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Jesus De Monasterio (1836-1903): An Essential Figure In The Artistic And Technical Development Of Violin Playing In The Second Half Of The Nineteenth Century At The Madrid Royal Conservatory, Diego Gabete-Rodriguez

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Violinist, composer and pedagogue, Jesus de Monasterio had a transcendent role at the Madrid Royal Conservatory, where he pioneered the use of Franco-Belgian violin school techniques. He imported the academic structure of the Brussels Conservatory, where he was a student of Charles Auguste de Beriot, to the Madrid Conservatory, where he served as violin professor for more than 40 years and as director of the Conservatory for three years. Monasterio's "20 Estudios Artisticos de Concierto" (20 Concertante Artistic Studies) follows the fashion of other Franco-Belgian treatises for two violins, combining espressivo challenges in one part, and technical difficulties in the …

Development And Evaluation Of A Patient Decision Aid For The West Virginia Physician Order For Scope Of Treatment (Post), Jarred V. Gallegos

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Decision aids have been shown to be helpful for patients making medical decisions. The use of decision aids can increase patient knowledge, decrease decisional conflict, and increase overall satisfaction with the treatment decision made. The purpose of the study was to develop and evaluate a novel video decision aid for the West Virginia Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (POST). There are no known decision aids developed to assist patients completing POST forms, thus there is a paucity of research investigating the nature, quality, and outcomes of the decision-making process of patients completing a POST form. Fifty English-speaking, community-dwelling older …

Field Performance Evaluation Of A Disposable Sampler For Inhalable Heavy Metal Aerosols, Peter John Grimson

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Reliably sampling worker exposures to aerosolized particulates is an integral part of many industrial operations. The production of inhalable particulates in the presence of workers is a common issue and one that should be closely monitored by health and safety professionals. Regulatory agencies such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Mine Safety and Health Administration have specific standards that are legally enforceable pertaining to particulate aerosol exposure limits. Therefore, in many industrial operations, air sampling of workers is an essential part of maintaining regulatory compliance.;Although many airborne particulates can pose significant health risks, the costs of air …

Robust Specularity Removal From Hand-Held Videos, Priyaankadevi Guggilapu

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Specular reflection exists when one tries to record a photo or video through a transparent glass medium or opaque surfaces such as plastics, ceramics, polyester and human skin, which can be well described as the superposition of a transmitted layer and a reflection layer. These specular reflections often confound the algorithms developed for image analysis, computer vision and pattern recognition. To obtain a pure diffuse reflection component, specularity (highlights) needs to be removed. To handle this problem, a novel and robust algorithm is formulated. The contributions of this work are three-fold.;First, the smoothness of the video along with the temporal …

Characterization Of The Immune Response To Lipopolysaccharide In Early Pregnant Ewes As A Model To Study Bacterial Infection Induced Embryonic Loss, Jessalyn Marie Hadfield

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

An immunological balance has to be established during pregnancy that protects the mother yet tolerates the semi-allogenic fetus. To understand the innate immune response during bacterial infections that may cause early embryonic loss, a lipopolysaccharide (LPS) treated sheep model was used. Two objectives of this study were to examine if omega-3 PUFAs in the form of supplementary whole flaxseed could reduce the inflammatory response to an LPS challenge and to examine if there is a differential immune response to LPS in Suffolk and Dorset ewes. A total of 3 experiments were conducted; two investigating the effect of supplement and one …

An Examination Of The Consultation Component Of A Training Protocol For Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, Carrie B. Jackson

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

There is a growing need to train clinicians in evidence-based treatments (EBTs) to increase the accessibility of research-informed treatments in community settings (Herschell, Kolko, Baumann, & Davis, 2010). Multi-component trainings, which commonly include ongoing support, are more effective than one-day workshops, reading treatment manuals, and other brief training methods. The present study examines the effectiveness of one form of ongoing support, consultation, as part of a multi-component training protocol. Thirty-two community-based clinicians were trained in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) as part of a statewide implementation effort, and data were collected on several training (e.g., knowledge) and implementation (e.g., acceptability) outcomes …

Tales From A Supportive Guardianship, Robert Dinerstein

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.

