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Professional Practices (ART 399)

I am still trying to show the freedom in my works that an artistic life provides to me and also find the process of making artwork is a way to release inner stress. At this time, I still focus on the sculpture, because making sculpture is perfect for creative expression and release of tension. In this semester, I change the style about the way I make art, there are more rotate, line combination, hang spring and materialism on my project, I think that is more suitable to show the meaning of freedom.

I still enjoy making other things as well …

Tax Form Deadline December 9, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

College Of Business News, Georgia Southern University

College of Business: News & Publications

• WebMAcc Ranked Among Best for an Online Masters in Accounting

The Professional Privilege Tax In Tennessee, Taxing Professionals Fairly, Tennessee. Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations.

Taxes Reports

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of State Medicaid Expansion Under The Affordable Care Act On Health Insurance Coverage At The County Level, Danielle Rhubart

Carsey Publications

The purpose of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act was to make health care more accessible to low-income populations. By early 2015, 28 states had expanded Medicaid eligibility. The expansion by some states but not by others provides a unique opportunity to examine the impact of this new policy on changes in health insurance coverage. Moreover, as the newly elected Republican President and the Republican-controlled Congress consider the future of health care reform, understanding the efficacy of components of the Affordable Care Act, such as Medicaid expansion, will be essential for continuing efforts to increase coverage rates and subsequently …

I-94 Advanced Bridge Replacement, Saleem Alsharari

Honors Theses

The Michigan Department of Transportation has always felt the need of improving and increasing the capacity of the most critical highway in the state of Michigan, I-94. Part of the improvement plan is to increase the capacity of a 6-mile segment along a corridor of I-94 from French Avenue to Trumbull Avenue which is in a suburban neighborhood of Detroit. There are eight bridges built in the 1950’s that need to be re-constructed for a capacity increase. Vehicular and non-motorized traffic must be accounted for in the design of these bridges. The project is intended to increase the service life …

Attitude Determination Control Testing System (Helmholtz Cage And Air Bearing), Nicolas Theoret

Honors Theses

The WALI team at Western Michigan University requested a test environment to validate their CubeSat’s de-tumbling control system and hardware. The test environment required a Helmholtz cage and spherical air bearing. The Helmholtz cage provides an adjustable magnetic field to simulate low earth orbit; the spherical air bearing simulates the friction free environment the CubeSat will experience in space. In conjunction, the two components create an adjustable system that simulates a satellite in low earth orbit.

Databrarianship: The Academic Data Librarian In Theory And Practice, Darren Sweeper

University Libraries Scholarship and Creative Works

No abstract provided.

How Anchor Charts Can Engage Students In Interactive Read-Alouds, Christine Simmet

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations

The research question explored and answered in this project was, can anchor charts make readalouds more interactive and engaging? This project documents the exploration and creation of anchor charts in a read-aloud setting. In conjunction with the Journeys’ (2009) curriculum the researcher created four anchor charts with a goal to create more engagement and increase the interactive quality of read-alouds. The researcher utilizes different types of anchor charts to see student engagement responses. She details the literature surrounding anchor charts as well as giving some background regarding read- alouds and engagement strategies for young learners. The researcher then describes the …

Improving Mental Health Treatment In Jail And Prison Systems To Decrease Post-Release Negative Outcomes And Re-Incarceration, Stephanie Olson

Nursing Capstones

No abstract provided.

Social Capital, Creativity And Cultural Vitality: Prioritization Factors For Sustainable Public Space Systems Design, Rachel D. Gilroy

Master's Theses

The real problems, needs and opportunities of urban neighborhoods are not being served by conventional models of urban planning and sustainable development. The city of New Haven, Connecticut will be studied to develop a framework for planning and design of the public realm (public space/place/landscape) which addresses urban neighborhood sustainability through a social lens, using a mixed-methods, transdisciplinarity research model. Geospatial data on social capital and cultural vitality indicators will be integrated with other sustainability indicators to create a quantitative analysis component. Development of a participatory design process to foster social bonding, creativity and sustainability inquiry will comprise a qualitative …

Infographic: Australia’S Pisa Performance Over Time, Jo Earp

Teacher infographics

A report on the 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results examines trends in Australia's average performance and the change in the percentages of students considered 'high' and 'low' performers.

Seattle Surveillance Ordinance Memo, Christopher Stevenson

Technology Law and Public Policy Clinic

No abstract provided.

Flat Tax Reform: Implications For The United States, Reid Schmideler

Senior Honors Theses

Flat tax reform is a policy ideal that has garnered significant attention and criticism since Hall and Rabushka (1985) published their first treatise on the matter. Over the course of the following decades, an abundance of flat tax proposals have emerged that pay homage to their seminal work. Topics examined will include the politics of tax reform, modern principles of taxation, tax reform lessons from other countries, an overview of American tax policy, including critiques of the current system, introduction of the flat tax, and contemporary flat tax proposals.

