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Superfluids Of Fermions In Spin-Orbit Coupled Systems And Photons Inside A Cavity, Yi-Xiang Yu Dec 2015

Superfluids Of Fermions In Spin-Orbit Coupled Systems And Photons Inside A Cavity, Yi-Xiang Yu

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation introduces some new properties of both superfluid phases of fermions with spin-orbit coupling (SOC) and superradiant phases of photons in an optical cavity. The effects of SOC on the phase transition between normal and superfluid phase are revealed; an unconventional crossover driven by SOC from the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) state to the Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) state is verified in three different systems; and two kinds of excitations, a Goldstone mode and a Higgs mode, are demonstrated to occur in a quantum optical system. We investigate the BCS superfluid state of two-component atomic Fermi gases in the presence of three …

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Synthesis And Catalytic Activity Of -Nhc Group 9 Metal Pincer Complexes, Sean William Reilly Dec 2015

Synthesis And Catalytic Activity Of -Nhc Group 9 Metal Pincer Complexes, Sean William Reilly

Theses and Dissertations

N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are one of the few ligand systems that can finely tune transition metal catalysts via sterics and electronics. The strong sigma-donating properties of these ancillary ligands allow the development of robust tridentate NHC pincer framework, which has emerged as an alternative to the phosphine pincer ligands. The combination of NHC and pincer systems has resulted in a new generation of catalytically active organometallic complexes reported throughout the literature. -NHC Rh pincer complexes were found to be catalytically active in C-C and C-B bond formation via 1,4dition reactions. In addition, the in-situ generated -NHC Ir(H) pincer complex demonstrated …

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Influence Of Market Setting And Time Of Purchase On Counts Of Aerobic Bacteria, Escherichia Coli, And Coliform And Prevalence Of Salmonella And Listeria In Beef, Pork, And Chicken In Vietnam, April Kathleen Mccain Dec 2015

Influence Of Market Setting And Time Of Purchase On Counts Of Aerobic Bacteria, Escherichia Coli, And Coliform And Prevalence Of Salmonella And Listeria In Beef, Pork, And Chicken In Vietnam, April Kathleen Mccain

Theses and Dissertations

The objective of this study was to determine the influence of market type and sampling time on Salmonella and Listeria prevalence and microbiological quality of 540 beef, pork, and whole chicken samples collected in 6 supermarkets (SM), 6 indoor markets (IM), and 6 open markets (OM) at opening (T0) and 4 h after the opening (T4) in Vietnam. Salmonella and Listeria prevalence ranged from 30.4 to 71.0% and 56.6 to 99.9 %, respectively, in beef, pork, and chicken in Vietnam. Aerobic bacteria counts ranged from 10.5 to 11.6 log CFU/g, whereas, E. coli and coliform counts ranged from 7.2 to …

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Investigating Phylogenetic Relationships Of Mosquito-Borne Avian Malaria In Mississippi, David Alan Larson Dec 2015

Investigating Phylogenetic Relationships Of Mosquito-Borne Avian Malaria In Mississippi, David Alan Larson

Theses and Dissertations

The vectors of avian malaria (Haemosporida) are an understudied component of wildlife disease ecology. Most studies of avian malaria have focused on the secondary bird hosts. This imbalance leaves a significant gap in our knowledge and understanding of the insect hosts. This study investigates the diversity of malaria parasites carried by mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae) in the state of Mississippi. Using PCR techniques, haemosporidian infection rates were determined and parasites were identified in a phylogenetic context to those previously annotated. A total of 27,157 female mosquitoes representing 15 species were captured. Five of those species tested positive for malaria parasites with …

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Investigating The Relationship Between Stream Gauge Stage And Nearby Soil Moisture In A Longleaf Pine Biome, Cheryl S. Mclaurin Dec 2015

Investigating The Relationship Between Stream Gauge Stage And Nearby Soil Moisture In A Longleaf Pine Biome, Cheryl S. Mclaurin

