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That Holiday Feeling, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Finding A Path To Peace At Model United Nations, Molly Greenwald

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Ca2+/Calmodulin/Mlck Pathway Initiates, And Rhoa/Rock Maintains, The Internal Anal Sphincter Smooth Muscle Tone., Satish Rattan

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Faculty Papers

No abstract provided.

Exploring The Inadequacies Of The Imprisoned Mentally Ill: Barriers To Sufficient Care, Elizabeth A. Mittett

Nursing Capstones

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Lilliput Effect Dynamics Across The Cretaceous-Paleogene Mass Extinction: Approaches, Prevalence, And Mechanisms, Matthew Brett Jarrett

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

An organism's body size entails both physiological and ecological costs. Furthermore, as a parameter in analyzing organisms, it represents a fundamental and essential morphometric character. Reductions in size following mass extinction is a commonly observed phenomenon in the fossil record. This study examines the evolutionary significance of this phenomenon termed the: 'Lilliput Effect' by proposing that it represents a rapid evolutionary response to altered selection pressures during a mass extinction. This primary hypothesis is evaluated against two additional hypotheses of size reduction: 1) stunted growth as a response to stressed ecosystems, and/or 2) mass extinctions are size selective.

These hypotheses …

Minutes From The December 8, 2016 Meeting Of The University Of Montana Faculty, University Of Montana--Missoula. Faculty

University of Montana Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes

Meeting minutes from the December 8, 2016 meeting of the University of Montana faculty.

Lucidpipe™ Power System, Purdue Ect Team

ECT Fact Sheets Archive

In most gravity fed water transmission pipelines, it is desired to reduce excess pressure head to prevent undue strain on a pipeline and lower the incidence of leaks. Normally this is done with pressure reducing valves that essentially burn off this excess pressure as heat. The LucidPipe™ system converts it to low cost electricity thereby removing unwanted pressure and generating energy at the same time - energy that can be put used behind the grid or put back on the grid. The LucidPipe™ system extracts a small percentage of pressure head providing nearly invisible operation allowing water operators to fulfill …

An Analysis On The Growth Of Student Loans And Its Implications On The U.S. Economy, Jensine Voon

Honors Theses

Student loan debt is an issue facing the United States of America today. More and more people are enrolling themselves into college, hoping that a college degree would increase their chances of employment and improve their standard of living. However, the rise in demand for tertiary education has an effect on the amount of student loan debt accumulated in America. A hike in college tuition fees has caused a rise in default rate among student borrowers. More borrowers are entering repayment plans because they are not able to make their monthly loan payments. This phenomenon has altered borrowers’ decision on …

The Alestle - Vol. 69. No. 20 - 12/08/2016, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

The Alestle

Vol. 69 No. 19

Polypores And Genus Concepts In Phanerochaetaceae (Polyporales, Basidiomycota), Otto Miettinen, Viacheslav Spirin, Josef Vlasák, Bernard Rivoire, Soili Stenroos, David S. Hibbett

Biology

We explored whether DNA-phylogeny-based and morphology-based genus concepts can be reconciled in the basidiomycete family Phanerochaetaceae. Our results show that macromorphology of fruiting bodies and hymenophore construction do not reflect monophyletic groups. However, by integrating micromor-phology and re-defining genera, harmonization of DNA phylogeny and morphological genus concepts is possible in most cases. In the case of one genus (Phlebiopsis), our genetic markers could not resolve genus limits satisfactorily and a clear morphological definition could not be identified. We combine extended species sampling, microscopic studies of fruiting bodies and phylogenetic analyses of ITS, nLSU and rpb1 to revise genus concepts. Three …

Improving The Prediction Accuracy Of Text Data And Attribute Data Mining With Data Preprocessing, Priyanga Chandrasekar

Master of Science in Computer Science Theses

Data Mining is the extraction of valuable information from the patterns of data and turning it into useful knowledge. Data preprocessing is an important step in the data mining process. The quality of the data affects the result and accuracy of the data mining results. Hence, Data preprocessing becomes one of the critical steps in a data mining process.

In the research of text mining, document classification is a growing field. Even though we have many existing classifying approaches, Naïve Bayes Classifier is good at classification because of its simplicity and effectiveness. The aim of this paper is to identify …

The Colby Echo (2016-12-08), Colby College

The Colby Echo

Published by the students of Colby College since 1877, The Colby Echo is the weekly, editorially independent student-run newspaper of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Published monthly, 1877-1886; semi-monthly, 1886-1897; and weekly, during the academic year, 1898-present.

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes December 8, 2016, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

How It Feels To Be Coached: Teacher Perception Of Coaching And Emotional Response To The Coach, Margaret Smith

Doctoral Dissertations

Coaching is a strategy employed by districts to improve teacher skill and advance student learning. Despite widespread adoption of coaching, research has not yet explored teachers' emotional responses to coaching, which may impact the success of the coaching practice. This study examines teacher emotions by examining teacher perception of coaching and coinciding emotional response to those perceptions. Using the qualitative case study method, I examined 9 teachers across 3 schools. I found that perception and emotional response were shaped by more than the current coaching practice. Instead, teachers engaged in a mental bookkeeping process, in which perceptions of prior coaching …

Kenyon Collegian - December 8, 2016

The Kenyon Collegian

No abstract provided.

Criterion: A Journal Of Literary Criticism, Vol. 9: Iss. 2

Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism

No abstract provided.

Beyond Reason: Ophelia's Quest For Truth, Jacob K. Nielsen 9443167

Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism

No abstract provided.

