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Olfactory Enrichment In California Sea Lions (Zalophus Californianus), Mystera M. Samuelson

Dissertations

In the wild, California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) are exposed to a wide array of sensory information at all times. However, it is impossible for captive environments to provide this level of complexity. Therefore unique procedures and practices are necessary for the maintenance of physiological and psychological health in captive animals (Wells, 2009). This project aims to explore the behavioral effect of scent added to the environment, with the goal of improving the welfare of captive sea lions by introducing two scent types: 1.) Natural scents, found in their native environment, and 2.) Non-natural scents, not found in …

Hybrid Aryl-Ether-Ketone And Hyperbranched Epoxy Networks, John Misasi

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In this dissertation, relationships between chemical structures, cure kinetics and network architectures are correlated to bulk mechanical properties for novel, hybrid epoxy-amine networks. The work is split into two primary sections: the first is the synthesis and characterization of multifunctional glassy networks based on aryl-ether-ketone diamine curatives, while the second is based on the synthesis and characterization of hyperbranched epoxy polymers and their resulting networks.

Three aryl-ether-ketone (AEK) diamines of increasing molecular weights were synthesized and used to cure 4,4’-tetraglycidylether of diaminodiphenylmethane (TGDDM); the resulting networks were compared to 4,4’-diaminodiphenyl sulfone cured TGDDM. Architectural differences were created by varying cure …

Hospital Practices Related To Breastfeeding In Mississippi: A Socio-Ecological Approach, Amir Alakaam

Dissertations

Mississippi continues to have one of the lowest rates and the weakest support in respect to breastfeeding in the nation (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014a). Hospital practices supporting breastfeeding such as the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding (TSSB) can dramatically increase breastfeeding rates and duration (Rosenberg, Stull, Adler, Kasehagen, & Crivelli-Kovach, 2008). The aim of this study was to explore breastfeeding practices in Mississippi hospitals based on two levels of the Socio-Ecological Model: the organizational level (phase I) examined the hospital practices based on the level of implementation of the TSSB; the individual level (phase II) examined knowledge …

A Simulation To Improve The Clinical Nursing Instructor’S Teaching Of Ethics To Students In The Clinical Setting, Cynthia S. Randall Dnp

All Student Scholarship

Ethical knowledge and skill is crucial to the discipline of nursing and is considered foundational knowledge for nursing practice (American Nurses Association [ANA], 2008). Nurses who assume roles in clinical teaching may be clinically competent but may have limited nursing education experience or knowledge in clinical instruction. The purpose of this project was to improve the educational experience of clinical instructors in the teaching of ethics to students in the clinical setting. This DNP capstone was a quality improvement project with a mixed method design using simulation as a teaching strategy. Eight clinical instructors from a university based baccalaureate nursing …

Towards A Framework For Reproductive Violence”, Caitlyn Kelty-Huber

All Student Scholarship

Since the inception of ecofeminist discourse in the 1970’s, ecofeminists and feminists alike have been divided on their stances toward the ethics of consuming the bodies and by-products of other animals. A powerful cohort of ecofeminists, in part comprised by such scholars as Marti Kheel, Lori Gruen, Greta Gaard, and Carol J. Adams, have done a tremendous amount of work to situate a concern for more-than-human animals within ecofeminism and beyond. Unfortunately, as Cusack highlights, feminism’s failure to both recognize the parallel oppression of “dairy” cows and female farmed animals, and to thoughtfully incorporate that knowledge into feminist praxis has …

The Protection Of Privacy In On-Demand Audiovisual Media Services, Katarzyna Chałubińska-Jentkiewicz

internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation)

The Internet allows the provision of on-demand audiovisual media services to an extent which was not possible in the past due to technological limitations. Such varied services are subject to different legal regimes. The basis for these differences can be found in taking responsibility for the content of such services. The medium used to transmit the content cannot be the sole decisive criterion for assessing whether liability associated with the provision of a given type of service is within media law, or if it is excluded from it. The article considers regulatory differences with respect to on-demand services with regard …

Audiovisual Archives Of Public Television - From A ‘Safe’ To Creativity, Robert Kroplewski

internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation)

The article considers a variety of legal issues concerning effective means of sharing audiovisual programmes which constitute archival goods held (in a proverbial ‘safe’) by the Polish public broadcaster TVP. The paper also addresses the issue of the so-called ‘copyrights revival’ concerning old programmes in the context of its extension to the Internet. The article discusses the use of the ‘Creative Commons’ license type, as a way of taking into account the needs of recipients to access audiovisual culture, as well as ensuring the conditions of the ‘Open Development Code’. Media convergence justifies also the thesis on the disappearance of …

Annual Report Fy 2014-15, Tennessee. Department Of Children's Services.

Department of Children's Services

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Concise Handbook For Temporary Traffic Control, Indiana Ltap, Ohio Department Of Transportation

Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) Publications

This handbook gives the basic principles and provides examples for the design, application, installation, and maintenance of the various types of traffic control devices used in temporary traffic control or for incident management. Traffic control in roundabouts has been included in this version. The guidelines presented are in accordance with the standards provided within the Indiana Manual for Uniform Traffic Control Devices (IMUTCD). This handbook is based upon one created by the Ohio Department of Transportation, Guidelines for Traffic Control in Work Zones. Indiana LTAP expresses thanks to ODOT for their permission to reprint this material.

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And They Were There--Reports Of Meetings, Ramune K. Kubilius, Anthony Watkinson

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Letters To The Editor, Katina Strauch

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From Your Editor, Katina Strauch

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Do's And Don'ts Of Hosting Content And Service Providers At Your Library: A Few Tips For Your Next Meeting, Sarah Forzetting

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Speak Up! Communications Between Academic Librarians And Scholarly Content Providers, Erin Gallagher

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Meredith M. Babb Profile

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Pushing The Vendor To Improve Customer Service, Stacey Marien, Bob Nardini

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Atg Interviews Franny Lee, Founder Of Sipx, And Kurt Sanford, Ceo Of Proquest, Katina Strauch, Tom Gilson

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Why Libraries And University Presses Should Support One Another, Meredith Babb, Judith Russell

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Collecting To The Core--La Frontera: The U.S.-Mexican Borderlands, Anne Doherty, Roberto C. Delgadillo

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Both Sides Now: Vendors And Librarians--Negotiation Skills 101: Where Is That Course Given?, Michael Gruenberg

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If Rumors Were Horses, Katina Strauch

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Stacey Marien Profile

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Oregon Trails--Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind, Thomas W. Leonhardt

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Cooperation Is Key: How Publishers And Libraries Are Working Together To Achieve Common Goals, Michael A. Arthur, Stacy Sieck

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Biz Of Acq--Training The New Acquisitions Technician: From New Hire To Competence, Michelle Flinchbaugh

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Book Reviews--Monographic Musings, Regina Gong

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Stacy V. Sieck Profile

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Vendor Relations Strategies For Libraries, Kirsten Ostergaard, Doralyn Rossmann

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