Theses and Dissertations

With over 10,000 acres burned in wildland fires in 2014 in Mississippi, accurate fire hazard prediction is of great importance. Soil moisture, fuel moisture, and fire hazard are inextricably linked. Remote estimation of soil moisture in the Southeastern United States for fire hazard modeling is hampered by the use of models engineered for other physiographic regions and the prevalence of deep, fast-draining sands underneath heavy vegetation. United States Geologic Service hydrographs were investigated and compared to nearby soil moisture and precipitation readings in an attempt to identify the links between stream gauge readings and watershed soil moisture. Stream gauge peaks …

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Investigations At Kinlock (22su526), A Freshwater Mussel Shell Ring In The Delta Region Of Mississippi, James Bradley Carlock Dec 2015

Investigations At Kinlock (22su526), A Freshwater Mussel Shell Ring In The Delta Region Of Mississippi, James Bradley Carlock

Theses and Dissertations

Kinlock is a freshwater mussel shell ring site located in Sunflower County in the Mississippi Delta. Little work has been done at freshwater mussel shell rings, and therefore little is known about them. This thesis uses four different data collection methods to answer questions of chronology, site layout, etc. These four methods are controlled surface collection, excavation, coring, and magnetometry. Based on the results of these methods, Kinlock was found to be a Woodland period mussel shell ring with a later Mississippian period component built on top of the shell. This later component consisted of five mounds situated around a …

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Morphological And Physiological Characterization Of Sweetpotato Roots After Skinning, Nestor Bonilla Bird Dec 2015

Morphological And Physiological Characterization Of Sweetpotato Roots After Skinning, Nestor Bonilla Bird

Theses and Dissertations

Sweetpotato is an important staple crop, and a supplementary source of nutrients; minerals, carbohydrates, and vitamins, for the food industry. Quality of sweetpotatoes depends on cultivar, preharvest management practices, and harvest equipment causing skinning. Information on morph-physiological characteristics of storage roots is needed for preharvest management decisions, cultivar selection, and application of harvest aids and harvesting procedures for postharvest storage durability of sweetpotatoes. Also, devices to measure skinning properties of storage roots are needed. This research was conducted to measure skin toughness of various sweetpotato cultivars. The number of skin layers was determined using fluorescent microscopy, and lignin content was …

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First Principles Investigation Of Substituted Strontium Hexaferrite, Vivek Dixit Dec 2015

First Principles Investigation Of Substituted Strontium Hexaferrite, Vivek Dixit

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation investigates how the magnetic properties of strontium hexaferrite change upon the substitution of foreign atoms at the Fe sites. Strontium hexaferrite, SrFe12O19 is a commonly used hard magnetic material and is produced in large quantities (around 500,000 tons per year). For different applications of strontium hexaferrite, its magnetic properties can be tuned by a proper substitution of the foreign atoms. Experimental screening for a proper substitution is a cost-intensive and time-consuming process, whereas computationally it can be done more efficiently. We used the ‘density functional theory’ a first principles based method to study substituted strontium hexaferrite. The site …

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Feed Quality Effects On Modern Heavy Broiler Performance, Robert Benjamin Sellers Dec 2015

Feed Quality Effects On Modern Heavy Broiler Performance, Robert Benjamin Sellers

Theses and Dissertations

Commercial broilers are fed exclusively pelleted diets; this is due to research that has demonstrated numerous benefits to feeding pellets. The first objective was to investigate the effects of modest improvements in pellet quality on two modern broiler strains. Regardless of strain, feeding 80% pellets improved broiler performance from d 28 to 42. The second objective was to investigate the effects of feed form and liquid application method on feed augering segregation and subsequent broiler performance. In general, percent pellets steadily decreased across location throughout feed augering. Also, phytase segregation occurred throughout augering and was exacerbated in post-pellet liquid application …

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Recursive Model Selection For Gnss-Combined Precise Point Positioning Algorithms, Andrew Tollefson Dec 2015

Recursive Model Selection For Gnss-Combined Precise Point Positioning Algorithms, Andrew Tollefson

