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Joan, Sarah Bauerle

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

Joan is an original, programmatic piece for orchestra, with an approximate running time of eight minutes. It is inspired by the life of Joan of Arc, the French heroine at the end of the Hundred Years' War. Themes evoking major characters are presented as the piece unfolds. Along with original material, melodies from several folksongs are used in the themes representing Joan and the English. The English "Agincourt Carol" dates to the Hundred Years' War. Joan's themes, "Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella" and "He is Born," are both familiar French carols. In addition to these two themes, the piece begins …

Structure And Corrosion Behavior Of Sputter Deposited Cerium Oxide Based Coatings With Various Thickness On Al 2024-T3 Alloy Substrates, Yuanyuan Liu, Jiamu Huang, James B. Claypool, Carlos E. Castano, Matthew J. O'Keefe

Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Cerium oxide-based coatings from ∼100 to ∼1400 nm in thickness were deposited onto Al 2024-T3 alloy substrates by magnetron sputtering of a 99.99% pure CeO₂ target. The crystallite size of CeO₂ coatings increased from 15 nm to 46 nm as the coating thickness increased from ∼100 nm to ∼1400 nm. The inhomogeneous lattice strain increased from 0.36% to 0.91% for the ∼100 nm to ∼900 nm thick coatings and slightly decreased to 0.89% for the ∼1400 nm thick coating. The highest adhesion strength to Al alloy substrates was for the ∼210 nm thick coating, due to a continuous …

Emerging Immunopharmacological Targets In Multiple Sclerosis., Mojtaba Farjam, Guang-Xian Zhang, Bogoljub Ciric, Abdolmohamad Rostami

Department of Neurology Faculty Papers

Inflammatory demyelination of the central nervous system (CNS) is the hallmark of multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic debilitating disease that affects more than 2.5 million individuals worldwide. It has been widely accepted, although not proven, that the major pathogenic mechanism of MS involves myelin-reactive T cell activation in the periphery and migration into the CNS, which subsequently triggers an inflammatory cascade that leads to demyelination and axonal damage. Virtually all MS medications now in use target the immune system and prevent tissue damage by modulating neuroinflammatory processes. Although current therapies such as commonly prescribed disease-modifying medications decrease the relapse rate …

Measured Indoor Temperatures, Thermal Comfort And Overheating Risk: Post-Occupancy Evaluation Of Low Energy Houses In The Uk, Rv Jones, S Goodhew, Wilde P De

School of Art, Design and Architecture

There is growing concern in Western Europe that higher insulation and air tightness of residential buildings may lead to increased overheating risk during the summer. This risks undoing the energy savings as it may lead to the introduction of active cooling systems in buildings that so far have been cooled by natural means. This paper discusses temperature monitoring from houses in the Southwest of the UK that were built to low-energy standards (Code for Sustainable Homes Level 5). Results were analyzed using both established static overheating criteria and an adaptive thermal comfort standard. Findings suggest that these houses can be …

Chicago Polish Catholicism For The 21st Century: Perspectives From Loyola Students, Matt Pajor

Chicago Catholic Immigrants Conference

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Chicago Polish Catholicism For The 21st Century Perspectives From Loyola Students, Xenia Dylag, Magdalena Bednarz, Agnieszka Agnes Bucko

Chicago Catholic Immigrants Conference

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Polish Catholic Culture Expressed In Fine And Visual Arts, Iwona Bierdermann

Chicago Catholic Immigrants Conference

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The Architecture Of Polish Catholic Churches In Chicago, Victoria Granacki

Chicago Catholic Immigrants Conference

Polish church architecture flourished for 40 years in Chicago, beginning with St. Stanislaus Kostka, considered the “mother church” of all Polonia. The Reverend Vincent Barzynski of the Congregation of the Resurrection founded 23 Polish parishes in Chicago from 1872 until his death in 1899. New “national parishes” serving specific ethnic groups continued into the early 20^th century. But Cardinal Mundelein arrived in Chicago in 1916 determined to transform the city’s fractured ethnic fiefdoms into a unified American church. By the end of the 1920s the halcyon days of traditional Chicago church design had come to a close. This richly …