Education From Location, Yvonne Kordus

Senior Honors Theses

In order to have systems of education that will work to promote peoples and societies in regions all across the globe, educators must consider multiple aspects of the culture of each location. Educators should then tailor an education system to meet the desires, strengthen the advantages, and eliminate the challenges in each particular location. Factors of each culture that educators should take into account include resources available, participation in education, major difficulties in social arenas of society, advantages or disadvantages of the physical environment, health conditions, human interactions within the culture, desire to change or maintain societal or cultural norms, …

Fall/Winter 2016: Basketball Home Opener Takes Coach Back To His Own First Collegiate Venue, St. Norbert College

St. Norbert College Magazine 2013-2018

With their home court under renovation, the St. Norbert men’s basketball team—ranked fifth nationally and returning all five starters—opened the 2016-17 season at UW-Green Bay’s facilities, a nostalgic venue for Coach Gary Grzesk, while pursuing another conference championship.

Fall/Winter 2016: Women’S Paths To Political Leadership Draw Research Interest, St. Norbert College

St. Norbert College Magazine 2013-2018

Office of Communications, Women in politics, South Korea, Southeast Asia, leadership, Electoral reforms, Political research and teaching, Civic engagement

Fall/Winter 2016: St. Norbert Plays In The Digital Sandbox, Rachel Mueller

St. Norbert College Magazine 2013-2018

On-campus collaborations are fostering cutting-edge technology-assisted learning opportunities. In this, the first of a two-part series, Rachel Mueller ’14 looks at the kind of build-your-own tech possibilities offered by tools like the Arduino microprocessor.

Fall/Winter 2016 On And Off The Page: Your Multimedia Magazine, Jill Wiesman

St. Norbert College Magazine 2013-2018

Office of Communications, magazine

The Witch Next Door: A Webcomic, Allison Hannah Peusch

Honors Capstone Projects and Theses

No abstract provided.

Water Systems Table, Jeffrey Scott Boudreau

Honors Capstone Projects and Theses

No abstract provided.

Randomized Phase Ii Trial Of Fulvestrant Alone Or In Combination With Bortezomib In Hormone Receptor-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer Resistant To Aromatase Inhibitors: A New York Cancer Consortium Trial, Miguel Villalona Calero

All Publications

No abstract provided.

Independent - Dec. 6, 2016, Brett Starkopf

The Independent (1988-present)

No abstract provided.

The Bg News December 06, 2016, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. December 06, 2016. Volume 96-Issue 31.

Design For Working Day’S Lunchtime: Lunch With Me, Han Zhang

Theses

Lunch is one of the indispensable meals to take in a day. Eating lunch energizes our bodies and makes us concentrate more on our work. Nowadays, people always have a hard time enjoying their lunch during weekdays most especially college students and office workers because of their fast working mode. These people have limited time during lunch break or working in not so ideal place to eat such as their office. Unlike having meals with families, eating lunch with colleagues can be a huge opportunity of socializing with each other. Fresh new connections can be made in these occasions.

“Lunch …

Feminist Complaint Department, Sarah Taavola

Theses

This body of work and research is focused upon finding connections between the artist’s personal trajectory, Surrealist ideology, and Feminist texts. Starting with the Surrealist’s ideology of the unconscious, dreams, and use of objects, the artist investigates the eroticism and fetishization of female imagery. Surrealist work is brimming with portrayals of women as man’s mediator, muse, femme-enfant [child-woman], source and object of man’s desire, and the embodiment of l’amour fou [crazy love]. These representations of women depicted through fragmented female bodies transform into objects to be easily used and consumed, like furniture or food. The artist investigates how Surrealist women …

Electrodermal Activity: What It Can Contribute To The Assessment Of The Autonomic Nervous System, Hugo F. Posada-Quintero

Doctoral Dissertations

About 70 million people worldwide are affected by dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). These dysfunctions can lead to life-threatening conditions, because ANS controls vital functions like heart rate, digestion, respiration, among others. Spectral analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) allows noninvasive assessment of the ANS. However, the low frequencies (0.04-0.15 Hz) of HRV are influenced by the two complementary branches of the ANS, the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems; hence, the spectral analysis cannot separate the dynamics of these autonomic tones. Developing reliable noninvasive techniques for assessment of the ANS dynamics remains a challenge for scientists. Recently, measure …

Inflammatory Gene Expression In Women Diagnosed With Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Myles K. Taylor

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age. The pathophysiology of PCOS has conventionally thought to originate from androgen excess. However, recent evidence suggests that androgen excess is a downstream consequence to inflammatory dysregulation and subsequent metabolic abnormalities. Inflammatory mRNA gene expression of TNFa and IL-1ß in mononuclear cells isolated from women diagnosed with PCOS was explored using qPCR. Additionally, the correlations between body mass index (BMI) and fasting glucose on mRNA expression of TNFa and IL-1ß were explored. mRNA expression of both TNFa and IL-1ß were found to be significantly higher in PCOS …

An Examination Into The Relationship Between Iron Deficiency And Postpartum Depression, Sara A. Burroughs

Senior Honors Theses

Postpartum depression is recognized as the most common complication of childbearing; however, its etiology remains fairly undetermined. Many different influences have been hypothesized as to what may cause postpartum depression, including changes in levels of various hormones (such as estrogen and progesterone), a decrease in serotonin, low levels of vitamin D, social factors, and iron deficiency. The lack of strong evidence for one specific cause makes it fairly clear that there are many factors that play a role in the development of postpartum depression. Iron deficiency is one issue that is thought to contribute to the development of postpartum depression …

As-822-16 Resolution On Proposal To Establish The Packaging Value Chain Center, Jay Singh

Academic Senate Resolutions

Establishes the Packaging Value Chain Center.