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The accuracy of Global Positioning algorithms can be improved by incorporating observations from the satellites of multiple Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). To best utilize these observations, inter-system biases must be modeled. A unified observational model is proposed which accounts for these factors for an arbitrary number of GNSS. The Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC) may be imposed upon the unified model to balance data-fitting degree with model complexity among candidate models for a given satellite configuration scenario. A simple formulation is derived for the change to the Weighted Sum Squared Residuals (WSSR) outcome caused by modifying the least-squares design matrix …

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Fort Hays State University Tiger Weekly, December 11, 2015, University Relations Dec 2015

Fort Hays State University Tiger Weekly, December 11, 2015, University Relations

Tiger Weekly Newsletters

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Pollinator Stewardship Council V. United States Environmental Protection Agency, 800 F.3d 1176 (9th Cir. 2015), Hallie Bishop Dec 2015

Pollinator Stewardship Council V. United States Environmental Protection Agency, 800 F.3d 1176 (9th Cir. 2015), Hallie Bishop

Public Land & Resources Law Review

No abstract provided.

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A Review Of The Genus Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 1828, With Descriptions Of Seven New Species (Scorpiones, Scorpionidae), František Kovařík Dec 2015

A Review Of The Genus Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 1828, With Descriptions Of Seven New Species (Scorpiones, Scorpionidae), František Kovařík

Euscorpius

The genus Heterometrus is revised and a key is presented to all species except H. tristis. Subgenera Chersonesometrus Couzijn, 1978, Gigantometrus Couzijn, 1978, Javanimetrus Couzijn, 1981 and Srilankametrus Couzijn, 1981 are synonymized with the subgenus Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 1828. Seven new species of Heterometrus are described: H. beccaloniae sp. n., H. mysorensis sp. n., H. rolciki sp. n., and H. ubicki sp. n. from India, H. nepalensis sp. n., from Nepal, H. sejnai sp. n. from Thailand, and H. cimrmani sp. n. from Thailand and Vietnam. The following species and subspecies are synonymized: H. ( …

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Alloscorpiops Wongpromi Sp. N. From Thailand And Laos (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae: Scorpiopinae), František Kovařík, Michael E. Soleglad, Ondřej Košulič Dec 2015

Alloscorpiops Wongpromi Sp. N. From Thailand And Laos (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae: Scorpiopinae), František Kovařík, Michael E. Soleglad, Ondřej Košulič

Euscorpius

Alloscorpiops wongpromi sp. n. from Thailand and Laos is described and compared with all other species of the genus Alloscorpiops Vachon, 1980. A key is presented to all species of the genus. A. wongpromi sp. n. is characterized mainly by a higher number of trichobothria on the patella, which has 33–37 external and 21–22 ventral trichobothria, and a dark-colored telson. The subgenus Laoscorpiops Lourenço, 2013 is synonymized with the nominotypical subgenus, because it was based on misinterpretation of the trichobothrial pattern, with two ventral accessory trichobothria on the chela regarded as part of the external Eb series.

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Health Perceptions And Practices Of Burmese Refugee Families: A Participatory Mixed Method Study, Suneeta Kercood, Trish Morita-Mullaney Dec 2015

Health Perceptions And Practices Of Burmese Refugee Families: A Participatory Mixed Method Study, Suneeta Kercood, Trish Morita-Mullaney

Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement

Healthcare providers in the United States often view the lifestyle choices made by refugees from Burma through the lenses of America’s norms for healthy living. Although healthcare providers often recognize the role that language plays in the refugees’ ability to communicate their healthcare needs, they often ignore the role of culture. This lack of understanding of cultural difference contributes to the marginalization of refugees in the healthcare system. Using a transformative mixed method methodology, this study employed the East Asian Acculturation Scale (EAAM) to identify participants’ perceived level of acculturation within health care contexts. The researchers then engaged participants in …

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Gender And General Strain Theory: An Examination Of The Role Of Gendered Strains And Negative Emotions On Crime, Aaron Michael Puhrmann Dec 2015

Gender And General Strain Theory: An Examination Of The Role Of Gendered Strains And Negative Emotions On Crime, Aaron Michael Puhrmann