Ironbound, Martyna Majok

Chicago Catholic Immigrants Conference

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Strategies And Resources To Enhance Test Evaluation And Selection, Janet F. Carlson, Nancy Anderson

Buros Center: Professional Staff Publications

Testing serves an important function for SLPs in offering an evidence base that is useful in screening, diagnosing, monitoring progress, and documenting outcomes. Tests are used to measure diverse constructs such as communication, literacy, oral and written language, receptive and expressive vocabulary, articulation, phonological awareness and processing, and auditory perception and processing. In addition, specific impairments may require specialized measures to evaluate conditions such as stuttering and orthographic competence.

When using tests to diagnose language impairments, Betz, Eickhoff, and Sullivan (2013) suggest that SLPs consider carefully a test’s psychometric properties, particularly because of the “increasing emphasis on evidence-based practice, specifically, …

Relationships Of Haemosporidian Parasites To Populations Of Their Avian Hosts In Eastern North America, Vincenzo Alexander Ellis

Dissertations

Avian Haemosporida are common, vector-transmitted blood parasites of birds throughout the world. During my dissertation research, I explored how multiple host species respond immunologically to natural infections in the wild (Chapter 1) and to experimental infections in the laboratory (Chapter 2). Despite their tractability as a model host-parasite system and a burgeoning literature on avian Haemosporida, little is known about how their populations interact across large areas (hereafter “regions”). I present data from parasite surveys of birds across eastern North America suggesting that continental parasite populations track host populations across the region, but also that the host breadth of a …

Cognitive Coaching As Form Of Professional Development In A Linguistically Diverse School, Alla Gonzalez Del Castillo

Dissertations

While American classrooms are described as linguistically diverse, teachers find themselves unprepared to successfully educate such students. Previous studies indicate that cognitive coaching is one form of professional development that can assist teachers in becoming self-directed practitioners who are able to reflect on their practice and adjust it to meet the needs of various learners, including linguistically diverse students (Batt, 2010; Costa & Garmston, 2002; Joyce & Showers, 2002). This study describes elementary teachers’ perceptions of cognitive coaching in a linguistically diverse school: (1) In what ways do teachers perceive cognitive coaching as professional development? (2) How do observed teacher …

Person-Centered Outcomes In Culturally And Diverse Contexts: International Application Of The Icf, Karla Washington, Jane Mccormack, A. Lynn Williams, Brenda Louw, Nancy Thomas-Stonell, Tammy Hopper

ETSU Faculty Works

This session is developed by, and presenters invited by, Cultural and Linguistic Considerations Across the Discipline. This session was developed by the Convention Program Committee to increase SLPs’ awareness regarding research and clinical applications of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) across pediatric and adult populations around the world. Discussants provide perspectives from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Jamaica, and the United States.

Note On The 2015 Comprehensive Assessment, European Union: European Commission

Documents

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Press Release Of Banco De Portugal On The Results Of Novo Banco In The Stress Test Of The Comprehensive Assessment Conducted By The Single Supervisory Mechanism/European Central Bank, Banco De Portugal/Central Bank Of Portugal

Documents

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Press Release Of Banco De Portugal On The Results Of Novo Banco In The Stress Test Of The Comprehensive Assessment Conducted By The Single Supervisory Mechanism/European Central Bank, Bank Of Portugal

Documents

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In Concert: The Chapman Orchestra And Chapman University Wind Symphony, Chapman Orchestra, Chapman University Wind Symphony

Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format)

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Szczęsny Zahajkiewicz: Performances Of Polish-American Identity In Chicago 1890-1910, Megan Geigner

Chicago Catholic Immigrants Conference

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Lira Brochure (English Version)

