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Multichannel Analysis Of Surface Waves Using Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors, Gustavo Galan-Comas Dec 2015

Multichannel Analysis Of Surface Waves Using Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors, Gustavo Galan-Comas

Theses and Dissertations

The Multichannel Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW) method traditionally uses an array of collinear vertical geophones to measure seismic wave propagation velocity at discrete points along the ground surface. Distributed fiber optic sensors (FOS) measure the average longitudinal strain over discrete lengths (i.e., zones) of a buried fiber optic cable. Such strain measurements can be used to assess ground motion and thus analyzed with the MASW method. To evaluate the feasibility of using FOS strain measurements in the MASW method, field experiments were conducted with both FOS and surface vertical geophones. Synthetic seismograms were also used to compare FOS to …

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Junior Recital: Rachel Stein, Soprano, Rachel Stein, Brenda Brent, Ryan Tang Dec 2015

Junior Recital: Rachel Stein, Soprano, Rachel Stein, Brenda Brent, Ryan Tang

Bailey School of Music Concert Programs

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music in Performance. Ms. Stein studies voice with Eileen Moremen.

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Levee Slide Detection Using Synthetic Aperture Radar Magnitude And Phase, Ramakalavathi Marapareddy Dec 2015

Levee Slide Detection Using Synthetic Aperture Radar Magnitude And Phase, Ramakalavathi Marapareddy

Theses and Dissertations

The objectives of this research are to support the development of state-of-the-art methods using remotely sensed data to detect slides or anomalies in an efficient and cost-effective manner based on the use of SAR technology. Slough or slump slides are slope failures along a levee, which leave areas of the levee vulnerable to seepage and failure during high water events. This work investigates the facility of detecting the slough slides on an earthen levee with different types of polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (polSAR) imagery. The source SAR imagery is fully quad-polarimetric L-band data from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s (JPL’s) …

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Welcome, Home, University Of Dayton Dec 2015

Welcome, Home, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton has reached another step in its growth as a top-tier, national Catholic research university with the board of trustees’ decision that the University should purchase property near campus to serve as the official residence of the president and an attractive venue for small special events.

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Briefly Speaking, University Of Dayton Dec 2015

Briefly Speaking, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Upcoming events focus on peace, business leadership and celebrating faith.

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Daily Eastern News: December 11, 2015, Eastern Illinois University Dec 2015

Daily Eastern News: December 11, 2015, Eastern Illinois University

December

No abstract provided.

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Curriculum Minutes 12/11/2015, Curriculum Committee Dec 2015

Curriculum Minutes 12/11/2015, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

In these minutes: Course Approval, Continued General Education Discussion, and Agenda Plans for Spring Semester

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Student Self-Regulated Learning Through Use Of The Linguafolio® Online In A Beginning Middle School El Class, Melissa Rose Davey Dec 2015

Student Self-Regulated Learning Through Use Of The Linguafolio® Online In A Beginning Middle School El Class, Melissa Rose Davey

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative mixed methods case study explores how LinguaFolio® Online is an appropriate strategy for increasing self-regulated learning in a beginning ESL class. Five participants in a middle school beginning ESL class used LinguaFolio® Online over eight weeks in order to report on learning and submit evidence exemplars. All participants used LinguaFolio® Online for various user interactions concerning self-regulation and self-assessment. Participants completed a pre- and post-survey so that perceptions could be compared before and after use of LinguaFolio® Online. The results of this study specify two important trends; first, regular use of the selfassessment lists contained within LinguaFolio® Online …

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Effectiveness Of Food-Demos To Increase Nutrition Knowledge, Megan Hemmelgarn Dec 2015

Effectiveness Of Food-Demos To Increase Nutrition Knowledge, Megan Hemmelgarn

Honors Projects

This research investigated the effectiveness of a one-time food-demo at increasing the knowledge and improving the behavior of vegetable and diary consumption in the diets of college-aged females. Participation included a convenience sample of 26 college-aged females living in residence halls at a Bowling Green State University in Northwest Ohio. Testing was delivered before intervention as a baseline of knowledge and diet behavior. Post-testing was delivered immediately after intervention and evaluated any gain in knowledge from the baseline. One-month after intervention, post 2-testing was distributed evaluating retention of knowledge and behavioral change. Overall, participants experienced knowledge gain immediately after intervention …

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In The News: December 11, 2015, Michael Duricy Dec 2015

In The News: December 11, 2015, Michael Duricy

Marian Library Blog Archive

Read recent items about Mary in both Catholic and secular news. Also see International Marian Research Institute news and updates.