Two-Echelon Vehicle Routing Problems Using Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles, Md Mahbubar Rahman

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

In this thesis, we investigate new multi-echelon vehicle routing problems for logistics operations using unmanned autonomous vehicles. This can provide immediate tangible outcomes, especially in high-demand areas that are otherwise difficult or costly to serve. This type of problem differs from the commonly used multi-echelon supply chain management systems in that here there exist no intermediate facilities that consolidate/separate products for delivery; instead all decisions are made on a per-vehicle basis. We describe here how we can obtain the necessary parameters (data collection) to evaluate the performance of such multi-echelon systems. We also provide three mathematical formulations based on different …

Academic Integrity Violation Detection For Wvu Cs101, Lakshman Chandrasekaran

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

We developed a software system to detect academic integrity violations within the course of Computer Science 101 taught at West Virginia University. In this course students are instructed on how to use the Microsoft Office suite of applications, including Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word for data analysis. Academic integrity is taken seriously at West Virginia University. The current system of checking for academic integrity violations has been effective, but there is room for improvement. The new software system for detecting academic integrity violations is user-friendly, computationally efficient, and time-saving for instructors of Computer Science 101. The underlying idea is to …

Evaluating Network Test Scenarios For Network Simulators Systems, A. Zarrad, Izzat M. Alsmadi

Computer Science Faculty Publications (Archived)

Networks continue to grow as industries use both wired and wireless networks. Creating experiments to test those networks can be very expensive if conducted on production networks; therefore, the evaluation of networks and their performance is usually conducted using emulation. This growing reliance on simulation raises the risk of correctness and validation. Today, many network simulators have widely varying focuses and are employed in different fields of research. The trustworthiness of results produced from simulation models must be investigated. The goal of this work is first to compare and assess the performance of three prominent network simulators—NS-2, NS-3, and OMNet++—by …

Power Analysis To Determine The Importance Of Covariance Structure Choice In Mixed Model Repeated Measures Anova, Taylor J. King

Statistics

Repeated measures experiments involve multiple subjects with measurements taken on each subject over time. We used SAS to conduct a simulation study to see how different methods of analysis perform under various simulation parameters (e.g. sample size, autocorrelation, repeated measures). Our goals were to: compare the multivariate analysis of variance method using PROC GLM to the mixed model method using PROC MIXED in terms of power, determine how choosing the incorrect covariance structure for mixed model analysis affects power, and identify sample sizes needed to produce adequate power of 90 percent under different scenarios. The findings support using the mixed …

Numerical Investigation Of Vibration In A Steam Turbine Control Valve, Luke Michael Novak

Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics

A numerical analysis is performed at North Dakota State University to investigate and resolve steam inlet control valve vibration in a Minnkota Power Cooperative turbine. Pressure fluctuations resulting from an unstable flow pattern are found to cause vibration. Multiple valve disc and seat design modifications to stabilize the flow are made and tested. The full scale geometry is used with steam as the working material. Both steady-state and transient analyses are completed. Analytical calculations are used for verification. Investigation of all modifications is discussed. Results from the original valve configuration show vortex shedding off of the disc. A currently installed …

Military-Related Ptsd And Working With Couples In Private Practice: Emotion-Focused Therapy, Psychoeducation, And Evolutionary Perspective, Sabina De Vries

Counseling and Guidance Faculty Publications (Archived)

The aim of this article is to provide information and treatment suggestions to mental health services providers who work with couples with trauma-related problems. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment dropout rates, evolutionary perspective of PTSD, emotion-focused therapy (EFT), emotionally focused couples therapy, and psychoeducational strategies are discussed. A hypothetical case example is provided to illustrate how psychoeducation and information pertaining to trauma responses and evolution can be integrated with emotion-focused therapy to work with traumatized persons/couples in a private practice setting.

Identification Of Differentially Expressed Genes When The Distribution Of Effect Sizes Is Asymmetric In Two Class Experiments, Ekua Fesuwa Kotoka

Statistics

High-throughput RNA Sequencing (RNA-Seq) has emerged as an innovative and powerful technology for detecting differentially expressed genes (DE) across different conditions. Unlike continuous microarray data, RNA-Seq data consist of discrete read counts mapped to a particular gene. Most proposed methods for detecting DE genes from RNA-Seq are based on statistics that compare normalized read counts between conditions. However, most of these methods do not take into account potential asymmetry in the distribution of effect sizes. In this dissertation, we propose methods to detect DE genes when the distribution of the effect sizes is observed to be asymmetric. These proposed methods …

The Reproduction Of Hypermasculinity, Misogyny And Rape Culture In Online Video Game Interactions, Katherine Mary Bullock

