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Psychological Skills Training Manual For A Youth Baseball Team, Brian J. Guerriero

Master of Education in Applied Human Development Graduate Projects

Research has supported the benefits of psychological skills training (PST) programs such as improving the cognitive processes of athletes, which in turn can improve their performance and enhance its consistency (e.g., Blakeslee & Goff, 2007; Frey et al., 2003; Thellwell, Greenlees, & Weston, 2006). A PST program can help athletes to set more effective goals, manage stress more efficiently, build self-confidence, and improve concentration (Horn, 2008; Weinberg & Gould, 2011). In this project, I developed a psychological skills training manual aimed at youth baseball players. Achievement goal theory provides the framework for this PST program. Creating a task-oriented motivational climate …

Mapping Of The Honey Value Chain And Analysis Of Changes In Gender Roles And Factors Influencing Women Empowerment Among Beekeepers In Kitui County, Kenya, Peter Dennis M. Mburu

All Master’s Theses

Beekeeping is an important activity that helps rural communities to raise additional income to improve their livelihoods. Often, among rural beekeeping households, it has been widely adopted as an income diversification strategy. In addition, it is a sustainable form of agriculture beneficial to the environment. An intervention conducted by the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), introduced modern hives such as the Langstroth and the stingless beehive through the Commercial Insect Programme (CIP) of the institute. Trainings given to the community were for the development of a value chain and hence the formation of farmer groups that aided …

Measuring Globalization: Better Trade Statistics For Better Policy, Susan N. Houseman Editor, Michael J. Mandel Editor

Upjohn Press

Understanding the impacts of globalization requires good data, and national statistical systems were not designed to measure many of the transactions occurring in today’s global economy. The chapters in this volume and its companion volume identify biases and gaps in national statistics, examine the magnitude of the problems they pose, and propose solutions to address significant biases and fill key data gaps.

Multilingual Metadata For Cultural Heritage Materials: The Case Of The Tse-Tsung Chow Collection Of Chinese Scrolls And Fan Paintings, Krystyna K. Matusiak, Ling Meng, Ewa Barczyk, Chia-Jung Shih

Library and Information Science: Faculty Scholarship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore multilingual access in digital libraries and to present a case study of creating bilingual metadata records for the Tse-Tsung Chow Collection of Chinese Scrolls and Fan Paintings. The project, undertaken at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, provides access to digital copies of calligraphic and painted Chinese scrolls and fans from the collection donated by Prof Tse-Tsung Chow (Cezong Zhou).

Design/methodology/approach – This paper examines the current approaches to multilingual indexing and retrieval in digital collections and presents a model of creating bilingual parallel records that combines translation with controlled vocabulary …

Amitav Ghosh’S The Circle Of Reason: A Clash Between Superstition And Scientific Reason, Gyanabati Khuraijam, Yumnam Oken Singh

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

In the modern world today, when some people apply logic and reasoning on certain things, other people are still dominated by the age-old practice of superstitious beliefs and it sometimes becomes difficult to accept the principles and works carried out by them. These contradictions often lead to clashes between them. Amitav Ghosh’s Balaramin the Circle of Reason becomes obsessed with scientific reasoning after readingLife of Louis Pasteur and Practical Phrenology. The development of science and technology is taking place at such a fast pace but he starts carrying out all types of irrational activities like campaign for cleanliness of underwear …

Book Review: Tide-Table Of Liam Fox.Liam Fox. Rising Tides: Facing The Challenges Of A New Era. Heron Books, 2013, Hamlet Isakhanlı

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

Providing Relevant And Effective Leadership For Millennials, Valorie Cannon Nordbye

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis surveyed the leadership style preference of Millennials. Other areas focused on their loyalty to bosses, the importance of a company’s values and social practices, and their preferences about working independently or collaboratively. Members of an American college ministry were surveyed using an online survey tool. Based on 261 surveys, 85 percent chose servant leadership as their preferred style. The majority indicated that the values and social practices of their employer were important to them and that they would leave a job to remain with a boss they liked. There was no clear preference on working collaboratively or independently.