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Board Of Trustees Minutes, December 11, 2015, Coastal Carolina University Dec 2015

Board Of Trustees Minutes, December 11, 2015, Coastal Carolina University

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

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Finance, Planning And Facilities Committee, December 11, 2015, Coastal Carolina University Dec 2015

Finance, Planning And Facilities Committee, December 11, 2015, Coastal Carolina University

Board of Trustees Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

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Executive And Audit Committee, December 11, 2015, Coastal Carolina University Dec 2015

Executive And Audit Committee, December 11, 2015, Coastal Carolina University

Board of Trustees Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

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The Echo: December 11, 2015, Taylor University Dec 2015

The Echo: December 11, 2015, Taylor University

2015-2016 (Volume 103)

Former professor sues Taylor – Goodbye, Holipalooza – Bank bandit caught – Snap to it – Top 5 Bizarre Headlines – Public outcry against police brutality – Facing the brace – The Taylors of Taylor – ‘Twas the night before finals week – Grandma Gracie – Sealing the deal – Echograms #TaylorU -- #TaylorU’s Top Tweets – Deck the box office – Christmas sensations – Holiday harmonies – Pathetic perseverance – Nothing so useless – Generally unengaged – The irony of silence – Season Schedule – Silent Night starting lineup

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Family Centered Care In Icu Settings, Victoria Kingsinger Dec 2015

Family Centered Care In Icu Settings, Victoria Kingsinger

Honors Theses

More than 5 million patients are admitted each year to Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in the US, and approximately 55,000 critically ill patients are cared for each day. ICU patients are a diverse population that has a need for an increased level of care. These patients often require ventilatory or cardiovascular support, invasive monitoring, and intense nursing and physician observation (Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2015). There are five primary admitting diagnoses for adults, which include respiratory failure, postoperative management, ischemic heart disorders, and sepsis. The mean age of patients is rising, particularly due to the baby boom generation, and …

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Does Social Media Help Create Brand Loyalty?, Ali Russo Dec 2015

Does Social Media Help Create Brand Loyalty?, Ali Russo

Honors Theses

Throughout my time at Haworth College of Business, Social Media has been a big topic of discussion. The issue has not been if companies should use it as a tool to reach consumers but how do companies effectively utilize Social Media sites. Companies have two important ways to utilize these sites: the first is to collect data from users, and the second is to create a platform where they can interact and influence purchasing decisions. I wanted to create a thesis that focused on the interaction side of Social Media. Initially, I wanted to see if Social Media would create …

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Chancellor Vitter's Start Date And Transition Plan, Staff Report Dec 2015

Chancellor Vitter's Start Date And Transition Plan, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Dr. Jeff Vitter officially assumes the role of Chancellor on Jan. 1, 2016.

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The Development Of A Model For Vascular Calcification And The Effects Of Magnesium Supplementation On In Vitro Calcification, Joshua Nathaniel Grant Dec 2015

The Development Of A Model For Vascular Calcification And The Effects Of Magnesium Supplementation On In Vitro Calcification, Joshua Nathaniel Grant

Theses and Dissertations

Cardiovascular disease is most deadly medical condition in the United States. Medial vascular calcification is a disease that often precedes other more serious cardiovascular diseases that have high mortality. In order to research new therapies for the treatment of medial vascular calcification, an in vitro cell culture model must be developed that mimics the process in vivo. This disease is shown to be an active, cell-mediated process where the vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in the arteries are differentiating into osteoblast-like cells and depositing hydroxyapatite mineral in the artery walls. By administering inorganic phosphate to cell culture medium, an osteogenic …

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Yes Bank Clarifies Rumors On Asset Quality Concerns, Yes Bank Limited Dec 2015

Yes Bank Clarifies Rumors On Asset Quality Concerns, Yes Bank Limited

Documents

No abstract provided.