Sociology and Anthropology

Playing video games is a popular past time for many, and the introduction of online gaming allows people of various backgrounds to interact with one another. Yet, it is clear in the wake of incidences such as Gamergate which saw threats directed towards women, that gaming is still considered a male space that is hostile towards women. Through content analysis of online spaces, this research sought to understand how violence towards femininity manifests in gaming. Through Louis Althusser’s (1972) concept of Ideological State Apparatuses (ISAs) I explore how hypermasculine and misogynistic ideologies are reproduced in online gaming culture. It was …

Money And Ill Fame: Interpreting A Prostitution Hierarchy In Fargo, North Dakota’S Historical Red-Light District, Anna Marie Munns

Sociology and Anthropology

Many inhabitants of early Fargo sought economic opportunities in the local sex trade, and the intersectionality of class, gender, sexuality, and race was central to their varying degrees of success. Police Magistrate Court dockets, Sanborn maps, and Census records offer valuable datasets for linguistic and spatial analyses of prostitution-related crimes, revealing a hierarchy of sex work that differentiated between brothel, crib, and street prostitution. Gender inequalities also persisted within the hierarchy; male clientele were often charged and fined differently from female sex workers. GIS analyses reveal two distinct red-light districts, and highlight brothel differences and racial segregation within the red-light …

Transitions Of Care In The Veteran Population And The Effects Of Patient Education On Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Literature Review, Tuula Elina Kallioniemi

Nursing

The main focus of this systematic literature review was to assess research on care transitions in the veteran population as well as the effects of patient education interventions. A variety of care transition interventions were discovered in the literature. The majority of the interventions described in the research were based upon earlier research by Coleman, Parry, Chalmers and Min - The Care Transitions Intervention (2006), and Naylor and Keating - Transitional Care Model (2008). The large variety in patient populations, heterogeneity of interventions, and lack of protocols hinders direct comparisons between the care transition interventions. Apparent assessment methods for patient …

Mindful Instruction: Metacognitive Activities In The Developmental College Reading Classroom, Tasha A. Vice

Reading Faculty Publications (Archived)

No abstract provided.

Discovering Design Principles For Health Behavioral Change Support Systems: A Text Mining Approach, Mohammad Al-Ramahi, Jun Liu, Omar F. El-Gayar

CAHIT

No abstract provided.

Are You A Good Partner? Using The Situation Judgment Test Method To Identify And Measure Romantic Competence, Ian B. Penzel

Psychology

We devised a measure seeking to assess competency within romantic relationships using a scenario-based paradigm that was informed by the situation judgment test (SJT) and emotional intelligence literatures. Pilot data revealed positive correlations between romantic competence (RC) and romantic relationship outcomes such as satisfaction and self-efficacy within romantic relationships. To further research of this type, we conducted a study examining daily romantic behaviors, feelings, and motivations, while also collecting partner and peer reports. Results revealed that RC was a significant predictor of romantic success as quantified by self-perceptions and peer reports, and some of these relationships remain significant when controlling …

North Dakota Wetlands: Changes Over Five Years In Prairie Pothole Wetlands And A Description Of Vegetative And Soil Properties In A North Dakota Fen, Kristine Mary Altrichter

Natural Resources Management

Wetlands provide ecosystem services such as water quality, flood attenuation, primary productivity, biodiversity, and provide habitats for wildlife. Land use conversions from natural to agricultural and urban landscapes threaten the quantity and quality of wetlands globally. Monitoring remaining wetlands has become increasingly important as degradation persists, particularly in agriculturally productive regions like the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) of North Dakota. Two studies were completed in the summers of 2016 and 2017 to contribute to efforts to monitor wetlands in North Dakota. The first study aimed to assess the overall condition of prairie pothole wetlands across North Dakota using the North …

Dynamic Modelling For The Path Tracking Control Of A Four-Wheel Independent-Drive, Four-Wheel Independent-Steer Autonomous Ground Vehicle, Karl Klindworth

Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics

Robots that can be reconfigured to perform more than one task would be to consumers. The Four-Wheel Independent-Drive, Four-Wheel Independent-Steer (4WD4WS) robot is well suited for the role of reconfigurable robot due to its extremely high maneuverability and torque control. However, the nonlinear dynamics in conjunction with complex kinematic constraints make the 4WD4WS structure an extremely difficult control problem. As a result of this many who model the 4WD4WS structure make simplifications that aren’t realistic for a reconfigurable consumer robot. A 4WD4WS robot is kinematically and dynamically modeled using both the front and rear path angles and their respective coordinates. …