Peer Mentorship And Cultural Capital Among High School Students, Crescentia Fatima Thomas

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Peer mentorship and school connectedness was reviewed here through social capital and cultural capital lenses. The relationship has been interwoven to create an idea of how to shape an environment which can foster cohesiveness among students. Peer mentorship has been indicated as a significant contribution to cross-aged grade levels with the improvement in attendance, behavior, social activities, and school awareness—which are encompassed in the term, school connectedness. In regards to college access and college knowledge, peer mentorship here, assists with the transfer of social capital and cultural capital. Students were able to develop relationships and gain knowledge passed on from …

Role Of Home Environment, Parental Care, Parents’ Personality And Their Relationship To Adolescent Mental Health, Sibnath Deb, Kevin Mcgirr, Banhisikah Bhattacharya, Jiandong Sun

Publications and Research

The study examined relationships among home environment, parents’ personality and mental health of adolescents with a focus on adjustment, anxiety, self-concept and self-confidence. A group of 370 adolescents were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire and three psychological tests; subjects were selected following a two-stage sampling technique. Participation of the adolescent students in the study was voluntary. Results indicate that parental care was associated with high self-confidence while parental pressure associated with high anxiety. Fathers’ “friendliness” associated with low emotional adjustment and high self-concept while mothers’ short-temper associated with high anxiety. Disturbed families contributed to adolescent anxiety, inability to share personal …

Intentional Synergy: The New Librarian As Co-Learner, Christopher Lawton

Libraries Faculty & Staff Publications

Questions abound regarding the changing fate of libraries, and librarians, too, must reconsider their role. New Librarians increasingly find themselves serving not just as human information retrieval systems, but as “safari guides,” leading the curious through an information ecosystem growing explosively. Gone are the days of inscrutable librarians definitively announcing that they had provided all available information on a topic. Today, New Librarians need to cultivate a toolkit of skills and roles surrounding learning and inquiry, parsing new ideas quickly, challenging assumptions, and guiding their communities through the information ecosystem. As a partner, not a service provider, New Librarians shine.

A Qualitative Analysis Of Moral Leadership Crises In Kenyan Evangelical Churches As It Relates To Developing Authentic Leaders, Peter N. Mulinge

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This project addressed the moral leadership crises among the evangelical churches of Kenya. Evangelicalism is the fastest growing religious movement in Kenya, a country that already has Africa’s largest percentage of evangelicals overall. This makes it imperative to promote authentic leadership in Kenyan churches. But the concept of leadership development there is overlooked, and as a result churches suffer from a lack of authentic leaders. In this vacuum, Kenyan churches are heavily influenced by traditional African leadership models that can be authoritarian, hereditary, and overwhelmingly corrupt. The latest Corruption Perception Index of 2013, launched by the global agency of Transparency …

3d Persistence Of Vision Display, Austin Jensen, Mark Elliott, Michael Reimer

Electrical and Computer Engineering

By rapidly sweeping a varying 2D image, a 3D image appears to the human eye. We have developed a 3D Persistence of Vision Display by rotating a 2D grid of LED’s. Our display has multiple operating modes and could be expanded to many other applications.

Acoustic Room Mapping Utilizing Blind Source Separation, Michael L. Schena

Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Acoustic signals used to map the walls of a room
• Blind Source Separation (BSS) technique used instead of traditional “pinging” techniques
• Locations of signal sources are not necessary
• Possibility to transmit data while locating signal sources

All Grades Technology (Agt) Laser Receiver, Tyler Wilson

Electrical and Computer Engineering

The AGT Laser Receiver is a landscaping tool used to measure the elevation offset from a given location (benchmark). The tool is used to set grade on a job site.

The AGT Laser Receiver consists of two main components, the AGT Remote and AGT Tool. The AGT Tool captures the laser beam and processes the information. The AGT Remote receives the processed data and displays the offset to the screen.

Auto/Manual Sprinkling System, Scott Petersen

Electrical and Computer Engineering

The Auto/Manual Sprinkling System was designed to be put in vineyards to evaluate moisture levels in the soil and water the vineyard accordingly. It has an automatic control which allows moisture sensors to control water flow, rather than a user. This is designed so the user can water with optimal efficiency. The manual control saves the user time because they can control the sprinklers from their computer instead of going out to the fields to turn on the sprinklers. This will also save the user money because water will be used more efficiently.

Autonomous Bond Car, Josh Harris, Tyler Butikofer, Trevor Kunz

Electrical and Computer Engineering

The Autonomous Bond Car System or "James" is designed to be a base architecture and platform for classic car enthusiasts to incorporate modern conveniences and features into older vehicular systems. As a demonstration of the systems abilities, a Facial Recognition Ignition Control (FRIC) feature has been implemented as well as a real-time data readout via Android app.

Computer Auxiliary Camera Hardware Extension Board, Jorden Luke

Electrical and Computer Engineering

The Get Away Special Passive Attitude Control System (GASPACS) project is investigating a way to passively control the attitude, the orientation a spacecraft in orbit, of a 1U Cubesat through the deployment of a one-meter long rigid boom. To obtain data on how the boom will be deployed and characterize the rigidness of the boom, a camera will be used to video the deployment and periodically take pictures of the boom. Subsequently the camera data will allow the GASPACS team to visually determine how much the boom flexes on orbit to to measure its rigidness.