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The Measure Of A University: Rankings And Enrollment For 2015-16, Becky St. Clair, Stephen Payne Dec 2015

The Measure Of A University: Rankings And Enrollment For 2015-16, Becky St. Clair, Stephen Payne

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

"In the 2016 U.S. News Best College’s rankings, Andrews University was again the only Adventist university ranked as a national university, coming in as #175 out of 276... Forbes publishes an annual Top Colleges list, which ranks Andrews University as #597 out of 650 top universities and colleges overall... Best Nationwide Colleges (BNC) ranking looked at 1,393 colleges overall, and placed Andrews University as #513 on that list... In addition to these overall rankings, Andrews is pleased to be recognized on other specialized lists." This article details each ranking and additional rankings.

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The Wooster Voice (Wooster, Oh), 2015-12-11, Wooster Voice Editors Dec 2015

The Wooster Voice (Wooster, Oh), 2015-12-11, Wooster Voice Editors

The Voice: 2012-Present

The Story of the Week for this Wooster Voice issue is "Bomb threats shake College community," noting new security measures and canceled classes. Other news articles include "Wellness developing resiliency program" to help alleviate stress and life challenges and "Student panel discusses possible changes to racial climate," which also included faculty and staff. The Features section has articles on a petition for a living wage on campus, tips on studying abroad, and all-gender housing. In Arts and Entertainment, there are articles on holiday gifts and a review of the film Spotlight. The Sports section has an interview with assistant to …

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Check-In Frequency With Friends On Location-Based Social Networks: A Look At Homophily And Relational Closeness, Jacqueline H. Vo Dec 2015

Check-In Frequency With Friends On Location-Based Social Networks: A Look At Homophily And Relational Closeness, Jacqueline H. Vo

Dissertations and Theses

This study examines factors associated with the frequency with which users of location-based social networks (LBSNs) "check-in" with their "friends." In addition to a variety of control factors (i.e., sex homophily, race homophily, geographic proximity, length of friendship, and "friendship" type, including non-romantic friend, romantic partner, and family), the central factors of interest were users' background and attitude homophily with, and relational closeness to, their "friends." Results demonstrate that relational closeness and "friendship" type (i.e., romantic partner) were significantly, positively associated with "check-in" frequency.

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Coyotes On The Web: Understanding Human-Coyote Interaction And Online Education Using Citizen Science, Zuriel Anne Rasmussen Dec 2015

Coyotes On The Web: Understanding Human-Coyote Interaction And Online Education Using Citizen Science, Zuriel Anne Rasmussen

Dissertations and Theses

Coyote (Canis latrans) numbers are increasing in urban areas, leading to more frequent human-coyote interactions. Rarely, and particularly when coyotes have become habituated to humans, conflicts occur. Effective education about urban coyotes and how to prevent habituation reduces conflict. Citizen science, in the form of online education, can be used to engage and educate city dwellers about urban coyotes. In this research, I explore Portland Metropolitan Area (PMA) residents' baseline experiences with, and attitudes toward, urban coyotes. Next, I investigate citizen science as a tool for education. Using the Portland Urban Coyote Project (PUCP), a citizen science project, as a …

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Act Workkeys As An Indicator Of Academic Success, Lucretia Kennedy Williams Dec 2015

Act Workkeys As An Indicator Of Academic Success, Lucretia Kennedy Williams

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of ACT WorkKeys assessments as an indicator of student success within the community college. The number of companies that are utilizing ACT WorkKeys as an indicator to determine work readiness has increased. As community colleges are challenged with training the current workforce for jobs that are in demand, skills gaps that exist have caused challenges that have created difficulties meeting these demands. Due to the responsibilities of the community college to train the workforce explored in this study will be the outcome of ACT WorkKeys as a mechanism that could …

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An Assessment Of Enrollment Management At Community Colleges In Mississippi, Jamilah Ruffin Dec 2015

