justice, the United States government wanted to identify the necessary improvements in communication and coordination among tribal and federal environmental programs, specifically regarding issues of information exchange, and creating partnerships among stakeholders. An analysis of the executive order, and a case study of the U.S. …

Communicator, Summer 2013, Wneu Alumni Association

Alumni Magazines

No abstract provided.

2013/2014 University Of The Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School Of Dentistry Catalog, University Of The Pacific

Catalogue, Bulletin, Catalog

No abstract provided.

2013/2014 University Of The Pacific [Stockton] Graduate Catalog, University Of The Pacific

Catalogue, Bulletin, Catalog

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Analysis Of Student Engagement Between Community College Students, Linda Jordan

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

For years, community college research has focused on student engagement in an effort to improve student academic performance, retention, and graduation completion rates. While the positive effects of student engagement at both the community college and 4-year university levels have been consistently supported by previous research, there has been very limited research that has focused exclusively on the impact of student engagement in the growing subset of Workforce, now referred to as Career and Technical Education students. Since 2003, community colleges have employed the Community College Student Report to gather data from students on several variables positively correlated with increased …

The Effectiveness Of A Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program That Offer Special Benefits For Pregnant And Parenting Teens: A Qualitative Study, Marsha Brown

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Teen pregnancy continues to be a problem for families, educators, health care professionals, and the government. Teenagers are not afforded the opportunity to learn or receive reinforcement on God's laws on abstaining from premarital sex because religious education is not allowed in the public school system. This increase has led to the creation of the Teenage Parenting Center (TAPP), located in southwest Georgia. TAPP is one of 64 schools in a school district that offers special benefits for pregnant and parenting teens. This qualitative case study used a phenomenological approach to explore the experience of eight former attendees of the …

Hip Proprioceptors Preferentially Modulate Reflexes Of The Leg In Human Spinal Cord Injury, Tanya Onushko, Allison S. Hyngstrom, Brian D. Schmit

Biomedical Engineering Faculty Research and Publications

Stretch-sensitive afferent feedback from hip muscles has been shown to trigger long-lasting, multijoint reflex responses in people with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). These reflexes could have important implications for control of leg movements during functional activities, such as walking. Because the control of leg movement relies on reflex regulation at all joints of the limb, we sought to determine whether stretch of hip muscles modulates reflex activity at the knee and ankle and, conversely, whether knee and ankle stretch afferents affect hip-triggered reflexes. A custom-built servomotor apparatus was used to stretch the hip muscles in nine chronic SCI subjects …