Exhibit Materials

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Presentation Panels (English Version)

Exhibit Materials

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Primer (English Version)

Exhibit Materials

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Political Activism In American Polonia: Milestones In An Ethnic Community’S Development, Donald E. Pienkos

Chicago Catholic Immigrants Conference

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Polish Immigrant Communities In Chicago: 1970­-2000, Mary Patrice Erdmans

Chicago Catholic Immigrants Conference

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What I Taught My Stem Instructor About Teaching: What A Deaf Student Hears That Others Cannot, Annemarie Ross, Randy K. Yerrick

Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities

Overall, science teaching at the university level has remained in a relatively static state. There is much research and debate among university faculty regarding the most effective methods of teaching science. But it remains largely rhetoric. The traditional lecture model in STEM higher education is limping along in its march toward inclusion and equity. The NGSS and Common Core reform efforts do little to help university science teachers to change their orientation from largely lecture-driven practice with laboratory supplements. While it is impossible to address all diverse student groups, the need for accommodations tend to be overlooked. As a Deaf …

The Authoritativeness And Usefulness Of The Principles Of God's Old Covenant Law For The New Covenant Church And State, Benjamin S. Walton

Liberty University Law Review

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Developing Human Capacity For Marine Scientific Research In Myanmar, Roxane S. De Waegh

Open Access Theses

Scientists worldwide believe that sustainable resource management must be based on results derived from successful research (Strigl, 2003). Therefore, scientists are constantly engaged in research projects in order to obtain more results and create new knowledge. In this constant pursuit of knowledge, the international scientific community is minimally participating in the development of human capacity, especially when their research is based in low-income countries (LIC) (Strigl, 2003). This research-based agenda benefits scientific societies in developed countries, as they continuously add value to their knowledge-based economy, while the local communities’ education levels remain stagnant. LIC’s needs in education and science are …

The Marriage Of Figaro

Taylor Theatre Playbills

Taylor Theatre presents an original translation of Mozart's comic-opera, "The Marriage of Figaro."

Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" whisks us through the events of one crazy day as Figaro, the Lord's valet, tries to wed Susanna, the Lady's maid, before their philandering master can get to her first. Filled with Mozart's glorious music, The Marriage of Figaro is widely regarded to be one of the greatest comic operas ever written. Our production will see its plot of intrigue, mistaken identities, and unexpected revelations unravel in early 20th Century England in which the servants who live downstairs are perfectly capable of …

Combining Storytelling And Web Archives, Yasmin Alnoamany, Michele C. Weigle, Michael L. Nelson

Computer Science Presentations

PDF of a powerpoint presentation from an Old Dominion University Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) Department Colloquium, November 13, 2015. Also available on Slideshare.

The Echo: November 13, 2015, Taylor University

2015-2016 (Volume 103)

If pennies were mustard seeds – Save and continue – Top five news events of the week – Launching off the pier – Crossing bridges – Around The World – Rallies, racism and resignations – Fighting crime in the cornfields – Saudi princes smuggle drugs – ‘90s Comeback trends at Taylor – Bump, set, Spikeball – Have you heard about the herd? – The bi-weekly bachelor and bachelorette – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – Let the wedding bells ring – Singing and Socrates – Authentic American heroes – Where lies your allegiance – Just another gender article? – …

Mol-Pcr For Snp Based Detection And Characterization Of Stec Non-O157 Strains, Heather M. Mendez

Biomedical Engineering ETDs

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains are important food-borne pathogens that have been linked to human illness. In the United States, STEC O157:H7 strains have been attributed to the majority of disease and outbreaks; however, the frequency of disease associated with STEC non-O157 strains have also increased and is often under recognized due to diagnostic limitations. In 2012, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) implemented mandatory testing for non-O157 STEC serogroups O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, and O145. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been identified in the O-antigen gene cluster for each of the non-O157 STEC serogroups that can …