Automated Bartender, Christopher Herman, Isaac Cocar

Electrical and Computer Engineering

The Automated Bartender (AB) provides a timely and economical means of making and delivering drinks to customers. With a rotating platform and cup detectors, the AB, unlike similar projects on the market, can handle a queue. The AB utilizes a gravity fed solenoid valve to control the delivery of the liquid. The flow sensor, in line with the valve allows for precise measurements. We have implemented a calibration technique in the software to ensure consistent and accurate flow count.

Knock Activated Door Lock, Connor George

Electrical and Computer Engineering

The Knock Activated Door Lock system is intended to provide an alternative to a traditional lock and key system for unlocking and locking a door. It’s primary value comes from its convenience and its uniqueness. The user knocks on the door in a particular pattern in order to unlock the door. This pattern can be customized to the user’s desire.

Scaled Ev Model, Christopher Dachota Keller

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Design and select the Major Electrical Systems of an Electric Vehicle, i.e.:

• Motor
• Battery
• Power Electronics
• Controls

That would comply with the DOE (Department of Energy) performance standards for Electric Vehicles, such as acceleration and range.

Energy Generating Led Snowboard, Usu Department Of Electrical And Computer Engineering

Electrical and Computer Engineering

This snowboard will encourage people of all ages to start snowboarding while keeping all of their electronics fully charged. The LED strands will light different colors according to the use of the snowboard.

Fish Tracker: A Software Defined Radio Application, Cody Herndon, Serena Makin

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Flying a software defined radio allows us to reduce hardware to create a time saving and modular method to track tagged fish for the purpose of learning how rivers change from year to year.

Fitness Watch, Jason Macy

Electrical and Computer Engineering

The Fitness Watch is consists of a microcontroller ideally worn on the wrist, a heart rate sensor, and a PC based application. Its an amazing tool for facilitating and tracking the effectiveness of workouts. It includes features such as current heart rate, workout recording, months of storage and, calendar and graph based tracking of calories burned.

Hay And Silage Product Applicator System, Marshall Folkman

Electrical and Computer Engineering

This project is an agricultural system for applying hay and silage preservatives at the time of bailing or swathing. This system provides a solution which enables customers to have better automated control, monitoring, and flexibility over the flow-rates at which product is applied to their crops.

Headphone Tester, Derrick Chugg, Michael Welch

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Have you ever wondered if your set of headphones were the best? Or if you always wanted to try those expensive headphones but have never got the money? The Headphone Tester will solve this problem by,

• Correcting the frequency response of your headphones
• Altering your headphones frequency response to sound just like another headphone

With the Headphone Tester, you can test any set of headphones with just your current headphones.

Model Aircraft Stabilization Control System, Braden Allen, Brandon Packer, Justin Weight

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Many first time hobby fliers find it difficult to control a remote control airplane. The goal of this project is to make an inexpensive control system to aid beginner flyers in controlling the aircraft.

Motorized Automated Dumbbell (M.A.D.), Aaron Anderson, Tyler Tolman

Electrical and Computer Engineering

The MAD system is a space saving dumbbell set. How does it work? Two dumbbells, with weighted plates on each end of the dumbbells, are placed on a platform. A person selects a desired weight by the push of a button or through an app on a mobile device. The weight range a person can select is from 2.5 pounds to 52.5 pounds for each dumbbell. A motor then grabs the unwanted plates at the ends of the dumbbells, leaving only the selected weight.

Multipurpose Fabrication Tool, Ryan Hathaway

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Many fabrication processes share one thing in common: they are carried out by a computer controlled machine using XYZ motion. The purpose of this project is to build a multipurpose fabrication tool with a solid XYZ platform that can easily be adapted to take advantage of several different fabrication methods. Since the XYZ motion is the most expensive portion of these types of machines, the cost can be reduced significantly by giving the XYZ motion multiple uses.

This multipurpose fabrication tool is constructed using rigid, high precision components for precise repeatable operations including, but not limited to: milling, 3D printing, …

Iris Real Time Closed-Captioning System, Kyler Anderson, Bradley Diamond

Electrical and Computer Engineering

The IRIS Real Time Closed-captioning System provides real-time closed-captioning of the surrounding verbal conversation to improve understanding for the user. Millions affected by hearing impairments in the US¹. Existing translation methods are not sufficient in many situations. Our objectives include:

• Translate near real time
• Achieve high accuracy
• Allow eye contact
• Allow mobility

By making a speech-to-text translation available instantly and alongside the visual cues of the conversation, individuals with hearing impairments will be connected to a world of possible conversations.

Quadcopter Chase Cam, Dorothy Johnson, Cameron Madsen, Jacob Rice

Electrical and Computer Engineering

The Project

• Quadcopter with detachable GoPro camera
• Free open source software to allow the quadcopter to chase
• Autonomously follows within a specified distance and elevation
• GPS dongle to provide accurate location