An Assessment Of Enrollment Management At Community Colleges In Mississippi, Jamilah Ruffin

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which enrollment management exists within the 15 community colleges in Mississippi. This study also obtained specific information on enrollment management implementation, as well as the benefits and barriers to that implementation. Analysis of the data collected in this study indicated the five major findings. First, enrollment management concepts and practices have been implemented to some extent within the 13 community colleges surveyed. This was evident by the use of the word “enrollment” within several of the titles of participants that were surveyed. Another enrollment practice revealed was the enrollment …

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Verticillium Dahliae Causes The Fungal Wilting Disease Of Cotton Plants Grown On The Mississippi State North Farm, Fahad Mohammedsaleh Albukhari Dec 2015

Verticillium Dahliae Causes The Fungal Wilting Disease Of Cotton Plants Grown On The Mississippi State North Farm, Fahad Mohammedsaleh Albukhari

Theses and Dissertations

The emergence and spread of Verticillium wilt were observed in cotton plants at the R.R. Foil Plant Science Research Center at Mississippi State during the late summer in 2013 and 2014. Several fungi with different morphology and growth characteristics were isolated from diseased cotton plants. Genomic DNA was extracted from the isolated fungal species and used in molecular typing via PCR amplification and DNA sequencing analysis of the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region. A total of five fungal genera were identified, and Verticillium sp. was the most frequently isolated genus. The isolated Verticillium strains could be Verticillium dahliae, Verticillium …

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Characterization Of The Ability Of Yeast Probiotics And Paraprobiotics To Directly Interact With Gram-Positive And Gram-Negative Bacteria, Gabriel Alviola Posadas Dec 2015

Characterization Of The Ability Of Yeast Probiotics And Paraprobiotics To Directly Interact With Gram-Positive And Gram-Negative Bacteria, Gabriel Alviola Posadas

Theses and Dissertations

Yeast probiotics and paraprobiotics, live and inactivated yeast cells, respectively, improve health and performance of livestock by stabilizing the intestinal microbial community. They have also been used for infection prevention and treatment. Despite much research already conducted, the mechanism of direct antagonism, or adhesion of bacteria to the probiotic/paraprobiotic, is under characterized. Additionally, it is unknown which probiotic/paraprobiotic is optimal to use for specific infections. The interactions between the yeast and certain pathogens were analyzed qualitatively with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and quantitatively with membrane filtration assays. Gram-positive bacteria were found to exhibit specificity under SEM. Through membrane filtration, Listeria …

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Detection Of Flavobacterium Columnare In Tissues And Pond Water Using Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Gordon Derek Gibbs Dec 2015

Detection Of Flavobacterium Columnare In Tissues And Pond Water Using Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Gordon Derek Gibbs

Theses and Dissertations

Flavobacterium columnare, a Gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium, is the causative agent of columnaris disease in a variety of fish hosts but is of particular significance to the catfish industry located in the southeastern United States. Columnaris infections are a leading cause of mortalities in catfish ponds, occurring alone or in conjunction with other diseases. Typical diagnostic methods for columnaris infections involve the use of selective media following the observation of gross signs of disease. A real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay to estimate the quantity of bacteria present in environmental and tissue samples was developed and validated. The genetic variability seen in …

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Behind Closed Doors: The Mask Of Antiracism In Presentation And Practice, Kevin Murray Dec 2015

Behind Closed Doors: The Mask Of Antiracism In Presentation And Practice, Kevin Murray

Dissertations

School districts have recognized the challenges that teachers face in building relationships with the students they teach. This can be especially true when the teacher is White and the students are people of color. This study is a follow-up to an intense, year-long professional development that a group of teachers experienced in 2012. Through interviews, six such participants were asked about their experiences in the classroom, the ways in which they felt they had grown because of the professional development, and ways that they had implemented what they learned in their classrooms. While the teachers had positive things to say …

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Direct Digital Engagement Of Patients And Democratizing Health Care, Dov Greenbaum Dec 2015

Direct Digital Engagement Of Patients And Democratizing Health Care, Dov Greenbaum

Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal

Direct Digital Engagement of Patients and Democratizing Health Care

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