The Revolution Of Bath: The Writing And Re-Writing Of Social History In Jane Austen's Persuasion, Erica L. Pratt

Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism

No abstract provided.

Wordsworth's Autobiographical Crafting, William D. Chandler

Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism

No abstract provided.

Front Matter

Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism

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Vista: December 8, 2016, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

No abstract provided.

The Grizzly, December 8, 2016, Brian Thomas, Valerie Osborne, Johnny Myers, Nozomi Kikuchi, Courtney A. Duchene, Brandon Carey, Emily Jolly, Leighnah L. Perkins, Johnny Cope, Hunter Gellman

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Music and Mocha Meet at Steel City • Collegeville Staple Speck's Chicken Offers Unique, Throwback Experience • Local Pizza Place Looking for Love • International Perspective: Japanese TA Reflects on Dining Etiquette • Study Abroad Student Shares Experiences with Foreign Cuisine • Two UC Students Find an Appetizing Off-Campus Job • Opinions: Navigating Dietary Restrictions On and Off Campus; Car Access Impacts Students' Dining Experiences • Senior Athletes Share Helpful Tips on Nutrition

Quaker Campus, December 8, 2016 (Vol. 103, Issue 12), Whittier College

Quaker Campus

No abstract provided.

Utah State University Bands, Symphonic Band, Low Brass Ensemble, Cache Wind Symphony

All Music Department Programs

The USU Department of Music at Utah State University presents a concert featuring performances by the Symphonic Band, the Low Brass Ensemble, and the Cache Wind Symphony.

Safety And Efficacy Of Eswl Lithotripsy As A Primary Modality Of Treatment For Upper Ureteric Stones: A 5-Year Experience, Ahmed Abdulameer Alwan, Falah Mahdi Ali

Muthanna Medical Journal

Urinary stone disease is a major health care problem due to its high prevalence and incidence. The aim of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ESWL lithotripsy as a primary modality of treatment for upper ureteric stones. From October 2011 to October 2016, 400 patients (300 male and 100 female) with upper ureteral stones were admitted to Al-Diwaniya teaching hospital, urology unit and enrolled in this study, their age range from 18 to 65 years with a mean age of 40 ± 3 years. All patients were evaluated by history, physical examination, laboratory investigation (including urinalysis, …

Liberalism And Racial Justice In Relation To Disadvantaged African-American Communities, William S. Allen

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

An ongoing social and political problem in America is how to bring about full racial justice for African Americans, particularly in regards to disadvantaged African-American communities. Give that American institutions, laws and political culture are rooted in ideas found in liberal political philosophy, it is apropos to investigate how liberalism addresses racial justice and whether it can serve as an effective guide towards fully realizing African-American racial justice. In this dissertation, I use liberal political philosophy in the tradition of J. S. Mill, John Rawls and classical British social contract theorists to provide insight into the socio-political status, and obligations …

“The Indians Gaping Before Us”: Anxieties Of Consumption In Mary White Rowlandson’S Sovereignty And Goodness Of God, Samantha Woodington

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

This paper traces the theme of consumption throughout Mary White Rowlandson’s captivity narrative The Sovereignty and Goodness of God. From Rowlandson’s fear of actual cannibalism at the outset of the work, her obsession with recording the strange foods she consumes, her status as a consumer of Algonquin culture, and lastly, the consumption of the novel by both contemporary and modern readers alike, consumption becomes the leitmotif of the text. A closer analysis elucidates that the fear of consumption truly belies a fear of colonialism and the cultural exchanges taking place at the frontier.

Wing Flutter Analysis Using Computational Fluid Dynamics, Jeremy A. Pohly

Honors Capstone Projects and Theses

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Wealth And Cardiovascular Health: A Cross-Sectional Study Of Wealth-Related Inequalities In The Awareness, Treatment And Control Of Hypertension In High-, Middle- And Low-Income Countries., Benjamin Palafox, Martin Mckee, Dina Balabanova, Khalid F. Khalid, Alvaro Jr Avezum, Ahmad Bahonar, Noorhassim Noorhassim, Jephat Chifamba, Clara K. Chow, Daniel J. Corsi, Gilles R. Dagenais, Rafael Diaz, Rajeev Gupta, Romaina Iqbal, Manmeet Kaur, Rasha Khatib, Annamarie Kruger, Iolanthe Marike Kruger, Fernando Lanas, Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo, Fu Minfan, Viswanathan Mohan, Prem K. Mony, Aytekin Oguz, Lia M. Palileo-Villanueva, Pablo Perel, Paul Poirier, Sumathy Rangarajan, Lei Rensheng, Annika Rosengren, Biju Soman, David Stuckler, S. V. Subramania, Koon Teo, Lungiswa P. Tsolekile, Andreas Wielgosz, Peng Yaguang, Karen Yeates, Mo Yongzhen, Khalid Yusoff, Rita Yusuf, Afzalhussein Yusufali, Katarzyna Zatońska, Salim Yusuf

Community Health Sciences

BACKGROUND:

Effective policies to control hypertension require an understanding of its distribution in the population and the barriers people face along the pathway from detection through to treatment and control. One key factor is household wealth, which may enable or limit a household's ability to access health care services and adequately control such a chronic condition. This study aims to describe the scale and patterns of wealth-related inequalities in the awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in 21 countries using baseline data from the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology study.

METHODS:

A cross-section of 163,397 adults aged 35 to 70 …

Zechariah, David Schelhaas

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"I was in the presence of the holy God, and that reality obliterated all petty fears and doubts."

Posting about Zechariah's role in the Advent story from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/zechariah/