Open Access Dissertations

One of the predominant issues in the criminological study of gender and crime is the gender gap in crime. Women are much less involved in crime than men and are involved with different types of crimes. By integrating gender-specific theory with General Strain Theory (GST), this dissertation provides an explanation of female crime and the gender gap in crime. Gendered General Strain Theory (gendered-GST) argues that gender differences in negative life events (strains) and differences in negative emotions lead to distinct pathways to criminal offending. This dissertation empirically examines the different propositions of gendered-GST and whether they adequately explain female …

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Defeat And Re-Playing Renaissance Civic Identity: The Academy Of The Intronati In Siena, Carolyn Zimmerman Dec 2015

Defeat And Re-Playing Renaissance Civic Identity: The Academy Of The Intronati In Siena, Carolyn Zimmerman

Open Access Dissertations

The study of how a literary academy shaped the transition of a sixteenth-century Italian republic into a subject city and defined the subsequent evolution of civic life. This transition involved a complete reimagining of what constituted a meaningful life, placing new importance on intellectual activities, cultural innovation, and rhetorical fluency. In this shift, the Intronati attempted to relegate traditional political activities to a secondary position, implicitly arguing that it was cultural leadership that should determine elite status in any society, rather than traditional political positions. This new vision of civic identity required the active participation of women, who were expected …

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Role Of Maternal Dietary Peanut Exposure In Development Of Food Allergy And Oral Tolerance, Magdia De Jesus Dec 2015

Role Of Maternal Dietary Peanut Exposure In Development Of Food Allergy And Oral Tolerance, Magdia De Jesus

Biomedical Sciences Faculty Scholarship

Background The impact of maternal ingestion of peanut during pregnancy and lactation on an offspring’s risk for peanut allergy is under debate. Objective To investigate the influence of maternal dietary peanut exposure and breast milk on an offspring’s allergy risk. Methods Preconceptionally peanut-exposed C3H/HeJ females were either fed or not fed peanut during pregnancy and lactation. The offsprings’ responses to peanut sensitization or oral tolerance induction by feeding antigen prior to immunization were assessed. We also assessed the impact of immune murine milk on tolerance induction pre- or post-weaning. For antigen uptake studies, mice were gavaged with fluorescent peanut in …

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Helin Library Consortium Ils Task Force Recommendation, Helin Consortium. Ils Task Force Dec 2015

Helin Library Consortium Ils Task Force Recommendation, Helin Consortium. Ils Task Force

HELIN Task Force reports

Final report and recommendation of the HELIN ILS task force to migrate the consortium to OCLC WorldShare Management Services..

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The Effects Of Neuromobilization Combined With Posture Training In The Management Of A Patient With Cervical Radiculopathy: A Case Report, Courtney Naimi Dec 2015

The Effects Of Neuromobilization Combined With Posture Training In The Management Of A Patient With Cervical Radiculopathy: A Case Report, Courtney Naimi

Case Report Papers

Background and Purpose: Management of cervical radiculopathy can include cervical traction, neural mobilization, manual therapy, and therapeutic exercise, whereas management of lateral epicondylitis can include eccentric tendinopathy management, manual therapy, and therapeutic exercise. Some evidence exists discussing neuromobilization for the management of axial diagnoses. However, there is sparse literature describing neuromobilization for management of both the presence of right C7, C8 radiculopathy and contralateral lateral epicondylitis. Therefore, the purpose of this case report is to discuss the outcomes of neuromobilization techniques for a patient presenting with right C7, C8 cervical radiculopathy with contralateral lateral epicondylitis. Case Description: A 64-year-old male …

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A Body-Based Program Development Project To Prevent Burnout Among Mental Healthcare Professionals, Amanda J. Abeling Dec 2015

A Body-Based Program Development Project To Prevent Burnout Among Mental Healthcare Professionals, Amanda J. Abeling

Creative Arts Therapies Theses

Using the Delphi Method as a guide, a self-care program for staff members was developed out of one dance/movement therapy intern’s experiences at a suburban mental healthcare facility. Designed to increase one’s connection to self, personal observations were gathered, professionals in the field were consulted and the program was created and implemented. Themes of stress, fatigue, and burnout among the mental health care profession are discussed. Previous research on body awareness, dance/movement therapy theories, and self-care are also discussed in order to provide a framework with which to understand the development of the program. 72 pages.