Obama's Conversion On Same-Sex Marriage, Robert Tsai

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

This essay explores how presidents who wish to seize a leadership role over the development of rights must tend to the social foundations of those rights. Broad cultural changes alone do not guarantee success, nor do they dictate the substance of constitutional ideas. Rather, presidential aides must actively re-characterize the social conditions in which rights are made, disseminated, and enforced. An administration must articulate a strategically plausible theory of a particular right, ensure there is cultural and institutional support for that right, and work to minimize blowback. Executive branch officials must seek to transform and popularize legal concepts while working …

Exploring The Multidimensional Structure Of The Wasi-Ii: Further Insights From Schmid-Leiman Higher-Order And Exploratory Bifactor Solutions, Brittany Mcgeehan, Nadine Ndip, Ryan J. Mcgill

Archives of Assessment Psychology

The Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence-Second Edition (WASI-II; Wechsler, 2011a) is a versatile and widely utilized brief intelligence measure by assessment psychologists in a variety of clinical settings. Despite the fact that a hierarchical measurement model is implied in the WASI-II Manual (Wechsler, 2011b) and the scores provided by the instrument, a hierarchical measurement model was not specified in the structural validation studies conducted by the test publisher. Due to this shortcoming, two exploratory factor analytic methods (Schmid-Leiman [SL] and exploratory bifactor analysis [EBFA]) were utilized to disclose the higher-order structuring of WASI-II variables. Results from both solutions indicated that …

Job Descriptive Index (Jdi): Reliability And Validity Study In Greece, Theodosis Tasios, Vaitsa Giannouli

Archives of Assessment Psychology

The purpose of the present study was the translation of the Job Descriptive Index (JDI) and testing it for reliability and validity, as in Greece there is not a valid and reliable measurement tool for job satisfaction (Aziri, 2011; Greenberk & Baron, 2013; Smith et al., 1987; Smith, Kendall, & Hulin 1969; Spector, 2008; Drakou, Kampitsi, & Helen, 1997). The sample was random, with the requirements being employees with Greek citizenship and not selfemployed. The sample consisted of 323 people, with ages ranging from 18 to 60 years old (M= 35.56, SD = 9.18). 47.3% were male and 52.7% were …

Normative Data And Construct Validation For A Novel Nonverbal Memory Test, Amir Poreh, Max Teaford

Archives of Assessment Psychology

The present study describes the normative data and convergent validity of the Poreh Spatial Memory Test (PSMT). 204 participants (96 males and 108 females) between the age of 18 to 85 years were administered the PSMT. A subsample was administered the Rey Osterith Complex Figure Test (ROCFT) as well as the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) and another subsample was administered the Biber Figure Learning Test – Extended (BFLT-E). The present study demonstrated that the mean scores for the learning trials within each group exhibited robust inverse logarithmic learning curves. Accordingly, three indices were derived: learning, learning curve, and …

Under What Conditions Does Ethnic Conflict Result In Armed Conflict?, Clark R. Mccauley, Joseph G. Bock

Psychology Faculty Research and Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Tracking Radical Opinions In Polls Of U.S. Muslims, Veronika Fajmonová, Sophia Moskalenko, Clark R. Mccauley

Psychology Faculty Research and Scholarship

This Research Note examines two telephone polls (2007, 2011) and three Internet polls (2016) to track opinionsof U.S. Muslims relating to the war on terrorism. Results indicate that a small but consistent minority (five to tenpercent) justify suicide bombing of civilians in defense of Islam, while those seeing the war on terrorism as a war on Islam have declined from more than half to about a third. This decline coincided with a decline in perception of discrimination against Muslims in the U.S., and correlational results confirm that perceived discriminationis one source of seeing the war on terrorism as a war …

The National Planning Framework 2040: Aspects On What It Takes To Sustain A Viable Rural Community, Brian Hughes

Articles

No abstract provided.

Resource Pack On Active Learning, Roisin Donnelly, Marian Fitzmaurice

Other resources

The massification of higher education is now a global phenomenon Huge changes in the teaching and learning milieu within colleges. The forces of massification have brought multiple challenges with regard to pedagogy. What kind of pedagogy to employ? The role of the lecturer is to empower learning and it is challenging and complex. There is a need to employ a pedagogy which requires students to do things, to access information, to solve problems, to reflect on what they are doing and make connections to real world problems.

Educational research has revealed a number of important lessons for educators:

Importance of …