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Rn-Bsn Program: On-Demand, Online, Competency-Based Modules, Ladonna Michelle Mcclave Dec 2015

Rn-Bsn Program: On-Demand, Online, Competency-Based Modules, Ladonna Michelle Mcclave

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A capstone submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education in the College of Education at Morehead State University by Ladonna Michelle McClave on December 10, 2015.

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Health Problems And Risk Factors Associated With Long Haul Transport Of Horses In Australia, Barbara Padalino, Evelyn Hall, Sharanne Raidal, Pietro Celi, Andrew Knight, Peter Knight, Leo Jeffcott, Gary Muscatello Dec 2015

Health Problems And Risk Factors Associated With Long Haul Transport Of Horses In Australia, Barbara Padalino, Evelyn Hall, Sharanne Raidal, Pietro Celi, Andrew Knight, Peter Knight, Leo Jeffcott, Gary Muscatello

Transport of Farm Animals Collection

Equine transportation is associated with a variety of serious health disorders causing economic losses. However; statistics on horse transport are limited and epidemiological data on transport related diseases are available only for horses transported to abattoirs for slaughter. This study analysed reports of transport related health problems identified by drivers and horse owners for 180 journeys of an Australian horse transport company transporting horses between Perth and Sydney (~4000 km) in 2013–2015. Records showed that 97.2% (1604/1650) of the horses arrived at their destination with no clinical signs of disease or injury. Based on the veterinary reports of the affected …

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December 10, 2015, James Madison University Dec 2015

December 10, 2015, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2010-2019

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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Intra-Agency Coordination, Jennifer Nou Dec 2015

Intra-Agency Coordination, Jennifer Nou

Articles

No abstract provided.

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Detailed Cost Estimation For Landscape Architecture: An Indicator Of Final Construction Costs In The Dfw Metropolitan Area, Charles L. Shy Sr. Dec 2015

Detailed Cost Estimation For Landscape Architecture: An Indicator Of Final Construction Costs In The Dfw Metropolitan Area, Charles L. Shy Sr.

Landscape Architecture Masters & Design Theses - Archive

This thesis uses quantitative research methods to study detailed cost estimating to determine how accurately this estimating procedure helps landscape architects forecast construction costs in the Dallas - Fort Worth Metroplex. Specifically, this study seeks to determine the benefits for landscape architects in providing detailed cost estimates to their clients as a deliverable during the design process. Considering how accurate forecasts of construction costs could be used to meet clients' budget expectations more effectively, this is an important field of study for landscape architecture. By evaluating the construction documents costs for each of the study's landscapes, the research determines whether …

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State V. Anderson Clerk's Record Dckt. 43673 Dec 2015

State V. Anderson Clerk's Record Dckt. 43673

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

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"Pitiful Creature Of Darkness": The Subhuman And The Superhuman In The Phantom Of The Opera, Jessica Sternfeld Dec 2015

"Pitiful Creature Of Darkness": The Subhuman And The Superhuman In The Phantom Of The Opera, Jessica Sternfeld

Music Faculty Books and Book Chapters

"This chapter focuses on The Phantom of the Opera, the megamusical that perhaps most boldly faces the idea of disability head-on, as it stars a character whose face, as one journalist described it, looks 'like melted cheese' (Smith, 1995). The musical's approach to the Phantom's disability is remarkably layered and inconsistent; the Phantom is portrayed in numerous ways (monster, criminal, genius, god, ghost) and his physical disability blurs regularly with his 'soul;' which is where numerous characters locate the origin of his problems. His face and its famous mask covering are both feared and thrilled over, but with a reassuring …

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New Music Ensemble, Chapman New Music Ensemble Dec 2015

New Music Ensemble, Chapman New Music Ensemble

Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format)

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Daily Eastern News: December 10, 2015, Eastern Illinois University Dec 2015

Daily Eastern News: December 10, 2015, Eastern Illinois University

December

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